Why - when men are born with their own personal water-pistol - can they not aim correctly into the loo!!!
lts not that they are not familiar with it - lf it is not in their hands - it is in their minds.
ls it that they ‘think’ it is much bigger then it is - does this exaggeration cause them to misfire?
ln the gents urinals in a Dutch airport - they have a image of a fly in the porcelain urinal - and this actually does work - gives them something to aim for.
l could go anonymous - but l think you would still know it is me.
Personally I always move the hand towel from anywhere in the vicinity of the loo when workmen are in the house as they invariably ask to use the facilities and I don’t trust their aim.
I’m a man: when at home I invariably sit down to pee, it means I can read a book, wait for something more to happen, never pee on the floor, never pass out and crack my head on pan (it’s been a while, but it’s happened), no arguments about the seat being up or down, takes the weight off my feet for a while, it’s a no-brainer really, so many benefits.
Cream crackers and cheese in bed is one of my little pleasures, (I’d say the crumbs are worse than croissant crumbs) - avoid chocolate chip cookies in bed - you know it’s chocolate on the sheet but no-one will believe you.
AYJAY – As a ‘lady’ - but with added technology of a SPC - l stand to wee!! - so l am guilty of leaving the lid up. But l do not splash - or wet the floor.
Must ask my sister-in-law - re my brother’s aim re the loo. He was once the best shot in UK.
I have the very good fortune to be married to a man who does not feel emasculated by sitting to pee. In spite of being able bodied and perfectly capable of standing. Thus avoiding peeing on the floor, hand towel, walls or anywhere else unwanted.
It seems utterly sensible to me that sitting to wee is the best for all genders.
Not to put too fine a point on it… pun intended… aiming the stream is easy enough once established; it is those first few seconds however, which can occasionally mimic a lawn sprinkler, which might cause the generous distribution the OP is protesting of.
of course none of this excuses the apparently inability of some to clean up after themselves.
as for sitting for the number ones… i tend to do this at home… the reverse sit! facing the wall no less! the north american toilet has quite a shallow bowl with a great deal of water; the splash effect therefore, of a cascade from height, can result in wet feet. just not worth the clean up operation.
and finally of course, women, you may have to contend with the reality that some gents do not actually have anything substantial enough to allow for a decent aim… or perhaps have a mid rift which prohibits their being able to sight the target let alone grasp the thing with which they are expected to aim!
in the meantime, ladies, please find a manner by which you acknowledge the need to put a new roll of paper on the hanger and please learn to leave the seat UP.
Our old toilet seat came adrift from its moorings and a new one installed - problem is when the seat is lifted it is absolutely vertical and unless its held in position it can come crashing down.
So having an innocuous pee is a two handed job.
I once had to a meeting with a Catholic Nun in a convent (long story…),… at one point she asked me if i wanted ‘to make myself tidy’ - - I thought my flies my have become undone during our chat but I think that what she meant was did I want a pee.
Anyway I got to the gents and relieving himself was a Monsignor - I felt I had to wait until he’s finished because I’d feel uncomfortable standing next to him with him being a high up Catholic Cleric.
I’ve used urinals before, with the aid of a cardboard device (like the ones below) so not exactly the same as a loo but even on a first attempt I could maintain aim!