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Monklady123
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So today for my rounds at the hospital I carried my usual patient census, a small notebook, and I wear a small purse thing that has my cell phone, a pen, some lip balm, etc. But today I also carried my iPad because I was planning to visit a 6-year-old boy who, last time I saw him, told me that "ladies don't play THOSE kind of games!"  "Those" kind were the Mario type games or the ones where you set up a kingdom, fight battles, etc.. He acknowledged that ladies can play suduko, or word games, but not the other ones. lol... So I was taking my iPad to visit him and show him that yes indeed ladies do play THOSE games.
Anyway, my petty gripe of the day is that there are NO shelves in most of the public restrooms at this hospital! One does have a different shaped toilet paper holder, one that's flat on the top. So stuff does sit there nicely. But none of the others have that. So when you're carrying stuff where are you supposed to put it? Certainly not on the floor!  I end up balancing it on my lap, then trying to pull up my pants with one hand.  Good thing I never wear panty hose!
Anyway, that's my vent of the day. Small in the grand scheme of things, but annoying none the less.
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naniwebbEMT
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I hate that too! I carry a large purse though, so I just stuff everything in and hang it on the hook on the back of the stall door.
It really peeves me if the doors don't have hooks.  |
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alisatj
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I had the same problem on Saturday! I was participating in an event at a high school. I was carrying a binder and a bag with me when moving from room to room. Went into the restroom and there were no shelves. Presumably these high school students are carrying books, binders, backpacks, whatever when going from class to class. But there was nowhere other than the floor to put things while washing hands, etc. And the floor was pretty yucky . | |
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Mystie
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What infuriates me is when there's no flat surface AND no hooks! So I'm supposed to put my purse on the filthy floor?
And then there are the stalls with no working lock. That seems to be a Virginia epidemic, for some reason. So I gotta hold my purse with one hand and hold the door shut with the other while I poo....thanks!  |
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perumbula
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ooh I hate that. And yes when there is no hook either? That's just cruel.
I actually complained once at a fast food restaurant because of the lack of hook or shelf. It was one of those one person rooms, huge, tiled and completely lacking of anywhere to put a purse or my calf length wool coat. When I complained the worker bee just looked at me like I was just a little bit crazy. |
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grandma28
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i agree here too.. one of my dr.s offices waiting room restroom, its large, has no shelfs, or hooks for your coat.. nother,, and i was in another one somewhere recently, same thing.. nothing...so to hold the coat, and the purse, grrr... bet the employee bathrooms have hooks and shelfs.
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Tanya2
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 4:50:50 PM
obviously all designed by men!! |
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sara b
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 4:55:07 PM
my petty gripe of the day is that there are NO shelves in most of the public restrooms
I don't know of many restrooms I've been in that have shelves? That would be nice! My petty vent about restrooms is that if people are going to "hover" they need to wipe their pee off the seat before the next person uses it. Especially when there are no seat covers available. And yes, I need to be smarter & check before I sit down. But geez!! Have some consideration for others would you people? |
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PeculiarP
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Our little mall has only one public restroom. There are no shelves, no hooks, and the TP holders are the round ones so nothing will sit on top. It drives me batty. There are multiple holes in both stall doors, so there were hooks at one point in time but they never bothered to replace them when the screws stripped out. You have to keep your coat on, hang your purse around your neck and hold your shopping bags while you pee. Makes me furious every time I'm there. The mall office is in the same hall, and every time I contemplate sticking my head in to complain. Really, you can't spend literally a couple of bucks to replace hooks on 2 stall doors? |
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Ouiser
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I hate that the bathroom stall doors don't open OUT. I'm not the most trim person, but I can get in and out. I've often wondered how a very over weight person can open and close the door. I hate those. |
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StampinChick
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 6:11:02 PM
1. So many public restrooms have those giant toilet paper rolls but the paper is so thin and it's difficult to pull it out of the holder without it folding over so that by the time you tear it off it looks more like a rope than toilet paper.
2. The ones that don't have those giant toilet paper rolls only have 2 regular size rolls. My local Target is like that. I think 2 regular rolls in a store like that will last about 15 minutes on a busy day.
3. The stall doors open in even when the stall is really tiny. There have been times I felt like I needed to stand on the toilet just so there was room to open the door.
4. The exit doors that pull in. Make them push out so that I don't have to worry about using a paper towel to touch the pull handle. Then I wouldn't need to throw the paper towel on the floor by the door because...
5. There are rarely trash cans by a door that you have to pull.
6. TP made from recycled paper. That stuff disintegrates upon contact.
7. Lack of a place to put your things while you wash your hands. I can hang my purse on the hook in the stall but what am I supposed to do with it while I wash my hands?
On a related note, the best public restroom I have ever been to is a rest stop along Rt. 1 in Smyrna, DE. I don't think I've ever seen it dirty and they have everything with motion sensors and the layout allows them to not have any doors on the exit/entrance so no need to worry about germy door handles.
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 6:13:27 PM
3. The stall doors open in even when the stall is really tiny. There have been times I felt like I needed to stand on the toilet just so there was room to open the door.
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ksuheather
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 7:29:40 PM
And then there are the stalls with no working lock. That seems to be a Virginia epidemic, for some reason. So I gotta hold my purse with one hand and hold the door shut with the other while I poo....thanks!
I was going to say it's the same thing hear too but then I saw we are neighbors And yes, I am so tired of the no lock doors. The problem is really bad on base. |
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freecharlie
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 7:33:40 PM
4. The exit doors that pull in. Make them push out so that I don't have to worry about using a paper towel to touch the pull handle. Then I wouldn't need to throw the paper towel on the floor by the door because...
5. There are rarely trash cans by a door that you have to pull.
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DanaLZ
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| Posted: 2/18/2013 8:11:49 PM
The outlet mall in Wisconsin Dells has my favorite restrooms. The stalls are huge and there is a large shelf built into the wall behind the toilet. It is big enough for all of my bags and my purse! |
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CroppingKate
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 | Posted: 2/18/2013 8:22:16 PM
When they are available, I'll put the toilet seat covers on the floor to put my purse on.
I think I'll start carrying one of those table purse hangers to use on doors in the future. Or maybe carry some all purpose toilet seat covers to go along with personal wipes and TP. |
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Alibama
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 6:57:04 AM
I agree! Always a problem and why do I always get the doors that dont lock??
I will add another too. Why does a resturant not have a place to change a baby? I had my grandaughter with me a few months ago and went into a Dairy Queen, they had one large bathroom lots of space but no changing table. I had to take her to the car to change her. |
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Monklady123
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 7:02:07 AM
When they are available, I'll put the toilet seat covers on the floor to put my purse on.
Now there's a great idea! I never thought of doing that. I'm going to try that next time. I feel like leaving a sticky note on the seat cover dispenser saying why I'm using them. Maybe they'll install some shelves. Nah, probably not.  |
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*theCakeGirl*
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Umm maybe I am missing something. But those shelves in the public restroom would be just as nasty as the floor. The toilets do not have covers so when they are flushed the micro bits of poo, germs and everything else go flying into the air and land on said shelf. Then you put your purse on said shelf?!
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Pamelou
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Just T
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 8:10:27 AM
What drives me bonkers is public restrooms that have that stupid faucet that you have to hold down to get the water to come out. So, you have to touch the faucet that every other germy hand has touched, hold it down to get your hands wet, release, soap up, hold it down to rinse one hand, then take that now clean hand and hold it down on the germy faucet in order to rinse the other hand. WTH is the point of faucets like that? | |
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blue tulip
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 8:27:15 AM
regarding public bathrooms...
WHY is there never a plunger? sometimes you need one. soo embarassing to have to leave a restroom where others are waiting and not have been able to solve matters. |
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Annabella
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 10:11:06 AM
Umm maybe I am missing something. But those shelves in the public restroom would be just as nasty as the floor.
Yeah that small shelf thing in the toilet, back in my maxi pad days that's where I'd put my used one while I unwrapped the new one for the plastic wrapper to put it back in before I could place it in the trash. |
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CountryHam
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| Posted: 2/19/2013 12:12:12 PM
the sink? I would just put paper towels on the sink and set some stuff on it. | |
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