Disabled WC's

[Me matt]

. I'll bet that they are vastly under used for their designed purpose .

Same story at Asda, twice as many disabled bays as there are parent and toddler bays 😡

I often say to the Mrs when we take the nipper shopping - "do you really think that ratio is correct?"

Considering you struggle to find a parent toddle bay while scores of disabled bays sit empty.

[HDAV]

I was in a supermarket car park (normal bay) and there was a chap in wheel chair getting into his car, car was a 3 door Astra with hand controls and he needed the doors full open to get in and the manoeuvre the chair as it was his door stopped me opening my door, he was very apologetic stating that the old folks were clogging up a the disabled bays, I told him not to worry and take his time.

[Twistedsanity]

Same story at Asda, twice as many disabled bays as there are parent and toddler bays 😡

I often say to the Mrs when we take the nipper shopping - "do you really think that ratio is correct?"

Considering you struggle to find a parent toddle bay while scores of disabled bays sit empty.

I have the same opinion of parent and toddler bays, why not make 'em walk like everyone else has to and help avoid some childhood obesity? they are only there to encourage people with children to use the store and are not nessecary like disabled bays are for disabled people "poor little tarquin can't possibly make it all the way from the car to the store under control while mummy has a trolley with shopping In"

[Lloyd90]

Disabled only toilets surely just add to disabled people being left out and segregated.

 

If every toilet was equipped the same then perhaps we wouldn't have this issue?

 

I've used toilets with assistive technology many times, the only bad thing is the funny door handles, you worry someone's going to open the bloody door whilst your in there 😂

[Scully]

It baffles me how or why some people insist on making issues of matters which aren't really issues. We're up to two pages on this!

If the toilet is vacant, disabled or otherwise, then use it. If it's locked, then you can't use it anyhow. Is it me?

[Winston72]

Could be Scully, could be

[Wb123]

Id be fine with it.

 

A radar key is only £2.50 and provides access to much cleaner unvandalised loos.

[Dougy]

Now if these so called disabled loos had an auto wipe facility after you've done the deed then I would use them every time.

I could carry on reading Sporting Rifle or some other Glossy mag.

 

 

 

 

Mmmmmmmm Dragons Den :-)

[Duckandswing]

It baffles me how or why some people insist on making issues of matters which aren't really issues. We're up to two pages on this!

If the toilet is vacant, disabled or otherwise, then use it. If it's locked, then you can't use it anyhow. Is it me?

No it's not you. I don't use a disabled toilet out of choice. But if there is no alternative, it'll get used.

[Winston72]

Now if these so called disabled loos had an auto wipe facility after you've done the deed then I would use them every time.

I could carry on reading Sporting Rifle or some other Glossy mag.

 

 

 

 

Mmmmmmmm Dragons Den :-)

Buy yourself a top end closo-mat

[Me matt]

I have the same opinion of parent and toddler bays, why not make 'em walk like everyone else has to and help avoid some childhood obesity?

This may come as a shock to you- so brace yourself..... But babies don't come out of their mothers belly WITH the ability to walk 🙄 You did have the 'birds & bees' convo with pa right? 😂

[loriusgarrulus]

I have a blue badge and I need to be able to open the car door fully to get in and out of the car.

Anyone with young children who needs to strap then in to a carseat needs to open the car door wide to see to them.

Thats why disabled bays and mother and child bays are wider than standard parking bays. Its also safer if they are nearer the store walkway to set up mobility buggies, wheelchairs or child pushchairs.

[kyska]

I have the same opinion of parent and toddler bays, why not make 'em walk like everyone else has to and help avoid some childhood obesity? they are only there to encourage people with children to use the store and are not nessecary like disabled bays are for disabled people "poor little tarquin can't possibly make it all the way from the car to the store under control while mummy has a trolley with shopping In"

Yea, because 3 week old babies can walk, and a parent with child, pram, avoiding numbnuts car park drivers isn't a reason for some civic responsibility.

 

Idiot

[Bigbob]

All the disabled toilets at work had to get signs put on them Suitable for able bodied persons as well otherwise we are being victimised it seems

[Chris Bb]

OK, back on topic:

 

I don't know if it's some form of embarrassment but I really hate using "disabled" toilets. (Using disabled toilets is just disgusting!)

 

And if I get the last room in the hotel which has the "disabled" bathroom I seriously look for alternative accommodation, even my car in the car park for the night.

[cuffy]

Buy yourself a top end closo-mat

We've a couple of them , heated power wash and blow dry jobs .

Just out of curiosity I tried one , wahay - water hit the spot so hard I swear it came out me ears , jumped off before the blower chimed in .

Never again (I hope)

[kyska]

All the disabled toilets at work had to get signs put on them Suitable for able bodied persons as well otherwise we are being victimised it seems

And so they should.

 

I'm sure the less abled love the toilet monopoly and rub it in.🙄

[Vince Green]

Disabled toilets are simply wide access public toilets. They are not exclusive. That would not be legal and anyway they do not cater for all disabilities.

You cannot discriminate against a disability but by the same principal you cannot discriminate in favour of it. That's why you can't get nicked for parking in a disabled bay at the supermarket (unfortunately!)

 

Although common sense should prevail, try to behave reasonably

Edited January 4, 2017 by Vince Green

[deershooter]

OK, back on topic:

 

I don't know if it's some form of embarrassment but I really hate using "disabled" toilets. (Using disabled toilets is just disgusting!)

 

And if I get the last room in the hotel which has the "disabled" bathroom I seriously look for alternative accommodation, even my car in the car park for the night.

You should be ashamed of yourself ,one day you might be disables

[Doc Holliday]

It baffles me how or why some people insist on making issues of matters which aren't really issues. We're up to two pages on this!

If the toilet is vacant, disabled or otherwise, then use it. If it's locked, then you can't use it anyhow. Is it me?

 

I had to laugh Scully as you're right. It amazed me it went past one page, but the reason it prompted the question was because Mrs H wanted me to go to the sales with her at Bluewater and needed the loo so found the nearest gents. 2 of the 4 cubicles were out of order and there were 3 blokes waiting so decided to jog on, so to speak. On passing the disabled loo's I thought I'd just have a quick check. There were 4, all empty, so I jumped in one. As I came out and walked past people waiting for their partners I heard someone say "He doesn't look disabled". I don't think they were expecting me to address them but I did, and politely.

[lord_seagrave]

Incidentally, that was *the best* IT crowd episode ever.

 

If you haven't seen it, you should

I often use Moss's "It's ILLEGAL" line. Classic.

 

LS

[shaun4860]

Id be fine with it.

 

A radar key is only £2.50 and provides access to much cleaner unvandalised loos.

Not all......

 

A pub local to me has just spent £1000's on a refurb

 

The only place that didn't get done was the disabled toilet/baby changing facilities,

 

It stinks in there like a cess pit,

 

I have queried this with the manager, who has now passed me onto the refurb team, I await their reasoning

 

[shaun4860]

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[silver pigeon69]

I have the same opinion of parent and toddler bays, why not make 'em walk like everyone else has to and help avoid some childhood obesity? they are only there to encourage people with children to use the store and are not nessecary like disabled bays are for disabled people "poor little tarquin can't possibly make it all the way from the car to the store under control while mummy has a trolley with shopping In"

You obviously havent tried putting a baby in a pram/car seat combo into a car and secure it! if you had you would know that you can only do it with the door fully open and hence need the large car parking bay.