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Post by jazzguy on Jun 24, 2022 0:48:08 GMT -5
So says the late night commercial advertising some shower head gizmo. Can't say I've ever had that first blast touch me, doesn't everyone feel the temp w their hand before jumping in? I think I'll pass and go for the knives that never get dull or a chia pet. Order now and they'll throw in 2 more, just pay separate postage and handling.
Does anyone ever go for this stuff?
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Post by gato on Jun 24, 2022 5:00:42 GMT -5
Many years ago I ordered an "Abflex" off the late night TV. Who wouldn't want the ripped six-pack like on the gym-rat demonstrating the 3 min a day device? As I recall, it was overpriced, took about 6 weeks to arrive, and did nothing for my bald spot. Wait .... why did I buy this plastic and rubber device again? Oh, right... ripped abs. I gave the 3 minutes a day it called for, day after day ... for a week. After that, it sat in the corner mocking me. From there to a closet. We all know the life cycle of the exotic exercise device, right? It gets set up in the living room to make its use handy. Then it moves to the bedroom, where the owner hangs clothes on it. Eventually it finds its way to the curb, where the trash men have a good laugh ("Hey Mack ... here's another one!"). I felt a little better in 2009, when I spotted an Abflex in the corner of my urologist's office, providing a scaffold for spider webs. i.postimg.cc/FKBnDKD7/abf.jpg
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jun 24, 2022 6:31:15 GMT -5
I'm holding out for the Thighmaster.
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Post by Lesterstrat on Jun 24, 2022 6:51:05 GMT -5
What they say is true. Dental offices, for example, are required to flush the little air/water sprayer in the treatment rooms for one minute every morning prior to seeing patients. You can smell it for the first 10-15 seconds of flushing them. Pretty funky smell.
That said, who stands in the shower first and then turns on the water?
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jun 24, 2022 7:15:48 GMT -5
What about the kitchen sink? How many of us turn on the faucet in the morning and grab that first cup?
I figure it just builds up our immune systems. That which doesn't kill us...
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Post by HenryJ on Jun 24, 2022 7:30:18 GMT -5
What about the kitchen sink? How many of us turn on the faucet in the morning and grab that first cup? I figure it just builds up our immune systems. That which doesn't kill us... My maternal grandmother did not get indoor plumbing until she was 70 years old. She lived to 102. When my older son was in junior high, he did a research paper on Dr. Jonas Salk. Salk noted that the polio epidemic began after everyone had indoor plumbing. (Everyone except Grandma!) Without the built-up immunity, the polio virus took hold. Yeah, I know. Gross. But true.
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Post by michael on Jun 24, 2022 7:58:46 GMT -5
hmmm, i DO run the shower until it warms up. i don't drink tap water, there's so much chlorine in it.... i WILL drink water from the refrigerator filter... if the information on the filter box is true, i feel safe enough.
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Post by LVF on Jun 24, 2022 9:20:47 GMT -5
hmmm, i DO run the shower until it warms up. i don't drink tap water, there's so much chlorine in it.... i WILL drink water from the refrigerator filter... if the information on the filter box is true, i feel safe enough. After all these years, it's too late. That, of which, doesn't kill me, has been abused over many of my decades. I think maybe I need to look around for all those Popeil dollar stretchers now though. Apparently, those people on the TV do.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jun 24, 2022 9:33:00 GMT -5
"bacteria" is a pretty broad thing. You have bacteria on your toothbrush, because it is your own bacteria. We're exposed to it all day every day.
If you were using your shower head to routinely clean out open wounds they might be on to something, assuming the product works on its utility is the only thing in question.
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 24, 2022 9:45:47 GMT -5
•"That first blast from the shower head is full of bacteria"
So, why is everybody always going on about "taking good care of the environment": clearly, it's plotting to kill us all.
•"I'm holding out for the Thighmaster."
I must've been misinformed: I was told that you are The Thighmaster...
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Post by Lesterstrat on Jun 24, 2022 10:32:33 GMT -5
What about the kitchen sink? How many of us turn on the faucet in the morning and grab that first cup? I figure it just builds up our immune systems. That which doesn't kill us... I do. I get it hot so I can fill up my tumbler with hot water (to get it hot) before I put coffee in it. Stays hot longer that way.
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Post by pdf64 on Jun 24, 2022 10:38:24 GMT -5
The build up of legionella in static water between 20 and 50C in tanks and piping is a thing. So yeah, it seems feasible that first blast from a shower in summer that hasn’t been used for a while carries the likelihood of an inhalable airborne mist with a significant legionella load. So good practice may be to unscrew the shower head and let it run directly down the drain for a minute. So as to flush out any legionella contaminated water whilst minimising chance of it misting. A body’s tolerance for coping with this stuff seems likely to decrease with age.
My understanding is that polio virus is able to be transmitted when there’s fecal contamination of food / drink.
I’m in a hotel in Cyprus at the moment, I suspect they haven’t had much custom for the past couple of years, and so the shower might not have been used for a while. So I took my own advice above before using the shower for the first time. I’m very glad I did, as the water came out brown for the first few seconds!
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jun 24, 2022 10:53:19 GMT -5
•"That first blast from the shower head is full of bacteria" So, why is everybody always going on about "taking good care of the environment": clearly, it's plotting to kill us all. Yeah, one thing I enjoy about people who REALLY get into outdoors/survivalist stuff is that they fully understand that nature doesn't care about us and will try to kill us by freezing us, burning us, starving us, poisoning us, attacking us....
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jun 24, 2022 11:48:48 GMT -5
I would think it exceptionally weird to turn the shower on while you are in there. I always turn it on from the side of the curtain where the faucet is, close the curtain, and get in on the other side. By the time I get there, it’s warm. I don’t check the temperature, I know where to set the faucet handle so it’s “just right”.
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Post by Taildragger on Jun 24, 2022 11:48:55 GMT -5
R.e. funkyK's post above: Yep: and many people don't realize that predators often start eating what they've caught while it's still alive. Comfort yourself with platitudes about, "yeah, but the prey animal is in shock at that point" if you want: all I know is I don't want anybody gnawin' on my intestines till I'm all-the-way dead.
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Post by gato on Jun 24, 2022 13:10:21 GMT -5
I would think it exceptionally weird to turn the shower on while you are in there. I always turn it on from the side of the curtain where the faucet is, close the curtain, and get in on the other side. By the time I get there, it’s warm. I don’t check the temperature, I know where to set the faucet handle so it’s “just right”. If you want to turn on the shower while you're in there, an umbrella works great. But it can cause confusion when you're staying over as a houseguest. "I was just about to take a shower, but I don't know where you keep your umbrellas."
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Post by Ragpicker on Jun 24, 2022 21:38:00 GMT -5
Leftymeister......I had a part time job making Thighmasters when they were all the rage ! I cut the latex foam pieces that covered them. Horrible job , horrible people.
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Post by Lesterstrat on Jun 25, 2022 0:12:12 GMT -5
Leftymeister......I had a part time job making Thighmasters when they were all the rage ! I cut the latex foam pieces that covered them. Horrible job , horrible people. I’m gonna have to respectfully demand you take that back pilgrim! Suzanne Summers ain’t horrible people! And, she can thigh master me any day!
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Post by Opie on Jun 25, 2022 6:26:43 GMT -5
This whole thing reminds me of a video I saw decades ago of a toilet flushing in slow motion with backlit lighting showing it sending up a spray of unmentionables all over the room. How come no one has invented a toilet that waits until your sealed in a sterile cocoon deep underground before unleashing deadly pathogens? And I bet you leave your toothbrushes out in the open as well!
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Post by HenryJ on Jun 25, 2022 7:24:32 GMT -5
This whole thing reminds me of a video I saw decades ago of a toilet flushing in slow motion with backlit lighting showing it sending up a spray of unmentionables all over the room. How come no one has invented a toilet that waits until your sealed in a sterile cocoon deep underground before unleashing deadly pathogens? And I bet you leave your toothbrushes out in the open as well! Again, I go back to Leftymeister's wisdom about building up the immune system.
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Post by gato on Jun 25, 2022 7:27:37 GMT -5
This whole thing reminds me of a video I saw decades ago of a toilet flushing in slow motion with backlit lighting showing it sending up a spray of unmentionables all over the room. How come no one has invented a toilet that waits until your sealed in a sterile cocoon deep underground before unleashing deadly pathogens? And I bet you leave your toothbrushes out in the open as well! Just imagine the cascade of "unmentionables" in a public restroom, with all those toilets flushing. All toothbrushes at my home are covered by plastic baggies in their stands.
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Post by rickyguitar on Jun 25, 2022 9:17:25 GMT -5
I read or heard somewhere that fecal matter is s normal part of household atmosphere. Kinda nasty but I am not changing over to an outhouse.
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Post by Leftee on Jun 25, 2022 9:22:34 GMT -5
Fecal happens
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Post by RufusTeleStrat on Jun 25, 2022 11:22:12 GMT -5
So we have progressed from dirt floors, well most of us, and sleeping on straw mattresses (well I hope). No bed rolls on the long prairie trip to Oregon, and no drinking from the same stream as the buffalo pee into.
But we still want to improve.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jun 25, 2022 11:22:20 GMT -5
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jun 25, 2022 11:36:03 GMT -5
I think I'll pass and go for the knives that never get dull or a chia pet. You need to go Dual Bag, baby.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jun 25, 2022 11:37:36 GMT -5
The last I heard, the "your toothbrush has poop on it" bit was debunked. It turned out when they were testing the toothbrushes they were finding oral bacteria and thinking it was fecal bacteria. There seems to be SOME weird fecal/oral recycling going on. Couples living together for a time will have microbiomes that will begin to resemble each other for that reason.
I still close the lid before I flush.
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Post by Leftee on Jun 25, 2022 11:39:48 GMT -5
Point- outhouse
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jun 25, 2022 12:11:35 GMT -5
All this contradictory information makes me want to curl up on the floor in the fecal position.
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Post by Leftee on Jun 25, 2022 12:13:10 GMT -5
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