Do you sit on the toilet seat in public restrooms?

[RadioNate]

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

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.

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.

Amen Sister Friend

The only reason the toilet seats are so nasty is from hovers. How does 'other people's waste' get on the toilet seat? From hovers, that's how!

If everyone just sat down or used the seat covers the bathrooms would be much less disgusting.

And ladies...FLUSH. Then make sure it all goes down, please.

 

[disney_mommy]

I am a hoverer from way back, but I don't want to be lumped in with a group of people who leave messes for others to sit down on. That's gross! As a hoverer, I avoid the messes that people leave, but I would never not clean up if I had made a mess. I can assure you that nobody is cleaning up after this hoverer!

 

[PatsMom]

I personally think hovering is just plain weird and germophobic. But if that is what floats your boat and you clean up after yourself, I really don't care. My problem is with those who pee on the seat and leave it for others to clean up.

I am happy to see the poll results indicate that the hoverers are in the minority. Increases the chance that I can find a toilet seat without pee on it next week while I am in WDW.

To those who hover at friend's houses, I am glad that you aren't my friend. I would certainly never know about it (unless you left a mess on my toilet seat) but I would consider it an insult to my housekeeping.

 

[JoannaDenis]

For me, it depends on a general appraisal of the restroom conditions. If I feel it is "clean" I"ll sit. I don't think too many people catch illnesses from their bums anyways. But if the restroom isn't appealing or the seat is obviously dirty, I carry a mini-UV wand from germtools.com in my purse that I use to sanitize the seat before sitting. Ya, it's a bit germaphobic, but it satisfies my inner obsessive-compulsive desires.

 

[torinsmom]

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.

So, then you are putting your HAND in contact with where other people's body wastes have been, right? TP is porous and the germs are then on your hand instead of you hiney.

I work with 4-6 year old children, and if I spent all day thinking about the germs I might be coming in contact with, I would go crazy. Besides, there are probably more germs on phones, purses, doorknobs at your job or in your home, shoelaces, your kids' hands, money, books, magazines, etc, etc than there are on a toilet seat. Toilet seats get cleaned regularly, while many of those things don't.

Marsha

 

[threecrazykids]

unless you routinely put your hands down your pants and then in your face?

I think this is the funniest comment I've heard on the disboards yet...HILARIOUS!!

 

[disney_mommy]

So, then you are putting your HAND in contact with where other people's body wastes have been, right? TP is porous and the germs are then on your hand instead of you hiney.

I work with 4-6 year old children, and if I spent all day thinking about the germs I might be coming in contact with, I would go crazy. Besides, there are probably more germs on phones, purses, doorknobs at your job or in your home, shoelaces, your kids' hands, money, books, magazines, etc, etc than there are on a toilet seat. Toilet seats get cleaned regularly, while many of those things don't.

Marsha

No, my hand is not in contact with their germs! I use plenty of TP and it is not that porous. And let me repeat what I said earlier, I am not afraid of germs (I too worked as a pre-k teacher for many years, and caught everything that was passed around my class). I am afraid of touching someone's pee or poop or god knows what else with my naked heiney. Because as we've all discussed, some people are gross and leave their messes wherever they make them. If I happen to sprinkle when I tinkle, I will wipe that up. But I also wash my hands thoroughly after. And I know those same ickies can be on phones, purses, etc. Which is why I try to avoid them, but if I can't, I use a shield (paper towel, sleeve, etc.) and wash very well after.

The bottom line is I don't want anyone elses bodily fluids (or solids ) on me at all, and I do everything I can to avoid them.

 

[torinsmom]

I think this is the funniest comment I've heard on the disboards yet...HILARIOUS!!

LOL, I have kids in my class that do that, but I was wondering if adults did too.

 

[DisneyFix321]

I can't stop laughing at this thread (HILARIOUS!)

Ok I admit that I hover. I do not sit on the dirty toilet seats in public restrooms. Sorry... I do make sure it's clean when I'm finished which is 99% of the time (I have good aim ). I also don't touch the door handle. I'm one of those that use the paper towel to open the door when I'm finished.

Now the problem I have is why why why don't women wash there hands when they leave the bathroom??? I don't understand that . Now that is nasty!!! Also why don't women make sure to FLUSH the toilet when done. I find 95% of the time people using public restrooms don't flush when finished. I hate going into multiple stalls that aren't flushed. FLUSH when done ladies

 

[nk2coolol]

i always hover. but if i do leave droplets behind, i always lick them up. :

 

[bananda]

And ladies...FLUSH. Then make sure it all goes down, please.

THANK YOU!!! especially if it is that time of the month.

 

[disney_mommy]

i always hover. but if i do leave droplets behind, i always lick them up. :

THANK YOU!!! especially if it is that time of the month.

I don't even want to know!

What a shame that we live in a world where people don't do these basic common courtesies.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Okay. I have to ask, what's up with all the paper on the floor? Why can't people get the tp in the toilet? What's so hard about that? Do they keep their houses this way?

 

[disney_mommy]

Okay. I have to ask, what's up with all the paper on the floor? Why can't people get the tp in the toilet? What's so hard about that? Do they keep their houses this way?

Of course not. They keep their own homes very clean. But since they don't own the public restrooms, who cares if they leave a mess there? Someone else will clean it up. It's a sad commentary about our society today.

 

[JoannaDenis]

I always wonder why we still use paper when the bidet was invented 200 years ago.

 

[disney_mommy]

I always wonder why we still use paper when the bidet was invented 200 years ago.

I have never used one, but they seem like they would be awkward to use. Plus, how clean do they really get you, especially after... um... you know?

 

[daisax]

"cleaning up" the seat after you hover isn't "cleaning" anything. It's just smearing your urine around so that the next person doesn't KNOW you sprayed your bodily waste all over the seat.

At least they won't get the shock of a wet behind, but you're not doing anybody any real sanitary favors.

And the toilet paper on the floor is from the people who feel the need to put down a layer of toilet paper before they sit. But of course as they sit, they create a little breeze that blows half of it to the floor and sometimes half into the bowl. And God forbid they should touch toiilet paper that's touched the floor (even though it's their fault). So they just walk away.

 

[disney_mommy]

"cleaning up" the seat after you hover isn't "cleaning" anything. It's just smearing your urine around so that the next person doesn't KNOW you sprayed your bodily waste all over the seat.

At least they won't get the shock of a wet behind, but you're not doing anybody any real sanitary favors.

Actually, I'm wiping it up so that nobody else gets my wastes on their behinds. The TP soaks it up so that there's nothing left to get on them, and generally urine doesn't contain any bacteria, so they don't need to worry about sanitation. Sorry if someone expects me to get out a sanitizing wipe, but that's not going to happen. I would rather spend my time perfecting the hover, which I must say, I'm pretty darn good at after 25 or so years.

 

[JoannaDenis]

I have never used one, but they seem like they would be awkward to use. Plus, how clean do they really get you, especially after... um... you know?

Disney Mommy, I'm neither for nor against the bidet, but take a look at the link below. Somewhat humorous, but also makes you think. I mean, if water can cut the Grand Canyon, it can surely help out on our bums

germtools.com/index.php/brondell-swash-configurable.html

 

[LunchladyDoris]

I got to know, has there ever been a recorded medical case with someone getting sick when they sat on a public toilet. If you are that freaked out about the perfection that is your gluteous maximus then put down a toilet cover. A doorknob of the restroom is dirtier then the John, heck a sponge is dirtier then the toilet.