It shames me to even have to write this, as plain sense as it is now, but, for the love of God, can everyone just make it a habit to stop by the sink and scrub a little soap on the hands before leaving the restroom? Honestly, nothing blows my mind like seeing people -- good God-fearing people -- still forgo this quick, simplistic, and decent ritual.
I don't know what it is, but some people despise this. Some folks just effin' loathe pausing by the faucet and soap dispenser and doing their duty after their doody. Listen to me, please -- it couldn't be any easier now. Science has been blasting away with enhancing technology that fights the spreading of germs while hastening and elementaryschoolifying the act of washing hands. Stand in the general vicinity of the faucet now and it turns on. Stand in the general vicinity of the paper towel dispenser now and it unrolls. The soap even pumps out in a pre-lathered foam for you! You have no excuse anymore -- other than you're just repulsive.
And if you don't do it for your health and your self-respect, then do it for me and my health. And my peace of mind. I deserve that.
Truly, I can’t help but wonder if you don’t wash your hands after using the restroom, do you ever wash your hands for any reason? Is there a circumstance in which you'll wash your hands? I'd think visiting the toilet would constitute as plenty reason to introduce yourself to the ol' soap and water.
So, here's what I'm asking of you, Mr./Ms. I-Just-Touched-Myself: Next time you’re vacating the bathroom stall or your similar friendly confines at home, take a good, hard look at that sink. Gaze into that ovular, sculpted recess in the counter just below the mirror and think that this -- this -- could be the moment, the seized opportunity, in which you prove to yourself and to everyone whom you hug, shake hands with, pat on the back, high-five, or touch the face of that you have not only embraced the germ-free life but chosen dignity and courtesy over sharing your last encounter with your unmentionables.
You may now go back to licking that snack's salt and grease from your fingers.
Brilliant! Love seeing how often that happens at work. so yuky.
ReplyDeleteIt needed to be said. I've been concerned about this for years, and I'm very happy to see I'm not the only one. I have a co-worker I've seen forgo the sink after changing a sanitary napkin. Hmmmm. Wish I were joking.
ReplyDeleteAmen, Brother! This is precisely why I wash my hands compulsively throughout the day, shop for groceries only at Kroger (where they have handy sanitizing wipes for the grocery carts) and pump my gas there whenever possible (as they also have these nifty wipes at the gas pumps.) It's a nasty, dirty, germ-filled world. We must be vigilant.
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