I use a straw because I do not want to get herpes

[pbmus]

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[Phoenix61]

1. Sorry but I have to ask

What does using a straw have to do with herpes?

[pbmus]

3. Here..

https://g.co/kgs/pTTBL7

[Phoenix61]

9. I know what herpes is

I'm confused about why you think a straw will decrease your risk of getting it.

[pbmus]

14. I eat out often....more than most people....glasses are some of the least well washed

Utensil in any kitchen....

Is a cold sore contagious?

Cold sores are most contagious when oozing blisters are present. But you can transmit the virus to others even if you don't have blisters. Shared eating utensils, razors and towels, as well as kissing, may spread HSV-1. Oral sex can spread HSV-1 to the genitals and HSV-2 to the lips.Jun 8, 2018

[Phoenix61]

18. All dishes in a restaurant go through the

same washer. It's actually more of a sterilizer than a dish washer. Between the heat and the chemicals everything dies. But I get it. Everybody has something. I won't set silver ware on a restaurant table. I always put it on a napkin. The clothes they use to wipe tables can get pretty disgusting by the end of a shift.

[pbmus]

21. Have you looked behind a bar where they wash glasses?

That is not sterilizer....it is a wash basin tub with a few brushes....swish, swish...and set the glass up to drip dry....and serve another beer

I often get a glass with some red stuff on it...

But I still will not drink my beer thru a straw...

[Phoenix61]

25. There is supposed to be sterilizer in there

The health dept checks when they come through, however, I wouldn't count on all bars doing it correctly. So yeah, bar glasses may not be as clean as they should be. I've got it easy, strictly a beer girl and rarely, if ever, drink draft. The red stuff is lipstick. Amazingly, it doesn't stick to lips but damn sure sticks to glass. Pain in the tush if you are a bar tender.

[Tipperary]

36. You spend a lot of time in bars?

I cannot imagine drinking a bar drink from a straw lol.

[Captain Stern]

35. Damn..they wipe the tables with their clothes where you are?

That's pretty damned disgusting, regardless of which point of their shift it is.

[Phoenix61]

37. Damn spell check

cloths

[murielm99]

52. LOL!

I am glad something is making me laugh today.

[Blue_true]

40. Buy bottled water.

When I eat out, I either use a disposable paper cup to drink from, or I order sealed bottled water. I NEVER drink from a glass or other reuseable container when I eat out.

[NickB79]

42. A thread that started with a stat about ocean plastic waste

Ends up with an encouragement to use more single-use plastic bottles.

[Blue_true]

57. I keep and recycle my bottles. Plus, many times, the bottles are glass.

Assumptions, assumptions.

[SMC22307]

56. No, don't.

Bottled water is a huge fucking problem.

[Blue_true]

58. See my reply to the other poster.

They are a problem if people just throw the fucking bottles away or don't choose glass bottled water.

[Leith]

10. Sorry... Still Not Getting It

How do straws prevent herpes?

I could go for using paper straws instead of plastic. I love using a straw.

[enid602]

38. Straw

You stick the straw up your ass and then ingest the beverage. You won't get those embarrassing cold sores.

[Major Nikon]

45. I'm not convinced getting a cold sore on my ass is better

[FreeState]

12. you can't get herpes from sharing drinks and meals. N/T

[LisaL]

43. That's exactly how you get herpes that causes cold sores.

From sharing drinks, meals with those who are infected.
Look it up.

[Major Nikon]

47. No, you get herpes from skin to skin contact

You do not get herpes from sharing meals with those who are infected. While it might be theoretically possible to get it from a glass used by someone who is infected, there's exactly zero documented cases of this ever happening. The mechanism required for this to happen makes it extremely unlikely, kinda like sharing a toilet seat with someone who has an STD. It's a lot more of an urban myth than reality.

[FreeState]

50. No that's misinformation

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/teens/ask-experts/can-herpes-be-spread-through-sharing-food-and-drinks


Can herpes be spread through sharing drinks and meals? Does a reoccuring painless rough patch on the lip an indicator of herpes?

No, you can’t get herpes from sharing drinks and meals.

Herpes is spread by touching, kissing, and sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, and oral sex. It can be passed from one partner to another and from one part of the body to another. Brief skin-to-skin contact is all that’s needed to pass the virus. Because herpes may have no symptoms for years, sometimes it is very difficult to know who passed it to whom.

Although it’s rare, genital herpes can also be spread from a pregnant woman to her baby during vaginal birth.

[Throck]

30. Never share your can.

Unless you have protection.

[greyl]

2. Keep a reusable with you at all times.

10 Reusable Straws - Stainless Steel Drinking - Set of 10:
https://amzn.to/2O8FjA7

[FreeState]

4. That's not how math works n/t

[silverweb]

5. There are options.

There are paper, glass, stainless steel, and bamboo straws available right now.

It's only the plastic that has to go.

[BannonsLiver]

7. Some folks are too entitled for all that, apparently

Fuck the planet as long as they get the kind of straws they want.

[silverweb]

13. Some.

Others may just be unaware of their options.

[Ms. Toad]

44. And some truly need plastic straws

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/11/health/plastic-straw-bans-disabled-trnd/index.html

I have a few friends with cerebral palsy. They would bite through paper, shatter teeth on metal, burn themselves on steel straws drinking hot beverages, not to mention making it more likely they would spill the beverage and burn themselves directly, or injure themselves on any rigid straw.

Absolute bans will add to the challenges that individuals with physical disabilities already face in attempting to do the things the rest of us take for granted - like eating out occasionally.

It's not always about being selfish or ignorant.

[silverweb]

48. An exception could be made.

It's common for "loopholes" to be inserted in a bill for such exceptions.

[Ms. Toad]

49. Unfortunately,

most places considering bans are not inserting the loopholes, and when it is individual businesses making the decision - they wouldn't be required to provide plastic straws (not to mention that it is a monumental task to locate and lobby each individual business.)

Which means one more thing poeple with physical disabilities who need this particular accommodation will need to plan for in advance of an outing most of us take for granted.

And there is a fair amount of demonization of anyone who uses plastic straws (as selfish, not caring about the planet, petty, etc.). Just read through this thread - or any other thread on the issue.

[EllieBC]

54. Hopefully there will be lawsuits.

I know people with disabilities are not on the radar of do-gooders but a few lawsuits will fix things.

[EllieBC]

53. Have you looked into the issues for people with disabilities?

Re-usable straws aren't an option for those with compromised immune systems because they often cannot get them clean.

Steel isn't an option for anyone with tremors. Paper and bamboo can become choking hazards.

I get that no one wants to actually do anything useful to help the environment and just wants to go for the easy kills like plastic straws, but it actually impacts a lot of disable people and they actually do fucking matter regardless what a lot of environmentalists think.

[FakeNoose]

55. I bought a small box of straws over 5 years ago

... and I'm still using them. There's no reason they can't be rinsed out and re-used, which I do on a daily basis.

I carry a few spare straws in my pocketbook (it's easier to do if you're a woman) and I am never without my own straw. Another thing is that nobody else uses them so I'm only coming in contact with my own germs, if any. The straws don't need to be sterilized after use, just rinsed out and allowed to dry. These are coffee straws I'm talking about, the kind for hot beverages, but they also work for cold drinks in a pinch.

[Ilsa]

6. Didn't there used to be paper straws of some sort?

Maybe they had a thin veneer of wax on them. I don't know if that's any better, though.

[Little Star]

11. There still are....

https://www.aardvarkstraws.com/

Now food & drink service places and the rest of us need to return to using them.

[badhair77]

8. As a child in the 50s and 60s all we had were paper straws.

[Little Star]

15. +1 Should have never changed to plastic.

[Hekate]

19. I can hardly wait till they make a comeback

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. And they always went flat and useless under the terrific suction ...

... of a cold milk shake. Useless. Today's plastic straws are superior construction.

Diseases can still be passed along, if the straws are shared for drinking or snorting. Be careful out there.

[nolabear]

16. Lots of options.

https://m.ecoproductsstore.com/compostable_straws.html?adlclid=ADL-2ceed773-a762-4d86-99f5-1fbccd6bc3c3&kwid=39119805716x762868474x130930732

[Little Star]

17. +1

[NBachers]

22. Yeah, my health food store sells compostable straws.

[Hekate]

23. I have thinning tooth-enamel and straws are a help with iced drinks. Paper straws would be great...

I have been horrified at what plastic straws do to wildlife

[Squinch]

24. Ban them all. I, personally, can't do much about the fishing nets. But the water bottles,

plastic shopping bags, take out containers, drinking straws, polyester clothing? ALL of those, I can do something about.

It takes a lot of getting used to. The clothes are my newest project. All new clothes are cotton, linen, wool or hemp. It's not easy.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

26. I haven't used a straw in years, unless

I'm on a long drive and have purchased a soft drink for the ride.

Haven't gotten herpes or any other terrible disease. What do you suppose I'm doing wrong?

[MineralMan]

27. Well, for goodness' sake, don't kiss anyone without

a medical certificate.

[Tipperary]

33. Lol, I know, right?

[wishstar]

28. Several restaurant chains have switced to decomposing paper straws

so no need to use plastic or risk germs/viruses from rim of glasses

[Sneederbunk]

29. Ban plastic straws and only the bad guys will have plastic straws.

[madinmaryland]

34. Except in "stand your ground" states, where you will be able to stab the bad guy carrying a straw...

with a straw.

[Totally Tunsie]

31. Plastic straws are being banned in many locales.

[link:https://www.fastcompany.com/40580132/here-are-the-u-s-cities-that-have-banned-plastic-straws-so-far|

While many individual businesses, nonprofits, and schools have opted to ban straws, here are the cities and states that are tackling the issue:
▪New York City, Hawaii, and California have pending straw ban legislation.
▪California: Alameda, Carmel, San Luis Obispo, Davis, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Oakland, Richmond, and Berkeley
▪Washington: Seattle and Edmonds
▪New Jersey: Monmouth Beach
▪Florida: Miami Beach and Fort Myers

Many more coming.

[NCTraveler]

32. .

[sl8]

39. Sounds like a straw man argument. n/t

[Texasgal]

41. Oh good grief!

The whole issue is to go back to paper straws and not plastic as they are worse for our environment!

No worries about your herpes,,, use a freaking PAPER straw! UGH.

[Tipperary]

46. I know. Some of the stuff I read here amazes me.

We really cannot call the repubs morons when we have them right here amp get us. Not specifically the op, mind you, but there are some doozie posts here lol.

[FSogol]

51. Agreed. It is sad. N/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

59. Oh FFS!!!! nt