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Topic: The Sickest thing ever encountered in the theater
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Aaron Garman
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From: Toledo, OH USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 08-24-2004 02:32 PM
I was given the message that there was a "mess" in the men's room, so I went to go check it out. I opened our first stall, and there was just an unflushed toilet full of fecal matter and toilet paper. No biggie...so I flush and continue to check the rest of the stalls. Second one was fine, as was the third. Then, when I got to the fourth, I saw something I'll never forget. There, in the toilet bowl, floated a piece of the size of a loaf of bread. No, I am not kidding, the log was a more or less a REAL log of poopie. My first reaction was laughter because I cannot imagine any human dispensing such a monstrosity. Obviously, it was so big that it wouldn't fit down the hole in the toilet, so I grabbed a plunger to break it. I finally broke it up, the smell filled the room (icky) and got rid of the loaf of poop. It was a day long remembered...
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William Hooper
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From: Mobile, AL USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-25-2004 02:02 AM
For the last several years, almost all the custodial workers who clean restrooms, pickup trash in assembly areas, etc. I've seen have been wearing latex or vinyl gloves. I don't know if it's local health regulations or specified by employers (whether the business or a temp agency), but it seems pretty much essential.
There are a lot of diseases transferred not just from fluids like blood & vomit, but especially from feces, airborne or oral. Oral contact is usually through some intermediate agency: some very small (even just a part of a virus) material is transferred to some object, that object is touched, then when eating it's ingested. Viruses, worms, etc., enjoy the gross-out.
I really wish that those folks whose obligations inculde some restroom cleanup would wear some kind of gloves. Just call the local health department, tell them what you do, ask if the job requires gloves by law, & then tell your employer who will have to provide them. Or be even lower-key, & ask the health department to send a general notice of the specifics of the law's requirements to the management of the theater. Otherwise, please get the glovesyourself. Latex & vinyl gloves are CHEAP from medical supply stores, online is probably uselessly inconvenient, but there's likely a local medical supply or home healthcare store where you can quickly run by & get them. If not, check for a local janitorial supply store, it seems likely they'd have them, & who knows, maybe Wal-Mart will.
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They turn inside out when you take them off, isolating the surface which contacted any nastiness. Throw them away, put on a new pair next time, because you will touch the exterior when putting them on.
Be aware of latex allergy. Many people are allergic to latex, & it gets worse the more they're in contact with it. It's got a broad range of symptoms, from skin reaction to respiratory difficulty to cardiac failure. Some people react just when latex is nearby. If you notice something, switch to vinyl immediately. The powder used on latex gloves makes it worse, since particles of latex attach to the powder & become airborne.
I had noticed when talking to folks who have to clean restrooms at theaters that they always DREAD the ladies' room. It seemed strange, since statistically women seem to be more concerned with being tidy than men. I finally asked a guy why that is, & he said: it's because they won't sit down on the seats. They just stand straddling over the toilet, not even touching the lid to lift it with a shoe, & let go. Stuff goes everywhere, all over, it's horrible.
Today, we have considered comparative pooping mechanics. Somebody bright needs to analyze the process & come up with a practical system to get rid of the problem. I really doubt those paper seat covers dispensed in some restrooms would be used much at all because of all the manual intervention required.
If you've got to function in an environment with a nasty smell which we've developed a strong repellent reaction to for self-preservation reasons (poop, vomitus, decaying tissue, etc.) & must battle nausea, faintness, dangerous distraction, etc., an old trick is to overwhelm your nose with a strong, non-revolting smell - like putting a dab of Vick's Vap-O-Rub under each nostril.
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