Office Loo's...

bangersnmash

withabix wrote: »

But not generally in this country.

Most infections are airborne (from coughing and sneezing) or come from home-cooked food (due to bad hygeine and undercooked food in your OWN kitchen at home) or poor temperature control in commercial kitchens.

Hospital acquired infections have reduced considerably since they generally banned boxes of rotting grapes, cut flowers and the associated vases of stagnant water.

Most bacteria in human poo are present in everyone. Most are not spread by skin contact.

People who flush the toilet with the sole of their shoes are likely to be responsible for introducing animal faecal bacteria, animal and soil-based parasites into human contact areas, which is selfish, ignorant and irresponsible.

My bold on the word most.

Ok, most, sure. TB is infectious via coughs and sneezes. There's supposed, for instance, to be a lot of TB in the air in public transport in London with high concentrations in parts where there are a lot of foreigners. And particularly on air planes, especially the ones that recycle the air to cut costs and particularly from Africa and Asia where it's common, according to various reports. Plus there are some incurable resistant strains. So that's an issue to consider, unless you don't care.

So what proportion of diseases come from bogs in public and work places. Some, obviously. Maybe not much, sure, but that's still some, isn't it. So you either try to minimise your contact and exposure - or you don't bother. I know what my choice is.

I'm not obsessive or extremist about it but I do try not to touch or breathe stuff, if possible, if it's not too much effort to do so, and in general I've ordered my life so that I can minimise my contact with other people's germs. Some people do.

Yes, given the choice, I prefer to avoid, if it's easy to do so. Anyway...

flashnazia

Person_one wrote: »

I can't imagine why a sane person who wasn't germophobic would flush toilets with their feet and refuse to touch door handles, sorry, but it sounds a lot like germophobia to me.

I thought I said why:

flashnazia wrote: »

Nor me. I just don't like the thought of other people's poo/pee on my fingers.

thorsoak

Oh for heaven's sake - everybody JUST WASH YOUR HANDS!! and not just a quick flash under the taps - a proper wash using hot water and soap - fingers through fingers, thumbs through fingers, palms to palms, palms to back of hands - for as long as it would take you to sing a whole verse of Happy Birthday to you! And then dry them properly - if the loo has one of those Dyson type dryers use that - or use paper towels - NOT the loo paper from the loo roll in the cubicle - or follow the example of the Japanese, and carry your own hand towel (face flannel size) in a small pack.

Stop worrying about the unhygenic habits of other people and just ensure that you CLEAN your hands properly!

seven-day-weekend

I used to use the toilets available to the general public in the Council Offices where I worked, not the ones near my office.

aileth

Does anybody else get women who think the toilet is a phone booth? Last two places I've worked, I've gone in and had to tinkle has quietly as possible because Miss Gobby is chatting to her 'mate', seeing as before I've had my head bitten off for peeing too loud so she couldn't concentrate on what her mate was saying!!!

There used to be a girl at the last place (single toilet, no cubicles) from a workplace on the same floor who'd lock herself in the toilet for literally HOURS crying down the phone. We ended up having to use the blokes till she mysteriously disappeared one day....

flashnazia

thorsoak wrote: »

Oh for heaven's sake - everybody JUST WASH YOUR HANDS!! and not just a quick flash under the taps - a proper wash using hot water and soap - fingers through fingers, thumbs through fingers, palms to palms, palms to back of hands - for as long as it would take you to sing a whole verse of Happy Birthday to you! And then dry them properly - if the loo has one of those Dyson type dryers use that - or use paper towels - NOT the loo paper from the loo roll in the cubicle - or follow the example of the Japanese, and carry your own hand towel (face flannel size) in a small pack.

Stop worrying about the unhygenic habits of other people and just ensure that you CLEAN your hands properly!

Yes. Wash hands thoroughly but then touch the door handle and undo all the hard work because the person before couldn't be bothered!

flashnazia

aileth wrote: »

Does anybody else get women who think the toilet is a phone booth? Last two places I've worked, I've gone in and had to tinkle has quietly as possible because Miss Gobby is chatting to her 'mate', seeing as before I've had my head bitten off for peeing too loud so she couldn't concentrate on what her mate was saying!!!

There used to be a girl at the last place (single toilet, no cubicles) from a workplace on the same floor who'd lock herself in the toilet for literally HOURS crying down the phone. We ended up having to use the blokes till she mysteriously disappeared one day....

Ooer, maybe she flushed the loo while she was on it and disappeared into the vortex....

bangersnmash

flashnazia wrote: »

Yes. Wash hands thoroughly but then touch the door handle and undo all the hard work because the person before couldn't be bothered!

Yes, exactly.

And the taps are covered in germs as well so you've got to wash them each time you touch them. Euurrgh.

Plus washing your hands doesn't save you from the cloud of excreta and disease carrying water droplets hanging in the air.

It gets worse. We're all dooomed, Cap'n, dooomed I tell ye, and dinnae say I dinnae warn ye!

Anyway I'm alright, I wear a full diving suit with my own air tanks every time I go anywhere. I get some funny looks down the pub but they're used to me now so it's ok. I've got a straw to drink my beer through so I don't have to take my helmet off and so as to minimise the contamination. The Morrisons' security still don't let me in the shop though. What a nuisance. Oh, and they won't let me on the bus dressed like that either. Hey ho, it's hard work keeping safe.

Robin_TBW

I continue to believe that women do NOT poo. Stop trying to ruin this for me.

Person_one

flashnazia wrote: »

Yes. Wash hands thoroughly but then touch the door handle and undo all the hard work because the person before couldn't be bothered!

Honestly, please trust me, you aren't going to come to harm from touching the door handle!

Your stance makes no sense, because the people who don't wash their hands leave the toilets and touch all sorts of things out in the world. If you really genuinely believe you are protecting yourself by not touching the toilet door handle, then you shouldn't be touching anything in public!