I drove a gas tanker for many years and one day I had a load for a brand new gas station in a small mill town called Espanola in Northern Ontario. The station had only been open for about 2 days and had all the newest and highest tech gadgets in it for serving customers. Everything was spotless and smelled of new construction. When i was done delivering their gas I went to wash my hands. The bathroom door was unlocked so I walked in and here was a little guy about 4 years old and he was standing in front of an electronic paper-towel dispenser. As soon as he put his hands under the dispenser,,a sensor would trigger and a little electric motor would spit out a paper towel. He would allow the paper towel to drop to the floor and put his hands back under the dispenser, which would spit out another paper towel. All around him was a pile of paper towels that covered the floor and was ankle deep. I don’t know how long he had been standing there but it was very funny. I shooed him out and got one of the attendants. She just shook her head and said they had been having that problem with kids and the automatic dispenser since they opened.
Yet another reason to hate electronic paper dispensers. For a country that claims to want to reduce carbon footprints, we sure have our share of electronic gadgets, especially in bathrooms. Self-flushing toilets, automatic water dispensers, electric hand dryers. The disappearance of water fountains in favor of bottled water. I was just thinking today of the old fashioned rolled cloth hand dryers in public bathrooms. They have disappeared, yet they were probably the most eco-friendly method of all.
Absolutely Beth. I can clearly remember those “infinite” loops of cloth. The kids would find the seam where the two ends were sewed together, and separate it, then as the cloth was used, it hung further and further out of the dispenser,sometimes making it all the way across the room.
This was so sweet, bringing an Aussie into the blog to emphasize a point. 🙂 Kids are indeed mischievous and creative with their choice of tools to create mayhem in the bathroom. Nine years of preschool with both typical and developmentally delayed children, lots of experiences!!
Ha! too funny.
I drove a gas tanker for many years and one day I had a load for a brand new gas station in a small mill town called Espanola in Northern Ontario. The station had only been open for about 2 days and had all the newest and highest tech gadgets in it for serving customers. Everything was spotless and smelled of new construction. When i was done delivering their gas I went to wash my hands. The bathroom door was unlocked so I walked in and here was a little guy about 4 years old and he was standing in front of an electronic paper-towel dispenser. As soon as he put his hands under the dispenser,,a sensor would trigger and a little electric motor would spit out a paper towel. He would allow the paper towel to drop to the floor and put his hands back under the dispenser, which would spit out another paper towel. All around him was a pile of paper towels that covered the floor and was ankle deep. I don’t know how long he had been standing there but it was very funny. I shooed him out and got one of the attendants. She just shook her head and said they had been having that problem with kids and the automatic dispenser since they opened.
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there is a universal urge to play, no matter what species.
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Yet another reason to hate electronic paper dispensers. For a country that claims to want to reduce carbon footprints, we sure have our share of electronic gadgets, especially in bathrooms. Self-flushing toilets, automatic water dispensers, electric hand dryers. The disappearance of water fountains in favor of bottled water. I was just thinking today of the old fashioned rolled cloth hand dryers in public bathrooms. They have disappeared, yet they were probably the most eco-friendly method of all.
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and i think kids, given enough time and opportunity, will do this manually, even without electronics.)
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Absolutely Beth. I can clearly remember those “infinite” loops of cloth. The kids would find the seam where the two ends were sewed together, and separate it, then as the cloth was used, it hung further and further out of the dispenser,sometimes making it all the way across the room.
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isn’t it funny? it was just designed to get into trouble with?!
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Mischief! The image of Joey rocks. He is experiencing something meaningful, here, clearly, and that inspires me!!!
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and me too, i’ve always been drawn to the mischief makers of the world )
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Awww
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)))
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Curiosity and play are the perfect duo for mayhem and laughter!
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They are
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wow Paddington bear’s got nothing on this one lol
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Exactly!
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Someday, I’ll tell you about the twins and the princess they flushed. *sigh*
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oh boy –
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Cute! they are just curious. lol
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they are –
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Love this! And so true:)
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isn’t it though?
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so cute 😀 but not for the cleaning staff
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So true )
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I love the photo and Bombeck’s wise advice!
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She was a smart woman
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Congratulations Joey! You made the honor roll.
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Hahaha -yes
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This was so sweet, bringing an Aussie into the blog to emphasize a point. 🙂 Kids are indeed mischievous and creative with their choice of tools to create mayhem in the bathroom. Nine years of preschool with both typical and developmentally delayed children, lots of experiences!!
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I knew you would identify with this )
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Most definitely, Beth! 🙂
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Oh Oh…
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yep-
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Go Joey. Go Joey!
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hurry, hurry, before mom comes in!
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She’s right, you know. The reason adults know what kids are doing is because they did the same thing when they were kids. The circle of life.
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exactly!
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The little joey is so cute! It’s good to know that cats are not the only culprits that do this with toilet paper…
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it seems to be universally irresistible across the lines of species.)
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Just like Susan mentioned above, I also had a cat that used to do exactly the same thing.
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i’m not surprised at all )
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I guess it’s just something cats enjoy. I wouldn’t mind so much if they’d replaced the roll, but they always left it for me to do. 🙂
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they just need a lesson -)
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❤️
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)))
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Our foster child was just found making a mess in the bathroom with toilet paper so this really made me laugh!
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perfect! )
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Unrolling the toilet paper seems to be the delight of all young animals, humans alike.
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absolutely right )
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