Ugh! I hope he didn’t drink it. Coins are usually filthy, I’m forever telling the kids ‘Don’t put coins in your mouth, you don’t know whose hands they’ve been in…”
Reminds me of the time when I saw mom sticking a knife into a cake while baking and asked why are you doing that?
She said to see if it comes out clean. So when she left, I stuck in all the dirty knives….
ok ok, don’t you judge me!
Paper money is even worse! You just DON’T know where that dollar bill has been. I’m a professional Belly Dancer – I don’t think you want to put something in your mouth that has been tucked into my hip belt!
Seem to remember hearing that Australian Aboriginals recoil from shaking hands, because you never know what another man has been doing with his hands. In the UK its not unusual to be in a public loo and see people exiting a cubicle and walking out without hand washing, so I guess they have a point.
… and don’t eat the peanuts from the open dish in bars.
Yeah yeah … but this germ-o-phobia has it’s own risks.
“In our germaphobic culture where we have entire aisles of cleaning products at the grocery store, some children are being raised in “overhygienic” conditions. Without enough exposure to different bacteria and microbes, it is thought that the immune system doesn’t learn to recognize its own cells, and this could be a reason for higher rates of asthma, eczema, and other diseases.’
While I don’t make a habit of eating money (the stuff’s too hard to come by for such wastefulness), I try not to get too worked up about germs. BikingBill’s point is well-made: I wash my hands as needed, but rarely use antibacterial soap for that reason. Gotta keep the immune system well-exercised. I work in IT, which means I touch everyone’s keyboards/mice: there is little in the world less clean than these. Unless you count door knobs (that’syour Typhoid Mary right there).
My upper limit is public restrooms. I get paranoid about daubing soap onto the faucets, and grabbing extra paper towels to open the door to leave. Everywhere else the bacteria is staphylococcus. I’ll live with that, but not the coliforms of a stranger.
The grows are 1.5-4, 2-5, and 4-9. They’d never sell here, because parents are paranoid and will stick kids in tricycles for 1.5-4, and then confine them to cars once they’re five. Thought Yehuda’s grow setup was oriented towards older…especially as his test subjects were on the older side. Probably closer to 12-15, but pre-puberty to post growth-spurt.
Similar thing happened to me three times during a low budget cross-continent tour. One guy even insisted I take $20 and during our chat it became clear he was an animal lover who often took in “rescue” dogs. I think he thought I needed rescuing! Eventually I found myself in a town with an SPCA and I knew exactly what to do with the $20
A friend of mine that spent some time in China would sterlize his chopsticks in the tea that he would be given at any restaurant. Then he wouldn’t drink it. He also brought his own chopsticks not trusting the cleaning of theirs. Good method.
Poor Yehuda!
Ugh! I hope he didn’t drink it. Coins are usually filthy, I’m forever telling the kids ‘Don’t put coins in your mouth, you don’t know whose hands they’ve been in…”
Reminds me of the time when I saw mom sticking a knife into a cake while baking and asked why are you doing that?
She said to see if it comes out clean. So when she left, I stuck in all the dirty knives….
ok ok, don’t you judge me!
Paper money is even worse! You just DON’T know where that dollar bill has been. I’m a professional Belly Dancer – I don’t think you want to put something in your mouth that has been tucked into my hip belt!
Seem to remember hearing that Australian Aboriginals recoil from shaking hands, because you never know what another man has been doing with his hands. In the UK its not unusual to be in a public loo and see people exiting a cubicle and walking out without hand washing, so I guess they have a point.
… and don’t eat the peanuts from the open dish in bars.
@ Australian Aboriginals recoil… So does Howie Mandel.
Yeah yeah … but this germ-o-phobia has it’s own risks.
“In our germaphobic culture where we have entire aisles of cleaning products at the grocery store, some children are being raised in “overhygienic” conditions. Without enough exposure to different bacteria and microbes, it is thought that the immune system doesn’t learn to recognize its own cells, and this could be a reason for higher rates of asthma, eczema, and other diseases.’
http://simplemom.net/let-your-kids-get-dirty/
I grew up next to a marsh preserve. Very rarely do I even get a cold. Maybe once every few years.
http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/let-em-eat-dirt/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=let-them-eat-dirt-11-06-03
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/01/30/let-them-eat-dirt-it-contains-essential-worms/
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.aspx?Id=3037
While I don’t make a habit of eating money (the stuff’s too hard to come by for such wastefulness), I try not to get too worked up about germs. BikingBill’s point is well-made: I wash my hands as needed, but rarely use antibacterial soap for that reason. Gotta keep the immune system well-exercised. I work in IT, which means I touch everyone’s keyboards/mice: there is little in the world less clean than these. Unless you count door knobs (that’syour Typhoid Mary right there).
My upper limit is public restrooms. I get paranoid about daubing soap onto the faucets, and grabbing extra paper towels to open the door to leave. Everywhere else the bacteria is staphylococcus. I’ll live with that, but not the coliforms of a stranger.
I think your advice might have come too *latte*
What? Nobody got my pun… let me try again…
Pour Yehuda!
You didn’t spell “pour” that way the first time.
I think your advice might have come too *latte*
Bolton, you are drinking too much latte
It seems that Yehuda’s “Grow Bike” isn’t a bad idea after all: a Spanish company is building them! http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/grow-bicycle-grows-your-kids-video.html
Wow! They’re even calling it a GROW Bike!
The grows are 1.5-4, 2-5, and 4-9. They’d never sell here, because parents are paranoid and will stick kids in tricycles for 1.5-4, and then confine them to cars once they’re five. Thought Yehuda’s grow setup was oriented towards older…especially as his test subjects were on the older side. Probably closer to 12-15, but pre-puberty to post growth-spurt.
I used this as a grow bike for my children. Recently bought a ‘new’ one for guests, fits 4′ 5″ to 6′ 5″:
http://vistoron.blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blog/_821/vistoron/bikee-ec098.jpg
OH, a ‘bent for children – that’s good. I’ve been asked often, whether there is one available.
BUT: what’s 4’5″ or 6’5″ in real units?
A meter is about 3 feet, 3 inches.
Not realy new: http://www.patria.net/fahrraeder/skippy/ they sell this for almost 20 years now.
Grow tandem?
http://www.bicycletimesmag.com/content/review-co-motion-periscope-scout-26
Similar thing happened to me three times during a low budget cross-continent tour. One guy even insisted I take $20 and during our chat it became clear he was an animal lover who often took in “rescue” dogs. I think he thought I needed rescuing! Eventually I found myself in a town with an SPCA and I knew exactly what to do with the $20
If the coffee’s hot enough it should kill most of the germs.
A friend of mine that spent some time in China would sterlize his chopsticks in the tea that he would be given at any restaurant. Then he wouldn’t drink it. He also brought his own chopsticks not trusting the cleaning of theirs. Good method.
THE BOOKS ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SNOOPY DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mine did too and they are WONDERFUL. Thanks so much Rick and Brian. I’m really looking forward to finding old favorites plus all the new strips.
That’s the risk of wearing a full beard in the winter time: you can’t drink your coffee in peace.