well thats probably because you wear gloves and keep your shoes on while the rest of us are exposed to some of the nastiest bugs in the world(MRSA, VRE, MDRO, and acinetobacter) from less then sanitary conditions.
Actually, up until recently, I wore work shoes with shanks, so I had to take mine off, too, to be screened at the start of my shift. Even doing so four days a week (which probably is more often than most people fly) I somehow managed to avoid catching a deadly foot fungus!
And there's nothing that says YOU can't wear gloves, too!
Hmmm. Quite a cavalier attitude from someone who was freaking out about an extra ppb of THM in drinking water.
Are you saying that bacteria are safer than THM?
I expect to find harmful bacteria in a high-traffic public building, and I take sensible precautions to avoid illness.
Finding out the water supply is contaminated came as a bit of a surprise, and until we were notified, I had no reason to believe I had anything to worry about from this quarter.
Take a pair of flip flops to put on when you take your shoes off.
Won’t work in the U.S. You CAN use footies, baggies, etc., though.
OOTPYLTH - So has the smug PESG come off your face yet after that post, because it should have? Its Ainitfunnys loss highlights why sanitation at the CP should be a higher priority unless TSA wants to pay for CP acquired infections. I have good reasons to be concerned for my own health and how unclean CP could effect it. Do you have any idea what a 14-30+ day ICU admission, procedures, labs and medications costs?
So, how many of these infections actually have been traced back to an airport checkpoint?
I’m not saying it couldn’t happen … I just don’t think the risk is substantially higher than than in a hospital, restaurant, theatre, or other public place with a similarly high traffic level. Including … planes!
Do you honestly think they sanitize or even clean the handles of the overhead bins, the seats, arm rests, seat back pocket, doors to the lav, etc? I know modern airline cleaning crews are efficient, but you're in denial if you think they do anything but make the cabin presentable.
Sometimes, not even that … last time I flew, the seat pocket in front of me was stuffed with used Kleenex from a previous passengers. EWWWWWWW!
Worried about stuff on your hands? Wash your hands. Worried about germs, don't touch your mucous membranes with your hands. Pretty easy.
Excellent advice, worth repeating!
I wear gloves at all times at the checkpoint. I change them often, certainly every time I have to touch a person or go into a bag. I use sanitizer or spray my hands with alcohol between gloves changes. I make an effort not to touch my face, hair, clothing, etc. (not just mucous membranes) with my gloved hands. I very rarely get sick ...
It is quite comical to be distressed over the possibility of a laptop getting germs from a bin, and then walking through the airport, using the public restroom, eating questionable food served by an employee of questionable hygenic habits, and then boarding a plane filled with people from all over the world with questionable medical conditions and sitting in foam seats filled with whatever fell off/out of the person before you while breathing the aroma of the other passengers as they pass gas for two hours...but I wonder if my laptop is contaminated?
Perzackly!
That’s because the tail is wagging the dog. These people REALLY don’t hate the TSA because they’re worried about germs; they’re only ranting about germs because it provides a convenient vehicle to bash the TSA.
My local airport has surgery booties that you can wear through the checkpoint. You can keep some in your bag and wear those at any airport. Newspaper in the bin is an excellent idea. I take clorox wipes and scrub everything on my seat, arm rest, tray table and the headrest when I board the plane. That freaks me out more than the checkpoint. Last trip, someone asked for a wipe and next thing I know I get my packet back with one wipe left. I had everyone around me cleaning. They turn those planes so quick and never wipe anything down. Back to the checkpoint, at least put some socks on when you walk there. Bare feet at any checkpoint is a no-no. Pitch them after or wash in bleach. Common sense goes a long way.
More good advice. You also could seal your carryon luggage inside plastic bags … dispose of the bags upon leaving the checkpoint or (better idea yet!) after disembarking from the plane. Although, if you’re staying in a hotel room … hmmm, those aren’t the most sanitary places, either. OK, never mind!
In comparison to all the hand-wringing about germs that I see on this forum, the number of passengers who appear concerned enough to even wear disposable booties is quite small … I’d estimate less than half of 1 percent.
In closing, my condolences to AINTITFUNNY on her loss.