# Diaper Changing on a table ... in a lunch room. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 15, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698 "2011-10-15T01:28:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![franmachine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@franmachine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/franmachine)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/1 "2011-10-15T01:28:00Z")
Ok…I know I’ve seen something like this on here before but seriously, why would anyone with even a brain the size of a quark, think it’s ok to change a diaper on a lunch room table…FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING LUNCH!!! Here’s a bulletin. You are not the first person on earth to whelp out a kid and your’s isn’t more special than anyone else’s…so change the diaper on a bench, or in your car, or on the floor, or hey…how about at home??? NOT ON THE LUNCH ROOM TABLE!!! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/2 "2011-10-15T01:33:57Z")
Reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/3 "2011-10-15T01:35:05Z")
I once called the health department on a small supermarket where I saw the owner’s wife changing their baby’s diaper on the meat counter inches away from open trays of meat in the [open back display case.](http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x4262166/butcher_in_uniform_behind_meat_counter_17980.jpg) (There were also numerous other sanitation violations to choose from.) ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/4 "2011-10-15T01:39:27Z")
[Moderating] Moved to the BBQ Pit. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/5 "2011-10-15T01:42:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Reported for forum\*\* change\*\*. bolding mine ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/6 "2011-10-15T01:58:48Z")
This will go well. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/7 "2011-10-15T02:11:59Z")
> [@franmachine](#): > > Ok…I know I’ve seen something like this on here before but seriously, why would anyone with even a brain the size of a quark, think it’s ok to change a diaper on a lunch room table…FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING LUNCH!!! Here’s a bulletin. You are not the first person on earth to whelp out a kid and your’s isn’t more special than anyone else’s…so change the diaper on a bench, or in your car, or on the floor, or hey…how about at home??? NOT ON THE LUNCH ROOM TABLE!!! That’s disgusting. No one said anything ? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/8 "2011-10-15T02:16:54Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > This will go well. In fact, I expect that in so far as it goes anywhere, it will go well. I’m having a hard time imagining that anyone is going to march in and declare their right to change a baby on the lunch room table at work. And I’m also curious as to why nobody spoke up. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/9 "2011-10-15T02:30:38Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > In fact, I expect that in so far as it goes anywhere, it will go well. > > I’m having a hard time imagining that anyone is going to march in and declare their right to change a baby on the lunch room table at work. The previous thread on this issue had some people doing just that. Although I could be misremembering, and it could have been the OP of that thread claiming the right to change anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/10 "2011-10-15T02:33:02Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > The previous thread on this issue had some people doing just that. Although I could be misremembering, and it could have been the OP of that thread claiming the right to change anywhere. What previous thread? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/11 "2011-10-15T02:37:54Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > What previous thread? There was [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328287&highlight=diaper) from 2005 but I’m sure there was one more recent. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/12 "2011-10-15T02:39:09Z")
Your constitutional right not be grossed out by something has been violated. You should sue. ---
**Author:** ![Otara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Otara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otara)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/13 "2011-10-15T02:41:43Z")
> [@franmachine](#): > > Ok…I know I’ve seen something like this on here before but seriously, why would anyone with even a brain the size of a quark, think it’s ok to change a diaper on a lunch room table…FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING LUNCH!!! Here’s a bulletin. You are not the first person on earth to whelp out a kid and your’s isn’t more special than anyone else’s…so change the diaper on a bench, or in your car, or on the floor, or hey…how about at home??? NOT ON THE LUNCH ROOM TABLE!!! The table bit is gross, no argument. Your ‘do it at home’ suggestion Im not so impressed with. You’re not so special either. Otara ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/14 "2011-10-15T02:45:06Z")
> [@franmachine](#): > > Ok…I know I’ve seen something like this on here before but seriously, why would anyone with even a brain the size of a quark, think it’s ok to change a diaper on a lunch room table…FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING LUNCH!!! Here’s a bulletin. You are not the first person on earth to whelp out a kid and your’s isn’t more special than anyone else’s…so change the diaper on a bench, or in your car, or on the floor, or hey…how about at home??? NOT ON THE LUNCH ROOM TABLE!!! Was this lunch room occupied by people eating lunch at the time? If not, I don’t see a problem. Now if I caught a couple having sex on the lunch room table, I might object, cause I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t be carrying the supplies to leave a clean environment. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/15 "2011-10-15T02:49:20Z")
I think [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564223&highlight=Diaper) is the previous thread being referred to - from 2010. Although it wasn’t being changed, the kid was sitting on the table, which is a slightly less egregious situation. In this case, as a parent - yeah, yuck. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/16 "2011-10-15T02:52:31Z")
> [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > Was this lunch room occupied by people eating lunch at the time? You actually asked this question when the very text that you quoted said “…FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING LUNCH!!!” in all caps with three exclamation points? ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/17 "2011-10-15T03:01:09Z")
Ew. A good parent has a diaper bag with them complete with wipes and a plastic bag they can use to store the used diaper if necessary until disposing of it. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/18 "2011-10-15T03:02:02Z")
> [@Girl\_From\_Mars](#): > > I think [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564223&highlight=Diaper) is the previous thread being referred to - from 2010. Although it wasn’t being changed, the kid was sitting on the table, which is a slightly less egregious situation. > > In this case, as a parent - yeah, yuck. That’s the one I was thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/19 "2011-10-15T03:08:27Z")
The OP would be better if the parent was changing one kid while breastfeeding another in public. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698/20 "2011-10-15T03:51:30Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > The previous thread on this issue had some people doing just that. Although I could be misremembering, and it could have been the OP of that thread claiming the right to change anywhere. Yeah, but the main instigator in that thread is no longer posting here. I don’t think there’s going to be a whole lot of dissent in this thread… > [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](#): > > Was this lunch room occupied by people eating lunch at the time? If not, I don’t see a problem. …except for people who can’t read. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diaper-changing-on-a-table-in-a-lunch-room/599698.md?page=2)