[GH85Carrera]

I fully believe in germ theory, and the evidence is solid that clean hands are a good thing for a person's health.

BUT

It is easy to overdo. Dry skin on the hands is one sure sign of over-washing. A few years back, long before Covid, we visited the Louisville Slugger factory and museum, and it was very crowded. They have endless hands on displays of bats, and objects to pick up and touch. All of them secured by a stout cable. After a while of touching things we took the tour of the bat making areas, and then watched a movie and sat in a seat used all day long by strangers. I made mental notes to be really sure to wash my hands before we ate.

We were loaded up on the tour bus, and off to the restaurant. Only the bus driver dropped us off at the wrong place, and he drove off to park. The new restaurant was very accommodating and after waiting they set up a room for our group. We had to wait in the front lobby for several minutes, and then finally get seated. In the confusion of the wrong restaurant and the wait, I forgot to wash my hands. I promptly had a great custom made burger and fries, and several glasses of tea. Then I remembered I forgot to wash my hands. No big deal, my immune system did it's job and I did not have even a minute of illness.