Visitors who use our facilities.

dreamdaisy

I am sure you immediately understand the facilities to which I refer but, if not, I mean the lavatory.

We have a 'lid down' policy in this house because we both agree it looks cleaner and neater than the alternative. Mr DD has always been assiduous about leaving both the seat and the lid down (and I am thankful for that but he did so when he lived on his own) and I never flush without the lid being closed (I saw a TV programme once about the clouds of germs that soar with glee into the air surrounding a flushing lavatory - I think not). My young pupil turned up today and asked to 'borrow' the loo - I said that was fine as long as she returned it and she giggled (we later discussed how that request could be improved, after all I am a teachah of litracy skils and they xtend beeyond reeding and ritting. )

I have just visited said facility and found the lid up. :shock: Now I do understand that this is an utterly trivial fact of life but I was peeved. :oops: I then wondered how you feel about this matter: if I visit someone's facilities then I leave them as I found them (in my case if lid up then flush with lid down but then raise lid).

So, a simple poll: are you a lid up or lid down person? DD

stickywicket

I agree wholeheartedly about 'leaving as found' though my natural inclination is to close lids. This is odd :? as I haven't been able to close mine for years as the raised seat precludes it. (So sorry, can't vote, DD.)

When we remove my raised seat for parties (Men, in particular, can be totally thrown by it and I've heard them clearly attempting to remove it. Why?) I do try to keep the lid closed but it doesn't stay that way and is usually 'fully' open when I go in, indicating a male last user :roll:

villier

Lid down for me I totally agree with you DD it looks neater and cleaner, also looks better for potential buyers for my flat. xx

ichabod6

Reminds of the rhyme printed on the wall of the bogs at RAF Binbrook.
"It's no use standing on the seat - the crabs in here can jump six feet."
So most of us peed through the window.

tkachev

you would not like my house DD. I regret to inform you that I am lucky if the toilet is flushed!

Only my oldest boy seems to make an effort and he closes the lid and shuts the bathroom door behind him. This is because the toilet is very close to my 2nd son's bedroom where I often fall asleep so I asked him to do so.
Trouble is with such a weak bladder, when I have to rush to the toilet at night, both pushing open the door (it makes an irritating squeaking noise against the lino as it sticks) and putting the lid up can cause a problem but I'd rather that than leave the door open and lid up!

I also heard about flushing with the lid down as the germs spread everywhere.


I think your pupil thought you meant her to leave it in a clean state.

Elizabeth

applerose

Totally agree with you DD. Cleaner and tidier. I can't stand the thought of loo bugs floating around the bathroom.

dachshund

Hello DD
we have a shower chair that stays over the toilet as on its own the toilet is to low so the lid stays up.
joan xx

theresak

I prefer it down, so that`s what I do - hubby doesn`t always remember, but I don`t count it as a grievous sin unless the seat is left up.

barbara12

With 3 grandchildren I am a lid up, then I can keep peeking in has I walk pass to see if its been flushed..but hate to see the toilet seat up.. :roll:

frogmella

Down - all because of the aerosolised poo particles that escape when flushed otherwise. I hate it when visitors leave it open. I always shut the lid in public toilets too.

pamela3

I'm definitely a lid down as most of my visitors are.I saw that programme too where germs escape the loo if lid is up when flushed.Yuk!

dreamdaisy

I shut the lids in public toilets too. I can understand why males may forget to flush (mine often does) and he also fails to turn off lights when he isn't in the room, probably because his offices are well-lit and he doesn't pay that bill. I've given up following behind to switch off because he pays the bill so if he wants to rack it up that's his concern.

For those who have the raised loo seat in permanent pride of place please ensure your toothbrushes are not stored too close to the lavatory. DD

applerose

I keep my toothbrushes at the opposite side of the bathroom to the toilet and I have caps on them.

dreamdaisy

I reckon that is a very sensible approach - better safe than sorry, yes? DD

stickywicket

Aaargh NO! No toothbrushes anywhere near it as we have a separate bathroom.

theresak

Ditto.

frogmorton

Down!!!!

BUT....post operations UP might be necessary. Bending down to raise them can be too painful. :?

In the QE the loos do not have lids??? What's that about? and what's more the loo brushes do not have 'bottoms' to their stands :shock:

applerose

No lids and no bottoms? :shock: I've been in a loo (can't remember where as it was quite a few years ago) where there were no seats either. Travelling through France about 10 years ago, we stopped at a couple of public toilets at service stations. I queued then, when it was my turn, I went in to a cubicle to find there was only a hole in the ground. I came straight back out thinking that must be a male toilet. I went in to the next empty cubicle and it was the same. That was pre-RA so no idea how people who are less abled were supposed to manage. :shock: :?

dreamdaisy

That is a very good point, Frog, I hadn't thought of that side of things. I love the Cosgan!

Mr DD and me have a new problem: all of our toilet lids are of the soft-close variety so we find ourselves slamming down others' toilet lids which are not. :oops: It makes us sound bad-tempered. DD

frogmorton

Our new one is soft close DD and it's infuriating waiting for it it go down ever.....so.....slowly before you dare pull (or push - and THAT hurts!!) the chain :roll:

A lot of public loos are like that Christine, but not all.

You have to lean on your stick and try to angle yourself back a bit. Not great for women with mobility issues particularly

Did I tell any of you I accidentally went into the gents a few weeks back...didn't realise till I was washing my hands and had a look around and saw some 'odd looking' hand basins:oops:

stickywicket

Mind you, some of the pictures are quite, shall we say, androgenous.

applerose

Oops! Easily done.