...getting hardons at "inappropriate" times? Yes, sure... but since it is confined inside underwear and trousers, and maybe also hidden behind a large book or newspaper, it is not really so inappropriate, just a natural occurence. Even in a resting state, my cock and balls create a defined contour, so for me, even a mild semi might look like I am attempting to shoptlift something from the produce department. Imagine then that a full-fledged and fully-exposed hardon in public for me might be a social (and probably illegal) disaster. I had the unusual experience once where I fell asleep on my towel at the beach (on a very crowded beach day)...
I woke up after a short nap under the warm sun to find I was completely hard in my swimsuit! As I woke from my nap I soon became aware I was surrounded by men and women... There I was, hard and throbbing and more that 3/4's of my cock had actually escaped outside of the suit and was held tight against my leg. I suppose if it had been a nude beach in St Barts, this would not have mattered much but it was a regular public beach in the US on a crowded weekend.
I played possum...
play possum - Wiktionary and hoped it would go down quickly. But the sun and the warmth and the fact my cock felt so good and charged KEPT it hard for a while. I decided to roll slightly over on my side like I was still asleep. And waited for it all to pass.
Finally when I thought it was well in the past, after it had subsided and retracted more or less in to my suit... I slowly "got up" and tried to continue enjoying the beach as if it hadn't happened. But I was met with wide smiles, and some extremely friendly faces... I then knew that they knew. So we all knew what had happened...
Later that evening I met a group of men and women out at a bar/restaurant. Again, more big smiles. They said they had "seen me on the beach." And each, in their own way, made me feel like I had won a marathon or something. It was actually very funny at that point and I burst out laughing and we all ended up having drinks together.
Anyone else have a full-out exposed hardon in public? I'm not talking about one in your pants all tented while a sexy office worker walks by, but one fully exposed rock-solid cock in public? To make this HARDER, steam rooms and showering at the gym do not count...