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As quoted by Canarsie:
"What makes people think that something is automatically clean, whether it be headphones, blankets or pillows, simply because it was sealed in plastic? "
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--Canarsie-- I believe it was you(along with Paradocs) who encouraged me to do "button sightings." I am now wondering whether to post a topic on this board re: what DL is doing to keep it's planes and accessories clean & sanitized. Indeed, are those headseats disposable? You posed a great question:
"What makes people think that something is automatically clean, whether it be headphones, blankets or pillows, simply because it was sealed in plastic? "

The question I would like answered is if something is" sealed in plastic", does that mean that the item has been cleaned or simply re-packaged.

--AIRcop--are you a fan of The Village People or are you now stuck with YKnot's tune buzzing through your head? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

After reading the many posts on this thread, I will no longer laugh at people that carry their own pillows at an airport.

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Originally posted by Rssrsvp:
After reading the many posts on this thread, I will no longer laugh at people that carry their own pillows at an airport.

Will you laugh if they're singing "B.M.O.P."?

--Yknot-- In addition to the great parody, you were instrumental in getting the "button sighting" thread going. Sorry, for the omission in an earlier post. Agree with Rssrsvp that I will never again laugh at people who bring their own pillows but I will never forget the lines to B.M.O.P. when I do a personal pillow-sighting.

I agree that this has turned into a fun thread. We need regular and ongoing injections of humor to cure the often depressing effects of traveling nowadays.

--Cholula--speaking as a private citizen, I could not agree more--

All this talk of dirty pillow covers is really freakin' me out! Can we move on to a related subject: Like have you noticed how many of our fellow male travelers don't wash their hands after using the men's room? I hesitate to shake a guy's hands now when I meet him for the first time. Oh oh. I think I may have started something here. Sorry.

--Tonypct--Personally, I think we should confine this thread to pillows, pillow-cases and other on-board items . Clearly, the issue you raised re: washing hands, etc. is legitimate, but I believe that OMNI or Travelbuzz would be more appropriate venues.

Lav water ( to go with the dirty pillow case thread) DELTA please answer

Friend of mine who works for DL said there was a story on one of the news channels regarding how often the water tanks were cleaned. Not nearly enough. (I never drink anything that does not come from a bottle or is boiled on a plane)

Friend said that they would never even consider washing hands with running water in lav... Crew carries alcohol gel for that.

OK..it is time for someone from DL to answer these serious health questions.

1) how often are water tanks sanatized?

2) Do you do bacteriology tests on water on board? How often?

3)Why are the pillow cases NOT changed after every flight?

Inquiring minds want to know.

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Originally posted by obscure2k:
--Tonypct--Personally, I think we should confine this thread to pillows, pillow-cases and other on-board items . Clearly, the issue you raised re: washing hands, etc. is legitimate, but I believe that OMNI or Travelbuzz would be more appropriate venues.

See: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum21/HTML/010128.html

I wasn't raising the issue as a real, legitimate one for discussion on this thread. I don't expect that. I was merely trying to add to the levity of this thread. Sorry if I've offended anyone else out there.

I think the best approach is to take a bottled water with you and wash your hands or brush teeth using it as a rinse/wash.

Here's a little unsettling information on this topic:

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Watch Out for the Water

by Laura Quarantiello

You've heard all about airline food, but have you heard about the water? Two Wall Street Journal reporters have blown the lid off a little noticed health concern of airline travel: the quality of water aboard aircraft. Samples of water from lavatory and galley taps on 14 different airlines flights revealed everything from E. Coli, salmonella, and Staphylococcus to the germ that causes Legionnaire's disease, proving that contamination is the rule, not the exception. "Almost all of the bacteria levels were tens, sometimes hundreds, of times above U.S. government limits," say the authors.

Though most water served to passengers on airline flights is bottled, sometimes the bottled water supply runs out, especially on long flights. In a pinch, flight attendants have been known to fill cups from the galley taps. Water for tea is taken from the same source. Passengers who wash their hands or faces, or brush their teeth in the lavatory are using water from the airplane's tanks, which may be contaminated. Water from a commercial airplane's tanks is required to meet federal drinking water standards, and the Food and Drug Administration has stepped in a few times to issue warnings related to contaminated airplane water, but the problem hasgenerally stayed under the radar until now. But recently, the FDA has begun a program to take samples of airline water, and KLM Airlines has proposed that all airlines begin an official water-quality test program.

This is small comfort to those who fly regularly and just don't like the idea of bugs in their water. To limit your exposure to contaminated H2O while flying, follow these tips:

* Carry your own bottled water.
* Use only bottled water to wash your hands and face, and brush your teeth.
* Avoid cups of water served by flight attendants.
* Avoid ordering tea unless you can provide your own water.
* If bottled water isn't available and you forgot to bring your own, order a soft drink, but remember that caffeine can dehydrate you on a long flight.

Laura Quarantiello is the author of "Air-Ways: The Insider's Guide to Air Travel," "On Guard - How to Win the War Against the Bad Guys," "Cyber Crime -How to Protect Yourself from Computer Criminals" and "The Root Beer Book - A Celebration of America's Favorite Soft Drink" For More info please visit: http://www.tiare.com

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[This message has been edited by Cholula (edited 04-20-2003).]

Isn't the tea water boiling hot?

And what about coffee? Does Delta use only bottled water for that?