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Unexpected shock in ladies!!

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Katek Sun 14-Jun-15 20:33:19

Popped into the ladies when shopping the other day and used the larger cubicle at the end which contained a washhand basin. I fished around one handed behind me for the loo roll when suddenly a blast of hot air hit my exposed nether regions!! The hand drier was positioned immediately adjacent to the loo, some 4' away from the basin with the loo roll in between! Who designed this? Talk about a shock to the system. DH thought it was hysterical

Deedaa Tue 16-Jun-15 14:20:28

We went into a loo in Monte Carlo and there was a little old lady taking the money and handing out 2 sheets of paper! Perhaps if you needed more you had to pay again?

loopylou Tue 16-Jun-15 17:02:42

downtoearth I did wonder if it was a bum dryer!
Luxury? [frin]

loopylou Tue 16-Jun-15 17:03:33

[frin]?
grin
morehastelessspeed blush

Katek Tue 16-Jun-15 21:13:27

In town again and used the loo in Markies.......you can trust good old M & S, drier was on the correct side of the basin! No shocks here!

Brendawymms Tue 16-Jun-15 21:37:23

You should try the toilets in Japan. They have controls for everything. Heat of the seat, wash type including temperature and direction, then of course the type of blow dry you want! I was never brave enough to try any of the options.

Stansgran Wed 17-Jun-15 15:21:22

Worst one in Japan had a felt seat cover. It was only for our room which was bitterly cold so I suppose it was thoughtful. But the worst one ever was an early motorway cafe in India where the attendant rushed in before me and wiped the seat with her bare hands. I've never really recovered from that.

dustyangel Wed 17-Jun-15 15:28:28

Stansgran grin

mrsredboots Wed 17-Jun-15 15:34:50

A year or so ago now I took my DGS1, then aged about 3½, to the loos in the parent and toddler room at Westfield Stratford, as I knew he would love the fact that there was a gran-sized loo and a boy-sized one, ditto washbasins at relevant heights. Sure enough he did love it - but there was nowhere to dry our hands. "We'll just have to shake!" he said!

I've come across the person handing out paper as you go in, most recently in a station loo in the Czech republic. And one place I went to - forget where now - it was quite expensive, but for your money you got shown in to a private cubicle with the hand-basin there, so you could make yourself clean and comfortable and tidy your hair in decent privacy. Wish there were more like that.

My daughter's worst experience was in New York City, when she and a friend were caught short, so they popped into McDonald's, expecting the nice, clean, tidy loos that McDos have here - only to find that there were no doors on the cubicles!

Pittcity Wed 17-Jun-15 15:50:10

mrsredboots the hand dryers at Westfield are hidden under the mirrors over the sinks and are motion activated. Loads of people miss them and dry their hands on their derriere!

TriciaF Wed 17-Jun-15 16:09:03

The worst experience I had was in India. I had tried to put off going after a snack in a roadside cafe, but couldn't wait.
I was prepared for the soiled hole in the floor arrangement, but not the cloud of mossies which descended in delight on my bare flesh shock