So I go to this small local gym near my place. It’s basic but functional. Though they have separate bathrooms for men and women. but only one shared changing room. Usually, I just change in the women’s bathroom, no biggie.
But one day during peak hours, all the bathrooms were full. So I thought, Ill just change quickly in the dressing room since I only change out my top and in im wearing a sports bra.
Now here’s the thing, the changing room is right next to the gym’s TV, and everyone chilling between sets just naturally stares in that direction.
I finish changing, go to open the door and boom, The doorknob breaks. It just spins uselessly like a fidget spinner and now im locked in.
Panic sets in. I knock a few times. Nothing. Either no one hears me or everyone thinks I’m trying to get gains by punching doors. Then I notice the bottom vent on the plastic door is kinda loose. So I pry it open, stick my head out like some cursed vent goblin, and there are four people staring directly at me, and i asked “can you call the staff? the knob is broken”
They call for help. The staff lady shows up, looks at the door, looks at me, and goes:
“You think you can fit through the vent?”
I blinked, took a deep breath, and braced myself as all my dignity quietly slipped out the vent before I did. I crawled out like a half-baked spy escaping a Dollar Store prison, and in my peripheral vision, I see people trying and failing not to laugh.
I packed my stuff and left, so the only gains I got that day was embarrassment.
I’m switching gyms.
TL;DR: Got locked inside my gym’s changing room, had to crawl out through the door vent while people watched. I’m too embarrassed to go back, so I’m switching gyms.
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” amigo, you can get someone to open the door or I am spartan kicking this bitch open “
Why switch? I’d laugh with them. Now you have a good story.
I mean, who hasn’t.
There’s no reason to switch gyms but I understand. I’d probably consider moving across state lines.
There are going to be a few gym goers very sad their sweaty spy is no longer going to their gym.
Sounds like you need a free month for your pain and suffering!
it would have been worse if you didn’t fit through the vent 👀🤣
If I saw that happen, I’d probably laugh it off but try not to show you. However I’d probably make friends with you
Haha. I would have owned that moment. I bust the handle I’m so swole, and wiggled out the vent like a pro worm
Just embrace it. The more you laugh at yourself, the more fun you’ll have in life. Here’s a story from me in my gym.
I’d have been more embarrassed if it became a whole thing getting you out. You did nothing wrong. I’d laugh forever about it. Just bad luck right there.
Doorknobs don’t work like that. It’s almost impossible for one to “break” and free spin. That’s a Hollywood trope. Anyone on the other side of the door would have been able to open the door even if you couldn’t. If there’s a vent, it’s attached on both sides, so it being loose on one side would not have allowed you through the other side which would still be attached.
With the changing room being next to the TV and everybody looking that way, I thought this story was going to be about public nudity. With that in mind, this isn’t nearly so bad. You have nothing to be ashamed of here, unless you got stuck like Winny the Pooh coming out the hole and they had to call the fire department to rescue you. If not, walk in there tomorrow with head high like the celebrity you now are.
This shit is comedy gold lol
It’s not always laughing at you. It’s a funny situation and you look cooler laughing with it and embracing the situation. You’ll be more memorable at the gym but in a good way. Own the funny situation and you’ll be known by a lot of people at the gym who will likely be more chill with you because you can laugh at a dumb situation and still not let it get you down.
I know a guy who was on a sales call. New acct. He went into the men’s room to poop and everything went wrong. While he was on the can, the auto-light went out. He went to open the door and it was stuck. Now he’s in a stall, in the dark, in need of a good wipe and no clue what to do. He decided to crawl under the stall door far enough to activate the light but he did it feet first with his trousers around his ankle with his bum still dirty. All the while he was praying no one would come in.
As many can attest to, praying is seldom useful in the transactional mode. Sure enough, with his dirty ass hanging out from under the broken stall door, someone comes in. The light comes on. He freezes. The new bathroom goes goes silent for ten seconds that felt for all the world like an hour. Then he turned around and left the bathroom.
With the light now on he crawled back into the stall, finished his business and once again crawled under the broken door and left. Left the office. Left the building and wanted to leave the state.
When he went back for his briefcase the next day, the receptionist handed it to him and told him the buyer wanted to see. However, thinking the buyer had probably seen enough of him and bolted.
You might want to let the local fire department know about that defective changing room since it is a potential death trap during a fire if an occupant can’t fit through the vent.
Just pretend you looked like a badass super spy since it sounds like you did.
Ya, if it makes you feel any better they’re laughing more at the situation than you. Think about it this way, would you be laughing (or at least find the amusement) if it were someone else? Probably! You’re fine OP lol
here’s my gym changeroom story. happend 20 years ago.
worked out, and went into the changeroom, took off my stuff, grabbed my towel and hit the showers. the stalls are all in a row, each with a curtain and a hook to hang your towel.
hung up my towel, showered, reached out to grab my towel, and as i’m drying off in the stall I hear “yo, bro did you just take my towel?”. sure enough, I grabbed it off of the wrong hook and now i’m drying off with some other guy’s towel.
I had to offer the guy my towel, insisting it was clean.
after I got out and got dressed, I had to do a shameful walk over to find the guy who’s towel I used so that we could swap towels back. his friend said “awww… sharezies”
All I could do was apologize.
Oh my gosh, this would be such a great opportunity to make a few friends. You have a funny shared talking point now! It’s nothing to be embarrassed about.
This ain’t embarrassing
Now there is absolutely nothing that can embarrass at this gym. You may now work out with absolute confidence.
They were laughing at the absurdity of the situation, not at you.
I can almost 100% guarantee they thought the fact that you were able to escape a locked room through a vent was extremely badass.
If you’re lucky you just earned “Mission Impossible” or “Die Hard” as a nickname.
Go back, apologize and tell them you had a hard day and just needed to vent.
In 2 days nobody will remember this , I would not go changing rooms , I got pinned under the barbell , fell of treadmills , spilled milk on myself at the gym , nobody actually cares
Brings new meaning to the word venting.
Hells bells don’t switch. You’re the stuff of legends and they’ll never forget you.
Squeezing through that vent. You are Mission Impossible meets Lara Croft.
You can’t buy that image and reputation!!
Be proud at yourself.
I’m sure this felt absolutely horrifying in the moment, but if the gym is otherwise cool I wouldn’t let you deter you from returning. It was probably funny to watch but nobody’s going to think less of you because of it.
Omg, that’s so awkward, you’ll laugh later, promise!
If it’s any consolation, a guy got pantsed by a treadmill in my gym. It took both his sweats and his fruit-of-the-looms. Luckily he had a towel nearby.
I don’t know him personally but he was back the next day and got ribbed about it then it was forgotten.
Doesn’t seem like they are laughing at you but more so at the situation they got to witness.
Honestly, I think the only fuck up here is failing to come up with a great one liner when you fully emerged.
Vent goblin.
Incredible!
at least u didnt had to crawl out NAKED
Nah, own that shit.
That’s worthy to call and complain to corporate. You deserve to be compensated for that.
Don’t switch. You are the most popular person there now!
If you had said you got stuck trying to fit through the vent and couldn’t, then I’d agree to switch lol but you made it through, don’t fret, now you can have some funny come backs if people mention it and you can all laugh