rechtub,

"One of the reasons we suffer from food poisoning (minior cases) is that as a society we are simply not hard enough."

Dammit, thanks for making me spray coffee all over my screen.

OH, if you don't wash you hands after you go to the toilet, well that is your problem and you deserve to get food poisoning [Nairbe]

Re-read my post and interpret correctly Nairbe as it was written. I ALWAYS wash my hands after visiting the loo. My post stated that there are other people visiting public loos who do not wash their hands; therefore when I am exiting a Loo, I take a piece of hand roll, pop it over the door handle and leave.

Secondly, my children nor I have ever suffered food poisoning from my meat and/or food preparation. Read again what I have stated. All of the occasions 20 years ago suffering from the 3 bouts of food poisoning were from take away places with my farmer husband when we were both young on our way home from a trip.

Sure, there would be people contaminating their own food prepared and cooked at home; fortunately for 20 years after suffering food poisoning from take-away, I am meticulous and having a brother who is a Chef and owns restaurants that are highly acclaimed has assisted!

Enjoy your weekend; poison free Nairbe!

We are unique, I'm middle aged, and haven't washed my hands after using a public toilet since I was a child. I've never caught anything. I think your idea of putting paper over the toilet door handle so you don't have to directly touch it is a tad obsessive. Kind of like someone who crosses the road only after looking left and right 30 times.