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Regardless of where you are on the seat cover debate, you should be aware that you can stop those stupid flush sensors on public toilets from going off before you're ready.
Cover that sensor with TP after you first arrive, and it keeps it from going off. Then when you're ready to roll, take it off and drop it in the bowl and go. You can be like an action hero walking away from a fireball as it flushes, lol
Seriously, it's just gross getting toilet sprayed, so I'm glad this trick exists.
If I waited until I was totally done to flush I'd have to carry a personal plunger around
Reading this is the best thing since sliced bread
Nope. If the seat is dirty I'll wipe it down. The covers are usually wax paper that sticks to you and crinkle while you sit. They are usually not suitable for flushing and should be tossed out in a bin.
I know they are hygienic, but man do I hate those things.
I have bad news for y'all... Toilets are made from materials that are not porous for hygiene reasons. You are introducing a toilet seat cover made of paper, which is very porous. At best it does nothing cause it's allowing a bunch of bacteria through anyway
If I'm going to sit down then absolutely.
Totally agree
You can always hover
I'll wipe down the seat if there's liquid on it, or select another stall if there's worse. Paper liners are uncomfortable, noisy, wasteful, and don't actually do anything useful.
The door handle is where you'll pick up germs, not the toilet seat.
Yes. People are gross.
Negative. If the seat is that untrustworthy, I'll just find a different toilet.
I was in an asian grocery store with the wife, and the smell of the place set something off in me and I had to go so my wife asks one of the employees if I can use their washroom. They unlock it for me, and I'm all thankyou's until I walk into this little room and see what's waiting for me. There is not enough bleach in existence that would make what I saw that day usable as a toilet. I backed out, looked at both of them and said NOPE! And drove home to use the toilet as fast as possible.
Afterwards she didn't think it was so bad that it warranted a trip home, but I chalk that up to cultural differences. She must've seen some shit in her life if that was acceptable in any way.
In some parts of Asia I think a hole that you squat over, cut out of plywood or even tile, is kinda normal. A porta potty is not that different, ttytt.
That makes me think of the toilet in Trainspotting.
Nope. I do clean first if the seat is visibly dirty, and I resent every second of it.
Yep, it sucks when you're busting for a shit and you finally get into the cubicle, only to find some sket has pissed all over the seat. I generally try not to waste stuff like toilet paper but that situation calls for a healthy handful, I'm not getting rando piss on me!
I do, but mostly because I tend to sweat if I'm sitting long enough. I'd really rather not leave behind a bunch of my ass sweat for the next guy.
I usually do what I call “aerial bombardment” 😎 Just squat over the seat, not actually touching anything and aiming for the side of the toilet, so I don’t get hit by the splashes…
Thanks for getting shit and piss all over the seat for the rest of us.
Forgot to mention I lift the seat first ofcourse 😂
a what
Depends on the place. I usually wipe the seat down and try to forget how gross it is. Sometimes those things are so awkward to use though
They most of the time aren't available where I live, so I just rip up some toilet paper to cover the seat before sitting down.
no, but because of certain disgusting individuals at my workplace I keep a container of clorox wipes to clean/disinfect the seat on those rare times I can't holdout until I get home.
They're in the men's rooms, but, if I absolutely have to use a public restroom, I'll triple-fold lengths of toilet paper and cover the whole seat. Then I'll kick them into the toilet once I'm done.
No, if there's a little bit I'll clean it with TP.
If there's a lot I'll just crouch and not touch the seat.
I'll never use these covers
Na. If I'm in such an icky restroom that would warrant one of those, I'll hold it or I'll hover. Thankfully, my shared restroom shits are pretty much exclusive to work, so they aren't exactly public restrooms.
No, in most situations it's needlessly germ phobic and wasteful. Using copious sheets of paper or a liner which gets flushed or goes in the bin is objectively a bad thing.
City sewers are often a wreck because people treat toilets like a magic black hole.
Only if they're out of paper.
TIL there is such a thing as disposable toilet seat covers.
I don’t use covers, but I have cleaning wipes I’ll use if I see any recognizable filth. Also try to leave public stalls cleaner than I found them. I don’t think we should have to live in a world where toilet seat covers are necessary.
I have used toilet seat covers to make my face less greasy before a photograph, though.
Absolutely. I don't understand the people saying they use a bunch of toilet paper to cover the seat? Seems like more work for a worse result.
It is but also depending on where you are (in the US) they either aren't available or they are even thinner than the toilet paper.
Yes, although most of the time they are not provided, so I make my own out of TP. If not, I have a desinfectant spray on me that can clean the sit if it is not too disgusting.
Today I learned they exist so no. To be fair though the majority of men’s business in there is point and shoot so there’s less demand.
In my region they often aren't available, so kind of a forced no.
I do not believe that using a toilet seat cover actually protects you from ass sweat or urine.
No, but then again I've never really been grossed out by having to use a public toilet. As long as the seat isn't like covered in literal shit or piss, I don't really care.
I'll wipe the seat down first if it looks gross, but can't say I've ever used a disposable cover. They're either not commonly in bathrooms I go to, or I've just never paid attention enough to see them.
First time I heard that something like this even exists. If toilet is disgusting I'd rather not use it or clean it myself
Yeah, although I fully recognize it's irrational and I will still elect to poop without it if I have to.
I use covers and I also won’t use a visibly dirty toilet. If there is no cover, I would use tissue. I hate using public restrooms.
What kind of monster doesn't?