Why don’t airport bathroom stalls open out?!

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11-22-2018, 03:49 AM

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Qotsaautopilot

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Pro tip grab a piece of TP (have to get it a bit wet) and stick it to the sensor. It will never spray again. Remember to remove though when you leave.

Thought this was common knowledge. Grab a square, give it a lick and stick it over the sensor.

11-22-2018, 06:06 AM

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I thought you were supposed to smear a little finger paint over the sensor.

11-22-2018, 06:08 AM

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I thought you were supposed to smear a little finger paint over the sensor.

All this time I’ve been doing it wrong

11-22-2018, 08:29 AM

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Pro tip grab a piece of TP (have to get it a bit wet) and stick it to the sensor. It will never spray again. Remember to remove though when you leave.

Thanks, this technique should be taught during OE.

11-22-2018, 09:45 AM

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Thought this was common knowledge. Grab a square, give it a lick and stick it over the sensor.

I've been doing it wrong for years! I hate getting the a$$ gasket set just right and having the stupid thing flush it down before I sit on it.

12-06-2018, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot

How am I supposed to shimmy my bag ain there and get the door shut without touching all kinds of stuff including the toilet.

Maybe you shouldn’t carry a purse and a lunchbox.

12-06-2018, 06:53 PM

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Those inward opening doors are irritating. I always feel a tad guilty when I head straight for the handicap stall. The family restroom is my #1 for #2, but I haven’t found them all. Is there an app for that?

12-06-2018, 06:59 PM

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The answer is because when airport bathrooms were designed, it was the days when people never carriedon much. It was all checkin bags back then and it was free. So given one person entering a bathroom stall with no bag, it was ergonomically better to have it open inwards rather than outwards and potentially hit someone outside the stall.

Today, it takes a certain amount of flex/contortion to fit into a stall with an inward opening door with a 22" rollaboard.

12-06-2018, 07:24 PM

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Skyward

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I just pray I never walk in and witness the day someone just leaves the door open

12-06-2018, 07:39 PM

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I just pray I never walk in and witness the day someone just leaves the door open

On the A320 once doing my :10 prior to departure pee routine, I opened the lav door only to see a lady sitting on the toilet peeing. No clue why she didn't lock the lavatory door