On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:25:09 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:19:56 +0000, Andy Hall wrote:

I thought the current thinking was that we have rather too much
hygiene in the home.

Some homes, we don't allow any products that have built in bactericides
into the house. We wipe the work surfaces down everyday but with the
washing up sponge that shock horror gets replaced when it wears out.

Washing up is done by hand in hand hot water. Just like my parents did
and their parents before them. We have survived, presumably much to the
surprise of the "How clean is your house?" lot.

Exactly. Presumably the food that we eat is free from harmful
bacteria, so the crockery and cutlery (and pots 'n' pans) should be
likewise, unless of course it's left to fester for a few days.

--
Frank Erskine