This appeared in my men's room at work this afternoon

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/27/2020 at 17:43 • Filed to: silver linings

What a great idea that has been around for a while . They should have always had these on public restrooms regardless of corona virus. I can’t wait to try it.

Fortunately, this door also has a motorized option.

DISCUSSION (61)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 17:50

Definitely nice to have the option!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 17:53

These are on some bathroom doors where I work, and were there for at least a year before COVID.

notsomethingstructural > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 17:53

Please make another oppo post when you have a review for us, as someone in the northeast who’s seen more than a few of these I’m eager to compare notes

Slant6 > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 17:57

I’ve spec’d and ordered these for projects but never actually used them myself. I believe the last set I ordered was actually the same Step N’ Pull brand as the one in your photo, but it came in a really nice black oxide finish .

S65 > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 17:58

I've been to a couple places that have those, it's very smart and I think should be much more common

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:01

uhhh.....whats wro ng with automized pulls?

i mean shit.... you could even tell it to flush when no ones in it and it would still work

this seems like a kmanagement decicision

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:03

oh..sorry...i did not realize it was to open the door

fuck me anagement sucks

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:04

*slips and falls*

jeepoftheseus > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:14

I used to work at a place that had one that you used your forearm for. It was a high traffic National Park so it was very much welcome... even in the pre-COVID days.

Chariotoflove > notsomethingstructural
10/27/2020 at 18:24

I will do my best!

Chariotoflove > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2020 at 18:24

That’s what I said, not a new invention. Nice to see them gaining wider use though. I still would rather see electric doors instead of I had to choose, but good to have both.

Chariotoflove > Slant6
10/27/2020 at 18:25

Nice that you can customize finish. Wonder if there is a chrome option.

Chariotoflove > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/27/2020 at 18:26

What exactly do you mean by automized pulls before I respond? I don’t want to be talking about something different than what you mean.

Chariotoflove > jeepoftheseus
10/27/2020 at 18:27

That’s a good idea. I could use that much more easily, and I would. Otherwise, I default to using a paper towel to grab the handle.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:27

Kinja'd!!!

I’ve also started seeing arm pulls of various designs.

Chariotoflove > S65
10/27/2020 at 18:27

For sure, but I personally would like the forearm pull version if not full on electric.

Chariotoflove > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/27/2020 at 18:27

Oh, okay.

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2020 at 18:28

Yes, d efinitely would be nice to have the option! ;)

Chariotoflove > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
10/27/2020 at 18:28

Lawsuit!

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn
10/27/2020 at 18:29

Yeah, a couple of people mentioned those. I haven’t seen them in person, but if they don’t install electric openers, these would be my next preferred option.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:29

I know a few blokes who would be tripping over themselves trying to use this - especially when someone is also opening it from the inside at the same time . Personally, I usually went the shoulder charge route when I was in an office. These days, there’s always a handy tree.

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:31

Oddly enough, these got added to all bathroom doors at my work a month before Covid was a known thing...

Chariotoflove > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
10/27/2020 at 18:31

This is to pull in toward you, not push, so I could see someone balancing on one foot about to use it when someone from outside pushes in and knocks them over. That would be tragifunny.

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
10/27/2020 at 18:31

Good! We all know how seldom men wash their hands.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:37

In all...this strikes me as a solution that both adds and transforms risk in the problem of hygienic door opening rather taking it away...

subexpression > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:46

I’ve been in office buildings that had those. I found it awkward to use with well-worn office shoes .

ranwhenparked > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:48

I’ve noticed more of them around now, I am a fan of anything that means I get to touch less surfaces inside of and on my way in/out of a public restroom. Some of them may have been there before without my noticing, but stores could be calling more attention to them by adding those brightly printed instruction decals to the doors.

Also, places that do require a hand to open the door need to go back to paper towels instead of hand dryers, so you don’t have to actually touch the thing. And restaurants need to stop putting the silverware directly on the table or counter that they’ve wiped off with a wet rag. Stick it on top of the damn napkin.

MM54 > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 18:52

These are the bomb, similarly they only recently arrives at my work but they really should be considered standard for any public restroom.

Chariotoflove > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
10/27/2020 at 18:57

I guess I’ll have to gather data on that and report back.

Chariotoflove > subexpression
10/27/2020 at 18:57

I could see that.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 19:04

I thought the sink was to piss in?

facw > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 19:05

I may be uncoordinated, but I’m really not a fan of these. I’ll take my chances with the pull handle.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 19:08

Was this one newly installed?

Jayvincent > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 19:34

I have both options at work on different doors (arm pull for the heavy glass front door and foot pull for the bathroom door). Can confirm there is an art to proper placement of your planted pivot foot so you don’t end up with a groin pull or a smack in the face. I can’t say how well it would work with smooth soled dress shoes or women’s shoes, but the foot grab works great with work boots. The arm pull not so much; half the time I see people grabbing it with their hand, or using the re gular door handle below it

GLiddy > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 19:52

That reminds me. I was in a burger joint on the road a few weeks ago and the mens room had one of these. We should have had them all along. Foot flusher.

Kinja'd!!!

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 19:59

I work from a lab on a college campus usually, in non-Covid times. The number of guys who don’t wash after a nasty shit... ew

DipodomysDeserti > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 20:09

A pupusa restaurant near me put those up on their front door. Very simple solution.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 20:46

Glad it’s got the big button, too!

Chariotoflove > ranwhenparked
10/27/2020 at 22:17

It’s also a good idea to turn off the faucet with a towel if the water isn’t touch less.

Chariotoflove > MM54
10/27/2020 at 22:18

Yes. Although the forearm ones are better for me.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
10/27/2020 at 22:21

Dammit. I spent two nights in London once, and nobody warned me of this custom?

Chariotoflove > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/27/2020 at 22:21

I have see. MDs do that. And DDSs.

Chariotoflove > facw
10/27/2020 at 22:22

RIP facw.

Chariotoflove > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2020 at 22:23

Yep. Wasn’t there at lunch. Appeared by 4:00.

Chariotoflove > Jayvincent
10/27/2020 at 22:26

I think the important thing is that I can use it with my forearm regardless so I don’t have to touch the pull. I think the foot pull probably does depend a lot on your shoes. I can’t imagine a gal in heels having to deal with it. But then again, they are adept at those things.

Chariotoflove > GLiddy
10/27/2020 at 22:28

Not a bad idea, but hands are already dirty from the rest of the business. Not sure this makes things that more hygienic.

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
10/27/2020 at 22:31

They installed that when I came to work there.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 22:34

Have seen these before. They are silly. Wash your hands or install automatic doors.

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/27/2020 at 22:39

This door also has an automatic button, because of me. Thing is, no one but me ever wants to push and wait for it. It does put a lot of resistance on the ballast because of it, and I wonder how hard it will be to pull with feet.

I think the idea is that it concedes that a large fraction of people won’t wash properly, and it allows a more hygienic choice for those who care. In a perfect world, everyone would wash properly, and this would be superfluous.

barnie > Chariotoflove
10/27/2020 at 23:10

Fuck all that. Just grab the handle and exit. Get a few germs on you’re hands. Build some immunities or die. Hell, in my day, the loos didn’t have doors. We pissed into a trough!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Chariotoflove
10/28/2020 at 00:19

i just meant the door would open itself

tho..thinking on it...thats maybe not such a great plan