But home bathrooms generally have limited space. A urinal chews up a lot of space; neither of my home’s washrooms could accomodate a urinal. They also add considerable expense to the plumbing (plumbing is expensive.) Why would you want such a costly add-on for something you don’t need?
In our house, the rule is seat down, lid up. Grandma is elderly. The extra time and manuevering it takes to reach down, raise the lid, turn vvvveeeerrrryyy slowly around and prepare to sit…why, she doesn’t always have that kind of time! Closing the door sometimes takes too long! Accidents would happen. And if the seat were left up, and she didn’t see it the three times she gets up in the night (doesn’t turn the light on because it wakes her up too much) the drop down that extra inch or two could be dangerous…and she has enough trouble getting up off the toilet as it is. If you never had to deal with helping an elderly person up off the toilet, you can be as cocky as you want about leaving the seat up. Just be prepared.
I’ve always been of the opinion that someone who sits down without looking deserves whatever they get. Whether it’s a wet butt from the commode or a piece of cake at someone’s party.
If I had some sort of cabinet over the toilet the default position would be down, but since it’s on the other side of the room from everything, whatever position it was in last is where the next person is going to find it.
And of course there are always exceptions like kittenblue’s situation. But those are the exceptions rather than the rule.
I sleepwalk to the toilet - and while I’m apparently capable of performing that task perfectly well (I even switch on the light), the sleeping skillset doesn’t include ‘look to see if seat is down’. :smack:
It’s not a nice way to wake up.
However if the *lid *is down I’ll sit on that, get up, raise it, and sit down again. So I’m at least moderately clued in.
Of course toilet seat, and lid if so equipped, should be down. How else are you going to be able to hide a couple bang snaps between the toilet bowl and the feet of the seat so they pop when someone sits down?
Enjoy,
Steven
I don’t get putting the lid down. Ok, it looks nicer…so what? It’s a fucking toilet! It’s designed to collect and dispose of urine and shit, I don’t think we need to make it look pretty. I mean, is the king of England coming over for breakfast or something? Plus, lid down means no matter what everyone who uses the toilet has to adjust it before and after they are done.
I can see putting it down for logical reasons, like a cabinet over it, pets, etc…but merely too look nice or tidy seems weird to me…just close the bathroom door if you don’t want to see the ugly toilet.
What’s wrong with looking nicer? I leave the lid down but that’s a personal preference. Other people can leave it up, that’s cool. I just happen to be someone who prefers things closed if they can be.* As for the seat, I agree with whoever said that since it’s necessary for the seat to be down roughly 75% of the time while in use. . .
*I’ve been known to irritate friends and family when drinking a bottle of pop by taking a swig and immediately twisting the lid on and then off to take another swig 5 seconds later. I’m kinda weird.
I have dogs, so, yes, I keep the lid down to negate the toilet being used as a drinking fountain. And I live alone, otherwise I wouldn’t give two rats’ asses.
In real estate the rule is lid and seat down. I don’t need to post a photo of an open toilet seat. Looks awful.
You braggart you!
I suggest more fiber.
This was the subject of one of the worst domestic dustups in the Razor household – and it happened just in the last year, after 35 years of marriage! Suffice it to say that I am now a champion toilet lid-closer.
While I had what I thought was an acceptable track record of closing the toilet lid (not the ring, the lid) it apparently was less than perfect, and therefore required improvement to the absolute level.
My argument: Y’know, I get it right almost all of the time; if I forget once in a great while, just put the damn lid down and shut the hell up about it, and I won’t say anything about your damn shoes lying all over the house.
Her argument: [Utter silence for two days.]
My response: Look, honey, it’s been two days now. I’m afraid to even use the freakin’ bathroom for fear of offending you. You do realize, don’t you, that I’m now peeing in the sink? Okay, I’ll try harder, but understand that I’m not perfect. It may be just second nature to you, but it isn’t second nature to me, and sometimes I forget. But I’ve never forgotten your birthday, our anniversary or to thank your mother for the ten bucks she gives me for Christmas every year. So cut me a little slack with the toilet lid thing, OK?
Her last word: I need help with the laundry sometimes.
This is me, sorting laundry. And checking toilet lids.
Wow, that’s some piss you had to take there if you were able to laser the seat in half.
You mean less. 
You could avoid the whole argument by converting to the types of toilets used in Cuba, no seat whatsoever, although the edge of the bowl is wider than the ones used on this side of the world.
Of course it’s needed! Look at all the bitch’n here!
Either way, the fiber intake needs to be changed.
Ditto this. It used to weird out some friends – all male, 5 of them in a 4 bedroom apt – when they would go to the bathroom after I finished and note the seat in the up position. I always put things back the way I find them. In my house, the lid is the thing I want down. Makes it simpler, anyone who needs to use the bathroom must make an adjustment prior and after use.
that’s why I love my Toto soft close seat.