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Why don't public restroom stalls have OPEN/OCCUPIED indicators like porta potties do? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I hate peaking under the stalls or knocking doors to figure it out. The answer is so simple.

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[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 124 points 1 year ago

In the US just peer through the crack between the door and the wall. Ensure solid eye contact with the current occupant. Determine how much time they've left. Adjust plan accordingly.

[-] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

I always reach under the stalls to grab their ankles. Scaring the shit out of them speeds things up

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

The most literal case of scaring the shit out of someone.

[-] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure that would show me down. I'd have to spend half an hour wiping after pinching it off with that clench.

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

You shouldn't do that.

The doors are deliberately designed to have a large gap on the bottom, so you can poke your head through. This is the correct way of doing it.

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