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Re: OT: Wash hands after computer use.

by mrpeabody (Friar)
on Apr 13, 2005 at 04:34 UTC ( [id://447261]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to OT: Wash hands after computer use.

How is this any worse than doorknobs and phones? This does not sound like a serious health threat; I'll stick to washing my hands before I eat.

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Re^2: OT: Wash hands after computer use.
by zentara (Archbishop) on Apr 13, 2005 at 13:17 UTC
    It isn't any "worse", but that dosn't make it safe. For what it's worth, even "supermarket baskets" are getting a bad rap. On my local TV station's news, they are doing "flourescent dye" tests on the handles, and it's ugly. A whole new business has sprouted up, "portable disinfectant wipes", which mother's with babies can use before they put their baby in.

    Personnally, I never let a public phone touch my hear, I hold it a few inches away, or wear a hood. And heres one that may make you laugh, I flush at the male urinals with my elbow. :-) I also never touch door handles if possible, I use my foot to push it from the bottom.

    Just for the record, I'm not exactly a germaphobe. I'm an organic garderner, and my hands are in dirt and compost all the time....but there are "good bacteria" and there are "bad bacteria". The "bad bacteria" tends to be transmitted by host contact.


    I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. flash japh
      *psst* You just admitted that you don't wash up after using the urinal...

      Tetanus anyone? Anthrax? Why do you think the bacteria in the dirt are any better than those on keyboards, phones, doorknobs, baskets, etc? Yeah, some germs do not last long outside the host, some can survive for years. In the dirt.

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