Have to agree with Chelsie & others on this one. Though I don't put the bedspread in the closet, I don't like to sit unclothed on the bedspread (or sheets for that matter). Never used to have this phobia, but I do now, for some reason.

Mike- thanks for the best line of this whole thread ("If death is your only measure of cleanliness, I'm glad we're not eating at your home."). I laughed out loud.

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When Dateline did it's expose about the filthy bedspreads, they also revealed that they found feces on the TV remote controls...in several of the places tested.<BR>GROSS!!!

Okay, granted that motel/hotel rooms are excellent places to find disgustingly personal dirt. But let me ask all of you:<BR><BR>How many nights have you spent in hotel/motel rooms in your life? And how many times have you gotten sick?<BR><BR>There's no need for you to go lick the doorknobs or the remote or snuggle up to a bedspread that smells like old socks. <BR><BR>But there's also no need for you to bring your gallon jugs of alcohol and your blow torch to sanitize the places either. <BR><BR>You do take some risks of exposure to yucky things. Chances are good that many if not most of the times you've gotten a "stomach flu," it's actually contaminated food or exposure to e-coli some other way. I think eating out is far riskier than staying in hotels and motels, but I do it far more often. I also use grocery store carts without disinfecting them, open doors to public buildings, sit on public benchs, try on clothes in stores (even hats, despite risk of lice), etc. etc. etc. I wash my hands before cooking and eating or when it seems like a good idea -- but not 24/7.<BR><BR>The more you try to insulate yourself from the Bad Stuff, the more susceptible you are when you are confronted with it. (My homily for the day.) <BR><BR>Take reasonable precautions -- complain to the management if something is blatant and yucky. But also trust in your own immune systems -- they've gotten you this far.

At last, a note of sanity.<BR><BR>Chelsie, if you are still reading these responses -- if it grosses you out, toss the spread over a chair. Otherwise, "trust your immune system" as QRS suggests.