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| Written by Eeyore | |
| Thursday, 07 August 2008 | |
  When you really stop to think about the amount of germs you expose yourself to on a daily basis - it's pretty creepy. I found myself thinking about this lately. Now I must admit, even thought I'm not really a squeamish guy with it comes to blood and gore, I am totally freaked out by germs. You might even say I have a slight disorder, but it's not that, I just don't think we realize the amount of mistakes we make on a daily basis when it comes to germs - we simply overlook them. You ever walked into a public place and had to use the door knob? Of course you have...but have you thought about how many people have done the exact thing? The first thing I do when I get to work is wash my hands. If I don't do that, and just sit down to eat my breakfast, I get the slight tingling at the back of my throat reminding me that the virus has arrived. I hate when that happens because I feel like I've sabotaged my own system, sort of like a suicide 'bomber' (I should be careful how I use those words). What really irks me is the thought of public restrooms - just the thought. The actual ordeal is too much for me to describe or think about right now, but I'll venture into the realm of fast food restrooms. They seem to be a disguised form of public restrooms because on countless occasions, I've noticed people just saunter into the building from off the street and head straight for the loo. There should be a policy where you have to purchase at least one item before using the facilities. Don't laugh, because I'm sure that rule is in place in Petoria. It's really awkward going into the washroom, realizing that there is either no hand paper towel or liquid soap, having to wash your hands and THEN turn off the pipe with your freshly washed hands and finally open the door to get out. By time I get back to my food I feel violated. What I've done to combat this predicament is go to manageable restaurants; the ones where you can keep the door open with your feet while contorting yourself to reach the paper towel, tearing off enough pieces to turn off the facet and reopen the door knob to escape unscathed. However, as fate would have it, there are times when you just can't escape. The bus is the clear winner when it comes to trapping hygiene freaks. By now I'm sounding like Monk - a show I utterly despise - but I'm just really freaked out by the thought of what I'm touching. The door handle of a bus has been touched more times than Houston (Houston 500). Passenger after passenger each add their own little ingredient to create a melting pot of festering nastiness. And just when you think that's bad enough, try something we use everyday (well most of us) - Money. We all know money is filthy, but I was thinking about wallets and purses. They are the 'Keepers of the Filth' and you can't even wash them. Another evil invention of 'The Man'. I spent $50 on a Ralph Lauren wallet and I can't even wash it? Sad! (I think I've digressed a bit) My worst experience had to be at a certain service station on Union Road. I decided to get hot dogs for my coworker and I, and head back to work. I was taken back a bit when I noticed the lady's long unkept fingernails but held on to the string of hope that she would be wearing gloves. Gloves?? She held both pieces of bread with her hands and as she was putting the franks in, she pried the bread open with her fingers. In hindsight, I should have said or done something but the shock had long overcome me and I stood there speechless. I don't know if I should beat myself for actually going to the place or paying for the hotdogs, but I can assure you they went straight into the bin. Trackback(0)
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oh and i forgot...you despise Monk??? i'm starting to look at you in a whole new light DONKEY.
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That's pretty hilarious, because a lot of that is me. No the germaphobia, but the bathroom antics to try and stay clean. Eeyore should get himself a small child, that way he has an excuse to carry around those handy little bottles of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, or even the travel-sized lysol spray.
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I have run into serious problems before, trying to find appropriate bathroom facilities when I'm out and about. More and more stores and businesses are restricting their restrooms to employee's only. If this trend continues, I see an epidemic of thousands of desperate people, peeing wherever they get the chance, perhaps on you and me. report abuse
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i would be upset with that hot dog lady..long nails....that kinda stuff does make me mad...i worked the fast food join before i would be glad to say that cleanliness was of utmost priority...but on the real i avoid using public lavatories for that same reason..after all i know what some ppl do in them
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"I was taken back a bit when I noticed the lady's long unkept fingernails but held on to the string of hope that she would be wearing gloves. Gloves?? She held both pieces of bread with her hands and as she was putting the franks in, she pried the bread open with her fingers"
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Ok so I have had such an experience in which case I demanded she wash hands and wear gloves or a refund. I'm not about to get sick cause one person doesn't have the decency to be hygenic. As for the rest of the story - one word: PURELL. If u can't get Purell then there's DIAL - but these should be every person's best friend report abuse
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no no no, i do NOT agree with that. suppose i have no money but its a real bathroom emergency??? that reminds me of the woman who didn't get to use a bathroom in the bank and pee on the floor for dem. i would do the same. if its a vagrant, then fine, but for the average, not as smelly person, let them pee all dey want. you want them mopping up pee from their eating establishment?!