Even though I cannot control what others do with their hands, I don't use them. One of the reasons is just as you said. They are violently loud. If I am going to pierce my ear drums, I would much rather be at a concert and enjoying the music! Another reason is they don't deliver what the loudness projects it might. I mean, come on! If you are going to make that much noise, I except rocket power to blow me out of the bathroom! To top it off, it is using electricity we really don't need to waste. The other option that is equally bad but much quieter is paper towel drying. This causes a huge mess and is also not very absorbent. How many trees do you think gave their lives for us to pull them out of a container, use only part of a towel, hope we hit the waste basket knowing it will go into a landfill and are still not satisfied?
Air drying is the way to go. Running your hands through your hair, while still damp, allows you the opportunity to fix your hair and primp it up. Also, if there are going to be germs (which I am not afraid of) but if there are, I'd rather them be my germs than anyone elses. When you wipe your hands on your jeans/shorts, you might just be smearing the dirt. Even though your hair is probably dirty too, it has less dirt than your jeans. All in all, no noise pollution, no waste of electricty, no dead trees, and a refreshed hair do. :) :)
This post was edited by Merlin at June 21, 2019 6:33 AM MDT
Perhaps stuff tissue in your ears in preparation for said dryer? I've done this when I've forgotten earplugs when watching formula one at the race circuit :D
I thought that too, but my ears disagreed, I felt like they'd start bleeding it was so loud, we go down to pit lane for the start up as well. I can take the superbikes, not the formula one.
Dry you hands on your pants. I would never turn on one of those hand dryers. Never. Even before someone came out with "proof" that they only spread around the germs in a public bathroom. I never used them. I rather dry on my clothes. Yep.
Try to call hopeless dilemma only things that really matter. I can't put my elbow in my ear but it is not a hopeless dilemma...it is just a fact.
This post was edited by Thriftymaid at June 21, 2019 7:14 AM MDT
Yeah, sometimes obvious and rational solutions evade me, like wiping hands on my pants and leaving. ;)
I purposely exaggerated the strength of word choices as an attempt at humor. I realize none of my question is anywhere near a dilemma, you're right. :)
That's interesting about those Break-the-Sound Barrier dryers spreading germs - - really FAST! -- around the bathroom! I didn't realize that but I'm not surprised. :) Is that why you don't use them? Because they may end up spreading germs? Makes sense to me.
This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at June 21, 2019 4:03 PM MDT
I've never used them. When I was a kid they scared me. As I got older I realized they made the room hot and I didn't like pushing that button to turn them on. Then I learned about germs. The result of all of that: I hate them.
I'm sort of glad I asked this question -- I've had some similar thoughts and feelings about those dryers! I really appreciate your going into some more detail, Thriftymaid.
And totally off-topic - - "Beach Music" STILL stays with me in my being. I can't remember any of the characters' names but they all seemed like real people to me. And that one son and father with the strained relationship -- powerful to me.
Jack McCall – The main character in the novel, Jack, is coping with the recent suicide of his wife, Shyla. A cookbook and travel writer, he flees Waterford to the peaceful life of a Roman Piazza with his daughter Leah. He is the oldest of the five McCall brothers. Jack is the narrator, and to some extent his character flaws and passions make him an unreliable narrator, though he's always an honest one.
Leah McCall – the daughter of Jack McCall and Shyla Fox. There is an ugly custody dispute over Leah involving Jack and Shyla's parents (after her death), but a final letter that Shyla left for Jack proves his adequacy as a parent.
Shyla Fox – Jack's wife, daughter of George and Ruth Fox. Commits suicide by jumping from the Silas Pearlman Bridge.
Dupree McCall – The second oldest of the McCall brothers, Dupree works in the state mental hospital. His occupation often bears with it the burden of his younger brother, John Hardin, who suffers from schizophrenia.
Dallas McCall – The third oldest of the McCall brothers, he is a law partner with "The Judge" in Waterford.
Tee McCall – The fourth oldest of the McCall brothers, Tee is a teacher for autistic children in Georgetown County.
John Hardin McCall – The youngest of all five McCall brothers, John Hardin suffers from a variety of psychological illnesses and often spends time in the mental hospital in Columbia, SC.
Martha Fox – Shyla's younger sister.
Ruth Fox – Shyla's mother; Leah's grandmother.
Judge Johnson Hagood McCall – Jack's father and the town's functioning drunk, "The Judge" has been divorced from Jack's mother for years, but he pines after her still.
Lucy McCall – Mother of the five McCall brothers. Suffering from leukemia, Lucy wants to spend her remaining days on the beach, surrounded by her family and the endangered loggerhead sea turtles. It is her illness that summons Jack and Leah out of Italy and back to the states.
Silas McCall – "The Judge's" father; Jack's grandfather.
Jordan Elliot – A close friend of Jack's, he moved to Waterford when the two were in high school. A military brat with a tyrant father, Jordan struggled against authority in his youth. He is caught in a scandal which has motivated him to retreat to/hide in the priesthood in Italy, which is where he and Jack reconnect.
Mike Hess – Another one of Jack's high school friends, Mike is a Hollywood producer. He wants to tell the story of their childhood through a mini-series that he hopes to produce. Having recalled Mike as one of the nicest guys from his youth, Jack recognizes (as does Mike, himself) that Hollywood has changed Mike for the worse.
Ledare Ansley – Capers Middleton's ex-wife, Ledare is one of Jack's childhood friends. Beautiful and charming, Ledare becomes more and more important to Jack as the novel progresses.
Capers Middleton – Another friend of Jack's from high school. His father's heritage is known for their aristocracy and political prowess in South Carolina. Capers hopes to run for governor of South Carolina. After back-stabbing Jack in college, he tries to reinstate his friendship with him after Shyla's death.
Max Russoff – Ruth's adopted father; after Ruth went through the Holocaust it was Max "The Great Jew" who rescued her from Poland.
Yes, Jordan Elliot - - I'm unsure why his character moved me so deeply. And his relationship with his father.
And Lucy McCall and her love for the turtles - - so moving to me. I'm very glad I took you up on your several recommendations you posted about the book around the site on various questions/threads that I had seen.
I realize that Jordan was the character I was most struck by - - but reading the list over, they're all coming back -- oh, Shyla.
Yes, here and there on the site, I had seen Thriftymaid mention several times this book by Pat Conroy - - "Beach Music" -- and how much she liked it. I finally decided to go buy it and I read it and I was blown away in all sorts of great ways. :)
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