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My roommate only washes up if he poops, never after peeing. Now every time I'm in any of the common areas I have to wash my hands after touching anything I haven't wiped down. Thus, I wash my hands twice every time I use the bathroom; once as normal and again in the kitchen because I touched the taps, light switch and door handle in the bathroom which likely have groin sweat on them... /rant

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Yes. Wash my hands:

  • after every toilet use
  • after I come in from outside
  • before I eat
  • after I eat
  • before I sit down at my desk and touch my mouse and keyboard
  • before I start playing a game with my controller(s)
  • edit: oh and before/after seksytime, both with myself and the wife
[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

First three always, fourth sometimes, definitely not the last two.

[–] BossDj@piefed.social 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The sexy time edit makes this funnier

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I should've probably made it a numbered list, eh

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

something made him remember 🤔

[–] Canigou@jlai.lu 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Aren't your hands extremely dry from all the washing ?

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I follow pretty similar standards and keep some coconut based lotion around to keep from drying my hands too much.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They are, and it's just like I like it.

I strangely don't need to moisturize, ever. My hands' skin is curiously soft and smooth all year round, despite harsh and dry winter conditions during those months. Wife and kids need so many lotions and shit and I hate putting it on the kids. I want to wash the lotion off afterwards lol. But it's good bonding so I do it anyway.

[–] homologous@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I read this comment when this post was relatively new and just wanted to say that you've somehow subconsciously inspired me to wash my hands more often over the past 3 weeks. Specifically when coming in from outside. So thanks 😃

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

😄 You're very welcome, friend!

I started washing my hands a lot more after my kids started preschool btw. We kept getting sick by their germs all the time, and they kept getting sick, too. Constantly.

So then we introduced this rule of always washing your hands before meals and after coming in from outside, to reduce bacteria and virus exposure. The frequency by which they got sick dropped dramatically.

And I noticed that my keyboard and mouse got a lot less grimy too, so that's nice.

It's crazy how dirty your hands get from being outside. Just touching a door at work or school or holding on to a hand rail or whatever. You come home and the soap water is literally light gray. Disgusting.

Anyway, I'm glad to have reached someone with my being alive. 😁🤝

[–] homologous@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow, the difference being that noticeable is wild. I also work with 5- and 6-year-olds at my job and I have to constantly remind them to wash their hands— with soap! I've literally had kids say "yes" to "did you wash your hands?" only to follow it up with "with soap?" and get an eyeroll and sulk back to the sink 🥲

I wash my hands plenty at work, because my hands get grimy and sticky just from being in their vicinity for more than 15 minutes lol, but yeah also washing more at home now!

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

😆 Classic! We also hit em with the "can I smell your hands?" And they gave us their hands at first but now they just go back to the sink again knowing what's about to be said, lmao.

Yeah, working with kids I can imagine how dirty hands get. I'm thinking our adult hands get dirty for the same reasons, just a little less so, but still enough to warrant washing, also for the same reasons.