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🫣 How Embarrassing! 😳

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FannyCornforth Mon 07-Nov-22 12:29:29

Hello!

On the ‘Ask a Question’ thread, a poster bravely shared an embarrassing incident that involved the loos in BHS.

Which reminded me of my own embarrassing BHS loos-based incident.

I was with a Year 2 class visiting the panto in town.
The school was in walking distance to the town centre, so we always walked there.

At the time my Number 1 charge and constant companion was a little Latvian boy who had autistic spectrum condition (and didn’t you just know it).

We actually loved each other to bits (am I allowed to say that?) but he was extremely self willed and vocal about everything.

Having refused to do the obligatory toilet stop before leaving school, half way to the panto he decided that he did actually need the loo, and he needed it pronto.

So, he and I split from the rest of class, quickly trotting hand in hand to and through the crowds to BHS in pursuit of the toilets.
And I had to really hold onto him as he was a bit of a flight risk.

He also wasn’t exactly delighted at the prospect of going in the ladies, as he usually went in the gents with his Dad.

As it was coming up to Christmas, town was absolutely packed.
I was also mindful that I needed to get back to the teacher and the rest of class as navigating 30+ infants through a packed shopping centre isn’t easy.

All the way throughout the fraught process, whenever I urged him to ‘get a move on’, he squealed at the top of his voice, to the throngs of horrified shoppers,

‘She’s Not My Mum! She isn’t! She’s Not My Mum!’

Tell us an embarrassing incident.
It doesn’t need to involve the loos at BHS smile

HillyN Tue 08-Nov-22 22:37:42

I once went into the Gents by mistake. There was a long corridor going into them and the signage was unclear. (That's my excuse anyway!) A man was using the urinal when I walked in. Embarrassed, I said "Ooh, sorry!" and hurried out as quickly as I could. As I walked back along the corridor, I met another man coming in. He took one look at me and, thinking he was entering the Ladies, said "Ooh, sorry!" turned round and went back out. I was so afraid I would meet him in the Ladies that I decided to hold on a bit longer. blush

JaneJudge Tue 08-Nov-22 22:41:19

I don't know where to start grin

Warbler Wed 09-Nov-22 03:03:36

I was minding three toddlers, all out of nappies, a pushchair and shopping....it was market day in Redditch Market and there was one toilet which faced directly onto the markets. Also it was one of those that you spend a penny and get 15 minutes. Well, 15 minutes for three toddlers and me just wasn't long enough.....as I was the last one to "go", the door opened automatically to a market full of shoppers. As I hovered mid stream three toddlers took great delight in trying to escape. I never got my pants straightened until I got home.

Riggie Wed 09-Nov-22 07:11:05

In a cubicle with DS who has SN. After he'd finkshed I decided I would habe a wee too so I told him to wait while I went . Up he piped " What I have tonstay here, that's disgusting". Then from me a hissed "Do not open the door" as he started fiddling with the lock.
Then with a big grin on his face he started on his frequent comment of "Muuum you don't have a Willie do you, what do you have". Little devil!!
When we got out the queue was in stitches!!

Granless Thu 10-Nov-22 10:58:33

I was about 9 yrs old. Me and Mum went to Out-patients hospital where she was to have a mole cut off. On the nurse asking Mum her age, she replied ‘40’. I quickly came in and said ‘you’re not, you are 21’. wink

TwinLolly Fri 11-Nov-22 16:52:58

I'm had a good laugh at these!

Just got back from a scuba dive. The tiny rubber duck was being thrown around a fair bit on the way back. I felt very sea sick and before I could do anything, I threw up in the boat, onto my flip-flops. Oops!

On seeing my face, the skipper realised my predicament and stopped the boat. I washed my flip-flops in the sea, had some water to drink and we set off again.
Half an hour later I found myself hanging over the edge of the boat, for dear life, heaving again. The skipper saw me and stopped the boat in case I fell overboard. Sadly this whole display was witnessed by 5 others. I managed to get back to land without further episodes.

TwinLolly Fri 11-Nov-22 17:01:55

Oh yes... a few years ago DH and I were courting I wasn't feeling great but insisted on catching my flight home (long weekend in France). On the way I asked him to stop the car. He couldn't because there was no hard shoulder and there were cars behind us.

I opened the window very quickly and hung my head out of the window. English car on the "wrong side" of the road and cars coming towards me. Backsplash in the wind may have coated the windscreen of the car behind us. blush

I never made it to the airport. We found a McDonalds and Mr TwinLolly got me a spare change of clothes while I got cleaned up. I had to phone my boss and tell her of my predicament. Also i had to let the airport car park know. 2 days later we drove back to the UK and fetched my car, no extra charge, and I went back to work.