On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:29:10 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>I heard most homes would FAIL the sanitation standards set for restaurants.
>
>The reason - household sponges.
>
>I regularly zap mine in the nuker to bring any liquid to a boil and to
>sanitize.
>
>You?
>
>Dimitri

Thanks for posting a timely topic. I don't like sponges and prefer
rags but Louise likes sponges. I just tossed the last one out. I
don't mind green scrubbies but from now on they'll be stored in a cup
of bleach under the sink.

Several years ago Louise made herself some chicken on a night I was
out. I never had any. The next night she hurled for 8 hours. She
knows the exact move that got her sick and she handles chicken with
extreme care now. But she did learn what food poising feels like.

She's pet sitting for her daughter and went there Wednesday night.
The kitchen sink was a mess and the sink strainer was full of shit
that was several days old. Being a mom Louise dug in the stinky mess
and cleaned it up and got the drain working. Daughters often do what
mom does so there was only a sponge. In this case the sponge was
probably only part of the problem.

Thursday night she came home saying the smell of onions at work from
some ones food was horrible and made her gag. Then she went and
zuked. When she came out she said it was the same feeling she had
with the chicken years ago. Before she went to the "I don't want to
talk" stage we went through what we'd eaten for the last few days and
the only place it could have come from was that sink. She was using
soap and washed her hands but somehow something got in her system.

She's going on 30 hours of wrenching now and I'm hoping it will be
better very soon.

I'm saving this thread for her to read when she recovers I think I'll
have no problem converting her to rags.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:

> Thanks for posting a timely topic. I don't like sponges and prefer
> rags but Louise likes sponges. I just tossed the last one out. I
> don't mind green scrubbies but from now on they'll be stored in a cup
> of bleach under the sink.

The bleach will just cause the sponge to disintegrate quickly. I soak (a
minute or so) sponges in bleach/water (aprox 10% solution)on occasion
and notice it wears those spongies down! My sponges dry out after use
laying in the dishrack which fits into my sink. I keep one sponge for
dishes and one (with the corner cut off for recognition) for quick mop
ups elsewhere in the kitchen.
No one in my family has ever had food poisoning.
I also tend to toss the sponge into the dishwasher or microwave
routinely which sanitizes them, and of course rinse it out well after
using.
I get the impression some people are slobs and let food residue sit in
the sponges and get gross.....ugh!

On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:41:44 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> Thanks for posting a timely topic. I don't like sponges and prefer
>> rags but Louise likes sponges. I just tossed the last one out. I
>> don't mind green scrubbies but from now on they'll be stored in a cup
>> of bleach under the sink.
>
>The bleach will just cause the sponge to disintegrate quickly.

'Zactly. I hestated to mention it bcasue of so many claims but even a
mild bleach solution will very rapidly disintergrate cellulose
sponges... I think all the bleach boosters are fulla it.

>I get the impression some people are slobs and let food residue sit in
>the sponges and get gross.....ugh!

'Zactly.

Dobies are nylon, they don't harbor schmutz and can be sanitized in
the dishwasher or clothes washer. Dobies only seem pricy but they
last a very long time, I get about a year from one... and when they
become worn they go into the car cleaning bucket, great for removing
bugs, road tar, and brake pad schmutz from wheels without harming
finishes. I don't like most Scotch-Brite products because they are so
abrasive but Dobies don't dull finishes, in fact they can't no matter
how hard you scrub.
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http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/port...ducts/Catalog/
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Lou Decruss wrote:

>
> Thursday night she came home saying the smell of onions at work from
> some ones food was horrible and made her gag. Then she went and
> zuked. When she came out she said it was the same feeling she had
> with the chicken years ago. Before she went to the "I don't want to
> talk" stage we went through what we'd eaten for the last few days and
> the only place it could have come from was that sink. She was using
> soap and washed her hands but somehow something got in her system.
>
> She's going on 30 hours of wrenching now and I'm hoping it will be
> better very soon.
>
> I'm saving this thread for her to read when she recovers I think I'll
> have no problem converting her to rags.
>

Hope Louise recovers quickly. Stuff like this is just Not Nice.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>>
>> Thursday night she came home saying the smell of onions at work from
>> some ones food was horrible and made her gag. Then she went and
>> zuked. When she came out she said it was the same feeling she had
>> with the chicken years ago. Before she went to the "I don't want to
>> talk" stage we went through what we'd eaten for the last few days and
>> the only place it could have come from was that sink. She was using
>> soap and washed her hands but somehow something got in her system.
>>
>> She's going on 30 hours of wrenching now and I'm hoping it will be
>> better very soon.

As do I! Poor wee lamb. It sounds awful



>> I'm saving this thread for her to read when she recovers I think I'll
>> have no problem converting her to rags.
>>
>
> Hope Louise recovers quickly. Stuff like this is just Not Nice.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>

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>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>>
>> Thursday night she came home saying the smell of onions at work from
>> some ones food was horrible and made her gag. Then she went and
>> zuked. When she came out she said it was the same feeling she had
>> with the chicken years ago. Before she went to the "I don't want to
>> talk" stage we went through what we'd eaten for the last few days and
>> the only place it could have come from was that sink. She was using
>> soap and washed her hands but somehow something got in her system.
>>
>> She's going on 30 hours of wrenching now and I'm hoping it will be
>> better very soon.
>>
>> I'm saving this thread for her to read when she recovers I think I'll
>> have no problem converting her to rags.

I seriously doubt it was the sponge, not unless she ate it. Much more
likely from something eaten out of the home... or may not be food
related at all. Any normal brained person wretching for 30 hours
would have sought medical help at about 12 hours. Is she a druggie
too, sounds like an overdose, probably why the aversion to visit an
ER.