You know what I hate? I hate dirty and untidy gyms. Okay, that's not the only thing I hate BUT we just do not have enough time to talk about my other dislikes. It all came to a head last night after I had taught my final two classes of the day. I had just finished an exhausting class and was feeling good until I hit the lockerroom.

The place was a DUMP!!!!!!! Towels were strewn everywhere; in some parts, people had pushed them into large heaps. The towel bin was overflowing. Lockers were open all over the room (if you think that is not bad, wait until you crack open your head on an open locker door). All the waste baskets were overflowing. The shower area/floor was littered with dirty towels and paper products (which was now turning to mush). The sinks and vanities were all wet and dirty. To make matters worse, there was a ferocious funk that lingered in the air. Not the sweaty gym sock smell but more like a this-room-has-not-been-cleaned-in-a-month foul odor. By the way, this is not the first time this particular lockerroom has resembled a waste dump.

Is it only me that gets irritated when the gym is dirty? I know I do not pay a monthly membership fee, but I still do consider myself a member of the gym. I would hate to think that members do not think that the least they deserve at the gym, where they pay upwards of $90.00 monthly for, is a little cleanliness. I especially get mad when I see that the housekeeping staff is barely doing anything to remedy the mess and the rest of the staff is turning a blind eye towards it, even the management!

People if you belong to a gym that is constantly dirty and messy, then say something. As I sit here and type, I think about how much I have mentioned things like this to the management and nothing has been done. Most of my complaints about cleanliness at the gym are probably ignored since I am just another staff member who does not pay money to be there. So, I ask all paying members of the NYSC at 14th Street/5th Avenue:

Please complain about the unkept and dirty lockerrooms when you see them.

Thanks. Later.  ¶ 11:41 PM