100 things that piss me off: 13. Modern “conveniences”
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Does that title confuse you a bit? It’s true, as strange as it sounds. Now, to be fair, not all modern conveniences get on my nerves. For example, I really do enjoy being able to toss a frozen dinner in the microwave oven and have it ready to eat in five minutes or so.
Some “conveniences”, however, were not invented with convenience in mind. For example, have you looked around in the average public restroom lately? I understand that those hand dryers that blow hot air are supposed to be better because there’s less paper trash, less mess to clean up, and less chance for germs to spread, but what happens if you wash your face and discover you’ve got one of those driers that won’t direct air upward? Or, better yet, what if you only went into the restroom to grab a paper towel and blow your nose? No amount of hot air is gonna help you there.
My biggest gripe about what they’re doing to a lot of public restrooms is the faucets that automatically turn themselves on and off depending on weather you are triggering a motion detector. What’s wrong with me turning on my own water, to a temperature and pressure setting that will do some good instead of something that’s rather like holding your hands under a badly functioning lawn sprinkler?
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I hate those too, but I hate those push a button to turn the faucet on and it turns itself off automatically even more. They always turn off too soon and you’ll have to press the button again with your soapy fingers.