0 A NAKED recap of locker room etiquette

Don't talk to me while you're naked...

McCrabby addressed this topic a year ago, but as a member of a new health club, it requires an update.  McCrabby took a couple months off, with his move, but now is back in the gym with a significant amount of "gym time" playing racquetball, working out (when there is no one to play racquetball), and spending some time in the locker room.  

McCrabby has been witness to various breaches of locker room etiquette through his  "getting in shape" program, and let us just say that not everyone in the locker room seems to be motivated by that same "get in shape" goal.

All right, this is a little
bit of wishful thinking

Most men (the guess here is that women are more considerate, but we don't know) don't understand common locker-room etiquette.  In fact, since common sense is so painfully uncommon, this lack of etiquette should not be so surprising.  

The intent here is to point out some apparently-not-common-sense tips for the locker room.  

Most men’s locker rooms have a large open area where lockers are fairly close together, with common benches that must be shared.  And, some have showers that sport several shower heads in a large communal arrangement.  So, as you share these locker rooms spaces with others, here are some suggestions for getting along:

• Don't socialize in the shower; you are there to wash, get out, and dry - do that  -- in fact, when entering the communal shower, do not take a shower head directly next to someone else, but the one that is farthest away. 
• Do not pee in the shower.. Nuff said on this one.
• The blow dryer is to be used to dry the hair on your head; nowhere else -- let that one sink in for just a moment
• Personal items should be confined to a very small area; no one wants to deal with your sweaty clothes, underwear, socks and towels all over the locker room benches and floor, and we certainly don't want to touch them to MOVE them; in fact if they must be moved to get to MY locker, I will sweep them onto the floor with as little touching as possible.
• Do not walk around the locker room and socialize, while nude; if you feel the need to take a walk, take a towel, or a pair of sweatpants 
• When standing nude at your locker, be mindful of the line of sight for guys sitting on the bench nearby, who may be pulling on a pair or socks, adjusting their shoes, or squatting down to pick up their own items  
• Never stand in front of the mirror naked; McCrabby has seen a guy combing his hair, for five minutes, while standing stark-naked in front of the locker room mirror -- who does that??
• If you must enter the sauna / steam room sans clothes, wear your towel, and leave it on -- and always pick a seat as far away as possible from the one person already sitting there
• Never sit naked on anything!   Always sit on a towel -- ALWAYS!!!
• If you must converse in the locker room, wait until both parties are dressed, at least from the waist down

McCrabby will be back in the gym again tonight.  Hope to see you there, but...  Well, let's just leave it at that..

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