Unless its an automatic flush, do you use your foot to flush the toilet?

[LoraJ]

If they are using the toilet and not washing their hands, what difference does it make. They are the grossest of us all

I beg to differ. What is on the bottom of your shoe is much nastier than them touching toilet paper.

 

[luvmy3]

I beg to differ. What is on the bottom of your shoe is much nastier than them touching toilet paper.

Its not the toilet paper I am talking about

 

[Darsa]

I'm having this image in my head of someone in one of those stalls with the "automatic" flusher that decides not to flush, and taking off their shoe and trying to push the little black button with one of their toes...

 

[Disney Doll]

I hope you dont lose sleep over this at night!!! But since you thanked me, I guess the appropriate thing for me to do is say "Youre welcome!!!"
Why should you care what you touch since you wash your hands anyway right??

Yeah yeah...it's on!!

I don't really care because I do wash my hands and I have much better things to do with my day than get it "on" with someone who flushes a toilet with their foot because of some oddball OCD thing.

I have enough people with "issues" in my life...I don't need to add another one.

Enjoy your little world !!!

Ta Ta !!!

 

[goofyernmost]

So you just were walking around stepping into, over and around things you don't even know are there, then you walk into a bathroom where you could take a pretty good guess at what might be on the floor and then you flush the toilet with your foot knowing that the next person to follow may use their hands. But, obviously you don't care about others, just how to keep yourself from contacting anything. Nice display of concern for others.

BTW, do you touch your shoes when you put them on and take them off? Do you know where they have been?

When you think about it touching the handle on a toilet is actually less likely to give you a problem than taking off your own shoes. Aren't we a silly species?

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

I'm having this image in my head of someone in one of those stalls with the "automatic" flusher that decides not to flush, and taking off their shoe and trying to push the little black button with one of their toes...

Nope, I still use my foot for that one. But at least I make sure the automatic toilets actually flushes

If I can't do so if I have sore legs or something, because the little button is harder to get with a foot, then I use tp between my hand and the button.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

So you just were walking around stepping into, over and around things you don't even know are there, then you walk into a bathroom where you could take a pretty good guess at what might be on the floor and then you flush the toilet with your foot knowing that the next person to follow may use their hands. But, obviously you don't care about others, just how to keep yourself from contacting anything. Nice display of concern for others.

BTW, do you touch your shoes when you put them on and take them off? Do you know where they have been?

When you think about it touching the handle on a toilet is actually less likely to give you a problem than taking off your own shoes. Aren't we a silly species?

No, I don't care. Honestly. I was taught to use my foot, almost everyone I know was taught to use the foot method. It's not my fault you choose to use your bare hand.

Also, even if I stop using my foot, there would still be others who do use their foot.

It's a lost cause, you can't get all the Disers to use their hand and there will always be many more non-Disers aka non-cool people using their foot.

 

[luvmy3]

No, I don't care. Honestly. I was taught to use my foot, almost everyone I know was taught to use the foot method. It's not my fault you choose to use your bare hand.

Also, even if I stop using my foot, there would still be others who do use their foot.

It's a lost cause, you can't get all the Disers to use their hand and there will always be many more non-Disers aka non-cool people using their foot.

I hear you. The least of my concerns when using a public restroom is that someone is going to come in after me and use their hand. Its well known that people use their foot to flush, even the poll shows that more people than not do it. If a hand flusher knows this and still flushes with their hand, its their choice to still do it. You can't make it my fault you are touching the handle, you aren't being forced. Join the darkside and use your foot, then you'll have nothing to worry about

 

[Darsa]

Its well known that people use their foot to flush

I had never thought to use my foot to do something my hand is perfectly capable of doing, not to mention that the flusher is meant to be used with a hand and not a foot, hence the lack of "foot-pedal" flushers. Apparently I've been kept in the dark all my life.

No, I don't care. Honestly.

It's really kinda sad to me that you don't care. I *do* happen to care about others, including the next person to use the toilet who may also be in the dark ages and using their hand.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

It's really kinda sad to me that you don't care. I *do* happen to care about others, including the next person to use the toilet who may also be in the dark ages and using their hand.

I don't think it's sad at all. They knowingly put themselves in danger, it's not my fault they do so. There are a lot of things I care about, I care about others more than a lot of people I know but when they put themselves in that danger, in this case I have no reason to feel bad. I'm not going to risk my own health by using my hand because someone else doesn't want to use their foot (and no hand washing doesn't always work because most places don't have hot water). No one is forcing anyone to use their bare hand.

I hear you. The least of my concerns when using a public restroom is that someone is going to come in after me and use their hand. Its well known that people use their foot to flush, even the poll shows that more people than not do it. If a hand flusher knows this and still flushes with their hand, its their choice to still do it. You can't make it my fault you are touching the handle, you aren't being forced. Join the darkside and use your foot, then you'll have nothing to worry about

Exactly .

 

[eyes4eeyore]

Foot user here, gosh, I thought I was one of the few....nice to know I'm not alone.

So seriously, never thought of that before...why aren't there "foot pedal" flushers on the floor? Makes perfect sense!! Good for us germ freaks and even better for those lazy folks who refuse to do either, maybe they'll accidently push it on the way out. Hey, flush anyway you want... but at least DO IT!! That's all I care about.

Have a magical day everyone!

 

[sbell111]

No, I don't care. Honestly. I was taught to use my foot, almost everyone I know was taught to use the foot method. It's not my fault you choose to use your bare hand.

Hold on. Flag on the play!

I'm not sure which statement I find to be less believable:

• That fact that some person actually taught you to flush with your foot (An action that a child being taught to use the toilet would be incapable of doing.)
• or that you actually have THIS conversation with everyone that you know.

Also, even if I stop using my foot, there would still be others who do use their foot.

It's a lost cause, you can't get all the Disers to use their hand and there will always be many more non-Disers aka non-cool people using their foot.

Other people speed, so I should be allowed to speed, officer.

 

[PaulaSB12]

I don't think it's sad at all. They knowingly put themselves in danger, it's not my fault they do so. There are a lot of things I care about, I care about others more than a lot of people I know but when they put themselves in that danger, in this case I have no reason to feel bad. I'm not going to risk my own health by using my hand because someone else doesn't want to use their foot (and no hand washing doesn't always work because most places don't have hot water). No one is forcing anyone to use their bare hand.



Exactly .

Why not leave s syringe on the toilet seat after all its their fault for putting their bare flesh on it. I mean really until I joined the disboard I had never heard of anyone flushing the toilet with their feet so as far as you are concerned you will flip the bird to ainy one who dares to flush the toilet as it was designed to be flushed just so you can avoid some germs?

 

[sbell111]

Foot user here, gosh, I thought I was one of the few....nice to know I'm not alone.

So seriously, never thought of that before...why aren't there "foot pedal" flushers on the floor? Makes perfect sense!! Good for us germ freaks and even better for those lazy folks who refuse to do either, maybe they'll accidently push it on the way out.

Those toilets are more expensive to build and are more complicated, leading to a higher repair rate. Also, I imagine that "foot pedals" would have some pretty gross cleaning challenges.

Hey, flush anyway you want... but at least DO IT!! That's all I care about.

Have a magical day everyone!

Are you kidding? After reading this thread, I may never flush a public toilet again.

 

[suzannen]

This whole thread is making me so glad my new office has automatic flush!!

 

[TamaraQT]

Its just so comical to me that people are getting so defensive about it and polls clearly show there are MORE foot flushers than hand flushers. Too funny. Looking for a fight to break out any minute now!

wait...let me get out the popcorn...

I am just as bad because i keep coming back reading the responses. I think I tick people off because I find it funny and THEY JUST HAVE TO BE RIGHT!! WHATEVER!!!

 

[Carly_Roach]

Its just so comical to me that people are getting so defensive about it and polls clearly show there are MORE foot flushers than hand flushers. Too funny. Looking for a fight to break out any minute now!

wait...let me get out the popcorn...

I am just as bad because i keep coming back reading the responses. I think I tick people off because I find it funny and THEY JUST HAVE TO BE RIGHT!! WHATEVER!!!

Actually, it's not really a topic or a hill I choose to die on. I've internalized that I can't control what other people do so why worry? I just thought I'd mention that about what's on the bottoms of people's shoes is much worse than whatever is on their hands just in case someone is reading who may never have thought about it.

As far as the foot flushers vs. the hand flushers, us hand flushers really have nothing to worry about. People who flush with their feet are far more likely than us to catch diseases and sickness than we are because they tend to be people who focus on germs and being ill. Hence they will be people who have depressed their immune system by daily use of anti-bacterial soap, bleach, hand sanitizer, Lysol, or any other number of products so they can "feel clean".

These are also people (as a general population) who overuse anti-biotics until they no longer work, and break out into a cold sweat and panic whenever the latest 'pandemic' occurs like Swine Flu. So no, I'm not going to spend a great amount of time worrying about their personal habits impacting me. I figure I'm washing all that away when I wash my hands after I've finished my business.

As far as the poll is concerned, the number of foot flushers on the DIS doesn't surprise me at all. In fact, based on my reading the DIS for years, I'd be shocked and pleasantly surprised if the hand flushers grossly outnumbered the foot flushers here. Truly.

My motto is that actions speak louder than words. I've known for quite some time that people generally don't give a flying donut for anyone but themselves in spite of the number of caring words coming out of their mouths. Talk is cheap. When you want to get to know someone, watch what they do - not what they say. This poll is a perfect example of that.

 

[wvjules]

Hmmm, I sit on the toilet, flush with my foot (if it is one of those long handles that sticks out out of the side, not like a home toilet handle) and use the papertowel to pull open the door.

 

[attain]

I foot flush and get my papertowels before I wash my hands so I don't have to touch the towel holder with clean hands. Then I use the paper towel to open the door. And I am annoyed if a trash can is not near the door so I can throw the paper towel away. Depends on the location if I sit on the seat or hover. Never really thought much of it. Hard for me not to think about germs being a nurse! I have a coworker who carries Lysol with her everywhere and sprays doorknobs and handles before touching them!

 

[MIGrandma]

I foot flush and get my papertowels before I wash my hands so I don't have to touch the towel holder with clean hands.

You get your paper towels before you wash your hands, so you don't have to touch the towel holder with clean hands? What about the germs you have put on the paper towels from your un-washed hands? Where do you put the towels while you are washing your hands? If you put them under your arm, what about the germs that are on your clothes? The air-borne germs that come from people coughing or sneezing and not covering their nose/mouth?

I just use my elbow to dispense the towel, after I've washed my hands with warm water and soap, after I've flushed the toilet with my hand.