On 30/08/2012 23:13, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:49:20 +0100, Nightjar wrote:

However, if you have just wased your hands in a biocidal soap, there
are no bacteria to be blown about.

If you believe that a "safe" biocidal soap kills everything, think again
Gunga Din. It'll certainly reduce the bacterial load but there will still
be millions of 'em about.

That is making the, probably invalid, assumption that the person
washing their hands has been trained in how to wash their hands in a
manner that ensures all parts are cleansed and that they do it
properly.

Quite, how often do you see people just dibbling their finger tips into a
dribble of cold water for 3 seconds as "washing their hands".

It is also irrelevant in the majority of toilets, which are unlikely to
pay for a biocidal soap, ...

Most toilet do have soap these days wether it is a biocidal one is
another matter. the bigger problem is the water, it's normally cold, not
even the "safe" 43C tepid. If there is hot it will most likely be 60C+
and scalding...

Do we have any stats on how many people contract the dreaded lurgy from
public toilets?

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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk