Public bathrooms can scare the pants off you when you realize there is a pervert staring at you through the crack in the door. Here's a few thing to get a modest piece of privacy.
Step 1
Shut the door. Absolutely you must shut the door closed - don't leave it ajar even if it does have a broken lock. Bang it shut, lean your bag on it, hold it shut with a hand or foot. Just improvise.
Step 2
Hang clothing over the crack. Toss a coat, a scarf, a hat over the crack. The important thing is to cover it up. If you're wearing a backpack, hang it and swing it sideways across the crack.
Step 3
Use toilet paper. For the door crack, of course. Hang it over the door crack, downward. Several layers if it is ultra see-through.
Step 4
Say something. Don't squat there frozen to the toilet seat if you see eyes peering through the crack. Speak up and say "stop it you pervert." Or "I can see you staring through the crack while I'm in here. That is so rude. Stop it now." Or yell, "Fire". That one works every time to clear the entire bathroom.
Step 5
Install egg crates on the walls of the stall with duct tape, for sound control. As good as this sounds though, it unfortunately requires you to have both a load of egg crates and the time to hang the egg crates. So maybe only an option for you in the work toilet cubicle that you frequent. Don't be surprised to find it torn off next morning by the cleaners, however.
Tips
- Apparently carrying tape around in your handbag can serve to ward off the crack-peeper. Of course, make it duct tape and hang it quick before the crack-peeper notices what you're up to or you might find eyes peeping up at you from under the cubicle door. That, or you might wet yourself by having to waste the extra time taping in place of peeing.
- While ignoring people is one way of dealing with the average crack-peeper, it won't make you feel any better so it is probably a good idea to speak up and let everyone else know there's a pervert in the bathroom stalls as well. This will permit all those waiting in the queue outside to be ready to assist in denouncing the crack-peeper in their own myriad of ways.
- Tell the janitor or boss to fix the crack. It isn't a good idea to have cracks that are so wide that using the toilet cubicle is an unpleasant experience.
- Have a trusted friend hold the door shut if it won't close itself. Sometimes, if you hold it with only your feet, it will slip and you'll be "exposed."
Warnings
- It is often better to wait and pee at home if you suffer from public bathroom paranoia.
- Don't spend too long covering the crack. It will annoy others waiting and you might wet yourself if you need to go desperately - proximity to the toilet bowl can cause an overwhelming psychological urge to go.
- If there is a member of the opposite sex in the bathroom and it isn't unisex, call a store manager, teacher, or any responsible person in charge of wherever you are.
