9/7     Hi, can anyone confirm the potential risks associated with the courtesy

        flush?  I appreciate other people doing it but I'm afraid to try it
        myself.
        \_ I believe flushing toilets does not spew nearly as many microbes
           into the air as taking a shower does. -MCB major
           into the air as taking a shower does.  There's a URL dismissing
           the toilet factor -- if someone can find it, pls post it. -MCB major
           \_ What about non-aerosol splashback?  My ass will be just inches
              from water that's swirling chaotically.
        \_ just accept that bathrooms, especially communal/public ones, are
           dirty places.  Accept that, after doing whatever it is you do in
           there, you need to wash up.  Aerosol splashback is nothing.  You
           inhale much worse just walking outside.  Worried about your ass?
           Then wipe it off with something.  At the same time, though, it's
           probably a good goal to keep the stench down as much as you can.
           It's the polite thing to do.
        \_ I hope you are a girl.
        \_ What's courtesy flush anyway?
           \_ Flush after you create a terrible smell but before you are
              finished.  Cuts down on the stink but some chance of foul
              splash-back.