Wipin' up the puddles
Okay, this is a gym etiquette story. There was a new person at the gym this morning, or at least someone I (and others) have never seen. Not sure what she was doing before I got there, but she had obviously been working hard. She had amazing arms that I noticed right away--I was green with envy! Anyway, she sat down at the rowing machine next to my DH and proceeded to row like her life depended on it. My DH later said that he had a hard time trying not to match her pace (as if he could!).
After the robot rower got up and left, DH said there were monumental puddles around the machine. One of the floor staff had to get paper towels and clean up the mess, and she was trying to put the used towels in the trash by putting them between her feet and jumping up so she wouldn't have to touch them. Didn't work, however, but it was amusing to watch. DH was happy that the robot rower didn't have long hair that she liked to fling out of her face--he would have been soaked for sure.
Frankly, I've never seen a person sweat that much. I didn't even know it was humanly possible. The moral of the story, though, is to clean up the puddles you leave or people will talk about you!
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Really though, you'd think that a person who was fit enough to have massive cardio power and great arms would know enough about gym etiquette to clean up after herself. It's kinda Gym 101.
Especially during the flu season... 
I always wipe a machine, even if I'm just doing a 5 minute warm-up before I lift. My gym keeps a spray bottle and towels in all of the areas. They tried using packaged wipes, but people complained. They preferred the spray and towel.
