# Important rules when inviting guests to your house **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 18, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438 "2003-01-18T07:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/41 "2003-01-22T16:03:39Z")
/stands corrected I don’t wanna get to know you better via your urine. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/42 "2003-01-22T16:39:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by leechbabe \* > \*\*We have just moved house and the toilet is located next to the laundry (to be precise you must pass through the laundry to enter the toilet). Our bathroom is at the opposite end of the house. Now do I place soap (pump pack) and hand towel in the laundry next to the tub? Or do I place these items in the bathroom. Further clarification – the laundry has no nice place to hang a towel so if I put the towel in there is it okay to hang it over the edge of the tub? Or should I place the towel on top of my washing machine. leechbabe\*\*, that’s one weird house! I’d recommend leaving soap and towels in the laundry room, rather than having guests walk through your house with dirty hands to clean up in the bathroom at the other end. You can either leave a stack of clean hand towels on the laundry machine, with a receptacle (e.g. a laundry basket) nearby to dump the used ones, or hang a row of them on the side of the tub. > [@](#): > > Is it okay to have the machine running whilst there are guests or should it be off and all signs of dirty laundry hidden under my bed? It all depends, I’d say. If it’s something that people are dressing up for, then I’d say machines off, and dirty laundry at least neatly set aside in baskets or some such. Otherwise, do whatever you are comfortable with. > [@](#): > > My cat litter lives in the laundry also and can on considered offensive to non-cat people. Should I banish the litter and the moggies to the outside world whilst my guests are visiting to make the toilet experience more pleasant? I’d suggest getting one of those litter boxes that have clip-on lids with an opening for the cat to go inside; they’re pretty inexpensive. If you scoop the litterbox and sweep up the loose cat litter in the laundry room before company comes, then pop the cover back on, that should suffice. The cats can still get to the litterbox if they need to, but the grubby stuff is shielded from your guests’ eyes, and they probably won’t step on little granules of cat litter. ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/43 "2003-01-22T16:44:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by leechbabe \* > \*\*I’m currently suffering from visitor toilet trauma – maybe the collective wisdom of the teeming millions can assist. > > We have just moved house and the toilet is located next to the laundry (to be precise you must pass through the laundry to enter the toilet). Our bathroom is at the opposite end of the house. ? \*\* Seeing as you have such a dilemma about washing machines and cats, and providing your house isn’t tem miles long, why can your guests not use your bathroom? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/44 "2003-01-22T16:47:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*RTFirefly - \*“pee” is colloquial for urine. Makin’ winkies. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/45 "2003-01-22T19:53:17Z")
—choking with laughter-- We’re taking colloquialism hints about production of urine from a man with **BEER** in his name??? :eek: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/46 "2003-01-22T20:09:32Z")
ROTFLMAO\* I just choked on a piece of unbuttered,unsalted airpopped popcorn! Gah. IDBB ---
**Author:** ![Kamikazee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kamikazee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamikazee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/47 "2003-01-23T02:42:16Z")
Definately have the old plumbers helper on standby in the bathroom so that if a guest downloads and clogs they can practice a little self-help.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/48 "2003-01-23T03:07:04Z")
Thanks **RTFirefly**. I shall invest in one of those covered litter trays asap - hadn’t even occured to me. **curly chick** its not a huge house but there are several door/doorways to get through and people may have issues about dirty hands and touching stuff - or - EVEN WORSE they may find it all to hard to wash their hands and not bother. ---
**Author:** ![jujuju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438/49 "2003-01-23T04:18:02Z")
how 'bout a sign over the toilet: _if you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat!_ no, wait, my _guests_ don’t have that problem… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-rules-when-inviting-guests-to-your-house/149438.md?page=2)