Public toilet sanitary strategies.

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Hacp

Lifer
Jun 8, 2005
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Perhaps I should clarify my position. Public restroom hygiene is virtually the only area of my life in which I go to these extremes. I have no problem sitting on a log and punching out a loaf in the woods. I can work all day in the yard and still eat a baloney sandwich with dirty hands. My dog sleeps next to me every night. I will give any random honey who requests one a big wet kiss on the mouth. But when it comes to entering and using a room specifically designed for dudes...and only dudes...to have contact with their junk and/or feces I am FORCED to use extraordinary measures to ensure my own personal cleanliness. ESPECIALLY now that I've read some of the posts from you nasty F-ers. If that makes me OCD then color me OCD proud, baby.

Exactly. I don't mind pooping in the woods. I do mind pooping on the lid that I'm 100% sure someone else peed on.
 
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enter, shit, wash, exit. I rarely use bathrooms outside home and when I do, its at work or maybe a Subway where I frequently get breakfast. And those seem and smell as nice as home. Crusty fecal matter on the seat? Wtf! And afraid to touch a door handle? That's some Howard Hughes stuff.
 

gaidensensei

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May 31, 2003
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I wonder if some of you germaphobes have seen mythbusters. Toilets and the like are among the cleanest things you'll touch in your daily life. Your keyboards and cell phones are the dirtiest.

Yes, some of these objects are often germ infected. What it failed to convey is that it's likely some of the organisms on your own items are apart of your normal microbiota, therefore have little or no effect on you. Strep culture from droplet transmission over your keyboard? Not a huge deal, it's already from you.

It's not to say that you can't catch anything as you obviously still can. To be more accurate it's about catching something not apart of your system.

Now if it belonged to someone ELSE, then sure the ball game changes. Last thing I want is a Staph a. transmission from someone else; since I'm tested negative for that it reduces my need to take medication or injections for some workplaces that require you take extra proper procedures because you are positive for it.

Infact, this is primarily enforced in hospitals I think, because infants and people with compromised immune systems are highly susceptible to it and it could be fatal in rare cases.
 
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irishScott

Lifer
Oct 10, 2006
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Exactly. I don't mind pooping in the woods. I do mind pooping on the lid that I'm 100% sure someone else peed on.

So do what I do. Get a thick wad of toilet paper and circle the lid 2 or 3 times. Takes about 5 seconds and does almost as much good as the other options.

Oh, and I should remind you that the microscopic particles of shit and piss left over are incapable of penetrating the skin. These microscopic particles that make you guys cringe so much.

For all you germaphobes: Do you wipe the keyboard at a public terminal at the library or an internet cafe? Do you wipe down the handles of shopping carts and baskets when you get groceries? Have you ever touched a hand rail while waiting in line for anything? If you fall and catch yourself with your hands, do you wash them afterward?Have you ever used a public locker room in a gym?

I could go on forever, but the bottom line is all of the above are probably dirtier than the most ghetto public restroom. Much as you might like to think so, there is no practical reason for your routines. It's simply a mild phobia, and a mental routine that makes you feel better afterward.

Hell I shave with a double edged razor, and use two aftershaves. When it comes to shaving, I admit it's overkill. I could get by with no aftershave at all, but it makes me feel good, and that's why I do it. You guys are claiming the aftershave is a necessity because if you didn't use it you'd get skin cancer.
 
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clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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I do:

1. Wipe toilet seat off with toilet paper
2. Take shit
3. Flush with shoe
4. Wash hands
5. Turn off faucet with forearm/elbow
6. Dry hands
7. Open door with shirt sleeve if wearing long sleeves, else just use hand

I've never caught anything.
 

irishScott

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Oct 10, 2006
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Yes, some of these objects are often germ infected. What it failed to convey is that it's likely some of the organisms on your own items are apart of your normal microbiota, therefore have little or no effect on you. Strep culture from droplet transmission over your keyboard? Not a huge deal, it's already from you.

It's not to say that you can't catch anything as you obviously still can. To be more accurate it's about catching something not apart of your system.

Now if it belonged to someone ELSE, then sure the ball game changes. Last thing I want is a Staph a. transmission from someone else; since I'm tested negative for that it reduces my need to take medication or injections for some workplaces that require you take extra proper procedures because you are positive for it.

Infact, this is primarily enforced in hospitals I think, because infants and people with compromised immune systems are highly susceptible to it and it could be fatal in rare cases.

Yes, and in hospitals where there are people with compromised immune systems extreme sanitation measures should be taken. The world is not a hospital.
 

gaidensensei

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May 31, 2003
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Ok dude, you are just arguing now. I can tell from the last few posts.
If what I do labels me as an internet e-disorder person, so be it.

I honestly have no intention to argue without accomplishing anything these days. It's really gotten dull which is the point why I don't tread in P&N as much.

Anyway besides that, you just automatically assumed I am some crazy psycho which I know I can rest assuredly prove to just about anyone in real life otherwise.

If you want a honest reply, this is my response for your word challenge questions.

I bring my own notebook.
I do wash my hands after a trip to the grocery market, and I wash my hands (almost) before every meal.
I never lean on public rails with my hands, never was a thing I did anyway.
In the rare cases, if I do fall (and injure in the process) on my hands, I wash 'em when I can. I then apply antiseptic to the cuts won't be open to other forms of transmission.
I don't use the public gyms, I use my neighborhood.
I don't assume using aftershave twice gives dermatological cancer.

I have been and still plan to work in lab environments. The less I am positive for, the better.

You say it's all too crazy and too routine, these are the same employees that go through daily routine to that ensure the crap you ingest - meat, water, vegetables, froot loops you are eating and drinking everyday meet minimum imposed federal guidelines.

I don't know if they have the same restroom habits as I don't ask them, I just assume they have a clean bill of health.
 

Matthiasa

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Shower? After shaking my recently-washed-with-anti-bacterial-soap hands? Just because I touched a handle for 3 seconds? Seriously? Hell let's go through the list of what you guys touch after you leave the bathroom. Bet you'll be shocked.

You washing your hands is more then some here are doing, like say spidey...
 

dank69

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
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Ok. Psycho or not I got this one. Here is my method:
1) Enter stall. (That's right, I'm a stall pisser.)
2) Lift seat (if applicable) with foot.
3) Stand well back from bowl (to avoid splatter)
4) unload
5) flush toilet with boot.
6) approach sink. reel off short length of paper towel - leave hanging on dispenser.
7) wash hands.
8) when hands are rinsed clean, leave water running and reomove previously mentioned short length of towel.
9) Use short length of towel to reel off large length of towel.
10) Dry hands.
11) Use towel to turn off water/open bathroom door.
12) Hold door open with foot, toss towels in garbage, and exit bathroom.

Clean exit everytime.

So you touch the towel dispenser with your filthy unwashed dick hand, leaving your disgusting dick germs all over it for the next person?

What will you poor hypochondriacs do when you realize that fecal germs are floating around in the air you breathe all day long? Oh! The horror!
 

waffleironhead

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Aug 10, 2005
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My question for all of you people who dont wash your hands afterwards, When do you wash your hands?
 

irishScott

Lifer
Oct 10, 2006
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Ok dude, you are just arguing now. I can tell from the last few posts.
If what I do labels me as an internet e-disorder person, so be it.

I honestly have no intention to argue without accomplishing anything these days. It's really gotten dull which is the point why I don't tread in P&N as much.

Anyway besides that, you just automatically assumed I am some crazy psycho which I know I can rest assuredly prove to just about anyone in real life otherwise.

If you want a honest reply, this is my response for your word challenge questions.

I bring my own notebook.
I do wash my hands after a trip to the grocery market, and I wash my hands (almost) before every meal.
I never lean on public rails with my hands, never was a thing I did anyway.
In the rare cases, if I do fall (and injure in the process) on my hands, I wash 'em when I can. I then apply antiseptic to the cuts won't be open to other forms of transmission.
I don't use the public gyms, I use my neighborhood.
I don't assume using aftershave twice gives dermatological cancer.

I have been and still plan to work in lab environments. The less I am positive for, the better.

You say it's all too crazy and too routine, these are the same employees that go through daily routine to that ensure the crap you ingest - meat, water, vegetables, froot loops you are eating and drinking everyday meet minimum imposed federal guidelines.

I don't know if they have the same restroom habits as I don't ask them, I just assume they have a clean bill of health.

Yes I'm arguing. Lack of common sense tends to piss me off. There are contexts where extreme sanitation is necessary. Everyday life is not one of them. And hell if you guys do all these clean-routines, whatever. Good for you. But don't think for a second that it's practical, medically necessary, or does anything more than make you feel good about yourself.
 

sourceninja

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Mar 8, 2005
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Going into a stall to take a piss is one step closer to being a woman. Why not sit down every time?
 

irishScott

Lifer
Oct 10, 2006
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You washing your hands is more then some here are doing, like say spidey...

*shrug* Even with that knowledge I'd still shake his hand and readily eat a burrito by hand without a napkin. I'd make an exception if he actually was sick/was just coming off something, but np otherwise.
 

nick1985

Lifer
Dec 29, 2002
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irishScott,

Will you let me take a giant greasy shit all over a toilet seat and then sit down in it?
 

Leros

Lifer
Jul 11, 2004
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I touch dirty things with my hands. I wash my hands when I'm done. I use a fist (outside of my fingers) to turn off the water, get a towel, and open the door. I don't really worry about it too much.

You guys really think that all the doors you touch in other places are all that clean? Get over it.
 

Hacp

Lifer
Jun 8, 2005
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Ok tell me you guys at least clean your asshole with something wet or water after you shit. I don't want dry feces flaking my asshole all day, getting mixed up with all the hairs. Here is my strategy for cleaning the asshole.

I wipe the butthole with toilet paper like normal. Then I take a pre-prepared piece of towel with a bit of soap and wipe my butt. Then, I take another piece of toilet paper to wipe everything dry.
 
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dank69

Lifer
Oct 6, 2009
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Ok tell me you guys at least clean your asshole with something wet or water after you shit. I don't want dry feces flaking my asshole all day, getting mixed up with all the hairs.
Protip:
Wipe until there is no more brown on the paper.
 
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