Did those nasty public bathroom drying towel loop things really exist, or was it just some personal nightmare of mine?

[blogdiva@mastodon.social]

@catsalad nope. they did indeedee. they were all over Europe up until last time i was there in the aughts; which is why, weirdly, you’d find them in old Spanish or Italian restaurants here in nyc. it’s why i always keep a hand towel in my hand bag.

[ianamartin@mstdn.ca]

@grumpy_copi @catsalad I can confirm this also. I have changed a few of them. They were not as nasty as one thinks. Still nasty — oh yes! — but not as nasty.

[vonxylofon@witter.cz]

@catsalad I have seen some in operation not too long ago. A big nope indeed.

[schrotthaufen@mastodon.social]

@catsalad They still exist. Saw one a couple weeks ago. Decided to walk into below freezing temperatures with damp hands, instead.

[grassrootsforeurope@mas.to]

@catsalad Oh yes. Especially in the Netherlands. Pull down a fresh clean bit of towel ? Oh no, you snatched at it. Take a time penalty.

[jbaggs@infosec.exchange]

@catsalad It's a treadmill for bacteria! (They don't actually loop.)

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[kwayk42@sechtor.social]

@catsalad

[astrid@tiny.tilde.website]

@catsalad i used them on the washington state ferries as a child

[fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe]

@catsalad Really existed. 🤮

[jes@labyrinth.zone]

@jbaggs @catsalad Seeing this video, I like the idea, but it has to be a bathroom where I at least somewhat trust them. public bathroom seems like it's asking for trouble

[thezorse@hear-me.social]

@catsalad

They were real! I discovered one in a bar maybe 20 years ago. At the time I wondered whether it was better or worse to wash my hands.

[jbaggs@infosec.exchange]

@Jes I can see there being issues with it not being sanitized correctly.