sniffly cashier

Last night I stopped at a convenience store. I was glad I had my debit card with me - I didn't have to take change from the cashier. He had a bright red nose and was constantly blowing it. After I paid for my purchase, he said - "Don't you want your receipt?" Naaaaa...

Uuuurgh i'm the same when it comes to people who have colds

Just before i finished work for the holidays there was a woman on my train sitting opposite who also had a cold only she couldn't stop coughing, and all i could think of was me catching it for christmas

Ewwwwwwwww!!!!!! One of my biggest pet peeves is about people with colds who either can't or won't wash their hands more frequently!

LOL! That's just ew!

in Japan they are made to wear paper masks in public whenever they have a cold... Also, They have a particular pair of slippers for the bathroom only.. they usually have WC embroidered on them..

Originally Posted by turtlecat

in Japan they are made to wear paper masks in public whenever they have a cold... Also, They have a particular pair of slippers for the bathroom only.. they usually have WC embroidered on them..

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Interesting. What does WC stand for?

It stands for Water Closet.

Originally Posted by Rockcat

Interesting. What does WC stand for?

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In French The "toilet" is called WC - water closet, and it originated from England.

Originally Posted by Rockcat

Last night I stopped at a convenience store. I was glad I had my debit card with me - I didn't have to take change from the cashier. He had a bright red nose and was constantly blowing it. After I paid for my purchase, he said - "Don't you want your receipt?" Naaaaa...

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Ugh! This is why I carry Antibacterial gel around in my purse!

Originally Posted by turtlecat

in Japan they are made to wear paper masks in public whenever they have a cold... Also, They have a particular pair of slippers for the bathroom only.. they usually have WC embroidered on them..

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I wish I could get my students to wear those masks!

I can empathize with that poor guy! I caught my nephew's cold, which turned to sinusitis and bronchitis. I am not contagious, but I maintain precautions anyway. I have a bottle of antibacterial gel at my desk and I use it often. I also spray the area around my cubie with an antibacterial/antiviral spray. Still, some of the people I work with have actually THROWN my work into my cube so they don't have to catch my germs.

Oh, my!

LOL, I don't blame you...........no reciept for me either! LOL

Water closet?? gosh i actually wondered all these years what it standed for!!

Originally Posted by Sweets

I can empathize with that poor guy! I caught my nephew's cold, which turned to sinusitis and bronchitis. I am not contagious, but I maintain precautions anyway. I have a bottle of antibacterial gel at my desk and I use it often. I also spray the area around my cubie with an antibacterial/antiviral spray. Still, some of the people I work with have actually THROWN my work into my cube so they don't have to catch my germs.

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OK, now that's just rude to throw your work at you because you are sniffling and coughing. It's not like you're a leper or something!

Yup, officially toilets are called water closets. That's how the engineers denote them too. And here's a little tidbit...if a sink is by a toilet (in the same room) it is called a lavatory. Any other room and it's a sink.

About working with colds and illnesses...I think part of the blame is on a) people who call in sick and don't really need to, and b) employers with such tough sick criteria that if you don't work while you're sick you get fired. Happened to a friend of mine, who was pretty sickly. She had doctors notes for every absence, and they still fired her for missing too much work.

I missed work today. I share a little closet with another nurse and she had a cold Tuesday. She used alcohol gel frequently as did I but we shared a phone and there isn't much air circulation in our little room and I caught her cold. I have to work tomorrow though, and I share my closet with another nurse on Fridays so I hope she doesn't get it too. Becky

Lavatory means a number of things

(1) Room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities
(2) Washbowl or Basin
(3) Flush Toilet [Most commmonly used meaning here in NZ]

Normally if there is a "sink" in the same room as a toilet it is called a Vanity or Handbasin.

I drink lots and lots of Orange Juice and I wash my hands so much I have to wear lotion a lot so my hands don't bleed from lack of moisture!

I just have to say AS A CASHIER that I really think I get it much worse

For every say 10 customers I get 3 sick ones and they hack and cough all over the items I have to ring in, the money and credit cards, ect.

It is so nasty! Its amazing how much anti-bacterial gel and spray I go through in 8 hours!

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

Lavatory means a number of things

(1) Room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities
(2) Washbowl or Basin
(3) Flush Toilet [Most commmonly used meaning here in NZ]

Normally if there is a "sink" in the same room as a toilet it is called a Vanity or Handbasin.

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Oops, should have clarified. In engineering terms here in the US, that is the distrinction between a lavatory and a sink.