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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Washing your hands

I always wash my hands in cold water. I'm not really sure why though... Maybe it was because I didn't want to wait for the water to turn hot hmm... It wasn't pleasant getting used to, cold water is quite well... cold, to wash your hands in, but I have gotten used to it now. I have done it for over 10 years, maybe even 15.

Downside:
Public bathrooms. School and work (not so much work, there's neither hot or cold water, only "neutral" >_>) are a bit problematic. I finish doing my thing on the toilet, I come out and wants to wash my hands so I turn the handle and place my hands in the sink, and I'm almost certain this is true: I could have sworn I heard the sink yell "By fire be purged!" the instant the water came out, which was scoldingly hot of course.

I don't relly know if it's a clever thing or just utterly retarded. Are there any people with cold blooded hands in here :)?

40 comments:

  1. I use cold water too! not sure why either, but think you might be right about being unpatient. :)

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  2. I have cold-blooded hands also. No idea how that happened. My showers are even neutral most of the time. Sometimes colder feels more comfortable that way. I chalk it up to being a warm person naturally though, so cold feels good.

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  3. I prefer cold mostly, but not all the time.

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  4. Hahah i dont have cold hands but whenever its boiling hot, i let run for a while so the water gets cooler

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  5. cold also
    i didnt really think about it lol

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  6. Cold most of the time, but when its winter, deffinitely hot.

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  7. I love using warm water, but hate having to wait for it, so I always use cold instead. I didnt know where so many others like me.

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  8. i prefer hot water, i even shower in really hot water during summer.

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  9. I wash with cold water, and I like to wash my face with cold too, esp. in the mornings. Wakes me up.

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  10. hey, this is one of my more favorite posts from you :)

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  11. I only use warm water when it's cold but definitely prefer cold water just as you

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  12. I wash my hands with warm water, it's more pleasant

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  13. If you wash your hands with hot water its killing more bacteris :)

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  14. i never had the patience for warm water either, you are not alone

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  15. i usually get cold but thats because someone around here is to damn cheap to run the hotwater heater

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  16. I've actually found that i get less flu's and colds when i made it a habit of washing my hands from being outside doing anything.

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  17. I use alcohol gel after filling up at the gas station. hah.

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  18. i do the same as you to lazy to wait for hot water

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  19. i wash my hands pretty regularly, but i still get sick :(

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  20. You really killed me with that, "By fire be purged!" line, hilarious stuff.

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  21. The sink at work just starts getting warm when I have to rinse my hands. I like it because I never burn my hands on OMGHOT water, but I also never have to deal with water that's too cold.

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  22. I've always felt like the cold kills more germs. Probably from when I was told as a kid that germs like warm places.

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  23. Most of the time i prefer warm water but sometimes i just want to run my hands under something nice and cool.

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  24. well I ususaly wash them in cold water.. and yea, because it is faster :)

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  25. I've never had a problem with hot or cold water. It could be ice cold, or at max temp, and I'll still wash my hands. I guess I'm just off like that.

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  26. I hate having cold water on my hands. Can't stand it. I was regularly with warm water.

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  27. Pretty sure I do cold water as well although I have heard hot water is better for you (I think).

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  28. I need to feel the burn. It's a mental thing.

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  29. seen this guy yesterday spend 4 minutes washing his hands, asked him way, told me thats how its done

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  30. The feeling of nice cold water rushing down my hands is actually relaxing.

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  31. most public bathrooms i know are only allowing ICE COLD water.
    like, the weather is freezing outside, but they still manage to make your hands even colder with the water :F

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  32. cold. hot just seems grimy to me sometimes...

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  33. Used to do cold water, butt hen switched to hot for sanitary reasons. :) Still go to cold once in a while...

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  34. I always turn on hot water but it still comes out cold anyway. With a little luck by the time I'm finished washing I got at least SOME heat.

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  35. I mostly prefer cold water. It feels more refreshing that way

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  36. Ha, I usually use cold water. Though I don't really mind. Either or :)

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