I've been wanting to ask this question for quite some time

**Jack Daw** · 21st March 09, 02:37 PM

Aim for the water, not the porcelain.

**The Wizard of BC** · 21st March 09, 03:22 PM

Many moons ago while in the Marine Corps I had an incident of backsplash while wearing Class B uniform. You know, the one that is light Khaki color.

Now, you all know how particular Marines are about their uniforms so I spent 5 mins. washing the front of my trousers at the sink and another 20 mins letting them dry before going out of the Men's Room.

From that day on I have sat down whenever possible and every time I am wearing a uniform, good clothes or The Kilt.

I too have found that sitting facing the tank is very handy. You don't have to worry about a pleat falling in.

I have also started to wipe. I'm not ruining a good Wool Kilt just because I'm too lazy to take a moment with a piece of paper.

It's just a matter of not being lazy and caring for your clothes.

**Kilted in Maine** · 21st March 09, 03:40 PM

I have recently see in a few public places a waterless urinal that has an imprint of a little bee. It is actually a "target" that once hit will minimize any backsplash.

I havent tried it with a kilt yet but did seem to work well in jeans.

Here is one...

**sydnie7** · 21st March 09, 03:47 PM

'Scuse me for wandering into the men's room

but this is too good to resist.

About that bee -- I read a few years ago that a urinal company had started to put the bee in as a target. Given a target, men aimed for it, and establishments found they had an easier clean-up job in the area.

And:
On his first trip to France, my father -- in his late 50s at the time, which was mid-1970s -- was rather startled while using a French public convenience. Here came the French charwoman, bustling in and practically pushing him aside so she could swab it out! Culture clash for sure.

At least she had a good excuse for being there. I'll leave now (for now

).

**Hamish** · 22nd March 09, 10:36 AM

Partly the result of age and partly the result of medication I tend to 'spray' instead of 'jet' - just cannot help it - and so have been sitting for several years now ............ oh, not continuously, you understand, I do get up and walk about most of my waking hours!

Too much information here!

Take care,
Ham.

**funlvnman** · 22nd March 09, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Hamish

Too much information here!

Which is exactly why it took me 6 months to muster the couage to ask this question? Fortunately, the intelligence level of the X-Marks crowd is above making this a potty humor post. Huzzah for all of us!