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Randy D

Paper towels or the automatic hand dryer? ~



Posted - January 24, 2019
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  • 5808
    paper for me
    have heard that
    that air can be toxic 
      January 24, 2019 5:12 PM MST
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  • Paper, never those air dryers.   If they have no paper, I grab a (clean, obviously) seat cover from the stall and use that.
      January 24, 2019 5:34 PM MST
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  • 10639
    Umm... those "gaskets" are not as sanitary as one might think - even unused.
      January 24, 2019 5:48 PM MST
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  • Neither is using a public bathroom, but one does the best they can. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at January 24, 2019 7:14 PM MST
      January 24, 2019 5:56 PM MST
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  • 10639
    Towels.  Of the two it's the most sanitary.  (Do you know how many times the air in those dryers has been "handled" before it gets to you?)
      January 24, 2019 5:46 PM MST
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  • 19937
    Paper towels - no matter how long my hands are under the dryer, they don't dry and I wind up wiping my hands on my jeans.
      January 24, 2019 5:48 PM MST
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  • 14795
    I bet your Jean really  gets upset when you do that to her then....I'm pretty sure I would to if you ever did that to me.....:(     :) 
      January 24, 2019 7:40 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Paper towels and hand dryers are so unhealthy.....they are always wet or damp and ideal breeding grounds for so many germs and viruses.....  
    If you do happen to use them,always sanitize your hands after use and keep your hands away from your nose  eyes and mouth..... :( 
      January 24, 2019 6:02 PM MST
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  • 8214
    Paper towels. The hand dryer is pointed at the floor. Once you turn it on it stirs up all the poop and pee bacteria on the floor which you then inhale.  Of course if there is other kinds of disease or bacteria on the floor you will get your lungs full of it as well.  If someone turns one on while I'm in there, I cover my nose and mouth, don't inhale, and run out as fast as I can. 
      January 24, 2019 6:45 PM MST
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  • 44608
    I have never heard of anyone getting sick from using either of those or even public toilets. Too many germophobes. I guess that's why my immune system has kept me from being sick for 40years. Wiping hands on my pants works pretty good.
      January 24, 2019 7:01 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Hand dryers in hospitals in England have ultra violet lights in where you put your hands....it's suppose to kill off germs and viruses...
    Door handles are also made of copper ,as that kills any viruses or germs left by people's hands...:)
      January 24, 2019 7:37 PM MST
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  • 44608
    Our hospital door handles are made of sticky stuff that grabs all the germs and keeps them captive.
      January 24, 2019 7:40 PM MST
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  • 14795
    Yer......like I belive that  :( ...Just how sticky is it ? 
      January 24, 2019 7:47 PM MST
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  • 44608
    Lint remover roller.
      January 24, 2019 7:49 PM MST
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  • 53509

      ( . . . pretty good  well.)
      January 24, 2019 8:49 PM MST
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  • 44608
    good..well. okey doke.
      January 24, 2019 10:27 PM MST
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  • 11002
    Hand washing is for sissies.
      January 24, 2019 7:03 PM MST
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  • 44608
    I lick shopping cart handles as a hobby.
      January 24, 2019 7:41 PM MST
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  • 14795
    You need to get a better cleaning job or one that provides utensils..:(  
      January 24, 2019 7:49 PM MST
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  • 44608
    Germs are no match for me...really. The next time I get sick, you will be ten years old. (If something else doesn't kill me first.)
      January 24, 2019 7:52 PM MST
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  • 14795
    It will get us all in the end...one way or another....:( 
    i hope I run out of Puns first though...:) 
      January 24, 2019 7:55 PM MST
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  • 44608
    And I hope you don't...g'night daughter.
      January 24, 2019 7:57 PM MST
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  • 14795
    N.n ......:)D 
      January 24, 2019 8:01 PM MST
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  • 976
    I use whatever is available. 
      January 24, 2019 7:05 PM MST
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