Purse hooks and other ways to avoid washroom ickiness

I love it when I find purse hooks on washroom doors or walls. That's right, there's no need to set a purse on the floor (yuck), balance it on the hard-cover toilet paper dispenser or sling it across your shoulder and hope it doesn't touch anything.

Designers already work with architects to plan washrooms with many other ways to avoid icky surfaces. There are energy-efficient lights that turn off when no one is around.

Sensors automatically flush toilets, pump soap, turn on taps and power up hand dryers. Wall-mounted containers even dispense anti-bacterial solution when you pass a hand beneath them.

So why is it that when you try to leave the washroom you face a door handle you know has been touched by people who skipped the hand-cleaning stations? Nasty!

Instead of a germ-riddled door handle, it's great when bathrooms have a labyrinth-like entrance. As an added bonus, when you're in a long queue waiting for a stall to free up, you don't have to worry about anyone bruising you by banging that bacteria-covered door into you. That line will just wind its way out the entrance and people can come and go with minimal contact.

      AWESOME!