Interestingly, I have had fellow restroom users tell me where the towels etc. are without any prompting. Most people are more than willing to help. I've just learned to listen carefully for the typical sounds associated with activities in a restroom and it has worked well. Not to mention that my German Shepherd seems to understand the purpose of a restroom and will make every effort to locate the correct fixture necessary. I did not make any real effort to teach him all the different fixtures found in a restroom, but he's a clever old man.

On May 30, 2013, at 6:04 PM, Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Jerry, everybody does something well, and nobody does everything well. 
> Honesty is the best policy, the truth shall set you free.  The cane explains 
> why you do what you do, and why others do what they do.
> I get near the men's room by asking the waitress to direct me, taking her 
> arm and holding my cane to the door.  Inside, I know a couple of things.
> If it isn't the size of a home bathroom, the sinks are near the door, with 
> the urinals placed around a wall, so if the door is opened, nobody sees.  If 
> I don't hear anybody, I explore, if I do I ask.  The cane will find what I 
> don't want to touch.  After years of struggle, I have learned that the more 
> comfortable I am in asking, the more comfortable people are with answering. 
> So I'll ask towels or blowers?  Where do the towels go?  Stalls are easy to 
> find anyway.  I wouldn't do any of this with out a cane, because the cane 
> explains why I am asking.