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Yes, I know that things have improved since the 1960s when you had to go to the loo and there was a big hole in the floor and you could see the railway track wizzing by underneath but still... I'm not keen on those train toilets with the sliding doors. It's all very well that they're roomy enough to accommodate a wheelchair and have all the mod cons (soap and hot water?), but they're not exactly user friendly are they?
To begin with, you get inside and push the button to close the door. And then there's another button to lock it. This is quite confusing if you're used to the old toilet doors that you would lock in the normal way. Half the time, people forget the 'lock' button and then are surprised when the door opens agonisingly slowly and you are in full view of the general public - not very dignified!
Also, what's going on with the toilet paper? If you are lucky to find any and it's not in a soggy pile on the toilet floor, it's all stuffed into a tiny box and you almost lose your fingers trying to prise any paper out. Then more stress when you realise the flush button is BEHIND the toilet seat. What a rubbish design!
Who wants to actually touch the toilet seat, which is quite often disgusting in the first place and requires several layers of tissue before it can be approached safely?
Trying to get out of these toilets discreetly...
The best bit of course is trying to get out of these toilets discreetly. While the train is moving and you're swaying drunkenly around the bathroom, you eventually spot the button that will open the door. Don't you just miss old fashioned door handles, even if they are covered in germs? Again, there's the s-l-o-w opening of the door, and a group of people staring at you as you shift your bag on your shoulder and pretend you're not actually coming out of a loo.
Travelling by train - nothing like it!
By: Nicky B
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Quote; 'Spinning out of control now, desperately trying to find someone to react?
Trying to revive old threads?'
Why don't you try writing a gripe rather than stupid little posts. It actually takes some thought and a fairly reasonable level of grammar and punctuation to write more than just 3 or 4 sentences.
I find it interesting that the people who criticize other people's gripes just don't have the intelligence to write something interesting themselves. you know who you are.
Think of Winnie the Pooh Pooh Bear, and Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends steaming their stinking way through your local railway station. Ever wondered why they did not permit you to go when the train as standing at a station?
For god's sake don't eat the garbage grub found on trains: you may need to go several times before you reach your destination.
Always take a small bottle of Dettol with you wherever you go.
Trying to revive old threads?
A bit sad really.
Maybe it’s time to drag your knuckles along the pavement and get back to your bridge to get some sleep.
It"s an utter waste of paper.
They should simply make it twice as thick instead.
And complaining about the sliding door toilets -- well they're there to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act, so meant for disabled passengers. Walk to another carriage in the train and you'll find a normal (albeit perhaps cramped) toilet with a traditional door and lock. Just even more ignorance!
On a trip King's X to Edinburgh, the loos were even category E.
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