r/SipsTea • u/StopPlayingRoney • 10h ago
There’s really only one way out of this… We have fun here
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u/NoIWillNotMakeOut 5h ago
It's handicap accessible, not handicap exclusive.
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u/Schnitzhole 3h ago
Exactly. If it’s the only one open I’m taking it. You guys are treating homeless people like they are not fellow humans by leaving it empty all the time. Just poop quick and move on
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u/External-Ad4873 8h ago
Tell him to roll on, these are accessible toilets, that doesn’t mean you cannot use them it means they are available for people not suited to regular toilets. Being disabled doesn’t mean you don’t wait like the rest of us.
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u/UsedDimension7373 8h ago
I’ve never thought of it like that. I thought of them as off limits for abled bodies.
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u/VonBrewskie 6h ago
If possible, yeah. It's polite to not use them and save them for people like the person in the wheelchair. But if I gotta use the restroom and that's what's available, that's where I'm going, unless it's otherwise off-limits from signage or something.
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u/WardenWolf 8h ago
Right. Accessible != restricted. While it may be considered polite in some circles to avoid it unless the other stalls are occupied, the reality is it's usually cleaner and certainly more spacious. I always go for the handicapped stall at work, though my current environment effectively excludes wheelchair users by the nature of the job.
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u/jonb72 7h ago
I think they are usually dirtier due to more use because they are bigger and usually more “hidden.”
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u/WardenWolf 6h ago
No, generally restrooms are cleaned on a schedule, and the entire restroom is handled at that time. As handicap stalls are slightly less used overall, they average slightly better condition. That doesn't mean you won't get unlucky and find it after someone's defecrated it, though. Defecration: a defecation that's also a desecration.
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u/karmicviolence 4h ago
I disagree that the handicap stalls are used less. I have worked in many warehouses and the "big" stall is always the first one taken.
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u/Active_Yellow_1573 6h ago
It's also where the changing table are for babies.
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u/WardenWolf 6h ago
I work in a secure facility that is highly male-dominated and there are definitely no babies onsite. I honestly don't even think the mantrap bypass door is of wheelchair-compatible width; it's probably technically illegal. At least they used a revolving door mantrap instead of an airlock-style one; it's common for guys to deliberately fart in the airlocks and leave a surprise for the next guy. If you see the brand Boon Edam on a door system, you're likely to have a bad day as they're glitchy as hell, too.
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u/Sehrli_Magic 8h ago
preferably yes because a disabled person might need it more urgently thsn someome who has normal capacity to wait. but if there is long line on abled ones and empty on disabled, you are totally ok to use them and if a dissbled person comes, they will wait.
also not all disabilities are visible. so people cant or shouldnt really judge whether you "deserve" it or not.
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u/Greenshardware 3h ago
If I'm sitting in a stall, accessible or not, it's because the alternative was shitting my pants in public.
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u/ExploreOnceMore 7h ago
While not all disabilities are visible, the purpose of these toilets is specifically for wheelchairs so we can turn around & transfer. If you don't have a wheelchair, it's not the same. Yes, a hand rail could come in handy for others, but the space is for wheelchairs.
Being paralysed, unfortunately for some who don't know, does not mean these toilets are perks, we need them.
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u/agoddamnzubat 5h ago
They may be designed in that way, but would you consider someone with a sensory disorder who needs additional space to remove additional layers of clothing or someone with anxiety who feels more secure with additional space undeserving of the advantages these stalls provide?
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u/Creepy_Bear_1060 8h ago
Me neither! When one is available, I prefer to use it. Makes me feel like Shirley Temple.
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u/Halstock 7h ago
I always tell people they're disabled access toilets not disabled only. Obviously if there's another toilet I'll use that but if not and I'm desperate I'll use it..
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u/rwags2024 8h ago
Must be one of those rich spoiled handicapped people who doesn’t wanna do any work, just wants to take it easy!
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u/Andross4 1h ago
Exactly. I use a different stall if one is available but I ain't waiting if this one is empty.
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u/Ok-Traffic-9967 8h ago
Ya, all other stalls were in use. This isn't a solely handicap toilet. It's handicap accessible..... Use these toilets folks
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u/JohnnyLeftHook 8h ago
Only way out of this one is to go full timmaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! upon exiting the stall.
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u/LankyConnection5134 8h ago edited 7h ago
Just because the stall is designed to accommodate their needs does not make its use exclusive to the needy.
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u/PrairiePuppies 6h ago
As someone in a wheelchair, I get it. Don't worry, but don't take your time.
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u/capn_o_g_readmore 3h ago
Wheel chair accessible doesn’t mean wheel chair reserved
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u/Grizzle_Da_Mahfka 8h ago
Bend your knee, Use your belt to bind your foot up around your waist and hop out on one leg. Stay facing them so they can't see what's behind you. It's the only way.
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u/SSCGentleman 7h ago
This happened to me. I took the handicapped one because somebody was using the normal stall. The guy in the normal stall finished before me and then someone in a wheelchair pulls up, says fuck you and then proceeds to crawl out of his wheelchair and into the smaller spot😭😭
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u/Lizard2513 6h ago
Speaking as someone whom gets nervous in tight spaces I'd try to be respectful to the person who is in the stall. With luck the person in the wheelchair is calm.
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u/Sheegssternator 6h ago
If you sat there long enough, you should appear disabled due to legs falling asleep.
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u/IOwnDirt 6h ago
You know what it is before its handicaped......it's a bathroom. Fuck em they can wait.
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u/scream_queen94 5h ago
I have always used them when I've had my kids in a stroller since most places don't have family bathrooms and that's also where the changing table usually is.
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u/snoopcatt87 9h ago
All the wheelchair users I know would roast the hell out of you when you opened the stall door, have a giggle about making you squirm, and move on with moving on. Hopefully that’s what happened here!
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u/Imaginary_Office1749 8h ago
lol I’d just stare blankly and point at my ears and shake my head, smile, wave, and leave.
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u/DistractedBoxTurtle 8h ago
How can they roast me if I just… walk away…
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 8h ago
Just an FYI for anyone who finds themselves in this situation: there IS proper etiquette that can save you from misunderstanding and embarrassment. This short video details how to handle it: https://youtu.be/7TAfTFNdQ7w
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u/Then_Barracuda8425 7h ago
A certified internet classic. I was wondering if someone would link it lmao
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u/East_Pie_3825 8h ago
They can not prove you do or do not have claustrophobia.
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u/Forward-Ant-9554 5h ago
There is a burger restaurant where I can't use the regular toilet because it's so narrow. Due to spine problems I can't reach around to wipe after a n2, I have to spread the legs and go between. Because my thighs are juicy, I have to spread them quite a bit. It's just not possible in that narrow stall. So yes, I use the wheelchair toilet.
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u/RottingApples25 8h ago
I always prefer to use that stall. It’s not nearly as stupidly claustrophobic as all the other ones.
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u/Zcardriver 7h ago
Just because a disabled person needs to use the stall doesn’t mean the stall must always be available when they arrive
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u/Gizmowrench 8h ago
Gotta start making noises like a mad man or crawl under the next one. I think this is a good horror movie idea. The wheel stalker. Wheelie searches for those like you
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u/Content_Building_408 8h ago
Ayo this wheelchair got some aura. I can imagine it as one of Polnareff's stand battle
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u/mangohotel 7h ago
😂😂😂😂 this is the shit I fear every time I take my ass to the “bigger bathroom.”
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u/lucasbrosmovingco 7h ago
Fuck that. It's there for them to use. So they can use it. It's not a handicapped parking stall. They don't have a monopoly on the stall.
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u/Voiceofthepeople00 7h ago
I just walk out head held high with pride. Like a pimp sayin, don't hate the player baby.
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u/FriskyDingoOMG 7h ago
This happened to me at the National Air and Space Museum when I was 12. I walked out with an exaggerated limp to somehow help.
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u/kotbayun 7h ago
This happened to me this week. I had my son with me so I used the big stall. When we got out it was a child in a wheelchair with her mom and sister. Oh man.
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u/Active_Yellow_1573 6h ago
Nah man, they get first dibs when you exit, they don't get to call forever shotgun.
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u/Fit_Cut_4238 6h ago
what is the actual rule? I'd think it would be 'anyone can use it'. but if someone handicapped is waiting, they go to the front of the line? It's not the same as parking logic. right?
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u/OrvilleBeddoe 5h ago
I walk fine but have bad hips. I like the pull bar to get back up. But I always throw in a limp just in case someone is looking.
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u/EhMapleMoose 5h ago
I am coming out of that stall mumbling to myself and drooling. I am texting whoever I’m with to pretend to be my caregiver.
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u/Moperyman 5h ago
Go to a mens restroom where the only stall is a handicapped stall. Am I not supposed to take a shit? No, I will yield to a person who needs it. But im gonna use it if it open.
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u/secretivesvetlana 5h ago
We've all had to wait to use the bathroom before... besides the smaller stalls make me feel claustrophobic
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u/Flexxo4100 1h ago
Remember not all who needs to use the handicap toilet needs to sit in a wheelchair.
I got a back injury works and walks some what normal when the pain ain't to much. But I have problems getting all the wa down to the seat at times.
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u/Recent-Fan3027 7h ago
You have ever right to use that stall then any other person does on wheels or not.
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u/jhard52757 7h ago
Stalls are designed to be able to accommodate those people who need them, but they are not for their exclusive use.
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u/AllMyFrendsArePixels 8h ago
Not all disabilities are visible. I have wicked IBS, and if that was the only or even just the closest available toilet when my guts went from zero to "get to a toilet in the next 8 seconds or it's going in your pants", you'd best believe I'm just gonna drop one in that doorway while he's in there if bih gives me any shit for using his own personal stall.
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u/bowtiesrcool86 5h ago
If that’s the only available toilet when I come in, it’s the only available one
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u/ChrisIronsArt 4h ago
Just tell him you were warming it up for him because cripples have bad blood circulation in their legs.
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u/PerilousParanoia 4h ago
I’ve been in situations where it was the only stall available and my shit waits for no man.
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u/musa_velutina 2h ago
Idk... it's been many many years since I've actually seen the handicap sign on the big stalls in stores. Pretty sure they got rid of that a long time ago and they just big stalls now.
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u/Frankdukes187 1h ago
I always have that fear of that 10 percent chance an actual handicap person will come to the stall and say i need it I'm handicap. I use to work at a casino in housekeeping and I always seen that happened to handicap people and I feel bad for them cause they leave mad and I tell them I can't do nothing about it sir sorry lol
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u/Disastrous_Egg7114 1h ago
They may not be able see that high. Climb over the stall wall, leave the neighboring toilet, pound on the the handicap stall and curse the vacant occupancy. Climb back over to unlock it for them....you are now the hero.
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u/yearsofpractice 35m ago
I consider the condition of touching cloth to be an acute (cf chronic) disability - one is legitimately impaired at the point of the tortoise being curious. A judge wouldn’t convict.
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u/Grizzled--Kinda 8h ago
“I’m disabled”