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About LinkBacksI fold for Hexus I'll have you know!Originally Posted by TheAnimus
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There was a study, a few years ago, that showed (as someone mentioned earlier) that flushing creates an aerosol that sprays around the bathroom, containing all sorts of nasties, including a range of bacteria. The conclusion .... keep the seat down to reduce aerosol ... and keep your toothbrush in the medicine cabinet.
Yuck.
The same scientist, however, pointed out that most people carefully wipe their kitchen counters down with a cloth they use repeatedly, thereby spreading all sorts of nasties from meat and veg all over their kitchen. His conclusion was that in most households, bathrooms were cleaner and more sanitary than kitchens. Personally, though, I'm not going to eat my dinner off the loo seat.
My conclusion .... I keep the lid down, put my toothbrush away and use anti-bacteriological cleaners on disposable wipes to clean kitchen worktops. All right, I'm a wuss, but at least I can keep the image of that aerosol spray flying around the bathroom every time I flush out of my mind, and whether it's justified or not, I neither know nor much care - I feel better about it.
So I vote "down".
Which is why we have an immune system!
And in reality, your probably doing yourself as much harm using all the anti-bacterial etc stuff to keep everywhere super clean as you would be in ingesting the bugs if not slightly more as it's a great way of reducing your exposure and therefore your natural immunity. Lots of conflicting views on this topic, including over cleaning causing excema, asthama etc.
Personally I leave the lid and seat up if it's a no.1 standing and the seat and lid down if it's a no.2 and my GF just puts the seat down if she wants to go, although she does occasionally moan if she hasn't put her specs on and falls down the pan in the night hehe.
I've never been drilled to leave the lid down as a child, and the whole concept of leaving it down was quite foreign to me until I was 18-20? To this day, I still have the habit of leaving it up. The funny thing is that when I use a toilet that spills, I will close the whole thing (lid included) but then lift the whole thing back up (seat included). Not doing it to annoy the ladies, just force of habit. This year, I will be sharing the flat with two girls, so I guess I'll have to work on it. Still, it's just one of those things where I don't mind lifting the seat when I need it, and see no reason why the ladies have a problem with putting the seat back down. Don't tell me that they do not have the habit of looking down before they seat. I suppose its possible if they are used to girl-only toilets, but it's just not wise in any unisex toilet. They can't assume that the guy before didn't leak all over the seat because they didn't want to touch the seat.
Has to be down but not for reasons in the poll. Just for an easy life. If you are going to have a fight/stroke arguement over something silly give an honest answer when asked "Does my bum look big in this?"
Saracen has a valid point tho, I do keep my leccy toothbrush in the bathroom cabinet.
my house my rules!
(is what she says)
I prefer it up but I'm married so I always put it down. My advice - give up - you won't win.
It never ceases to amaze me just how many women make a fuss about the pan not being down, but think it's perfectly ok to leave the lid up.
It's called "women logic".
My wife has never moaned about me leaving the seat up.
She moans about a lot of other stuff obviously.
if a bloke ever sets up home with a girl that has come from a female only household, then for a few weeks he should bide his time carefully lifting and shutting and then one day leave the seat up and just try and be around to hear that scream when bare bum touches on to freezing porcelain. A hilarity memory that will live forever! Sadly you only get one chance at this.
my toilet seat falls straight back down when you lift it so i just go with the aim carefully policy
No, it's "I can go longer without sex than you".
I always leave it up after getting up in the night after heavy drinking not realising the toilet lid is down and then... well you can guess!
Thats why god invented hookers and girls from essex.
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