Political correctness

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:19 pm

I only hope it was done in jest because if it is not it is a case of political correctness gone amock or whatever term is used these days. I was in Terrace last night and was beeped up into the flightplanning/weather kiosk in the terminals building and naturally, I used the facilities. There on the wall was a photocopied little sign giving THE 6 STEPS ON HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS !!! COMPLETE WITH PICTURES

bang head

In case somebody does not know how to do it properly, here are the 6 steps, as dictated by our Great White Father.
1. Turn on the tap and wet your hands.
2. Apply soap.
3. Lather for 10 seconds
4. Rinse your hands
5. Take a paper towel and pat hands dry.
6. Using towel, turn off the tap.
And this came complete with pictures.
Surely someone was kidding. Surely this was someones idea of a joke. surely this was not some edict from higher up. Surely the world is not coming to this. And quit calling me Shirley.
Now! If anybody is missing some training item, use this example.

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:29 pm

I've seen those signs too, and im not in terrace....sad what our world has come too, next there will be signs and pictures on how to wipe your ass or take off/put on your shoes

EyeDeeOt · Post by **EyeDeeOt** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 4:59 pm

Hey, ya think that is bad....Try out Toronto last summer during the SARS outbreak.....You would have washed your hands with bleach, and carried around salad tongs to open doors......Personally since I bathe on a semi-regular basis, I thought my PECKER was cleaner than most public bathroom faucets, that I would forego touching them! HAR HAR

As for wiping your ass. Men, either way. Ladies front to back if you want to avoid a trip to the doc! EWWWWIE!

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:03 pm

...and another line crossed, no going back now

Always Moving · Post by **Always Moving** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:48 pm

I while back I got a joke about different people going to the bathroom......anyways, what is the people here in Toronto doing...everyone wetting their hands after peeing????? is that so the few microbes in your hands have a nice and moist place so they can thrive? or a short way of cleaning your hands or one of those weird customs every country has.....
People either wash your hads WITH SOAP or do not bother at all!
So, you see, may be some people NEED the signs

shimmydampner · Post by **shimmydampner** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:54 pm

They missed the most important step: how do you open the door to leave without re-infecting your hands??? Maybe they should just have a separate set of instructions on the door itself for that.

just another pilot · Post by **just another pilot** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:24 am

From the ridiculus to the sublime.

LT · Post by LT » Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:30 am

If a pilot doesn't know how not to piss on his hands maybe they should go back to the navy...

bluesideup · Post by **bluesideup** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:37 am

I like the one........

"Pilots with short hoses and low manifold preassure please stand closer"

captpistola · Post by **captpistola** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 4:12 pm

So...I'm not supposed to use the big white sink in the individual stalls with the swirling water?

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 8:51 am

I was actually looking at my pack of gum the day and it had instructions on the back lol

merlin · Post by **merlin** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 9:42 am

Makes me think of the saying, "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

CD · Post by CD » Wed Sep 29, 2004 10:48 am

bluesideup wrote:"Pilots with short hoses and low manifold preassure please stand closer"

You need to take this one to the next logical step:

“Would those pilots with short pitot tubes and low manifold pressure please taxi closer to the hold short line as the next pilot may not have a float endorsement.”

Newfoundlander · Post by **Newfoundlander** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 12:11 pm

I guess the person who put the sign there was being considerate and thinking of those pilots who need a check list do do everything, even wash their hands.

linecrew · Post by **linecrew** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:24 am

Going back to the original topic....you would be amamzed at how many people DON'T feel the need to wash their hands after "trimming the ballast"!

In fact, where I work a couple of my coworkers have a verbal list of people we warn others to never shake hands with. They are known as either "splash and dashers" and even a couple of them have earned the dirtiest title, "shit mitts"!!

So if it bugs you to see the sign, just think that its probably there because someone got fed up with seeing individuals with disgusting bathroom habbits.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:46 am

As a side note....when doing # 2 while wearing a flight suite, make sure you know where the arms are when you stand up (and flush prior to standing up), or one could dangle in the "pool". No longer is it just "droping off the wife and kids at the pool", now you can add "going to do some drycleaning" to that list....

Cheers.

shankdown · Post by **shankdown** » Thu Sep 30, 2004 6:02 am

Here me say this, King Air Guy (& pardon my political incorrectness): I find it shameful that you've got a rank of 4, and I'm merely a 0. I'd put both my sleeves in the toilet for a rank of 5 so I could beat you out. Don't believe me? Well use your pull with the moderators, and have them give me the chance! And don't tell me you don't have pull... A King Air Guy doesn't get a rankofour without acquiring some pull along the way. I just wonder if you're using your 'sleeve' idea to cover up the fact that you need those dirty knees of your cleaned up.

Hope alls well. Van Halen on the 26th? You home then? Rock on.

Shankdown