tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8618746975096747912..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: TIFPA IIIOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86391047074717056502016-03-11T05:09:19.604-08:002016-03-11T05:09:19.604-08:00I do like the doors they have in hospitals and hea...I do like the doors they have in hospitals and health care facilities.<br /><br />I also have an aversion to handshaking, though I control it well. Probably because of all those years in Asia.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87212314296292516412016-03-11T05:07:45.164-08:002016-03-11T05:07:45.164-08:00Kitchen staff, using the facilities, "THOU SH...Kitchen staff, using the facilities, "THOU SHALT WASH THY HANDS" and, and...<br /><br />I've never been to a Chick-Fil-A, I think I need to rectify that. I like the cut of their jib (in many ways).OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27966288154437790762016-03-11T04:59:38.999-08:002016-03-11T04:59:38.999-08:00Just to clarify, the Chick-fil-A outward opening d...Just to clarify, the Chick-fil-A outward opening doors are manually elbow activated. Sarge, I take it you like those door openers like we see in hospitals and health care facilities.Rivetjointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34972277798849054432016-03-11T04:51:34.960-08:002016-03-11T04:51:34.960-08:00Those darn door handles are a concern for me espec...Those darn door handles are a concern for me especially when they're in a dining establishment where the kitchen staff naturally use the facilities. Kudos to Chick-fil-A for having outward opening restroom doors which are 'elbow activated'. Why can't they all be that way? BTW, Sarge, I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned the tepid water temperatures at the sinks which are no doubt the result of lawsuits in the past.Rivetjointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21256387546513302632016-03-10T10:53:03.062-08:002016-03-10T10:53:03.062-08:00Cool.Cool.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54409791468986175072016-03-10T10:32:18.622-08:002016-03-10T10:32:18.622-08:00I'll have to see if I can fit them into my sch...I'll have to see if I can fit them into my schedule! ;-)rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39732587113241688872016-03-10T09:26:58.854-08:002016-03-10T09:26:58.854-08:00The state of the door handles where I work is a co...The state of the door handles where I work is a constant worry. We get all sorts of people in and out of the facility. some of whom seemed to have been raised by wolves if the state of the restrooms is any sort of indicator.<br /><br />Which is why I also look for the magical automated door openers when hitting the head. Which I activate (when present) with an elbow. Keeping my hands sanitary and fresh as spring. So I hope.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70082482333163277382016-03-10T08:56:40.813-08:002016-03-10T08:56:40.813-08:00The problem with the Dyson hand driers is that it&...The problem with the Dyson hand driers is that it's almost impossible to keep ones hands from touching the sides and hence being subject to contamination. And YES! I LOVES me some Xcelerator hand dryers! Can't beat the jet-wash! :)<br /><br />PS: Johns point about the door handles is well-taken, Most people don't think of this aspect, tho I can ASSURE one and all that my wife the RN who was once an infection-control nurse CERTAINLY AND CONSTANTLY drives the point home to this little Indian, lol.virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79604395932734536672016-03-10T08:48:04.253-08:002016-03-10T08:48:04.253-08:00Ooh, I like that. Access multiple, get enough for ...Ooh, I like that. Access multiple, get enough for what one should have provided.<br /><br />Yeah, wet hands and paper towel ripping is just messy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66731459563179663022016-03-10T08:31:10.365-08:002016-03-10T08:31:10.365-08:00No copyright. Proud to be helpful.
Those BATTERY...No copyright. Proud to be helpful.<br /><br />Those BATTERY operated paper towel unrollers: If there are several in a row, nothing says you can't swipe all of them and take their offerings. I routinely do that to get enough paper to matter in the public outhouse. <br /><br />Ripping them off with wet hands is a major faux pas. I usually get a hand shaped wet slop and a negative wet hand hanging chad, hence the get the paper first, under arm, then...... routine.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28568907087287340732016-03-10T08:08:44.657-08:002016-03-10T08:08:44.657-08:00Yes, back in the old days the continuous roll hand...Yes, back in the old days the continuous roll hand dryers were definitely manly. I mean most of them had actual grease and/or oil on them!<br /><br />I'm not a compulsive hand washer, I just don't want to handle my junk then handle my sandwich, if'n you get my meaning. Yes, there is such a thing as being too clean, we evolved to coexist with any number of nasty critters which are actually beneficial to the environment as a whole.<br /><br />But I don't want to have lunch with them.<br /><br />Always fascinates me as to how many words there are in English for certain biological functions.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27028603874669370942016-03-10T08:03:12.272-08:002016-03-10T08:03:12.272-08:00Ah, a man with experience in the restroom trade.
...Ah, a man with experience in the restroom trade.<br /><br />Yeah, what is it with the ladies room? <em>The Missus Herself</em> has mentioned that a time or three.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11184946745094393192016-03-10T08:01:51.286-08:002016-03-10T08:01:51.286-08:00I liked the old continuous cloth roll hand dryers....I liked the old continuous cloth roll hand dryers. That was good, greasy, manly-man dirt!<br /><br />We live in a sea of air awash with all kinds of delightful microscopic particles. IMO (and this is just me, ymwndv) all the hand washing rigmarole is more or less a mental security blanket. You're gonna get bugs on you whether you wash up or not, and in a public restroom you'll get more bugs touching stuff than not touching stuff, so just touch your own stuff, and be careful. Which brings to mind a conversation I heard many years ago in the head at Oceana. "Didn't your mom teach you to wash your hands after going to the bathroom?" "No, she taught me not to **** (micturate) on my hands!"<br /><br />From another perspective, you need to exercise your immune system and download all the current updates, so being to meticulously clean can be a detriment to that end. I'm just sayin'...PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53453269663937224282016-03-10T08:01:41.692-08:002016-03-10T08:01:41.692-08:00Ooh, a rebel with a cause!
Don't suppose you ...Ooh, a rebel with a cause!<br /><br />Don't suppose you could hit up the airports in Newark, DC, Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte, Phoenix, Fresno, and Sandy Eggo? I mean if you've got time. (Don't bother with Philly, you probably can't get to those restrooms anyway.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86499897687441847162016-03-10T07:59:28.933-08:002016-03-10T07:59:28.933-08:00There are people who cut them?!?!?!
There is a sp...There are people who cut them?!?!?!<br /><br />There is a special Hell for those @$$#@+$.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3159063825367728322016-03-10T07:57:41.324-08:002016-03-10T07:57:41.324-08:00Re: your observation regarding the condition of re...Re: your observation regarding the condition of restrooms.<br /><br />I venture to say I have cleaned a number of restrooms in my day, from the head in the Goat Locker to the legendary gas station restroom.<br />The Goat Locker was a piece of cake.<br />Like you, I found the distaff side to be the messiest after unattended toddlers.<br />In both the restaurants and the filling stations the ladies room was always the worst.<br />The topper is that if there was going to be a flooded restroom it would be the ladies room.<br />Yeah, and they could never seem to hit the waste basket.<br /><br /><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5689900202175490222016-03-10T07:39:00.111-08:002016-03-10T07:39:00.111-08:00If Joe hadn't got to the continuous loop towel...If Joe hadn't got to the continuous loop towels I was going to.<br />I once worked in a place where those were installed.<br />However much the people who use them hate the darn things is at least quadrupled for those who have to replace the towels.<br />Then there are the @$$#@+$ who cut the darn things because they're @$$#@+$.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28631551038152209782016-03-10T07:29:34.783-08:002016-03-10T07:29:34.783-08:00The college just put the enMotion paper towel disp...The college just put the enMotion paper towel dispensers in all our restrooms on<br />campus and as you said, they only crank out enough paper towel to maybe dry one <br />hand. Being the problem solver that I am, I got my tools, opened one up and found <br />that there is an adjustment for how much towel is produced. Now all the dispensers <br />in our engineering building and BNSF railroading academy now roll out approximately <br />24" of paper per hand wave. So far, the "powers-that-be" have not noticed their <br />altered state! Next up, the Technology building.rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35287661260735813062016-03-10T07:03:23.787-08:002016-03-10T07:03:23.787-08:00Roger that.
Or "any port in a storm" as...Roger that.<br /><br />Or "any port in a storm" as the sailors say.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78641228885349842902016-03-10T06:45:24.142-08:002016-03-10T06:45:24.142-08:00As I've entered my "senior" years, m...As I've entered my "senior" years, my bladder has started ruling my life. Just finding a public restroom can be a priority with condition being a secondary consideration. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10773403545207556482016-03-10T06:40:39.323-08:002016-03-10T06:40:39.323-08:00Heh! Good story.Heh! Good story.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91245152318992349142016-03-10T06:38:54.857-08:002016-03-10T06:38:54.857-08:00Heh, "urinal pees on you." Love it. Conc...Heh, "urinal pees on you." Love it. Conceptually mind you, not literally.<br /><br />"<em>...horked up and out...</em>" I may borrow that, very descriptive it is.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75049347374670996542016-03-10T06:36:20.922-08:002016-03-10T06:36:20.922-08:00I saw a picture of one of those endless cloth towe...I saw a picture of one of those endless cloth towel dispensers. Immediately dismissed them as completely disgusting and "what were they thinking?" It's the previously used part which is particularly disgusting.<br /><br />Thanks Joe. You were my inspiration!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71897484384123886162016-03-10T06:11:33.682-08:002016-03-10T06:11:33.682-08:00I particularly hate the automatic towel dispensers...I particularly hate the automatic towel dispensers. The company that I worked for had them installed to supposedly save money by going with a different vendor. The one in the restroom nearest my lab would always jam and the only ones who had a key for it were the cleaning people who came in at night. Being handy with tools, I found that I could open the lock with a little, skinny screwdriver and clear the jam. I also discovered that there is a switch inside the machine that allows one to adjust the length of the towel being dispensed. Naturally, the size ended up being increased from six inches to the max of about a foot and a half. The downside to all this was that when it got around that I could fix the towel dispensers that I frequently was called to do it in every restroom. One day there was a jam in the ladies facilities in the secretary zone. A rumor started circulating that I was seen sneaking into the lady's room with a little cutie named Joan. Now I should have been flattered that anyone would think that an old guy like me would be attractive to her, but we were only in there for about thirty seconds.......................................... taminator013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7401159799632770312016-03-10T05:57:06.047-08:002016-03-10T05:57:06.047-08:00I usually figure out the paper issue BEFORE I wash...I usually figure out the paper issue BEFORE I wash my hands. Just stuff the wad of paper under my arm until it's needed. Then save one out to open the door handle after Junk Hands Murphy bolts the room without washing.<br /><br />That air blade, squeezes the water off. I bury my still attached hands in the thing to a dry area, squint to keep the water from blinding me, then slowly retract my hands. Like a dry hurricane.<br /><br />What torques me off, is the urinal with the slow drain. We have one at work. I call it the Russian. I used it one day, flushed it, and it urinated on my shoes... "In Russia, urinal pees on you!" But really it was more of a wave overrunning the little floor mat in the bottom. It horked up and out while I was zipping, resulting in the "not a happy dance". Not at all.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.com