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Germ-phobias
Do germs freak you out under certain circumstances?
Do you ever worry about who's handling your food at a restaurant?
Or have a decision dilemma as to what stall to use at a public restroom, use paper towels to turn faucets and door knobs, use your feet to flush, etc...?
Do you just hate it when a co-worker stumbles in sneezing, coughing with a fever mumbling about how they sick they are?
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| February 20, 2007, 18:16 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: Germ-phobias
nope. If I never get exposed to the germs, how am I going build a resistance to them? Now there are some that I have watch out for very close, like hep-C, HIV, or even any dealings with body fluids, etc....so at work we always glove up, and if we know that there is a boat load of stuff , I will double glove. But if by chance I get some body fluids on my clothes, work will give us new clothes on the spot, and we can shower before returning to work.
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| February 20, 2007, 19:07 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
Yeah a little.. anytime going to the bathroom i always wash my hands and when at work or anywhere in public.. i use the towel that i used to dry my hands to open the door then throw the towel away. Just the little things like that bothers me.. not so much at home because I know whose been where for the most part.
Never think so much about the food (at the grocery store or...) when going out to eat. If i did know what the food went through before getting onto my plate before setting it in front of me.. then I probably would curse off food altogether from anywhere even from home probably.
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| February 20, 2007, 21:37 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
The hand rails on escalators freak me out...ewwww!!! Oh, and I can't tell you how I would like to wear a mask when on an airplane during cold and flu season. Once I was stuck in Boston for an extra few days because I'd flown out on a plane full of coughing/hacking people and I ended up in the hotel room running an extremely high fever...not the way I want to spend my time in one of my favorite cities in the U.S.
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| February 20, 2007, 21:51 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
having worked in variuos restaruants for nearly 20 years...i can say that most of the time some one gets sick from what they eat is caused by how they order, (i.e. eggs sunny side up, rare steak etc.) most state health codes require that all employees must wash their hands after using the restroom, touching any part of their body, especially hair, nose, and mouth. if some one is carrying a sickness, and they do not follow these rules, and people get sick, the health dept. can trace the sicknes back to the restaruant, and make all employees take urine  samples and stool samples to find the source of the infection...and the employee may be held accountable for the people who got sick...
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| February 20, 2007, 23:17 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
I'm aware and a bit cautious in public restrooms, but my biggest germ phobia is pot luck buffet style dinners.
Most places I've worked usually had these several times a year, and employees brought in main courses, side dishes and desserts from their own kitchens.
These were the same employees that I share a bathroom with, and have often seen walking directly from the toilet stalls to the door, with out ever stopping to wash their hands.
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| February 21, 2007, 18:14 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
When we go to the movies we always sit in the back row of the theater to stay clear of all the sick, sneezing inconsiderate people.
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| February 21, 2007, 21:22 |
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Re: Re: Germ-phobias
QUOTE (hothands @ February 21, 2007, 21:22)When we go to the movies we always sit in the back row of the theater to stay clear of all the sick, sneezing inconsiderate people.
ahh...ahhhh...ahhhcchoooo!!!!!!
got (sniff) a (cough) kleenex? 
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| February 21, 2007, 22:30 |
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Liberalwife
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north, England, UK
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Re: Germ-phobias
I never go on anyone's 'throne' but my own!
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| February 22, 2007, 09:25 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
I've never been a germaphobe and I never sheltered my kids from the outside world because of germs like some people do. My 10 year old has become a germaphobe lately. He was washing his hands to the point where they were raw. My 6 year old is quite the opposite. It's frustrating watching them play together. My older boy won't touch things after his brother has touched it. He's constantly telling him to go wash his hands. I've pretty much got it under control now, I hope. His hands aren't raw anymore and he doesn't wash them every five minutes. I have a slight OCD and I'm really hoping this isn't my fault.... but I think it'll pass.
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| February 22, 2007, 09:44 |
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hotfarmboy
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devon, England, UK
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Re: Germ-phobias
I went to India a couple of years back and now germs dont bother me at all lol but im friends with a guy whos really dodgy with germs. if you touch him he washes the 'infected area' and way back on a school trip he went 5 days without a number 2 because he didnt want to use an unfamiliar toilet :s.
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| February 22, 2007, 13:23 |
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nykitten
54 / female
Pawling, New York, US
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Re: Re: Germ-phobias
QUOTE (hothands @ February 21, 2007, 21:22)When we go to the movies we always sit in the back row of the theater to stay clear of all the sick, sneezing inconsiderate people.
I would think in the back there would be more "stains" on the seats! 
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| February 22, 2007, 13:40 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
I try not to think about it because if I did I wouldn't eat or do anything anywhere but home. 
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| February 22, 2007, 15:45 |
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40something
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In the Sun, Arizona, US
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Re: Germ-phobias
I have been washing my hands so often now that it is automatic. However I will tell you = it is better to just boost your immune system by eating right, staying hydrated, and getting your immunizations on time then to think you can out run all the germs in the world.
Just my thoughts!
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| February 25, 2007, 20:16 |
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Re: Re: Re: Germ-phobias
QUOTE (nykitten @ February 22, 2007, 13:40) QUOTE (hothands @ February 21, 2007, 21:22)When we go to the movies we always sit in the back row of the theater to stay clear of all the sick, sneezing inconsiderate people.
I would think in the back there would be more "stains" on the seats!
Gawd I get so embarrased when people know the real reason we sit in the back row  
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| February 26, 2007, 13:48 |
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Re: Germ-phobias
* Tropi sits at his desk..scratching his balls* ..
...I'll have to contemplate this further..
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| February 27, 2007, 15:45 |
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