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| Moi IP: 66.215.185.202 7/26/2006 12:49:55 |
 Subject: Bacteria on PursesMessage: I took this right off the Snopes website. It's gross, but you need to know about it. Bacteria on Purses A study was performed on women's purses. A health team went to a local mall and took samples from the bottom of 50 women's purses. The purses were swabbed with cotton swabs along the entire bottom of the purses and placed into special containers. The swabs were then processed at a local laboratory. The Health Report also showed where women place their purses: public rest-rooms (on the floor beside the toilet), kitchen counters & kitchen tables, on tables & chairs in restaurants, etc. The results of the laboratory tests contained the following most serious result: 1 out of 4 purses — E COLI Other extremely serious bacteria also were listed, including Hepatitis. They recommended that women should DAILY wipe their purses (particularly the bottom) with a disinfectant wipe and to be extremely careful where you sit your purse. Most important, do NOT place your purse on a table (anywhere) where you will eat or on a kitchen counter and do not put it anywhere close to a toilet. Remember, when you flush a toilet, the spray goes a distance that is unrecognizable by the human eye. WASH YOUR HANDS as often as you can! Keep an antibacterial hand sanitizer cleaner (no water needed) in your purse and use it often! And as soon as you get home from shopping (or wherever you have been and used your purse), immediately wipe it all over with a disinfectant wipe. This is from me — MEN who do not wash their hands after relieving themselves should be ASHAMED! Not only that, they are seriously affecting your health and their own. My husband has told me many, many times (over 50% ratio) that he has seen men in public rest-rooms relieve themselves, zip up, and immediately leave the rest-room without washing their hands!! Women get on your men and be sure they are washing thoroughly after using the rest-room. My hubby also noted that everyone spends all this time washing their hands and then grabs the door handle to exit the rest-room. So DAH! All those other folks who did NOT wash their hands have their germs all over the door handle! And I have seen many women who do NOT wash their hands after using the rest-room. So, use that paper towel you dried your hands on to open the door and then dispose of it in the closest waste receptacle (women, please do not put it in your purse!). Repeating, this is a factual report aired today on Health News, Fox 5, Atlanta, GA. Please do your part for yourself and everyone else! As soon as I saw the report, I immediately cleaned my purse with my Clorox Antibacterial Wipe and then set it on a paper towel where I normally place it on a table in our den. And I asked my hubby to PLEASE scold me if he ever saw me putting my purse on the kitchen table or counter again! |
| debodel IP: 72.15.74.191 7/26/2006 15:01:31 | RE: Bacteria on Purses Message: I actually saw this report on Fox 5 news. The investigation was done by the Medical Reporter and man, was it interesting, a real eye opener. I now "wash" my purse frequently - not every day but more often than I used to. And I carry a small bottle of the hand sanitizer with me for after using a public restroom. Some people may think I lease the restroom without washing my hands, but I just break out my little bottle of anti-bacterial stuff and use it instead. Then, I don't worry about touching anything after I've washed my hands. And, I've noticed that alot of places are installing those "hands free" openers on the inside of bathroom doors - you use your forearm to open the door instead of touching it with your freshly washed hands. |
| Moi IP: 66.215.185.202 7/26/2006 15:16:38 | RE: Bacteria on Purses Message: Hi Deb! A few years back we went on vacation and we had to stop at lots of public restrooms (rest stops, etc). I carried my own roll of TP, hand sanitizer and feminine hygiene wipes. I wasn't taking any chances! I have noticed that a lot of the grocery stores around here now have sanitizing hand wipes placed near the shopping carts so you can make sure you're not getting something nasty from the previous shopper. In a way, it's a bad thing to be soooooo clean because your immune system becomes very susceptible to illnesses. On the other hand, it can help you avoid getting those other illnesses in the first place, right?? |
| Lynnie IP: 74.67.166.37 8/01/2006 10:20:44 | RE: Bacteria on Purses Message: Geeerrrooooossss! I saw either this report or one on Primetime regarding this. It might have been on one of those myth busting shows. Anywhere - I have adhered to some of the suggestions re public restrooms. The first stall in a restroom has less bacteria than any of the others as people generally head for the back in some sort of attempt to be discreet (?). Never set your purse on the floor. Use the hook. Likewise, when you wash your hands, never set it on the counter. |
| Sheltie Girl IP: 68.59.228.228 8/05/2006 18:40:45 | RE: Bacteria on Purses Message: Moi thanks for the info and wow what an eye opener and yuck!!!! Ok now I am making a habit of cleaning the bottom of my purse daily...I never set mine on the floor in the restroom but do put it in the floor when I go to the Doc's office....now I am going to carry wipes to clean off my handbag. |
| Barbara IP: 66.82.9.56 8/06/2006 07:24:04 | RE: Bacteria on Purses Message: After all the years of being on the road, I have pretty much got the "gist" of this, but I also use my foot to flush the public toilets that don't auto flush these days! I take a paper towel into the stall to close and latch and unlatch the stall door also. People are worse than animals about personal hygiene. They seem to take for granted the fact that our immune systems will ward off many evils! This is excellent information Moi, thanks so much for posting this. |
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