Semi - Automatic Faucets...

So I duck into ladies room at JC Penny on Saturday afternoon to wash my hands.  Of course, I'm carrying my purse, a tote bag and sporting my bulky winter garb.  As I walk up to the sink that runs the length of the room, despair replaces optimism when I realize there are no faucet handles on this sink.  Instead, I find myself face to face with a 'semi-automatic' faucet.  Sigh.

There is something about me and 'semi-automatic' faucets.  I generally find myself doing deep knee bends and moving my hands in any variety of positions in order to trigger the water flow response from the faucet.  Once the water is flowing, I try to keep my hands steady so the faucet doesn't shut off before the soap is rinsed from my hands.  If not, I need to do some more aerobic moves to trigger to water to flow again.

As I leave the ladies room, carrying my purse in my almost non-soapy hands, I'm a little sweaty from my cardio-hand washing workout.  Of courses, I am thankful for running water, and for my hand washing success.   The user experience in this case isn't very positive, however for me, it is now expected.  When I walk into a bathroom with the semi- automatic faucet set up,  my visceral response is to sigh and wonder how long it will take for me to trigger the faucet to work.

I wonder how many people have had experiences similar to what I described when interacting with 'semi-automatic' faucets.  I'd like to hear some other stories on your experiences interacting with things that once required manual intervention like the faucet which is now automated.

~jill