During the renovations they were doing on my gym towards the beginning of the year, which included stripping the pink and blue tiling around the entrances to the women and men's locker rooms, I had a very funny experience. The small "Men" and "Women" signs were still there, but the walls were bare white.
I walked into the men's locker room and walked back to the sauna. In the sauna, I saw a female reading a magazine. having been to this gym a long time, I knew I was not in the wrong room. So, I open the door and walk in. She didn't look up from the magazine at all, she had her nose practically buried in it. Once inside, I also noticed she was in the sauna topless. (Side note: she was gorgeous... probably 20 or so, incredible chest... just absolutely gorgeous...)
I was actually feeling weird about it, because I didn't want to scare her or freak her out. So, I sat down at the very end of the bench near the entrance. Two minutes go by, nothing. I'm not even looking at her, i'm just relaxing- yeah I know she's hot and topless, but i'm not a pervert and i have no issue with random nudity, it doesn't really phase me. She's reading, turning pages, not looking up. Finally, I absent-mindedly cough, and she looks up. You can't imagine the height of the pitch and volume her voice hit when she screamed, and it was only for about 2 seconds. She didn't move, didn't even cover up, just sat there shaking, freaked out. Then I realized she probably thinks I'M in HER sauna, and my intentions are likely not good. So I quickly piped up, "don't freak out, this is the men's sauna, not the women's... I'm just here to relax." Her expression changes to deep thought, and then she lets out the greatest laugh ever... it's one of those "OMG I just realized what a giant dumbass I am" laughs.
Long story short, we talked for a bit after introducing ourselves, and she never covered up until several minutes later when someone else came into the sauna. I think he thought we were doing something dirty, or about to, because he flashed a grin and left. We had a good laugh at that. I had a girlfriend at the time, so it didn't go anywhere, but I should have at least gotten her number...
would be a great story of "how we met" to tell the friends and such if we ever hooked up in the future. lol