sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Aug 19, 2014 21:40:09 GMT
running?
Or, are you skeered of it? (thinking of that episode of Rosanne, remember -- the Halloween one?)
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 19, 2014 21:41:36 GMT
I poke things in with the nearest utensil.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 21:43:45 GMT
I have a healthy fear of that sucker, so if it can't be pushed in with a spray of water or a wooden spoon that I have just for the garage disposal, I wait until it's turned off.
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sharlag
Drama Llama
I like my artsy with a little bit of fartsy.
Posts: 6,580
Location: Kansas
Jun 26, 2014 12:57:48 GMT
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Post by sharlag on Aug 19, 2014 21:44:34 GMT
I like the wooden spoon for that. I HATE it when a metal spoon gets caught up in the disposal! TERRIBLE sound.
But I'm not afraid to use my hand.
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Post by momofkandn on Aug 19, 2014 21:46:26 GMT
I'm skeered of it. I'll push things in with the handle of the plastic scrubber thing I have. But not with my hands.
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Post by leannec on Aug 19, 2014 21:52:32 GMT
Yes, yes I do  I use an IKEA kitchen brush to push stuff down ... I could never live without a garbage disposal ... when we go on vacation I complain daily about scraping food into the garbage and how stinky it gets  |
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 19, 2014 21:58:48 GMT
No way. I hate when I drop small spoons down there and have to dig them out.
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Post by mamanay on Aug 19, 2014 22:07:59 GMT
Dish brush only. I fear it turning itself on (by gremlins) if I used my hand. LOL!
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 19, 2014 22:28:14 GMT
Dish brush only. I fear it turning itself on (by gremlins) if I used my hand. LOL!  I only put my hand in the disposal under extreme duress. And I never go near the thing while it's running! EVER! |
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Aug 19, 2014 23:18:16 GMT
Nope. I won't have my hands any where near a running disposal. I find them terrifying.
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caro
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Post by caro on Aug 19, 2014 23:19:40 GMT
Dish brush only. I fear it turning itself on (by gremlins) if I used my hand. LOL! That would be me. |
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Post by melanell on Aug 19, 2014 23:26:24 GMT
I hate them those noisy, scary things.  We don't even have one. So I definitely wouldn't be pushing anything into one with my hand.  |
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Post by Blind Squirrel on Aug 19, 2014 23:28:47 GMT
Ack! Keep hands away!
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Post by withapea on Aug 19, 2014 23:31:05 GMT
No!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 23:36:16 GMT
Yup. Still have all my fingers.
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Post by rumplesnat on Aug 19, 2014 23:40:52 GMT
Sure do, but I have this weird habit of staring at the switch on the wall if I have to stick my hand down inside to retrieve something, as if I'm willing it to not automatically turn itself on in some freakish Final Destination kind of way.
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Jili
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Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
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Post by Jili on Aug 19, 2014 23:45:11 GMT
I have a small wooden spoon I use for that.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 19, 2014 23:46:50 GMT
I poke while it's on. |
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perumbula
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Post by perumbula on Aug 19, 2014 23:49:13 GMT
I push things down, but I'm careful to never put my hand farther than is safe. I don't get anywhere near the blades.
If you want to freak yourself out about garbage disposals, watch the last scene of the first season of Orphan Black. You'll never see garbage disposals the same way again. *shudder*
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eastcoastpea
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Jun 27, 2014 13:05:28 GMT
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 19, 2014 23:52:00 GMT
Please use a wood spoon everyone. I don't want anyone to have a new nickname of stumpy.
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Post by Minnesota*Mom on Aug 20, 2014 2:39:21 GMT
I haven't had a garbage disposal for about 5 years. Thought I'd miss it, but I don't. If I still had one, I'd definitely use a wooden spoon or spray of water to get things down the drain...not my hand. I don't miss the sound of those lost utensils getting the run around in there, either!
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Aug 20, 2014 2:40:58 GMT
I also push with a utensil. One of my fears is having my hand ground up!
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Post by keknj on Aug 20, 2014 2:50:20 GMT
The only thing I use to push stuff down the disposal is running water. I don't use a utensil of any sort, but especially my hand, if it is on. In fact, the switch for the disposal is inside a cabinet door. If I need to put my hand in there, I close the cabinet door and lean my body against it so it can't possibly be opened and then I stick my hand in there. And get it out as fast as I can. I love having it, but I'm a touch scared of it too.
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thecurleyque
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Post by thecurleyque on Aug 20, 2014 4:59:01 GMT
I hate putting my hand down the garbage disposal...It's only a last resort when it's turned off. I'm really paranoid about getting my fingers cut off in there. My grandparents were the only people I knew of with a disposal when I was growing up and I got told on many, many occasions not to put my hand in it.
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Post by Scrapbrat on Aug 20, 2014 13:56:12 GMT
I actually thought you were supposed to use it that way. I would never use my hand though.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 20, 2014 13:58:25 GMT
No. The stitch is like a foot away -- I can manage to turn I to and off.
My disposal is temperamental and we have a compost bin, though, so not much goes down there in the first place.
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akathy
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Jun 25, 2014 22:56:55 GMT
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Post by akathy on Aug 20, 2014 14:12:06 GMT
No but not because I'm scared of it. I'm just creeped out about putting my hand in the guck I'm trying to push down the disposer.
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Post by LovMelrose on Aug 20, 2014 14:17:27 GMT
I put things down there with my hand or a utensil if there's one already in the sink. I'm not afraid!
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ReneeH20
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Post by ReneeH20 on Aug 20, 2014 14:30:25 GMT
No way is my hand getting anywhere near it much less in it! I usually use the sprayer on the kitchen sink. If that doesn't work, I will flip off the switch push it down with a kitchen utensil of some sort and the turn the disposal back on.
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Post by Skellinton on Aug 20, 2014 14:30:28 GMT
I use water or a utensil too, it is partially the fear of the disposal, but it also the fear of touching the food once it has left its dish and had water poured on it. YUCK!!!!!
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I only put my hand in the disposal under extreme duress. And I never go near the thing while it's running! EVER!
We don't even have one. So I definitely wouldn't be pushing anything into one with my hand. 
