There is nothing nastier than the entrance to a county hospital. Every morning coming in, I pray that there will be no mystery puddle to avoid. Every morning, God fails me, and there is something more disgusting with each step. For example, this morning, on my way in, I discovered the following:
Approx 50 feet from entrance- Several dirty, scabby bandages, assorted varieties and shapes.
Approx 25 feet from entrance- Estimated 50-100 loogies (this is the designated smoking area)
Approx 5 feet from entrance- Mystery puddle with chunks. Could be spilled soup, could be vomit, only the person who deposited it there knows for sure.
In the hallway on the way to my office- What I can only guess is urine. Lots of folks in wheelchairs roll over their catheter tubes, so that’s no big surprise at all.
Now, bandaids, puke, and urine, I can deal with- no problem. These things happen. What I really can’t deal with is almost stepping in mucus every foot or so! Loogies in all forms are really the most vile thing in the world, second only to tobacco spit. You can totally control where that shit goes, unlike vomit. SPIT INTO A GODDAMN NAPKIN!!! This is compounded by the fact that shit like TB thrives in mucus. I don’t want the consumption! This isn’t 19th century England, for fuck’s sake!
It makes me want to grab the person that does it by the scruff of the neck, hold em down right next to it, and rub their nose in it all puppy-styley and say “See that? THAT’S A NO!”
Attention loogie hawkers- you are gross. Please don’t. Thanks.
