I think most people no longer believe that all ailments are caused by some invisible force of miasmas, but with all the research and fact that science has produced, it still surprises me how many people blatantly ignore germs! Now I may have inherited a little bit of O.C.D from my mom, but I still think it is pretty rational to be wary of germs and all the infection they cause. It disgusts me though that people seem to be perfectly fine with eating off the floor, or consuming expired foods, or even eating without washing their hands. Never fear though, I am here to enlighten those who do not fear the germs as they should. Here are a few scenarios that might get you thinking twice about that “five second rule.”
So you drop your delicious chocolate chip cookie that just cost you $3, no way you are letting that go to waste! So you pick it up, give it a little shake and consume it as if nothing ever happened. Little do you know that in that same spot only half an hour ago, Ralph walked through with the shoes that he happened to be wearing when he stepped in dog poop that he managed to scrape off (mostly) with the stick that the same dog had in it’s mouth an hour ago. Yum, now it is a double chocolate chip cookie.
So you don’t think it’s necessary to wash your hands before putting in your contacts or even just rubbing your eyes or eating. You know where your hands have been and you feel pretty confident that they are clean enough. Well remember when you shook that client’s hand today? He was so nervous about meeting with that he had an upset stomach. So then of course he had to go to the bathroom. Is he one of the few men that wash their hands after? For your sake, let’s hope so.
Expiration dates are just a suggestion, right? Some items they are more of a guideline but let’s think about this. Back in the days before refrigeration in say the Revolutionary War, food was often tampered with so that the soldiers would either get sick or starve. Meat just happened to arrive without being salted. Rice and flour came with a free side of bugs (although that may have been a natural result). It’s your call in the end, but do you really want to mess with something that is a war tactic?
If you have survived this long, you probably haven’t picked up the plague or Ebola yet, so maybe my rant is all for naught. After all, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Even if you eat off the floor or drink chunky milk, at least wash your hands otherwise I won’t be shaking them.
Autumn Siders 