A poll for the women

[CityGirlintheCountry]

I wasn't sure, but felt like I should open up the floor to other options.

 

[Beekissed]

Back of the hand? Elbow? Knee?

I'm still laughin' and lovin' the term "squicked"!!!!

I'm soooo adding that to my vocabulary!

I'm a nurse and not particularly squicked about germs at all....I've found the most germophobic nurses are also the very ones who are constantly sick. Oh, I won't deliberately place my hand on the toilet handle that is dripping moisture and green scum, but for the most part I don't get too squicked about germs....they are incredibly unavoidable and using alcohol based antiseptic gel is just like asking for illness....the alcohol breaks down and removes your first line of defense~the nice layer of oils containing good bacteria/enzymes~ not to mention dries out the skin, creating little fissures that are like open mouths for the gulping germs.

Your best line of defense is being normal(washing with soap and water before you eat or touch your face) and eating foods geared towards building your immune system.

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
Us "other flushers" are a tight group. We don't share our secret with outsiders.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

Quote:
Us "other flushers" are a tight group. We don't share our secret with outsiders.

awwww come on! I wanna know!

 

[Chickangel79]

Either you lot are contortionists or have a different toilet to me lol .... don't think you can do this with your feet!!

Ok they are not all like that here but still lots of them about. STill can't quite imagine what toilets you are using with feet though lol

 

[Nicole01]

I use my foot. I've taught my children to use their feet as well. I always use a paper towel when exiting the bathrooms. There are people who do NOT wash their hands after doing their business.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

Usually ours (In the USA) have a side or front lever like this one

No matter how bad I wanted to "go" Can't imagine even sitting on this one though

Can you imagine trying to potty train your little kids on this?

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
There's an old courthouse in Miami, FL that still has that type; or did last time I checked. Back when I could still pick things up with my toes, I might have attempted that one with my foot....er...toes.

 

[Frost Homestead]

I'm not a germaphobe by any degree. I flush with my hand and sit on the seat unless it obviously soiled, I just wash my hands afterward. If it's gross like in a corner store I squat

I'm taking a Biology class right now at university and we just grew some bacterial samples in the lab. We swabbed the bathroom door handle, hot water handle, and my forearm (near my elbow) after I had washed my hands (not my forearm though). After incubating the samples I can tell you, my forearm had over six types of bacteria on it, including some sort of white fuzzy mold

. There was only one bacterium on the door knob and hot water handle. This kinda puts it all in perspective for me. People think they're avoiding germs but unless you're bathing your entire body in sanitizer everyday you're going to be exposed to all kinds of things, which is actually good for your immune system.

 

[shadowpaints]

i cant use the puplic toilets. seriously. i have a huge ICK problem and refuse to use them. im glad i dont go into town often.. LOL the few times i have used public restrooms its been the automatic flush ones.. lol but at home i use my hand to flush lol