Ann The Gran Community

I saw this quiz at iVillage and thought it had some interesting information.  http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26273944/?GT1=43001 

It is only 6 questions, but information that somehow may or may not be accurate about health.

I got a 67% and frankly I had thought I knew "old wives tales" and their more modern "fact or fiction" cousins a lot better.

Pat

I only got 50%

I always felt that the 5 second rule was a little silly because there are germs everywhere.

Then they mention what is on the sole of your shoes and I can barely stand to pick up things on the floor now!  I am even wearing shoes in my own home. 

I don't want to be germ crazy but I do wonder about my surroundings more.

Pat

I got 67% also. Those of us who live in the country, with husbands who spend a lot of time in the cow lot and think taking their shoes off at the door is an unnecessary waste of precious time, have always known "if it hits the floor it goes in the trash."   Sharing germs with double dippers isn't my idea of fun either!!  And speaking of germs, have you ever watched children at a buffet restaurant?   That will really make your hair curl!

Linda

I know 3 husbands who think shoe removal is paranoid but the fact is, it is not just where you walked, but where the person before you walked as well. 

Children should not be able to just buffet by themselves.  I remember teaching my kids that and they hated that 'dumb' rule.  Now they are parents, and you know the rest of the story!

Pat