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Give me double toilets mate, couples that shit together, stay together

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[–] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

my sister's house (no mansion, just a recent build) has double sinks in the master bedroom. the layout(s) of the bathrooms house-wide are annoying to me. it seems all new builds are just large for largesse rather than utility; laid out more for the listing than for use.

it's a 4 bedroom 4 bath house. upstairs, the master has its bath complete with two sinks like post (toilet is relegated to a weird claustro-closet). one of the sinks in her bathroom is a junk drawer ha!

The other 3 bedrooms: one has its own master bath and shower, and the final two bedrooms have a shared bath n' shower set between them. none of these bathrooms are accessible from the hallway, you must go thru a bedroom to do your business.

there is one "public" bathroom on the main level....now lemme talk about that stinker.

This damn thing is a half-bath, set right between the kitchen and living area. i don't know how the architect managed it, but it is somehow accoustically perfected to deliver your performance to the rooms nearby where everyone's tryina hang out.

Exaggeration? Not even. Like, forget stealth mode, you need a battle plan with flawless execution. You think things are going well? One slip-up and the people watching tv or chatting will be interrupted by your public broadcast. The noise is seriously noticeable.

No, I'm not scatalogically shy, nor do i possess super-hearing. It's a problem. A bad enough problem she eventually had another bathroom installed basement-level so guests might poo without detailing exquisitely to everyone what they ate that day.

[–] beepbeeplettuce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago

I agree they like to make big bathrooms just for the sake of it which is stupid. But I have to say I'm obsessed with toilet rooms and it's what I want most in a bathroom. They are just so nice and cozy and safe

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 3 points 17 hours ago

Sounds annoying to clean all that ngl

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

New house designs have gotten so shitty, and McMansions are the worst offenders. I live in an old WW1 era house and while it lacks in a feq modern conveniences like an HVAC system, the built-in efficiences are wonderful.

Every room has a solid door, and closing them gives you a lot of privacy. Walls naturally insulate, allowing me to open windows on cool evenings and close them in the morning before the heat arrives -- It can be as low as 70 indoors when it's 90 outside. This works in reverse too when it's heat you need instead. If it's truly hot, the windows are all positioned to allow a breeze to pass straight thru the household.

If needed, the kitchen can be closed off to stop the heat, smoke, and odors from permeating the house. This makes the kitchen more of a strict workspace and less of a socializing area though. There are a lot of major hassles in having an older house, but the energy efficiency is wonderful

[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 day ago (9 children)

In case this isn’t a shit post, it’s because it takes me 2 minutes to get ready for bed and it takes my wife 15 minutes, and it’s nice to not have to wait for the other to be finished at the sink.

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 10 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

my wiiifee she takes so long! I need my own sink!

lol sorry friend, I came in here to make a joke about men not wanting to wait for their wives and decided against it after typing it out, then immediately saw this.

Its actually helpful having more than one sink, I'd be overjoyed to have laundry trough in my bathroom.

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 2 points 17 hours ago

All I want is space for four washer dryer combo machines

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 1 points 16 hours ago

[For additional washing-up options, people will consider] everything but the kitchen sink

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[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, same thing in the morning. You're both rushed to get ready for work and it is one less thing to worry about having to sync your routines. Definitely a luxury, but pretty simple to implement, comparatively.

Dual toilets, or go all the way to separate bathrooms, is more expensive. Plumbing is harder, fixtures are more. But I admit I'm intrigued by the idea of completely separate sleeping/bathing spaces and only sharing the kitchen and living areas. Like, how far can we separate things before they get "weird" for you?

[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

Separate toilets is probably my limit. If my wife wanted more distance than that from me, I imagine she wouldn’t have married me. I’m sure there are relationships that value personal space over intimacy for whatever reason, so I’m not gonna knock it lol

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 10 points 1 day ago

Good point, I brush my teeth and shave in the shower

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[–] huf@hexbear.net 26 points 1 day ago (10 children)

why do they put their toilets in their bathrooms? i understand why people with small houses/apartments do it, but why not have a separate toilet room if you have a 9200 square foot house anyway?

they're weird.

[–] MLRL_Commie@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Well, I do prefer to wash my hands after cleaning myself and before touching 2 door handles, so I get that one.

[–] AntifaSuperWombat@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’ve never seen a toilet that didn’t have at least a small sink in there.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 2 points 5 hours ago

It's very normal here (Australia)

[–] MLRL_Commie@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

oh so the prorposal was a bathroom with no toilet (so sink and shower/bath), and a toilet separate from that room that also has a small washing station or something. yeah that could work

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[–] huf@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

ideally you'd have a small sink in it too, yes

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've been in houses where toilets were in small closets with nothing else. I didn't like touching the doorknobs.

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[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you check Zillow for mansions for the absurdly rich it's actually pretty common to have his and hers toilets/bathrooms off the enormous master bedroom, often through huge his and hers walk in wardrobes the size of normal peoples bedrooms.

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Yeah I've seen a fair few houses like that, the full his and hers bathrooms with an adjoining shower. Considering the types of people who buy those houses it makes sense that they'd prefer not to see each other whenever possible.

[–] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The question really is side by side or front to front. Are you holding hands when you haven't had enough fibre? Or are you looking into each others eyes while you pass that log?

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 2 points 16 hours ago

Third option, pilot/bombardier style (rare indoors).

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

definitely copiloting. no way we're doing it therapy style

It really gets you in the mindset if one of you is just a little too good at making Chewbacca noises.

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[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

his-and-hers sinks give big 'wife bad' energy. Everyone I know who wants them is a guy who complains about how much space his wife's make-up and hair products take up. (source: I've spend a fair bit of time working in custom home construction) The stuff rich people prioritize for their houses is nuts to me.

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[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 6 points 22 hours ago

too much restaurant work. the third sink is the toilet.

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I once rented an apartment where within the one bathroom, the shower and sink were behind one door, and then the “front” area had a toilet at a second sink. That way when you have guests over they don’t have to wash their hands around or even see any of your personal hygiene items. I think this is an absolutely brilliant design idea and an actual good use of a second sink if you only have one bathroom, but I have yet to see this design anywhere else.

[–] fishy 12 points 1 day ago

I once rented an apartment with a shower and toilet behind a door in the bedroom. The sink was mysteriously across the bedroom, as if the builders found out you needed a sink for the bathroom 90% of the way through the building process and just slapped one in. Absolutely bizarre.

Yours sounds much better lol

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

one sink is for washing underwear, the other is for washing the baby

just kidding rich whites don't even know how to use a washing machine, and don't want to break a sweat unless it's power yoga or playing squash (a weird tennis spinoff game for managers and finance bros)

[–] AnarchoAnarchist@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Squash? I'm pretty sure they all play pickleball now.

[–] SocialistDad@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What the fuck is pickleball

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also why do white people keep inventing the same racket sports? Just so they can take over more parks? Because pickleball has different courts and equipment than tennis, which has different stuff than badminton, which has different stuff than pulsmudington lupenhoff or whatever the fuck dumb names they can come up with, which has dif.....

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 1 points 12 hours ago

at least pickleball takes up far less space than a tennis court. Uses the same court size as badminton apparently.

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[–] sweatersocialist@hexbear.net 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

i live in the master bedroom of our housr, and for some reason there’s the bedroom, and a small hallway leading to the bathroom. in the small hallway there’s a sink, right next to the sink in the bathroom.

i don’t know why they would do it like that. it would make sense if it was a kitchen sink, like maybe if someone wants to have a kitchenette. but why is there just another bathroom style sink 2 feet from the one in the bathroom?

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 7 points 20 hours ago

So that you can brush your teeth, etc, while your partner is in the bathroom.

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

its about not wanting to share lol

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[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

instead of 'his n hers' lavatories, his n hers water closets. This could fix marriages all over the planet.

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[–] largerfather@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

i wish my wife and i could poop together in the same room comfortably

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Two toilets each on opposite walls so we can face each, to talk and shit, literally

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 23 hours ago

A single wide tandem toilet so our shit can intermingle

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