XVP [acvpp] Re: Is There a Fungus Among Us?

[jt417552]

There was a guy on the Art Bell radio show promoting a book on germs and how
to fight them with his anti germ chemicals. He painted a sad picture of
billions of germs everywhere and washing our hands did no good in removing them.
A guy called the show, a doctor. He explained there are billions of germs
everywhere and washing our hands does no good but... the body has a defense, the
immune system. Bingo. The wino who goes through your trash dumpster looking
for cans? Imagine how many germs he gets to touch and he never gets sick. And
you've seen him in the alley for years.
JT

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[irdd3000]

well if you really believe that then next time you go to the doctor
or dentist or have surgery just tell the doctor not to bother to
scrub down...

There was a guy on the Art Bell radio show promoting a book on

germs and how

to fight them with his anti germ chemicals. He painted a sad

picture of

billions of germs everywhere and washing our hands did no good in

removing them.

A guy called the show, a doctor. He explained there are billions

of germs

everywhere and washing our hands does no good but... the body has

a defense, the

immune system. Bingo. The wino who goes through your trash

dumpster looking

for cans? Imagine how many germs he gets to touch and he never

gets sick. And

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you've seen him in the alley for years.
JT

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[testpro_testpro]

Thanks for the laugh.

Any reduction in exposure to pathogens is generally positive rather a
display of OCD or paranoia.

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well if you really believe that then next time you go to the doctor
or dentist or have surgery just tell the doctor not to bother to
scrub down...

[heppel_heppel]

I live in a rural area, so I can't relate to your wino story. But I
DID read about problems with Noroviruses (?) in Las Vegas. Well, I'll
continue to wash my hands where ever I am. And the point of my post is
to find out, what's reasonable precaution and what's paranoia.

I think the original poster tried to ask the same question.

And anyway, are you sure about that wino not getting sick ?

Regards,
  Heppel

There was a guy on the Art Bell radio show promoting a book on germs

and how

to fight them with his anti germ chemicals. He painted a sad picture

of

billions of germs everywhere and washing our hands did no good in

removing them.

A guy called the show, a doctor. He explained there are billions of

germs

everywhere and washing our hands does no good but... the body has a

defense, the

immune system. Bingo. The wino who goes through your trash dumpster

looking

for cans? Imagine how many germs he gets to touch and he never gets

sick. And

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-- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, jt417552@a... wrote:

you've seen him in the alley for years.
JT

[golden_bearpa]

wiping the machine down is something I always do before playing a machine - especially a bartop. Especially in the LVH. Have you ever seen how grungy the hookers are in there?

Here's an interesting question; what about a bird flu pandemic? Wiil you still go to LV? If you live there will you go to a casino? How about flying on an airplane? Germs galore there.

My guess is room offers will improve dramatically if a pandemic hits!

BTW, what is a pandemic? Pandemonium?

SK
"If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts."

"I live in my own little world, but it's ok, they know me here"

"I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... not screaming
and yelling like the passengers in his car."

Some people just don't know how to drive...I call these people
"Everybody But Me."

[jw776655]

jt417552 wrote - "A guy called the [Art Bell] show, a doctor. He
explained there are billions of germs everywhere and washing our hands
does no good but... the body has a defense, the immune system. Bingo."f

This is nonsense. The only doctor I can imagine saying this is a
doctor who would spend his leisure time listening to Art Bell.

Hot water kills germs. This is fact.

jt417552 wrote - "The wino who goes through your trash dumpster looking
for cans? Imagine how many germs he gets to touch and he never gets
sick. And you've seen him in the alley for years."

Likewise nonsense. It defies logic and common sense to say that an
alcoholic never gets sick. An alcoholic's immune system is in a
weakened state, and more prone to disease.

Any establishment which aids the homeless is aware of how prone this
group is to disease - much greater than the general public.

Grumpy is not paranoid at all.

I started to show early stages of being Hughesian about germs the more
time I spent in casinos/cardrooms.
I'd be interested in hearing from the females in this forum - in the
men's bathrooms in casinos my informal observations are that 50% of
the men do not wash their hands after urination/defacation.

There was a survey in the newspapers within the last few months of the
% of people who wash hands in public restrooms. It may be possible to
find this via Google if anyone is interested.

One of the prime ways to avoid colds and flu is never to touch the
hands to the mouth or eyes without washing thoroughly with hot water
and soap (the hot water kills germs, the soap hopefully loosens dirt
containing germs).
Being a wino rooting in dumpsters and living in an alley is not a
prime way to avoid colds and flu.

Wiping the machine or not, do NOT put your hands to your face without
washing.
It's easy to unthinkingly rub one's eye or something similar. So
wiping down the machine will make one less prone to pick up germs if
something like this should occur.