Do you close (or even lock?) the door if alone?

whiskeyman · 10-03-2007 01:53PM #1

Yup, it's about time another toilet thread graced AH.

Was pondering this one today. Have the gaff all to meself and needed to drop the kids at the pool. I went in, settled myself down but never closed the door! The humanity! I guess most of the time I'd just do it from force of habit, but the bathroom door was wide open today, should anyone decide to break in and make a run for the bathroom themselves (sometimes robbers gotta go?), I'd happily greet them with a "sorry buddy, gizza few mins....ta".

So, if you have your place all to yourself, do you leave the lavatorium door open, or do you close it? Do you even go so far to lock it for personal security??

So Glad · 10-03-2007 01:58PM

Closed and locked. Don't want people barging in when I'm distributing waste.

Faith · 10-03-2007 02:02PM

Closed and locked if I'm not sure when my flatmate will be home. Just kind of pushed closed if I know she's not going to be back that day.

mike65 · 10-03-2007 02:05PM

Lock it cos the door won't stay shut otherwise.

Why the hell did I reply to this poll? :eek:

Mike.

kaimera · 10-03-2007 02:06PM

Don't even close the door.

WindSock · 10-03-2007 02:13PM

Have the door half open, just in case I hear someone come in and then I can kick it closed (with a slight amount of acrobatics)

Malteaser! · 10-03-2007 02:17PM

leave it open!

if i'm expecting someone home then i'll close it!!

KdjaCL · 10-03-2007 02:23PM

Open its the perk of having your own place.
Also provides much needed ventialtion.

kdjac

The Walsho · 10-03-2007 02:25PM

Leave it open unless I have reason to believe someone will be home soon.

mike65 · 10-03-2007 02:27PM

KdjaCL wrote:

Also provides much needed ventialtion.

Thats what a window is for!

Mike.

Mossy Monk · 10-03-2007 02:32PM

my door doesnt have a lock but i do close it

Miss Fluff · 10-03-2007 02:37PM

Wide open, same with having a bath if have place to myself. Shouldn't really as time flatmate can be home varies but there we have it, haven't been caught yet:)

Blitzkrieger · 10-03-2007 02:37PM

Lock it from force of habit tbh. You never know when someone's going to be home and it's a long way from the bowl to the door.

Caliden · 10-03-2007 03:29PM

leave it ajar so if anyone breaks in they can have a peak if they like.

Overheal · 10-03-2007 03:39PM

Sure I don't mind leaving my laundry out to dry in the hall; I usually end up never putting it away and have to dress in front of the window

Tar.Aldarion · 10-03-2007 04:55PM

Oops I clicked lock by accident. I don't even close teh door, let alone lock it.

Ruu_Old · 10-03-2007 04:56PM

Don't close the door.

Alter-Ego · 10-03-2007 05:40PM

Close and lock. Force of habit really.

Kojak · 10-03-2007 07:28PM

Caliden wrote:

leave it ajar so if anyone breaks in they can have a peak if they like.

Same here. Burgulars nowadays have a tough enough time trying to steal stuff, without the added problem of locked doors. :rolleyes:

Sierra Oscar · 10-03-2007 11:30PM

Close and lock....loads of robberies around our area recently.

RoundyMooney · 10-03-2007 11:40PM

^

Our resident King of the Khazi, Professor of the Privy, and Ward of the Water Closet, one Mr. F. Bantam, will be along soon no doubt to give us the definitive answer.

aidan_dunne · 10-03-2007 11:43PM

Sierra Oscar wrote:

Close and lock....loads of robberies around our area recently.

What the.......?

Are you afraid someone's going to try and come in and rob your shíte?

:eek:

As for myself, I close the door but I would also lock it....... if I could find the bloody key! :mad:

Sierra Oscar · 10-03-2007 11:47PM

aidan_dunne wrote:

What the.......?

Are you afraid someone's going to try and come in and rob your shíte? :eek:

As for myself, I close the door but I would also lock it....... if I could find the bloody key! :mad:

You just dont know what they are after these days;)

Shane190 · 10-03-2007 11:49PM

Closed and locked is the only way.:D

Winters · 11-03-2007 12:20AM

Why close it?

Everyone loves a danger ****.

Backtoblack · 11-03-2007 12:35AM

Generally I lock my bedroom door, when I'm there or when I'm not there.
Keeps out, burgulars, housemates etc.
Security basically.

Edit: Oooooohhh toilet door. Yeah lock all the time.
OOPS, sorry about not read thread properly.

FlutterinBantam · 11-03-2007 12:40AM

Evenin' all.

Personally I would close the door , if only to enhance the accoustics.

Y'see, good muzzle velocity and torque is kinda lost on the ..erm.. well .. muzzelee ,if the report and aftershock is dissipated around your casa.
Much better and more satisfactory to keep it in house as it were, and savour the reverberations in a more confined space.

I do however favour evacuating the area fairly sharpish after the fallout as there can be some nasty contamination of the non solid areas.

Otherwise I leave the door open,but shut the blind on the front left top window.

Thanks for the heads up Roundy

Wertz · 11-03-2007 12:48AM

Backtoblack wrote:

Generally I lock my bedroom door, when I'm there or when I'm not there.
Keeps out, burgulars, housemates etc.
Security basically.

You sh*te in your bedroom?
That's refreshingly erm...honest.

Someone didn't read the thread before posting...

I only close and lock public lavatory doors, or the ones in my own place if I have family/company over. Incidentally I never lock it if I'm in the shower/bath just in case I should ever happen to slip. fall and break something or spilt my skull...hate to survive that accident only to be killed by some paramedic kicking the door in on top of me.
Come to think of it you could topple off the throne in a similar manner so perhpas it's best to just not lock the door at all and suffer the possible embarassment of someone walking in on you...

Creamy Goodness · 11-03-2007 12:52AM

toilet in my house doesn't have a door.

RoundyMooney · 11-03-2007 12:59AM

Backtoblack wrote:

Keeps out, burgulars, housemates etc.

Do you work for Eircom Phonewatch?

Thanks for the laugh FB.

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