I was at a seminar today and after washing my hands and wiping them
with a paper towel, I was confronted with a twist door handle that had
to be pulled towards me. So I opened it with my little finger on my
right hand, hoping to minimize the contact.

Second time I was at the bathroom I washed my hands, wiped them with a
paper towel, used the towel to open the door, and then dropped the
paper towel into a corner (so it couldn't trip anyone).

That's also what I did on my third trip to the bathroom -- dropped the
paper towel in the corner. (By that time, the earlier towel had been
cleaned up.)

I'm thinking of in the future leaving the paper towel on the floor
along with a little card that says, "Leave a waste basket here or find
a way for me to open the door without contaminating my hands!"

I think this might be quite useful in reducing the spread of a variety
of diseases.

Any thoughts on this?

Yours,

Caleb