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Post by katlady on Jan 5, 2019 18:54:48 GMT
I always have a hard time getting those automated faucets to turn on in public restrooms. I have to wave my hands all over the place. Maybe my hands are invisible? lol!
I also have a hard time reading those scrambled security codes that some websites make you enter. Is that a Q or a O or a 0. Is that a I or a 1. UGH!
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Post by jenjie on Jan 5, 2019 19:00:54 GMT
The automated soap dispensers are even worse!
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Post by Outspoken on Jan 5, 2019 19:04:36 GMT
I always have a hard time getting those automated faucets to turn on in public restrooms. I have to wave my hands all over the place. Maybe my hands are invisible? lol! I also have a hard time reading those scrambled security codes that some websites make you enter. Is that a Q or a O or a 0. Is that a I or a 1. UGH! Me, too! On both counts. And it really irritates me when I try 6 different faucets and someone walks up and it immediately works! ETA - my son works in a new restaurant. Their restrooms have all in one sinks. Each sink has a bar across it - soap, water, hand blow dryer. So, you are at the sink the whole time. It’s weird.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Jan 5, 2019 19:09:46 GMT
I always have a hard time getting those automated faucets to turn on in public restrooms. I have to wave my hands all over the place. Maybe my hands are invisible? lol! I also have a hard time reading those scrambled security codes that some websites make you enter. Is that a Q or a O or a 0. Is that a I or a 1. UGH! Oh my yes! And those paper towel dispensers. Just wave your hands and a paper towel will be dispensed. UGG no! I always feel like such an idiot because I can’t get the paper towels to dispense. I’m also terrible one those websites where are you have to prove you are not a bot. “ click on all the squares that have a storefront “. Or click on all the squares that have a traffic sign. If I am on my phone trying to do that, forget it. I have to do it three or four times before I can get it correct. It’s like a little mini test that I can never pass. Ha.
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Post by rickmer on Jan 5, 2019 19:18:51 GMT
i am really bad at opening produce bags at the grocery store. and i refuse to lick my fingers when i have been pushing a grocery cart. not a germ-a-phobe, but grocery carts and baskets at the drug store kinda gross me out just bit. as for faucets... YES! i worked in an office in the summer that had auto-dispensing soap and taps started when you put your hands under them. fast forward to the mall and i am on auto-pilot washing my hands, none of the soap dispensers work. i went to every single sink. yes they do, you have to push down on them! old school type soap dispensers. and the faucets do suck - it's like a secret handshake to figure out where to put your hands to get the water to come out. am i just in the wrong place or does it actually not work?!!
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 5, 2019 19:29:40 GMT
I agree! And the toilets at my office auto-flush too easily! I think they flush 3 times before I am done.
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Post by jenjie on Jan 5, 2019 19:35:53 GMT
rickmer touch something damp from the produce dept. Like I bought celery and it had been misted the packaging was damp. I wiped my fingers on that and it worked great to get the bag open.
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Post by GamGam on Jan 5, 2019 19:52:01 GMT
rickmer touch something damp from the produce sept. Like I bought celery and it had been misted the packaging was damp. I wiped my fingers on that and it worked great to get the bag open. Yes! Moist fingers are a must. I've also rubbed the end of the bag against a rough surface--like the edge of the bid holding the produce--and this usually will cause the separation.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jan 5, 2019 19:57:16 GMT
The automatic soap dispenser at my office is on a delay so when you stick your hand under it makes a sound like it is about to dispense soap and when you bring your hand back to wash your hands there’s nothing there *then* it will spit out the soap...onto the ground. Why don’t I wait until I feel the soap in my hands? Because my office is an ice box and my hands are too cold to feel anything! I’m not the only one who makes the same mistake because there’s always a small puddle of foam on the ground.
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Post by idahopea on Jan 5, 2019 21:15:13 GMT
rickmer touch something damp from the produce dept. Like I bought celery and it had been misted the packaging was damp. I wiped my fingers on that and it worked great to get the bag open.[/quolte] Oh my goodness, why have I never thought of this before? Thank you for posting this! Seems like such a simple solution now that I read what you wrote! I learn something new from the peas each day!
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Post by pancakes on Jan 5, 2019 21:30:48 GMT
The automatic soap dispenser at my office is on a delay so when you stick your hand under it makes a sound like it is about to dispense soap and when you bring your hand back to wash your hands there’s nothing there *then* it will spit out the soap...onto the ground. Why don’t I wait until I feel the soap in my hands? Because my office is an ice box and my hands are too cold to feel anything! I’m not the only one who makes the same mistake because there’s always a small puddle of foam on the ground. I just laughed out loud because I know exactly what you mean about the soap dispensers! I have wasted so much soap due to dispensers that make the noise before they dispense.
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Post by LeaP on Jan 5, 2019 21:36:30 GMT
I always have a hard time getting those automated faucets to turn on in public restrooms. I have to wave my hands all over the place. Maybe my hands are invisible? lol! I'm invisible too!
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Post by likescarrots on Jan 5, 2019 21:40:10 GMT
Me too. And I don't understand why the water stops so soon, like there is an optimal period of time that you're supposed to wash your hands for-why wouldn't they set the water to remain running for that long so I don't have to keep moving my hands in and out to get it on again?!@%?!
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Post by moodyblue on Jan 5, 2019 21:44:39 GMT
I’m another who looks like an idiot waving my hands all over trying to find the sensors. And then the water is on for a short burst and I’m doing it all over again.
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Post by annabella on Jan 5, 2019 21:48:27 GMT
I had no idea moist fingers work to open produce bags! I rarely use those bags. I figure if the employee who put the vegetables there touched every single item of food then so can the cashier. I’m going to wash and cook it anyway.
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Post by volunteergirl on Jan 5, 2019 21:56:50 GMT
Automated dryers and faucets
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 5, 2019 21:58:03 GMT
rickmer touch something damp from the produce dept. Like I bought celery and it had been misted the packaging was damp. I wiped my fingers on that and it worked great to get the bag open. Or you can just “huff” into your hand without touching your face and it will do the same thing.
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 6, 2019 0:26:37 GMT
I always touch where the sensors are located. Since I am going to wash my hands, it doesn't bother me to touch them.
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Post by Outspoken on Jan 6, 2019 0:33:14 GMT
I had no idea moist fingers work to open produce bags! I rarely use those bags. I figure if the employee who put the vegetables there touched every single item of food then so can the cashier. I’m going to wash and cook it anyway. I don’t use the bags due to touching. I use them to keep my produce together. Like multiple lemons or tomatoes. Or to keep my grapes from falling all in the cart and onto the floor. I also use them for meat products to prevent any leaking accidents.
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Post by birukitty on Jan 6, 2019 0:33:50 GMT
I’m another who looks like an idiot waving my hands all over trying to find the sensors. And then the water is on for a short burst and I’m doing it all over again. From what I've heard the optimal safe time to wash your hands is how long it takes you to sing the "ABC" song. Those automatic sensors cut me off at D or E as far as the water goes. I too am invisible at these things. So frustrating and makes me look like an idiot constantly waving my hands around trying to get it going again.
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Post by katlady on Jan 6, 2019 1:11:25 GMT
Wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care. Word up!
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Post by katlaw on Jan 6, 2019 4:37:41 GMT
ETA - my son works in a new restaurant. Their restrooms have all in one sinks. Each sink has a bar across it - soap, water, hand blow dryer. So, you are at the sink the whole time. It’s weird. I love these. When they are good quality ones that work right. I think the ones at the places I go are made by Dyson. Though I hate the ones that I have to wave my hands in front of over and over.
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Post by nlwilkins on Jan 6, 2019 7:22:06 GMT
typing in the code to proove I am a human is what really gets to me. Trying to detrmine if it is a capital or lower case is hard for some letters and fonts. Then at some sites you only get so many tries before your accunt is locked.
As far as soap dispensors and automatic faucets sensors, I feel like I am waving a non existant magic wand in a secret gesture. You never know just what the gesture is. And why do they not dispense enough paper to dry your hands? You have to get more and go through the ritual all over again. Its like you have to show proof of IQ.
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Post by mom26 on Jan 6, 2019 7:37:23 GMT
I try really, really hard to avoid public bathrooms (for lots of reasons) but I had to use one the other day. It took me forever to get that faucet to turn on! I must've looked like quite the loon, waving myself silly trying to get that thing to work.
And when you do get it come on? Water comes out for about 1/2 second and then the hand waving has to commence again. What should have taken 30 seconds took more like 3 minutes. WTH?!
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Post by Outspoken on Jan 6, 2019 18:23:58 GMT
ETA - my son works in a new restaurant. Their restrooms have all in one sinks. Each sink has a bar across it - soap, water, hand blow dryer. So, you are at the sink the whole time. It’s weird. I love these. When they are good quality ones that work right. I think the ones at the places I go are made by Dyson. Though I hate the ones that I have to wave my hands in front of over and over. Yes, the ones I am speaking of are Dyson and work well. I only hate it because you can’t step away and let someone else wash while you dry, etc. So, if someone is waiting, I try to rush. That, in turn, leads me to wave and flap my hands like a weirdo! 😂
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Post by katlaw on Jan 6, 2019 22:22:13 GMT
I love these. When they are good quality ones that work right. I think the ones at the places I go are made by Dyson. Though I hate the ones that I have to wave my hands in front of over and over. Yes, the ones I am speaking of are Dyson and work well. I only hate it because you can’t step away and let someone else wash while you dry, etc. So, if someone is waiting, I try to rush. That, in turn, leads me to wave and flap my hands like a weirdo! 😂 Yes. I agree with you there. Or wipe my hands on my jeans for the final dry.
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