I chose the tearing peeve, but what really pisses me off is the height requirements they use to mount the toilet paper dispensers to the bathroom stalls in public restrooms. By code, the center of the roll is required to be X number of inches off the ground. ( I don't know the exact measurement.)

With a simple tissue holder, it's no big deal, but now that they use those mammoth rolls of toilet paper the size of truck tires, I can't quite reach the bottom of the dispenser without impaling my wrist and hand on the spiky teeth used for cutting the paper. And it's worse if the stall is tiny and my leg is pressed up against that damn thing.

I had the misfortune of cutting myself rather badly in the stall at a restaurant. I came back to the table bleeding and trying not to cry - mostly because I was so frustrated. The waitress saw me sniffling and sent the manager, who gave me a free meal.

Anyway, I think that they need to change the mounting requirements to allow for jumbo dispensers. Until then, I check for the height and pull off the paper - a lot of it just for spite - ahead of time.

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Wynn D. Bottom