Why are some of the hardware in public toilet stalls secured with tamper-resistant screws? Is there a large number of people tempted to dismantle these hing doors? Why not Lock-tite? It seems that almost EVERY public toilet has some form of them. The Standard screw with ramped edges, or an odd shaped torx… Perhaps someone here has this desire and could shine a light on this desire.
You’d be surprised what drug addicts will do to support their habit. One of things they do is to collect any scrap metal they can find and bring it to a scrapyard to sell. If they can remove it, they’ll take it. I had to replace an entire circuit breaker box in a house because some junkie broke in and stole it. :rolleyes:
The year after I graduated from high school (a boarding school) the administration decided that the boys would no longer have “communal” showers. Apparently someone’s parents thought their boy might catch The Gay from these HomoSEXual Bath House style showers and donated some money to the school or some other crap like that. So the headmaster decreed it would be so, and had the janitors put up shower stalls.
It turns out the freshmen (once they get over the “OH NO I CAN’T BE NAKED NEAR OTHER MEN” phobia in September) viewed communal showers as one of their favorite social locations. There’s something relaxing and honest about the whole thing (I’ll admit it – I liked it, too!). So the freshmen tore down the stalls and split up all the components, stacking them neatly in the communal trash rooms throughout the main building.
Two weeks later the stalls went up again, with tamper-proof screws. Apparently, tamper-proof screws are what The Man uses when he wants to screw you (and wants you to stay screwed).
Never underestimate the number and determination of vandals. There’s a lot of them and all they want to do is cause damage. While some opt for the old sledgehammer or rock techniques, many go for the more subtle “take all the screws out” method.
You gotta do something while sitting there waiting for the results of eating nothing but pizza for a week to pass. I finally learned that if you let the pizza age for a while, on the countertop, the problem solves itself.
But yeah, people used to swipe the paper holders in the stalls in a gas station where I worked.
Peace,
mangeorge
What I have wondered fairly often when using an unsupervised public toilet: I don’t recall seeing any shops where you can buy used paper holders, coat hooks, etc. - so where can someone stealing them go to sell them?
Tschild, reda QED’s post.
“One of things they do is to collect any scrap metal they can find and bring it to a scrapyard to sell.”
What I always wanted to know is, “what if whoever installed them wanted to unscrew 'em?”
they’d be kinda,…well, screwed, eh?
Meet Mr. Drill With the Really Large Bit.
You can always carry a set of these. Comes in the convenient pocket, purse or handbag size.
I don’t see a driver there to fit one of these, which is the type that are most used in rest rooms. I think. They’re installed with a regular screwdriver.