ok.. who here is a hand sanitizer junkie..

since I am on a roll today.. this too is one of those "fads" that cracks me up!!

people are addicted to Hand Sanitizer.

I did see a show where evidence has shown in peoples attempts to keep their hands germ free.. it has been proven to actually be detrimental.

Some trace germs are a good thing. Small amounts and exposure aid in the body building imunity to said germs.

We have a guy in our office that every time you see him, he is rubbing this crap on his hands. People even carry little baggies with this stuff soaked on little towels!!!

I think its also a reason so many grown adults wont flush a toilet....i have a help for you.... USE YOUR FOOT.. so I dont have to look at your frothy pile when its my turn to use the john!! lol

v

You are right by halves, V. It is good to let kids play in the dirt, and to play with each other. I won't, however, use a shopping cart without first wiping it down with an anti-bac towelette. I don'k know about guys, but only about one in three women washes their hands after using the toilet. That is just too gross to even think about.

While it is true that the systems in our bodies have developed dependencies on certain germs, I don't believe that sanitizing your hands is detrimental in the short run............although perhaps long term it can cause you to be more susceptible to germs when you ARE exposed to them.

Why is it that people who live in squalor often have healthy strong children, while those who follow their child around their sterile home with a wipe and lysol have limpid little sick kids with allergies. Maybe it is just chance.......but it seemed to me that the kids that were sick all the time wore the nicest clothes.

My farmer neighbor believes that being dirty is healthy because it helps your body build up resistance to the germs you are contantly exposed to.....he IS pretty healthy (and pretty dirty).

I don't know if I believe all that, but I don't use hand sanitizer, nor do I use soap with anti-bacterial additives (screws with my septic system).

as long as the two of three women are hotties, I don't mind.

I agree with Willie.

Thats exactly what I am talking about...haaaaa

the people that walk into the grocery story and wipe down the cart HAAAAAAAAAA LOL.. sorry heather.. I just cracks me up.

I know there are more whacked out germs out there these days.. but seriously.. people have become paraniod of it.

I am 34 and have only been to the Doctor ONCE in my entire life. Honestly.. ONCE.

I think with the lack of breast feeding and peoples sanitation obession.. it seems to coroalte to people that are sick all the time.. or get sick easier.

I think groundkeeper willie is on to something.

ps. I wash my hand every time after i use the john!! that is just common higheen.. and yes.. i know i butcherd that spelling haaaaaaaaaaa.

this could be an interesting thread and topic!!

v

I only use hand sanitizer if I am out and can't wash my hands with soap and water.

I don't think hand sanitizer is all that effective at sanitizing anything.

I've tried watering it down so it's mist-able then spray some of my idiot coworkers with it. It doesn't make them go away, it just pisses them off.

I think that Groundskeeper Willie has lost his accent . . .

and, as far as the grocery cart is concerned, I read recently where a study pointed out that of all the everyday items you come in contact with, the grocery cart holds more germs than just about anything else . . .

My mom keeps one of those sanitizers with her at all times and uses it constantly. I'd rather just use soap and water. Besides, I just can't seem to eat, knowing I've got some sort of goo on my hands. Dried, or not . . .

The show " Mythbusters " recently did an episode on germs, and although I don't remember all of the experiments that were done, the one that stuck out in my mind, was that the toilet seat was the most germ free . . .

Just wait until you and Kari have a baby, and that little bugger is teething on everything in site. You'll take one look at the other people in the store and SPRINT to the wipes!