Have I reached a new level of germaphobia?

So I bought a brand new tube of Crest the other day and the cap fell on the floor. Despite washing the cap really well with a combination of 409, Clorox, Softsoap, Comet and Pine Sol, as well as scrubbing it with alcohol before putting it back on the tube, I had this nagging feeling that it might not have been enough. So I toss the brand new tube and run out to buy a new tube. I just didn't want some weird floor disease (even though I scrub the bathroom floor and toilet 3-4x a week). Is this abnormal?

I would have just rinsed it with regular water and put the cap back on. Its not that serious.

I would have just bought a new tube of paste.

I would have just rinsed it with regular water and put the cap back on. Its not that serious.

XaosII

I would have just rinsed it with regular water and put the cap back on. Its not that serious.

XaosII

theres people in *insert poverty stricken place*that could use that toothpaste that you wasted.

you should feel ashame.

I like to think of myself as an oversize germ, so nah I stopped caring for that. I used to be a big germaphobic when I was younger, but everyone around me to stop that.

wait, so did you actually bypass brushing your teeth just to buy a new tube of toothpaste?

So I toss the brand new tube and run out to buy a new tube.

Allicrombie

My solution would have been a little bitty bit of aluminum foil stuck to the open end of the tube. Ta-da!

Like, not even enough to wrap around the end, just enough to cover the hole. The toothpaste will hold it fast.

wait, so did you actually bypass brushing your teeth just to buy a new tube of toothpaste?

konvikt_17

So I bought a brand new tube of Crest the other day and the cap fell on the floor. Despite washing the cap really well with a combination of 409, Clorox, Softsoap, Comet and Pine Sol, as well as scrubbing it with alcohol before putting it back on the tube, I had this nagging feeling that it might not have been enough. So I toss the brand new tube and run out to buy a new tube. I just didn't want some weird floor disease (even though I scrub the bathroom floor and toilet 3-4x a week). Is this abnormal?

Allicrombie

lol, and that's exactly what you did too! I stopped reading after you said how you washed the cap with a combination of 409 and other harsh chemicals. :oops: If you find yourself doing that its just like "man, go buy a new tube already." :P

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wait, so did you actually bypass brushing your teeth just to buy a new tube of toothpaste?

Allicrombie

why not brush after the cap had hit the floor,then got a new?

i mean you opened the toothpaste to brush your teeth, whats it matter had the cap hit the floor or not? beforehand, of course.

I hate to have to tell you this, but uh, you know those germs and bacteria you brush out of your mouth? They don't just disappear from the toothbrush bristles if you brush often.guynamedbilly

[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]I hate to have to tell you this, but uh, you know those germs and bacteria you brush out of your mouth? They don't just disappear from the toothbrush bristles if you brush often.ExoticAnimal

[QUOTE="ExoticAnimal"][QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]I hate to have to tell you this, but uh, you know those germs and bacteria you brush out of your mouth? They don't just disappear from the toothbrush bristles if you brush often.Allicrombie

Well if it ain't subnormal, paranormal, or normal-normal.

it might be abnormal. But if you feel comfortable with being mysophobic, that's cool.

Yes...

Assuming question is real, I have one - do you close the toilet lid after you flush each time?

I read somwhere about how much fecal matter goes flying throughout the bathroom area when the the toilet gets flushed and maybe you could track that info to cure yourself of your phobia.

Assuming question is real, I have one - do you close the toilet lid after you flush each time?

I read somwhere about how much fecal matter goes flying throughout the bathroom area when the the toilet gets flushed and maybe you could track that info to cure yourself of your phobia.

d_parker

It's like a $hitbomb. A free disease bath. A fecal film over everything. You can't see it unless the lighting is just right because it's a vapor, but what a vapor!

Waste of a perfectly good tube of toothpaste if you ask me. You should cry about your OCD.

LOL That's crazy man.

If I'm eating a cookie and a piece falls on the floor, provided the floor seems clean and dry, I pick it up and eat it. Helps my body in creating defenses.

So I bought a brand new tube of Crest the other day and the cap fell on the floor. Despite washing the cap really well with a combination of 409, Clorox, Softsoap, Comet and Pine Sol, as well as scrubbing it with alcohol before putting it back on the tube, I had this nagging feeling that it might not have been enough. So I toss the brand new tube and run out to buy a new tube. I just didn't want some weird floor disease (even though I scrub the bathroom floor and toilet 3-4x a week). Is this abnormal?

Allicrombie

Sounds a bit much to me, I wouldn't have bothered washing it, actually I probably wouldnt have even picked it up if it dropped in an awkward location.

I would have just rinsed it under water.

So I bought a brand new tube of Crest the other day and the cap fell on the floor. Despite washing the cap really well with a combination of 409, Clorox, Softsoap, Comet and Pine Sol, as well as scrubbing it with alcohol before putting it back on the tube, I had this nagging feeling that it might not have been enough. So I toss the brand new tube and run out to buy a new tube. I just didn't want some weird floor disease (even though I scrub the bathroom floor and toilet 3-4x a week). Is this abnormal?

Allicrombie

check with your doc asap

i would have just put the cap back on and got on with my life. And people wonder why I never get sick

How is your immune system gonna fight off real diseases if you don't condition it first with minor stuff like toothpaste caps falling on the floor. You are ironically sending yourself to an early grave. megagene

I always tell people this and they get really upset :lol:

[QUOTE="megagene"]How is your immune system gonna fight off real diseases if you don't condition it first with minor stuff like toothpaste caps falling on the floor. You are ironically sending yourself to an early grave. wis3boi

I always tell people this and they get really upset :lol:

This is why I lick public toilet bowels, but no one seems to understand.

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="megagene"]How is your immune system gonna fight off real diseases if you don't condition it first with minor stuff like toothpaste caps falling on the floor. You are ironically sending yourself to an early grave. tenaka2

I always tell people this and they get really upset :lol:

This is why I lick public toilet bowels, but no one seems to understand.

Well I wouldn't go that far....but if you like that fudge so much, be my guest :oops:

But who wants to be normal?

OK Allie, time to see the therapist. Tossing a whole tube of toothpaste out due to the cap hitting the floor and then cleaning said cap with several different cleaners (how you didn't have a bad chemical reaction and a poison gas cloud form is beyond me), was overkill as the top was clean. 409 would have sufficed as well as just bleach or just soap.

If you leave the lid of your toilet up, you are more likely to have fecal matter all over your bathroom and towels than you would elsewhere in the house though they get transported by your hands and feet (a really good reason to put the lid down before anyone flushes). The fact that more people are getting sick nowadays due to not being introduced to the bacteria and virii that some of us older people have means that they are not building up an immunity to said germs and are more likely to get sick. If anyone here has kids, send them outside to get dirty and muddy and get into all sorts of stuff so they can build up tolerances to germs and the like.

OK Allie, time to see the therapist. WhiteKnight77

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OK Allie, time to see the therapist. Allicrombie

With R. Lee Ermy? :P