Your Friend Raymond

The year was 2010, it was Mid October at Ft. Jackson South Carolina. I was doing laundry. I pulled my pants out of the dryer and let out a moan of dismay. I had little bits of tissue all over everything. I had a terrible head cold and so did everyone else I was working with. I must have left a tissue in my pockets on accident.

The person next to me offered their sympathies. Then she said “Thats one of the reasons I use handkerchiefs.” I made a face “People still do that? Isnt it gross?”

She shook her head, “They are less gross than tissues, you just wash them like normal, and they are softer on your nose.” I decided to give it a shot.

The cotton was in fact far more comfortable on my irritated nose. I never again had an unexpected glob of goop hit my hand. Then after I washed it the handkerchief was clean and useable again.

Plus they are so fun! You can collect them in different colors. They take up very little space. They aren’t going into a landfill.