Binding Problems

So I have an old black belt that I stole from a fraternity brother 12ish years ago and I've worn it pretty much daily for those thirteen years. Needless to say during all the ups and downs of weight gain and loss and the wear and tear of wearing only one black belt it's become fairly unstable. So unstable that the snaps that hold the buckle in place sometimes have a tendency to be annoyingly undone when I take my belt off. I've lost some weight lately, which is a good thing, but that means I've been having to buckle my belt one or two holes tighter than it has been, which has caused more stress on the snaps and increased the frequency of the buckle coming off when I undo my belt. With all that back story that leads me to today's story. Today while using the restroom I undid my belt to use the bathroom and my buckle fell off and rattled on the floor into a stall that was currently occupied by the only other gentleman in the washroom. So there I was with a belt that couldn't be clasped, in a men's room where there's no talking, and I wasn't about to reach under the partition to startle some guy taking care of business. So I did the only thing I could think of, finished my business, washed up. And then went outside and waited patiently watching for someone to exit all creepy style until I could go back in and get my belt pieces. So after being super creepy for like 10 minutes I was able to do so but this whole ordeal has me thinking that maybe it's time for a new black belt.