Friday 10/02/09 a buddy of mine and I went to Arby’s for dinner…as fast food goes, it’s likely one of the smarter choices…depending on what you choose, of course (and I’m sure adding their Horsey Sauce® can’t help things, probably don’t wanna add anything that bares a resemblance to zesty mayo).

They keep the bathroom clean, so that’s certainly a plus. I don’t think they check on it very often though, or the franchisee maybe just doesn’t care? Take a look at picture four, you’re looking at one of those combination paper towel dispensers/trash cans (pretty common in fast food places, department stores, and even some “sit-down” restaurants). Where’s the trash can?!? Oh wait…check out picture five…there it is! Underneath the sink…I’m not sure that’s quite how the parts fit together. Pictures six and seven are the paper towel dispenser part…the paper towels wouldn’t come out the bottom so I opened up the dispenser…you’d think they’d make sure all of that was working and prevent people from opening that door (it’s thin sheet steel, maybe not the safest thing to be opening and closing through that little hole). Two-and-a-half rolls for the apparently neglected bathroom.

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If you’ve never been in a Lowe’s…maybe you just prefer mom-and-pop hardware stores. I can’t fault ya for that. Maybe you don’t own a home (doesn’t seem so silly paying rent instead of a credit score-crushing mortgage anymore, huh?)…or maybe you just prefer one of the other corporate home-improvement stores. I’m not brand-specific when it comes to my choice of a hardware store, Lowe’s is closer to Waffle Farm.

If you’ve already seen the pictures, you’re probably wondering “What’s the deal with picture number four?!?” or “Why would he post that?”—fear not, I briefly entertained the same thoughts. Then…enlightenment…I re-read the brand of toilet seat cover dispenser…and started laughing again. Puns may suck, and puns as brand names might not work so great, but if you make toilet seat cover holders what are you gonna do? Can you imagine the group naming sessions for toilet seat cover dispensers? “Rest Assured” seems like a much better idea than anything I would come up with (I don’t think you could print—or sell—anything I’d come up with). The bathroom is decorated in tans and browns (with blue notices in-line with the Lowe’s brand), and they have two kidney-shaped sinks that I think are pretty cool…complete with sensors for saving water. For a clean bathroom with a few cool aspects, I give ‘em three-and-a-half rolls.

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