More Toilet Talk

[synchronous]

I know everyone wants to know the truth to the above philosophical question... :rofl:

[booyalab]

I prefer down because it's covered in germs, and it's not fair to make a girl exposed to more bacteria than is necessary- just because the guy's too lazy to do that 1 second chore. However, I don't think this conundrum is worthy of it's cliched gender-specific argument status. It's so fucking trivial.

[booyalab]

I should also mention that billions of bacteria are spewed into the air- on toothbrushes, toiletries, towels, etc..everytime the toilet's flushed. So putting the lid down before you flush it....much less the seat, can prevent most of that bacteria from landing on various bathroom items.

[Sam172]

Down, down, down.

The toothbrushes in this household are kept in a small jug/container thing on the top of the cistern. On a number of occasions they have...ermm....well fallen over into the toilet. Therefore I insist that the seat is left down, as I don't want to either have to pay of a new toothbrush, or use one after it's sat in a tub of milton for a number of hours after being fished out... ¬_¬

[int]

Close the damn lid.

I hate it when people leave the lid up. Both men and women.

[booyalab]

Down, down, down.

The toothbrushes in this household are kept in a small jug/container thing on the top of the cistern. On a number of occasions they have...ermm....well fallen over into the toilet. Therefore I insist that the seat is left down, as I don't want to either have to pay of a new toothbrush, or use one after it's sat in a tub of milton for a number of hours after being fished out... ¬_¬

you really should keep them in a cabinet, much more sanitary.

[Sam172]

Down, down, down.

The toothbrushes in this household are kept in a small jug/container thing on the top of the cistern. On a number of occasions they have...ermm....well fallen over into the toilet. Therefore I insist that the seat is left down, as I don't want to either have to pay of a new toothbrush, or use one after it's sat in a tub of milton for a number of hours after being fished out... ¬_¬

you really should keep them in a cabinet, much more sanitary.

no room :(
the bottom of the tub periodically has to be washed out too because it fills up with water and goes all scummy, leaving the bottom of all the toothbrushes with a sort of brown/beige smelly fungus like stuff on it

[booyalab]

Down, down, down.

The toothbrushes in this household are kept in a small jug/container thing on the top of the cistern. On a number of occasions they have...ermm....well fallen over into the toilet. Therefore I insist that the seat is left down, as I don't want to either have to pay of a new toothbrush, or use one after it's sat in a tub of milton for a number of hours after being fished out... ¬_¬

you really should keep them in a cabinet, much more sanitary.

no room :(
the bottom of the tub periodically has to be washed out too because it fills up with water and goes all scummy, leaving the bottom of all the toothbrushes with a sort of brown/beige smelly fungus like stuff on it

I think that would be mineral deposits from the bath water. Maybe you should put your toothbrushes in those long plastic travel containers.

[Sam172]

Down, down, down.

The toothbrushes in this household are kept in a small jug/container thing on the top of the cistern. On a number of occasions they have...ermm....well fallen over into the toilet. Therefore I insist that the seat is left down, as I don't want to either have to pay of a new toothbrush, or use one after it's sat in a tub of milton for a number of hours after being fished out... ¬_¬

you really should keep them in a cabinet, much more sanitary.

no room :(
the bottom of the tub periodically has to be washed out too because it fills up with water and goes all scummy, leaving the bottom of all the toothbrushes with a sort of brown/beige smelly fungus like stuff on it

I think that would be mineral deposits from the bath water. Maybe you should put your toothbrushes in those long plastic travel containers.

too much hassle, they work fine as they are :P

[booyalab]

Bathrooms are disgusting. Whatever happened to the pioneer days when you'd have your little backyard room of filth (outhouse) and you'd clean yourself in the kitchen in a giant tub? Whoever decided to have everyone relieve themselves and clean themselves in the same room was on drugs.

[SensEye]

Up you fools! BTW, are you refering to the lid or the rim or both? In any event, the answer is up to both.


Whoever decided to have everyone relieve themselves and clean themselves in the same room was on drugs.

But it is right after you relieve yourself you most need cleaning. It wouldn't make sense to have travel to a different room. Besides, toilets are not all that dirty. Tests have shown the most bacteria laden area in almost all houses is the drain of the kitchen sink.

[booyalab]

Up you fools! BTW, are you refering to the lid or the rim or both? In any event, the answer is up to both.


Whoever decided to have everyone relieve themselves and clean themselves in the same room was on drugs.

But it is right after you relieve yourself you most need cleaning. It wouldn't make sense to have travel to a different room. Besides, toilets are not all that dirty. Tests have shown the most bacteria laden area in almost all houses is the drain of the kitchen sink. I think toilet paper is a good idea...I just don't think the dirtiest part of the house that we consistently touch should be near things in the house that require some of the most sanitation. Maybe you take baths in your kitchen sink, *puts up hands* I'm not here to judge!

[Jezebel]

Bathrooms are disgusting. Whatever happened to the pioneer days when you'd have your little backyard room of filth (outhouse) and you'd clean yourself in the kitchen in a giant tub? Whoever decided to have everyone relieve themselves and clean themselves in the same room was on drugs.

Both relieving yourself and showering requires that you expose your genitals. Now you can argue that this is just an effect of cultural conditioning all you want, but I for one would not want people walking in and out of the room while I am either taking a shower or taking a dump. Both activities need a "private" room, so it makes sense to put them together instead of in one of the other common living areas.

[booyalab]

Bathrooms are disgusting. Whatever happened to the pioneer days when you'd have your little backyard room of filth (outhouse) and you'd clean yourself in the kitchen in a giant tub? Whoever decided to have everyone relieve themselves and clean themselves in the same room was on drugs.

Both relieving yourself and showering requires that you expose your genitals. Now you can argue that this is just an effect of cultural conditioning all you want, but I for one would not want people walking in and out of the room while I am either taking a shower or taking a dump. Both activities need a "private" room, so it makes sense to put them together instead of in one of the other common living areas.

I'm going to invent a bed that transforms into a bathtub.

[Claverhouse]

I should also mention that billions of bacteria are spewed into the air- on toothbrushes, toiletries, towels, etc..everytime the toilet's flushed. So putting the lid down before you flush it....much less the seat, can prevent most of that bacteria from landing on various bathroom items.

Actually no. The increased pressure of the seat being down means bacteria are forced out at such a rate that there is practically no difference. ( Unless you designed a hermetically sealed lid; which would however destroy your plumbing system ). So really it is less unsightly to leave it up.



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[booyalab]

I should also mention that billions of bacteria are spewed into the air- on toothbrushes, toiletries, towels, etc..everytime the toilet's flushed. So putting the lid down before you flush it....much less the seat, can prevent most of that bacteria from landing on various bathroom items.

Actually no. The increased pressure of the seat being down means bacteria are forced out at such a rate that there is practically no difference. ( Unless you designed a hermetically sealed lid; which would however destroy your plumbing system ). So really it is less unsightly to leave it up.



Claverhouse :ph34r:

I know that the bacteria would still come out, but it would be mostly confined to the floor and below waist-level......i specifically said 'can prevent ....from landing on various bathroom items'

[Boneca]

I must say, I never quite understood the significance of this question.
But I vote down, because the cats would probably try to put their bloody toys down the toilet otherwise.

[Birdsnest]

I like the seat-lid down, I don't care if the lid itself is up. Also like the tp so it pulls off from the top of the roll, NOT from the bottom.

[Boneca]

Also like the tp so it pulls off from the top of the roll, NOT from the bottom.
That on the other hand, is significant. There's nothing worse than wrongly inserted toilet rolls. :D

[file cabinet]

I usually put it down but leaving it up is not a big deal.

[Jezebel]

I'd be happy if most of the guys in my family bothered to put the toilet seat up in the first place when they used it. :sick:

[BritainOphira]

I say down because I am constantly knocking things off of my sink and onto the toliet lid. (Okay, my bathroom is tiny.) If the lid was up, then I'd have to replace just about everything in the bathroom on a bi-weekly basis (hair dryers, brushes, toothbrushes, soap, towels, clothes, etc.).