Public Toilets

[Griffolion]

Okay, here's one for you guys.

At my work there is a toilet (obviously). One of them is the cubicle type ones to do your heavy duty business one, then there is one pot-on-the-wall thing. Whenever I go into the cubicle to erm, offload, I always find that there is some remnants of someone else offloading or it is completely yellow and looks to have been used but never flushed! I find it disgusting every time that someone would do that!

So what's your experiences with public / work toilets?

I don't even understand how some people could miss that badly. Then again, I can understand the stream doesn't always travel the way some people would like them to and it does something totally odd instead... But still.

I can't function on a full bladder or what not, so I search for the cleanest stall and deal with it.

In any case, if it was some wet spots here and there - I can still deal with it, just fold up a good lot of toilet paper and wipe it up till it's dry, and the seat will still be serviceable (and I won't catch any diseases). Of course- some I just say no to - like if the whole damn toilet; seat, cistern, floor, etc was soaked in piss - thats a definite no, no amount of toilet paper is going to save that. It goes without saying, but - there's no one in their right mind that will sit on a vomit encrusted seat either.

And who has come across a toilet seat with shit on it? I seriously have to question the degree of civility a person has to SHIT ON a toilet seat and not THROUGH it. I do also wish that if anyone accidentally splashes a bit on the freakin seat, come on, grab several ply of tp and clean up after your own goddamn excrement.

Don't get me started on the freaking troglodytes that wipe shit ON THE WALLS. YOUR MOMMA RAISED YOU WELL, good going, bravo, that will surely get you far in life -_-.

Oh and a quick thing about what I do if I have to piss in a stall - I life the seat first, coz it's for sitting on, not pissing on. If it's dirty, i lift the seat up with my foot. Also, I always, ALWAYS flush.

Just to let you know, I typically charge $30/hour for counselling, clocks ticking. ;D

 

[Gralian]

On a related matter: why do english speaking people call it a "restroom" or "bathroom". Because I certainly don't go into one to have rest, and for it to be a bathroom, it should have a tub!

I suppose it might be for two reasons.

1) You go in to give your bladder or bowels a 'rest' from holding in all that human waste. After all, it's a feeling of relief when you bleed the lizard after a couple of beers!

2) You could argue that sinks are like mini bath tubs. Some people use the toilets, or 'bathrooms', not necessarily to take a whizz but to wash their hands, face, or both. If i'm about to eat at a restaurant and have been outdoors or somewhere unsanitary for an extended period of time, for example, i might want to wash (or perhaps in a somewhat literal sense, 'bathe') my hands before a meal, or even after it if it was messy.

OT: I actually have a bit of a problem with public toilets and avoid them at all costs. I have to be absolutely desperate, on the brink of an exploding bladder, to warrant using them. I've never taken a dump in a public shitter, and frankly, i never plan to. I don't want to go into why i have such an issue with public toilets since it's personal, but i would say it's probably not helped by my anxiety disorder.

 

[Dastardly]

I only pee in public restrooms. I find it unbelievably uncomfortable to do anything else in public restrooms.

Hah! When I glanced by this, the first sentence had no context. The way I read it was, "I only pee in public restrooms." I thought it was some kind of fear of peeing alone or something.

Then I read the rest, and I'm in agreement. Yes, the rest of the world knows, deep down, that I poop. But I don't want to be aware of that knowledge any more than they do.

 

[ace_of_something]

I lived in a dorm for two years where a public restroom was the only option, got over that hang up real fast. Now I don't care too much. I just wipe the seat down and if possible use one of those wax covers provided.
Obviously if it looks like a war crime has occurred I will move to a different stall.

Also, this.

 

[ace_of_something]

edit: nevermind double post. dang it.