Filthy Lucre!!

[Geoff]

Saw this on the internet today and it opened my eyes!

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/coins-banknotes-creditcards-covered-in-germs.html?nc

Even more of a reason for deep pockets and short arms!!

[Geoff]

Think I mucked that up; will try again but a different site this time

How Much Dirt and Bacteria is on Money? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com (http://voices.yahoo.com/how-much-dirt-bacteria-money-3814322.html?cat=5).

[freakyschizogirl]

This is no news to me - i used to work for a cash counting firm and was surrounded by literally millions of pounds in notes a day! The smell was awful and the dirt clung to the air and filled your pores. Yes, cash is really, really dirty.

I forget how much drugs are supposedly on notes too - but its a lot more than you would think. And the most common thing i found stuck to a £20 note? Fake eyelashes - i have no idea why!

[annekat]

Another good reason to keep hand sanitizer within easy reach. As a Weggie, I touch my nose and eyes a lot.

Anne

[Al]

Another good reason to keep hand sanitizer within easy reach. As a Weggie, I touch my nose and eyes a lot.
(Yeah, but why, oh why, do they have to put an oderant in them? The smell of the brand Purell makes me nauseous.)

Al

[annekat]

(Yeah, but why, oh why, do they have to put an oderant in them? The smell of the brand Purell makes me nauseous.)

Al I guess that's one good thing about having lost my sense of smell. I've used Fred Meyer's brand (Kroger) and the stuff from the Dollar Tree, but not Purell.

Anne

[mishb]

My sense of smell has basically gone as well, accept for 'literally' a couple of minutes a day - right after I do a sinus rinse.

Working for an Insurance Company in Underwriting and Accounts, I handle money quite often and am never without the hand sanitiser. A lot of people in the office say it smells, but I did notice the other day, that nearly all of them (my co-workers) have hand sanitiser on their desk now. Gotta love them.......I can't smell it.

[annekat]

My sense of smell has basically gone as well, accept for 'literally' a couple of minutes a day - right after I do a sinus rinse.

Working for an Insurance Company in Underwriting and Accounts, I handle money quite often and am never without the hand sanitiser. A lot of people in the office say it smells, but I did notice the other day, that nearly all of them (my co-workers) have hand sanitiser on their desk now. Gotta love them.......I can't smell it. Interesting about the sinus rinse, which I do, too. Sometimes I think I catch a whiff of something, but as soon as I think that, it's gone. I'm ever hopeful, as a couple of summers ago, I had a brief period where I could smell really strong things like Oriental lilies. Then it went down the tubes again. I also handle a fair amount of money, so I hear ya there.

Anne