May 04 2009
Bathroom hand dryers
I personally want to meet the niff nuff who invented the bathroom hand dryer. During this meeting I will introduce myself with a sloppy wet handshake and grip this numbskull with the full force a semi dry still soapy hand can deliver.
Seriously, the bane of my existence when travelling anywhere are these supposedly hygienic electricity sapping pieces of crap. You are lucky to find a serviced bathroom anywhere around the world now that does not include one of these.
Their attempt to sell these glorified fans as hygienic is one of the more impressive marketing campaigns to visit our shores. Every second man knows that every other second man doesn’t wash his hands after using the facilities. This makes a ‘germ free’ exit from almost all public bathrooms tantamount to politicians giving themselves a pay cut.
Please oh please bathroom operators of this world, please revert back to paper towels. The big advantages are
1. Paper grows on trees
2. You can use the paper towel as a temporary glove to attempt a germ free escape from planet ‘no hand wash’
3. When the paper towel runs out, some niff nuff has to go into the bathroom and clean the bastard every couple of days.
4. Electricity doesn’t grow on trees
Vote 1 paper towel at your nearest bathroom. Tell them I told you “it was ok”.
Ever noticed how many of those hand blowers in toilets are made by JD McDonald? They’re everywhere.
SJ do you open the door with a pinkie?
The idea of these hand cleaners is to stop the wastage of paper. The hand dryers are also far more hygenic than paper, no matter what you say.
There are a lot of those JD McDonal hand cleaners Velcro I have noticed that also.
Yep I am with you bring back the paper towls. I hate those stupid hand dryers. Have of them don’t even work and when youve got wet hands their is nothing more annoying!
Paper is the only way to go. Both on performance and the environment.
How many resources are needed to make the electric hand dryers and can they be recycled? No, No and No.
SJ, this has validated all the times I have sworn while trying to wipe my hands in my pockets, thank you…..
You are right on the money here bloke. Those bloody hand dryers annoy the piss outa me.
Now if it was some sheila in there blowing on our hands that would be a different story…
Trent, Wouldn’t you be blowing in her hands there chief????
Ah nah mate I wouldn’t be blowing on any chicks hands. Not my style. They can bloody blow on mine.
Think about what Tiger said again Trent, a long hard think. Focus on the word ‘blow’.
By the way SJ, electricity does grow on trees, atleast for coal fired power anyway. Nuclear power is made on Supermans home world which was unfortunately blown up. Oh the tradegy of it all!
Marteen, glad to see mu subtlty is not wasted……..Trent…you are such a Trent…..
Paper grows on trees – best turn of phrase ever. I’d print this blog entry if printer ink wasn’t more expensive than perfume.
Paper towels are more hygienic. Eg from http://www.eosdglobal.com/brochures/hygiene/The%20Facts%20-%20Hand%20Hygiene.pdf
“Quite simply, the most effective hand drying method is the use of a single
sheet disposable paper towel.
The rubbing or abrasive action of a paper towel actually removes high
concentrations of bacteria from hands after washing. A paper towel is
disposable and never shared. It allows you to dry the tips of your fingers,
the web, palm and back of your hand with ease. Paper towels are easy to
store and easily maintained.”
Blabbit, get lost you boring loser!