When using a public restroom, after I wash my hands, I need to dry them, right? One can’t go into the world with one’s hands dripping with water. That’s why we’ve got electric hand dryers that blow hot air.
Personally, I prefer paper towels because it seems faster to me (5-10 seconds) than using the hand dryer (20-30 seconds), but sometimes they don’t give you that option, because that would require additional janitorial staff to come in and empty the wastebaskets filled with discarded paper towels. So, we have the hand dryers. You know what I love about hand dryers? Those hieroglyphical instructions that explain how to use them. In case you didn’t know. Read the rest of this entry »