Me too, Heidi. Paul O
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 14:47:32 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am a big believer in hand washing. That might have something to do > with > the fact that my mother is a nurse. Anyhoo...I've spent a lot of > time > around children that aren't my own, and I rarely get sick. I > strongly > believe that I wash my hands thoroughly as often as possible. I'm > not > obsessive about it, but I do wash my hands thoroughly before eating > and > after using the loo, before and after being around children (like, > serving > in the nursery or looking after the neighbors' kids, etc), and also > when > I've touched animals (like petting a dog). I've taught my children > to be > careful about washing their hands as well, and they rarely are sick > beyond > having allergies... > > Also, I don't use anti-bacterial soap at my house. In both > bathrooms and > in the kitchen, I have liquid soap pumps filled with regular, > non-anti-bacterial soap. Also, and this is an eccentricity (if you > want to > call it that) passed on to me from my mother...after using a public > restroom and washing hands, I use a paper towel in my hand (or, > failing > that, a tissue from my purse) to open the door to leave - in > recognition of > the fact that most people don't regularly wash their hands well, if > at all, > and then they go touch that door handle. Ish! > > Heidi the fair > > Heidi Page ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================