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Infectious householders!!

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dvbuk55
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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clashcityrocker wrote:The thread reminds me of people in the fifties who didn't want to accept change from black bus drivers in case it made them turn black.
:chuckle :chuckle
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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clashcityrocker wrote:And now you are adding to the story.
Your first comment was so ridiculous it must be a joke. LOL.
I thought it was a reasonably fair point as an extreme example but the RMchat police have deemed it not to be lol
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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banner18 wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:And now you are adding to the story.
Your first comment was so ridiculous it must be a joke. LOL.
I thought it was a reasonably fair point as an extreme example but the RMchat police have deemed it not to be lol
Personally I thought it was a bit OCD but hey it is what it is.
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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clashcityrocker wrote:
banner18 wrote: You are passing an item to someone who it is known is very ill and likely infectious, .
They looked ill. Doesn't mean they were.
Their infectiousness is not proved either.
If you don't know what made them look like death, you don't know if it is a communicable disease do you?

Just take more vitamin C and chill.
Stressing about other people's possible state of health will make you ill.

Also, there is no telling that the ill person is not actually very aware of infection and due to washing their hands after coughs and sneezes, may well have the cleanest hands of us all and therefore stands more chance of catching something off the pda rather than the other way round..... just a thought.

P.S are there any jobs going with RMCHAT police ?
Tripitaka: "You should live without fear. There's as much chance of good things as bad things."
Sandy: "It's a cheerful philosophy and I've heard it from people before. They're all dead now."
Monkey "Excuse me when I say, that you really are extraordinarily dim!"
dvbuk55
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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fng wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
banner18 wrote: You are passing an item to someone who it is known is very ill and likely infectious, .
They looked ill. Doesn't mean they were.
Their infectiousness is not proved either.
If you don't know what made them look like death, you don't know if it is a communicable disease do you?

Just take more vitamin C and chill.
Stressing about other people's possible state of health will make you ill.

Also, there is no telling that the ill person is not actually very aware of infection and due to washing their hands after coughs and sneezes, may well have the cleanest hands of us all and therefore stands more chance of catching something off the pda rather than the other way round..... just a thought.

P.S are there any jobs going with RMCHAT police ?
Sure - just talk sense and you're in.
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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dvbuk55 wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
banner18 wrote:The other day, I had a special for someone and when they came to the door they looked like death. As I handed the PDA to them I thought, could I reasonably refuse to partake? Once they touch the PDA it will be a source for infection for the rest of the day, possibly infecting me and other people on the round. This isn't jest, I have been ill a number of times following incidents such as this.
Do you clean each coin you take in change, rub the gate catch each time you open a gate, ever wonder if the other users of the PDA has a communicable disease? Get real, the next breath you take has probably been in somebody else lungs and who knows what disease they have. However if you're that concernec wear rubber gloves and a face mask.
Indeed, and every time you drink a glass of water have you considered which creatures might have urinated those molecules over the years ? :shock: :crazy: :shock:
Hang on LL you've got me worried there! In reality of course, having been in many water facilities, you have no idea how many processes that water goes through before it goes to the tap - it's only a bucket in a puddle in the third world.
Yes, but all our mail goes through many processes, and that doesn't mean it's always ends up right. :shock:
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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dvbuk55 wrote:
fng wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
banner18 wrote: You are passing an item to someone who it is known is very ill and likely infectious, .
They looked ill. Doesn't mean they were.
Their infectiousness is not proved either.
If you don't know what made them look like death, you don't know if it is a communicable disease do you?

Just take more vitamin C and chill.
Stressing about other people's possible state of health will make you ill.

Also, there is no telling that the ill person is not actually very aware of infection and due to washing their hands after coughs and sneezes, may well have the cleanest hands of us all and therefore stands more chance of catching something off the pda rather than the other way round..... just a thought.

P.S are there any jobs going with RMCHAT police ?
Sure - just talk sense and you're in.

Your'e in mate, you backed them up, thats all you need to do
Lounge Lizard
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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clashcityrocker wrote:The thread reminds me of people in the fifties who didn't want to accept change from black bus drivers in case it made them turn black.
No, in the fifties it was white bus drivers and black bus conductors. :Very Happy
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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I look like death most mornings when I get up ... God help my customers :chuckle
"We're under model" - oh no we're not - stick your lapse elsewhere ...
Lounge Lizard
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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RedBagMan wrote:I look like death most mornings when I get up ... God help my customers :chuckle
I wake up with a smile most mornings :Very Happy , and get it over with for the rest of the day :sad: .
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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banner18 wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
fng wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
banner18 wrote: You are passing an item to someone who it is known is very ill and likely infectious, .
They looked ill. Doesn't mean they were.
Their infectiousness is not proved either.
If you don't know what made them look like death, you don't know if it is a communicable disease do you?

Just take more vitamin C and chill.
Stressing about other people's possible state of health will make you ill.

Also, there is no telling that the ill person is not actually very aware of infection and due to washing their hands after coughs and sneezes, may well have the cleanest hands of us all and therefore stands more chance of catching something off the pda rather than the other way round..... just a thought.

P.S are there any jobs going with RMCHAT police ?
Sure - just talk sense and you're in.

Your'e in mate, you backed them up, thats all you need to do
Cheers banner :wink: if i'd of known it was that easy i would of applied ages ago :Very Happy
Tripitaka: "You should live without fear. There's as much chance of good things as bad things."
Sandy: "It's a cheerful philosophy and I've heard it from people before. They're all dead now."
Monkey "Excuse me when I say, that you really are extraordinarily dim!"
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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fng wrote:
banner18 wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
fng wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
banner18 wrote: You are passing an item to someone who it is known is very ill and likely infectious, .
They looked ill. Doesn't mean they were.
Their infectiousness is not proved either.
If you don't know what made them look like death, you don't know if it is a communicable disease do you?

Just take more vitamin C and chill.
Stressing about other people's possible state of health will make you ill.

Also, there is no telling that the ill person is not actually very aware of infection and due to washing their hands after coughs and sneezes, may well have the cleanest hands of us all and therefore stands more chance of catching something off the pda rather than the other way round..... just a thought.

P.S are there any jobs going with RMCHAT police ?
Sure - just talk sense and you're in.

Your'e in mate, you backed them up, thats all you need to do
Cheers banner :wink: if i'd of known it was that easy i would of applied ages ago :Very Happy

:Very Happy just remember to tow the line at all times and you'll be fine
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Re: Infectious householders!!

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banner18 wrote:
fng wrote:
banner18 wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
fng wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
banner18 wrote: You are passing an item to someone who it is known is very ill and likely infectious, .
They looked ill. Doesn't mean they were.
Their infectiousness is not proved either.
If you don't know what made them look like death, you don't know if it is a communicable disease do you?

Just take more vitamin C and chill.
Stressing about other people's possible state of health will make you ill.

Also, there is no telling that the ill person is not actually very aware of infection and due to washing their hands after coughs and sneezes, may well have the cleanest hands of us all and therefore stands more chance of catching something off the pda rather than the other way round..... just a thought.

P.S are there any jobs going with RMCHAT police ?
Sure - just talk sense and you're in.

Your'e in mate, you backed them up, thats all you need to do
Cheers banner :wink: if i'd of known it was that easy i would of applied ages ago :Very Happy

:Very Happy just remember to tow the line at all times and you'll be fine
Tow it to where?
banner18
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Re: Infectious householders!!

Post by banner18 »

Back on topic, if you have ill relatives you tend to try and avoid getting too close and sharing drinks etc like you normally would, so why is it much different. If someone is really ill in bed they could just come to the window or something and say leave the item.
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Re: Infectious householders!!

Post by Thehair »

Try never to go to the doctors surgery....I've never seen so many ill people in one place :Sick