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My last visit to the Daily Family YMCA was not pleasant and it all falls to communication. I checked in at the front desk and proceeded to the Mens Locker Room. I went to the door, opened it and to my amazement there was 15-20 young boys in line inside the locker room waiting to be taken out into the main building. There was a young man that said I should probably hurry because he was about to bring in an entire new group of boys and the locker room would be quite full. Immediately after saying that he, and the line of young boys, left. I walked over, sat my bag down then proceeded to the urinal to void my bladder. During answering the call of nature I hear two ladies talking rather loud coming from the shower area, so I finished the task at hand and was walking over to wash my hands. When two ladies burst through the door leading from the shower room. I smiled and managed to say that I wasn’t aware that the locker rooms were coed. The bossier one of the two told me that I couldn’t be there. I wanted to tell her that no… she was in the wrong place… but she aggressively followed her statement with. This time of day we shut down the locker rooms and it is just open to the staff and the kids, so you can’t be here right now. My mind went in a circle while I attempted to tell her that the locker rooms weren’t closed. There weren’t any signs. None of the doors were locked, which would be a fire code infringement, no egress from the locker room while occupied by the kids. I was literally stricken dumb by her attitude. Before I could say anything she gave me a dismissive look ,turned, and over her shoulder said that I might could use the bathrooms in the other part of the building. Then walked away.
It would be a futile attempt for me to tell you everything that went wrong with the previously described encounter. I do not live in Tulsa but come up for personal and business all the time. I maintain a membership and support the YMCA of Tulsa because Most of the staff are friendly, and it gives the youth some place safe, clean and engaging to learn about healthy habits and develop social skills. It is also a convenient place for me to get ready for a meeting after driving 2 hours to Tulsa from my home in SE Oklahoma. Are there less expensive options? Yes. Have I ever considered them before now? No. Am I considering them now? I am not sure.
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