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Oh, HERE'S [suntimes.com] one of the reasons.
lawman
I know what you mean sometimes, especially when you see people leaving the lavvy after having a dump and NOT washing their hands. These are the same people that handle fruit at the supermarket.
So will you have your latex gloves out at pubcon?
Won't be in London. But at the next one I'll eat enough garlic that no one will want to approach me. :)
lawman
That's a fact. Kids today dont eat enough soil and dirt. they all seem to have allergies. In my day you were given coal as pudding, it never did me any harm and I dont have any allergies. nuff said
lawman
Please feel free to post. I'm not really taking names. :)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Lawman
Also, what about food service workers who both serve customers their ordered food AND clean up dirty dishes and eating utensils folks have slobbered all over between delivering folks their food? I never notice these folks washing their hands between cleaning up folk's left overs and bringing out folk's food to them.
Need I comment on public behavior at food buffets?
Did something change from the days of "bus boys" and "waitresses/servers" being separate people? Guess it's called productivity and cost savings.
Moreover, it surprises me we don't have MORE illness than we do considering the sanitary practices of many food servers at restaurants.
And speaking of public swimming pools, I'll spare you what I once saw floating by when I was a kid.
I use to cook in college, and that is the least of your worries. I worked at several nice and upscale restaurants, and you don't want to know what goes on behind those doors. Just rest assured that you have a very strong immune system.
Please do tell. Consider it a public service.
the worst of the worst was the Greek owner dipping his hand in the big pickle jar after he got a cut because the juice helped it heal quicker.
sigh.
not a hand you'd want to shake.
not a pickle you'd want to eat.
And speaking of public swimming pools, I'll spare you what I once saw floating by when I was a kid.
I clearly remember the embeded yellow kernels of corn, so it wasn't a candy bar.
That's known as an Iowa Snickers.
(Viewer warning: Graphic imagery will follow....in your mind...so don't blame me for what you see. It's in your mind fella/ma'am, not mine.)
Each day I wake up, do the usual and just before dressing I take a shower. Every day.
After taking a nice cleansing shower, typically using my antimicrobial Safeguard soap, I towel off with a clean towel and promptly wrap my privates in nice clean undies, and then doubly insulating my you-know-whats with another layer. In the States we call them "pants". In the UK: trousers.
So, nicely cleansed, dried and stored behind 2 layers of protective garb....there they stay all day, except to momentarily peek out for the usual purposes.
My hands, by comparison, spend the day touching door knobs, railings and everything else.
So, given how well my nicely cleaned privates have been isolated from the harsh and infested environment shouldn't I be washing my hands BEFORE applying them THERE?
I mean, think about it: Cleaned, dried, wrapped, wrapped again and kept in storage all day VERSUS touch this, touch that, etc?
Furthermore, when I'm doing my business - I don't know about you - but I don't make a habit of spraying the palms of my hands. Indeed, my palms are placed such that it's altogether unlikely to happen. Also, to my understanding, what you pass is pretty well filtered water, not laden with bacteria. (I ain't takin' about any other form of activity and hand washing needs. I do have my limits of what I'll discuss. Sometimes. Maybe.)
So, all this business about shaking hands with someone visiting the lav, most likely to pee?
Okay, maybe they have a dreaded disease "down there". Ooooo. Yuk. Get out the antibiotics, but puleeeeeez, just because someone likely piddled.....
Chances are, barring some weird skin disease, the average person just touched the LEAST disease laden surface they will touch all day.
OBTW: Yes, I will rinse my hands but often wonder: First, you have to touch the on/off knob. God knows what's on that. Then, you have to touch the knob on the paper towel dispenser. God knows what's on that. Then, lastly, you get to open the lavatory door - pull the handle. GOD only knows what's on that.
So, relax. No matter what you are going to do in this life, you are going to get evicted from the planet. God gave us an immune system. Use it. Too much of this fastidiness and we will eventually culture microbes that will be resistant to all manner of chemicals and biologicals.
And remember: In some cultures toilet paper is not commonly in use. So please employ the correct hand when greeting. The wrong hand extended can get you killed, not by microbes but by offending the more touchy recipient of your gesture.
shouldn't I be washing my hands BEFORE applying them THERE?
One my neighbours once wished he'd done exactly that ... he went to "use the faciities" after he'd been eating jalapeno peppers in the bar.
....considering the sanitary practices of many food servers at restaurants.- reminds me of "Down and out in London and Paris" Something about the cleaner it looks the dirtier it is!
I dont eat in public places very often, apart from the odd italian. (An Italian restaurant that is! i dont eat people!) Im too paranoid. I dont swim in public simming pools either, following an incident similar to the one Midwestguy was faced with.
I think it was Webwork that mentioned all the bacteria on toilet door handles and in public facilities in general, well id like to add that even the sinks are unhygienic! I accidently mistook one for a urinal once (I swear it was very convincing) and was only able to clean it with water, think of the germs!
Im gonna stop rambling now, all this talk of bacteria and the like is making me itch, time for a shower i think!
- reminds me of "Down and out in London and Paris" Something about the cleaner it looks the dirtier it is!
"I shall never again think that all tramps are drunken scoundrels, nor expect a beggar to be grateful when I give him a penny, nor be surprised if men out of work lack energy, nor subscribe to the Salvation Army, nor pawn my clothes, nor refuse a handbill, nor enjoy a meal at a smart restaurant. That is a beginning."
:)
I wonder if dogs have a different immune system? I've never heard such, but by god, what dogs do and get away with....
Whatever a dog has going for it immune system wise they should replicate in a vaccine, patent and distribute to humankind.
Then I could stop lamenting about the ice cream I dropped on the floor...
Of course, I think my dog would like me a lot less.
"Honey?"
"Yes dear?"
"Are you coming to bed soon?"
"Yes dear."
"Did you brush your teeth?"
"Yes, dear."
"And did you spit out that booger I saw you sneak while reading the Wall Street Journal?"
"Awww, do I have to?"
I wonder if dogs have a different immune system? I've never heard such, but by god, what dogs do and get away with....
I think you'll find it's more about their digestive system. Dogs are natural scavangers and are built to match. The saliva is also part of it, most animals have antibacterial factors in their spit along with all kind of other things to help promote wound healing. Makes sense when you consider they don't generally use sticking plasters :D
As for washing your hands, we should be getting grossed out by those who don't do it before eating more than those who don't do it after going to the toilet (although both are obviously important). This is more likely to make them sick yet I never see it happening when people eat their lunch at work. The bacteria has to be ingested somehow and it's much more likely to occur by mouth than through your skin, since cuts in the skin are generally protected by the antibaterial activity of serum. There is some study I've seen linked around the place showing a average desk is much dirtier than a toilet seat, yet most people are fine about putting their hands all over one then grabbing their sandwichs.
