Rubes by Leigh Rubin for March 18, 2025

No soap dispenser, no towels or hand dryer. Not gonna happen.

On my way to Vancouver for a vacation we had a short stopover in Seattle. In the airport I used the Men’s room and saw a sign reading: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK

Heck, I thought, then I’ve got a couple of weeks.

I used a public restroom and a guy told me, “In the Navy, they taught me to wash my hands” I told him when I was a kid, my parents taught me not to pee on my hands.

When I was young, it was my dad instead of my mom.

In one restaurant restroom I saw a sign reading, “All persons must wash their hands before drying.”

“ And tuck that shirt in!”

Important rule. No matter how much you might like the smell of the hand soap, do not leave the restroom smelling your fingers.

Especially true if your mother owns the cafe.