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Post by scrapsuzy on Nov 17, 2014 3:06:31 GMT
Gross, but I also would not use a neti pot. Just the thought of either makes me want to gag.
But peeing in the shower? Yeah, I've done that. I'd rather not, though.
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Post by gavinsmom on Nov 17, 2014 3:08:27 GMT
I've never peed in the shower but I've blown my nose in the shower...snot doesn't gross me out
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Post by paget on Nov 17, 2014 3:10:03 GMT
I don't find it gross at all. I always blow my nose in the shower. The steam also loosens things. I've peed, too. No biggie, IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2014 3:11:17 GMT
Urine isn't sterile, but it's also not going to kill you if you pee in the shower. Even if some goes down your legs, so does nice soapy water, which is more cleaning than is normally done after peeing.
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Post by onlywork2scrap on Nov 17, 2014 3:13:19 GMT
This thread makes me glad I always wear flip flops in hotel showers.
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Post by zztop11 on Nov 17, 2014 3:13:31 GMT
That Seinfeld clip was funny. It made me think of another thing. When my daughter was little, we would take a bath together. She would pee in the bath water. Didn't gross me out or anything. Would those of you who find nose blowing in the shower gross, find babies peeing in a bath gross too? Curious "pees" want to know. And another gross urine fact. Did you know that swimmers pee in the pool during practice? They would need to get out so many times to go pee that they just do it in the pool. At least the olympic ones do. Very interesting info.  |
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Post by pjaye on Nov 17, 2014 3:13:48 GMT
No it's not. Nothing is "sterile" unless it has been sterilized. Urine in most cases is considered "clean"...i.e. bacteria free (unless the person has an infection). But it is NOT sterile. However as I already said, bacteria or not - not peeing on my own legs. |
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Post by KikiPea on Nov 17, 2014 3:19:40 GMT
I think it's disgusting, just like people who pee in the shower because it goes down the drain. YUCK.
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Post by M~ on Nov 17, 2014 3:25:47 GMT
Yes. I blow my nose in the shower. I've been known to pee in the shower as well. There's no way I'm getting out while dripping wet to pee. Nothwithstanding the fact that I am a SUPERKLUTZ, I get up at an ungodly hour most days (4:30 in the morning, most days) so getting out of the roman tub (which I hate with a passion) and scrambling back into said slippery would result in instant death for me.
Honestly, I can handle snot and pee much better than blood or blood clots in the shower---for those of you who still get their period. Did you abstain from showering then?
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Post by Zee on Nov 17, 2014 3:28:39 GMT
Disgusting. Other people use my shower, not just me, and I don't want to stand in a shower that someone uses as a toilet or a giant neti pot.
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Post by zztop11 on Nov 17, 2014 3:33:48 GMT
Yes. I blow my nose in the shower. I've been known to pee in the shower as well. There's no way I'm getting out while dripping wet to pee. Nothwithstanding the fact that I am a SUPERKLUTZ, I get up at an ungodly hour most days (4:30 in the morning, most days) so getting out of the roman tub (which I hate with a passion) and scrambling back into said slippery would result in instant death for me. Honestly, I can handle snot and pee much better than blood or blood clots in the shower---for those of you who still get their period. Did you abstain from showering then? Good question. I remember that in the old days, I had a friend and her mother would not let her take a bath when she had her period. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2014 3:39:27 GMT
Whether or not someone is actively peeing or blowing her nose in the shower, all of that stuff (pee, snot, feces, blood, etc.) is getting washed off the body in the shower. So, whoever else is using your shower is exposed to all your loveliness and you, theirs.
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Post by iowgirl on Nov 17, 2014 3:40:51 GMT
AH-haa haa - I bet none of you have ever seen the "farmer blow"....
You hold your nostril shut by placing one finger firmly on the side of your nose. Then you lean forward and BLOWWWW... Take a step back and switch nostrils and BLOWWWW..... You want to factor wind direction into this, and you want to have some velocity to keep it from coming back at you. This is not something done in public, but it IS ok to do it among like kind. And sometimes you do it in the shower because you have so much dirt, dust, chaff, bees wings, etc. up your nose - you will do anything to get it cleaned out.
This is practiced mostly in the winter when you are outdoors for long periods of time and you have snotsicles starting to form. You have too many layers on to get a kleenex or hanky out, nor do you have time for that because some large animal has you in her sights.
You also need to pee outdoors quite a bit. There is no way to get to a bathroom. So you try to find a tree, tractor tire, or something big to lean on. Generally you do pee on your boot a bit. Boys have it made. They can now even stand on the step of the tractor and pee off it while the tractor continues its work uninterrupted (GPS Auto Steer). The girls have to idle it down and park it for a few quick seconds for a potty break.
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Post by cmpeter on Nov 17, 2014 3:44:35 GMT
I can't remember ever feeling the need to blow my nose in the shower. The neti pot grosses me out too much to even consider.
When I was in the hospital after giving birth to my first child, the nurse advised me to try peeing in the shower (they wouldn't discharge me until I went pee and I was having trouble doing so on the toilet. It's not something I do often, because I always pee before I go into the shower.
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Post by stittsygirl on Nov 17, 2014 3:52:09 GMT
I do that. I agree that the steam loosens things up and it feels better to do it without a tissue. I also pee in the shower. It doesn't hit my legs at all and I don't stand in it?? It goes straight in the drain without touching any part of me. I do too. I usually don't pee if I can help it, though I have, but I do blow my nose and clean it out. None of it lands on me or the walls, just the drain where it immediately disappears. My shower regularly gets cleaned and sprayed with bleach water to keep the grout and caulking white, so I don't worry much about the sanitary aspects of it. |
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Nov 17, 2014 3:54:37 GMT
This thread makes me glad I always wear flip flops in hotel showers. LOL I always wore them when we went camping and used the showers in the campground |
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Nov 17, 2014 3:55:23 GMT
Disgusting. Other people use my shower, not just me, and I don't want to stand in a shower that someone uses as a toilet or a giant neti pot. yeah I agree |
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Nov 17, 2014 3:56:03 GMT
AH-haa haa - I bet none of you have ever seen the "farmer blow".... You hold your nostril shut by placing one finger firmly on the side of your nose. Then you lean forward and BLOWWWW... Take a step back and switch nostrils and BLOWWWW..... You want to factor wind direction into this, and you want to have some velocity to keep it from coming back at you. This is not something done in public, but it IS ok to do it among like kind. And sometimes you do it in the shower because you have so much dirt, dust, chaff, bees wings, etc. up your nose - you will do anything to get it cleaned out. This is practiced mostly in the winter when you are outdoors for long periods of time and you have snotsicles starting to form. You have too many layers on to get a kleenex or hanky out, nor do you have time for that because some large animal has you in her sights. You also need to pee outdoors quite a bit. There is no way to get to a bathroom. So you try to find a tree, tractor tire, or something big to lean on. Generally you do pee on your boot a bit. Boys have it made. They can now even stand on the step of the tractor and pee off it while the tractor continues its work uninterrupted (GPS Auto Steer). The girls have to idle it down and park it for a few quick seconds for a potty break. Don't they call that a snot rocket too lol |
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Post by onescrappygirl on Nov 17, 2014 3:58:37 GMT
My DH blows his nose in the shower & yes, I am grossed out by it.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Nov 17, 2014 4:03:25 GMT
Peeing in the shower and blowing your nose in the shower are both disgusting. I have never felt the need to do either.
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Post by katybee on Nov 17, 2014 4:06:40 GMT
Every time I read one of these threads, I seriously wonder how any of you ever survive in the real world! Don't you ever wipe your kids' noses? Haven't you ever gotten their snot on you? Or had to clean their poop or vomit up? Snot happens. Pee happens. Shit happens. I can't say that I pee or blow my nose in the shower on a regular basis--but come on--why are you so afraid of your OWN bodily fluids? Hmmm....snotty kleenex in a trash can for an indefinite amount of time, snot immediately washed down a drain with hot water...why is one SO much worse than the other?  |
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Post by pjaye on Nov 17, 2014 4:23:45 GMT
I know this wasn't specifically aimed at me - but I'll answer from my own point of view. I'm not afraid of anything, I have no issue with my own body or its fluids AND I'm a nurse and have probably been exposed to and cleaned up and dare I say it had on me more of other people's bodily fluids than the average person. BUT that doesn't mean I have no personal standards for general cleanliness or behaviour. Even when I am alone. I'm a civilized person who lives in modern society, I have a toilet and running water and soap and tissues and toilet paper...and I'm going to use them. Just because it's my own body and my own fluids doesn't mean I'm going to start spitting in sinks or blowing snot in the shower and peeing anywhere other than the toilet in my own house. It's comments like "urine is sterile" that make other people sick...after all, if you truly think that then why would you need to wash your hands after going to the bathroom?...just go straight back into the kitchen and start making that salad for the people coming over later...  |
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Post by pierkiss on Nov 17, 2014 4:29:40 GMT
I do not, but my husband does. And it is pretty much the most repulsive thing ever. |
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Post by moveablefeast on Nov 17, 2014 4:30:21 GMT
Shower snot and shower pee don't offend me. I assume if I use a shower also used by men that it has had shower spooge in it too.
I figure the soap and water send it all down the drain. I clean the shower often enough that I'm not too concerned about it.
I would probably feel differently about poop because poop contains germs that can make you sick. I guess technically snot does too, but meh, it's just snot.
I think it's weird that I'm probably the biggest germaphobe on the whole board and this doesn't even ping my radar.
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Post by katybee on Nov 17, 2014 4:34:31 GMT
I know this wasn't specifically aimed at me - but I'll answer from my own point of view. I'm not afraid of anything, I have no issue with my own body or its fluids AND I'm a nurse and have probably been exposed to and cleaned up and dare I say it had on me more of other people's bodily fluids than the average person. BUT that doesn't mean I have no personal standards for general cleanliness or behaviour. Even when I am alone. I'm a civilized person who lives in modern society, I have a toilet and running water and soap and tissues and toilet paper...and I'm going to use them. Just because it's my own body and my own fluids doesn't mean I'm going to start spitting in sinks or blowing snot in the shower and peeing anywhere other than the toilet in my own house. It's comments like "urine is sterile" that make other people sick...after all, if you truly think that then why would you need to wash your hands after going to the bathroom?...just go straight back into the kitchen and start making that salad for the people coming over later... I never said urine was sterile. I always wash my hands after I pee. And after I blow my nose. And all those germs end up in the sink. Good thing I have hot water to wash them down. And how do you not spit in the sink? How exactly do you brush your teeth? |
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Post by YooHoot on Nov 17, 2014 4:35:54 GMT
I pee before I go in and I blow my nose after. I also don't brush my teeth in the shower. Guess I just have a time and place for those things.
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Post by annabella on Nov 17, 2014 4:36:50 GMT
Never done that, never even occurred to me to do so. The toilet paper is right there, you can get a quick blow in before getting into the shower.
I guess I find it gross because it's messy to blow your nose with your hands. I pee before I get in the shower and never brushed my teeth in the shower. Where do you put your brush afterwards? No idea what a neti pot is? Just googled pics and ewwww!!!! lol
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 17, 2014 4:44:20 GMT
Keep the responses coming. This is interesting. So far, I'm surprised how many find it gross. For those of you that are familiar with using a netti-pot. It almost the same thing, the crap in your nose comes out and goes down the bathroom sink. It's been around for thousands of years. I wonder if anyone uses a netti pot and still thinks this is gross. Anyone of those out there? Netti pots freak me out, but I don't consider it at all the same thing as blowing your nose in YOUR HAND. That is the part the creeps me out. And for the poster who asked about children and snot, you don't wipe a kid's nose with your hand, you get a tissue like a civilized person. If you don't have a tissue or anything else handy, you use their shirt sleeve, not your bare hand! |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Nov 17, 2014 4:47:08 GMT
Yuk. Sorry, I think it is disgusting.
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Post by smartypants71 on Nov 17, 2014 4:48:44 GMT
If I'm congested, I'll blow my nose in the shower. Not into my hand though, but snot rocket style. I don't see the big deal.
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