New Segment: Diaper Station Reviews!

Now that I've been changing diapers in public restrooms for several months, I've decided to post reviews of the changing areas available at various places I visit. This idea was inspired by Carter's reviews of playgrounds. I warn you, his posts were more entertaining than mine will ever be. Since I'm a teacher, I will be assigning letter grades.

Chick-fil-a in Rabun County, GA (we were on our way to Asheville and Milo had a poopy diaper)

- Station present? Yes

- Did the safety belt actually latch? No

- Easy to access? No. The day we stopped here to change Milo there was a large VBS (vacation bible school) group in the restaurant. When I got to the bathroom I discovered there were 2 stalls. One regular, one handicapped. For some reason the geniuses at Chick-fil-a decided it would be best to put the changing station inside the handicap stall. There were 5 VBS girls hanging out in the handicapped stall. They were laughing and playing and supposedly, taking turns using the toilet). Awesome. There was also a line out the door to use the bathroom. I was tempted to change Milo's diaper on one of the tables in the dining room (maybe one of the VBS chaperones?), but I decided to stick it out.

-Overall experience? D

Maddio's Pizza Joint, Atlanta, GA

- Station present? Yes

- Did the safety belt actually latch? Yes

- Easy to access? Yes This was one of the quickest public diaper changes for us. Hooray!

- Overall experience? A+

Greenlife Grocery, Chattanooga, TN

- Station present? Yes, but not in the first bathrooms I checked. It was in the downstairs bathroom.

- Did the safety belt actually latch? No

- Easy to access? No. This station was installed higher on the wall than most diaper stations. In fact, if you were vertically challenged (read: short) you wouldn't have been able to use this station. I had to stand on my tippy toes to change Milo. Definitely a bit tricky.

-Overall experience? B-