I currently live in halls in college.
It is a postgrad corridor, yet my neighbours still seem inexplicably flummoxed by advanced technology.
Now, I realise that a hinge is a very complicated and confusing piece of equipment, but is it really that hard to PUT THE BLOODY LID DOWN?
I mean, OK, it might actually take some effort and perhaps a whole three or four seconds if they were to grab a wad of paper and wipe off the seat, but surely moving the lid from vertical to horizontal can't be that bloody difficult?
A couple of weeks ago, therefore, I applied the following poster to the bathroom door (and whose bright idea, by the way, was it to not have a washbasin in there? That only leaves two options for handwashing: a mostly defective shower with buggerall pressure, and walking back - through three doors - with dirty hands to the sinks in our rooms. Delightful.):
If you are incapable of:
• Flushing the toilet;
• Closing the lid;
• Removing your tangles of hair from the shower;
• Wiping away any “spillage” on or around the toilet;
• Or generally leaving the bathroom in the state that the next user would like to find it,
then please use a different bathroom.
it worked for a few days. But now it's back to chewing gum in the corner of the shower, spatter on the (poorly fitting and wobbly) seat, dribbles on the floor and suspicious damp spots on the door handles.
Bloody students.
