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November 15th, 2004, 06:34 PM
confus-ed

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Originally Posted by PuterGeekGirl

Ever since working in IT (ok, I work in a corporate enviornment) I seem to get MUCH sicker than I ever did before starting this job. My theory is all the machines I end up at and peoples kb's that I touch....

Its a scientific fact this is .. it must be ! It says so in the Inquirer :D

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..office workstations average 400 times as many germs as the average toilet seat..
November 15th, 2004, 06:41 PM
meatwad

I always thought it was the recycled air.
November 15th, 2004, 06:41 PM
craigmodius

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Originally Posted by WebHead

I think an experiment will need to be setup to examine this whole issue more closlier. We will need a control subject and an experimentation subject. Who's going to volunteer?

Cleetus go lick all the keyboards, and then we gots to cut out yer tongue and stick it under a microscope.

as for me I've never been healthier. I think
November 15th, 2004, 11:30 PM
FatalException0E

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Originally Posted by PuterGeekGirl

Ever since working in IT (ok, I work in a corporate enviornment) I seem to get MUCH sicker than I ever did before starting this job. My theory is all the machines I end up at and peoples kb's that I touch....Lord knows what some of the illnesses they have had and are passing on. This season already I've had 2 sinus infections and once case of strep throat.

I know, use the antibacterial stuff and wash my hands alot...but 1/2 the time I forget the antibacterial stuff, and no amount of washing seems to do it 100%

I'm just wondering as it seems the other tech here is sick way more often too.

Has anyone else noticed this?

My theory....dust.

My skin goes nuts from contact with dust: itching like crazy, red marks, bumps. My hands have kind of gotten immune to it, but I have to wash them all the time. If my hands are covered in dust and I scratch an itch on my face, I look like I've hit a second puberty....and I don't even want to THINK about going to the bathroom without washing the dust off my hands.:eek:
November 16th, 2004, 12:17 AM
WebHead

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Originally Posted by FatalException0E

My theory....dust.

My skin goes nuts from contact with dust: itching like crazy, red marks, bumps. My hands have kind of gotten immune to it, but I have to wash them all the time. If my hands are covered in dust and I scratch an itch on my face, I look like I've hit a second puberty....and I don't even want to THINK about going to the bathroom without washing the dust off my hands.:eek:

Yeah,.. and dust is mainly made up of peoples dead skin. Yikes!
November 16th, 2004, 01:11 AM
TechZ

it is true, in fact working in any kind of environment where you would come into contact with germs from so many other people would make you sick, its common sense.
November 16th, 2004, 02:17 AM
GrandDad

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Originally Posted by TechZ

it is true, in fact working in any kind of environment where you would come into contact with germs from so many other people would make you sick, its common sense.

Is that why when I was going to school
I was always sick ? :D
November 16th, 2004, 06:12 AM
Great White North

I put forth WebHeads Name for the experiment
November 16th, 2004, 09:03 AM
PuterGeekGirl

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Originally Posted by TechZ

it is true, in fact working in any kind of environment where you would come into contact with germs from so many other people would make you sick, its common sense.

Yes and no, because before I worked in IT, I worked in an office enviornment for years...and never got this sick until I started the workstation to workstation thing....so yes, I was still around the same amount of people before...just not touching their keyboards like I do now...thats what I mean...

I say we strike for better working conditions.... :D :D
November 16th, 2004, 09:04 AM
PuterGeekGirl

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Originally Posted by craigmodius

Cleetus go lick all the keyboards, and then we gots to cut out yer tongue and stick it under a microscope.

as for me I've never been healthier. I think

Does licking the mice of those I don't like when I have step count?!?!? Hey, I got it from one of them, so gotta spread the love, right?? :D :D
November 16th, 2004, 09:28 AM
Titchski

I'm developing a nice ulcer from working at this hell hole. :rolleyes:
November 17th, 2004, 03:47 AM
DownBeachBreeze

Closed window environment illnesses

A study was done years ago of people allergic to chemicals in the environment and closed offices. There are appox. 80,000 chemicals produced in the world, 10,000 of which are identified for their effect on humans. Thousands of these identified chemicals are known and banned for their ill effects on people. The other 70,000 chemicals are not yet deciphered for their effects on people. A pbs documentary I watched a couple of years ago probably has info on it. Check out PBS and do a search of shows on "Chemicals in the envirnment". If you do find that you have chemicals in your system which are making you sick, and there is a device shown on that show that detects these chemicals in the human body.
Solution: Research fasting. Fasting cleanses the body of impurities. However, if done without knowing how it can be done safely can produce ill effects. Consider "The Complete Handbook of Nutrition by Gary and Steve Null". It has a chapter on fasting you can use as a start.

DownBeachBreeze
November 17th, 2004, 05:32 AM
3fingersalute

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Originally Posted by DownBeachBreeze

A study was done years ago of people allergic to chemicals in the environment and closed offices. There are appox. 80,000 chemicals produced in the world, 10,000 of which are identified for their effect on humans. Thousands of these identified chemicals are known and banned for their ill effects on people. The other 70,000 chemicals are not yet deciphered for their effects on people. A pbs documentary I watched a couple of years ago probably has info on it. Check out PBS and do a search of shows on "Chemicals in the envirnment". If you do find that you have chemicals in your system which are making you sick, and there is a device shown on that show that detects these chemicals in the human body.
Solution: Research fasting. Fasting cleanses the body of impurities. However, if done without knowing how it can be done safely can produce ill effects. Consider "The Complete Handbook of Nutrition by Gary and Steve Null". It has a chapter on fasting you can use as a start.

DownBeachBreeze

Link Please???
November 17th, 2004, 06:27 AM
confus-ed

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Originally Posted by 3fingersalute

Link Please???

Is your google busted or was that just a pp as opposed to a wotpp ? :p

The Complete Handbook of Nutrition by Gary and Steve Null $9.50 at Amazon & the ISBN is 0440116139 & if you meant 'A study' then 'years ago' probably indicates hearsay that you are supposed to just accept (though it sounds not unreasonable to me that there should be lots of chemical compounds produced which haven't been adequately tested) ..

But I am confus-ed on why DownBeachBreeze sent me a pm with the exact text of his/her post ?

Yeah sure detox is probably good, but so is avoiding exposure too !
November 17th, 2004, 08:51 AM
PuterGeekGirl

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Originally Posted by confus-ed

But I am confus-ed on why DownBeachBreeze sent me a pm with the exact text of his/her post ?

You got one too, eh?

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