I want the lid down, not just the seat. Why, well first, studies have shown (and no, I don't have specific referances and I'm too lazy to look them back up) that flushing the toilet with the lid up sprays micro-particles of what's in the toilet all over the bathroom. Those particles can even end up in your the medicine cabinet. I don't want that stuff on my tooth brush. Second, it's bad enough when the cat puts dry paws on my face because I onow those things have been in the litter-box. Wet paws after having played in the toilet... So yeah, forget the whole I don't want to fall in bit. Put the lid down and keep the toilet contents where they belong.