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You need to watch Oprah Winfrey and find out that about the filthiest places
are movie theater chairs, hand rails in stores, kids toys, you can go on and on. Just wash your hands before you eat and don't put food on the kitchen counter. ( Use plates!) -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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On 2004-12-17, Meghan Noecker penned:
And I usually put wax paper down if I want to put food directly on the counter. Ooh, that's a good idea. Wonder why I never thought of that? Not just because of pet and people germs, but in case washing down the counter after preparing chicken didn't catch *everything* ... Same here. If I had to wash my hands everytime I touched a cat or dog, I would never get anything done. But I do wash them before preparing food. Now that I don't have a Lab in my life, their oily fur weirds me out and I wash off the dog smell and slobber after playing with them. It didn't bother me much while Puma was alive, though. In fact, when he and I were both young, I remember wrestling with him. Somehow he always got a dusty, dirty paw in my mouth! Blechhh! -- monique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! |
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On 2004-12-17, Zythophile penned:
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message ... snip A lot of houses have open floorplans. My kitchen has two entrances, neither of which has a door. I didn't think of that. I've never lived in an open plan house, so it didn't occur to me. I love the feel of having so much space, but there are certainly downsides. For one thing, if I'm trying to sleep, my husband can't watch TV ... the sound travels *everywhere*. Did you shower before you entered the house? Not before entering the house, but first trip was to the bathroom. Mind you i do remember my mother threatening to hose me down on more than one occaision. Like most kids, I was a muck magnet. My mom threatened me with that, too =) True. Those of us who choose to have cats know we have to make compromises in our lifestyles to accommodate them. We all make the compromises that we are comfortable with. I feel for the OP because he's having to make compromises for someone else's cats. What greater love hath any man than to put up with someone else's pets? Mmm.. I know the answer to that - putting up with someone else's kids :-) I agree that it would be tough living with a pet if you wouldn't have chosen that pet on your own. And I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that pet-rearing theories are as varied as kid-rearing theories. For example, I would have a real hard time living in a house where cats are allowed on the dinner table ... even during dinner. I had a high school boyfriend whose family thought that was cute. It grossed me out. Other people would be fine with that; it just bugs me. -- monique, who is sometimes allowed to pet Oscar, a grey^H^H^H^Hblue-cream DLH with an attitude! |
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"Zythophile" wrote in message
... Do you have to let the cats in the kitchen when you're not there? I never leave my cats unattended in the kitchen. In fact if they could come and go from the house without going through the kitchen, they'd not be allowed in the kichen at all. If I ever found one on the worktop, I think it'd take 20 litres of Dettol before i could even think of cooking in there. My kitchen doesn't have a door, so I don't know how I would block it off anyway. The only reason I might not let cats in the kitchen is if there was something unsafe in there. Personally, I think you're overreacting - the cats sleep in your bed, right? Yuk! What a horrible thought! What a horrible thought??? What a wonderful thought! I love having the cats in bed. NewCat always sleeps right above my head, purring. I can't think of a nicer way to fall asleep. Although I do wish she would let me have more of the pillow. Yes, and I always wash my hands after stroking them. I know that the stress reduction in having and stroking pets is beneficial for health and that being exposed to the bugs that pets carry is good for the immune system, but a bit of basic hygiene makes me feel more relaxed. OMG, Dude! You need to chill! If I washed my hands every time I pet a cat, I would be washing them all day. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG |
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And too much hand washing in winter weather can dry them out, make them
crack, and leave them open to all the germs they may pick up from theater seats, toys, hand rails etc.. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. |
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