Mobile Phones Dirtier than Toilet Seats?

they did not say anything on it being on a holster. But who doe snot regularly clean their phone. most of todays phones are pure magnet for fingur prints and smudges on the screen. I usualy clean mine withteh eye glass swab cleeaner which has some alcohole in it. So i could say I am safe.

 

Those samples are probably from phones whose owners don't bother to clean them.

 

Which would probably be the majority. You should see my hairdresser's phone... that thing is completely and utterly disgusting, I'm afraid to even TOUCH it.

~*Ash*~

 

Funny you should mention that... This weekend I was in a public restroom and a man answered his cell phone while at the urinal, and then left the restroom w/o washing his hands (And continuing his conversation). YUK! I won't conduct any conversation in a restroom, not even in person.

-Jay

 

That's why it's good not to borrow someone else's phone, let them keep the germs to themselves.
It is amazing.

 

That would also explain the high number of phones being dropped in the toilets

 

LOL. It could be a big reason. Like Jay I never use it in the bathrooms even in my own home. I try not to lend my phone to others (which is may be once in a blue moon and that would be to a family member). Plus I would say the study neglegted to find out the precentage of how many also use the headset and the implications on the headset use too.

 

Wirelessly posted (Walkguru's: LG-CU500 Obigo/WAP2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

True that, and dont loan it out either.

 

Another reason not to use your phone in the bathroom is that people in the other end can hear the "bathroom echo" and so they know you are in the bathroom. People don't realize how clear you can hear the bathroom echo over the phone.

Now, traditionally, some people like to read something while sitting on the throne, such as the newspaper or a magazine. I guess it would be ok if we used our internet phones to read the news?

 

Not just the echo, the flush would give it away.

-Jay

 

I heard that grocery cart handles are pretty bad also....

 

Cooties are everywhere.

 

Pay Phones, Grocery Handles, Cell Phones, Toilet Seats, Computer Keyboards, Door Handles, the bottom of your shoe, your mouth, your socks, the walls, floors, etc, etc.

Everything has some type of germ, and everything is somewhat dirty.

 

I think unless one has OCD, then one will encounter mnay daily things that are dirty in one way or another without being abel to do anything about it. All what one has to do is just step into a subway system and try not to touch anything and don't foget the morning/evening rush.

 

I heard once that the dirtiest thing in the bathroom is the hand dryer, because germs just gather up in there, and when you turn it on, they're just blown out all over your hands.

~*Ash*~

 

Some of us here maybe OCD ...
But my phone wasn't included in the sample because I actually use disinfectant on it. No need to worry about public restrooms though because of my trusty Purell. Before that, I actually had to get an extra paper towel to be able to touch the bathroom door. Germs are everywhere and I'm trying to spread the word, but all anybody ever does is just compare me to Monk

 

There is one thing about this subject that they didn't talk about. How we all keep sanitizing everything to kill germs & keep killing the good germs too, as well as it's proven that the less people get in contact with some so called "bad germs" our bodies become less able to handle the small infections/virus's when we do get them.

Don't get me wrong, it's important to keep things clean & disinfected, but a question that has come up in the medical community is are we over doing it?

 

That is true and I do try to keep up with some of the literature. Interesting fact is that people that live in dirtier environments have been shown to have better immune systems. And then there's the question of microbial resistance. If we keep killing off the germs we're able to, the only ones that survive and reproduce are the ones we're not able to kill. Then, antibiotics are essentially useless. You can already look at some of the super-resistant strains in hospitals such as MRSA.

 

MRSA is a very nasty infection & I know when I dealt with people that had it you had to take extra precautions depending on which version they had. And that is an excellent example.
There are some other resistant disease's out there & it seems we are seeing more & more Super bugs.

So to me if I get some of these germs on me, I don't worry too much as long as it's not the nasty ones like MRSA or the new TB.

 

Any use of the purel's and so has to be done in moderation and with good esnse. Unfortunatly for me I think I get more exposed to thngs that many at home don't. As we all know traveling by an airplane is not considered to be safe from catching nasty bugs. plus bing in theird woeld countries which are not as half as sanitory as the US posses a greater risk, which to me I think this builds better immunity but also invites some of the worst strains of viruses and one of them is called Gullian Barre Syndrom. So the home viruses over here may not be as bad as we think compared to teh rest of the world. So use santory products up to apoint for your future health strength.

 

Ummm, yes I do have OCD. In public restrooms I turn the faucet off with paper towels, dry my hands, then use the towel to open the door to exit. I hate when the trash can is not accessible from the doorway.

-Jay

 

I don't call that OCD, I do the same too as I hate it when I see people walk out with out washing their hands and I do not want to touch what they touched. OCD wise I was talking abouyt the extreme cases (my brother is one big example and he will not touch any thing in public including the tables, he at times brought his own utensiles to teh restaurants untill we all talked him out of it).

 

Don't even talk about not washing your hands. I've had a thing about that for years. I remember when I used to work for the Marine Corps on Quantico I had to stop by Little Hall, which is the building that housed among other things, the executive offices for MWR / MCCS. I was in the Men's room when the director of MCCS entered, used the restroom, and promptly left w/o washing his hands. I had told the others in my department. Afterwards if you were up for an award or some other type of recognition it was like being marked for death. To go up and shake his hand and accept an award. Personally after accepting an award I immediately left the stage and went to the restroom to wash my hands. (Knowing that he didn't wash his). The head of my department thought it was funny once and put me up for 3 awards. They were all approved and I ended up going to the stage, accepting, going to the restroom, returing to my seat in time to go back up on stage again... He laughed his butt off.

-Jay

 

LMAO, That would drive one crazy. and i bet you were ready to slap him silly for doing that.

 

That's a great story. I'm not able to remember people that don't wash their hands just because it seems like so many people do it. And then they get all offended when you break out the hand sanitizer right after you shake their hand ... :loony: :lmao:

 

At work, I have heard numerous people having conversations while on the throne. I don't understand it. Is the noise cancelling software so good that the people on the other end don't hear what they're doing? I would probably end the conversation if I knew the person on the other end was using the restroom. Gross!

 

I visit construction sites often and it gets to me the number of people that will walk out of a porta john and want to shake your hand.

:loony:

 

It is super gross. One of my worst pet peeves is people who do not wash after using the restroom. I am of the belief that all public restroom doors should swing out so one could leave without having to touch the door handle upon exiting.

-Jay

 

Just so that you have to 'pull' the door to enter the restroom and 'push' when you leave. Because you don't have to push the handle you can push about anywhere on the door, even with your shoe. :browani: