Does it make me a minger????

[sunflower68]

Am interested to know other female's views on this one: last night on the Dragons Den a lady had a loo-seat cover for public lavs. She said that going to public toilets was one of the most horrendous, filthy and disgusting things she has to do.

OK, we have all had experiences of nasty loos which I do avoid but these days they are mostly pretty clean. I am aware that lots of women have aversions to other people's or public loos but I don't cover the seat and I don't hover - does that make me a minger?

[rugeleyboy]

sorry i am not female but using MENS public toilets is far worse because men tend to piddle on the seat!!!

i have a deep fear of using public bogs!!

anyway, going back to your question.....i wouldnt call you a minger for going to the lav, aslong as you wipe it rigouresly (sp) it should be ok!!!

[petes_dragon]

Sunflower, You're definitely not a minger, I agree with you - they don't really bother me, as you say you can avoid the REALLY nasty ones, but most of them are ok.

when you've gotta go, you've gotta go!!

A xXx

[sunflower68]

rugelyboy I think if I had to wipe the seat I would switch loos or wait and hold on! x

[~posy~]

i have to say i hover!! i hate unclean toilets!! i don't think it makes you a minger, each to there own xXx

[4getmenot]

I refuse to wash my hands in public toilets. You turn the tap on with your dirty hands and every else has aswell, you wash your hands, you then turn the same tap germs and all off, so really no point washing your hands. And I dont care how many people give me dirty looks when I walk straight out the door.

[Lore]

I can't help but turn my nose up at public toilets. I'll hold it in for as long as possible and have to be ready to burst before I'll give in. I say public toilets I mean anyone's toilet except my own.

I haven't gone as far as carrying covers with me but I must admit to the hover position, ensuring no underwear is touching the said toilet! I'll even tear off a few sheets of toilet roll before I'll use any incase there are any germs left from the hands of the previous user! (sorry, tmi!)

You're not a minger at all, I'm just stuck up and fussy!

[Lore]

Oh the taps, I forgot about the taps!!
That's the next hurdle.. do you touch the tap or not? how many germs have been smeared all over tha tap you're about to touch? But I have to wash my hands, I can't not!

So, If my elbows will reach to turn the tap back off I'll do it but if they won't then I use the smallest amount of skin possible to shut it off....

now for the dryer! waaaaaaaah how many people have pressed the button on that?

See, this is why I refuse to go - I have toilet issues!

[Supernick]

If you're a bloke and you're using any public toilets, especially pub toilets, then there is going to be a 90% chance of some 'drippage' on the seats when you get there. The sensible man never gets caught short on a night out, but there are times when even the best planners amongst us just have to go.
No self respecting bloke will pull a 'hovering' manouvere, so seats need to be wiped with extensive wodges of bog roll, and in fact a flush may be in order before you start proceedings. Some people may like to go a step further and tear off strips of toilet roll to form a barrier between cheeks and seat, but this is an advanced move and not for the desperate.
But I don't think it makes you a minger - girls toilets are nicer.

[4getmenot]

Lore the taps you can push down are ok because then you dont have to turn them off.

[Solarjunkie]

I bought a squidgy loo cover as a joke Cristmas present - from the pound shop. Intended to take away that chilly "ooh!" that you get in an unheated house in the middle of the night.
So not a new idea, and the fact the one I bought was remaindered in a pound shop says something about its popularity.
But did the Dragons' Den applicant really visualise people taking a pack of these with them each time they went out? I can slightly see the idea of an elasticated towelling cover that maybe a single person would use at home & pop in the wash every now and then, but taking extras with you? Just don't see it.
Oh, I reckon coming into contact with an assortment of germs improves your immunity, so think about that when you are bravely using taps that have been used by others!

[sunflower68]

yes solarjunkie you are right there. Just imagine if you are at a bar eating peanuts out of a bowl, would you wash your hands before eating them? Studies have found up to 20 different peoples urine on things like this. THERE'S NO ESCAPE FROM THE WEE GERMS SO GET USED TO THEM THEY AINT GONNA KILL YA

[violetblue]

What does she then do with the loo seat cover after use? Put it back in her handbag? Ugggghhhh! No you're not a minger, we're too obsessed in this country with germs, although I do hover myself, i must admit. I agree with 4getmenot but try to find a way of washing my hands that doesnt involve touching the tap. Always difficult!

[caz21]

The way to tell if i'm really drunk..... i sit down! ;o)

I hover! If i have to sit down (when sober) i cover the whole seat in strips of toilet paper! Oh and i cant use the first bit of toilet paper as someone else had their grubby mitts on it!

Does anyone else do this?

[caz21]

Ooh i didnt read supernicks answer properly!

[Lore]

Sunflower Nooooooooooo never EVER eat nuts from a bar!

[lightoftruth]

public loos arent the worst. Festival loos are. Im a gent and i always find a public loo that hasnt got sh!t all over it and i then scrunch up some tissue paper and push it around the seat with my shoe and then place toilet paper around the seat. Its almost become a force of habit now.

[medsecslave]

You hover, you turn on the taps with your elbows and decide to shake your hands to avoid the dryer but then you need to get out. I pull my sleeve down to cover my hands if I must open the door - otherwise I make a dash to get out as someone else is coming in!!

[Pippa68]

If the loo looks horrible, I find another one. I would never hover as it is probably more unhealthy than sitting on a public loo seat..you can't empty your bladder properly unless you sit down on the loo, and that can cause urinary tract infections :o(

I always carry baby wipes around with me ~ just a small pack. If neccessary I will give myself a wipe over with those!

[sunflower68]

OMG I can''t believe you lot! I have never ever had any problems eating nuts from a bar Lore.....what on earth could possibly happen to me please tell me!
Gonna look at the other ladies in the loo a bit more closely now to watch their tap obsessions!
Just a thought girls - how on earth do you hover AND wee I'd love to know; don't you get in a bit of a tinkly mess?
I'll never forget the Glastonbury loos when I used to go in the 80s (they are better now, believe it or not). It was a long wooden bench separated by wooden walls, each wooden seat part had a hole cut out and there was a huge ditch underneath so you could see the next door person's poop falling 10 feet or so if you so wished.....maybe that's why I don't care so much nowadays?

[mycats]

I hover, I hate public toilets. A lot of the time they are wet and that freaks me out! How can women pee on the seat?? YUCK! Imagine what their houses must be like yuck yuck yuck