Mens Toilets and the washing habits of.....?

Question

A Pet Beef of mine is...

I wash my hands each time I visit a public loo. But I often see No Point in doing so as others who do not wash their hands, grab the door handle which I too have to grab to leave (though I often try to put my foot in the door).

I once pointed this out to a Dr (we were both in the loo of a pub during a reunion) after he'd washed his hands, and he said, 'Yes! It's a good point. I've never thought of it that way.'

I really do detest and can get worked up about it.

Has anyone any other pet beef's like this?

Answer 1

Well to address your point, I never touch the door handle in the loo. I use a towel or some toilet paper.

As for my own personal pet beef (as you call it), I do have one that really gets to me. I hate it when I'm at any type of retail establishment (bar, restaurant, pub, shop) and one of the people I'm with is rude to the people working there. I get so embarrassed to be sitting with someone who is treating a person who is working very hard with disrespect. I was once shoe shopping with a friend who was so rude to the salesperson that I made an excuse to leave her and go to another department.

I believe that everyone should have to work in retail at least once to see how hard it is!! In a perfect world, everyone would work in a shop, a restaurant, and a bar to see how difficult it can be to work with the public. If everyone did this, we'd all be nicer to the hard working people who we run across in our daily lives.

Answer 2

What you do is right, stick your foot in the door, or wait for someone else to enter/exit and walk out. If your in a hurry try grabbing another part of he door, like the metal closer at the top or if its a long handle, hold it right at the top.

OR take some loo roll and wrap it round your hand!

Last option is not very desirable (which is to hold it)

Answer 3

Your totally right. Everytime I go into the public loos and need number 2, some inconsiderate SOB has peed all over the seat of the only loo that isn't backed up. The other loos are taken up by guys that have to sit down when they pee. Do they not know how to use a urinal?

Answer 4

You mean Pet peeve?yes i have quite a few: lol

Grocery carts with one bad wheel.

Car passengers that throw their doors wide open without first checking for obstacles.

Peoples stupid remarks made on Yahoo Answers.

Ok i wont go on. You no you can over come your problem thow. After you have washed your hands: Grab hold of a paper towel or tissue and open the door handle whilst holding that. Good idea i no. well good luck m8 : )

Answer 5

OK , so you think that by putting in ur boots in the door way u r safe from Bactria???

Leave alone sitting on the seat to **** !!!!

what about ?? how do u open and close the water tabs???

this is what i do.....first of all i try to hold and not go in a public toilet but when cant avoid....

use tissue paper to open and close the water taps.

can use that same tissue paper to pull the door handel to open.

and for shitting i avoid completely....never leave home until fully satisfied with my bowl activity. prefer to use only my own throne.

but in air travels i use a bunch of those disposable toilet seat covers ...making it sure that my skin is not touching the seat.

never use those hanging towels to dry hands...only use the hot air blower.

Answer 6

I wash my hands whenever i have used the toilet. If i have a long-sleeved top on i would pull it over my hand and open the door that way.
What irritates me is people who put their rubbish out days before it is due to be collected and i end up having to clear it up else my dogs will eat it.

Answer 7

I agree, it is awful.

There shouldn't be main doors on toilets as a rule. You can make the walls so that they are walk in only.

The cubicles would have doors because you need personal privacy. Then you would wash your hands afterwards, b4 exiting.

It would help stop cross infection of bacteria so much.

Answer 8

I see this all the time when i am in a gents lav, to the extent that i now use a piece of toilet paper to open the door on my way out (after i have washed my hands of course!)

Answer 9

I sit outside a toilet at work and the majority of men are in and out and couldn't possibly have washed their hands. Then straight into a nice sandwich. Just eat **** and save the middle man.

Answer 10

I have that exact same "beef"! Why fo the shopfitters always make it so that you have to pull the door open to get out? Why can't we push it open with our feet?

Also, why don't these filthy heathens take it in good humour when we point out to the whole establishment just what they've done? Me personally, if I was about to shake someone's hand I would be eternally grateful to anyone who loudly pointed out that my "shakee" had piss on his hands!