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Old July 17th 06, 02:50 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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asdf wrote:
On 17 Jul 2006 05:19:31 -0700, Mizter T wrote:

Just wondered if anyone else thinks it would be far more hygenic, more
pleasant & acceptable if the decision to no longer cover seats on new
trains in fabric was made.


Plastic seats, no way!

I think they would be less pleasant and less acceptable. I don't think
there's any real hygiene problem at all either.

I always find this desire to try and ensure everything is
microscopically sanitised is pretty pointless and unachievable.
Microscopic organisms are an essential part of life on earth.


Indeed. Some of this tube seat hygiene mania may be traced to a hoax
email that was doing the rounds a few years ago:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/london.asp



In any case, I think fabric reverts to being sittable on faster after
spillages than a plastic seat on which puddles of goo would have no way
of dissipating.