Great. Bacteria on the salt and pepper shakers?

NBR · 01-03-2011, 10:50 AM

Go out and get some bacteria. Build some immuinity and enjoy. The door handle coming into the resturant has been touched by everyone coming in the door. Good grief we have become super wusses.

Happy Gourmand · 01-03-2011, 01:03 PM

.... in moderation, bacteria is beneficial. Though there are some exceptions.

SIKSUKR · 01-03-2011, 02:33 PM

First of all, there is no way Pepper has any bacteria on her. She is as clean as they come!! Second, I welcome most bacteria in my life to keep my body healthy.

That's right, I want to be exposed so I can build resistance.

kauriel · 01-03-2011, 09:47 PM

I must admit touching things like menus and condiments that have been touched by many others grosses me out. I either pull my sleeve over my hand to touch stuff like that or sanitize my hands afterward. I absolutely hate when restaurants place menus on top of my silverware because while I can usually avoid putting my hands in my mouth, I can't usually avoid using a fork!

I may seem crazy but I have sinus issues so a simple cold can make me quite miserable. The good thing is that I did not get a single cold in 2010. The bad thing is that I got a very nasty stomach flu while on vacation. Problem these days is that travel spreads many germs that we do not have immunity to. I was never sicker than when I was in graduate school with many international students.

That being said, I'm much more relaxed about germs in my own home. I generally just use basic non-antibacterial soap at home and save sanitizer and antibacterial products for while I am out!

sa meredith · 01-04-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by kauriel

I must admit touching things like menus and condiments that have been touched by many others grosses me out. I either pull my sleeve over my hand to touch stuff like that or sanitize my hands afterward. I absolutely hate when restaurants place menus on top of my silverware because while I can usually avoid putting my hands in my mouth, I can't usually avoid using a fork!

I may seem crazy but I have sinus issues so a simple cold can make me quite miserable. The good thing is that I did not get a single cold in 2010. The bad thing is that I got a very nasty stomach flu while on vacation. Problem these days is that travel spreads many germs that we do not have immunity to. I was never sicker than when I was in graduate school with many international students.

That being said, I'm much more relaxed about germs in my own home. I generally just use basic non-antibacterial soap at home and save sanitizer and antibacterial products for while I am out!

Not trying to be rude here...but Kuriel, maybe your "over the top" approach over the years, has kept your body from building up the normal, natural immunties to "everyday" bacteria, that most people have?
I mean, look around...a person rolling their sleeve down over their hand to grasp a menu (or anything) in a public place...this looks/seems normal to you?
Have a couple glasses of OJ every morning, and throw caution to the wind! Give it a bit...who knows...

chipj29 · 01-04-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Not trying to be rude here...but Kuriel, maybe your "over the top" approach over the years, has kept your body from building up the normal, natural immunties to "everyday" bacteria, that most people have?
I mean, look around...a person rolling their sleeve down over their hand to grasp a menu (or anything) in a public place...this looks/seems normal to you?
Have a couple glasses of OJ every morning, and throw caution to the wind! Give it a bit...who knows...

Like many other kids, when I was little I would pick up food off the floor and eat it. Heck, I still give it the old 3 second rule. How am I still alive?

SAMIAM · 01-04-2011, 12:14 PM

I second that SA. It's impossible to live from day to day without constant exposure. Everyone uses money, has a cell phone, goes shopping, drives a car, shakes hands....on and on. Best bet is to take care of yourself and hope for the best. We all get a cold or flu from time to time. Don't worry, be happy

Lakepilot · 01-04-2011, 12:24 PM

The World Health Organization says that antibiotic resistance is one of the leading health issues in the world today. There's one country that has a much lower level of infection then any other country - Norway. They did it by severly limiting the use of antibiotic and anti bacterial stuff.

Using those things is not only hazardous to yourself but to everyone else.

http://www.fftimes.com/node/229972

sa meredith · 01-04-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I second that SA. It's impossible to live from day to day without constant exposure. Everyone uses money, has a cell phone, goes shopping, drives a car, shakes hands....on and on. Best bet is to take care of yourself and hope for the best. We all get a cold or flu from time to time. Don't worry, be happy

It's why I drink alot...I wouldn't want some batch of bad booze to get me down the line. Gotta keep up the immunity!

Harborist · 01-07-2011, 10:37 PM

Boy, that brings back memories - my dad always snuck a little bit of raw hamburg to us kids as a treat way back when. He even (horrors!) salted it first. My dad's 74 and going strong, but I wouldn't eat raw meat on a bet these days.

rander7823 · 01-10-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Harborist

Boy, that brings back memories - my dad always snuck a little bit of raw hamburg to us kids as a treat way back when. He even (horrors!) salted it first. My dad's 74 and going strong, but I wouldn't eat raw meat on a bet these days.

When I was a kid we used to leave pizza out all night and eat it first thing for breakfast...my wife won't even let it cool before it is wrapped in tinfoil and in the fridg.
Raw hotdogs used to be a favorite also.

robmac · 01-10-2011, 02:28 PM

I still do

NoBozo · 01-10-2011, 06:39 PM

I never touch the magazines in a Doctors office. ..Just Sayin..

NB

tis · 01-11-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

I never touch the magazines in a Doctors office. ..Just Sayin..

NB

You know, I don't either. I just can't bring myself to do it as I can't imagine what is on them------

robmac · 01-11-2011, 08:20 AM

I am surprised nobody has said MONEY,it goes through thousands of hands. If you don't use fast pass or just have to pay a toll with cash most toll takers now wear gloves,I noticed the same at a supermarket yesterday.There's no hiding from it germs are every where and for most people create no harm.

hilltopper · 01-11-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by robmac

I am surprised nobody has said MONEY,it goes through thousands of hands.

See post #22...

Rusty · 01-11-2011, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

I never touch the magazines in a Doctors office. ..Just Sayin..

NB

I like to pass the time away by reading the magazines at the Dr.’s office. What really turns me off is when people lick their finger to turn the pages.
Does anyone lick their finger before turning pages of magazines or paperwork that you are reading? ....Just askin..

VitaBene · 01-11-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I like to pass the time away by reading the magazines at the Dr.’s office. What really turns me off is when people lick their finger to turn the pages.
Does anyone lick their finger before turning pages of magazines or paperwork that you are reading? ....Just askin..

I don't but definitely have seen it! I read at the doctor's office but am careful to not touch my face until I douse my self with sanitizer.

sa meredith · 01-11-2011, 03:38 PM

This just gets better and better....Touch a magazine in a doctor's office???!!!! OH, THE HORROR OF IT ALL!!!! WHO WOULD EVER DO SUCH A THING? IIIICCCKKKK!
Please....it's a magazine. Do you think the patients in there before you were oozing puss and blood? What's on that magazine is no where near as bad...nowhere near...as what is on the money in your pocket. Or maybe you only use a plastic wrapped debit card, and only handle that with gloves on?
Honestly...go thru this whole thread...
Don't touch menus
Don't use salt shakers
Pull your sleeve down over your hand to grab a handle in a public place
Don't touch magazines in waiting room
Someone, please, grab me a Big Mac and light me a cigarette...while I'm waiting, I'm going to use the public restroom, and take this magazine with me.

RailroadJoe · 01-11-2011, 03:54 PM

Don't lift the toilet seat while in there!

Rusty · 01-11-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Someone, please, grab me a Big Mac and light me a cigarette...while I'm waiting, I'm going to use the public restroom, and take this magazine with me.

No wonder our Health Insurance premiums are so High.

Waterbaby · 01-11-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

No wonder our Health Insurance premiums are so High.

And the insurance police are reading this thread and scheming to make the premiums even higher

..................

Bigstan · 01-10-2011, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rander7823

When I was a kid we used to leave pizza out all night and eat it first thing for breakfast...my wife won't even let it cool before it is wrapped in tinfoil and in the fridg.
Raw hotdogs used to be a favorite also.

That's called college pizza - wake up and grab a slice out of the box on the floor and then go to class. I did that times 500 or so. No harm done......

kauriel · 01-07-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Not trying to be rude here...but Kuriel, maybe your "over the top" approach over the years, has kept your body from building up the normal, natural immunties to "everyday" bacteria, that most people have?
I mean, look around...a person rolling their sleeve down over their hand to grasp a menu (or anything) in a public place...this looks/seems normal to you?
Have a couple glasses of OJ every morning, and throw caution to the wind! Give it a bit...who knows...

I was raised with exposure to germs and in a normal environment (I'm the only germ freak in my family) but the problem is that I have a screwed up immune system. I've never had strep or just about anything treatable by antibiotics. Instead I catch viruses and wind up completely miserable and have to wait for it to pass. I am not a germ freak at home but I am out in public because I never know what others might have. Years ago the person in front of you likely did not just return from Asia or another area with different strains and diseases circulating but these days everything is global, including the spread of germs. However, I admit that I have some OCD issues when it comes to germs but you might too if you had dysfunctional sinuses and a whacky immune system

SAMIAM · 01-08-2011, 09:49 AM

I think we understand you now, Kauriel......Sorry that you have to deal with that. It must be tough to be getting sick so much. Maybe your dr can recommend a vitamin program or something to help you. Good luck.

sa meredith · 01-08-2011, 10:58 AM

I am sorry you are ill so much...I meant no harm....
and, must say, I know what you mean about the people around you, because...
Last night I went to the Celtic's game in Boston, and after the game went to several "watering holes" in the city. People everywhere! Packed! Shoulder to shoulder at some places. Had 6, maybe 7 "Ginger ales". Anyway, one of the strangers that crossed my path must have given me some type of germ, because...wow!!!! did I feel lousy early this morning. I guess it is also possible I got a bad ice cube.

robmac · 01-08-2011, 01:57 PM

Sorry to hear SA Meredith you got a bad cube,might have to take those "ginger ales" straight up. I have to agree with your other posts we as a society have gone IMO way overboard with all of this germaphobia. As a kid my Mom would pack her 6 kids luch say on one day it was tuna fish on Wonder bread. Well we're all still alive and kickin no ice pack in the brown bag and with real mayo on the sandwich. I mean really should we tell our kids you have to live in a bubble? Now there are exceptions some people are very sensitive to germs and my heart goes out to them but really wake up America a couple of germs ain't gonna kill ya.

SAMIAM · 01-09-2011, 10:09 AM

That'll teach you to drink ginger ale....a little Don Q 151 would have killed those germs.

sa meredith · 01-09-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

That'll teach you to drink ginger ale....a little Don Q 151 would have killed those germs.

Please take note of the quotation marks around Ginger Ale.

robmac · 01-09-2011, 10:39 AM

I took notice of them,but you can't trust that darn ice.

01-03-2011, 10:50 AM	#1
NBR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 119 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	Bugs Go out and get some bacteria. Build some immuinity and enjoy. The door handle coming into the resturant has been touched by everyone coming in the door. Good grief we have become super wusses.

01-03-2011, 02:33 PM	#3
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	First of all, there is no way Pepper has any bacteria on her. She is as clean as they come!! Second, I welcome most bacteria in my life to keep my body healthy. That's right, I want to be exposed so I can build resistance. __________________ SIKSUKR

01-07-2011, 10:37 PM	#10
Harborist Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bellingham and Center Harbor Posts: 7 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Raw Hamburg! Boy, that brings back memories - my dad always snuck a little bit of raw hamburg to us kids as a treat way back when. He even (horrors!) salted it first. My dad's 74 and going strong, but I wouldn't eat raw meat on a bet these days.

01-11-2011, 03:38 PM	#19
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	better and better This just gets better and better....Touch a magazine in a doctor's office???!!!! OH, THE HORROR OF IT ALL!!!! WHO WOULD EVER DO SUCH A THING? IIIICCCKKKK! Please....it's a magazine. Do you think the patients in there before you were oozing puss and blood? What's on that magazine is no where near as bad...nowhere near...as what is on the money in your pocket. Or maybe you only use a plastic wrapped debit card, and only handle that with gloves on? Honestly...go thru this whole thread... Don't touch menus Don't use salt shakers Pull your sleeve down over your hand to grab a handle in a public place Don't touch magazines in waiting room Someone, please, grab me a Big Mac and light me a cigarette...while I'm waiting, I'm going to use the public restroom, and take this magazine with me.

01-08-2011, 10:58 AM	#26
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	sorry I am sorry you are ill so much...I meant no harm.... and, must say, I know what you mean about the people around you, because... Last night I went to the Celtic's game in Boston, and after the game went to several "watering holes" in the city. People everywhere! Packed! Shoulder to shoulder at some places. Had 6, maybe 7 "Ginger ales". Anyway, one of the strangers that crossed my path must have given me some type of germ, because...wow!!!! did I feel lousy early this morning. I guess it is also possible I got a bad ice cube.

01-03-2011, 01:03 PM	#2
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01-03-2011, 09:47 PM	#4
kauriel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Laconia, N. MA Posts: 290 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 44 Posts	I must admit touching things like menus and condiments that have been touched by many others grosses me out. I either pull my sleeve over my hand to touch stuff like that or sanitize my hands afterward. I absolutely hate when restaurants place menus on top of my silverware because while I can usually avoid putting my hands in my mouth, I can't usually avoid using a fork! I may seem crazy but I have sinus issues so a simple cold can make me quite miserable. The good thing is that I did not get a single cold in 2010. The bad thing is that I got a very nasty stomach flu while on vacation. Problem these days is that travel spreads many germs that we do not have immunity to. I was never sicker than when I was in graduate school with many international students. That being said, I'm much more relaxed about germs in my own home. I generally just use basic non-antibacterial soap at home and save sanitizer and antibacterial products for while I am out!

01-04-2011, 12:14 PM	#7
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,900 Thanks: 336 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	I second that SA. It's impossible to live from day to day without constant exposure. Everyone uses money, has a cell phone, goes shopping, drives a car, shakes hands....on and on. Best bet is to take care of yourself and hope for the best. We all get a cold or flu from time to time. Don't worry, be happy

01-04-2011, 12:24 PM	#8
Lakepilot Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 446 Thanks: 70 Thanked 57 Times in 40 Posts	The World Health Organization says that antibiotic resistance is one of the leading health issues in the world today. There's one country that has a much lower level of infection then any other country - Norway. They did it by severly limiting the use of antibiotic and anti bacterial stuff. Using those things is not only hazardous to yourself but to everyone else. http://www.fftimes.com/node/229972

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01-10-2011, 02:28 PM	#12
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I still do

01-10-2011, 06:39 PM	#13
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01-11-2011, 08:20 AM	#15
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I am surprised nobody has said MONEY,it goes through thousands of hands. If you don't use fast pass or just have to pay a toll with cash most toll takers now wear gloves,I noticed the same at a supermarket yesterday.There's no hiding from it germs are every where and for most people create no harm.

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01-08-2011, 09:49 AM	#25
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,900 Thanks: 336 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	I think we understand you now, Kauriel......Sorry that you have to deal with that. It must be tough to be getting sick so much. Maybe your dr can recommend a vitamin program or something to help you. Good luck.

01-08-2011, 01:57 PM	#27
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	Sorry to hear SA Meredith you got a bad cube,might have to take those "ginger ales" straight up. I have to agree with your other posts we as a society have gone IMO way overboard with all of this germaphobia. As a kid my Mom would pack her 6 kids luch say on one day it was tuna fish on Wonder bread. Well we're all still alive and kickin no ice pack in the brown bag and with real mayo on the sandwich. I mean really should we tell our kids you have to live in a bubble? Now there are exceptions some people are very sensitive to germs and my heart goes out to them but really wake up America a couple of germs ain't gonna kill ya.

01-09-2011, 10:09 AM	#28
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,900 Thanks: 336 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	That'll teach you to drink ginger ale....a little Don Q 151 would have killed those germs.

01-09-2011, 10:39 AM	#30
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I took notice of them,but you can't trust that darn ice.