Public Bathroom Stalls are Too Small

Jules

Jules

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When I was on a new plane a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that I could barely squeeze in and close the door. BTW, I’m tiny. If someone needed a handicapped space, I don’t know what they’d do. This is something I‘ve noticed in public washrooms too.

Considering people are getting larger, why are they doing this.
 

Jules said:
This was a new Air Bus. Definitely smaller than other planes I’ve been on and none of those were very big.
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Designers have been making room for more and more advanced tech on airplanes. I totally agree, they need figure out a way to stop taking room away from the toilets and start making them larger and still have the advanced tech and the number of seats they desire.

That's what they'd have to do, but they should do it.
 
Jules said:
When I was on a new plane a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that I could barely squeeze in and close the door. BTW, I’m tiny. If someone needed a handicapped space, I don’t know what they’d do. This is something I‘ve noticed in public washrooms too.

Considering people are getting larger, why are they doing this.
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I made the mistake of entering a lady's toilet without first looking on the door. It seems that I chose a child's toilet. Going down was bad enough but trying to get up was another story. I started to have a little panic as there was nothing to hang on to, I grabbed the paper holder and almost pulled it off the wall. Eventually stood up in a bath of perspiration. Could you image me calling the head office on my phone asking for assistance???? I will always check in future.
 
Manatee said:
Next time go by train.
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I went on the train to Melbourne a few years ago. The toilets are all stainless steel and are unisex. Can you imagine the sight I saw when I needed to use one. I know the carriages bounce around a bit but there was pee all over the seat, walls and floor. I blame the men for that one. You think they would have the manners to clean up after themselves. Next time I'm taking a mop and bucket with me.
 
oscash said:
I made the mistake of entering a lady's toilet without first looking on the door. It seems that I chose a child's toilet. Going down was bad enough but trying to get up was another story. I started to have a little panic as there was nothing to hang on to, I grabbed the paper holder and almost pulled it off the wall. Eventually stood up in a bath of perspiration. Could you image me calling the head office on my phone asking for assistance???? I will always check in future.
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You poor dear!
 
jujube said:
I hate the ones where you almost have to stand on the toilet to swing the door shut.
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My wife and I have what she terms as a safety pee before boarding. We crossed The Atlantic many times, I can't remember the aircraft but it seemed that they all had toilets that necessitated in dropping your underwear and going in backwards.

Due to the rotation of the Earth which generates the Coriolis Effect. Globally, the wind mainly blows from West to East, and this effect is even more pronounced at altitude in the Jet Stream, speeding journeys towards the East, so when we flew back to the UK there was just enough time to, another of my wife's expressions, cork it!
 
I've been in some stalls that are just too small and others more generous in size. I usually use the handicap bathrooms, especially if I have my large tote and a coat with me. Sometimes the toilets are so low that I have to hold on to something to sit. Best doing that with the handicap grab bar.

What I do hate is using the ones with those damned automatic flushers! Some of them are not calibrated correctly and start flushing either before you sit or while sitting. I either clean the seats with disinfectant or line them with toilet paper because I cannot squat and pee. It just doesn't work out right 😆 and my tricky knee doesn't help. And I absolutely do not do the other in public toilets. I've only been in a few that wait until you're actually done to flush.
 
Another strange thing about some restrooms is the door to a restroom is usually smaller. I bet if you measured how wide your bedroom door is, and then measured how wide the door to your bathroom, the bathroom door will be smaller. I have no idea why builders do that. Most homes and businesses are built like that????I would have never known that; except I use a wheelchair, and I can't get to a lot of restrooms.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Another strange thing about some restrooms is the door to a restroom is usually smaller. I bet if you measured how wide your bedroom door is, and then measured how wide the door to your bathroom, the bathroom door will be smaller. I have no idea why builders do that. Most homes and businesses are built like that????I would have never known that; except I use a wheelchair, and I can't get to a lot of restrooms.
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Nope, all my doors are exactly the same width in my house .......

even public toilet doors are pretty wide... here are our local pub toilet doors...


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oscash said:
I went on the train to Melbourne a few years ago. The toilets are all stainless steel and are unisex. Can you imagine the sight I saw when I needed to use one. I know the carriages bounce around a bit but there was pee all over the seat, walls and floor. I blame the men for that one. You think they would have the manners to clean up after themselves. Next time I'm taking a mop and bucket with me.
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When we went to Melbourne by train, we had our own toilet .. yuk! that must have been a nasty sight :sick:
 
Sometimes public stalls are wide enough. Someone can get in but doesn’t have room to turn around.
 
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