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Marksman

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<gets out the black light>

Lurknomore

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmmmm....I have slept curled up in hotel bedspreads with the remote control, can't recall giving ANY thought to pushing a store cart, and on occassion have used the Men's room LOL. Maybe I am the perfect BB hg hehe.

BTW I can't recall ever getting ANY illness from any of the above. I do keep some nice Bath & Body works antibacterial gel in the car for emergencies, and will admit to using it almost every time I visited my Aunt in a nursing home, but having seen how they clean there that is just prudent.

Gonna edit in a PS...in college I had a HUGE fight with my suitemates when I sprayed a phone with Lysol after one of them with a bad cold was on it. I heard about it from one of them till this day. So I am at least reasonable about things LOL

Kalekona

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bban I agree whole heartedly- as a kid I had severe allergies and exzema and it was advised I not bath everyday, same with my youngest daughter-

And no alcholol will not kill the HIV virus but will kill bactiria and viruses that could be harmful to someone who is possitive.

I think we worry way to much about this stuff today and all it is doing is making it worse- how many cases of e-coli did we see 10 years ago? and knock wood but for years my grandmother and mother thawed foods on the counter and none of us have died yet.

Bbnan

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kalekona-- agree right back at 'ya.
And I did say daily showers are not advised for older people.

When a person is young and the hormones are raging, then sure, it's probably a good idea. Not for germ reasons but for you know why...

Our culture is way, way crazy about this whole subject. Other countries think we are nuts.

And stay away from the anti-bacterial soaps for your body! They are bad for you, unless you like yeast infections.

Off my SOAP-box now....

Djgirl5235

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Our society on a whole is getting sicker every day due to this phobia with germs. How many people do you know over the age of 65 who just did the usual personal hygiene things ie. Wash hands after using toilet; before cooking; and just being clean in general; and they're healthier than most people my age (late 20's early 30's). I agree with dusting, and such for normal everyday comfort(which I have to do due to allergies), but unless you are seriously ill, as you are Fly, and others that I know, anything more than that is unnecessary and is now causing a lot of serious problems. Just my ...

Sanfranjoshfan

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"that is exactly what marcellas said this morning that gay men tend to worry about illness more than most. This is a true fact as i have gay friends and a gay brother. "

Being a gay man....I cannot support that as "a fact" for all gay men. Marce has an OCD problem with being germaphobic. A "phobia" is an irrational fear that cannot be overcome by reasoning.

I don't have ANY gay friends that run around and disinfect everything with alcohol, whether they have HIV or not.

He may want to use his sexual orientation to justify his weird behavior, but that is just Marce speaking for Marce....he does not speak for me.

Sanfranjoshfan

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Killing bacteria, I suppose could be a concern of gay men who practice anal sex"

That also goes for str8 men that practice anal sex. Just to be clear....

Shoofly

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Speaking of two cents....germs on cash, credit and debit cards, and coins is my 'bug'; required when running a business.

Have not resorted to dealing with the customer with gloves on, but, the thought is there, especially with some.

Marymc

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
how dirty will that $500K be? and yet, i bet the winner will be willing to roll naked in it.

Battlestar

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
As long as you do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth ---you can handle as much germy stuff (in everyday life) as you want.

Wash before you eat.

and not only wash your hands AFTER you use the bathroom (that's for other people)-----but WASH your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom (that's for yourself).-....and I'm not a germaphobe, but I know where my hands have been and what they've been touching --so I ain't gonna use those dirty hands on my nether regions

I'm surprised that a Germaphobe like Marcellas doesn't do that.

Sunni

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's my -
I'm not phobic about germs but when I was little my mother would spray lysol in the air and we were hardly ever sick. If we got sick it was from school.
For Marc's sanity I hope they give him his 91% or lysol because it doesn't hurt and he has probably saved them all from strange "spider bites" like Lisa's or hemorroids (sp?) because he wipes everything with alcohol.

Hillbilly

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...are hemmorhoids caused by germs?...i thot it was caused from strainin'...:)

Battlestar

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 12:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
sunni----they didn't give Kent cigarettes last year....I think Marc will just gonna have to find alternatives to alcohol--perfume or just plaim ole soap.

No---hemmoroids are not caused by germs

Nutsy

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
The term hemorrhoids refers to a condition in which the veins around the anus or lower rectum are swollen and inflamed.
Hemorrhoids may result from straining to move stool. Other contributing factors include pregnancy, aging, chronic constipation or diarrhea, and anal intercourse.

Mejane

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Another reason to not overclean: It lowers your resistance to bacteria. Meaning, if you are exposed to certain safe levels of bacteria, your body gets used to it and learns to fight it itself. If you are constantly over-cleaning or over-medicating, i.e. antibiotics, you will deplete your body's ability to fight illness naturally. Which is probably why lots of kids get very, very sick when they first attend school. Keeping kids away from germs all the time will backfire when you child's body hasn't learned to fight back. I'm not saying it's a good thing to be a slob, but introducing a little bacteria in your life can be a good thing. ;)

Battlestar

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
--when my kids were babies and toddlers, I figured the more colds they got the better.

Each cold virus that their bodies processed was one less virus for them to catch while in school and made them less likely to catch slightly mutated versions of the virus.

Maryk

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mejane, ITA. People are becoming so germaphobic these days, people ask their doctors antibiotics on a regular basis to the point that most of them are now becoming ineffective. Bacteria, viruses and germs also evolve and adapt, eventually because of the prevalent use of antibacterials and antibiotics, we will face a real crisis. JMHO.

Sunni

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't think that hemorrhoids were germ related I was thinking about the cream being soaked through clothing after sweating and getting on the furniture, but I don't have a big problem with that unlike the other stuff ppl do in that house so I really regret I even brought that up. :)
Honestly, I think the medical and product companies that push anti-bacterial this or that have caused much of the germaphobia. There are always something about a disease or virus going on (somewhere else), but we are told to be "careful". They know it lowers resistance they just don't care. However, I think some countries can benefit from the anit-bacterial stuff more than we can because medicine is hard to get. Also I have seen some news broadcasts that have doctors begging ppl not to request antibiotics just because little sally scraped her knee. So not all is lost. :)

Costacat

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 01:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG, I am totally cracking up at this thread!!!

FWIW, I'm a straight female. None of my gay friends are germophobic.

I wash my hands after using the restroom. I disinfect my kitchen sink, any utensils and cutting boards I used, and my hands *after* handling raw chicken. I wash my "delicates" in Woolite in my kitchen sink. I do not use antibacterial lotions unless I'm traveling. I do not ask for antibiotics from my doc whenever I get sick. I eat yogurt on a daily basis (bacteria -- but it's GOOD bacteria!).

AND... I work in an office with all men. Me and a buncha developer-type men. We have a little mini snack bar, wherein we buy stuff in big lots from Costco and then it's the honor system to reimburse $$ so we can resupply. We, on occasion, buy a large jar of pretzels or cookies. We *all* stick our hands in the jar to remove items. None of us have all been sick, or have passed illnesses on to another. No cootie passing, here!

Marcellas' problem is his own little phobia. I bet he has one helluva time when he travels. Just think about it... all those people handling your luggage and your tix. Sitting in an airplane where someone else <gasp!> sat. Going to the restroom in an airplane (OK, I admit, that can be gross, 'specially on cross-country or transoceanic flights). Retrieving his luggage after the luggage handlers have all touched it. Geez, I'm s'prised Mr. Marcellas doesn't live in a bubble! (JOKING!)

Sisalou

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is a funny thread, but I must admit I am a Freak about germs. If going to stay in a motel I always take a can of lysol and immediately spray the phone, remote, door handles, restroom. Then I very gingerly take the bedspread off and put it in the corner! Yuck! Then I pull back the sheets and check for stuff. And then after all that I still feel like I have lice crawling all over my body all night.

So, because I am a Freak I can understand why Marcellus puts alcohol down the drain. But we freaks need luv too, just dont' get too close. :)

Be back in alittle while gotta go change my gloves. LOL

P.S. I forgot the most important thing. I even did this before Shannon from BB2. I never leave my toothbrush in the hotel room. I always put it in my purse, you never know.

Well, I must go rest after this convo I am worn out just thinking about all of this.

Kstme

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG...this is funny! Sad...but funny! Like Wendy...ever since Dateline or 20/20 did a program regarding health issues in hotel rooms, I hate staying in them! Yet, I have 2 dogs on the bed (on the covers) at night! ROFLMAO!

<leaving to find some disenfectant for the bedspread>

Fly...I find I rarely catch a cold or get the flu. I used to think it was because my body produces so many white cells the germs and viruses can't find their way inside! But, boy, when one catches me, I'm down for a month! <also have Lupus and Fibro with some other fun complications>

Bridgetlovesbb

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 04:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I'm straight but i have OCD!

Wcv63

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My mother lives in a home that has a septic tank that requires bacteria to breakdown the waste. If she uses too many antibacterial products she has to call the "bacteria man" to come and add more bacteria to the tank.

I just thought that was interesting.

I'm not manic about germs. I wash my hands, make sure cuts and scratches are cleaned with soap and water and am generally conscientious about salmonella and ecoli.

My house is clean enough that if my kids pick up something off the floor and eat it (God made dirt and dirt don't hurt) I don't freak out. I do however try to discourage that type of activity.

Different strokes and all that....

Aus10

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I've got some 180 proof moonshine I'll donate to Marc. It'll take the germs off the toliet, hair off a head or if worse comes to worse, he can drink it and won't give a sh*t about the bacteria anymore...:)

Bridgetlovesbb

Monday, August 12, 2002 - 05:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aus.......you are TOO funny! LMBO!!