FIL merely rinses off his utensils and dishes and puts them back

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my grandma does this. We actually get incredibly sick when we visit her (diarrhea, hospital visits and lots of gastro issues). It's been an ongoing issue for the past 20 years. I'm convinced she's Typhoid Mary (wish I was exaggerating). Her house is picked up and looks clean, but we all get ridiculously sick. She's older now so we're helping to care for her while we're there. We make sure absolutely everything goes in the dishwasher and we dump all the silverware in the dishwasher when we arrive when she can't see it. We love her and try to be kind, but after 5 of us ended up on IV drips in the hospital last time, it's all getting bleached and washed.

I would just keep telling your FIL no and that you use the dishwasher. Don't let him prepare any of his own meals or do dishes.

If she's older the illness may be more related to food handling issues. I've found that my older relatives are much more likely to leave leftovers out on the counter, or even store food in the oven (ugh). Maybe it dates back to when people used ice boxes and refrigerators were smaller and less efficient?

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My grandpa used to scoop pet poop with a spatula and then rinse it off and put it back in the drawer. My dad would never let us eat anything not in a sealed package from their house. Ugh.

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People, what many of you call clean cannot be achieved in real life. Yes, washing hands reduces the amount of fecal matter that gets into your mouth on a daily basis. But unless you live in a clinical lab on a deserted island in deep space, you won't get away from the impurities of life.

Most of you have kids. Buy them a microscope. Then have yourselves a little science project by swiping surfaces around your house and growing the cultures. The world of fun will be had by all LOL Oh, contact you PCP beforehand and ask for some pills to control your crazy. You'll need it!

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Anonymous wrote:I caught my FIL using my dish towels (the ones in active use for drying dishes) to mop his sweaty face on a recent visit.

I have no idea if he'd done that before, if he does it at their house as well...ew.

So now I get out a fresh dish towel every time I dry dishes while they are here.

Wow. Makes you want to camp out in the kitchen. Who has time for that though?? It never ceases to amaze me what people do in their kitchens and others' kitchens.

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Anonymous wrote:People, what many of you call clean cannot be achieved in real life. Yes, washing hands reduces the amount of fecal matter that gets into your mouth on a daily basis. But unless you live in a clinical lab on a deserted island in deep space, you won't get away from the impurities of life.

Most of you have kids. Buy them a microscope. Then have yourselves a little science project by swiping surfaces around your house and growing the cultures. The world of fun will be had by all LOL Oh, contact you PCP beforehand and ask for some pills to control your crazy. You'll need it!

Yeah. Germs are gonna getcha. So we should just never wash our hands, because whatareyagonnadoaboutit...

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I don't have an issue with this as long as the item has no visible food on it and is not slimy or oily. If someone is sick we will make sure the dishes and silverware go in the dishwasher. We never seem to get sick though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People, what many of you call clean cannot be achieved in real life. Yes, washing hands reduces the amount of fecal matter that gets into your mouth on a daily basis. But unless you live in a clinical lab on a deserted island in deep space, you won't get away from the impurities of life.

Most of you have kids. Buy them a microscope. Then have yourselves a little science project by swiping surfaces around your house and growing the cultures. The world of fun will be had by all LOL Oh, contact you PCP beforehand and ask for some pills to control your crazy. You'll need it!

Yeah. Germs are gonna getcha. So we should just never wash our hands, because whatareyagonnadoaboutit...

If you really need this spelled out for you, then yes, you should wash your hands. The problem is even a thorough wash will not get rid of all the germs, and few people know how to wash their hands properly. Most people do a quick soap-up and rinse that causes more harm than good, so in a way... maybe you're better off not washing your hands, PP

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My mom does this. She'll argue with me to death about it too rather than letting me putting them in the dishwasher because: a) she does not use dishwasher and b) there's no grease/oil on the plate so rinsing off is all you need.