I’d Swear Men Designed Women’s Restrooms
Everytime I am practically climbing over a toilet to close the door of a stall in a restroom, I remind myself that this needs to be a topic to write about. If nothing else, just to vent and hope that someone, somewhere, possibly a bathroom designer…may hear my cries for change.
A. If I can’t walk in and close the door without climbing over the toilet, the stall is too small.
B. Toilet Paper (maybe this should have been A) – Fully stocked, not an empty roll or a locked supply that you can see but not get to.
C. Automatic flushers
D. Why do you install the toilet paper dispenser so that it leaves no room for my legs or so that I have to sit on the toilet seat sideways?
E. A place to put/hang my purse (the floor is not an option and neither is my lap)
F. Doors that close AND stay closed.
G. A door is only great if there is not a 1-2″ (or bigger) crack where everybody waiting to use the toilet can still see my business.
H. Paper towels do not cost more than providing hot air machines. The hot air doesn’t work and they are annoying. I live in Arizona, if I want hot air I could walk outside.
I. Seat Covers (fully stocked – not an empty box)
J. The door lock should not double as a quarter sized peep hole.
K. Air fresheners are nice, please do not install the squirty kind if it only sprays at the level of my face
L. Please disregard anything you would find inside a Wal-Mart restroom
M. Automatic sinks – where the water turns on and off as you put your hands under.
N. Please do not install the diaper changing shelves so that if they are in use they block access to the stalls, paper towels, sinks, or trash can.
O. Tile, ’nuff said.
P. Trash Cans
Q. Mirrors that you can see your reflection – not the silver metal that you can sort of see something that resembles a person.
R. Soap dispensors that actually contain soap.
S. More toilets than the men’s room…equality is not always right. Us girls can’t stand to pee. And when’s the last time you saw men standing in line?
That is all for now. Feel free to add to the list!
nice post. thanks.