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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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[airlinepilot.livejournal.com]

It amazes me that airport managers still haven't clued into the fact that if you have a roller bag of ANY size, it's almost impossible to close the door if it's INSIDE the stall.

Most of SeaTac's restroom stall doors open outward...

[beaq.livejournal.com]

Do they now? Huh. It'll be interesting to see if that has any negative consequences. But hooray. I've either not used the restrooms there, not used them since they changed (?), or simply didn't notice hard enough to remember.

[airlinepilot.livejournal.com]

Well, I only know about the men's rooms. No idea what's in the women's rooms.

Long time ago stall doors all opened out, like starting gates at a horse track. Don't know when / why they changed direction.