GTKY: Toilet Lid

[Deleted]

Asking the tough questions.

[rooskie]

Our cats are our main reason for keeping them down (one has fallen in before) but DNW to flush with the lid up and have poop particles going everywhere.

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Jan 15, 2017 13:45:52 GMT -5 rooskie said:

Our cats are our main reason for keeping them down (one has fallen in before) but DNW to flush with the lid up and have poop particles going everywhere.

Right?! This is my big concern, flushing. We have neighbor kids that hang out here a lot and they always leave the lid up and it drives me insane.

[thechickencoop]

Down. Always. Unfortunately H doesn't agree with me

But, the puppy loves to drink out of the toilet so after H got a few toilet kisses he gave in and closes it.

[easilyunamused]

Jan 15, 2017 14:21:30 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

Down. Always. Unfortunately H doesn't agree with me

But, the puppy loves to drink out of the toilet so after H got a few toilet kisses he gave in and closes it.

You should show YH a video of how the particles of the poop and pee can reach over 50 ft. All over your toothbrushes, hand soap, towels, ect. It's gross and might change his mind.

Lid down for lyfe. I thought about putting a note in our guest bathrooms but didn't want to be "those" people. We use our dog as an excuse even though he's never been interested in a toilet. Lol

[Deleted]

Always down. Between germs and the cat, it just needs to stay down. We always have to check the downstairs bathroom after guests leave, because sometimes the cat will bring one of her toys in there and play like a wild banshee, and DNW to find a toy in the toilet because a guest left the lid up.

[TheEleventhHour]

Meh. I prefer it down but I don't really care that much about it.

[scoutradley]

Lid down. Always always down.

[rooskie]

Jan 15, 2017 17:44:11 GMT -5 ****** said:

Jan 15, 2017 13:45:52 GMT -5 rooskie said:

Our cats are our main reason for keeping them down (one has fallen in before) but DNW to flush with the lid up and have poop particles going everywhere.

our cat actually climbs in and drinks out of the bowl like a dog....

Our half bath toilet is by the window facing our driveway so the cats sit on it when we open the garage door and watch us pull in the drive.

[euphony]

I really don't care about microscopic poop particles. Our existence is more sanitized then at any other point in human history, so I can't get worked up about something that doesn't have any demonstrable effect on my health. I like it up so I can see that everything is flushed properly. I have, more than once, lifted the lid to find the last person left gross smears in the bowl. That will not be me.

[icedtea]

Always down. Because ew.

[easilyunamused]

Jan 15, 2017 19:57:08 GMT -5 euphony said:

I really don't care about microscopic poop particles. Our existence is more sanitized then at any other point in human history, so I can't get worked up about something that doesn't have any demonstrable effect on my health. I like it up so I can see that everything is flushed properly. I have, more than once, lifted the lid to find the last person left gross smears in the bowl. That will not be me.

No thank you to any poop particles on my toothbrush. Plus, you can always peek after to see if it's clean.

[thechickencoop]

Jan 15, 2017 17:44:11 GMT -5 ****** said:

Jan 15, 2017 13:45:52 GMT -5 rooskie said:

Our cats are our main reason for keeping them down (one has fallen in before) but DNW to flush with the lid up and have poop particles going everywhere.

our cat actually climbs in and drinks out of the bowl like a dog....

So does one of ours. He'll stand with his back feet still on the ground but stretched as far as he can't up and into the bowl to drink. Blech.

[euphony]

Jan 15, 2017 20:19:56 GMT -5 easilyunamused said:

Jan 15, 2017 19:57:08 GMT -5 euphony said:

I really don't care about microscopic poop particles. Our existence is more sanitized then at any other point in human history, so I can't get worked up about something that doesn't have any demonstrable effect on my health. I like it up so I can see that everything is flushed properly. I have, more than once, lifted the lid to find the last person left gross smears in the bowl. That will not be me.

No thank you to any poop particles on my toothbrush. Plus, you can always peek after to see if it's clean.

Oh, I am quite sure there are microscopic poop particles everywhere. I don't think your closing the lid stops you from ingesting millions a day, to be honest. I regularly spray out poopy diapers, so I am sure I am covered in them.

Again, if it has no actual effect on me, I really couldn't care less.

[rooskie]

Ya'll need to buy your cats fountains.

[icedtea]

rooskie, I think my cats would pass out with glee. I need to investigate this.

[Deleted]

Down.
We've both had dogs in the past. If we didn't have to keep the litter box in the bathroom we would keep the door closed all together.

Apricot likes to steal my hairties and swat them around in the tub late at night.

[hoosiermama76]

I get the argument about poop particles, but this is a serious question: if we have to touch the lid every time we put it back up, isn't that unsanitary as well? Idk. I feel after reading this I should be more adamant about having it down, but that is honestly my reasoning.

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Jan 16, 2017 2:45:54 GMT -5 hoosiermama76 said:

I get the argument about poop particles, but this is a serious question: if we have to touch the lid every time we put it back up, isn't that unsanitary as well? Idk. I feel after reading this I should be more adamant about having it down, but that is honestly my reasoning.

So you don't wash your hands after touching it?

[izz67]

Always down. My toddler would probably play in it.

[missjenniebean]

Ours is always down bc the dog will drink out of it and it drives me nuts.

[nuggetrn]

Jan 15, 2017 21:21:08 GMT -5 rooskie said:

Ya'll need to buy your cats fountains.

Our animals have a fountain! It is THE BEST!

[nuggetrn]

Lid down. For all of the reasons.

I will say though, that this new house has soft close toilet lids. Which I thought was going to be so fantastic but really they just sloooooooowly close while it's flushing. Which totally defeats the purpose of closing the lid. Sometimes I just push it closed myself. Lame.

[scoutradley]

Jan 16, 2017 19:52:03 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Lid down. For all of the reasons.

I will say though, that this new house has soft close toilet lids. Which I thought was going to be so fantastic but really they just sloooooooowly close while it's flushing. Which totally defeats the purpose of closing the lid. Sometimes I just push it closed myself. Lame.

If you have a son at some point, you may want a slow close lid. My son is just tall/short enough that his little guy was laying on the rim of the toilet at his grandparents house and the lid slammed down on it. Cue doctor visit. Thankfully he/it is ok.

[nuggetrn]

Jan 16, 2017 20:25:20 GMT -5 scoutradley said:

Jan 16, 2017 19:52:03 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Lid down. For all of the reasons.

I will say though, that this new house has soft close toilet lids. Which I thought was going to be so fantastic but really they just sloooooooowly close while it's flushing. Which totally defeats the purpose of closing the lid. Sometimes I just push it closed myself. Lame.

If you have a son at some point, you may want a slow close lid. My son is just tall/short enough that his little guy was laying on the rim of the toilet at his grandparents house and the lid slammed down on it. Cue doctor visit. Thankfully he/it is ok.

Youch! Yea I definitely feel like there are good reasons for this as well. I have actually ended up accidentally slamming the lids at other people's houses because I have gotten so used to ours. Oops.

[hoosiermama76]

Jan 16, 2017 2:51:28 GMT -5 @led said:

Jan 16, 2017 2:45:54 GMT -5 hoosiermama76 said:

I get the argument about poop particles, but this is a serious question: if we have to touch the lid every time we put it back up, isn't that unsanitary as well? Idk. I feel after reading this I should be more adamant about having it down, but that is honestly my reasoning.

So you don't wash your hands after touching it?

No, of course I do. I obsessively wash my hands. I'm just thinking that if it was up, I wouldn't have to touch it at all. I would just be washing my hands as usual, not after directly touching a lid.

[billyhorrible]

Ours is down during the day, up at night. My 5 year old goes to the bathroom multiple times at night, usually mostly asleep, so we leave it up to make it easier on him.

[samanthasays]

ALWAYS DOWN.

It is more sanitary and eliminates the seat up or down debate. If everyone puts the lid down and everyone lift the lid or lid+seat up we are all even!

H and his whole family leave the seat up! EWWW! They have 2 boys, the dad, and the mom, so I think MIL thought it would be more "fair" if the guys get to leave it up all the time and us lady folk have to put it down. I changed that shit REAL fast when H and I moved in together. BIL lives with us now too and he knows to put it down or use his bathroom that I never go into.

[housecarder]

Umm mine's usually up because of reasons...

[Deleted]

housecarder, that's a legitimate reason to leave it up if I ever saw one!