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Really weird stuff people do that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 17:12

Someone I know puts hotel TV remotes in plastic bags before using them, because she once heard a standup comedian talking about men wanking on them while watching porn.

WTAF?

What weird things do people you know do that make absolutely no sense at all? Anything as odd as that?

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:31

blueshoes · 18/08/2024 22:29

It is a parallel universe of germs and bacteria that I am been missing because I am missing that uv light which exposes them.

I just think I go camping, probably ate some poo somewhere and I lived to tell the tale. What does not kill you makes you stronger! And life's too short to worry about wanky remotes.

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Yeah, I stay in bothies in remote parts of Scotland, which are pretty grubby places with no running water and no toilets. Some people here wouldn't cope with that at all.

I've lived to tell the tale.

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Allfur · 18/08/2024 22:31

Surely op's robust immune system is because of her approach to germs

Justleaveitblankthen · 18/08/2024 22:31

StarryDance · 18/08/2024 17:20

I never give this stuff a second thought until I read it on MN.

Me too!
I've never forgiven MN for making me think twice before dumping my bag on my bed 🤨

heartbroken22 · 18/08/2024 22:31

Good tip I'll be using plastic bags on them too

Gettoachiro · 18/08/2024 22:31

My ex and I went to stay in a caravan for a week. I drove down for the six hour journey getting there about 6pm looking forward to a nice relaxing evening after putting the clothes away etc..

It was then decided (not by me!) that every single utensil (10+ of each not including all of the serving spoons 😕), every pot, plate, side, sideboard, door handle, the entire kitchen and bathroom had to be cleaned 😕

The place was already absolutely spotless! I was being watched though so couldn't skimp! 😁😕 I suggested maybe not doing every plate, pot and utensil etc was ok given there was only two of us and we could just use the ones we did clean... but that got short shrift 🤣

I think we eventually got to bed after midnight. It could have waited until the morning even if it was a bit bad! But it was lovely already!

ForGreyKoala · 18/08/2024 22:30

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 18/08/2024 22:16

It makes them creamier and more bulky. You just add a little bit.

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I have hated scambled eggs all my life - until I made my own which were delicious. Why - because I DIDN'T add milk. Everyone else seems to, and it ruins them for me.

blueshoes · 18/08/2024 22:29

ForGreyKoala · 18/08/2024 22:27

It's a whole other world. 😅

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It is a parallel universe of germs and bacteria that I am been missing because I am missing that uv light which exposes them.

I just think I go camping, probably ate some poo somewhere and I lived to tell the tale. What does not kill you makes you stronger! And life's too short to worry about wanky remotes.

blueshoes · 18/08/2024 22:27

PerkyMintDeer · 18/08/2024 21:36

You're friends with my Mum.

And it's red for "privates" and there are designated areas (mid part/corners) for front and back.

And there's a coded cleaning cloth system too. You may have guessed already that it's red for the toilet area.

Dad's nearly been divorced and cleaners have lost their jobs for using the wrong towel in the kitchen to dry their hands. How can anyone not know it's pure white for hands and checked navy blue and white for dishes (and checked pale blue and white for pots and pans).

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This is weird. I could not look at a red towel if I knew.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:27

Blinky21 · 18/08/2024 22:23

I wipe hotel remotes, switches and handles and don't walk barefoot on hotel carpets, just gross.

Washing raw chicken is quite dangerous from a food safety perspective.

I think having a car window sticker is weird, esp those ones of cartoon characters of your family. Why does anyone driving behind you give a toss, hate them

What's gross about walking barefoot on hotel carpets?

Genuine question. I have no idea why that's a problem.

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ForGreyKoala · 18/08/2024 22:27

StarryDance · 18/08/2024 17:20

I never give this stuff a second thought until I read it on MN.

It's a whole other world. 😅

OrwellianTimes · 18/08/2024 22:26

IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 18/08/2024 22:24

I never do unless vegetables have obvious earth. The MN obsession with dirt and germs is bizarre.

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I always wash fruit and vegetables, and I’m in no way a germ phobe. Unwashed salads are one of the biggest sources of e.coli outbreaks in this country.

Also if there’s any chance of washing off chemicals used in farming I’ll take it.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:25

BernardBlacksBreakfastWine · 18/08/2024 22:22

I’ll admit I haven’t read the full thread so I haven’t seen all the permutations the remote control argument has taken…

But I have to wonder… why just the remote?? If the people who’ve stayed in the room are so gross, you need to worry about everything cos they’ve touched it all! Door handles, light switches, coat hangers, chairs - the lot. Why focus on one thing?

I’m a recovered OCD sufferer (diagnosed, major life issue not just ‘I like my pens lined up’) so I know about irrational germ fears. You have to just accept the world is germy. There’s no mileage at all in inventing arbitrary rules about certain ‘dirty’ things. It’s just pointless.

Thank you, that's a really sensible and rational approach. I obviously meant this as a lightheaded thread and I think some people have taken it somewhat too seriously.

You're right, germs are everywhere, and most of the time won't do you any damage. Just be sensible and you'll be fine.

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IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 18/08/2024 22:24

Redbone · 18/08/2024 22:20

I always wash meat, fruit and vegetables before using. I was taught that this was basic hygiene in Home Economics lessons!

I never do unless vegetables have obvious earth. The MN obsession with dirt and germs is bizarre.

Blinky21 · 18/08/2024 22:23

I wipe hotel remotes, switches and handles and don't walk barefoot on hotel carpets, just gross.

Washing raw chicken is quite dangerous from a food safety perspective.

I think having a car window sticker is weird, esp those ones of cartoon characters of your family. Why does anyone driving behind you give a toss, hate them

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:22

Tagyoureit · 18/08/2024 22:22

I always say please and thank you to Alexa!

When the robots rise, she'll remember I was always polite 😉

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Hell will freeze over the day I have an Alexa in my house.

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BernardBlacksBreakfastWine · 18/08/2024 22:22

I’ll admit I haven’t read the full thread so I haven’t seen all the permutations the remote control argument has taken…

But I have to wonder… why just the remote?? If the people who’ve stayed in the room are so gross, you need to worry about everything cos they’ve touched it all! Door handles, light switches, coat hangers, chairs - the lot. Why focus on one thing?

I’m a recovered OCD sufferer (diagnosed, major life issue not just ‘I like my pens lined up’) so I know about irrational germ fears. You have to just accept the world is germy. There’s no mileage at all in inventing arbitrary rules about certain ‘dirty’ things. It’s just pointless.

Tagyoureit · 18/08/2024 22:22

cookiebee · 18/08/2024 18:39

My dad has always switched everything off at the plug or even unplugged it, I think it comes from his mums mistrust of anything electrical, if I ever stay over il go to switch the spare room lamp on, only to realise he’s unplugged them all. Or get in the electric shower, which only gives out freezing water, then have to get out and realise he’s turned off the isolator switch for it, this can go on for most things, I’m surprised he hasn’t unplugged the bloody fridge 😂

Another was my mum, there were certain radio programmes she didn’t like on radio 2, so I told her other stations she could switch to, then switch back when someone she likes comes on, but she wouldn’t in case she couldn’t remember how to get back to the original station, she had literally been using radios her whole life, but now she wouldn’t dare touch it, so I got them an Alexa, had to explain you need to talk quicker with your request and don’t have to say please and thank you! Alexa kept giving up at their long winded declarations of ‘Alexa, could you please play for me…….’

I always say please and thank you to Alexa!

When the robots rise, she'll remember I was always polite 😉

Redbone · 18/08/2024 22:20

I always wash meat, fruit and vegetables before using. I was taught that this was basic hygiene in Home Economics lessons!

Edenmum2 · 18/08/2024 22:19

Longchampsachomp · 18/08/2024 17:52

I saw a little girl with a big piece of snot on her nose today, her mum used her fingers to wipe it/pick it off THEN got a wipe from her bag to wipe her hands and the nose.

In my experience that's because the toddler would have wiped it into their eye in 0.8 seconds flat

XChrome · 18/08/2024 22:18

PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:03

I don't get why you have so much energy invested in trying to make me scared of hotel hygiene. It's not like I go around licking the walls.

I'm sorry you're immunocompromised, but I'm not, and I consider life to be too short to worry about this stuff. I'm not going to read those articles, because I don't think I'll gain anything from doing so.

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Silly me, thinking that when somebody questions the validity of a source and writes multiple posts to me on the subject, it's because she actually cares about the subject. All my fault of course. How very unreasonable of me.
Have a good day.

OrwellianTimes · 18/08/2024 22:18

parkrun500club · 18/08/2024 20:20

Also why do the fires only happen at night and not when the oven is unattended all day while you are out at work?

I used to turn my oven off at the wall. I now don't, largely because I do use the clock and don't want to reset it every day. However, I do keep the microwave unplugged as we don't use it very often.

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Fires happen at any time of day but are significantly more dangerous at night because you’re in the house and asleep so potentially unaware of the fire until much later.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:17

Jaxhog · 18/08/2024 22:15

My mum used to spray her shopping in bleach during covid.

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I knew someone that quarantined their mail, not opening it for a week.

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Pocketfullofdogtreats · 18/08/2024 22:16

Idontjetwashthefucker · 18/08/2024 22:14

I don't, my scrambled eggs are just eggs. Why add milk?

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It makes them creamier and more bulky. You just add a little bit.

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PrimitivePerson · 18/08/2024 22:16

IHaveNeverLivedintheCastle · 18/08/2024 22:15

Switching electrical goods off is far more sensible than the absurd worrying about germs on everything.

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Agreed.

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Edenmum2 · 18/08/2024 22:16

Pineappleprep · 18/08/2024 17:16

I wouldn't call that weird, it's well known that hotel remotes are often filthy. Many people either clean them or use covers

No they don't