[*Anya*]

Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

Been thinking about this...half seriously:

Is there really an epidemic of people dying from "Restroom Door Handle Germs" ?Any nation that uses bits of paper to smear stuff around its privates instead of washing with water surely should examine the the first steps in the problem rather than the last. Carry a canteen at all times.

Originally Posted by TL1

Lmao..... Well this is quite amusing.

No epidemic that I'm aware HOWEVER I do not like the idea of other people's germs. For starters you have cold/flu/viruses that could be caught. And I prefer to not get sick. Now true these germs can be on any door handle and surfaces but I keep hand sanitizer in my car. Also there's the possibility of fecal bacteria on hands that have touched said door because they don't wash their hands.

It's the knowledge that some people are gross.

You knew I would just have to go look this up, didn't you?

I will spare you the whole article but the title of this Scientific American article is:

"Public bathrooms house thousands of bacteria"

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...s-of-bacteria/

Nuff' said and yes, I will keep on keeping on using toilet seat protectors and paper towels to open bathroom doors.

I will put myself out here for more laughter to tell you; I also cover my finger with a clean Kleenex to push the elevator buttons now.



As a nurse, once you know these things, if you have any OCD at all: you just can't unknow them.