""Soap it off, or eat it later!"" Topic

Sorry to bring this up around the dinner hour (at least here in the colonies), but I just found this article about washing up after….well, you know:

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Not wanting to break my arm patting myself on the back, but I always wash up afterwards. It just seems like a natural thing to do, ya know?

OK. Back to the beef stroganoff.

Ah, Salisbury steak!

I don't even like touching the door handle because of the number of guys who don't wash their hands. One of our salesmen never washed after using the urinal and one day said out loud as he walked to the door, "My mom taught me not to on myself" I wondered if she also taught him how to remove his member without touching it. Of course I thought this about 30 seconds after he was out the door so no chance to be witty and clever with a comeback.

This is why I use my own dice at conventions.

The only thing odd about washing, was the feeling I needed to wash again after grabbing the knob on the faucet or having to grab the handle of the bathroom door.

Use the paper towel to do both. That is what I do. I turn on the water, wash, grab paper towels, turn off water, dry, then use the paper towels to open the door, unless it is a push door, then I use my foot.

Doors for bathrooms should open out.

I have to scrub in on surgeries occassionally so I might be a little more anal than most about washing.

While I agree with health professionals that frequent hand washings serves to help prevent the spread of disease, I also know that the whole restroom "thing" doesn't make much sense.

The fact is that even though I wash my hands and may even avoid touching the door on the way out, I can't avoid touching everthing from copy machine buttons to office door handles.

The bottom line is that it is just plain silly to worry about the restroom door. If you want people to wash their hands, then post a big sign on the door that says, "DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS?"

Fact is you're much more likely to pick up an infection from the handle of a shopping cart than a restroom door.

Being exposed to other peoples' bacteria keeps the immune system cranking along nicely.

We live in a sea of microscopic insects and single-celled life. Being excessively prissy doesn't really change anything.
-Kle.

I guess it's all about balance, Kle. Don't be too dirty, but don't be too clean, either. Yin and Yang.

Ah well. Such is human nature.

I figure that most of the "stuff" on the bathroom door handle are coming from places I would prefer to not touch. YMMV.

I guess it's all about balance, Kle. Don't be too dirty, but don't be too clean, either. Yin and Yang.

Pretty much, yeah. I think washing up after relieving one's self is a splendid habit. Worrying about what other people who have touched public devices might or might not have done in the past is probably the road to madness, however.
-Kle.