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NewToBowling
10-20-2015, 09:42 AM
Saw this on another board and interesting responses.

I'll be honest, I don't wash my hands because I use tape. I do my business and walk out. But I also don't do #2

Got to keep that thumb dry. Just don't hi-five me :)
JasonNJ
10-20-2015, 10:52 AM
Saw this on another board and interesting responses.

I'll be honest, I don't wash my hands because I use tape. I do my business and walk out. But I also don't do #2

Got to keep that thumb dry. Just don't hi-five me :)

I always wash my hands and I will use powder or just keep my hands on the blower until they are dry. I'm usually more concerned about getting my bowling shoes wet.
NewToBowling
10-20-2015, 10:57 AM
Well I have bowling shoe covers for that
AlexNC
10-20-2015, 11:28 AM
Yes, but I never use the restroom during league play. If I had to I would just replace my Vise tape on my thumb.
Jessiewoodard57
10-20-2015, 11:59 AM
I never leave a restroom without washing my hands and I use the paper towel to open the door. I picked that habit up when I was a McDs manager for 16 years. You would be surprised the number people that use a public restrooms and leave the restroom without washing their hands. At McDs they would go to the counter and order food! Since I am food safety orientated I would point out that once you put your fingers in the ball you transfer bacteria from everybody that used that restroom to the finger holes in your ball. If after handling your bowling ball you were to touch your eyes you could have issues. Too much hepp C going around these days to chance it.
mc_runner
10-20-2015, 12:42 PM
There's no door leading into our restroom at the bowling alley, but I do use a paper towel to open public restroom doors. The condition some public rest rooms are in leaves no questions about the cleanliness of the people using them...
Aslan
10-20-2015, 01:23 PM
Even though I tend to be religious about frequently washing my hands; bowling is the one exception where (unless I got something on my hand) I try to avoid washing them. Colder water makes the thumb smaller and hotter water makes it larger...not to mention now it's moist and sticks more...just better to leave it alone if I can help it.

But, if I get a little "loose with the hose" and get something on my hands...then, yes. Not only for health reasons but also a courtesy to all the people I'll be high-5ving that night.
Tony
10-20-2015, 01:35 PM
I don't use the bathroom during league play but if I were to I would wash my hands and use the dryer to get my bowling hand good and dry.
I also try not to use my bowling hand for eating drinking or high 5's fist bumps ect .
fordman1
10-20-2015, 02:41 PM
Try hand sanitizers to clean your hands.
AlexNC
10-20-2015, 03:06 PM
I heard that a germ infested ball is more likely to crack...;)
http://i.imgur.com/wKn7Wzs.jpg
foreverincamo
10-20-2015, 04:44 PM
I always wash my hands, but I use the restroom immediately after my turn is up. This gives the maximum amount of time for my hand to " normalize ". I also never eat or drink with my bowling hand.
Aslan
10-20-2015, 05:42 PM
I heard that a germ infested ball is more likely to crack...;)

I can tell you feces on the sole of your shoe will inhibit sliding. But I have a feeling Bowl1820 would rather I not elaborate on that wonderful story. :eek:
vdubtx
10-20-2015, 07:10 PM
Kind of like this huh, Aslan?

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fokai73
10-20-2015, 07:14 PM
This is the reason why I "fist bump" at leagues and not "high five"...... I wash my hands and use paper towels to open doors or flush. I wash my hands for at 20 seconds every time after I do my thing.

VRE, Hep A,C can stay on surfaces longer. I rather touch (by accident) a dried up HIV blood stain than those I mentioned. Even though most of us have good immune systems, I still wouldn't take a chance to have somebodies pee or poop particles on my hands and then go eat fries and hot wings and then lick the fingers lol......
TonyInPortland
10-20-2015, 09:37 PM
Saw this on another board and interesting responses.

I'll be honest, I don't wash my hands because I use tape. I do my business and walk out. But I also don't do #2

Got to keep that thumb dry. Just don't hi-five me :)

That's actually an interesting question. I try to make it through the entire night without going, but, if I do have to, and my hand has been feeling good, I may only wash my left hand. But, if I have been having problems with the release anyway, I may wash both hands and start from scratch, as it were.

Also, I recently started using the Forest Hand Conditioner again, so I think if I did wash both hands, I could use that to bring back a normal feel.
Aslan
10-21-2015, 02:43 PM
Kind of like this huh, Aslan?



Well played.
zdawg
10-21-2015, 05:30 PM
Saw this on another board and interesting responses.

I'll be honest, I don't wash my hands because I use tape. I do my business and walk out. But I also don't do #2

Got to keep that thumb dry. Just don't hi-five me :)

ALWAYS....lol. But I only use tape inside my thumbhole, never on my thumb itself.