Do you bring your own bedding?

[LilSweetPeaPhoto]

I have to laugh. I'm a teacher. I think that's enough said, LOL! If I tried to live in a germ-free bubble, I'd have to quit my job.

 

[MidgeHadley]

Seems this all boils down to one thing:
WASH YOUR HANDS before you eat, after you use the restroom and any other time you think about it. End of story.

You can choose to disinfect the bejesus out of your room. But guess what, the second you open the door and touch something, you've got germs. WASH YOUR HANDS

You can choose to foot flush. But as soon as you go to unlock that stall door, you've got germs. WASH YOUR HANDS

You run around the parks all day long, touching railings, ride safety bars and god knows what else. WASH YOUR HANDS and wallah, it's gone.

Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands.

And I'm still waiting for MissDisney to at least acknowledge that taking her own utensils to a buffet is absolutely inappropriate and that she is no longer going to do that. THAT is far more problematic for a person than a few germs in a room.


And while I'm in here, I think my family is doomed. We have a well. *gasp* We're all going to die.

This would make a great song on the kids show Yo Gabba Gabba. Haha.

 

[JoBird]

Okay- so this is OT- since it isn't about Bedding per se... it's about towels...

Anyone remember a while back the thread (it might have been well over a year or two ago-- my DIS years are all running together )
- anyway- a poster came back from POP complaining b/c her teenage daughter had gone in to wash her face in the "just cleaned" bathroom when they got there-
and started screaming-
seems that when she reached for the towel,
there was poop all inside the "clean" towel, which she had rubbed all over her face.

Anyone remember that???????? I tried the search but couldn't find it.



Jo

 

[Nyla]

Okay- so this is OT- since it isn't about Bedding per se... it's about towels...

Anyone remember a while back the thread (it might have been well over a year or two ago-- my DIS years are all running together )
- anyway- a poster came back from POP complaining b/c her teenage daughter had gone in to wash her face in the "just cleaned" bathroom when they got there-
and started screaming-
seems that when she reached for the towel,
there was poop all inside the "clean" towel, which she had rubbed all over her face.

Anyone remember that???????? I tried the search but couldn't find it.



Jo

I remember that. It was actually quite recent, if I'm remembering correctly. Luckily, the girl had gone to wipe her face with the dirty towel, and saw the offending poo just before she used it. Her face was saved from the nastiness, but boy was Mama Bear mad!

 

[johnsonet]

Okay- so this is OT- since it isn't about Bedding per se... it's about towels...

Anyone remember a while back the thread (it might have been well over a year or two ago-- my DIS years are all running together )
- anyway- a poster came back from POP complaining b/c her teenage daughter had gone in to wash her face in the "just cleaned" bathroom when they got there-
and started screaming-
seems that when she reached for the towel,
there was poop all inside the "clean" towel, which she had rubbed all over her face.

Anyone remember that???????? I tried the search but couldn't find it.



Jo

Nice! Well, at least the towels were white...reminds me of David Sedaris's "Mystery of the Brown Towels"

 

[Piglet843]

Way off topic - but I love your avatar.

thanks

Seems this all boils down to one thing:
WASH YOUR HANDS before you eat, after you use the restroom and any other time you think about it. End of story.

You can choose to disinfect the bejesus out of your room. But guess what, the second you open the door and touch something, you've got germs. WASH YOUR HANDS

You can choose to foot flush. But as soon as you go to unlock that stall door, you've got germs. WASH YOUR HANDS

You run around the parks all day long, touching railings, ride safety bars and god knows what else. WASH YOUR HANDS and wallah, it's gone.

Wash your hands. Wash your hands. Wash your hands.

And I'm still waiting for MissDisney to at least acknowledge that taking her own utensils to a buffet is absolutely inappropriate and that she is no longer going to do that. THAT is far more problematic for a person than a few germs in a room.


And while I'm in here, I think my family is doomed. We have a well. *gasp* We're all going to die.

I believe it was CookingMama who took her own utensils to the buffet...
Lets not start any more fires than are already going on this thread....

 

[dbriggsq]

There are already germs all over the park. Including my shoes, your shoes, kids hands, lap bars on rides, etc. The germs aren't going to hurt people if they just use good hand washing practices. And I hate to break it to you, but whether or not I, personally, flush with my foot isn't going to make much of a difference since there are a lot of people that do it. And you, personally, shouldn't worry about me because I don't think I'm using any of the same restrooms as you.

Oh and you know, I put my shoes everywhere. On table tops, inside the salad at the buffet, the countertops in the shops, and just about everywhere else in the parks.

Seriously though, what kind of response were you looking for? Where do you think I'm putting my feet?? Haha.

This is way off topic so either start a thread about the evils of foot flushing or feel free to PM me.

The point I was making was that presumably you wouldn't consider putting your dirty shoes in any of these places where you could expect other people to touch with their hands so why do you feel it's acceptable and not a health risk to do it to the toilet handle.

And do you open the toilet door with your foot and turn on the tap with your foot because by your logic there would be the same germs there too.

I still feel it is inconsiderate to others.

 

[JoBird]

I remember that. It was actually quite recent, if I'm remembering correctly. Luckily, the girl had gone to wipe her face with the dirty towel, and saw the offending poo just before she used it. Her face was saved from the nastiness, but boy was Mama Bear mad!

hahaha- see- I told you my DIS years were running together.

I'm glad she didn't actually use it on her face.

Hadn't the towel actually been washed and dried---????
I can't remember.

Jo

 

[summermac]

thanks




I believe it was CookingMama who took her own utensils to the buffet...
Lets not start any more fires than are already going on this thread....

Thank you. I corrected it.

 

[Nyla]

hahaha- see- I told you my DIS years were running together.

I'm glad she didn't actually use it on her face.

Hadn't the towel actually been washed and dried---????
I can't remember.

Jo

I actually can't remember if it had or hadn't, I just remember being thoroughly grossed out! Trust me, I'm definitely one of those people that believe in letting the immune system be exposed to everything, but shoot. Reading that made me think twice for awhile there!

 

[summermac]

Ewww!! It was definitely poo and not chocolate?


Sounds like WDW needs to consider the butt/face towel.

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewpro...id=df_googlebase&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=11915

 

[Nyla]

Ewww!! It was definitely poo and not chocolate?


Sounds like WDW needs to consider the butt/face towel.

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewpro...id=df_googlebase&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=11915

That is pretty much the best thing I have ever seen in my life!

And no, the girl's mother checked, and it was definitely poo!

 

[summermac]

That is pretty much the best thing I have ever seen in my life!

And no, the girl's mother checked, and it was definitely poo!

Well it'd be helpful, no?

 

[buffettgirl]

The point I was making was that presumably you wouldn't consider putting your dirty shoes in any of these places where you could expect other people to touch with their hands so why do you feel it's acceptable and not a health risk to do it to the toilet handle.

And do you open the toilet door with your foot and turn on the tap with your foot because by your logic there would be the same germs there too.

I still feel it is inconsiderate to others.

The difference is that if you're in a restaurant getting ready to eat - presumably - you've already washed your hands. You haven't just wiped your butt. Your hands are clean, and so therefore you wouldn't be putting your shoes into the already clean environment. In a bathroom it's dirty already - the floor is dirty, simply by walking through the bathroom you're kicking up nastiness, and since we have no standards in this country for which hand wipes and which hand flushes then it's safe to guess that someone who has just wiped poop off their butt is going to then be touching the flusher and possibly the door handle - BUT - you're going to wash your hands on the way out, so it's irrelevant if I flush with my foot or hand. Same germs. I happen to like foot flushing. But my foot is causing no more germs than your hand.

it's a germy world we live in. Washing your hands is the best option. that way, no matter what habits others have, you're protecting yourself, but unless you want to live in a bubble, you're going to come in contact with germs.

 

[JoBird]

 

[MidgeHadley]

The difference is that if you're in a restaurant getting ready to eat - presumably - you've already washed your hands. You haven't just wiped your butt. Your hands are clean, and so therefore you wouldn't be putting your shoes into the already clean environment. In a bathroom it's dirty already - the floor is dirty, simply by walking through the bathroom you're kicking up nastiness, and since we have no standards in this country for which hand wipes and which hand flushes then it's safe to guess that someone who has just wiped poop off their butt is going to then be touching the flusher and possibly the door handle - BUT - you're going to wash your hands on the way out, so it's irrelevant if I flush with my foot or hand. Same germs. I happen to like foot flushing. But my foot is causing no more germs than your hand.

it's a germy world we live in. Washing your hands is the best option. that way, no matter what habits others have, you're protecting yourself, but unless you want to live in a bubble, you're going to come in contact with germs.

You took the words right out of my mouth. (Or the words right out of my hands since I would have been typing them.)

 

[summermac]

You took the words right out of my mouth. (Or the words right out of my hands since I would have been typing them.)

Ewwwww....speaking of typing. KEYBOARDS are nast-tee!!!

 

[buffettgirl]

Ewwwww....speaking of typing. KEYBOARDS are nast-tee!!!

know what's nasty - phones. BLECH.

 

[dbriggsq]

The difference is that if you're in a restaurant getting ready to eat - presumably - you've already washed your hands. You haven't just wiped your butt. Your hands are clean, and so therefore you wouldn't be putting your shoes into the already clean environment. In a bathroom it's dirty already - the floor is dirty, simply by walking through the bathroom you're kicking up nastiness, and since we have no standards in this country for which hand wipes and which hand flushes then it's safe to guess that someone who has just wiped poop off their butt is going to then be touching the flusher and possibly the door handle - BUT - you're going to wash your hands on the way out, so it's irrelevant if I flush with my foot or hand. Same germs. I happen to like foot flushing. But my foot is causing no more germs than your hand.

it's a germy world we live in. Washing your hands is the best option. that way, no matter what habits others have, you're protecting yourself, but unless you want to live in a bubble, you're going to come in contact with germs.

I would have to disagree that your foot is causing no more germs than my hand - you've stated that the floor will be very dirty so unless I've wiped my hands all over the floor they will be cleaner than your foot.

Obviously I wash my hands but would I take more care if I knew that the handle I had just touched had everything from the bottom of someone's shoe on it - I probably would. That is the difference. The young child who flushed the toilet normally and is then exposed to all the germs on the toilet floor can easily be distracted and perhaps not wash their hands so thoroughly or touch their clothes or face before they have had chance to. By doing what you do you are exposing people to more germs than would be on that toilet handle if everyone flushed with their hands.

You have given no logical explanation of why it's more dangerous to touch the toilet handle with your hand than it is to touch the toilet door handle or the sink taps.

 

[lisalonglash]

I would have to disagree that your foot is causing no more germs than my hand - you've stated that the floor will be very dirty so unless I've wiped my hands all over the floor they will be cleaner than your foot.

Obviously I wash my hands but would I take more care if I knew that the handle I had just touched had everything from the bottom of someone's shoe on it - I probably would. That is the difference. The young child who flushed the toilet normally and is then exposed to all the germs on the toilet floor can easily be distracted and perhaps not wash their hands so thoroughly or touch their clothes or face before they have had chance to. By doing what you do you are exposing people to more germs than would be on that toilet handle if everyone flushed with their hands.

You have given no logical explanation of why it's more dangerous to touch the toilet handle with your hand than it is to touch the toilet door handle or the sink taps.

I agree.