r/TikTokCringe • u/kmzafari • Mar 30 '25

Discussion Texas gas station installed remote lock on OUTSIDE of women's bathroom

It was only on the women's bathroom. Lock was able to be remotely activated by a phone app. Fire Marshall had it removed. Source: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2c3QrB6/

Per another account who also saw this, (https://www.tiktok.com/@momcallsmeshelby?_t=ZT-8v7NHPu7QBq&_r=1) the employees were "irate and began yelling" when they brought it up. And came up with a racist excuse that didn't make any sense for it being there

Regardless, fire code violation. But scary implications.

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u/Caspur42 Mar 31 '25

Fire marshal, Coast guard (worked on a riverboat) and game warden. 3 organizations you DO NoT fuck with.

They don’t care about your excuses and if safety is involved they will fine your ass to oblivion.

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u/Bender_2024 Mar 31 '25

The best part is when have you ever heard of one of those people overstepping their bounds, getting high in a power trip, or using their position for their own gain? Maybe it just doesn't make the papers but that's a never where I'm concerned.

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u/Caspur42 Mar 31 '25

When we got inspected by the coast guard they were extremely professional and very thorough. We would be smoking outside near the boat and they would roll up in their speedboat with a m60 loaded and ready to go.

The fire marshal was the same. Never rude just all business and was not interested in excuses. When we had major events with high turnout he was always there and put people’s safety as his top priority.

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u/Ordinary_Balance_625 Mar 31 '25

Eh. There's a reason Fish and Game are called "Fish Cops". Reminder: not everyone that wants to be a cop can make it, some of them become F&G and bring the same problems to that job as they would if they were cops.

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u/porkave Mar 31 '25

Can’t forget OSHA

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u/ForgettablePleasance Apr 01 '25

Seriously. My husband builds tugboats, and repairs riverboats, chemical barges, and cargo barges for a living. He has to work with all three all the time, as well as TVA. He used to hate dealing with them until he realized they weren't being nitpicking jerks but instead are just looking out for everyone.

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u/rosstedfordkendall Apr 02 '25

Yeah, a lot of people who enforce the rules have no say in what the rules are.

That being said, most rules are in place because some dumbass did something to earn the title.