Train journey CFs

[GreenestValley]

On a train and go to the loo - someone is in it

Wait three, four, five minutes. I have a tactic of trying the door handle several times at intervals so as to hopefully embarrass anyone who thinks they can stay in there as long as they like, into emerging

In this instance even with trying the door and eventually knocking, no movement at all. Clearly someone who wants to avoid the ticket inspector for the full 3 hour length of this journey

I obviously just went to another loo but it really pisses me off - when you’ve got carriages of people who have paid sixty quid for a ticket 👿

AIBU or does this really grind the gears for anyone else?!

I have a tactic of trying the door handle several times at intervals so as to hopefully embarrass anyone who thinks they can stay in there as long as they like, into emerging

People that try occupied door handles are absolute idiots. This surely has the opposite effect. You have probably made someone feel anxious about “emerging” so they’ll stay there longer, until you’ve left at least. Would you like someone doing that to your child?

“Fare dodgers” are the least likely to emerge if you do this too, they have the most to lose so your intended effect is lost.

That’s such a rude and bizarre thing to do, if someone tried the handle on me I’d loudly ask them what they’re playing at and blatantly record them as soon as I leave. I’d assume it was some filthy pervert trying to force their way in. Be careful that no one sends a text to BTP reporting you trying to force open their door, would be hilarious seeing you try to justify that because you’d look unreasonable regardless of how you play it.

I’d also take my SWEET time to “emerge”, certainly wouldn’t be rushing myself. Also how do you know that the person inside wasn’t also waiting in a queue before you arrived?

Why have you put emerge in inverted commas..? Fair enough to disagree but that is just 🤷🏻‍♀️

*Saw a bloke waiting 5-10 minutes outside the loo in the cafe, increasingly impatient. In the end he gave up and went back to his seat. A few minutes later I needed to go and tried the door. Still locked.
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Sounds more like you tried the door just to make a point and embarrass them.

Really no need to second guess me. I needed to go, looked up and saw the bloke waiting which is how I spotted the whole situation. Then was ready to leave but still needed it so tried it. I actually got my period in a public loo today if that makes any difference to anyone..

Jesus Christ OP. You are so awful

@GreenestValley How much time is each individual permitted to use the loo?

Obviously there is no prescribed time limit.

But when multiple people are waiting then giving up outside, I’d say they are taking too long. Apparently this is an outrageous position to take.

Nobody cares about your period OP, and it sounds a bit like it is you that lacks the appropriate etiquette when it comes the the matter. Repeatedly trying the door is horrendously rude and unkind - who are you to dole out embarrassment as a means to jolt others into doing anything? Many people have bowel and bladder issues that they cannot control timings of and I'd thank your lucky stars you can afford a train ticket.

Get the ticket inspector next time if you feel you've identified a fare dodger in the toilets by means of psychic activity. Make a point of using the toilets at stations or when changing trains, or walk further down the train and use another if that isn't feasible.

@GreenestValley Fair point. When you are unwell, inside a locked cubicle, how do you count how many people are waiting? Is it to do with how many rattles of the door handle are made? If so, what do you do if you've been in there for seconds and someone rattles the handle?

So you're still at it, despite the reaction you've had in here. 5-10 mins is not a long time. You need to stop.

But realistically, why do you think anyone would want to spend more time than they absolutely have to being bounced around in a stinky toilet?

^This. The idea that anyone would willingly spend 3 hours with n a train toilet is very hard to believe, even a fare dodger. On a commuter journey of 30 minutes, yes that I can believe.

Anyway, regardless, there were other toilets the OP could have used. It's not her job to root out Farr dodgers, unless she works for the British Transport Police.

OP just doesn't like having to wait for the loo. Not just in trains apparently.

'Farr' was meant to be 'fare', predictive text is sooo annoying!!

I'm completely with you OP.

The idea that anyone would willingly spend 3 hours with n a train toilet is very hard to believe, even a fare dodger

As I said upthread, I'd do it (if it were a legitimate option rather than illegal) to save the £140 train fare I regularly pay. Fine for you if you can easily afford the train fare for a long-distance journey - but not everyone is wealthy enough to take the financial hit without sacrifices elsewhere.

Speaking as someone who once did have an upset stomach on a train once (in a foreign country no less), and just needed some time to sit there and wait for it to pass... I say W T actual F. Who made you the toilet police?

And if someone is desperate enough to dodge a fare by spending 3 hours in a gross as hell train toilet, leave them the hell alone. They've likely got stuff going on that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.

To quote my dear dad: "It's people like you what cause unrest." Just leave it be.

But when multiple people are waiting then giving up outside, I’d say they are taking too long.

it is a ridiculous view.

You imply that people using the toilet is a choice and a fancy. Unless you have some very weird tendencies yourself, you should realise that it's not people's idea of a day out.

I think you need to have some consideration for others. You don’t know if the person in there is ill or disabled. Trying to embarrass someone to come out of the toilet is a really unpleasant thing to do.