Regardless of where you are on the seat cover debate, you should be aware that you can stop those stupid flush sensors on public toilets from going off before you're ready.

Cover that sensor with TP after you first arrive, and it keeps it from going off. Then when you're ready to roll, take it off and drop it in the bowl and go. You can be like an action hero walking away from a fireball as it flushes, lol

Seriously, it's just gross getting toilet sprayed, so I'm glad this trick exists.

Nope. If the seat is dirty I'll wipe it down. The covers are usually wax paper that sticks to you and crinkle while you sit. They are usually not suitable for flushing and should be tossed out in a bin.

If I'm going to sit down then absolutely.

I'll wipe down the seat if there's liquid on it, or select another stall if there's worse. Paper liners are uncomfortable, noisy, wasteful, and don't actually do anything useful.

The door handle is where you'll pick up germs, not the toilet seat.

Yes. People are gross.

They're in the men's rooms, but, if I absolutely have to use a public restroom, I'll triple-fold lengths of toilet paper and cover the whole seat. Then I'll kick them into the toilet once I'm done.

No, in most situations it's needlessly germ phobic and wasteful. Using copious sheets of paper or a liner which gets flushed or goes in the bin is objectively a bad thing.

City sewers are often a wreck because people treat toilets like a magic black hole.

Negative. If the seat is that untrustworthy, I'll just find a different toilet.

no, but because of certain disgusting individuals at my workplace I keep a container of clorox wipes to clean/disinfect the seat on those rare times I can't holdout until I get home.

I usually do what I call “aerial bombardment” 😎 Just squat over the seat, not actually touching anything and aiming for the side of the toilet, so I don’t get hit by the splashes…

No, if there's a little bit I'll clean it with TP.

If there's a lot I'll just crouch and not touch the seat.

I'll never use these covers

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Yes, although most of the time they are not provided, so I make my own out of TP. If not, I have a desinfectant spray on me that can clean the sit if it is not too disgusting.

I use covers and I also won’t use a visibly dirty toilet. If there is no cover, I would use tissue. I hate using public restrooms.

Yes

I'm a man. Why would I need to sit down?