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harlojones t1_j6klnzu wrote

Am I the only one who strategically grabs every handle by the point I think is least touched? Yeah maybe I’m weird.. and also I imagine it’s not even effective, but I like to try.

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LopsidedPotential711 t1_j6kn0tz wrote

Yup. Pinky finger at the very end and perpendicular facet of the cylinder. Or, I just grab the top of the door closer; it's a little dusty. Or if the door droops, the top edge has a sharp lip that drops downward. Even a short nail can pull the door. And finally....

These gents go home to their wife and kids...nah. Don't touch surfaces...and teach your kids.

(Yesterday, someone spilled sugar candy on the stairs of a friend's building. Elevator is out, so everyone uses the stairs. Some visiting kids saw me [cleaning] it, and I spent ten minutes explaining why someone did it, did not clean it, and why I did. Fuck, if kids don't ask millions of questions. Pass on good habits.)

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Redacteur2 t1_j6kp3ij wrote

I guess I could post the bathroom door at my work which has the standard metal plate to push it open but the paint on the door just above the plate is worn down to the wood from everyone avoiding touching the intended push spot.
And I agree, the very idea of fully grabbing the whole handle, palm included is mildly gross to me.

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harlojones t1_j6krr9w wrote

That’s my other thought “how many people have avoided the main touch point and touched the same less touched point as me” 😂.

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DrAnvil t1_j6m8oe2 wrote

if I recall correctly, even if it were less used it still wouldn't be as good, since the metal is more germophobic than painted wood

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eclecticsed t1_j6kqqas wrote

Nah I do it too, or I use the end of my sleeve. I did that before the pandemic though. It was a habit I picked up after working in an office where the warehouse was also our break room, and the location of the bathrooms, which did not hide sound. Not a single person besides me washed their hands in all the time I worked there.

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nutsotic t1_j6kx9jj wrote

Lol I use elbow on handles like these

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Super_Sand_Lesbian_2 t1_j6lemqa wrote

I remember seeing a foot handle in one of the public washrooms in Torontos distillery district and remember it being ingenious and amazed it’s the only place I ever recall seeing one.

Sure some doors might be too heavy, but usually not the case.

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RunsWithBeef t1_j6lxazl wrote

Seriously, who are all these people full-palming public door handles? Gross.

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NoXion604 t1_j6mmvkd wrote

Might as well pull down your sleeve and then grab the handle through that.

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Cumupin420 t1_j6naukm wrote

Yeah and every time I think hopefully the other people who do this are clean

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Putin__Nanny t1_j6jyssg wrote

So is the handle inside my driver's side door. I bought a scratchy ring without thinking about it prior

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Redacteur2 t1_j6koh87 wrote

I was taught to open with my right hand to encourage looking behind and avoid altering cyclist’s life.

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Putin__Nanny t1_j6l79xh wrote

This is a good idea, but I'm not doing that while closing the door.

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Redacteur2 t1_j6l90e6 wrote

Oh right… i guess I don’t do that either, haha

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6mh7i8 wrote

> and avoid altering cyclist’s life.

If they are cycling close enough and fast enough to hit your door when you're opening it that's most likely their fault, you wouldn't be changing their life it would be their own doing.

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Ihaveamodel3 t1_j6mmoqi wrote

This is such a bad take. If the bike lane is 4 feet wide and there is a ton of cars driving by right next to the bike lane on one side and there are parked cars on the other side of the bike lane. There isn’t really any other place for a cyclist to be.

Just be kind and cautious.

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6mpe4m wrote

> Just be kind and cautious

That's what I'd say to the cyclist who hit my door and nearly took me out by travelling at a reckless speed, responsibility for safety goes both ways, the driver should make accomodations for careless cyclists and look for them, and cyclists need to make accomodations for careless drivers and cycle cautiously. Also in the cities I've been in the very rarely if ever put a cycle lane between parked cars and moving traffic, do they actually do that where you are. Anyway at the end of the day if you understand that infrastructure is unsafe but continue to use it you're a stubborn moron, leopards ate my face type stuff.

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Redacteur2 t1_j6n4m56 wrote

Yeesh, that’s a basic right of way situation that you are failing to grasp. Like suggesting that someone who gets T-boned by a driver burning a red is at fault somehow. I assume you don’t live in an metropolitan area.

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Ilikeyourlight- t1_j6ni1k4 wrote

I think you're failing to grasp the cyclist responsibility for their own safety. I live in a city centre when at home and quiet commuter town when at work. I'm going to guess you're a cyclist who likes to blame other people whenever they hurt themselves, I'm also going to assume you don't live in either of the countries I live in so probably have different rules and different infrastructure.

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Redacteur2 t1_j6nuk1x wrote

I regularly use all modes of transportation. I ride and drive pretty defensively and have no issue placing blame on a cyclist when they are in violation of the traffic codes. I personally have never gotten hurt riding so no, I don’t blame others.
There are inherent risks to all forms of travel. You may not be comfortable with city cycling but many are and I don’t see how you can put blame on them when they are following the rules of the road anymore than a car suffering a similar collision.

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zerbey t1_j6kzpyf wrote

The previous owner of my car (only one previous owner) must have had a ring because there’s a worn spot on the inner edge steering wheel exactly where my own ring sits. It’s a weird connection to someone I’ve never met.

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Odaecom t1_j6k48il wrote

That's from my Prince Albert...

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ThatTulip t1_j6ke4dz wrote

The wedding ring at work matches the door handle

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UneditedReddited t1_j6krb2h wrote

Clearly a lot of married guys headed to the shitter to tug one out on company time

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D_ROC_ t1_j6ks7h1 wrote

I have the same ring. Tungsten

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theveryrealreal t1_j6kutta wrote

You've probably been warned before, but if you like the finger that's on I would consider a different material. Being able to cut a ring off quickly can be the difference between losing the digit if there is edema at play.

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Dioder1 t1_j6m6e0r wrote

I always try to open these with my elbow. They're so unbelieveably filthy

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BoardWithLife OP t1_j6m7gze wrote

This is on the way in, I always grab a paper towel for the handle on the way out.

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Dioder1 t1_j6m7nqy wrote

Smart. Gives me hope for humanity

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djdestrado t1_j6ltxt8 wrote

Diverse office?

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BoardWithLife OP t1_j6lwqm9 wrote

This office was occupied by Salesforce before we moved in early 2022, so might not have been then, but it is now.

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Medcait t1_j6m7msa wrote

Just makes me think how badly you probably need sanitizer after touching that.

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BoardWithLife OP t1_j6m85fz wrote

I hit one of the 20 some odd sanitizer bottles between the bathroom and my desk.

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Eig8t86 t1_j6jqvrg wrote

If you work there you'll get married

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odiinsonn t1_j6k0zsr wrote

germs man. germs.

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Mr-Korv t1_j6kmo6z wrote

Place is full of suckers

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4_gwai_lo t1_j6k0rkk wrote

Why would you touch the handle with your bare hands

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saganmypants t1_j6k4cnk wrote

Agreed, way more efficient to use your teeth

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Trendelthegreat t1_j6mjxwv wrote

I stopped using my teeth when I realized the paper towel dispenser was roughly 12 inches from the door

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zorokash t1_j6jt2y1 wrote

Or Rings in general. Theres a reason it's called the Ring finger, most people put their rings first on that finger wedding bands or otherwise.

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arequipapi t1_j6jujv5 wrote

Typically the left hand "ring finger" is reserved for a wedding band. People who wear rings for fun usually put them on other fngers

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zorokash t1_j6jw3k2 wrote

Hm. Maybe this is a Christian thing? Wedding bands arent really a thing with other religions or even non religious from other cultures. Also, most cultures use the right hand for ceremonial/inportang rings and left hand for other fancy stuff.

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CreditUnionBoi t1_j6k24fp wrote

It's more a "western culture thing" which is heavily influenced by Christian traditions thanks to Anglicans, Calvinists, Lutherans and Catholics who emigrated from Europe in the 18th and 19th century's.

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eclecticsed t1_j6krcvz wrote

Not sure why you're being downvoted. I don't think most people quibble over which finger to put a ring on, usually it seems to depend on which hand they're most comfortable bearing the minor changes in comfort, movement, and gestures that come along with it (things most people aren't even conscious of). Maybe older generations, but younger people seem to just throw rings on whatever finger fits or feels most comfortable. I've seen hundreds of ring-finger rings that weren't related to marital status.

Speaking from the experience of over a decade working in a jewelry store, anyway.

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HazycloudBlues t1_j6ks9ns wrote

I always figured it was like a watch and went on your non-dominant hand so it won't be damaged by wear and tear doing daily tasks. Ring finger is because it was thought the vein there was directly connected to the heart or some jazz.

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eclecticsed t1_j6ktlij wrote

Well that's the lore, but like a lot of traditions these things come and go, or they change over time. People forget them, or they have their own meanings. I mean diamonds aren't The Marriage Stone because of some deep connection we've had to them throughout human history, for instance. It was just marketing that shifted cultural perception. Things like colored stones and synthetic stones are also very popular now that in the past would have been seen as cheap (and for some people still are), even if the stone itself is actually more rare than a diamond. And then it's going to vary by where you live or what your specific cultural background is, or the way you were raised.

I'm not saying plenty of people don't still reserve the ring finger for marriage, of course. It's just that plenty of them will happily wear a ring there in lieu of an engagement or wedding ring if it fits and is comfortable. I myself can ONLY wear rings on that finger, any other finger gets in the way or is uncomfortable, and it's been that way since I was a kid. Typically it seems like most people won't assume a ring on that finger is an engagement or wedding ring unless it looks very obviously like something intended for that purpose. That's been my experience, anyway.

Though you never know. Sometimes the person who rocks up to the counter with a giant silver owl on that finger IS in fact using it to indicate they're taken.

Anyway I am definitely not arguing one side or the other here, I just think both sides are equally valid because it's such a personal preference thing these days.

edit: Also if this sounds really rushed or some part of it doesn't make sense, about halfway through it became much more important to keep a cat off a roast chicken.

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Rupert_Pupkins t1_j6jqqhr wrote

That must be the masterbatory bathroom.

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