Well, yesterday I went to the locker room and opened the locker that I had claimed for myself when I realized that I couldn't beat them at their game. I put my stuff in the locker and left it open while I went to the restroom. When I came out a trainer was in the locker room, with a key, opening every locker -- except mine which was already open and obviously taken.
It turns out, someone had gone around that morning and locked every single locker in the locker room. Every one of them that wasn't locked got locked. Why didn't I think of that?! I decided to join them but what I should have done was imitate them ridiculously. Or better yet, it would have been fun to lock every, single locker slowly -- one at a time -- to see how long it would take for anyone to notice the diminishing free space. I could have locked one a day and kept a count, just for shits and giggles. It's slightly maniacal, but very entertaining!
The best part is that my impeccable timing and decision to leave my locker open when I walked away led to my locker remaining undisturbed. And did I lock it when I left for good? You bet I did. Will I be upset if it's unlocked the next time I go in there? Of course not. I would prefer that they check the lockers every night, I just decided not to look a gift-horse in the mouth.
I will never know if the person who locked all those lockers did so because she, too, was tired of not finding a locker where she wanted or if she was just trying to be funny. If it leads to the staff checking the lockers every night at closing then it has served a valuable purpose for me. And if it leads to the same old problem of ladies claiming lockers, then maybe I'll just get a chance to have a little fun of my own.
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