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Do you cover public toilet seats before using them?

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Originally posted by: Aflac
Originally posted by: Thraxen
I avoid public toilets at all times. In case a dire emergency strikes I usually wipe them down with TP.
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Exactly what I do. I rarely go to public bathrooms, unless I absolutely need to (i.e. I can't walk without something springing a leak). I'm not paranoid about sitting on a seat, though, I just don't like public bathrooms.
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I almost always avoid public restrooms.
 
I don't cover the seats when I sit on them, unless they look dirty and poopy, then I cover them. I'm not stupid. Or sick.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
Taking a dump at public toilet = you have ass disease from splash backs.
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that's why I flush it once before using it. of course it's not 100% but should help much. in any case I avoid public toilets as much as possible.

oh yes I cover seats with TP. indirectly touching other men's thighs, beyond the obvious health concerns, is just plain nasty.
 
"I am a man and I do NOT cover seats before sitting on them"

I'll just wipe down the seat with some TP and go to town. By the way, you need an option for the people that "hover" over the toilet. Some female friends of mine have admitted to doing this. It would seem like a rather uncomfortable way to do your business, but women were never known for their rationale.
 
Originally posted by: Feldenak

You know that little layer of paper does nothing to protect you....not to mention there've been no documented cases catching a disease from normal public toilet use.
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You sure? I'm sure you've reviewed all pertinent studies before making that statement right?

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Guy, I don't cover, but I do take the hand paper towels and soap and clean off the toilet seat and then dry it before using it.
 
Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: Baked
Taking a dump at public toilet = you have ass disease from splash backs.
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that's why I flush it once before using it. of course it's not 100% but should help much. in any case I avoid public toilets as much as possible.

oh yes I cover seats with TP. indirectly touching other men's thighs, beyond the obvious health concerns, is just plain nasty.
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What obvious health concerns are related to your thighs?😕
 
Originally posted by: KnightBreed

What obvious health concerns are related to your thighs?😕
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who knows what kind of bacterial/viral infections one of the previous users of the toilet had? I don't want to know. covering the seat takes only like half a minute anyway. better safe than sorry. I'm pretty prone to skin infections myself due to a skin condition.
 
You can't be serious that 40% of the voters won't actually cover a seat they would sit on??? Even if you trust people around you are extremly clean (can't be enough clean though) there are ppl. pissing with the seat down not to mention other possible materials ... let's not even mention it, you never know. I mean, seriously?
 
if the bathroom is so disgusting that I feel compelled to put toilet paper down on the seat, I won't use the bathroom. as if toilet paper is some magical bacteria blocking paper.
 
Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: KnightBreed

What obvious health concerns are related to your thighs?😕
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who knows what kind of bacterial/viral infections one of the previous users of the toilet had? I don't want to know. covering the seat takes only like half a minute anyway. better safe than sorry. I'm pretty prone to skin infections myself due to a skin condition.
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Try and find a documented case where someone got "infected" or some other nonsense from normal public toilet seat usage.
 
Originally posted by: Kyanzes
You can't be serious that 40% of the voters won't actually cover a seat they would sit on??? Even if you trust people around you are extremly clean (can't be enough clean though) there are ppl. pissing with the seat down not to mention other possible materials ... let's not even mention it, you never know. I mean, seriously?
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Not all of us are hindered by irrational fears of a supertoiletasseatinggerm
 
Originally posted by: Feldenak
Try and find a documented case where someone got "infected" or some other nonsense from normal public toilet seat usage.
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I'll admit that even if it does happen, it's highly unlikely. Still though, covering the toilet seat with paper takes very little time. On the other hand, doing enough research on this to a level satisfactory enough for me to stop doing this would take way too much time. I do get infections more frequently than most people, so that's just one more precaution to take.
 
Originally posted by: Kyanzes
You can't be serious that 40% of the voters won't actually cover a seat they would sit on??? Even if you trust people around you are extremly clean (can't be enough clean though) there are ppl. pissing with the seat down not to mention other possible materials ... let's not even mention it, you never know. I mean, seriously?
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On the contrary, I can't believe 60% of people do.

There is no need to have such an inrrational fear anyway.
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Kyanzes
You can't be serious that 40% of the voters won't actually cover a seat they would sit on??? Even if you trust people around you are extremly clean (can't be enough clean though) there are ppl. pissing with the seat down not to mention other possible materials ... let's not even mention it, you never know. I mean, seriously?
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On the contrary, I can't believe 60% of people do.

There is no need to have such an inrrational fear anyway.
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QFT. Ever see the Mythbusters episode on the "5 second" rule? One of the cleanest places in your house is the toilet seat. Urine is sterile, poop is not but who here is dumb enough to sit on poop? I just wipe the seat down if there is *stuff* on it and have a sit down.
 
Originally posted by: jhayx7
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Kyanzes
You can't be serious that 40% of the voters won't actually cover a seat they would sit on??? Even if you trust people around you are extremly clean (can't be enough clean though) there are ppl. pissing with the seat down not to mention other possible materials ... let's not even mention it, you never know. I mean, seriously?
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On the contrary, I can't believe 60% of people do.

There is no need to have such an inrrational fear anyway.
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QFT. Ever see the Mythbusters episode on the "5 second" rule? One of the cleanest places in your house is the toilet seat. Urine is sterile, poop is not but who here is dumb enough to sit on poop? I just wipe the seat down if there is *stuff* on it and have a sit down.
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I can't believe you just said that.

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Yeah, I love MythBusters, but I still wouldn't sit on the remains of the swept *stuff* let alone eat from it. *shivers*
 
Originally posted by: Kyanzes
Originally posted by: jhayx7
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Kyanzes
You can't be serious that 40% of the voters won't actually cover a seat they would sit on??? Even if you trust people around you are extremly clean (can't be enough clean though) there are ppl. pissing with the seat down not to mention other possible materials ... let's not even mention it, you never know. I mean, seriously?
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On the contrary, I can't believe 60% of people do.

There is no need to have such an inrrational fear anyway.
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QFT. Ever see the Mythbusters episode on the "5 second" rule? One of the cleanest places in your house is the toilet seat. Urine is sterile, poop is not but who here is dumb enough to sit on poop? I just wipe the seat down if there is *stuff* on it and have a sit down.
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I can't believe you just said that.
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It's really no big deal if you think about it on another level. I mean it's just protein and other various chemical compounds 😉
 
Originally posted by: mattocs
I spit on the seat and wipe it off before I sit. I don't use the covers...they always slide around.
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You what? Get out of here... :laugh: Don't look back. You spit on the seat? Okay, now that's too much. I realize that you are joking. You can't be serious. LOL 🙂
 
No, I don't cover public toilet seats.

That said, I avoid public restrooms like the plague. I use the ones that my office fairly frequently, but there are only a handful of men that use them, and they're fairly clean, so I'm not terribly worried about it. <shrug>
 
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