Bazza, is it true - cabbies are so tight that if they drop a pound coin it hits them on the back of the head on the way down....?
Had me in fits with these answers you revolving lot! My floor’s so dirty my cat won’t eat off it. I’d say you would be sure to come down pretty quickly with some flesh-eating virus or at least dysentery* if you ate anything that had been on the floor just a millisecond. Even the kitchen worktop surfaces aren’t safe. Not that I’ve seen them in a while what with all the detritus on them. *I’m not sure that’s how it should be spelled but Apple thinks so and I can’t be bothered to check. I’d say Dyssentry if I trusted my own opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yep - you are right - the transfer of "germs" is instantaneous - however most "germs" are not going to kill you - so blow the dust/ fluff off and eat it - your stomach acid takes care of most "germs" - at least in people who are over 45 and not brought up in a home that is so clean that it is more sterile than a hospital operating theatre - what's the worst that can happen - bad case of the trots maybe that's all
So it's not the state of the floor that matters. It's what the food is, surely? Your first Harribo isn't as important as your last. A dropped chip is an unworthy prize compared to a dropped piece of fish. I draw the line at public bogs....a dropped Jaffa cake pretty much anywhere else isn't getting wasted.
That is definitely in the " acute trots" category - which is why I never buy or eat kebabs - especially from the places that have an "elephant's leg" in the window
Generally if a surface is smooth, it does a good job of transferring bacteria. So a so called spotless work top or lino floor is worse than carpet or grass...
