My boyfriend thinks I'm a'freak'! Are you a 'freak'???

QueenBishOTUniverse

I have a no hand sanitizer rule in my classroom (it's actually for the sake of the biological filter in our fish tanks). I have sinks with soap and water, everything else is complete overkill and unnecessary.

PrissyPisces

I wouldn't say you're a freak.

I HAVE to wash bowls, glasses, and ALL things that go in me and my family's mouth, before using them. I even wash the disposable baking pans, and yes, I rinse, wipe, or wash the tops of canned sodas. Especially if I don't have a straw for it. I just imagine someone sneezing on those items, picking their nose, or not washing their hands after a bathroom visit, and then touching my things before I bought them. ICK! :sick:

Glad I don't eat out much, but we won't even GET on that. You should see how I inspect my food before I eat it. I take apart burgers, open the tops of my fountain drinks, and make sure I order clear beverages. Even though I know there are some things you can't see. :noway:

Oh dear God, help me! :sad:

KseRz

Your boyfriend should be lucky he has a clean environment to be in. He doesnt have to even implement a 5 second rule!

I implement the five second rule in my house whether the floors are clean or not.

ETA: unless there's cat hair on it, not because I think it'll kill me, but the texture is nasty.

I agree. Dog hair on da foodz at any time interval is contamination that cant be reversed.

But if we lived with the OP we could take 10, 20, even 30 seconds. And there probably wouldnt be any hairs. Crazy for others, perfect for clutzy people like me who drop food all the time.

I just put the dropped food on my husband's plate. Privilege of being the cook.

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I only do that with the food that falls on the ground while grilling outside. Dirt is high in essential minerals!

BinaryPulsar

This isn't what I was expecting. But, no I don't do this.

ironanimal

Yeah, you're freaky. Exposure builds your immune system.

QueenBishOTUniverse

Your boyfriend should be lucky he has a clean environment to be in. He doesnt have to even implement a 5 second rule!

I implement the five second rule in my house whether the floors are clean or not.

ETA: unless there's cat hair on it, not because I think it'll kill me, but the texture is nasty.

I agree. Dog hair on da foodz at any time interval is contamination that cant be reversed.

But if we lived with the OP we could take 10, 20, even 30 seconds. And there probably wouldnt be any hairs. Crazy for others, perfect for clutzy people like me who drop food all the time.

I just put the dropped food on my husband's plate. Privilege of being the cook.

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I only do that with the food that falls on the ground while grilling outside. Dirt is high in essential minerals!

I do all the grilling as well. But that's usually some of my favorite food so I tend to be more careful.

Railr0aderTony

exposure to dirt and germs develops our immune systems,

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/31879/title/Let-Them-Eat-Dirt/

Drama_Free_Zone

There are probably more "germs" in your handbag in and in your mouth than on those things. Calm down and let your immune system do what it was designed to do.

I did a bacteria culture of a keyboard spacebar once. It came out beautifully!

Yes, but have you been brave enough to do one on your phone yet? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

RabbitLost

Oh, dear. :noway:

kt2007

Your boyfriend should be lucky he has a clean environment to be in. He doesnt have to even implement a 5 second rule!

I implement the five second rule in my house whether the floors are clean or not.

ETA: unless there's cat hair on it, not because I think it'll kill me, but the texture is nasty.

Thats to funny. I cook out on the grill all the time and drop food and throw it back on for a few mins and put it on the plate.
I agree. Dog hair on da foodz at any time interval is contamination that cant be reversed.

But if we lived with the OP we could take 10, 20, even 30 seconds. And there probably wouldnt be any hairs. Crazy for others, perfect for clutzy people like me who drop food all the time.

I just put the dropped food on my husband's plate. Privilege of being the cook.

kimberlyblindsey

I've worked in a classroom for eleven years, hence am impervious to germs; however, the first couple of years I got exponentially sicker than I'd been all the years leading up to it. I'm not afraid of shopping carts, utensils at restaurants, or if something falls on the floor for a couple seconds. If you really knew what went on in restaurants, grocery stores, and the service industry in general you would never leave your house, lol

williams969

I was told this is where all the freaky people are at :laugh:

OP--I wash new clothing and cooking/eating utensils/containers before use. Other than that, I guess I'm dirty. So very, very dirty.

ETA: Five second rule in our house is routinely extended to 10-20 second rule, too (for "dry" foods).

Myhaloslipped

I am disappointed. I thought this was going to be about an entirely different kind of freak.

QueenBishOTUniverse

I've worked in a classroom for eleven years, hence am impervious to germs; however, the first couple of years I got exponentially sicker than I'd been all the years leading up to it. I'm not afraid of shopping carts, utensils at restaurants, or if something falls on the floor for a couple seconds. If you really knew what went on in restaurants, grocery stores, and the service industry in general you would never leave your house, lol

LOL, absolutely this ^^^! Pink eye twice in under two months, because 8th graders, plus the worst (and longest) bout of flu I've ever experience, and strep throat so bad the doctor gave me liquid lidocain to gargle with the warning not to eat anything after using it because I might accidentally swallow my own tongue without realizing it. That was all during my first semester of teaching....

KseRz

I am disappointed. I thought this was going to be about an entirely different kind of freak.

Here you go.... :flowerforyou:







Is that what you were expecting?

Galatea_Stone

I am disappointed. I thought this was going to be about an entirely different kind of freak.

Here you go.... :flowerforyou:







Is that what you were expecting?

I'll go ahead and answer this for everyone.

No. No. Not so much.

Myhaloslipped

I am disappointed. I thought this was going to be about an entirely different kind of freak.

Here you go.... :flowerforyou:







Is that what you were expecting?

Haha, not exactly, but I'll take it! :drinker:

KameHameHaaaa

I don't WASH everything. I wipe everything down with one of those lysol wipes though after I buy it.

kimberlyblindsey

I've worked in a classroom for eleven years, hence am impervious to germs; however, the first couple of years I got exponentially sicker than I'd been all the years leading up to it. I'm not afraid of shopping carts, utensils at restaurants, or if something falls on the floor for a couple seconds. If you really knew what went on in restaurants, grocery stores, and the service industry in general you would never leave your house, lol

LOL, absolutely this ^^^! Pink eye twice in under two months, because 8th graders, plus the worst (and longest) bout of flu I've ever experience, and strep throat so bad the doctor gave me liquid lidocain to gargle with the warning not to eat anything after using it because I might accidentally swallow my own tongue without realizing it. That was all during my first semester of teaching....

Haha, I can sadly empathize, strep twice-in two years, some horrible flu that lasted for days on end, and a horribly painful ear infection. They're some nasty, nasty little, I mean big children, whose parents send them to school, as long as they can stand, they go to school, lol

Monkey_Business

This is not the Freak I was looking for (sigh)