This originally appeared on my nudism blog, arizonavichi.tumblr.com
One disadvantage of nudism is that you are, literally and
figuratively, naked.
By the way, note that I said literally coupled with
figuratively.That's because I know the difference
between the two.
Anyway, I was over at Mira Vista the other night. I went over to
use the bathroom, which is in this outbuilding between the condos
and the main office. I got my business done and I grab the handle
on the door and realize that it isn't moving. It's like it's
locked.
Within seconds I realized that I could just yank the door open. No
biggie. But it made me think, what would I do if I was locked in
the bathroom there. I was naked, no pockets for my cellphone or any
other item that would come in handy. Not close enough to either
residents or the night manager so any noise I made would have gone
unheard. It was just chilly enough to be brisk for the brave
nudist, but for sleeping on a bathroom floor until the morning?
Naw.
It turned out to be no biggie. But, I had a trouble like that years
ago, when I was but a young nudist in training.
Years ago, there was a spot called Arizona Oasis of the Sun near
Maricopa. It closed, I think, in 1999. I thought that the growth
spurt that made Maricopa from a farming town into a full blown
example of exurban excess would have swallowed up the old location,
but one day I checked it out and no one has built anything new
there.At the time, I was working an off-site project for my
employer up in Phoenix. This meant that most of my weeks were up
there. I could take off on a Friday and hang at Oasis, then spend
my weekend back home in Tucson.In retrospect, the place wasn't
much. Nice hiking on the grounds, but they had not much more than a
rec room and a pool. I don't recall a great deal of other people
being there on my visits.
My routine was parking, getting undressed and throwing my clothes
in the car. I would leave the car unlocked, of course.
By the way, what is with nudist places not having lockers? You'd
think it would be a natural thing, right?
Anyhow, I would leave the car unlocked. This time, however, I
somehow locked my keys in the car. So there I was naked in the
middle of nowhere. That usually sounds like fun for a nudist, but I
actually had someplace to be the next day.One of the other guests
decided he would "help" by suggesting I open the trunk, something
that I could only do if I had the keys. I explained that. Then he
looked at my car, a Hyundai, and said, "looks like one of them gook
jobs." The statement wasn't only racist, but contributed nothing to
moving to a solution.
By the way, count this anecdote as counterexample A when someone
tells me nudists are naturally more tolerant than others.
A neighbor to the resort happened by and said that he could take me
to a mechanic he knew in the morning and the guy could bring a slim
jim. I slept the night in a hammock. Luckily, it was a warm
night.
In the morning, the neighbor came back and brought me some shorts
and a shirt and we drove out to the mechanic. Things were all
settled and I was able to get to my event.
So, yeah, sometimes naked isn't all its cracked up to be.

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