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Post by fredfreddy44 on Oct 16, 2019 20:21:22 GMT
a smelly kitchen sponge
It grossed me out so much when my mom would use the same sponge to "clean" everything in the kitchen.
I'd throw them away but dh uses them the rare times he cleans the kitchen. I use a handled scrubber and lots of rags that fo in the laundry.
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Post by lily on Oct 16, 2019 20:24:04 GMT
Yeah, another who is grossed out by the discarded used bandaid. Yuk! You bandaid haters will really hate this! My uncle was eating pizza in a restaurant once and he was chewing and chewing thinking the cheese was really chewy.....ummm it was a bandaid. He told the waitress and she said "oh Joe was wondering where that went"
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Oct 16, 2019 20:24:12 GMT
People who don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom. Dirty tissues. I am one who does not wash my hands in a public restroom. The area around the sink and towel dispenser is really germy. Not to mention how gross the handles are on the door. I prefer to use a hand sanitizer after I have exited the restroom. In fact, if at all possible, I will hold it until I can return to my home bathroom. Public restrooms ick me out. Did anyone have a mother who made you hover over the toilet in a public restroom and not allow your butt to touch the seat? I agree. There are soooo many places I won't wash my hands. If the sink needs to be turned off and on and the paper towels aren't close enough to reach to use them to do it (or hand dryer only....) My mom never mentioned hovering (she would have never had the leg strength to do it lol) but I spent alot of time in a field unit in the military where portapotties were the only thing available for literally months at a time. I am a champion hoverer- and I've been out of the military for a gooooooooood long while. The only place I don't hover is at home. And even then if it's late at night I'll hover (in case teen boy used it last... ewwww) I am a compulsive toilet and bathroom floor cleaner (hellow military again!) I got comment slapped on this board for saying I'm a hoverer... lol Still hovering..
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Post by peano on Oct 16, 2019 20:26:18 GMT
The gym. When I'm done, I grab a couple of the sanitary wipes for cleaning off weight benches, go to the bathroom, wash my hands, take the sanitary wipes and wipe down my water bottle, which I don't use while at the gym, just afterward.
Sponges. Blech. I use a brush attached to a handle filled with dish soap.
Cats on the counter. Wipe down before any food prep.
Women who piss all over the seat. Sit your ass down, pig. Foot flushers are disgusting. Take a piece of TP and cover your precious hands with it and then flush.
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Post by rickmer on Oct 16, 2019 20:26:28 GMT
people who cough in their hands.
public transit... i am tall so i always reach for the things up high if i have to hang on to something. i figure at least 75% of the population can't reach as high as i can so.... that has to mean less grossness.
i am not germaphobe but realistically, how often do they really wipe down handrails, etc on buses, subways and streetcars???
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Oct 16, 2019 20:26:33 GMT
Women who don’t wash their hands after using the restroom in a public place. I have a friend that says she uses hand sanitizer AFTER she leaves the restroom. That's not ok IMO. You quite possibly contaminated the door handles. I am grossed out by the animals at work that leave water or coffee spills on the counter, never clean their messes out of the microwave and rarely toss out their moldy food from the refrigerator. Are you really under the impression the 300 other people that used it before you didn't contaminate the door handles... omg. Your friend is ok... you sound delusional. I find it hilarious that people think these bathrooms are really cleaned to begin with. It's people literally barely making minimum wage that clean the nastiest that humans can do.
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Post by lily on Oct 16, 2019 20:28:36 GMT
Cats on the kitchen countertop. If I know your cat has free reign in the kitchen with its kitty-litter paws touching food prep surfaces, I will politely decline to eat what you bring to the office. And THIS!! I never eat stuff people bring in to work unless I know for sure they have no cats! Also, the new trend of dogs being EVERYWHERE is starting to bother me! I love dogs, but I did not like that lady who had hers sitting on the booth seat at Olive Garden during dinner. Oh and then she walked him/her around inside the restaurant on a leash while waiting for their food. I totally get seeing eye dogs and true therapy dogs, but this whole companion pet thing is getting out of hand.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Oct 16, 2019 20:32:41 GMT
The gym. When I'm done, I grab a couple of the sanitary wipes for cleaning off weight benches, go to the bathroom, wash my hands, take the sanitary wipes and wipe down my water bottle, which I don't use while at the gym, just afterward. Sponges. Blech. I use a brush attached to a handle filled with dish soap. Cats on the counter. Wipe down before any food prep. Women who piss all over the seat. Sit your ass down, pig. Foot flushers are disgusting. Take a piece of TP and cover your precious hands with it and then flush. Hahahahaha right on time my dear Sorry, you can sit in whatever you like. I prefer not to. How is foot flushing disgusting? Do you lick the handle? Aren't you gonna wash your hands after anyway princess?
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Post by idahomom on Oct 16, 2019 20:38:12 GMT
I am a germaphobe. I can't hover because I have a hip and double knee replacements. Purell wipes are stashed everywhere!
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Post by DEX on Oct 16, 2019 20:38:34 GMT
I am one who does not wash my hands in a public restroom. The area around the sink and towel dispenser is really germy. Not to mention how gross the handles are on the door. I prefer to use a hand sanitizer after I have exited the restroom. In fact, if at all possible, I will hold it until I can return to my home bathroom. Public restrooms ick me out. Did anyone have a mother who made you hover over the toilet in a public restroom and not allow your butt to touch the seat? I don't care if the area around the sink is germy, I don't touch it. Most of the time the faucets are automatic, the soap dispenser is touched *before* I wash and paper towels are usually pull out too. If I must use a hand dryer with a button I use the back of my hand or elbow to turn it on. Door is opened with paper towels or with the smallest amount of skin contact as possible if it's a pull door. So, yeah, I'll judge you for making excusing for not washing your hands. As for hovering, no idea what my mom taught me but I only hover in the nastiest of gas station bathrooms, my butt hasn't complained yet. I'm not perfect though.....I foot flush I do not make excuses for not washing my hands. I am not lazy or uninformed. I have done my own research. According to the Mayo Clinic: "Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer, particularly before leaving a restroom, eating or touching your face. Wash your hands for about 20 seconds, roughly as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday." When visiting a public restroom, use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and open the door when leaving, to avoid recontaminating your hands with the plethora of germs on public faucets and door handles". If everyone washed their hands before exiting the restroom, I would be fine. It has nothing to do with people who do wash their hands, it has to do with those who don't and touch the door handle, the handle on the stall, not using soap to wash their hands and then using the hand towel dispenser. Those hot air dryers just send germs into the air. What am I suppose to do with a dirty hand towel that I have just used to open the restroom door? I refuse to carry it around in my purse until I can find a place to throw it away.
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Oct 16, 2019 20:50:33 GMT
People who don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom. Dirty tissues. I am one who does not wash my hands in a public restroom. The area around the sink and towel dispenser is really germy. Not to mention how gross the handles are on the door. I prefer to use a hand sanitizer after I have exited the restroom. In fact, if at all possible, I will hold it until I can return to my home bathroom. Public restrooms ick me out. Did anyone have a mother who made you hover over the toilet in a public restroom and not allow your butt to touch the seat? Every person who uses the public restroom stall before me, apparently -- ugh! I inevitably get the stall that someone has tried to hover over and failed... OMG, almost everything mentioned in this thread grosses me out!
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Post by Legacy Girl on Oct 16, 2019 20:52:56 GMT
Double dipping grosses me out. We recently went to dinner with some friends and we ordered my favorite dip as an appetizer. The husband of my friend double dipped. I couldn't eat another bite after that. Totally me. My DD grew up knowing better, and my DH also knows my phobia. Unfortunately, others haven't learned the lesson. When we go out with other people (or go to parties), I'm watching for it all the time. EWWWWW! Which brings up a question. When you go to a Mexican restaurant and there are three or more of you eating, why do they bring TWO cups of salsa? Blergh...
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Post by Lori McMud on Oct 16, 2019 21:07:45 GMT
For me it is people that let dogs lick their face/mouth. And coo about cute puppy kisses. Gross gross gross.
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Post by maryland on Oct 16, 2019 21:26:21 GMT
Yes!
And when we are at a public pool, it bothers me when people walk into the restroom barefoot! I'm weird I guess!
Um, you are not the weird one. Haha, thanks! It has bothered me since I was a kid!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Oct 16, 2019 21:35:50 GMT
People who don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom. Dirty tissues. I am one who does not wash my hands in a public restroom. The area around the sink and towel dispenser is really germy. Not to mention how gross the handles are on the door. I prefer to use a hand sanitizer after I have exited the restroom. In fact, if at all possible, I will hold it until I can return to my home bathroom. Public restrooms ick me out. Did anyone have a mother who made you hover over the toilet in a public restroom and not allow your butt to touch the seat? Do both. Wash your hands then follow up with the hand sanitizer. Because you know what’s more germy than the area around the sink? The bathroom stall. The toilet handle. The stall handle. The thing that (hopefully) you just wiped. I grab paper towel, turn on the tap, wash, dry my hands with the paper towel, turn off the tap with the paper towel, open the door with the towel, throw out the towel. No towel? Improvise. But wash your hands because sanitizer doesn’t remove fecal matter. Whether it’s now free of germs or not, it’s still sh!t.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Oct 16, 2019 21:40:24 GMT
Restaurant menus. We always use hand sanitizer after holding them. Shiver.
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Post by RosieKat on Oct 16, 2019 21:46:33 GMT
I do, however, wear shoes in the house. I hate having them on but have to both for back issues and foot issues. See if your favorite brand of shoe has a slipper or houseshoe available. That's what I've done and it's great! I think I've passed the I'm not a germaphobe test. Really, nothing listed here skeeves me out too much. I mean, I'm not going to sit in a puddle of pee, and I only double dip if it's my daughter and I sharing (because we have an agreement!), but really none of it makes me want to run out the door gagging. On the other hand, I can NOT listen to the sounds of anyone (particularly my husband or my father ) eat.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 16, 2019 22:03:00 GMT
I am one who does not wash my hands in a public restroom. The area around the sink and towel dispenser is really germy. Not to mention how gross the handles are on the door. I prefer to use a hand sanitizer after I have exited the restroom. In fact, if at all possible, I will hold it until I can return to my home bathroom. Public restrooms ick me out. Did anyone have a mother who made you hover over the toilet in a public restroom and not allow your butt to touch the seat? Do both. Wash your hands then follow up with the hand sanitizer. Because you know what’s more germy than the area around the sink? The bathroom stall. The toilet handle. The stall handle. The thing that (hopefully) you just wiped. I grab paper towel, turn on the tap, wash, dry my hands with the paper towel, turn off the tap with the paper towel, open the door with the towel, throw out the towel. No towel? Improvise. But wash your hands because sanitizer doesn’t remove fecal matter. Whether it’s now free of germs or not, it’s still sh!t. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for typing out exactly what I wanted to say! Most public restrooms that have paper towels also have a trash can located very close to the door so the towel can be used to dry the hands, grab the handle and then throw it away on your way out the door. If a person feels compelled to use hand sanitizer, they can use it after they have done all of the above. Also if there are no paper towels, I will use the hem of my shirt or jacket to grab the door handle. I like the restrooms that have no exterior door, automatic flushing toilets, automatic soap dispensers, faucets and paper towel dispensers.
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Post by papersilly on Oct 16, 2019 22:03:51 GMT
hand flushing for public restrooms. there is said it. i know it's an age old 2Peas debate but i'm in the foot flusher camp.
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Post by katlaw on Oct 16, 2019 22:05:08 GMT
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 16, 2019 22:06:42 GMT
The rug in the kindergarten classes! And kids roll all over the rug, lick it.... You'd better believe that I never ever EVER sit on that rug. ick ick ick ick ick ick ick ick ick
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 16, 2019 22:10:46 GMT
I don't care if the area around the sink is germy, I don't touch it. Most of the time the faucets are automatic, the soap dispenser is touched *before* I wash and paper towels are usually pull out too. If I must use a hand dryer with a button I use the back of my hand or elbow to turn it on. Door is opened with paper towels or with the smallest amount of skin contact as possible if it's a pull door. So, yeah, I'll judge you for making excusing for not washing your hands. As for hovering, no idea what my mom taught me but I only hover in the nastiest of gas station bathrooms, my butt hasn't complained yet. I'm not perfect though.....I foot flush I do not make excuses for not washing my hands. I am not lazy or uninformed. I have done my own research. According to the Mayo Clinic: "Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer, particularly before leaving a restroom, eating or touching your face. Wash your hands for about 20 seconds, roughly as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday." When visiting a public restroom, use a paper towel to turn off the faucet and open the door when leaving, to avoid recontaminating your hands with the plethora of germs on public faucets and door handles". If everyone washed their hands before exiting the restroom, I would be fine. It has nothing to do with people who do wash their hands, it has to do with those who don't and touch the door handle, the handle on the stall, not using soap to wash their hands and then using the hand towel dispenser. Those hot air dryers just send germs into the air. What am I suppose to do with a dirty hand towel that I have just used to open the restroom door? I refuse to carry it around in my purse until I can find a place to throw it away. But if you’re not using the hand sanitizer until *after* you leave the restroom (per your own prior post), doesn’t that make you a part of the germ spreading problem? Inquiring minds and all. Why not use it before AND after leaving the restroom in that case? Most restrooms with paper towels that I’ve been in have a trash can conveniently located near the door so you can pull open the door with the towel, hold it open with your foot then toss the towel in the trash on your way out before you leave.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 16, 2019 22:19:13 GMT
Carpeting grosses me out. Even in my own house. I think carpeting in general is pretty disgusting no matter how often it’s cleaned but especially in public places. I’d rip out every inch of carpet in my house if I could.
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Post by Gravity on Oct 16, 2019 22:51:40 GMT
I hate shaking hands with people. I don't know where your hand has been. My DH seems to run into someone he knows every single time we go out to eat. It never fails that they want to shake my hand when he introduces us. I'm eating, I don't want to touch your hand.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Oct 16, 2019 23:00:23 GMT
Maybe you'd all feel better if these things were phrased differently. Maybe it's someone act of defiance to not wash in the restroom or not use a tissue or double dip. Do you really want to deprive these people of their rebellion?
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Post by GiantsFan on Oct 16, 2019 23:02:28 GMT
Those restaurants that bring you bread that is an uncut small loaf. Come on people! I don't want my FIL touching my bread. I always send it back to be sliced and the server always looks at me like I have three heads.
Oh and the shared olive oil balsamic mixture that they make a big show of pouring like its some fancy thing...no thanks!
I'm talking to you Macaroni Grill. Which unfortunately is FILs favorite place. Blech!
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Post by pierkiss on Oct 17, 2019 0:12:51 GMT
Giant snot coming out of my kids noses when they are sick. I have a very strong stomach. Most things do not gross me out. I can happily sit and watch a video on an eyeball surgery and not feel icked out at all. One of my kids is puking on me or having massive diarrhea? I don’t care, I can handle that. Germs do not phase me. I sit on public toilet seats without putting tp on it first. 😂.
But the moment a snot drip comes out of my kid’s face I start gagging and running away from them. I make my husband deal with those. If I am here by myself I stand as far away from them as I possibly can while I wipe up their noses and yell “ew ew ew” the whole time, and I try not to look them fully in the face.
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Post by Neisey on Oct 17, 2019 0:23:29 GMT
Soggy dish clothes 🤮
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2019 2:04:14 GMT
There are occasionally these big creepy multi-legged bugs in my office building...they hang out on the hallway walls. I smack them dead with my shoe but I cannot pick the dead bodies up...too creepy. The bodies blend well with the ugly brown grey carpet. Hopefully someday they will get vacuumed up. House centipedes...ug!They might come back alive when you pick them up. I guess that is pretty silly. Otherwise most of the above does not phase me...I know germs are everywhere!
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Post by Peamac on Oct 17, 2019 2:12:01 GMT
Sometimes handshaking bugs me. Usually just when I shake a lot of hands at the same time- church greeting time, office visitors, etc. All I can think of is everyone else's germs that are now on my hands. I wasn't like this a couple of years ago, but now I reach for the hand sanitizer as soon as possible!
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