Musings on Toilet Paper

No, I don't sit around thinking about toilet paper all day, but after visiting the employee restroom at work this morning a thought did cross my mind.

It was obvious the custodian had already been in to clean before I went in, because there were two fresh rolls of tissue in the toilet paper caddy (or whatever you call it) and two partial rolls that didn't have much paper on them resting on the handicapped rail. Obviously she had changed out the rolls.

I finished off one of the partial rolls thinking, of course, it was best to use those up before beginning with the newer ones, but even as I did so I started thinking: "I bet there are people in this building who think they are above finishing off these rolls and will start the new ones before these are gone." With day two of testing still ahead (see previous blog) I didn't give that thought a second one and headed off to class.

Later in the day I returned to the same employee restroom. Sure enough, there sitting on the handicapped rail was the partial roll and one of the new ones was halfway gone! What makes people that way? I could certainly understand if the newer roll was of a more superior quality, or if the old roll was damp or dirty in some way, but it's all the same paper and there was nothing wrong with the partial roll.

I don't understand how people's minds work sometimes. Do they think they are too good to use a partial roll? Do they think they are somehow entitled to a fresh roll? Fresh bowl, sure. Fresh roll? Get over yourself. I bet they wouldn't spare a square either.

I don't get it.