topic Re: I Helped An Elderly Gent Yesterday. in Community Spirit

I Helped An Elderly Gent Yesterday.

icyfroth — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:29:53 GMT

In the Supermarked. I was doing some fruit and veg shopping and noticed him struggling to open the produce bag. I've struggled with them before so I wondered if I should help him or would he feel I was being patronised.

As I walked past him I jokingly said, "you have to spit on it"! I always wet my thumb and index finger to open the bags.

We laughed and he went pretendy "ptui ptui" on the bag.

I went around and got some tomatoes and deliberated whether I should get the lemons from USA or limes from Aus.

When I looked up he was still patiently struggling with the bag.

I felt bad then about the flippant spit comment and said "can I help you"? He gave me the bag and I showed him how I lick my thumb and finger and the bag opened straight away! (It's not always that easy).

Anyway we had shared another laugh about it and went about our shopping.

I had to get the fruit and veg guy to help me with mine once.

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imastawka — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:36:07 GMT

Lick your finger and thumb?

Sorry, but I find that disgusting.

I saw a lady do that once and then she mauled all the tomatoes.

When she finally chose one, I asked her if I could lick it for her,seeing

as how she handled all of the tomatoes with spit fingers!

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cherry*135 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:38:22 GMT

Community Service award for you, icy.

I just rub the bag with my thumb and index finger on one opening corner that seems to get the open.

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imastawka — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:41:14 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
Community Service award for you, icy.

I just rub the bag with my thumb and index finger on one opening corner that seems to get the open.

There ya go

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latina4621 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:48:10 GMT

icy i think it is nice you helped but.....

to lick your fingers and then use it on anothers persons bag is not on

sometimes those bags are hard to open but what am3 said pretty much works.

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imastawka — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:52:24 GMT

Woolies, where I shop, now has green coloured bags for fruit & veg.

They have a dispenser that tears them and the tear makes them soo easy to open

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just_me_karen — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:56:09 GMT

That was kind of you to help and I'm sure he felt grateful, but licking your fingers in a supermarket? Yuk...those trolleys and shelves are germy. I actually had a discussion in my supermarket last week about this....me and another woman were struggling with the bags and she commented how she doesn't like to lick her fingers to open them.

I usually go to the veggie that sit on ice and open several bags,...or try not to use the bags at all.

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i-once-was-bump — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:12:52 GMT

My mother is 85 and doesn't take any regular medication because she has nothing wrong with her and she is a licker, be it money or bags or shopping lists or magazines, lick, lick, lick all the way around the supermarket with me trailing along using my best nagging voice " would you stop licking your fingers, please" and then I roll my eyes skywards.

Shopping with my mother really hurts my eyes because I must have to roll them at least 20 times around the supermarket.

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icyfroth — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:22:56 GMT

doesn't everybody wash their fruit and veg like tomatoes and apples when they get home?

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i-once-was-bump — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:24:49 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
doesn't everybody wash their fruit and veg like tomatoes and apples when they get home?

Yes all that plus hands, too.

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poddster — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:25:23 GMT

Thanks Icy, I would never have gotten that sucker open if it wasnt for your help 🙂

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cherry*135 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:28:07 GMT

I think some are pointing out icy, that you licked your fingers and put them on another persons bag, therefore leaving your saliva on their bag. They could have touched the bit your licked fingers touched, then put their own finger in their mouth for some reason and got your germs (if you had any).

I doubt the bags have germs on them. Ours are on a roll, you rip one off. The next bag will only be touched by the person using it.

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i-need-a-martini — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:26:39 GMT

It's not as if she applied a big gob of spit to the old mans bag.

She licked her thumb/finger. By the time the fruit/vegies went i it would have dried killing off all germs with it.

I am sure the old bloke was grateful icy.

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i-need-a-martini — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:27:58 GMT

And besides - the old bloke was probably pushing a trolley or carrying a basket both of which would have had a guzzillion more germs that icy's thumb.

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joz*garage — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:28:36 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
Community Service award for you, icy.

I just rub the bag with my thumb and index finger on one opening corner that seems to get the open.

usually i rub with my index finger and thumb just on the top middle of the bag which opens it most of the time

if not, i rub my face a few times for the natural oils which does the trick

next time i'll check-out the corner of the bag

cheers

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poddster — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:29:19 GMT

and i would swap spit with icy anyday 🙂

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debra9275 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:33:25 GMT

I think it must be the Christmas Spirit Icy, I find myself getting things off supermarket shelves for people, and giving way to all traffic and pedestrians lately, with a smile and a wave & everyone is smiling back lol

I also have trouble opening those plastic bags for for fruit and veggies and the plastic carry baskets in both major supermarket chains are absolutely disgusting and grotty. Why don't they ever wash them out?

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icyfroth — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:33:51 GMT

I'm off to wash my hands with anti-bacterial soap. 'night all.

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debra9275 — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:34:43 GMT

Lol, night Icy -:)

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darksideofthemoon — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:50:48 GMT

THAT clarifies it now doesn't it