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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 549098" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Good God, Witz, what a gross thing!! But back in those days, we were allowed to buy beer for our elders, lol. Pee'd on money? Ew. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">I did a lot of cashier work over the early part of my life and handled lots of money...it is very dirty. But it's rare to actually catch an illness from it. Most germs are passed through coughs, sneezes and skin contact, not inanimate objects. I do not use anything antibacterial because it hampers your own body's defenses. Yes, it really does, it's a complete waste of money. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Three exceptions: First, when I was a teen working at a 7-11, one of our co-workers actually caught body lice from handling this busdriver's money every day. No one else would wait on this guy because he was so skeevy. But this one older woman would because she felt bad for him...she caught body lice and couldn't figure it out. When a new busdriver came in one day, we asked after the last skeevy busdriver and he said, "Oh, he was canned because he had body lice and apparently some riders caught it." Ewwwwww. Second exception, if you don't have access to a sink with hot water and soap, antibacterial soap will 'do' until you find a sink to wash your hands. Even when I have to use the antibacterial soap, I don't touch my face or anything. Third, wearing gloves when working with any form of bodily fluids will prevent certain diseases and infections. Wearing them as a cashier only protects you from the dirt and grime on coins. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 549098, member: 2211"] [COLOR=#008080][SIZE=2]Good God, Witz, what a gross thing!! But back in those days, we were allowed to buy beer for our elders, lol. Pee'd on money? Ew. I did a lot of cashier work over the early part of my life and handled lots of money...it is very dirty. But it's rare to actually catch an illness from it. Most germs are passed through coughs, sneezes and skin contact, not inanimate objects. I do not use anything antibacterial because it hampers your own body's defenses. Yes, it really does, it's a complete waste of money. Three exceptions: First, when I was a teen working at a 7-11, one of our co-workers actually caught body lice from handling this busdriver's money every day. No one else would wait on this guy because he was so skeevy. But this one older woman would because she felt bad for him...she caught body lice and couldn't figure it out. When a new busdriver came in one day, we asked after the last skeevy busdriver and he said, "Oh, he was canned because he had body lice and apparently some riders caught it." Ewwwwww. Second exception, if you don't have access to a sink with hot water and soap, antibacterial soap will 'do' until you find a sink to wash your hands. Even when I have to use the antibacterial soap, I don't touch my face or anything. Third, wearing gloves when working with any form of bodily fluids will prevent certain diseases and infections. Wearing them as a cashier only protects you from the dirt and grime on coins. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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