Public Bathroom Doors...

[Kilala]

One of the things which continually tend to bug me are public bathroom doors... You always have to pull the door to leave a public bathroom.

To me this does not make any sense. As wonderful as the thought may be, the reality is.... not everybody washes their hands after they do their business. And so the next move is that they open the door with their unwashed hands. Yuck!!!

I just think that it would make more sense if to exit a restroom, the doors should be pushed - just for hygienic reasons. To pull you have to directly use your hands... to push you could like use your foot (haha something I do when I can, weird I know ^~).

So yeah, what do you think? Would it make sense to have bathroom doors 'pushed' rather than 'pulled' when making an exit?

(Sorry, it was just a random though haha.)

[Rhaps]

Several options!
- Dropkick the door
- Kick your foot up, catch the handle, and hobble backwards XD
- Wait for someone to open, then try and walk through with them
I have the same problem sometimes, but I have used option 2 once and it worked. Got me odd looks, but kept me sanitary lol

[Kilala]

Several options!
- Dropkick the door
- Kick your foot up, catch the handle, and hobble backwards XD
- Wait for someone to open, then try and walk through with them
I have the same problem sometimes, but I have used option 2 once and it worked. Got me odd looks, but kept me sanitary lol

Wow option two sounds cool haha, but I don't think I would ever have the courage to do that

And option three sounds like Howard Hughes... Although admittedly I have waited in the past for someone to enter / leave in some pretty disgusting restrooms... -shudders-

[Dodie16]

In the bathrooms in some of the restaurants in my town, they have a handle on the door that you can use your forearm to open it with. Kind of awkward to use at first, but then you get used to it.

[Kilala]

In the bathrooms in some of the restaurants in my town, they have a handle on the door that you can use your forearm to open it with. Kind of awkward to use at first, but then you get used to it.

Using your forearm... I have done this too!!! But perhaps instead of making people look stupid they could design a push exit door <_<. Airports are the worst...

[Unknown Entity]

I always touch the part of the handle other people probably haven't touched. Like right at the top or the bottom, and always with my last two fingers.

Also, I always have anti-bacterial hand gel in my bag. Mainly because I use computers at college for all my lessons, and you have no idea who used it before you (I've seen some really gross things between keys before - to this day, I still hope that that hair wasn't pubic).

[Hyzenthlay]

I was thinking about this just the other day after washing my hands. You're washing your own nasties off only to get other peoples on you. What in gods name is that about?

Simple solution, though: Open the door using toilet paper or the green hand drying paper stuff. Then throw the paper away. Job done and with no foreign particles on you.

Hyz.

[Rocky]

Simple solution, though: Open the door using toilet paper or the green hand drying paper stuff. Then throw the paper away. Job done and with no foreign particles on you.

Hyz.

Bingo, we have a winner! That's why paper towels exist. Now that we have solved the situation at hand, can we talk about why bathrooms at swimming pools are like the worst bathrooms to have to use out of them all?

[Rhaps]

Bingo, we have a winner! That's why paper towels exist. Now that we have solved the situation at hand, can we talk about why bathrooms at swimming pools are like the worst bathrooms to have to use out of them all?

YES. It almost makes me want to create invincible malicious bacteria via anti-bacterial handsoap. Regular soap ftw. Anyway, I was in one changing during a school trip to one, came out of the door, and bam these jackasses are running around shanking people (pantsing in some regions) and smacking their arses. And they call us gay. . . But then they run to the main door, open it, and walk out. No washing. I almost died. Thank god for option three

[che]

I open public bathroom doors with my teeth. The saliva in my mouth is enough to kill any germs I might get.

[Pete]

Wait, you guys wash your hands?

I only do that after I drop a deuce, and I try like hell to only do that at my own house. I know nobody there misses the bowl.

[Jin]

The real burning question is why do most bathroom stall doors open inward? Like they don't give you a small enough space to crap in as it is, they also give you a huge door to contend with as you try to contort your body in a way that will allow you to enter or exit the stall. God help you if you have a bag and/or jacket with you.

Handicap stalls are amazing.

[Xithor]

The real burning question is why do most bathroom stall doors open inward? Like they don't give you a small enough space to crap in as it is, they also give you a huge door to contend with as you try to contort your body in a way that will allow you to enter or exit the stall. God help you if you have a bag and/or jacket with you.

Handicap stalls are amazing.

Amen brother, the doors open in towards the toilet and if you do have something like a backpack it's like a freaking struggle just to close the door especially when you gotta drop a deuce. Just let the door swing out for goodness sakes. Nothing beats a handicap stall

[GypsyElder]

There a two main things that bother me about bathrooms.

The first is, I hate when stalls don't have a "hook" to hang my purse on because then I have to do my business holding my bag and praying nothing falls in the toilet -_-

and the second is, when do people find time to write stuff on the walls and on the toilet paper holder? it's usually completely stupid stuff. I would never, when going to the bathroom take the time to bust out a pencil and write "I Love Justin Bieber" on the wall.

I just don't get it. You must be taking a mean crap, to be bored enough to start writing on the stall

[Sinister]

I have a better option... How about not using public bathrooms...ever? It's not really an option for me during semester, but dammit, I hate those places. I'm not verminophobic or germophobic or really phobic about public bathrooms... But the people around me, at my place of work and education, seem to take delight in destroying bathrooms and I'd just as soon not...

-Sin

[Polk]

Could a mod rename this thread to "Bad Stand-up Comedy Routine: The Thread" please? Nah, nah, I kid. But seriously, what's the deal with airline food? It's SOOOOO BAD.

As for the topic at hand, I have no problem with opening public bathroom doors and stuff because I usually am so focused on writing "I love Justin Bieber <3" on the walls that I don't have time to think about that sort of stuff. I have to let people know how I feel about the Biebs.

[Hyzenthlay]

Which question am I answering here? I'm so confused...

Right:

@ Rocky- Because people assume that chlorine destroys everything. They don't stop to think that their diseased hands are making the swimming world terrible for poor Rocky. Quite evil, really.
In all seriousness I don't have any more a problem with swimming pool bathroom than any other. It's the swimming pools themselves that are nasty. Especially when you think about scabs dissolving in there. Also... Floating plasters are the bane of my existence.


@ Jin: It would be awesome if they opened outwards. Think of the people that would be harmed by it, though. That, to some people, would add to the whole joy but it's implausible. Sorry, dear. Taking people out with swinging doors for your convenience just isn't patriotic... Or whatever...


@ Sin- I have to use public bathrooms on a regular basis. I'm away from home maybe 50% of my time. I'd love to find a hygienic public bathroom every now and then but alas; they don't exist.


@ James K. Polk- Lol. You have a problem, sir.


Maybe we should focus more on why portable toilets are the worst of any? I actually went to a festival last year and in poo was written 'SH*T' on the door. If there is anything stranger then please let me know. Come on, who goes to those lengths to be disgusting?

[Alpha]

It's the same principle with taps. You wash your hands, and then have to turn the tap which you just touched with dirty hands. It's the height of illogic, really.

Solution, for taps: automatic taps, that switch on when hands are placed beneath them. They'd save water and stop germs spreading.

So, apply the same principle to doors. Automatic doors, perhaps opened by some kind of ground mat that senses when somebody is standing there.

If you think that's idealistic, it's not.

But it's a shame that it is idealistic to hope that everyone washes their hands.

[Azuteor]

Don't forget the random pubic hairs on the floor!

I would think that the bathrooms at gas stations would be the worst of all.

[Xithor]

@ Jin: It would be awesome if they opened outwards. Think of the people that would be harmed by it, though. That, to some people, would add to the whole joy but it's implausible. Sorry, dear. Taking people out with swinging doors for your convenience just isn't patriotic... Or whatever...

Hahaha that made me visualize something that would happen in a Dumb and Dumber movie, here comes Jim Carrey trying to get to a stall and whack!! Right in the dome with the swinging stall door and down he goes haha. Prob why they have the doors swing in even though it cramps that space

[Dodie16]

Originally Posted by Azuteor
I would think that the bathrooms at gas stations would be the worst of all.

I actually haven't seen all that many gross gas station bathrooms. Most of the ones that I've seen have been well-kept and pretty nice (as far as bathrooms are concerned, I guess).

The grossest bathrooms I've encountered would have to be some of the ones that are at campgrounds... Ew...

[Unknown Entity]

The first is, I hate when stalls don't have a "hook" to hang my purse on because then I have to do my business holding my bag and praying nothing falls in the toilet -_-

I hate that too. In situations like that, I hang whatever I need to hang on the handle/latch. Or sometimes if a friend is in the toilet with me, I'll ask if they could hold it for a few moments. I refuse to put my bag anywhere near the floor. Nuh-uh.

ALSO! Speaking of latches, has anyone encountered one of those doors that can be opened from the outside as well as the inside? With either the side of a coin or key, or even sometimes a finger? It's not a really nice "joke" when you're doing your business and some asswipe gets the door open.

I actually haven't seen all that many gross gas station bathrooms. Most of the ones that I've seen have been well-kept and pretty nice (as far as bathrooms are concerned, I guess).

The grossest bathrooms I've encountered would have to be some of the ones that are at campgrounds... Ew...

We were driving to our holiday destination a few years ago, and I got really desperate. We'd been driving for three hours already, and we stopped at a petrol station for some snacks and drinks, so I took the opportunity to use the facilities. They were horrible. You could totally imagine it as the scene from a horror or thriller movie. Of course it wasn't, but it was horrible. Not as bad as the toilets in Candyman though. It stank too.

And I used to go to a campsite which has really nice public facilities. ^^;

[Pete]

Actually, it's good to not have the hook on the inside of the door. It makes it pretty easy for someone to just reach over, grab your bag and bolt. By the time you finish your business and get your pants up, they're long gone. It sucks, but it happens.

[Merlin]

To me, the worst thing about the doors is how they never shut right... so there's always a huge gap on the latch side where people can see you. Also, the latch is busted half the time so then you have to try holding the door shut with one hand or foot while doing your business. Which brings me to the most annoying thing about public bathrooms: Why in the blue hell do people insist on trying to force their way into stalls that are clearly occupied? So if you are the lucky one who gets the stall you have to hold shut, you just know... some asshat is going to waltz in there and push the door. I had one asshole that pushed the door on me and I was able to keep it shut with my foot. I told him someone was in there and he kept pushing anyway. Luckily the laws of nature payed off. He pushed, and I kicked back. His face was introduced to the door rather abruptly.

[Xtrmn8r_V.13.7.3]

I hate having to use public bathrooms, especially when i go to the movies woth my friends. . .
You can pretty much see the life forms growing and multiplying on the toilets/toilet seats/flushy buttons (Forgot what they're called) and on the taps and doors, too.
I just hate the thought of having to touch anything in there, so i usually try to avoid going in the germs' festival. . .

I usually just wait for people to open the door, cause i find touching them so disgusting!!!
My advice? Go toilet before you go to the movies, or go out in general. . .

[Clint]

I would be easier if there weren't any doors at all. If you really think about it, public bathrooms can be easily monitored by security in public buildings if there were no doors. If there were no doors, then it wouldn't matter if people wash their hands or not, and that would overall make the world a safer place to live in. Not only will the spread of disease be down a considerable amount, but the amount of illegal public restroom rapes will become virtually nonexistent.

The amputation of all hands could be another solution. If nobody has hands to touch the doors with, how could they possibly spread disease-carrying germs?

[Xithor]

@ Jin: It would be awesome if they opened outwards. Think of the people that would be harmed by it, though. That, to some people, would add to the whole joy but it's implausible. Sorry, dear. Taking people out with swinging doors for your convenience just isn't patriotic... Or whatever...

Random note on the outward swinging doors that Jin had purposed, I recently went to see The A-Team at the movie theaters and when I went to the bathroom after the movie all the doors on the stalls swung out! It was amazing! Haha just thought I'd chime in with this new development

[Rocky]

Random note on the outward swinging doors that Jin had purposed, I recently went to see The A-Team at the movie theaters and when I went to the bathroom after the movie all the doors on the stalls swung out! It was amazing! Haha just thought I'd chime in with this new development

Little do people know that Jin is actually a civil engineer that employs invisible fairies and elves to work on his projects. You could say hes a modern day Santa Claus!

[Hyzenthlay]

Little do people know that Jin is actually a civil engineer that employs invisible fairies and elves to work on his projects. You could say hes a modern day Santa Claus!

Santa just ain't modern enough...

I still say that Portaloos are the worst. Festival toilets are diabolical.

[Jin]

Little do people know that Jin is actually a civil engineer that employs invisible fairies and elves to work on his projects. You could say hes a modern day Santa Claus!

Actually, I've got the Underpants Gnomes doing it.



They're dedicated workers.