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WelbyQuentin

How's this for A Hopeless Dilemma With No Solution?







The automatic hand dryer in the restroom was so damn loud that I desperately needed to plug my ears while using it






Image result for automatic Xlerator hand dryer

Posted - June 20, 2019
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  • 19937
    I feel your pain.  Target stores have the same kind of dryers - loud enough to pierce your eardrums but no matter how long your hands are under there, they're still wet.
      June 20, 2019 8:01 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    :)
    I'm not alone. Good.


    I was in a restaurant restroom with this one.

    Thanks, SpunkySenior.
    :)

      June 20, 2019 8:06 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    No, you aren't.  In fact, I don't even bother with the dryer now - I use the toilet paper to dry my hands.
      June 20, 2019 8:08 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Hey, I might do that, too.
    :)
      June 20, 2019 8:12 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    Faster and more effective in the long run.  Of course, you could so what Element does and wipe them on your pants or jacket. :)
      June 20, 2019 8:23 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Yeah, I liked his solution, too.
    :)
      June 20, 2019 8:32 AM MDT
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  • 19937
    That works if you're wearing dark clothes. :)
      June 20, 2019 8:44 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    True!
    :)
      June 20, 2019 9:00 AM MDT
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  • 44617
    I guess you got a couple of 'wet Willies'.

    I just wipe my hands on my pants or jacket.
      June 20, 2019 8:06 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Hey, I am finding solutions to my dilemma. Thank you!
    :)

    Wet willies might be more enjoyable. Ha!
    :)
      June 20, 2019 8:14 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    I agree, those things are too loud! 

    The other issue I have with those vs. paper towels is that you have nothing to use to protect your freshly cleaned hands from one of the germiest things on the universe... the door handle!! Do you know how many people don't wash their hands after using the restroom?? 

    YUCK! 
      June 20, 2019 8:20 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Hi SavvyAnsley!
    :)
    Thanks.
    :)


    To avoid the door handle, I just do this  - -

    Door Crash GIF - Door Crash Fail GIFs

      June 20, 2019 8:37 AM MDT
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  • 34282
    I know whenever possible I do not touch the door at all.  I will kick it or elbow it open. 
      June 20, 2019 9:01 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Yeah, sometimes I've done that. Or use the back of my wrist. (If the handle moves up and down.)
    :) This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at June 21, 2019 6:32 AM MDT
      June 20, 2019 9:03 AM MDT
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  • 34282
    I hate those as well. And when you have young kids trying to teach them good hygiene is hard because the noise scares them. 
      June 20, 2019 9:03 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    I hadn't thought of that. If I were a child and had my face/head near the machine (because of a child's height), that'd be difficult.
    :)
      June 20, 2019 9:05 AM MDT
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  • Shake out your hands a little and then run your fingers through your hair. It'll solve the hand drying problem and fix any of those stray hairs.
      June 20, 2019 9:04 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    The solutions just keep coming!
    :)

    And I do do that with my hair anyway sometimes.
    :)
      June 20, 2019 9:06 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    Ahhhhh!  I must learn to type faster or not read all the way down.
    That's what I do!
    I have a twist you might like that may convince others to try what we do and why they should consider it a good thought to do, too.
    :) :)
    *Really poorly structured sentence. Sorry.*
      June 20, 2019 10:29 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    I saw your response and then saw Merlin's answer and I forgot to add this gif for you, too; I had meant to put it here, too.
    :)


    Image result for man running hands through hair gif


      June 21, 2019 6:38 AM MDT
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  • 53509
      June 21, 2019 6:40 AM MDT
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  •   June 21, 2019 7:03 AM MDT
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  • 23577
    Ha!
    :)
      June 21, 2019 5:52 PM MDT
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  • 23577
    ("Hey, there, guy -- reach out to me - - give me your hands, I'll take care of them  . . . ")
      June 21, 2019 5:51 PM MDT
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