Loo Roll in Public Toilets

Why is it that when you go to a public loo, you push the main door open? When you’re finished and you’ve washed your hands, you then have to leave by pulling the outer door open with your clean hands, hoping therefore that the people before you using that handle have also demonstrated high standards of hygiene. Almost every public loo works like this, including those in hotels, large stores, etc.

Yes, if you have a vivid and visual imagination...!

Hahaha pantryliner, love it! Conjures up all sorts of images..

I would have thought so grumppa. They seem to be made of much the same stuff as loo roll.

Pantryliner- Did I really!? Oops, oh dear......how I loathe having my spelling corrected by predictive text/spellchecker/T7.......

And, as for public INconveniences.......!

Are general purpose (as opposed to loo roll) tissues flushable?

I know wet wipes aren’t flushable, thank you. So I don’t flush them.

I do hope that everyone is taking up the suggestion seen so often that "These toilets are regularly serviced. Please contact XXXX if you have any comments." If you don't inform those responsible about the faults, they won't know that they need to correct them.

The toilets in the Grainger Market in Newcastle are so high I have to stand on tiptoe to reach the seat, and then shuffle backwards. Frequently 2 or more are out of order, and most of the taps at the basins are not working. The cubicles are so small that it takes a great deal of effort to get in and out if you have shopping bags. As for the toilet rolls, apart from the difficulty finding the ends, they are now about 3 inches wide and almost see through.

A tiny cubicle with a 'hygenic' disposal bin pressed up against my leg is the thing that gets me! Shuddering just thinking about it...

As far as toilet cubicles are concerned, I’m pretty sure they are all designed by men...

Once again Mawbroom has got it! Wet wipes should never be flushed down the loo - they are made from felted man-made fibres and will last for years in the ocean - that is if they manage to get through the sewers without becoming the basis of a 'fatberg'.... I like the sound of the pocketed knickers, but maybe have enough bumps showing already!

DanniRae I'm a squeamish type and that will make me 'scrabble' very carefully in future!
These toilet roll dispensers are a nightmare, I just can't understand how such useless stuff actually gets into production... is it never 'road-tested'?

I was just chatting about this with someone yesterday. Our gripe was the size of toilet cubicles (coupled with all the paraphenalia as outlined above) which are so small that a pregnant woman would finish up stuck in transit so to speak between the door and the wall.

I often use the disabled loos - more room!

Been there, done that with loo roll, taps and driers! I'm glad I'm not alone. Perhaps we should form a society for fellow?? scrabblers

Yes, same here, you're definitely not the only one. Like the co-operative person that I am, I like to pull the paper down a bit so that the next person can get hold of it without a struggle. Ditto the towel, if there is one.
I'm sure that toilets are designed without a great deal of thought, aren't you?

Am laughing out loud at these stories. Those huge loo roll holders are terrible, but still better than the roll of paper standing on the floor!

Don't read this if eating/have a weak stomach!

I once scrabbled to find start of loo paper in metal container and when I was successful I found the paper all smeared with brown stains - a previous visitor had also had an unsuccessful scrabble I guess!! I definitely use tissues now if the end is not visible

Yuck - I've made myself feel sick now!!!

I was once sat on a loo in scrabbling mode, searching for the end of the loo roll, when the big plastic container thing fell off the wall on me. So as well as searching for loo paper, I was holding the plastic thing up out of the way. It's a minefield!

I think the reason the loo paper is so difficult to unravel is because it's so thin and flimsy and narrow it compresses together quite easily during manufacture plus the big holder it's in adds to the challenge. I reckon us women save them a lot of money on toilet paper by taking our own tissues with us.

? loving the comments. My school knickers had a pocket where I kept my hankie! Sometimes I think all the paper strewn across the floor is there because ladies have given up trying to access more than 2 flimsy sheets and just chuck them in desperation. As for the seat drips, perhaps they're left from the hovering position or maybe a child with dangly legs endeavouring to hop off. I always try to think the best in people . In Australia most doors open outwards in public loos but there is the added danger of being bashed on the head as someone exits. I usually try to leave the facility after handwashing by utilising the elbows which is a bit of a faff and not always possible if the door pulls rather than pushes. On the whole I'd rather cross my legs and whistle than use public loos but needs must on a long journey

I heartily agree with Marmight. Public conveniences are a nightmare. After you have retrieved your one and a half bits of flimsy loo roll you then have to negotiate the new fangled gadgets to dispense soap. Do you wave underneath, on top, press a button or is it just empty? The taps too might be automatic or just not working!
Finally, after blowing half the skin off your hands on the drier, you are ready to emerge, and what do you find? A door that you have to pull to open. Might as well not have washed your hands after all!

Why does every tap operate differently too? You need a manual to use them. I used the services at Tamworth last week and they had new loos installed complete with instructions. Good job I wasn’t desperate as I couldn’t see how to open the lid without reading them!! I am definitely getting old!

Mumsyface Imagine the 'pantry liner' would have come in handy with your zip fronts.

The doors should open outwards, but rarely do, so you have to wriggle into the narrow gap to get in without touching the loo. ?
I carry tissues as well, as those dispensers drive me crazy.