tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post4945084167968302086..comments2024-03-29T12:38:32.524+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The great toilet seat mysteryA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-66698416045137324222014-07-16T21:14:54.136+01:002014-07-16T21:14:54.136+01:00James - nothing that would split oak.James - nothing that would split oak.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-69832882013530899752014-07-16T21:07:43.531+01:002014-07-16T21:07:43.531+01:00Just what are you doing on top of that bowl, AKH?Just what are you doing on top of that bowl, AKH?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-34207511838649212752014-07-15T20:07:37.935+01:002014-07-15T20:07:37.935+01:00Mark - I line the holes up carefully enough when I...Mark - I line the holes up carefully enough when I fit them, but in our experience the materials tend to be unsuitable. <br /><br />We aren't heavy but a solid oak seat split through the grain. Probably unseasoned wood. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-22402422799078326542014-07-15T20:04:17.142+01:002014-07-15T20:04:17.142+01:00Roger - yes, I think the solid wood is merely a ma...Roger - yes, I think the solid wood is merely a marketing idea which gets bunged off to China for manufacturing and never mind the quality.<br /><br />They certainly aren't designed by engineers.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-40270038493614602962014-07-15T20:02:27.172+01:002014-07-15T20:02:27.172+01:00Toilet seats are a hit and miss affair (no pun int...Toilet seats are a hit and miss affair (no pun intended).<br /><br />Some fit perfectly and last; some wobble and break. I think if the holes aren't lined up perfectly then they soon give in, regardless of how expensive/solid they are.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-75490144476078528182014-07-15T13:33:28.991+01:002014-07-15T13:33:28.991+01:00Plainly the chemist's solution - burn it. I h...Plainly the chemist's solution - burn it. I had a similar problem, but a good brass plate and good brass screws plus buffers distributed the weight of my fat a$%e sufficient that it is still good 10 years later. I reckon they are designed by marketing persons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-75205765618208525692014-07-14T19:43:01.308+01:002014-07-14T19:43:01.308+01:00Sam - we stayed at a French campsite where there w...Sam - we stayed at a French campsite where there were no seats. Makes sense in terms of keeping them clean and easy enough to get used to. That was in summer though.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-54312302124606131012014-07-14T19:36:19.777+01:002014-07-14T19:36:19.777+01:00Of course, the only truly environmentally friendly...Of course, the only truly environmentally friendly method is dispensing with the seat altogether and making direct contact with the porcelain. As the winter draws on, your sense of virtue increases....Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-27282678808352178002014-07-14T18:45:31.358+01:002014-07-14T18:45:31.358+01:00Sackers - no point sitting on it.
Demetrius - som...Sackers - no point sitting on it.<br /><br />Demetrius - somehow we've screwed up toilet seat technology. Takes some doing that.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-11684943214941162922014-07-14T16:20:41.235+01:002014-07-14T16:20:41.235+01:00When I were a lad toilet seats once fixed stayed f...When I were a lad toilet seats once fixed stayed fixed. Now they move about and if not careful take you with it. Also they are foreign. If Britain cannot make its own toilet seats what hope is there?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-49798998404498856622014-07-14T15:57:27.192+01:002014-07-14T15:57:27.192+01:00Lifting the lid on another issue of fundamental im...Lifting the lid on another issue of fundamental importance.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.com