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I sit down to piss at home. The toilet is my safe place where I hide from the madness. Might as well have a sit down whilst I’m in there.
The toilet is my safe place where I hide from the madness.
LOL! This should be made into a teeshirt.
https://www.businessinsider.com/flushing-toilet-seat-up-sprays-water-germs-2016-3?r=US&IR=T/blockquote >
While being berated by MrsV she did say "It's true you can look it up on the internet!".
I pointed out that I could probably use the internet to prove every side of any argument.
I'm sure there's every chance that Business Insider is a rigorous scientific journal* though.
*or gets its stories from one - I can't read it due to adblocker detection
So how long should you wait before lifting the lid after flushing your stools away to check for skidmarks? And if there are skids, after brushing, is it permissable to have the lid up while flushing to rinse the brush?
Tell them you think they're absolutely right, and in the interests of hygiene you're going to have the throne ripped out and an outside loo built. (Erm, though perhaps not in that order.) Should end the argument pretty swiftly.
All said though, even once you're satisfied that you've optimised your lid arrangements to minimise aerosols, you still have to run the gauntlet of detritus left on the door handle by the last person who used the loo and didn't wash their hands afterwards (well this is the case where I work at least* - at home the problem is children who think that water is all you need and soap is an inconvenience amounting to an optional extra).
*compounded by the cheapest "toilet roll" money can buy.
Up until recently, lid and seat up was the general rule, which I was all too glad about one night when I got the first inkling I’d caught a dose of Norovirus, and just about made it to the bathroom door. I didn’t realise projectile vomiting could be so accurate. After that I was glad to have the seat down...