Don't you hate it when?

Men have different toilet rules to women - most obviously, we don't go together. However, there are other rules which many women seem unaware of. The one that comes to mind is that, if there are three urinals in a row, never use the middle one unless the other two are in use and you are desperate. To do otherwise would suggest that you are quite happy for someone to sidle in close to you, in an obviously vulnerable position. The same goes for toilet cubicles (although, if it was a matter of choice, one would only deal with such issues in the comfort of one's own home).

Anyway, the point of this post is to raise an issue that women do not have to face. A blocked urinal can be lethal - you are standing there, minding your own business, when you suddenly notice the "water" level rising. It is out of your control as to whether you will finish before you end up splashing on your shoes. And there is often little or no way to predict beforehand whether the urinal is going to put you in such a perilous position...