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Should they be left up or down? What's the big issue here? I often see people use this in arguments and even as a reason for breakdown of a relationship.

Edited to add 3rd option as I realised I couldn't vote in my own poll!

[DaBouncer]

Originally posted by "maxt"

Should they be left up or down? What's the big issue here? I often see people use this in arguments and even as a reason for breakdown of a relationship.

I always leave it down for my better half. I don't like to be looking into the toilet anyway when I walk into the bathroom.

It's just polite from my point of view.

[Phanerothyme]

Seat down, but lid up unless I'm using it as a stool (no pun intended) when the boy is having a bath.

[Mo]

Both firmly down please

[t020]

the lid and seat should both be down. this way the toilet is more hidden and smells are kept in more, and you can't accidentally drop things in it. women often like it so that the man leaves the seat down but not the lid as this is most convenient to them, but really this is just as selfish as a man leaving both up. seat AND lid down is the best way IMHO

[DaBouncer]

Originally posted by "t020"

the lid and seat should both be down. this way the toilet is more hidden and smells are kept in more, and you can't accidentally drop things in it. women often like it so that the man leaves the seat down but not the lid as this is most convenient to them, but really this is just as selfish as a man leaving both up. seat AND lid down is the best way IMHO

If you follow Feng Shui then they both should be down anyway. Having the lid up makes you money luck flush straight down the loo! :shock:

[PaulTansley]

In my household there are 4 males to 1 female so i say leave it up.
But my young 4 and 2 year olds although told on every ocation to lift the seat up when you tinkle goes through deaf ears and most of it finishes on the seat itself or on the floor.
So for household a definate UP.

[Tony Ruscoe]

Whilst "peeing": both up.

Whilst "pooing": seat down; lid up.

After a stinky poo: seat down; lid down.

Otherwise: seat down; lid up... (why put the lid down if it doesn't smell...?)

Is that enough info, or shall I go on...?

[t020]

Originally posted by "Tony Ruscoe"



Otherwise: seat down; lid up... (why put the lid down if it doesn't smell...?)

you've obviously never experienced 'accidentally-dropped-toothbrush-down-toilet' syndrome then? if you had you'd know why the lid should be down!

[Banksia]

If the biggest problem in life is whether or not the toilet seat be up or down, then I think you are doing well.

[Moon Maiden]

Generally I don't care. My only concern is with my kids. They come to a point in their lives where the toilet is a fascinating place and fill it with allsorts.

So on that basis I would say down. But not bothered.

Moon Maiden

[venger]

Men can get such a hard time about leaving the seat up after visisting the little boys/girls room.

I am not even gonna mention splashing the seat..!

Is it not a little unfair that women get an easy ride here, I am a bloke of the seat lifting variety, but I get angered when after doing so, I can get a urine soaked thumb!

Not a pleaseant thread (sorry Geoff) but nor is it a pleasant experience, and needs raising and discussing.

Also when I go to sit down and direct my tackle in such a way that I will not cause any `splash-back` I can find the tops of my fingers in the same predicament.. ewww!

This does not happen all the time you understand, just like some blokes lift seats and put them down after use.

But wondered if any other men have experienced similar occurances?

Or thoughts perhaps?

[mr craig]

Originally posted by venger
Men can get such a hard time about leaving the seat up after visisting the little boys/girls room.

I am not even gonna mention splashing the seat..!

Is it not a little unfair that women get an easy ride here, I am a bloke of the seat lifting variety, but I get angered when after doing so

Its hardy the most taxing thing in the world is it.

I always lift the toilet seat. You can't stop the occasional little 'splish' and I personally hate it when I have to sit down on a toilet seat that has little pee-specks on it so it's best just to lift it up and play safe.

As Craig says.......it's not like it'll break your back.

[venger]

Very good lads, but that was not the question.

Point being, how often do you hear women get picked about their lack of efforts?

And is this fair?

[mr craig]

Originally posted by venger
Very good lads, but that was not the question.

Point being, how often do you hear women get picked about their lack of efforts?

And is this fair?

Its probably not fair,but thats the way things are.

If you were to pick on your woman about her lack of effort on things like this then you may as lift the seat up and flush your sex life down the toilet.

[t020]

Simple really - men should lift the seat to urinate and then put both the seat and the lid back down when they're finished.

Women should lift the lid up and put it back down when they're done.

The lid is the crucial thing - splashes when the flush is pulled can spread around the whole bathroom, so the lid being down prevents this from happening and also prevents the risk of dropping anything by accident down the toilet.

Women are lazy by insisting the seat be left down, men are lazy by trying to keep the seat up. Both should stop bieng idle and put the lid down too.

For once t020 we agree on something.

[Sam Miguel]

As there are two males and one female in our house, the toilet seat is left up after a stand-up transaction has been carried out by me or my son. For sit-down transactions, however, it is left in the down position. As for my wife, she always leaves it down as she only transacts in sitting-down positions, unlike me and my son.

You see: you never know who is going to need it next so it doesn't really matter.

It's just habit.

[Sidla]

I generally sit down to use the toilet to be honest, this means the seat is down most of the time. If I do have to lift the seat up I do it with my foot, which means I don't have to touch it with my hands.