tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155965142976731610.post6880412591283808255..comments2024-03-01T18:15:29.198-08:00Comments on BikeWalkBakeBarb: If Bikes Were Electric Hand DryersBarb Chamberlainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000768706045663322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155965142976731610.post-86577048333492802702011-02-24T17:36:13.207-08:002011-02-24T17:36:13.207-08:00I just realized I got my post title backwards. It ...I just realized I got my post title backwards. It SHOULD have been "If Electric Hand Dryers Were Bikes." Oh well.Barb Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000768706045663322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155965142976731610.post-65759929656770291162011-02-24T17:30:26.212-08:002011-02-24T17:30:26.212-08:00Very true! And electric hand dryers didn't do ...Very true! And electric hand dryers didn't do me any good the time I had a carsick kid who threw up everywhere and I ran out of spare towels and clothing for the clean-up....<br /><br />In my part of the US (eastern Washington state) much of our electricity comes from hydropower. The dams create some impacts on fish habitat but hydro doesn't consume resources and blast off mountaintops the way coal does.<br /><br />There are no 100% clean choices; our bikes require some resources to make them too. Just not NEARLY as much as cars!<br /><br />Thanks for the comment :D.<br /><br />barbBarb Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000768706045663322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155965142976731610.post-72242914552169520212011-02-24T16:01:55.643-08:002011-02-24T16:01:55.643-08:00Hand dryers use electricity. Fuel is used to gene...Hand dryers use electricity. Fuel is used to generate electricity. Hand dryers are not good for the environment...<br /><br />Although they are good for warming up under...and drying off under after a commute in the rain! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com