Not your regular pit stop

We went to an outdoor concert a month ago. It was a blast. One drawback? Unfortunately, one aspect of outdoor festivals and concerts is the unavoidable opportunity to use everyone’s least favorite contraption: The port-o-john. I approached this particular chamber of pain. After being initially puzzled, I immediately began to laugh.out.loud. Can you tell what is wrong with this picture?

I will give you a hint. The lock above the door handle is not supposed to be on the OUTSIDE.

Someone at the Pit Stop Shop is a smartarse. Or a prankster. Or an idiot.

OR a genius because this particular Pit Stop might come in rather handy in certain situations.

Situations such as when you are all set to enjoy a concert and yet there is a small sliver of irritation poking into your concert mojo. Slivers of irritation like:

The jackarse in the parking lot who parked over the lines thereby using two spaces so he would not get “door dings.”

The person in front of you in that line that is so sloppy drunk that you feel quite confident you will be stepping in liquid thanks to their misguided focus and the fact they missed the giant bowl inside the port-o-john. (And for the love of all things holy, do NOT sit on the seat in there. Hover my friends, hover. But whooooops, watch your own intake or you will be sitting on that thing like it is Santa's lap.)

Those crazy girls who sing every word very loudly (and badly) so you can't hear the actual lead singer.

Your friend that won’t stop checking text messages during the concert.

Your friend who shouts out repeatedly "THIS IS MY SONG!" Especially after every single song. ( I do this but am wise to the external locking crapper trapper so I won't fall for it.) 

The guy behind you who insists on yelling “FREE BIRD” every 3.5 minutes.

Those are all perfect examples of when you just flip that external lock. Consider it a urinal time out. Or better yet, a Pit STOP IT.