How many times do you rinse and reuse a paper towel before you throw it away?

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If you believe the paper towel advertisements, you could reasonably rinse a paper towel one hundred times before having to throw it out. But, realistically even the most durable paper towels are bound to wear out after just a little bit of use. Once I got hold of a fantastic brand of paper towels called Top Job (or at least I think that was the name. It's been years.) And, those paper towels were literally as thick as regular wash cloths. Very absorbent too. But, most of the paper towels that I buy from the regular grocery stores are thin and don't last long. However, I am peristent and try to make the paper towels last as long as possible. Most times I roll off five or six squares of paper towel and then clean my entire kitchen counter top before rinsing the paper towel. Then I wipe the refrigeratar out. And, if the paper towel stands up to one more rinse, I will hit all the dirty spots on the kitchen floor. So, I guess you'd say that I try to make a paper towel last as long as possible before I throw it away. With that being said, when it comes to cleaning up germy messes like chicken blood or cat messes, I am only able to use the paper towel once and then it goes into the trash. In those cases, I think it's perfectly acceptable not to reuse a paper towel for additional work, because I don't want to spread germs around my kitchen. So, how many times do you rinse a paper towel and reuse it before you throw it in the trash? What brand of paper towel is most durable and holds up to multiple uses?