Got some really wonderful comments on yesterday’s How gross is my house? post, and had to share some replies and an update here.
Toxic: Let’s leave your nipplemaus out of this. And frankly, mine. And God help us all if I start running around DC with petri dishes, swabs and no authoritative-looking badge.
Ken: I’m tempted to swab the water cooler spigot at the office. But mostly would rather live in ignorant bliss.
Alison: Great suggestions, all. Will totally try that in the next round. I’m sure I’ve got some more agar around here somewhere.
John: Damn. You just made this sound very fanciful and really interesting. And made me start wondering how to be a benevolent deity.
Dish Update
Meanwhile, the kitchen sink is gaining on the kitchen sponge swab for sheer nastiness. The toilet water sample? Clear as a bell.
Advice Please
Now, I’d be happy – nay, delighted – to run around town like a rogue science fair entrant in the 29th grade, taking samples near and far to the consternation and dismay of the locals. The only thing holding me back is that I have no way to identify WTF grew later. I’m afraid I’m lacking the knowledge and probably the gear. Though I am armed with a little USB microscope. Any suggestions?
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Short of taking the requisite classes in bacteriologyismification, I would imagine all you could do is ask the internet.