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Hot air hand driers in public restrooms; and why I hate them
Topic Started: Apr 25 2011, 06:14 AM (403 Views)
jon-nyc
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The TP thread got me thinking about this.

One, they frighten my son. Ok, he'll get over it, but still its a big PITA when you're changing him and he goes berserk on the table.

Two, sometimes you need paper. I cut my hand badly (well, it was bleeding very badly) coming off an airplane at Heathrow. I run to the bathroom (after oozing blood for 15 minutes to get to one) and there's no towels, just blowers. It was all I could do not to write in blood on the floor 'sometimes you need paper, assholes'. I actually considered it, but you know those wankers have cc tv everywhere.

In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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Axtremus
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Just tear a piece of your clothing off and use that to stop the bleeding. Or if you are traveling with baby supplies, extract absorbent material from a diaper.
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jon-nyc
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I had a suit on that was on the pricey side. No baby in tow.


But thanks for the tip.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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JBryan
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I hate them too. I never got any bacon.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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jodi
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You need earplugs to operate some of them - sooo loud.
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jon-nyc
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Yeah, those are the ones that make my son go absolutely crazy. I've learned not to take him in the bathroom at a couple of places (IKEA is one).
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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apple
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just tear off a piece of your clothing? you must have fingers of razors or something AX.
it behooves me to behold
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The 89th Key
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Jon - why not just use TP from a stall?

But I agree...I hate air hand driers, they are inefficient (most of them) and all they are doing is blowing dirty air onto your clean hands. Towels are faster and cleaner.
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Jon - why not just use TP from a stall?


My first thought as well.
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Horace
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He mentioned it was at Heathrow. They still use leaves in England. (Royals use palm fronds; peasants use bark).
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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jon-nyc
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I did eventually use TP, but it was one molecule thin and pretty much disintegrated on contact with liquid. I was hoping for some larger, more absorbant paper towels.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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1hp
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Oh, is that all. I thought you were going to say that the tp was that disinfectant laden wax paper they used to put in public bathrooms as tp. That stuff had zero absorbancy!
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jon-nyc
Apr 25 2011, 06:24 AM
I had a suit on that was on the pricey side. No baby in tow.
Underwear.
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apple
Apr 25 2011, 07:25 AM
just tear off a piece of your clothing? you must have fingers of razors or something AX.
I don't know ... it seems so easy in movies and on TV. :shrug:
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Luke's Dad
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Nothing in your carry-on? How about a napkin from any of the food vendors?
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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jon-nyc
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Apr 25 2011, 08:21 AM
Nothing in your carry-on? How about a napkin from any of the food vendors?
Problem was coming off an int'l flight, there's nothing until you clear customs and immigration.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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Horace
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So, how did you cut yourself?
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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jon-nyc
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i still dont know, reaching into the overhead to pull down my bag. i felt the pinch, but didnt notice all the blood until i was off the plane.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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Axtremus
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I like to travel with a small pack or a few sheets of tissue paper tucked into my pocket(s) somewhere.

Handkerchief seems out-of-style these days, though some of the older generation may still hang on to them. :shrug:
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JBryan
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Why would you do that when you can just rip off a hunk of your underwear?
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Horace
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jon-nyc
Apr 25 2011, 08:27 AM
i still dont know, reaching into the overhead to pull down my bag. i felt the pinch, but didnt notice all the blood until i was off the plane.
Maybe it was a paper cut. That would be ironic.
As a good person, I implore you to do as I, a good person, do. Be good. Do NOT be bad. If you see bad, end bad. End it in yourself, and end it in others. By any means necessary, the good must conquer the bad. Good people know this. Do you know this? Are you good?
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Axtremus
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JBryan
Apr 25 2011, 08:34 AM
Why would you do that when you can just rip off a hunk of your underwear?
So that I have options.
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Axtremus
Apr 25 2011, 08:19 AM
jon-nyc
Apr 25 2011, 06:24 AM
I had a suit on that was on the pricey side. No baby in tow.
Underwear.
Come on, Ax, his thong string is hardly suitable for that. Did you not watch the ladies discuss that in the video?
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kenny
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Since many men do not wash after relieving themselves I don't want to touch the door handle on my way out.
It may contain residue of pee, smegma and poop.

You can touch the door handle, but I prefer to use a paper towel.
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kenny
Apr 25 2011, 10:11 AM
You can touch the door handle, but I prefer to use a paper towel.
Planet murderer!
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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