Toilet Seat Up or Down

[MWB]

What's the big deal about the toilet seat being left up or down?

[joggerjayne]

There's no big deal, as long as it's clean.

I've learned how a toilet seat works ...

... if someone's left it up and you prefer it down ... you put it down.

It's quite easy really.

[sara3]

airborne particles. you just don't flush without putting the lid down, especially if there are toothbrushes in the same room.

ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!

[joggerjayne]

"airborne particles" ???

OMG

runs to open bathroom window

[annie0000]

My husband puts it down to flush then lifts it up again - how mad is that? Now we have the kitten it is great as everyone has to leave it down in case she jumps in and drowns. As the only female in the house (apart from the kitten) I feel that I have won a small victory!

[MWB]

It's just you hear of people, (women especially) who get very angry if "He" leaves the seat up.

[Bbbananas]

I can't say it really bothers me, up or down. What does bother me if there's a splash or seepage (i love that word) on the seat - wipe it off goddammit.

[BillySugger]

If you sprinkle while you tinkle , be a sweetie & wipe the seatie

[chakka35]

There seems to be some confusion here between the seat and the lid.

[Panic Button]

I can't believe that women are so inconsiderate that they don't put the seat up after they have been.

[Oleanda]

Why do some women leave the seat up in a public loo?

[whiskeysheri]

It bothers me, massively! The toilet has a lid for a reason.

[annie0000]

Oleanda - most likely it is people with small boys using the ladies loos that leave the seat up - I used to have to constantly remind my boys to put it down after them when they were too young to go in the gents.

[jkkerr]

If you get up in the middle of the night to use the loo and don't bother to put the light on, the seat being up results in your bum hitting the porcelain a split second later than you expected it to hit the plastic seat......unexpected, cold, hard, narrow and not nice!

[annie0000]

jkkerr - what might be worse is sitting down unexpectedly on the lid :0(. Always best to check>

[heathfield]

Oleanda - Apparently, some women won't actually sit when using a public toilet, in case they pick up germs from a damp seat or pan rim.. So they merely hunch over the pan to have a twinkle. In such a case, the seat might get in the way, so they raise it and leave it raised afterwards.

[rabbitygirl]

jkkerr - exactly. But I never minded this rare occurrence too much till very recently when this happened and I actually went quite a way in and became briefly alarmed....

The next morning I complained to Mr R, who laughed more than a little. But on thinking about it, I was rather cheered that my above average behind could actually 'fall in' at all!

[tiggerblue10]

Both the seat and the lid go down before flushing and stay down until next used. I'd rather not have droplets and as Sara says airbourne particles flying around in the same vacinity as my toothbrush!

[peanut273]

billysugger I just laughed so so so much!!!!!

[Velvetee]

I agree Tigger. It's just courtesy to place the seat and lid down and makes the bathroom look tidy and stops the droplets from flying around.