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Most women hoover above toilet seat in public toilets to pee?

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summerfinn · 07/06/2023 07:55

I was out this weekend and had to use the toilet to pee. I normally hoover above toilet seat to pee in public toilets and was thinking to myself this is difficult especially if I need to do a long pee🙈😂 Is this what most women do too or am I being extra germ conscious and should just wipe the seat and sit down? Sorry if tmi but I'm just curious

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Newnamenewname109870 · 07/06/2023 07:58

I always wipe it down then cover with toilet paper (if it’s inside those plastic box things so I know it’s clean). I only hover if it’s especially grim, which is normally because someone else has hovered!

Lealea2023 · 07/06/2023 07:58

I always hover, unless I'm in my own house and even then I tend to hover.

WeAreTheHeroes · 07/06/2023 07:58

Boom! @ShowOfHands

I don't and never have. What exactly do you think is going to happen if you actually sit on a loo? Obviously if there's water from the flush on there I'll wipe it with loo roll first.

planthelpadvice · 07/06/2023 07:57

ShowOfHands · 07/06/2023 07:55

I used to do this until my Dyson got too unwieldy to lug round the shopping mall so now I just take a dustpan and brush instead.

🤣 took me a moment.

OP you are being extra. You can't catch anything through the backs of your thighs and by hovering you are more likely to wee on the seat making it gross for the next person. Just sit down - you'll be fine!

Janek · 07/06/2023 07:57

Women who hover above the toilet seat generally wee on it, leaving it unpleasant for the next person. Just give it a wipe if necessary and sit down!

IHeartGeneHunt · 07/06/2023 07:57

I never hover over the seat. Haven't caught anything horrific yet.

MrsMitford3 · 07/06/2023 07:56

The problem with the hoverers is the splash usually left on the seat.

Please wipe it as I find it even grimmer to have to clean previous users wee

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 07/06/2023 07:56
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UnaOfStormhold · 07/06/2023 07:56

I'd never thought of taking a portable vacuum cleaner with me to clean the loos... but seriously I only hover if the toilet looks particularly grubby or the seat is broken.

SmirnoffIceIsNice · 07/06/2023 07:56

I never take my hoover out with me, I only vacuum at home 😉

MadamWhiteleigh · 07/06/2023 07:56

I do. Hover, not hoover that is.

ShowOfHands · 07/06/2023 07:55

I used to do this until my Dyson got too unwieldy to lug round the shopping mall so now I just take a dustpan and brush instead.