You know what frosts my flakes?
Hotel bathroom sinks.
Have you noticed that modern hotel designers seem determined to make bathroom sinks completely useless?
You walk into the bathroom and there it is. A giant decorative bowl sitting on top of the counter like a piece of modern art.
It looks impressive, but functions like a birdbath.
The sink itself takes up 98 percent of the available counter space, leaving you with about two inches around the edge to store everything you brought with you.
Where exactly are we supposed to put a toothbrush, razor, shaving cream, curling iron, glasses or clothes to wear after stepping out of the shower?
A small family of squirrels would run out of room on that counter.
So now you’re balancing personal items on top of each other like a game of bathroom Jenga.
One wrong move and everything tumbles into the sink.
Then comes the best part — the drain.
You turn on the faucet, wash your hands and suddenly the sink fills up like you’re preparing for a naval exercise.
The water swirls around for three minutes before reluctantly disappearing down the drain, but leaving the sink lined with residue.
Apparently hotel sinks are now designed with the same drainage technology used in swamp restoration projects.
You brush your teeth and spend the next five minutes staring at a pool of toothpaste-colored water.
And heaven help you if you’re trying to get ready while your spouse is taking a shower.
There is nowhere to put your clothes except the toilet lid, the floor or hanging off the doorknob like decorative laundry.
Some hotel designer looked at this setup and said, “Perfect. Travelers love balancing all their belongings on a surface the size of a cracker.”
The bathroom sink area was apparently designed by robots which have never actually used a bathroom.