The airplane arm rest wiping thread
Jan 28, 2019, 4:25 am
#16
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Sure, it looks gross when you focus in on something like that, but think about everywhere else you've touched that day that also hasn't been sanitised? The taxi on the way to the airport has probably had any number of unsanitary fluids leak into the seat. All the door handles that get cleaned once in a blue moon (including toilet doors). The security checkpoint bins that go round and round getting handled by thousands of people per day who could've touched anything beforehand. If you thought about all that in detail then you'd probably just sign yourself into one of those back wrapping kiosks before each flight.
The fact is that there are dirt and pathogens everywhere and you're still fine. You have an immune system to deal with this stuff. Chill out and enjoy the ride.
The fact is that there are dirt and pathogens everywhere and you're still fine. You have an immune system to deal with this stuff. Chill out and enjoy the ride.
Jan 28, 2019, 4:37 am
#17
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Sure, it looks gross when you focus in on something like that, but think about everywhere else you've touched that day that also hasn't been sanitised? The taxi on the way to the airport has probably had any number of unsanitary fluids leak into the seat. All the door handles that get cleaned once in a blue moon (including toilet doors). The security checkpoint bins that go round and round getting handled by thousands of people per day who could've touched anything beforehand. If you thought about all that in detail then you'd probably just sign yourself into one of those back wrapping kiosks before each flight.
The fact is that there are dirt and pathogens everywhere and you're still fine. You have an immune system to deal with this stuff. Chill out and enjoy the ride.
The fact is that there are dirt and pathogens everywhere and you're still fine. You have an immune system to deal with this stuff. Chill out and enjoy the ride.
What would you think of checking in to a hotel which had not changed bedsheets in a few weeks? Just bacteria, right?
Jan 28, 2019, 6:19 am
#18
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I disagree. I am very well aware that I will pick up tons of bacteria many other places. Door handles as you mention is a very good example. However this clearly means this arm rest hasn't been cleaned in a long time, that is something I expect when you serve me food, clean surroundings.
What would you think of checking in to a hotel which had not changed bedsheets in a few weeks? Just bacteria, right?
What would you think of checking in to a hotel which had not changed bedsheets in a few weeks? Just bacteria, right?
Jan 28, 2019, 6:34 am
#19
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What I find amusing is when the person next to me diligently scrubs down the armrests, IFE screen, table tray and then proceeds to drop their personal items in the seat back pocket. Do they have any idea what other people put in them and how infrequently they are cleaned?
Jan 31, 2019, 11:30 am
#20
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I have a habit of wiping the arm rests of my seats down, either with a wet wipe or the cloth you may receive on certain carriers.
So let's have a comparison. Take a picture, could show the airline/plane type like here.
Todays ET 767 is the worst I've seen in a long time. They are usually bad, but this is insane. I plan to file a complaint.
The head rest seemed cleaner though.
Show us what you've got?
So let's have a comparison. Take a picture, could show the airline/plane type like here.
Todays ET 767 is the worst I've seen in a long time. They are usually bad, but this is insane. I plan to file a complaint.
The head rest seemed cleaner though.
Show us what you've got?
Feb 1, 2019, 7:17 pm
#21
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Sure, it looks gross when you focus in on something like that, but think about everywhere else you've touched that day that also hasn't been sanitised? The taxi on the way to the airport has probably had any number of unsanitary fluids leak into the seat. All the door handles that get cleaned once in a blue moon (including toilet doors). The security checkpoint bins that go round and round getting handled by thousands of people per day who could've touched anything beforehand. If you thought about all that in detail then you'd probably just sign yourself into one of those back wrapping kiosks before each flight.
The fact is that there are dirt and pathogens everywhere and you're still fine. You have an immune system to deal with this stuff. Chill out and enjoy the ride.
The fact is that there are dirt and pathogens everywhere and you're still fine. You have an immune system to deal with this stuff. Chill out and enjoy the ride.
Feb 1, 2019, 10:51 pm
#22
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I have some wet wipes I will use in long haul J. Simply because I am going to be sitting there for hours. And eating. I am not a germapobe or dirt a phobe, but sometimes the area around the seat is a little dirty and I really dont wanna stare at food stains for 8 hours. They are also hand sanitizers so I can eat with clean hands.
Feb 4, 2019, 12:54 pm
#23
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I have some wet wipes I will use in long haul J. Simply because I am going to be sitting there for hours. And eating. I am not a germapobe or dirt a phobe, but sometimes the area around the seat is a little dirty and I really dont wanna stare at food stains for 8 hours. They are also hand sanitizers so I can eat with clean hands.
Being a teacher, Ive really got in the habit of using hand sanitizer at school before I eat anything, and washing my hands frequently. So, folks sometimes look at me weirdly when I am cleaning my little J suite, but hey, thats their problem.
But washing the arm rest to see how dark the towel gets is like bringing a black light to a hotel room. You dont really want to know.
Being a teacher, Ive really got in the habit of using hand sanitizer at school before I eat anything, and washing my hands frequently. So, folks sometimes look at me weirdly when I am cleaning my little J suite, but hey, thats their problem.
But washing the arm rest to see how dark the towel gets is like bringing a black light to a hotel room. You dont really want to know.