Ah but the question was is water from the garden hose going to kill you perhaps even more quickly than touching a dollar bill.

Harmful Chemicals: Is Your Garden Hose Toxic? | TIME.com

Sorry NYGUY, I already sent all my dirty US dollars to Bonanza.

Or the germs on the money could replace this.......(from an earlier post)


"What about short chain fatty acids? Short chain fatty acids are said to be good for your colon. I'm not worried about this because it's synthesized by intestinal bacteria from dietary fiber. (A vegan diet provides lots of fiber.)"

So your point is that salmonella can't be on a dollar bill?

I'm not proposing anything, just opening this up for discussion. I remember letters (to the editor of the Daily Sun) with complaints about people in restaurants wearing hats and/or putting their hats on the table. They said a hat on the table where people are going to eat is disgusting.

I also remember complaints about dogs being allowed at outside restaurant tables. They claimed it wasn't sanitary.

So that made me wonder what the reaction would be to money on the table.

I do the same thing because I assume the napkin represents a safety zone. But the napkin is handled by two different people before it gets to the table. One person wraps up the utensils and then the waiter picks it up and delivers it to the table (after handling money).

Do you tip the waiter with Visa or debit card?

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But it might be a good idea for a new restaurant for germaphobics - a restaurant where everyone wears HazMat suits and everything is sterilized multiple times. :evil6:

What about people who have a compromised immune system? I know people in The Villages who have received organ transplants and are taking anti-rejection drugs. People with artificial joints sometimes take antibiotics when they go to the dentist. Some people might be receiving chemotherapy.

I don't worry about it any more than anyone else. I just thought it would be interesting to see what the reactions would be. For example, how would most people react to (non-barking) dogs being allowed in restaurants? What might the objection be? Hmmm?

Ha! That's a funny story. I can relate to drinking from a water hose.

When I first moved to Florida, I came to the state in a small Scotty travel trailer. I owned land in central Florida that didn't have any utilities. After I parked the trailer, a neighbor offered to hook me up to his water-well with a water hose, so I accepted. It was quite a distance (crossing a road) and I often wondered about the quality of the water. But there are times when one cannot be fussy.

All the water on earth has been recycled over the past 3.5 billion years, since the very beginning when fossil bacteria covered the earth. Imagine all the waste products from animals and humans over those many years.

My money isn't filthy; it's just other people's money that's filthy. :D

Holy cow! I never would have guessed it could be that bad. Thanks for the link.

If everyone, including the wait staff is wearing a hazmat suit, it shouldn't be an issue. They will never come in contact with the money left for the tip.

But the suit will be contaminated.

Yes, but you won't touch the contaminated part which is the outside of the suit.