Ok right off the bat I would like to say as a veterinarian I deal with a lot of gross stuff every day. Pee, poop, various juices, saliva, mud, the occasional maggot, etc. So I’m used to gross things and usually take such things in stride.
Today we had a plumber come over to our house to do a couple of things. He takes a look at our toilet and notices there is a loose bolt that is causing a leak. He drains the tank and replaces it. However in the course of replacing it his hand got a little rusty debris on it. Ok no problem. He decides to wash his hand off. Instead of going to the sink, he instead sticks his hand in the toilet bowl, shakes his hand around thereby “cleaning” it off. He then wipes his hand on his jeans and goes about his business.
For some reason I thought this was kind off odd and gross, but I can see where a plumber might think it ok since well that’s what he deals with day to day. Just like some of the things I do day to day that disgust other people. Maybe the toilet bowl is cleaner than I think. It would make a quick and efficient place to wash my hair. Hmmm… I guess I have some things to think about.
What’s may be worse is that when he left I shook his hand and still haven’t washed mine. I guess maybe I’m just as gross as he is. Just wait till I tell my wife. I don’t think I’m going to wash my hands till she gets home.
Oh God, that reminds me of the day we had to call the plumber out for a blockage in our sewerage outlet in the backyard (that had been gurgling out raw icky stuff for the previous 24 hours).
He was a bit of a character this bloke. He spent about 15 minutes manoevering the coiled probe thingy down the pipe, swearing and sweating until at last the blockage had been cleared. He did this all without gloves or protective clothing, and his whole body was pretty well covered in shit and muck.
So at last he finished, wiped his hands down the front of his gruesome overalls, and leaned back against the fence for a bit of a chat.
Then he pulled a packet of fags out of his pocket (and offered me one which I politely declined), then put one in his mouth and lit it.
TMWTGG- If the water in the toilet bowl is cleaner than the water in my sink then I must be doing something wrong. If you are right I respectfully request you don’t find a link for that information as that is something I feel better off not knowing.
kambuckta- That’s just the kind of thing I’m talking about. It’s amazing what we can get used to just because we’re exposed to it on a daily basis. In school I would find myself shoulder deep in a cows rear. After palpating 100 head or so it was off with the plastic glove and let’s start lunch with not a thought towards washing our hands. Sometimes things just take me by surprise I guess.
