Niiiiice!

Hey Roanokers,

What are the chances we'll ever get a restroom like this super fancy restroom?

Garst Mill Park--Gentlemen, Beware!

So, guys, you might want to watch out for the urinals at Garst Mill Park. Apparently, when you flush, the water sprays out at you. You better be quick, and take a step back!

Mill Mt. Coffee and Tea on Main St. in Salem is the perfect spot to hang out, enjoy a hot beverage and a tasty snack. It's a great place to bring your laptop or textbook or novel and hang out for hours on end. However, if you do so, you will eventually end up needing to use the rest room, and that might be a little unpleasant, at least the women's rest room.

Overall, Mill Mt.'s women's rest room is nice enough; it has two stalls, a counter with two sinks and a mirror plus a full length mirror on the wall. Each stall has a chalk board so you can write reviews or messages or random thoughts. The trash is close enough to the door that you can use a paper towel to open the door, then toss it into the trash with a reasonable chance of getting your two points. And, it doesn't stink.

Those are the pros. The cons are not so great: first, the paper towel dispenser is broken (and seems to have been for a while now), so the big roll of paper towels is just sitting on the counter, and it gets wet--wet from patrons' hands touching it to tear off a towel, and wet from water dripping onto the counter. The biggest con I saw, however, was not the soggy spots on the towels, nor the floor in need of sweeping, but rather the poop on the tank of the toilet. Granted, this was only in one of the stalls, and it was only a few spots, but...EWWWW! Yes, sometimes you just can't control those matters, and I'm not faulting the culprit, but MMCT might want to think about supplying disinfectant wipes in the stalls, in addition to checking the rest rooms a bit more frequently.

Poop on the Tank

Where did this investigator find poop on the tank? Check back tomorrow to find out!

Walgreen's in Salem

Why is it that every time I step into the Salem Walgreen's (located on Main St, next to Walmart), it smells like someone is suffering from a horrible stomach virus?

The restrooms in this Walgreen's location are in the back of the store, in an out-of-the-way yet easy to find spot. The women's restroom is utilitarian and no-frills, but well stocked with toilet paper, hand soap, and paper towels.

There are two stalls--one handicapped-accessible and the other one standard. I checked the handicapped-accessible stall and found that it was clean, then stepped into the standard stall for a look-see. It was...not too disgusting. It would certainly do in a pinch--if you are OK with squatting. There was something on the seat--nothing of an identifiable color, but rather something dingy and gray, the result of dust and grime that was sticking to an unwashed spot. Gross.

There is a paper towel dispenser and waste can next to the door (yay!), but it is positioned to the side of the door opposite the handle, which required me to prop the door open with my foot while I reached around to try to toss the paper towel into the hole in the trash can.  Not ideal, but at least I didn't have to throw my paper towel onto the floor.