The Water Scooper

The water scooper at church grosses me out. People will get up in the middle of the service and dip it into the water basin (pictured below) and then drink out of the scooper. This in and of itself wouldn't be so gross EXCEPT that the water scooper travels. Sometimes it's hanging, sometimes it's on the dirty counter, sometimes it's resting on top of the water basin (which is dirty), sometimes it accidently gets dropped onto the floor, and sometimes it falls inside of the water basin. This last option is actually the one that grosses me out the most. People go and use the outhouse and then they hold the water scooper (often to fill up the little spout in the sink to wash their hands) and then if the scooper falls into the basin then the germs from the handle go inside, too. And infect all of the water. Once, I caught a girl holding the water scooper out to give Anneka a drink. She was centimeters away from her mouth when I pulled out her sippy cup and said, "Oh, thanks, but no need. She has water here." Phew! That was a close one!