We just moved into a new building at work, and they had
automated soap and water dispensers put into the bathroom. When you wave your
hand in front of them, they turn on. The problem is that the automated soap dispenser
pauses after the initial spurt of soap, then after a few seconds it drops just
a little bit more into the sink. This of course greatly bothers my OCD. So
today I was washing my hands and that little spurt fell into the sink, so I
splashed some water over there to rinse it off. My splash was a little
exuberant, and the water hit the sensor on the dispenser. Out comes another
gush of soap gooping in a pile in the sink. So I splashed more water over there
to wash it down. As I was drying my hands, I noticed that there was a glop of
soap dangling from the nozzle of the dispenser, so I took my paper towel and
wiped it off. The sensor on the dispenser detected the movement and out comes
another gush of soap gooping in a pile in the sink. I had to get my hands wet
again to wash it away. All told I probably wasted half a dispenser of soap just
trying to wash my hands. The worst part is that I was cracking up laughing the
whole time. There was someone in the stall that must have thought I had lost my
mind. I can only imagine him sitting there with his foot on the door to make
sure I didn't bust in on him.
