Jan Allison Poet Light Verse

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I abhor those newfangled air driers
which blast your hands with hot air
It’s paper towels that this gal requires
but there's none - shucks life just isn’t fair!

YOUR BEST FOUR-LINE LIGHT VERSE Poetry Contest

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08/17/21

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Beata Agustin August 25, 2021 at 1:18 AM Congrats! Thanks for sharing this, and for the chuckle it has created. God bless you.

Line Gauthier August 24, 2021 at 8:22 PM Dear Jan, may this be the worst problem you have in life. LOL

Abdul Malik Mandani August 23, 2021 at 2:03 PM I must hand it to you, Jan. No one can write like you! lol

Krish Radhakrishna August 23, 2021 at 11:45 AM Congrats on your 2nd place win!! Paper towels fill up the waste paper basket so quickly and make a big mess! Blow dry is better! Hygienic!! Loved your verse! L Milton Hankins August 23, 2021 at 8:41 PM Give me a towel any day. I thought the high-speed dryers in those truck stops were going to blow the skin off my hands! Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:37 PM True Krish but i prefer the towels over those horrid driers:-) hugs Jan xx

Terry Flood August 23, 2021 at 11:18 AM Well, I’ll be blowed, your dry wit prevails and congrats are in order. Glad you didn’t throw in the towel. Seems this one passed me by, Jan, so I’ve given myself a slapped wrist. Well done. Terry Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:36 PM lol thanks for the fun comment Terry:-) hugs Jan xx

L Milton Hankins August 23, 2021 at 9:36 AM Congratulations, Jan, on your rise to second place out of fifty entries. Marvelous job. I enjoyed your poem tremendously! Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:34 PM thanks Milton I really enjoyed the contest and thanks for my placement:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Koplin August 21, 2021 at 6:34 PM Saving a tree but burning more fossil fuel Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:34 PM True Mark:-) hugs Jan xx

Michelle Faulkner August 20, 2021 at 12:50 PM This contest is custom made for you, Jan, I'm sure he will like this one :) Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:33 PM thanks Michelle i got 2nd place!:-) hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy August 18, 2021 at 8:14 PM Good one, Jan. These are supposed to be better for your skin. I don't see how! Janice Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:32 PM I just dont like them lol:-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf August 18, 2021 at 6:51 PM Bot -- What's your objection? Bot -- What is it?! Bot! Jan Allison August 23, 2021 at 12:31 PM thanks GW:-) hugs Jan xx

David Kavanagh August 18, 2021 at 10:58 AM These futuristic urinals are great to the last shake, paper towels are for drying your hands Jan, lol, cheers David Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 12:08 PM ha ha ha just thinking of a rhyme now - electric shock for your cock lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Jim Tomcatx August 18, 2021 at 10:04 AM I agree! I much prefer paper towels. Your title brilliantly describes the air dryers. Nice, light-hearted poem. Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 12:07 PM Thanks Nick:-) hugs Jan xx

Susan Lawrence August 18, 2021 at 7:45 AM Jan, So true !! I love your expression It’s paper towels that this gal requires but there's none - shucks life just isn’t fair! You are right !! Who wants to use those crazy cryers anyway ?! Surely not me ! All the best, Susan :) x Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 12:06 PM I end up having to finish the drying with some loo roll so it really defeats to object lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Delice Arleen Skelly August 17, 2021 at 10:59 PM Jan, They're good on a cold day for warming your hands. Love the direction this light verse contest is going. So many ideas...Delice Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 1:05 AM The poem had to be amended as Milton required a rhyme sequence and my original line 3 didn;t fit in:-) hugs Jan xx

Darlene De Beaulieu August 17, 2021 at 4:12 PM Hello Jan, there is aq good side to these air dryers. it shines your rings. That is about it. I rather use a paper towel. Hugs. Darlene De Beaulieu August 18, 2021 at 7:00 AM Hello Jan, that is the only positive thing about them. Hugs. Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 1:04 AM Oh a positive thing about them lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Beryl Edmonds August 17, 2021 at 3:51 PM I dislike those dryers too Jan, though I expect they’re here to stay as paper is a product made from trees and we desperately need our trees… Hugs, Belle :-) xx Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 1:04 AM They could use recycled paper for the towels - I end up using loo roll which of course is paper - a product we can never do without, hugs Jan xx

Mike Gentile August 17, 2021 at 2:38 PM Truly is a pet peeve Jan! However, I don't think we're headed back to paper!! Well Done XXOO Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 1:03 AM So many people dislike them! hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer August 17, 2021 at 1:14 PM ha! well said, jan! my favorite graffiti in a bathroom was next to one of those dryers - it said "directions: 1)shake water from hands 2)place hands in dryer and rub them together 3) wipe hands on pants ~ that says it all! Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 1:02 AM ha ha ha that is brilliant!:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta August 17, 2021 at 11:34 AM They sound as if mum is at your back with the hoover, but does it really save any trees? Nice write, Jan! Jan Allison August 18, 2021 at 1:02 AM I was chatting to a lady with an autistic child and she is terrified of the noise:-( hugs Jan xx

Victor Buhagiar August 17, 2021 at 10:12 AM My hair dries quickly enough.. It's getting thinner every day Hugs. Jan Allison August 17, 2021 at 3:01 PM thanks for dropping by Victor:-) hugs Jan xx

Jenna Logan August 17, 2021 at 7:43 AM I can't stand those things, or the noise they make! Jan Allison August 17, 2021 at 3:00 PM I was chatting with someone who has an autistic child and she is terrified of going into the toilets because of the noise they make:-( hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham August 17, 2021 at 7:22 AM Im with you Jan, you have to use them about ten times to get anywhere near dry. Progress? I don't think so. Tom Jan Allison August 17, 2021 at 7:31 AM They go for about 5 seconds and stop it infuriates me!:-( hugs Jan xx