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..to want to tell people in public toilets...

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MrsMerryHenry · 27/05/2009 10:43

...to wash their hands?

This is inspired by another thread.

Obviously I never have, and never would say it! But I am shocked by the numbers of people that walk straight from the cubicle to the door without so much as a wave offering of water at the sink.

How vile!

OP posts:
upagumtree · 27/05/2009 11:55

lol@ladybags

badgermonkey · 27/05/2009 11:55

I always wonder what the hell people are doing in there. I've been in public loos with ten or so cubicles, a long queue, and I've managed to go in and out without anyone from any of the other cubicles flushing. And they were in there when I went in! I don't think I'm super speedy or anything, but surely the majority of loo visits should be pee and go?

bigchris · 27/05/2009 11:57

its very hard to poo in a public loo
i hate having to poo at work
i convince myself people are talking about how stinky i am

Stayingsunnygirl · 27/05/2009 11:58

As long as you don't then have to turn the taps off again, Iwish.

But urine is sterile unless you have a urinary tract infection, so I wouldn't worry about a trace of that on the door handle or taps, though e-coli from poo could be more of an issue though not, I suspect, a huge one as long as you wash your hands.

wotulookinat · 27/05/2009 11:59

When I wash my hands in public loos, I always swish some soapy water over the tap before I turn it off again.

Original poster
MrsMerryHenry · 27/05/2009 11:59

Stayingsunny, I don't care about the sterility of anyone else's urine - it's just not nice to have to touch it!! Especially not with my bare bottom, thank you very much.

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hobbgoblin · 27/05/2009 12:00

Do those of you using sanitiser from your handbag use before or after leaving?

I use elbows or feet for most necessary touching of public aspects of toilet experience. If impossible then I get DC to do it for me, they don't care.

HarmonyHunter · 27/05/2009 12:01

Has anyone ever heard of over-sanitizing? No wonder so many childrens immunines systems are shot

Lucia39 · 27/05/2009 12:01

Picante [Quote "Why do old ladies take SO LONG?"] End quote

One day you will know the answer!

ellingwoman · 27/05/2009 12:03

How to people with sanitizers etc get the stuff out of their handbags without contaminating the other stuff in there?

cornsilk · 27/05/2009 12:04

I think they use their elbows ellingwoman.

bumpsoon · 27/05/2009 12:05

i hate those people who hover over the seat and so wee on the floor and seat , i know of no-one who has caught an sti from a toilet seat ever

Stayingsunnygirl · 27/05/2009 12:06

Ohhh I am totally with you as far as droplets on the seats is concerned, MrsMerryHenry - there's nothing worse than sitting down and realising that the seat's damp!! Mind you, living with three boys, for whom accuracy is a theory rather than a reality, I have learned to look before I sit, even at home.

I was referring to the wee on hands that then touch things issue. Apologies for any confusion.

cornsilk · 27/05/2009 12:06

I hover but I don't wee on the floor. I have a good aim.

mamadiva · 27/05/2009 12:06

I always wipe the seat with loo roll, not so much to clean it but more to dry the bloody things which normally has lady dribble on them

I do not worry about door handles it's not healthy to worry about all germs, I wash my hands with water because I have atopic eczema and the crappy (or should that be pissy ) soap brings me out in raving flare ups so I have to use the hand gel stuff.

As for taking a dump well ya gotta do what ya gotta do Although that is down to family issues, my brother has crohns and was told never to hold it in because it can cause lacerations which can result in nasty infections and quite frankly I'd rather have 5 minutes of embarassment than a cut up my arse pipe!

Oh yes and a good dollop of toilet roll down the loo hides the plop

mamadiva · 27/05/2009 12:09

Oh and with regards to the handbag mystery I used to be a care assistant so have stockpiles of the little bottles that clip onto the inside of your pocket so you just have to swing it out and spray no touching apart from the bottle but as I say I do use water first.

WhiteFish · 27/05/2009 12:10

how do germs get OFF a loo seat UP your backside?

do they have little trampets?

this is like you can " catch HUVAIDS off loo seats"

Ladies you realy need to not talk such shit

jumpingbeans · 27/05/2009 12:11

Have none of you seen the sign on the back of the toilet door," no good standing on the toilet seat, the crabs in here can jump three feet

jumpingbeans · 27/05/2009 12:11

Have none of you seen the sign on the back of the toilet door," no good standing on the toilet seat, the crabs in here can jump three feet

Original poster
MrsMerryHenry · 27/05/2009 12:12

Whitefish -

OP posts:
cornsilk · 27/05/2009 12:13

I don't want to sit on someone else's wee. Wee has germs hasn't it. I want to be able to scratch my arse in peace.

WhiteFish · 27/05/2009 12:14

But we are telling kids " you can catch HIV off loo seats" then being prissy about them and " ooh wee might touch my anus" .
its bad science.

lol at sign ;)

cornsilk · 27/05/2009 12:16

What's HIV got to do with loo seats?

jumpingbeans · 27/05/2009 12:17

I like to think i just taught mine, wash your hands after you have been to the toilet, if you piss on the seat, wipe it, and don't leave shite smeared round the bowl, that cover it all i think

StealthPolarBear · 27/05/2009 12:18

I don't like sitting on other people's wee
I always wash my hands but assume the taps are fairly germ free
Don't like touching the door on the way out but thought I'd be going over the top to use tissue - ca't believe some people actually do.

OK - ultimate in public toilet paranoia - the person before you probably touched the first bit of 'your' toilet roll, to tear it off the roll