• miellaby@jlai.lu
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    15 hours ago

    This thread renforces my theory that hygienism is a bastard of capitalism. So much useless worries but in the same time so lucrative

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    16 hours ago

    Touchless sinks are the worst fucking tech ever. Shit never works, and when it does, it never gives you enough water to get a good hand wash

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    I’ve had contamination OCD for the majority of my life, and this shit has been torture for me.

    I’ve been trying to get a ADA accommodation to work from home because my job is in software, but the bastards over at HR think that clorox wipes and a dedicated cube will solve this shit. It’s irritating as fuck that nobody in charge seems capable of piecing basic hygiene together.

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        15 hours ago

        Have you met people? There’s stupid fucks out there who take pride in being disgusting assholes who don’t wash their hands.

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          14 hours ago

          There were people going maskless during covid because they already caught covid and were only interested in protecting themselves.

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            14 hours ago

            There were people that raged at others wearing masks because they felt entitled to see their faces or some stupid shit.

            • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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              14 hours ago

              It’s harder to tell a woman she’d be prettier if she smiled if you can’t see her mouth.

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    22 hours ago

    This is why I love those things at the bottom of the door that lets you open the door with your foot.

    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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      Yes and I find it funny that I see them in some of the cheapest, bars & restaurants.

      Sit at a bar and have $3 beer, there’s a foot grab.

      Sit at a sushi bar and get $150 bottle of sake, no foot grab. Bizzaro.

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      19 hours ago

      True, except in this picture, you have to pull the door to get out.

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        19 hours ago

        I know … and unlock the door too!!! So I would only do that after and before i wash my hands.

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      22 hours ago

      I’ve witness a lot of people won’t wash their hands after taking a piss. In fact some of them take a shit and just walk out without washing hands. These people then touch doors, windows, counters, food plates, appliances, evey fucking common surface… People in the office, corporate buildings, people in suits… so yeah, fuck people, they’re fucking disgusting.

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          19 hours ago

          I agree, same goes for vaccinations, people are now much less likely to vaccinate their kids, which may lead to catastrophic consequences…

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      Still would accumulate toilet aerosols over time, and would still be gross. The real solution is foot handles or no door

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    Mythbusters did a segment that showed the air dryers are more likely to spread germs. So it’s just awful all around

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      Environmental Health Officer here… I had a classmate who did a study on this, specifically the Dyson-type where you stick your hands in downwards.

      Next time, take a look at what’s there in the 2mm gap on the bottom inside where the water, etc. collects, and where the forced air blows all that material. Remember to not breathe.

      There’s a reason why we direct food businesses to use paper towels in the kitchen, not hand dryers. Also, because ain’t nobody got time to properly wash their hands for 30 seconds and then stand there completely drying their hands when they have 20+ chits on the go.

      Edit: Forgot to mention, the majority of people don’t know how to wash their hands properly, especially under the nails (both men and women). They’ve just used the hand dryer. Now you use the hand dryer. Multiply that by how many days it is before these things actually get cleaned and sanitised only to be contaminated again by the first user until the next clean and sanitise, if ever. Humans are filthy. 💀

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          I highly doubt they do. They probably just get tested and tagged, and maybe to make sure the filters are cleaned/replaced. Otherwise, I really don’t know. Do the daily cleaners even wipe those down? I’ve more often seen people cleaning the traffic lights (3 times in my entire life) than I see anyone go near a hand dryer with a cloth (none).

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            The Dyson dryers certainly don’t get wiped. I’ve never seen one that wasn’t caked in some sort of gunk.

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      Hey I’m an athlete but these foot pull doors are still extremely difficult. It strains your calf muscles, your hamstrings, your kegels, and your core. Opening heavy restroom doors with this spiky foot pull is not easy or fun or comfortable at all.

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    Turns out businesses don’t care about cleanliness or your safety beyond the point where it might affect their bottom line and just install touchless sinks and hand dryers to save money on water and paper towels

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      Using wads of paper towel and leaving the tap open waste resources. This is a prime example where being economical equates to being ecological.

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        i work in a business with unlimited access to paper towels, it saddens me how much i have to throw away unused ones

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    The bathrooms outside the lobby in my work building take this automatic crap a step further, with automatic soap machines. It’s hit or miss if any given one will have soap at all. (Thankfully, we have another sink inside my work itself that employees can use, but guests are fucked.)

    Then when they do dispense soap, it’s the foam shit. So it looks like the sink just spit into my hands. Lovely.