A good bathroom

I was in the bathroom at my local Burger King today.

The one by the Kennewick Walmart. It's convenient since it's more or less up the street for me.

Anyway, back to the bathroom.

While I certainly wouldn't call it the finest of public restrooms, I did notice a few things that I highly prize in that sort of public facility.

A. The purse hook .
The purse hook was down fairly low.
I know that may seem a small thing, and it is, but I like it nice and low.
The fact that a,"How to avoid being a victim while traveling" show,
pointed out that a thief could always reach in and grab your purse from the hook just under the top of the door, has made me even more cautious than usual.

Granted, even I have to admit that the logistics of such a theft seem pretty unlikely.
But, better safe than sorry I always say.

Back to my pleasant restroom experience:

B. The sink.
The sink was another high point.
It was a nice, normal, easy to reach the faucet, pedestal sink.
It seems that these days a lot of public sinks are made for looks more than proper functioning. One of the new designs is to have one long and very deep sink, with several water spouts and soap dispensers included in it's one piece design.

Attractive; Yes.

Functionally Appropriate; No.

The problem with those streamlined sinks is that the water faucets are set too far back into the sink itself.
You have to lean across the stupid thing to use it.
And just try to find a child who can navigate the silly thing without leaving a huge puddle of water right in front of it.

I am SICK of getting my clothing wet because of all the water you can't avoid. I guess for those lucky few who are more than six feet tall it probably isn't a problem. But,for we, the shorter majority, well you just better plan on using plenty of paper towels.
Of course the paper towels provided do little when it comes to soaking up the small lake in front of the sink.

I know.

I've tried.

Side note: It has been my experience that Hotel sinks are the same way. There's no way to avoid getting toothpaste globs everywhere because the faucet (the source of the water you know) is so FAR away!

Now while I'm on the subject of paper towels, I do need to include my general approval of them.

C. Paper towels.

Yes they are worthless for sopping up all of the excess water.
But brother, if I have a choice between a pitifully weak hand blower and a handful of paper towels, you better believe that I'll take those towels every time.

I have found ONE exception to the typical,wimpy, lethargic, hand blower.

Target,
the new one in Richland, not the old Kennewick one, for those of you who are local.
Their bathroom employs the use of a hand blower that is so strong I bet it could power an Airplane.

I LOVE that thing.

You get to watch as the skin on your hands, tries it's hardest to jump ship. I never realized just how loose the skin on my hands was until I used that thing.
How they fit a category 3 hurricane into that innocent looking, little silver hand blowing machine on the wall, is a mystery to me.
But damn, I love it!

Well that is pretty much it as far as Burger King's bathroom is concerned.
It was clean.
It had a decent sink.
Plenty of paper towels.
And a nice low, theft preventative purse hook.

By no means a grand bathroom.
No automatic anything.
No decor to speak of, not even any noticeable color.

But as far as public Restrooms go, I have to give it a Big Thumbs Up!

Ten BIG points for you, 27th Ave, Kennewick, Burger King!