Posted on 11/19/2013 4:41:09 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Urinals. They're an artifact of patriarchal oppression.
I'm told that peeing in the sink is also right out!
/johnny
Anyone get clothing pockets caught on those handles while walking out a door? It happens to me sometimes. It’s quite a surprise, especially when I hear a rip. I’m not even sure how it happens.
They curve the ends toward the door, but not enough.
Suddenly, a door knob collection makes sense to me.
Actually, most US building codes have required levers instead of doorknobs for many years. I’m surprised this is just coming to Vancouver, if indeed the story is accurate that it is only now happening.
Bears are not the only ones. All three of my labradors know how to open the front door. Of course, they may be helping keep the bears out...
I assume Vancouver is starting enforcement in the stripper bars. Of course, those flipper handles will probably be even more uncomfortable in some ways...
Are you talking commercial construction or residential? I was unaware this was in residential code here.....and that is what is being proposed in Canada.
The main reason doorknobs are often not seen in new commercial construction in the U.S. is because of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) which require that when a door must be accessible the door hardware “shall have a shape that is easy to grasp with one hand and does not require tight grasping, tight pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate.”
I imagine Canada has similar building accessibility codes.
You can be sure there are people who would love to see accessibility codes apply to residential construction. Certain portions already apply to certain multifamily dwellings and newly built single family dwellings have to include one bathroom with an accessible door.
It makes sense to make residential dwellings adaptable but that should be owner preference not by government fiat. I see no reason to require that SFR must comply with ADA.
Short-timers in the Army in Germany use to say, I’m going to the land of round doorknobs.
A real flush should shake the house and drop the air pressure in the bathroom for a second.
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Wasn’t it ‘Al Bundy’s’ FERGUSON FLUSH that had the water in the Chicago Fountain dipping?
I do know that the first time my grandson saw my toilet flush he whispered: "Turbo boost, wow". ;)
/johnny
Our daughter brought an almost new-born kitten home. When he reached about 8 months, he learned to jump up and open our interior lever-handle doors. At first, we couldn’t imagine the ruckus in the back of the house, then Merlin came wandering about and we learned he had set himself free. It’s quite a sight to watch, this one-year old cat leaping up on the levers to go where he wants. It’s nice having an independent, free-thinking, conservative cat in the house. But I do suspect he’d go along with the ban on doorknobs.
It’s both residential and commercial. My understanding is the switch has something to do with the adoption of the International building and fire codes.
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