I'll tell you what is more WAY disturbing than transgenders using my bathrooms

[LynneSin]

and btw on a scale of 1-10 on how bothered I am on that issue I'm at a -3,532,486,124,305 on the scale.

What I want to know is why every public bathroom I visit designed for little people! That's a serious problem that congress should be addressing right now!!!!

I'm 5'10" and I've been in public bathrooms where the seat is situated somewhere below my knees. I'm an aging woman, it can hurt trying to squat down on something that low to the ground. I'm not handicapped but I'm finding lately that I prefer their stalls because the seats are a bit higher and I have rails I can grab onto so I can get down on the seat.

Seriously, not all women out there are 4'6". Bring back a public toilet that isn't hovering right off the ground.

Thank

[sarge43]

1. A grab bar at least

After knee or hip operations, it's a struggle to stand up without some of safe support.

[csziggy]

2. I want to know why they make the stalls as narrow as possible

Then stick one of those humongous toilet paper holders right where you need more space while sitting. then on the other side they hang a little trash bins for those "ladies" discards.

I'm only 5'3" and many of the toilets are just too short for me! Most of the time these days I try to use the handicapped stall. It's bigger and the toilets are taller plus they have grab bars AND they tend to hang the toilet paper dispenser out of the way.

[trof]

3. OK, since you brought it up...

We're in our 70s.
We recently replaced our toilets with taller ones.

Oh yeah, I'm 6' 3", she's 5' 8".

[madamesilverspurs]

4. You aren't alone!

I've shrunk to 5'6", but rotten knees, a bad hip, and a repaired spine have had me using the handicap stalls for years. In the last few years I've noticed a marked increase in the line for those stalls, while there are regular stalls available.

Not only are the stools too low, their cluttered narrowness is exacerbated by doors that swing inward -- not fun trying to negotiate that while wearing a coat, carrying a briefcase, or shouldering a child.

Small wonder that so many women prefer the handicap stall. That said, I'd like to have a chat with the ADA rule interpreter who deemed it necessary to place the TP dispenser below the horizontal grab bar, in many cases making it almost impossible to reach the paper without standing on one's head.

If restrooms were designed to be realistically accommodating, lines for the handicap stall would be far rarer. And that would be a real gift for those of us whose reliance on walkers doesn't let us opt for the regular stalls.

[NightWatcher]

5. I'm 6'5". I'm tired of staying at hotels where the shower head is level with my shoulders

I stayed at an old motor inn (see Bates Motel) where the toilet faced a wall where I had to sit sideways because my knees hit the wall if I sat correctly on the thing, and the shower itself had a ceiling that was maybe tall enough for someone under could use without hitting their head.

My friends thought it was a hoot and we refer to it as the Lilliputian Inn and I'm Gulliver. The twin beds were super small as well and my ankles hung off by several inches.

We're people shorter a hundred years ago?