locked!

[thoreau]

11:00am: So - Joe goes to use my bathroom (which is split - the edwardian toilet room and separate bathroom.) He closes the door and the knob falls out in his hand. In a year living here I've never closed the door. It has locked shut - the hinges are on his side of the door. the knob has fallen out of the door and - - any way to get at the mechanism has multiple layers of paint over it. The landlord has been called and she has dispatched a maintenance - and I'm reading LJ posts to Joe in my bathroom so he doesn't feel trapped. oh dear god - this will be a funny story one day - but right now it's pretty um. insane. You too could fly from Palm Springs to SFO for Christmas only to spend it locked in the toilet.

welcome to my world, folks.

UPDATES:

11:21am:handyman has arrived and is as baffled as we are. We're scraping the paint off the faceplate on the door and seeing if we can remove the faceplate.

1130am:OMG - the handyman is out on the ledge outside the bathroom - pushing himself between the apartment..... talking Joe through getting the door open. OMG. this is insane.

Joe is now out and free but the bathroom window is broken and Joe got cut. shit.

1135am: Cut is minor - looked and sounded worse. (monty python) it's just a flesh wound! (end monty python) I heard smashing glass and Joe announcing he was cut. The handy guy is destroying the 1880s lock on the door. Joe is now free - and prolly on LJ.

12 noon: While Joe does his beautification ritual (without closing a door behind him.... I have started imagining - him using his battle scar to garner "I was trapped" pity all day long. All the cubs at christmas open houses gathered around him - hearing his horrible story of being locked in the watercloset. "I didn't have a laptop or iPhone - I wasn't sure how I'd survive" (collective cub gasp) Oi! LOL!

(giggle)

end of post.

Comments

[mh58.livejournal.com]

Modesty get you trapped everytime!

[joebehrsandiego.livejournal.com]

What *was* I thinking?

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

If he is still locked in there a few hours from now, we may get to see him when we are in town.

Have you tried unscrewing the plate on the fixture and pushing out the rest of the mechanism? Once free, you should be able to pull the latch back.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

the plate on the front of the door has been painted over a good quarter of an inch. and the door is 2" thick. good old solid construction - BASTARDS!

Hopefully the landlord will send over a skilled locksmith of some sort.

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Ha!!!

I mean, not to make light of the situation, but that's the funniest thing I've heard all week!

Does he have his phone?

Luckily, everyone is safe. You *do* have a second bathroom, yes?

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

he does not have his phone or his laptop.

and no - it's a one bathroom flat.

and it will be funny to us - in a bit....

If you tire...

[huxbear.livejournal.com]

...of LJ-posts (and the "I wish you and yours a happy (Saturnalia/Solstice/etc.)" is wearing thin on the best of us, even those not trapped in an...ahem...WC), you could alway switch it up a notch and surf these (I've not laughed out loud FOR REAL, so often in such a long time):

The "Best" Of Craigslist -- http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/all/

Be sure and keep your eyes out for some of my faves:

"Please don't use certain personal items of mine" (one roomate to another) -- http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/wdc/164219542.html

"Rant: From a Pepper Loving African Girl" (if you love spicy food, you'll relate) -- http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/bos/117118185.html

"Please Hear My Prayer" (I think Jebus listens to all of our prayers...and giggles) -- http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/min/232509284.html

Anyway... Enjoy! And if he starts to laugh so hard that he is at risk of peeing his pants? What better place for it, I ask you? It's...it's PROVIDENCE is what it is... [[nods]]

[[snuggs tightly for you, and to pass a share on to Joe, who I don't know, but he must be nice to be welcome in your bathroom]]

Re: If you tire...

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Oh, no.... the best is this:

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[fallen-x-ashes.livejournal.com]

omg!

The poor dear. Give him a hug from me when he gets out! :-D

Its a Very Low Fat Christmas

[bootedintexas.livejournal.com]

well...now what have we learned about bathroom privacy (in the best Mr Brady question voice...)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about this, but ... *giggle* ... I hope Joe is fine ... *snort* ... That's really a terrible thing to happen ... *guffaw* .... I am just so sorry, but that is one of the funniest events I've ever heard of ...*hehehe* .. I can't even say, but seriously ... LOL!

You just made my Christmas.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

I have started imagining - him using his battle scar to garner "I was trapped" pity all day long. All the cubs at christmas open houses gathered around him - hearing his horrible story of being locked in the watercloset. "I didn't have a laptop or iPhone - I wasn't sure how I'd survive" (collective cub gasp) Oi! LOL!

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

It already is a good story. It's such a good story, that we should have told it last night. Actually, let's pretend we did!

[budmassey.livejournal.com]

Now see, there's where we are different. Usually, when I am confined or restrained, at least I know there will be hot sex afterwards. Wait, was there hot sex afterwards?

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

Joe is my sister. not so much. Perhaps he'll get hot sex later from another source. ;)

"look at my battle scar" pout "sucking my cock would make me feel so much better want to kiss and make it better?"

LOL!

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Something like that happened to me at some friends' housewarming party -- they had never closed the bathroom door either -- but fortunately a guest with a credit card was able to rescue me.

[drevilmoo.livejournal.com]

There's never a dull moment around you is there?

Glad he is out safe!

[kc-risenphoenix.livejournal.com]

If I ever get visit you, I hope you have that bathroom fixed! LOL! *gasp* And there wasn't even a glory hole???

[geometrician.livejournal.com]

*hand to mouth*

OOP!

Hello? Do you...

*snort*

...do you have Prince Joe in a can?

HA!

Can you mess up any MORE opportunities??

[bruinwi.livejournal.com]

First, you manage to trap a man in your bathroom...but, you're not in there with him, nor do you have your own private access.

Then, the hot-looking maintenance man comes over...and you let HIM get away, too?

Have you learned NOTHING from watching porn?

Re: Can you mess up any MORE opportunities??

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

apparently not.

(pout)

[kbearblog.livejournal.com]

Locking men in the bathroom is an evil way to treat your guest! You will never live this one down,Robert!

[major7.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[ursaloco2.livejournal.com]

OMG. I just watched an episode of The Jeffersons the other night...and George got locked in the bathroom with the Willises...


See what bein' pee shy gets ya? :-)


Happy Hanukwanzmas, sweet man...

[bear-left.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize that it was even theoretically possible for Joe to be separated from a way to post to LJ/Flickr...

What a riot to read this!

similar experience

[kroyd.livejournal.com]

After a hell of a day in Lufkin (podunk) Texas with my Dad in ICU my mom and I took a room at local cheep motel. I pulled door closed to shower and the same thing happened. I couldn't get out. I have a problem with small spaces. I was fighting claustrophobia like crazy, and my poor distraught mother decided to have a laugh attack. I tried not to get angry and shout rage... LOL. The stupid maintenance twit couldn't figure out how to get the door open and of course the hinges were on the inside and I had no impliments.... Well I finally got out and we all laughed, but never again. Thank god I wasn't staying alone in that motel. Another incident happened when remodeling my bathroom. But another story another time. LOL. Life's crazy. Keeps things interesting.

[delmarmar.livejournal.com]

I thought it was funny until you said he got cut. Were it me on either side of the door I would have been laughing. Unless not only was I stuck in the bathroom but there wasn't any toilet paper either. Now that's not funny.

Hope he remembered to use the bathroom while he was in there. I might have forgotten if the knob fell off right away. Three hours later I would be hit with the "holyshitI'mwettingmypantsinthreeseconds".

Glad to hear the cut was minor and possibly used to create new sexploits.

[djmadadam.livejournal.com]

This is hysterical. You need to post this, verbatim, in <"lj user="howifuckdup2day">.