Electronic Reader Etiquette - Page 4

nekokami · 11-07-2007, 10:05 AM

I've been in theaters. Sometimes they have no doors on the washrooms, just a short corridor that turns a couple of times to block the view from the outside. Airports do this, as well. But in every restaurant I can remember, the doors swing in to the restroom. There must be something in the code about this (in the US, anyway). I'm well aware of the Cocoanut Grove fire that led to these codes. But it is apparent that they don't always apply to rooms within a building to the extent that they apply to building main exits.

jamesdmanley · 11-07-2007, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

It always surprises me that public restroom doors don't open out, rather than in, which would solve this problem. (You can nudge a door open with your shoulder, etc.)

edit: oops allready answered

mogui · 11-07-2007, 09:34 PM

Doors? You have doors?

nekokami · 11-08-2007, 12:34 PM

Yeah, I keep forgetting that's a western idea.

GregS · 11-16-2007, 06:19 AM

We have two toilets in the house, a girl's toilet (reserved for my wife) and a boys' toilet for me and my sons. The latter has a good strong light, a magazine rack, ample room to stretch one's legs. I have wanted a bookshelf in there, but wifely interventions have stopped my inept DIY plans (I will wait until SWMBO - "she who must be obeyed" - is away).

I do not have a reader yet, so I cannot answer the poll. But around my house when it is asked "how long will he be?" The answer is inevitably, "when the chapter ends".

yvanleterrible · 11-16-2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GregS

We have two toilets in the house, a girl's toilet (reserved for my wife) and a boys' toilet for me and my sons. The latter has a good strong light, a magazine rack, ample room to stretch one's legs. I have wanted a bookshelf in there, but wifely interventions have stopped my inept DIY plans (I will wait until SWMBO - "she who must be obeyed" - is away).

I do not have a reader yet, so I cannot answer the poll. But around my house when it is asked "how long will he be?" The answer is inevitably, "when the chapter ends".

Bravo!
When Chapter ends.
Have a urinal installed, that will give you control over the space. Of course you know you'll be in charge of cleaning then. After that a library shelf will be possible and of course a good reading example for the boys. And don't forget a spot for a reader like a small mural bin.

hidari · 11-16-2007, 08:54 AM

Well. I see no one has come across this TOTO toilet. check out this website:

http://www.cleanishappy.com/

click the buns after the intro. Maybe TOTO should make an e-reader?

hidari.

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Bravo!
When Chapter ends.
Have a urinal installed, that will give you control over the space. Of course you know you'll be in charge of cleaning then. After that a library shelf will be possible and of course a good reading example for the boys. And don't forget a spot for a reader like a small mural bin.

mogui · 11-16-2007, 10:43 AM

We always had a magazine rack and a place to put a few books. That was back in the days when we had pBooks. We always had a good dictionary, a pocket encyclopedia, and a joke book. Then there were the current catalogs from DAK, Fingerhut and a few others.

Question: Do you take your coffee in there with you?

Icarusbop · 11-24-2007, 06:51 AM

Personall I don't really read in the toilet, but if I did I would use whatever I am reading with at the time.

Cleanliness doesn't come into it, I don't wipe with reading material.....

ahseng77 · 11-24-2007, 04:11 PM

if i bored, i will read everything, heck i collect shoujo manga! so everytime i go to toilet, my hand will grab something to read (except public toilet...)

ahseng77 · 11-24-2007, 04:18 PM

i'm ordered prs 505, and waiting to come, so sony will soon regulary visit my toilet hehehe

brecklundin · 12-19-2007, 02:43 AM

I am assuming the "WC" is the reading/throne room?

I might not always be reading, I might be playing chess, sim city, doing an NY Times corssword or just surfing...

I mean geeze that is what the room is for, right?

PS: I use a lanyard to prevent accidental submersion into the, well, you know...

Cabe · 12-19-2007, 09:25 AM

I do what a number of others do here and put the book down, wash, escape....

We have a handy shelf that also has a wind up radio on it within reach of the loo, magic

yvanleterrible · 12-19-2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by brecklundin

Now that's a Christmas gift some people deserve.

Astropin · 12-19-2007, 12:36 PM

I read in there ALL the time....magazines & books.

About the "hand washing" issue. I agree and usually do wash my hands, but let us remember that urine (as long as your not sick) is completely sterile....not to mention I don't normally get any on my hands! Now the ol' #2 gets a hand washing every time. Certainly not sterile. If you're just urinating you're probably safer NOT washing your hands in a public restroom. Then just use some of that hand sanitizer that the wife keeps in her purse

View Poll Results: Do you use your electronic reading device in the WC?
Yes, I use my electronic book in the WC all the time.	35	36.84%
Yes, I use it at home but not in a public WC.	31	32.63%
Yes, on occasion but I normally have separate reading material.	9	9.47%
No, it is non sanitary.	9	9.47%
No, it’s a matter of etiquette. I wasn’t raised that way.	4	4.21%
No, I might damage it by dropping in the bowl/sink/tub.	7	7.37%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

12-19-2007, 02:43 AM	#57
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	I am assuming the "WC" is the reading/throne room? I might not always be reading, I might be playing chess, sim city, doing an NY Times corssword or just surfing... I mean geeze that is what the room is for, right? PS: I use a lanyard to prevent accidental submersion into the, well, you know... Last edited by brecklundin; 12-19-2007 at 02:55 AM.

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11-07-2007, 10:05 AM	#46
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I've been in theaters. Sometimes they have no doors on the washrooms, just a short corridor that turns a couple of times to block the view from the outside. Airports do this, as well. But in every restaurant I can remember, the doors swing in to the restroom. There must be something in the code about this (in the US, anyway). I'm well aware of the Cocoanut Grove fire that led to these codes. But it is apparent that they don't always apply to rooms within a building to the extent that they apply to building main exits.

11-07-2007, 09:34 PM	#48
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	Doors? You have doors?

11-08-2007, 12:34 PM	#49
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Yeah, I keep forgetting that's a western idea.

11-16-2007, 06:19 AM	#50
GregS Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 308 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perth Australia Device: EZ Reader 5", Iliad	We have two toilets in the house, a girl's toilet (reserved for my wife) and a boys' toilet for me and my sons. The latter has a good strong light, a magazine rack, ample room to stretch one's legs. I have wanted a bookshelf in there, but wifely interventions have stopped my inept DIY plans (I will wait until SWMBO - "she who must be obeyed" - is away). I do not have a reader yet, so I cannot answer the poll. But around my house when it is asked "how long will he be?" The answer is inevitably, "when the chapter ends".

11-16-2007, 10:43 AM	#53
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	We always had a magazine rack and a place to put a few books. That was back in the days when we had pBooks. We always had a good dictionary, a pocket encyclopedia, and a joke book. Then there were the current catalogs from DAK, Fingerhut and a few others. Question: Do you take your coffee in there with you?

11-24-2007, 06:51 AM	#54
Icarusbop Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 25846 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Device: PRS505	Personall I don't really read in the toilet, but if I did I would use whatever I am reading with at the time. Cleanliness doesn't come into it, I don't wipe with reading material.....

11-24-2007, 04:11 PM	#55
ahseng77 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indonesia Device: se p990,505,mot355,nok1255	if i bored, i will read everything, heck i collect shoujo manga! so everytime i go to toilet, my hand will grab something to read (except public toilet...)

11-24-2007, 04:18 PM	#56
ahseng77 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indonesia Device: se p990,505,mot355,nok1255	i'm ordered prs 505, and waiting to come, so sony will soon regulary visit my toilet hehehe

12-19-2007, 09:25 AM	#58
Cabe Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 403 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, iPhone	I do what a number of others do here and put the book down, wash, escape.... We have a handy shelf that also has a wind up radio on it within reach of the loo, magic

12-19-2007, 12:36 PM	#60
Astropin Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 60 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Device: PRS-505, N800	I read in there ALL the time....magazines & books. About the "hand washing" issue. I agree and usually do wash my hands, but let us remember that urine (as long as your not sick) is completely sterile....not to mention I don't normally get any on my hands! Now the ol' #2 gets a hand washing every time. Certainly not sterile. If you're just urinating you're probably safer NOT washing your hands in a public restroom. Then just use some of that hand sanitizer that the wife keeps in her purse