Do you sit on the toilet seat in public restrooms?

[disneychick0412]

I sit! Actually, I wipe the seat off with TP if it is wet, then sit.
I do, however, use a paper towel to open the door. I guess, I'm more worried about the germs on my hands than the ones on my butt/upper legs. Not sure if I'm protecting myself from germs doing that, but it makes me feel better!!

What diseases are the "hoverers" worried about contracting from the toilet seat?

 

[aprilgail2]

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I don't get all of this " I use TP to line the seat/ open the door". You do realize that every time someone flushes a toilet germs spray all over the place, including on the TP that is right beside the toilet. The article I saw said that those toilet germs can spray as far as 8 feet. Paper towl dispensers in the bathrooms are coated with those same germs....so where's the protection?

I HATE when we have company at the house and they flush the toilet with the lid up- I make sure to put away all the paper cups, toothbrushes etc when company comes because they flush with the lid up and I saw that show where they showed how far germs and fecal matter do fly when you flush and how many people leave their toothbrushes on the sinks and are actually brushing with fecal matter and germs all over their toothbrush!

Couldn't you have just asked her to change her gloves before waiting on you? She could have been in the back, picking her nose with the gloved finger, and come out to wait on you and you never would have known the difference.

I agree! I would certainly have asked her to change her gloces before making a big scene about it- that poor woman!

 

[dogluva]

Do you handle cash coins and bills? Do you open canned goods, boxed or frozen foods? Do you handle fresh fruits/vegetables? Sorry...don't mean to be inflammatory, but I'd just like to know. TIA!!

FTR, I was in Wal-Mart last summer buying massive amounts of food for a large Family Reunion. I was standing in line at the Deli to order sliced turkey, ham, and Swiss. The lady behind the counter was wearing plastic gloves, when a friend of hers carrying a baby showed up to say Hi to her. This lady stepped out from behind the counter, hugged her friend, and rubbed the baby's hair...still wearing the same plastic gloves. She then went back behind the counter and continued to take orders without changing the gloves! I was the next in line. She asked for my order, and I was so grossed out that I just left and asked to speak to a supervisor. They confronted her and she actually denied that this had happened! Fortunately, the lady in line behind me witnessed this and confirmed my story. The whole incident drew a lot of attention, as the lady in question was fired on the spot and had to be escorted out the door. I'm not normally squeamish at all (still sit on public toilets), but this incident really grossed me out!

This is so sad. I really hope the woman didn't have kids to support. Really, do you feel glad someone you don't even know was fired?

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

Do you handle cash coins and bills? Do you open canned goods, boxed or frozen foods? Do you handle fresh fruits/vegetables? Sorry...don't mean to be inflammatory, but I'd just like to know. TIA!!

FTR, I was in Wal-Mart last summer buying massive amounts of food for a large Family Reunion. I was standing in line at the Deli to order sliced turkey, ham, and Swiss. The lady behind the counter was wearing plastic gloves, when a friend of hers carrying a baby showed up to say Hi to her. This lady stepped out from behind the counter, hugged her friend, and rubbed the baby's hair...still wearing the same plastic gloves. She then went back behind the counter and continued to take orders without changing the gloves! I was the next in line. She asked for my order, and I was so grossed out that I just left and asked to speak to a supervisor. They confronted her and she actually denied that this had happened! Fortunately, the lady in line behind me witnessed this and confirmed my story. The whole incident drew a lot of attention, as the lady in question was fired on the spot and had to be escorted out the door. I'm not normally squeamish at all (still sit on public toilets), but this incident really grossed me out!

No I use a debit card. I never ever have cash. No I don't eat fresh fruits and veggies and my dh washes all the cans for me. I will however be puked on by one of my kids and wipe their butts so go figure. Unless you have OCD you do not understand it. It is different for everyone. Some people wash their hands compulsvily, some check things over & over, some organzie everything. I can use hotel bedding to an extent but I lysol teh bathroom. As I said it's different for everyone and to most there is no logic.

 

[MIGrandma]

I HATE when we have company at the house and they flush the toilet with the lid up- I make sure to put away all the paper cups, toothbrushes etc when company comes because they flush with the lid up and I saw that show where they showed how far germs and fecal matter do fly when you flush and how many people leave their toothbrushes on the sinks and are actually brushing with fecal matter and germs all over their toothbrush!

I have a close friend who leaves the lid up when she flushes too. In her house I don't care, but in mine I wish she'd put the lid down first!! I hate seeing toilets with their lids up. They are made with a lid, use them.

I don't say anything to her though, because she doesn't live close by so doesn't come that often but it still bugs me.

 

[tinkerbell of winter]

Wow this sure turned out to be a hot topic! One thing I thought of that's pretty funny, I actually met a guy that carries saran wrap with him for public toilet seats, how he disposes of that I do not know but that's a true germophobe......

 

[karensi]

If available, I use the paper toilet seat covers......
that's just one of the reasons I love Disney, all the toilets there have these paper covers available
Karen

 

[PaulaSB12]

If available, I use the paper toilet seat covers......
that's just one of the reasons I love Disney, all the toilets there have these paper covers available
Karen

And the number of times I saw toilet floors literally covered with those covers is just gross. Its quite possible we may be the first species that allows its neurosis about germs to do us serious harm. I just don't get it people are worried about the germs on toilet handles but are perfectly happy to use their shoes which probably have more germs than their hands to flush the toilet, so the next person who uses the toilet is not worthy of enough respect that you who hate germs deliberately inflict the germs from the floor on them.

 

[Tiggernut_jadie]

I sit. And I flush manual toilets with my hand not my foot. To me there is nothing more disgusting than someone placing their filthy shoe where other people touch with their hands... except sitting in someone else's pee.

Think this is as disgusting as the 'hoverers' who don't clean up after themselves!

I am 44 years old - I have never 'hovered' or used my foot to flush. IK sit on the toilet, do whatever I need to do, flush with my hand opne the door and go and wash my hands with soap....I have never had any sort of 'butt rot' or any other disease of the buttocks and I rarely get colds etc. My DD is 9 and I have made sure she doesn't have any of these 'paranoid' issues about cleanliness. Since she started school she has had exactly 3 days off sick - not bad in 5 years!

 

[claudia]

FTR, I was in Wal-Mart last summer buying massive amounts of food for a large Family Reunion. I was standing in line at the Deli to order sliced turkey, ham, and Swiss. The lady behind the counter was wearing plastic gloves, when a friend of hers carrying a baby showed up to say Hi to her. This lady stepped out from behind the counter, hugged her friend, and rubbed the baby's hair...still wearing the same plastic gloves. She then went back behind the counter and continued to take orders without changing the gloves! I was the next in line. She asked for my order, and I was so grossed out that I just left and asked to speak to a supervisor. They confronted her and she actually denied that this had happened! Fortunately, the lady in line behind me witnessed this and confirmed my story. The whole incident drew a lot of attention, as the lady in question was fired on the spot and had to be escorted out the door. I'm not normally squeamish at all (still sit on public toilets), but this incident really grossed me out!

OK....now let me understand this.....all you had to do was to ask this person to please change their gloves and you made the decision to walk away and find a supervisor, come back to watch the supervisor confront her and then confirm this with another customer....see this woman fired, humiliated and escorted out of the store all because you were "grossed out"??? All I can say is KARMA....what a really crappy thing to do.

 

[Tink9721]

It really depends on where the public restroom is. For example, in Disney I always put the paper cover on the seat. If I'm at a restaurant and the seat looks clean I just sit on it. Or if I REALLY need to go I'll just sit.

 

[Lil Lil]

HOVER, HOVER, HOVER!!!! I never ever sit on the toilet seat in public restrooms or even at (friends/family) home for that matter. I thought most women hover. Surprised at the poll results. I even flush with my foot! The problem I have is with these new toilets that automatically flush. Some just take forever or don't want to flush

 

[Lil Lil]

HOVER, HOVER, HOVER!!!! I never ever sit on the toilet seat in public restrooms or even at (friends/family) home for that matter. I thought most women hover. Surprised at the poll results. I even flush with my foot! The problem I have is with these new toilets that automatically flush. Some just take forever or don't want to flush

 

[LisaNJ25]

Think this is as disgusting as the 'hoverers' who don't clean up after themselves!

I am 44 years old - I have never 'hovered' or used my foot to flush. IK sit on the toilet, do whatever I need to do, flush with my hand opne the door and go and wash my hands with soap....I have never had any sort of 'butt rot' or any other disease of the buttocks and I rarely get colds etc. My DD is 9 and I have made sure she doesn't have any of these 'paranoid' issues about cleanliness. Since she started school she has had exactly 3 days off sick - not bad in 5 years!

butt rot

I agree with you 100%

 

[torinsmom]

So, for you who hover---when you miss, do you clean up after yourself? I would think wiping the seat with toilet paper, using your hand, would be a lot more gross than sitting on the seat with your behind. And if you don't clean up after yourself, do you think that is fair to the next person who has to wipe up your pee?

The only place I have ever hovered was when my son's class went on a field trip to a colonial camp. They had an old fashioned outhouse and it was NASTY! I was more concerned about what insect might be lurking in the bowl than I was about germs, though.

Marsha

 

[MIGrandma]

HOVER, HOVER, HOVER!!!! I never ever sit on the toilet seat in public restrooms or even at (friends/family) home for that matter. I thought most women hover. Surprised at the poll results. I even flush with my foot! The problem I have is with these new toilets that automatically flush. Some just take forever or don't want to flush

Thank goodness most women't DON'T "hover." It's the hoverers that the rest of us are sick and tired of cleaning up after.

 

[OceanAnnie]

So, for you who hover---when you miss, do you clean up after yourself? I would think wiping the seat with toilet paper, using your hand, would be a lot more gross than sitting on the seat with your behind. And if you don't clean up after yourself, do you think that is fair to the next person who has to wipe up your pee?

The only place I have ever hovered was when my son's class went on a field trip to a colonial camp. They had an old fashioned outhouse and it was NASTY! I was more concerned about what insect might be lurking in the bowl than I was about germs, though.

Marsha

That is a good question! It is gross. It's 100xs more gross to clean someone else's urine. I get so annoyed with women that leave that kind of mess. It's truly disgusting.

 

[SaraJayne]

Think this is as disgusting as the 'hoverers' who don't clean up after themselves!

I am 44 years old - I have never 'hovered' or used my foot to flush. IK sit on the toilet, do whatever I need to do, flush with my hand opne the door and go and wash my hands with soap....I have never had any sort of 'butt rot' or any other disease of the buttocks and I rarely get colds etc. My DD is 9 and I have made sure she doesn't have any of these 'paranoid' issues about cleanliness. Since she started school she has had exactly 3 days off sick - not bad in 5 years!

 

[disney_mommy]

I always hover, even at someone else's home. It's not even the germs that get me, it's someone else's body wastes that could end up touchng me! EWWWW! My heiney may not be cleaner than theirs, but I like to keep other people's wastes off of my body. That's the same reason I never touch a door handle (in the bathroom or not) in a public place. Imagine all the things that someone could have touched before they touched the handle. And if they didn't wash their hands before they touched the door. Think about what you could potentially be touching, then if you itch your face or wipe your nose, you'd be rubbing it all over you...

And if I miss, I wad up a bunch of TP and clean up after myself. That would be rude not to.

 

[Heather1101]

In Korea they have the right idea, you simply squat over a urinal looking bowl in the floor and then flush with your foot.

I had a HECK of a time using those when I lived in Korea...I was always scared I was gonna pee on myself...and forget trying to do that when you are drunk..lol!

I sit on the seat sometimes. I get super annoyed by the hoverers that pee all over the darn seat though and can't even clean up after themselves..disgusting.