public restrooms

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snowy @snowy22315 (209080) • United States 1 Oct

One thing I am really happy about is that it has been years since I have seen a pay toilet. How cheap can you be to charge for using one? However, I realize water and maintenance is not free, so I can kind of sympathize for...

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Toilet Aerosol

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222623) • United States 23 Dec 22

You are probably aware and scientists have been aware for about 60 years that when you flush a toilet microscopic droplets are shot out of an uncovered toilet. With the use of lasers in a recent study, it is shown just how far...

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Glad They Made Everything Clear

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 1 Oct 19

Yesterday I went to the gym. I went to the restroom..... And saw this on the stall wall. Well, I’m glad they made everything clear as to what can and cannot go down the toilet tube. It’s kind of sad that...

humor

public restrooms

flushing nonflushables

dont flush warning signs

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Culture Shock!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 23 Jan 18

Last month my boss went to Hong Kong for an education symposium. Since he was so close he took a couple of days in China for "tourism," going to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. He's always kind to bring back an iPhone...

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A Man in the Ladies Room

StacyB @Srbageldog (7716) • United States 25 Jun 17

Earlier when I was at the ER, sitting in the waiting area waiting to be discharged, I witnessed a bit of a scuffle between a man who looked to be in his 60s and a hospital security guard. The older man had tried to go into the...

public restrooms

ladies room

nondiscriminatory bathroom laws

man in the ladies bathroom

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A Dirty Little Secret About the "Bathroom Law"

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 9 Apr 16

A few days ago @Berniezeitler wrote a discussion about the "Bathroom of Choice," a growing controversy in the U.S. springing from a tiny minority of people demanding the right to use the bathroom they want to use instead of one...

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Dirty public restrooms

momiecat @momiecat (997) • United States 1 Aug 09

Say you go to the mall, you are out shopping, you eat, and you eventually need to use the restroom. You go to one of the stalls (for women) and there is an unflushed bowl. This just happened to me in a restaurant bathroom today....

common courtesy

public restrooms

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Public Restroom, Knock or Walk?

Rustinas1 @Rustinas1 (438) • United States 28 May 09

I went with my husband yesterday to an appointment. It was over a half hour drive to get there, so needless to say by the time we got there, I had to really go. Too much coffee. As he was checking in, I spotted the two doors...

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Do you wash your hands after using a public restroom?

hdjohnson @hdjohnson (2981) • United States 8 Mar 09

Okay, I have to admit I am a but germ fiend. I hate it when I use a public restroom, and there are other guys in that same restroom that use it, and then suddenly walk out not even bothering to wash their hands. Come on,...

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Woman kicked out of ladies room

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 14 May 08

I woman was kicked out of a restaurant (in Manhattan) and she's suing mad. The bouncer (wow, bouncer in a restaurant, I live a sheltered life) thought she was a man. When she refused to leave the lady's room the bouncer did get...

transgender restrooms

woman kicked out of restaurant

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Public Restrooms - Reasons for not flushing a poo

megan_h143 @megan_h143 (2) 3 May 08

I've read some posts here about public restrooms being dirty, unflushed toilets, etc. Fortunately I live and work in an area that has fairly clean restrooms, and only sometimes do I run across a dirty restroom that I would be...

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When using public restrooms........

heavenschild @heavenschild (4777) • Canada 28 Apr 08

Do you wash your hands before you leave? How about at home....Do you always wash your hands - Every time? What other precautions if any do you practice when using public restrooms versus your own home? I only ask this...

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Public Restrooms, toilet paper, and dirty seats

libertarianfreedom21 @libertarianfreedom21 (3198) • United States 6 Apr 08

OK i want to discuss a couple things here, for the ones out there that doesnt know, I have a new business going on and we go to the flea market every weekend. Well of course at a flea market the bathrooms are DIRTY. My questions...

public restrooms

restroom

toilet paper

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Where are all the Pottys!?!?!??!?! Do you know??

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 14 Dec 07

Okay, I think help is a wonderful thing, and although I would rather have a map in my hands, I can see whey people would use a GPS although, how lazy is that! But... on the news I heard of a site that you can access via cell phone...

gps

public restrooms

restrooms

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At what age is it appropriate for your child to go into a public restroom...

imadriscoll @imadriscoll (2228) • United States 10 Dec 07

At what age is it appropriate for your child to go into a public restroom without a parent or trusted adult? I have a friend who was a single parent for the first 3 years of her son's life, her husband left for two years after...

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I finally went to the doctor, while I was there, we talked a little about MRSA.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169530) • United States 10 Nov 07

He is not overly concerned about it, in our area. He says that it still is susceptible to many of the antibiotics we use and not to be concerned about it becoming a problem for me, as I am having to take antibiotics for an...

alcohol gel sanitizer

try to not touch germy surfaces

wash your hands

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Public Restrooms.....

melissa29 @melissa29 (130) • United States 10 Jul 07

I have a question for you all...this may offend some of you, but that isn't my intention at all. (I will apologize in advance to those who do become offended...) But if you are doing your business in a public restroom and you...

public restrooms

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What do you think of unflushed toilets in public restrooms?

mikesgal4ever1999 @mikesgal4ever1999 (732) • United States 7 Jul 07

How many times have you gone into a public restroom only to find that NO toilet is flushed? What do you do? Do you flush it? Do you keep looking to see if one stall is better than another and that it doesn't need to be flushed? Or...

flushing toilets

health

public restrooms

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Public Restroom on Vacation...do you use them?

elizajane202 @elizajane202 (159) • United States 3 Apr 07

It's spring break and time to go on a vacation, the only problem is your kids are going to need to use the restroom. Do you stop at a gas station/restaurant? How do you avoid them getting all messy? Do you have any tips for...

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The Crack in the Bathroom Stall Door

blogyourself @blogyourself (1577) • United States 11 Jan 07

Have you ever been in a bathroom stall where there is a huge crack between the stall door and the stall itself? As everyone walks by they can see you taking care of business. It ticks me off more than anything. Why the need for...

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