Disgusting things you see each day.

Tommyadams · 01-04-2011 07:41PM

Oh Jesus! Sorry about that! I was mortified afterwards but the auld sushi from the Topaz garage aint what it used to be (Im' still none the better for it) Sorry about short-changin you as well, old habits and all that!

karlog · 01-04-2011 07:44PM

I saw a junkie today.

minidazzler · 01-04-2011 07:46PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

I think you missed the part where I said she had been wearing contaminated gloves.

I think you are making a storm in a teacup out of this. Cooking meat correctly kills the germs, yes she still shouldn't be touching the meat like that but it's not actually that unsafe, we are overly cautious these days it seems.

Storminateacup · 01-04-2011 07:47PM

lizt wrote: »

So you wash your hands each time you touch money? Of course you don't. I think throwing out the meat was an over reaction...

I don't wash my hands after every time I touch money, but I do sanatinze them numerous times throughout the day.

Jesus Wept · 01-04-2011 07:49PM

People seriously giving the OP a hard time? That's ****ing disgusting practice.
OP's mistake was not throwing it back at them and informing other potential customers.

purity · 01-04-2011 07:55PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

Today I had to do the grocery shopping. I went into the butchers that was next door to Dunnes Stores. I asked for whatever meat I was buying and the woman scooped it up in her hand, wearing a glove.

I looked around for the desk to pay at, but there was none. The butcher lady then asked me for the money, I paid her and she took the money with the gloved hand she had just touched the meat with.

She scooped my change from the register and gave it back to me, using her gloved hand. A little horrified, I watched as the next person approached her and asked for meat. She didn't change her gloves, but touched their meat with the glove she had just been handling the money with.

I threw the meat in the bin outside the shopping centre.

Cribbins was it?

Poor Craythur · 01-04-2011 08:01PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

People seriously giving the OP a hard time? That's ****ing disgusting practice.
OP's mistake was not throwing it back at them and informing other potential customers.

I agree! Money is really filthy. I actually don't think the OP is being unreasonable here.

Yes, some people are overly-militant on germs but in some instances people have a right to be disgusted. People are saying "Cook the meat properly" but would you be the same if you saw someone pick their nose and then handle meat? Because you could just cook that meat well too.

reprazant · 01-04-2011 08:06PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

I agree! Money is really filthy. I actually don't think the OP is being unreasonable here.

Yes, some people are overly-militant on germs but in some instances people have a right to be disgusted. People are saying "Cook the meat properly" but would you be the same if you saw someone pick their nose and then handle meat? Because you could just cook that meat well too.

I presume in that case you eat no fruit at all?

Because you have no idea who touched the food beforehand. And all you can do is give it a bit of a wash as opposed to actually burning all the germs off.

PK2008 · 01-04-2011 08:07PM

I always wash my hands after touching my meat

xzanti · 01-04-2011 08:07PM

Judging from the OP's sig I would say she is pregnant? I don't blame her, I was paranoid about germs when I was preggers aswel.. any little stomach bug could be detremental to the baby.. dehydration from vomiting could lead to a week hauled up in Hospital.. you can't be too careful..

Although I probably would have fed the meat to some stray dogs or something as opposed to binning it

Poor Craythur · 01-04-2011 08:08PM

reprazant wrote: »

I presume in that case you eat no fruit at all?

Because you have no idea who touched the food beforehand. And all you can do is give it a bit of a wash as opposed to actually burning all the germs off.

Raw meat is a higher risk area than fruit as it is.

stupidusername · 01-04-2011 08:12PM

my local butcher back home did the same one day. i still cooked it and ate it, but never went back there. it's a pity cause their stuff was really nice and really cheap.

i do believe nowadays we're over the top about hygiene but we've already screwed ourselves over, me deciding not to follow hygiene practices isn't going to get me anywhere.

in my old subway place in limerick there was a girl and two guy servers, the guys were always grand, but the girl, every time would put the stuff in the oven, take your money, hand you your change and go back to making your sandwich. drove me crazy. asked her to change her gloves, and i'm sure she remembered me because of it, but she still wouldn't have the cop on to do it. don't know how these people have jobs. When i worked in a deli i changed mine constantly.

Collie D wrote: »

People clearing their throats/sinus and gobbing on streets. Turns my stomach. Ano no, it's not just a skanger thing.

this also drives me mental. but what's worse for me is that my boss does it all day long, and he sits beside me. and he clearly doesn't need to. he was concentrating on something for a few minutes, and didn't do it at all, but then when he was done it was back to *snort* *snort* *snort* for the rest of the day.

I'm probably going to get some abuse for this, but i'm not liking how often i've been seeing women breastfeed in public.

i'm also quite sick of seeing people picking their nose right in front of me. i mean gross. i can see you, i'm looking right at you, you can see me looking at you. stop it!

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 01-04-2011 08:13PM

My housemates boyfriend having pissed all over the toilet seat. Annoying little c*nt, I'm gonna lose it with him yet

Snowc · 01-04-2011 08:13PM

On my way to work everyday I pass an old woman tramp with a beard.

Fries-With-That · 01-04-2011 08:22PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

Today I had to do the grocery shopping. I went into the butchers that was next door to Dunnes Stores. I asked for whatever meat I was buying and the woman scooped it up in her hand, wearing a glove.

I looked around for the desk to pay at, but there was none. The butcher lady then asked me for the money, I paid her and she took the money with the gloved hand she had just touched the meat with.

She scooped my change from the register and gave it back to me, using her gloved hand. A little horrified, I watched as the next person approached her and asked for meat. She didn't change her gloves, but touched their meat with the glove she had just been handling the money with.

I threw the meat in the bin outside the shopping centre.

What was the exact cut of meat that you bought ( Scooped indicated mince or liver to me

) oh yeah and where is the exact location of the bin..ahem

Gyalist · 01-04-2011 08:22PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

I don't wash my hands after every time I touch money, but I do sanatinze them numerous times throughout the day.

OCD much?

FlutterinBantam · 01-04-2011 08:23PM

Speaking of which, I was going down Camden near the Tesco shop, passed a laneway and there is a fat auld wan hoisting the skirt , exposing a dun coloured set of arse cheeks, then dropping a slate grey set of 'slugs' and hosing out a warm stream of piss onto the butt of the wall.

I know it was warm 'cause the steam rose up from it.

Disgusting tugboat.:mad:

Storminateacup · 01-04-2011 08:34PM

Fries-With-That wrote: »

What was the exact cut of meat that you bought ( Scooped indicated mince or liver to me ) oh yeah and where is the exact location of the bin..ahem

Diced beef and 3 pork chops!!

Collie D · 01-04-2011 08:38PM

PK2008 wrote: »

I always wash my hands after touching my meat

I never usually get change after somebody's handled my meat

Loopy · 01-04-2011 08:41PM

The emphasis on germs the last while is ridiculous imo.
No wonder everyone picks up every known bug going.
See that new dettol ad?
The soap has a sensor on it so the little kiddies don't get germs on their hands if they touch it.
Fuck off.
We went round filthy as kids, pulled chewing gum off the road to eat ffs.
Washed our black handie's before we went to bed and that was it.
Sophisticated child abuse.

Poor Craythur · 01-04-2011 08:42PM

Loopy wrote: »

Sophisticated child abuse.

:rolleyes:

Loopy · 01-04-2011 08:43PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

:rolleyes:

POTD

rebel10 · 01-04-2011 08:43PM

One of the girls i work with, at lunch she is one of these people who eats with her mouth open and persists to talk throughout. When she does shut up, you can hear everything going on, i.e. chewing and all that. Really puts me off my lunch because I become too aware of it.

Poor Craythur · 01-04-2011 08:46PM

Loopy wrote: »

POTD

Just thought there was irony in your post.

You think people being to het up about germs in OTT but calling it child abuse isn't OTT? One's as much of an overreaction as the other.

Fluorescence · 01-04-2011 08:52PM

I think it's more gross that she handed you back money with blood all over it rather than the money-germs touching the meat to be honest.

I live in a house where people apparantly cannot flush the toilet or leave the bathroom in a generally respectable condition. Every morning without fail there's piss and pubes all over the seat, logs in the toilet and wet towels in the corner of the room. FFS like :mad:

Mister men · 01-04-2011 08:52PM

I drive by Leinster house each day, that counts right?

Copper23 · 01-04-2011 08:59PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

Today I had to do the grocery shopping. I went into the butchers that was next door to Dunnes Stores. I asked for whatever meat I was buying and the woman scooped it up in her hand, wearing a glove.

I looked around for the desk to pay at, but there was none. The butcher lady then asked me for the money, I paid her and she took the money with the gloved hand she had just touched the meat with.

She scooped my change from the register and gave it back to me, using her gloved hand. A little horrified, I watched as the next person approached her and asked for meat. She didn't change her gloves, but touched their meat with the glove she had just been handling the money with.

I threw the meat in the bin outside the shopping centre.

I've seen it plenty times and it's repulsive.

The whole point of the gloves are so that they are not contaminating anything yet they put on one pair and handle everything with them all day.

They are told to wear them due to health and safety but don't quite seem to get that it's the customers health and safety, not to protect their hands from touching anything.

The deli I go to for lunch is good that way, they change gloves every time they start to make a new order.

Saying you handle the food and the money yourself is ridiculous.
Number 1 if your personal hygiene is that low that you don't even wash your hands around food or anything like that then I won't be eating around your house any time soon.
Secondly, even if you do you know exactly where you have been, what you have touches and so on. The point of this health and safety measure is that you are getting food from someone who is there all day, handling all sorts of foods (did she handle raw chicken or eggs before making a sandwich for example?), handling money from hundreds of customers all day (do you know if all of THOSE people washed their hands lately).

Seriously. I hate nit picking but in all fairness this one gets me too.

Loopy · 01-04-2011 09:09PM

Poor Craythur wrote: »

Just thought there was irony in your post.

You think people being to het up about germs in OTT but calling it child abuse isn't OTT? One's as much of an overreaction as the other.

I went off on a tangent about kids yeh, it's pissing me off lately how molly coddled they are.

On topic, I do think we are obsessed with germs. Granted what happened the OP wasn't ideal and it was unhygienic but I would have stated very clearly in the butcher's that I had an issue with it rather than paying and then throwing it in the bin.
Typical Irish, grin and bear and then give out shite about it later.

laugh · 01-04-2011 09:11PM

The car in front of me this morning on a quiet country back-road was being cleaned of rubbish via the window, the amount of rubbish I have been seeing on the side of the road lately is crazy, even full refuse bags and a collection of empty paint cans. I wish each piece of rubbish could be traced back to the person who purchased it.

cassid · 01-04-2011 09:16PM

if the OP is preggie, then I would throw it out. I turn a bit freaky when preggie about what I eat, had babies in NICU's due to pregnancy problems and meet girls who had e coli food sandwich bars and delivered babies very preterm due to infections.

Once was in the old Roches stores, they did lovely rolls, and was waiting for mine, when the woman serving sneezed into her hand with the glove on and then ran her finger to wipe the last bit of snot- then she asked me what I wanted, I said I was still deciding and the fella beside me got the snotty roll.

Had a nurse put an IV line into my baby onceand used her mouth to open the sterile pack and then put the pieces from the sterile pack into her mouth to hold, the lad was already in a heap, did not need her germs going into his veins.

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Disgusting things you see each day.

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