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Chris J Dixon wrote:
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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Saw some ads for this new product on TV last night.

http://www.dettol.co.uk/no-touch-han...stem/index.php

Apparently; " Hands may come into contact with millions of germs every
day. But have you ever thought about those germs ending up on your soap
pump? Fact: Your soap pump can harbour hundreds of bacteria".

Errm. The only time I would touch a soap pump - is when I was going to
wash my hands?

Or am I missing something here?

Exactly what my missus said. There's also the fact that most people have to
touch a tap to wash the crap off again! It's pathetic paranoia-inducing
sales ********, obviously, and bloody annoying. If there were no bacteria
we'd all be up to our eyeballs in dead things.

So, the real problem is washing hands under running water:

1 Turn on tap, thus contaminating it.
2 Wash hands (with whatever soap product).


wash tap
wash hands again

3 Turn off tap, re contaminating hands.


turn off now pristine sparkling Lo-germ tap.

Chris