We all know there are so many problems in the world now: a polarized country, wars, injustice, poverty, climate change are the ones that spring to mind for me. So why am I addressing an issue as absurd as the size of the paper towel that comes out of many bathroom towel dispensers? Primarily because sometimes there is one thing that gets to you just when your frustration level is so high with all the big problems you can’t solve.

Often it’s the little things in life, and in this case, those 2″ high swatches of paper towel, that get to me.

Yes, I’m all for saving paper. But, seriously, you do need more than a few inches to dry your hands if you’re, say, older than a toddler. Furthermore, I’ll make case for hygiene, especially having gone through a pandemic. Who remembers the advisory to sing “Happy Birthday” to yourself twice to thoroughly wash your hands to remove the sinister red Covid spiky germs. If you’re going to do that, you need a decent-sized towel with which to dry them.

So, manufacturers of paper towel dispensers. If you’re reading this blog, please fix this. Please give us another inch or 2….