Poll: Do you lock the door to the toilet when you're at home?

[TehCookie]

I don't even close it half the time. I push it mostly shut but if my cats hear the door latch they'll scratch and meow the entire time.

 

[Kaymish]

i dont even bother locking it no point i only have a few people living with me i do get stage fright however so i do shut the door

 

[Nargleblarg]

I will lock it every time just due to habit; unless it is early in the morning like 1-5 am.

 

[Jegsimmons]

welp....looks like im on that wierd part of the escapist forums that ask...kinda silly questions....

but no...i dont....

 

[Mercsenary]

Pretty straight forward.
When you're at home, if you don't live alone, and your family is also there and you need to go to the bathroom to do your needs, do you lock the door?
Because in our family we don't, we have 2 bathrooms and into the other one you can see if someone's there by the light coming from under the door and if you're sitting and pooping in the other when someone opens the door you just say "I'm here" and they instantly turn around and close the door.
If you lock it, why?
If you don't, why not?
And if you pick the third alternative, why don't you have a door to your bathroom??! O.O

I only lock it if there are guests in the house. As for my family we know that a door closed means there's someone in there. And if the door remains closed for a long time there's always knocking.

 

[Heinrich843]

Yes, when I was younger my sister had a nasty habit of opening the "only closed when occupied" bathroom door and walking in.

The lock has saved me several times during our visits with each other.

 

[Alssadar]

I do, just for precautionary measures. Just in the random event that someone decides to storm my place, it'll create a habit that'll save my life.
As well as I don't like it when people intrude on the act--I'm paranoid about that.

 

[Risingblade]

Yes, if a murderer breaks in the house the locked door will give me precious seconds to get ready...

 

[Appleshampoo]

I do because my Mrs is evil enough to walk in on me and distract me from my business

 

[lettucethesallad]

I lock it. I don't want my roomies to walk in on me. When at my mom and dad's house, their lock is a bit sketchy, so then maybe.

 

[wintercoat]

I have no choice. The catch on the door is broken so if I don't lock it, it swings open.

 

[Random Fella]

I don't really know what to vote for
If i'm taking a pee, no
If i'm dropping of the kids, yes

 

[A BigCup of Tea]

Don't need to lock the door as it's just me and my mum so you can hear if someone uses the toilet (plus we have 2)

 

[Lurklen]

I have five younger brothers, who sometimes foget to check if someones in the bathroom before they burst through the door. It happened to me just yesterday when I happened to forget to lock it, and it was pretty freaking startling. You just do not expect company and then, bang there's someone in the room and your both really surprised and shouting. The flipside to this is sometimes they just run into the door when it's locked, which can be pretty funny.

 

[Gaiseric]

Yes. My brothers used to open the door on people in the bathroom back when we lived in an apartment without bathroom door locks. And now that we have door locks I lock it every time.

 

[Kapol]

If I'm using the toilet I don't bother locking it unless I'm gonna be in there a while. If I'm taking a shower, I do.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

It's just my husband and I. So he's either somewhere in the house, or I am by myself. We have two bathrooms, so if the light is on he tends to just use the other bathroom. If I am by myself, I don't even bother to shut the door. I don't care if my dogs watch my use the toilet or take a shower. The only time I lock the door, is if there are guests in the house.

Guests are funny creatures, always wondering in and out of places. Wondering why the light is on in the washroom.

"Should I knock? Nah! What could they POSSIBLY be doing in the bathroom that they don't want me to see?!"

 

[jakeblues69]

I leave the door wide open. If what goes on in there bothers anyone, that's their problem.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

At our house we leave the door open unless someone is in there. That way people know when someone is in there without having to knock or try the door, so you don't need to lock the door. It is more efficient this way.

 

[dalek sec]

Yes, if a murderer breaks in the house the locked door will give me precious seconds to get ready...

Pretty much this is the main reason why I do it as well. Hopefully it'll give me enough time to ready myself and then fight them off!

OT: I always lock it, doesn't matter if I have the house to myself or even if I was literaly the last thing alive on this planet.