shared bathroom behavior

two nights ago, i spent the night at my brother's house. thanks to a recent addition, their old bedroom now serves as a guest bedroom. although my nieces bed and accompanying plastic pee protector were mighty comfy, the new bed is a big improvement.

my brother is a big guy-- just over six foot and very solid with a sizable stomach. their old bathroom is horribly designed, with the shower, sink, and toilet all forming an awkward line. this means that only if a person is in the shower or seated on the toilet can anything bigger than a cat also share the space. my brother-- much larger than a cat, and while his wife is an average-sized female, that also happens to put her in the "larger than cat" category. the bathroom door swings shut, missing both the toilet seat and sink by millimeters. it seems completely unnecessary that a bathroom this size should require a lock. the mere presence of someone occupying the space is enough to keep out anyone else. standing at the sink, one literally blocks the door. while on the toilet, one could simply block the door with their foot or hand or head, as is the case with the shower.

despite this, there are great demands for privacy, which must be the reason why some idiot requested a lock be put on this door. it wasn't until i found myself in desperate need, fumbling with the door at 1 am, when i discovered there was indeed a lock on the door. said lock was also in the locked position, following that i was locked out. i relieved myself in the bathroom down the hall and went back to bed. it was with great embarrassment, however, that i admitted seven hours later to my sister-in-law that in some great display of wit, locked myself out of the bathroom. she ran to the tool box, grabbed a thingy and unclicked the push-lock.
"no worries, jay used to do this all the time."
jay, referring to my four year old nephew, who still needs help in the bathroom. as apparently, do i.