Automatic Flushing Toilets

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I first ran across automatic toilets when I started college, and was freaked out! I've gotten used to them, though.

I'm fine with them... Never have any problems except for when they're completely broken and don't have a way to manually flush them.

Now those Japanese toilets that have their own little control pad with like 20+ buttons... THOSE things freak me out. Especially since they have the "ass jet" things.

Don't think am have even seen one of these before.

Not my favourite. Nonetheless, they don't bother me.

I've only ever come across them a few times so I like them for the novelty value. Once was in Denmark in a tiny little building in the middle of a crowded square... it looked like an art deco style statue or sculpture, but it was the most futuristic wee toilet cubicle I've ever seen, it was brilliant!

I usually hate the sound of toilets flushing though, when I was a kid I used to totally finish, have the door open, and then push the button and RUN!

Hate them...I always get startled....and/or will manually flush them so that they end up flushing again when i leave...because i am worried that they won't flush....um..........I also dislike automatic paper towle holders...i don't mind automatic sinks so much......the automatic soap dispensers are usually a big mess. The manual soap dispenser in the bathroom of the grocery store of horrors squirts way out all over the place. The automatic towel dispenser dispenses one towel at a time and you have to wait several seconds for the next sheet...the automatic toilet has a mind of it's own...

some of those that 'splash yer bum' are known as bidets, mate...

They're noisy, but I ignore them. Less work to do after you're done..

I had a serious problem with them the first time.


The movement activated sinks, rock!!
Recently discovered the self dispensing papertowls...eyes with annoyance.


Automation is fun! I don't like me butt splashed before I stand totally up though, like in the first versions of the self flushers. Someone must have figured out the bacteria risk of this, as at some point after other models waited until about door opening time.

Not real sure, more comfortable say passing my hand over a sensor for it to operate.

I'll always remember the first time I went to Thailand and found myself faced with a hose instead of toilet paper... I did my business then was like "Omg...". Attempted it, gave up, then ran to find my backpacking companion going "OMG OMG THEY HAVE HOSES THEY HAVE HOSES THERE'S A HOSE IN THE LOO! WHERE'S THE RUDDY TOILET PAPER?!"
At which point my Thai friend came out in hysterics and explained the best technique.

(We eventually found a fantastic mall that had amazing toilets - all wood and brass - and they had toilet paper. So we stole a roll each, hehe...)

I dislike the things, it's not because they're loud or flush unexpectedly, the rise is probably quite strange; they're automatic.

Automatic toilets remind me that humanity is becoming evermore dependent on technology to carry out simple tasks and strengthens my idea that when we run out of oil or some other thing happens that makes most things electrical come to a standstill that there will be much trouble.
(Well, in the US atleast because my country wastes energy!)

I hope my post doesn't anger people.

Anyway, back to the topic.