I'm always breaking toilet seats !

lindalegs

Went up to bed last night and plonked myself down on the loo to do what a girl's got to do. Reached for the loo roll and as I did the toilet seat slid to one side and I sat balancing on the edge realising I was about to make a quick acquaintance with the floor. :shock: :shock: After wobbling on the edge of the abyss for a few minutes, quashing my rising panic, I gritted my teeth and pushed my feet down and managed to thrust myself up and out of danger.

Then I had to confess to hubby that I'd broken yet another loo seat. :oops: This one is only six months old and I weigh less than 10 stone (not much less ) and I know it's the way I 'fall down' onto it rather than lowering myself gently – but my knees often don't allow me to be graceful.

I have thought of a way round this and that to lift the seat and sit on the porcelain – but the thought of that cold, hard surface under my warm thighs and botty is not an attractive option. :shock:

Anyone know where I can buy a nice pretty rubber toilet seat? :roll:

Luv Legs

frogmorton

Oh Linlin :oops:

I do it too - break loo seat - i think it's coz I can't sit on them straight as I use the sink to get up after

I weigh only a teeny bit over 8 stone so not weight issue,

Lynn that looks like one classy loo seat I want one :shock:

Love

Toni xx

PS very very glad you dont fall off or pinch you b*m in the crack of broken seats....

valval

they do not make them like they used to lol

lindalegs

I have a feeling that the jumbo seat offered by Lynn I would slip down the hole and have my bum in the water and my feet in the air next to my chin :shock: :shock:

mellman01

Oh so it's you who nicked the bog seat from Didcot A power stations A changing room loo's the other week was it, I knew it must have been!!. No seriously somone here a few weeks back did just that, and it's only a cheap old plastic thing I mean why!?.

tkachev

We went through a stage of having to replace toilets seats in both bathrooms all the time. I think it was due to the lid slamming down which weakened the fasteners. But since being a bit more gentle the current seats have lasted well. I get mine from childrens catalogues!



Elizabeth

ninakang

I'm sorry, Legs, but your post did make me laugh. When my RA is worse, I tend to fall onto the toilet seat if my knees won't bend, I see what you mean... would it be wise to invest in one of those bars that fold down from the wall and come to rest by the toilet at a 90 degree angle from the wall? My sister has those and finds them very useful.

Nx

oneday

Could it be the way hubbie has fitted the toilet seat? !!
Ikea sell inexpensive ones.

frogmorton

babycham wrote:

frogmorton wrote:

Oh Linlin :oops:

I do it too - break loo seat - i think it's coz I can't sit on them straight as I use the sink to get up after

I weigh only a teeny bit over 8 stone so not weight issue,

Lynn that looks like one classy loo seat I want one :shock:

Love

Toni xx

PS very very glad you dont fall off or pinch you b*m in the crack of broken seats....

8 stone crashdown as wellxxxB/C

Linda that new loo has the same sized hole AND is higher too....v expensive thougg :?

dachshund

Hi Linda.
have you thought of a comode( a kind of wheelchair that fits over the toilet and you can sit on it and go and have a shower) we have one as my sister is in a wheelchair.
take care. joan xx

joanlawson

collywobble wrote:

Eeek - I found just the thing.........even got arms to help you get up....... and lighting.....and possibly an ashtray? :? :?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/wooden-throne-toilet.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/archive/2006/11/12000-oldfashio/&h=263&w=150&sz=6&tbnid=xz-4lTifn-vZ3M:&tbnh=112&tbnw=64&prev=/images?q=old+fashioned+toilets&zoom=1&q=old+fashioned+toilets&usg=__b3SZM9Jq25n8YnWtDSLJpch0aPQ=&sa=X&ei=VoePTJHQDdi4jAf_uO2NDQ&ved=0CCwQ9QEwAg

OOh, Lynn, I want one :!: That's not a toilet, it's a throne :!:

Joan

lindalegs

Bit much Mel when plastic public toilet seats get nicked :roll:

As regards reaching Jan, the loo paper is within easy reach but my arms are permanently bent at the elbows so that's where I have difficulty. A seat raiser is a good idea and I have used them in the past but they are difficult to keep clean so I stopped using them.

Good idea the grab handle Nina but my loo isn't close enough to the wall for my bent arms to reach :roll:

I don't think it's the way hubby has fastened it, Oneday, as he's becoming a real expert now

Lynn, your wooden throne is so lovely it's sent the page funny :shock: I like the snorkel idea

Hadn't thought of the wheelchair commode Joan - just wondering where it would fit in the bathroom.

Off to get a childrens catalogue and a snorkel now - what brill suggestions everyone, thank you.

Luv Legs

barbara12

Hi Legs
Im another one...its not us :roll: :oops: its the toilets seats...they are not made like they used to be....honest :oops:
Barbara x

penfactor

Haha! So releived we're all the in the same boat/toilet! Luckily, my partners company sell the damn things so he brings one home every year. That makes it even more embarrassing though as every one at his work knows how fast we get through them!
Our prob definitely derives from the having to plonk rather than gracefully lower!
love Pennie X
P.S: Laughing at the stuff you have posted from the interweb. Worthy of Graham Norton show I think!

ichabod6

Forget the armchair commode. Acquire a proper one like
what granny used to use; Made of strong stout wood, and
with an easily removed potty. Or a good old fashioned
thunder box at the bottom of the garden.

lindalegs

I'm so relieved (pun, sorry) that I'm not the only one girls

Your commode Ichabod, I ain't carrying no commode potty to empty, sorry, what if a girl tripped on the way ...........doesn't bear thinking about :oops:

Luv Legs

speedalong

Hi Legs,

yes we have a problem with toilet seats in our house too - S has broken a few in his time ... plonking down too heavily and my awkward style of getting on and off has loosened a few ...

I think Joan's idea is a good one. A commode frame over the toilet - the sort they have in hospitals - when you "go" it just goes in the toilet - but the seat is a bit higher, bigger and more comfortable and has arms to help you back up again. Or what about a frame round the toilet or rails to help you up and down - this would make life easier for you and save hubby having to replace the seat all the time.

Speedy

barbara12

penfactor wrote:

Haha! So releived we're all the in the same boat/toilet! Luckily, my partners company sell the damn things so he brings one home every year. That makes it even more embarrassing though as every one at his work knows how fast we get through them!
Our prob definitely derives from the having to plonk rather than gracefully lower!
love Pennie X
P.S: Laughing at the stuff you have posted from the interweb. Worthy of Graham Norton show I think!

Hi Pennie...would you divulge the best make to buy please...it is costing me a fortune...
Love
Barbara x

penfactor

Hi barbra
I can't really, sorry! they don't specialise in them - they supply all kinds of stuff to local & London businesses & loo seats is just one of many!
XX

suncatcher

Its our 4th loo seat since we had toilet 5 years ago. We have broken 5 sinks in bathroom.

ichabod6

lindalegs wrote:

I'm so relieved (pun, sorry) that I'm not the only one girls

Your commode Ichabod, I ain't carrying no commode potty to empty, sorry, what if a girl tripped on the way ...........doesn't bear thinking about :oops:

Luv Legs

It will have to be the thunderbox then. If the end of the garden is
too far you could site it in a conservatory if you knew a handy person.
If you want to tear up newspapers I cant advise on that.
The old "Daily Herald" was the softest of newspapers and the sports
pages were interesting reading whilst you were out there.

Wonkylegs

sorry :oops:

I thought it was only me who had this problem :roll: but I have been better since the OT gave me the raised toilet seat .... somehow that requires less of a 'plonk'

I do like the idea of the throne though

wonky (who has not broken a loo seat recently, but has a nasty habit of breaking the flush handle when she's in a bad mood :oops: :oops: :oops: )

cthornley

Can i suggest that you stop looking at domestic loo seats and think about commercial ones - you can buy them online or from a plumbers merchant rather than regular stores. The fixings should be better quality and made to take more 'abuse' (not that i'm saying you abuse them) :oops:

We put them in all over the place (care homes, stations etc) and they don't break that often.

The best ones are the ones that come with the more expensive toilets as part of the package but i'm guessing you don't want to shell out £400 on a new WC...it is very pretty tho!!!

Chrissie

minky67

Oh linda, it looks like were all guilty of breaking loo seats. weve not long had to replace ours.
I tired the wooden ones with the brass hinges but they wobble & the hinges dont clean to well. Weve now just got a heavier white plastic one (see how long that lasts)
I was told in W..kes that they sell the brackets to fix the seats after we'd paid for it. :roll:
I cant do the porclean either as i forgot one dAY that the loo seat wasnt down & sat quite hard on the porcelean (nearly broke me bum & the cracks never healed Sorry) I nearly disappeared down the pipe never to be seen again :shock:

In the catalogue that the OT gave me the chemists that sell mobility stuff have a soft toilet seat & i was quite tempted to try it, but its about £40 :shock: & not sure how long they would last.
I hope you find the answer & let us know.
debs

trisher

Thought I would answer this.

Well not being able to stand I kind of swiffle a lot while hanging on to the grab rail for dear life.

When I try to get off BANG it broken once again.

Well when you need to do the necessaries you do hang on in our house. It has happend so much hubbynow keeps a keeps a spare one. :oops: :oops:

More than often I have to be rescued the seat on the floor and me dangling with the floor becoming nearer to me. Or the bowl awe, no I won't go there :shock:

I did end up with one leg down it once. :shock: honest it is true. I swear my arms have stretched :shock: and my wheelchair suddenly seems a long way off.

I look like half an Orang Utang the top half, but not with all the hair. :shock:

Trish xxx :oops: :oops:

lindalegs

Thank you all so much for the laugh - think Trish and I need dual toilets so we can go together.

We've decided to go down the industrial route, thanks for that suggestion Chrissie, so we shall take a trip to Armitage Shanks, Twyfords and Willbonds to see what they have. Even if they're more expensive it'll work out cheaper if they last longer. :roll:

Will let you know how much and if we have to re-mortgage.

I've come to the conclusion that breaking loo seats can be classed as a symptom of having arthur.

Thanks all.

Luv Legs