Why do men leave the seat up & other annoying habits?

My mother was obsessive about public loos and avoided them unless in danger of standing in a puddle. We too had to hover, use a tissue to open the door, and shoulder our way out because of the 'filthy door handle'. My friend's mum complained once that most flush levers were too high; we all looked puzzled until this lady of seventy plus, rotund and short, informed us that she always flushed the loo with her foot ! What a picture that conjured up.

Oh I like mine coming over from the top.
I'm not usually that fussy about unimportant things, but I can't leave the loo roll on the 'wrong way'.

OH used to complain as he liked toilet roll placed on holder so it run down against the wall, I used to just put it on whatever way lol!!!

I believe lid down, then flush or droplets from the toilet bowl are dispersed into the room. I would rather clean the lid, than wonder about my toothbrush!

Lid down always, the seat left up annoys me intensely, but then I'm very nit picky!

I like the lid open! You can see at a glance that all is as it should be. You don't have to touch seat to open it, it's all there for you. Why DO women (allegedly) always want it shut??

Seats and lids are always down in this house. DH would complain if they were left up. Yes he does prefer to sit down to pee too. When my Mum was alive she had a commode chair over the toilet to make the seat higher and as her bathroom was downstairs it would be used by visitors. One male friend would always leave the seat up leaving the metal rungs exposed. Poor Mum would be in a rush to go and would back onto the toilet and she would hit the metal rungs which was painful. I had to remember to go in the bathroom after that visitor and put the seat down.

gmelon and I may have been separated at birth! I too discard the first sheets of paper and flush only after I have opened the cubicle door ready to make a hasty exit! I also roll my trousers up so they are not dangling in any unseen nasties or puddles on the floor whilst I hover over the loo. And shall I open the can of worms which is the main door to exit the loos - these apparently are dirtier than the average toilet bowl thanks to all the non hand washers and need to be negotiated very carefully!

Flush then put lid down or water may be sprayed over inside of lid. Seat and lid should be left down.

DH leaves seat up.I like seat down,,but sidetracking...when he passes central heating thermostat in the winter,he turns it down,and I pass by and turn it up, we could say it's the ups and downs of family life?

Beware the soft closing lid. Mine still closes, but not softly, with a great crash instead. Dangerous when cleaning. Must replace.

Oh, and Greyduster I couldn't work out how the flush would reach your toothbrush either, until I was informed that it is a germ laden vapour that evidently goes around the bathroom with every flush so it's best to keep the lid down and keep your brush in the cupboard too.

The loo seat up looks a bit 'unfinished' to me - if that's the right term. The rubber buttons on the bottom of the seat, the hinges, ...none of this matters i guess but we have smooth dark wood seats with a lovely sheen and it just looks so much better when the seat and lid are down. I sit on the closed lid often when drying my feet, painting toe nails, talking to OH, trying to remember what I came in the bathroom for, so it's definitely 'down' for a preference in out house. OH leaves it up, always has, and over the years I have cracked a few seats slamming them down for the tenth time that day; now we have 'soft closing' seats so my vicious swipes don't result in damage!

Did you know that in Germany and Austria men pee sitting down? It is seen as very bad form to pee standing up

Don't remind him of this when he's 17 Luckygirl . BTW research has shown that there are far more pathogens floating around in public loos because of air dryers. Much healthier to use paper towels.to apparently. It's amazing that we've all lived to tell the tale.

DGS (3) is getting the hang of stand-up wees, but unfortunately it usually results in a lot of rogue wee everywhere. He points Percy accurately at the porcelain , but unfortunately for some reason the wee shoots out to the right! - I am often called up[on to redirect the spray!

Any other annoying habits to add to the list?
Yes! But I need to be assured of "Diplomatic Immunity" from the Forum Police before lifting the lid on that list.
Don't forget that Grandads on diuretics need a clear run with no hurdles to negotiate!
Accidents can and do happen!

I am still trying to work out how spray from your toilet would land on your toothbrush .

We have two loos in our house and both of them have the seat up which is very annoying.

What i do now is close the lid so hubby finds it as annoying as i do when i need to use the toilet as he has to open before he can use.

You should always put the lid down. If the seat is in the room where you keep your toothbrushes then the spray may land on the brush which you are then going to be putting in your mouth. How disgusting is that! Also as I live on my own only I am responsible for it . Winner!

Jane10
We've solved the problem in our house - we have a 'ladies' bathroom and a 'gents' loo

You've reminded me of a friend who does the same as you. There was nearly a war when her husband found that she bought nicer loo roll and Andrex cleansing wipes for her bathroom.

We've solved the problem in our house - we have a 'ladies' bathroom and a 'gents' loo. I can keep mine as I like to find it and he can have all his car mags and swarfega etc to hand. (He keeps the lid down btw.)
Sorted!

One husband and three sons, seat always put down.
The reason I gave.

Because any of "you lot" might want it down when you get in there, you don't know til you're there.
I definitely want it down and one of "you lot"
might want it down so it stays down.

Plus I pointed out that you never see a photo in a magazine or a showroom bathroom display with the seat up.

I'm always worried about the spray from the flush when I'm in a public loo.
I try and run out of the cubicle whilst simultaneously flushing.

Another thing I do is not use the first pieces of loo paper in a public one. I pull off enough to get some "fresh" ones that haven't had flush spray on them.

I keep my home seat and lid down for the flush after I years ago read about the invisible spray.

I run a tight ship; any man peeing on the seat in my house will first have his ears boxed and then he'll have to clean up after himself.

Toilet plume is the phenomenon you get from flushing an open loo. www.bustle.com/p/why-you-should-never-flush-the-toilet-with-the-lid-up-40228