Grrrrr... Dyson hand dryers

[MantaRayBay]

AIBU to want to ban them all? My case:

1. They don't get your hands dry, you just end up having to wipe them on your jeans anyway.

1. They are unhygienic. They are so powerful they blow droplets of water from other people's hands onto you - and you know most people don't know how to wash their hands properly (proven by microbiologists)

1. They are loud and made my toddler cry .

What's wrong with paper towels that can then be recycled? Probably more eco friendly - uses less electricity.

Rant over.

They put them in disabled toilets too - a hand dryer you have to be able to stand and lean over - yea that's a good idea.

strength I think it's one of those things that doesn't really cross people's minds until they have had children who react to hand dryers. Besides, with a NT child (like my DD) avoiding dryers actually doesn't do them any favours... If she never heard them go off in the toilets then she'd never be able to get used to them. I don't dry my hands with them myself or make her dry hers, but she can now tolerate one going off while we're in the toilets which she couldn't 6 months ago.

I have a new piercing on my hand and just can't use them - the rippling is actually a problem! Unfortunately our work loos have no other options, so patting dry with loo roll it is

My mum thought it was just her skin that did it. "When you get old, Tatty, and you dry your hands in one of those new dryer thingies"...

"let me stop you there Ma - mine does it too"

i love them, i want one for my house

I love them, much better than the old USA designed world dryer corp ones and various other useless ones. My vitriol is reserved for the ones that sense your hands for 2 seconds out of 5 minutes of trying. Dyson ones are a treat and a pleasure, and if your hands aren't dry, you're not using them properly.

As for all the total paranoia and bollocks about toilet hygiene, I suggest you don't use public toilets (or in fact any toilets) ever.

What did you get Scovilles? Well jel. I had a dermal in my thumb webbing for a bit, but it wouldn't take and rejected eventually.