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[gfish]

Dear architects,

Bathroom doors should open out, not in. I have remarkably little desire to use a handle previously touched by someone I just watched not wash their hands. Much better to simply push open the door with my shoulder. And I shouldn't have to point this out, but stall doors should do likewise. No one wants to straddle a toilet just to get the door closed. It's because of things like this that we all make fun of you. Function first, then form.

Sincerely, gfish

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I agree with you, but...

[avicado.livejournal.com]

...here's a tip.

Keep the paper towel you use to dry your hands, and grip the door handle with it to open the door. Use your l33t basketball skills to toss the crumpled-up paper towel ball into the garbage a few feet away while holding the door open with your foot, then exit.

Similar trick for the bathroom stall, except use toilet paper. Or don't, since you're about to wash your hands anyway, right?

If you're in one of those "new-fangled" bathrooms with the air-blow-dryer (and other auto-sensing devices), wait for someone else to open the door. Amuse yourself in the meantime by seeing how many faucets and dryers you can simultaneously have running by waving your hand under them & zipping to the next one.

Re: I agree with you, but...

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

That's what I do, as does everyone else at work. For much of the year I'm wearing long-sleeved shirts or hoodies, and I pull those over my hands when I have to touch something of dubious cleanliness.

Re: I agree with you, but...

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

...but then your sleeve is dirty! Nothing like carrying the contamination with you all day long...

Re: I agree with you, but...

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

But I *know* it's dirty, and I don't touch my sleeve. It's like disposable gloves.