Observation of the Day!
I've been pondering. There is something that has bothered me most of my life. That issue is one that seems to be very important to all women, toilet seat left up or down???
Women say down. The rationale I have heard that if a woman gets up in the dark she wants to have the assurance that she will be seated on the proper throne. If a man goes to the john in the dark, he is supposed to know the rules and lift the seat, hopefully.
Now who says that the burden of the rules should rest on the man's shoulders. He is required to check that everything is in its proper position, while the woman is able to march in and set her butt on the seat with confidence. Why shouldn't man be able to stagger to the john, stand there with confidence that he will hear the tinkle tinkle? If he does not hear the sound he knows he must adjust.
It seems to make sense that the seat should be left in the up position, and then everyone who has to squat, including the man, knows to reach up and lower the seat. Makes sense to me!
What am I missing? Help me out here! If my solution makes sense, it will still be wrong because I am a man. We always lose these arguments, but it is worth a ponder.
Next time I will ponder the merits of two ply and one ply toilet paper.
Have a nice day!
Sammy Carl
2 comments:
Sam,
I think the default position of the toilet seat and lid should be down. We keep the toilets at our house closed when not in use. Might be more sanitary, keeps things from falling in accidentally and is a lot more attractive than one with the lid and seat up!
So then a woman has to lift something to use the toilet, too. Now that is fair, don't you think?!
Your sister-in-law,
Ruth Arnold
Uncle Sammy,
You asked, so here's what you're missing:
#1. Women sit every time. Men sit some too. Based on percentage of usage when it's down, the seat should be down and ready.
#2. Men & boys tend to tinkle on the floor (but usually deny it) and women are the ones to clean it up. So men should at least keep the seat down as a courtesy payment for cleaning up the tinkle. Don't even get me started on tinkle on the seat.
#3. Seat down means seat closed. You don't leave drawers, cupboards or doors open, so don't leave toilets "open" either.
Love ya, but you lose, just like you predicted. ;-)
Niece Kris
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