Germiest Places

The March Prevention magazine had an article entitled, “Germiest Public Places.”  Definitely made me wash my hands.

Starting with the least:  (7) crosswalk buttons  (6) vending machine buttons  (5) parking meters  (4) ATM buttons  (3) escalator rails  (2) sidewalk mailbox handles

And, number one most germ covered surface—gas pump handles!

And, that is just on the commute to work.

There are others, restaurant menu, condiment dispenser, soap dispenser, restroom door handle, grocery cart, lemon wedges.

More?   Search “germiest places”  on the internet.  Frightening.

There is no doubt we should be extra careful of germs.  They are getting bigger, braver and harder to knock down.  Still, I don’t always have a disinfectant bottle handy.  I’ve probably been known to eat something with my hands after putting them on a shopping cart. 

Having said that, there are two things I am very careful about.  When we travel, I wash my hands in the bathrooms and also use a disinfectant wipe when I get back in the vehicle.  If I do have a cold, I constantly wash my hands, throw away my toothbrush when I feel better, cough and sneeze into my shirt or crook of my arm.  The last place I want to be sick is when I travel.  If I am, I certainly don’t want Dan to get it too.

A habit of cleanliness which includes keeping from passing germs on to others is about all I can do.  Well, that and wipe off my cell phone with a disinfectant wipe once in a while—you don’t want to know why…