I’m going to stop pinching at work, and restrict myself to bottles (soon as I can get some) rather than pinching, which I will reserve for while I’m at home where my dogs are cleaner than most people. Unfortunately, my current work situation is such that sometimes, somebody may use my computer. I use Clorox sprays and wipes and hand sanitizer, and put my keyboard, mousepad, and mouse away in my drawer. This hadn’t happened in a long time so I got lax, and left them out, touched them to login, and pinched and now I have a sinus infection. My theory is that the nasty troll that used my computer doesn’t believe in hygiene. It’s truly amazing how many people are just flat out nasty. Or may be wiping their Day-care communal nose with their hand and then typing and mousing away. Studies have shown that oftentimes workspaces are nastier than the toilet. All those nosocomial infections in hospitals don’t come from the tooth fairy. Has anyone else had any similar considerations? Do any of you use snuff bottles, and what’s been your reason and experience with them?
Well, I’m a biologist so I am certainly cognizant of germs when I’m out and about in the world. Mainly I try to avoid door handles, hand rails, elevator buttons and the likes. I wash frequently and use my left hand for many things. But, there is a fine line between being careful and being a germaphobe that can’t function in society. Unless you have an immune deficiency disorder or something, your body can generally defend itself against most bacteria and viruses. In fact, too little exposure can make you more susceptible and less able to defend against such threats. But, most of the disinfectant wipes and such kill close to 99.9% of all surface contaminants. So, in a nutshell Herzl, I think you are being overly cautious. If you wipe your equipment down once when you get to work, you should be safe to use snuff after touching your keyboard. Also, your connect the dots theory of how you got the current sinus infection is full of more holes than Bush’s reasoning for invading Iraq. There are about a billion different ways you could have contacted a sinus infection that have nothing to do with touching your computer.
lol, true enough. There’s no proof that my _ not _ having wiped them down is what happened. Maybe, I’m just being territorial. I have a new tub of Clorox wipes queued up at the door for tomorrow though. To some extents the SG and Bernards side-slides will be something until I can implement bottles. I was looking at some of the snuff bottles on eBay today though, and yep, I’m wondering if I’m going to get lead poisoning from those pretty inside-painted bottles from China if I go that way. I too have worked in a lot of clinical situations, and am sure that germs are really a potential problem, and that paranoia is not necessarily the issue since grouping situations like day-care, clinics, hospitals, offices, are higher risk than your home, generally. You’re less likely to get a troublesome infection from (steriley) draining abscesses than all-day Pediatrics. Perhaps, my question would be better as, why would snuff bottles be popular in places and times, when people were able to make boxes as well? Only style?
They had long finger nails so the bottle was better for them. (and thats no joke)
Seems like the bottles were predominantly used on China. Maybe they just already were using alot of bottles for other purposes and decided to use them for snuff as well? @herzl- Check out my tripletech snuff boxes. Might be just the thing you’re looking for as far as hygiene is concerned.
Right, supposedly what I’ve heard is that long finger nails were fashionable in china at the time, so pinching was difficult. I believe I also read that the weather would ruin boxes made of wood and paper mache and not to mention the snuff, so they used glass bottles. That’s what I’ve read anyways. I’m a certified, card-wielding germaphobe, myself, but I don’t fear taking a big pinch after work, so long as my hands have been washed, or I’ve used hand sanitizer. I’d be weary of chinese paint and what not, too, Herzl. I think if you maintain fair hand hygiene, you shouldn’t be too concerned about snuffing up some illness, and we are all bound to catch a cold sometime, too. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I bought a bullet at one time, the acrylic and glass ones, and even though I hated trying to use a bullet, I found the glass vial to be perfectly good for carrying a small amount of snuff. Just find yourself a stopper of some kind (or, hell, screw off the bullet part) and you’ve a perfectly good bottle, with no fear of lead or other chemical nasties. Looks like mrsnuff.com has some very reasonably priced vials as well, if that’s the sort of thing you’re looking for. That was rambly, I"m sure, I’m a bit tired! But I hope it helps!
they are also tradional medicine bottles.