What are you doing to avoid the virus?

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Had t thought of that…might dig out my motorcycle helmet if things get worse…
 
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GladTidings said:
Are you doing anything extra, or above and beyond, or just the normal, recommended guidelines? We live in Iowa, and it is just starting to hit hard here, at least where I live, which is near Sioux City.
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Oh, and hot flashes are not a fever. They’ll make you wonder if you have a fever, even if you’ve been having hot flashes and have known exactly what a hot flash feels like for several years, but you calm down about it after awhile. Same with allergies. The same with wondering if your sense of smell isn’t quite as good as it was or if maybe don’t you feel kind of run down or is that a muscle ache? There is definitely a sense of paranoia for awhile. It is to be expected. If you aren’t letting anybody into contact with you, though, you calm down a bit. My husband and I have been enjoying having so much time together, actually.

I happened to have gotten a haircut within a week of when our salons were shut down. That was a good thing. I’m feeling lucky that I don’t dye my hair. You do want to keep up with the grooming, even though it will weirdly dawn on you that you are not going to need dressy clothes for the foreseeable future.
 
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One thing that might be( I don’t know…) unusual for you, is that there is only one entrance left to each town nearby, the rest have been blocked, and there is an arch you have to cross inevitably that fumigates your car .
I don’t know how useful it is but there they are
Is it usual in US or elsewhere?
 
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Following the gov laws on lockdown really. I only go out when I need to. I do wear a face mask which isn’t yet a requirement but it’s going that way in my opinion. Our neighbouring country has made it so and our PM seems to rate it but I’ve done it for ages anyway. I do ofcourse wash my hands more often but though I’m not high risk I live in a medium risk environment (share common areas with others who are not family or friends) so I have to accept some risk is beyond my control. I do what I can with regard to cleaning common areas and the others are reasonable responsible people I assume. In effect I trust in God not them.
 
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I’m just doing what the state and local authorities say to do. Do social distancing of at least 6 feet away from people, wear a mask when you go into a local business, limit the number of trips you make where you might come into contact with others, wipe down your groceries and takeout containers with a wet paper towel and/or transfer the food out of the containers and throw the container away, wash your hands thoroughly especially after you’ve been out and wipe down doorknobs/ handles/ surfaces. If you drive then you should be wiping down the steering wheel, gear shift, brake lever, car door handles etc basically anything you touch after each trip. I also avoid outdoor public places like parks where people have been sort of congregating. I don’t go to the park to be around 50 people anyway.

A lot of the local businesses that were allowed to stay open have made a bunch of changes in response to the virus, such as putting their cashiers behind big plastic shields, getting rid of “grab and go” food or putting it in individually wrapped plastic, changing the traffic pattern in the store so you can only walk in a certain direction when you shop, limiting the number of people in the store at a time, or not letting anyone in the store and only doing business through a window or through curbside pickup or through delivery. When the delivery guy comes he will call your phone, wait for you to come to the door, then he leaves the food on the step and walks away rather than hand you the food. Some places won’t take cash any more and want you to pay with a card so they don’t have to touch money.
 
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In my case, front porch. Others use their garage. New York apartment dwellers set up a spot just inside their front doors.
 
I go out when needed (mostly for grocery shopping and officiating at funerals) and I feel like I spend half my life on Zoom. We already had meeting-itis before, but the lockdown has made it worse.
 
I’ve been working throughout this entire crisis. I’m usually outside and in proximity to the general public. I wash my hands and sanitize as much as possible. So far, nobody I work with has contracted the virus. We’ll have to wear face coverings next week but only outside work vehicles or if there’s more than one person in a building.
 
For those that are having problems with fogging of glasses, your seal around the nose bridge is poor. When you are in your car or prior to leaving home, use your mirror (rear-view) to place the mask on (take your glasses off first). Ensure the mask sits 1 cm down from the nasal part of your glasses. That your chin is covered. Pay very close attention to the nasal bridge (thin metal plate in the mask) smooth it over your nasal bridge. Place your glasses back on. Exhale into the mask, if you fog your glasses up then your seal is not good enough. Using a mirror helps to identify problems with how the mask is sitting on your face.

I wear a mask when shopping or getting pharmaceuticals. I do not wear gloves as I clean my hands using 70% alcohol hand sanitizer.

I do wipe the groceries down with a damp cloth of diluted bleach.
  • I don’t touch my mask at all when I am wearing it.
  • Prior to removal of the mask I sanitize my hand by rubbing the hand sanitizer into my hands and wrists for at least 20 seconds (making sure I include the web spaces of my hands including my short finger nails)
  • I carefully remove my mask by the cord and do not touch the surface of the mask, and do not allow the mask to spin or flick off)
  • I then carefully place the mask in a plastic bag.
  • Sanitize my hands again - tie a knot in the bag and then re-sanitize my hands.

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I don’t worry so much about hot food, heat kills gems, and I can always reheat it.

Things like sandwiches get me a bit nervous.
 
GladTidings said:
Are you doing anything extra, or above and beyond, or just the normal, recommended guidelines?
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No to really. Except that I stayed at home the first two weeks. I bassically only went out for walks. The things is that I am a åerson who can get worried. Media makes some people too worried. Must be hard for the people woith GAD or OCD with all the washing and worrying.
catholiclala said:
He is a bus driver.
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we have had at least two bussdrivers who have died here in my county. They were not able to tell where they got infected. Also, we are not allowed to use the front door on the busses anymore (at least where I live).
GladTidings said:
I cannot understand people who do not wear masks in public.
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Most people here do not wear masks. I have heard that masks don’t protect you anyway. It might protect the other people around you.
Zaccheus said:
I wash my hands a lot
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30 seconds I think is how long you should wash them. This is when you have ben out in the public and not when washing at home I think.
PetraG said:
We used to shop for groceries often; now we make up a list for 10 days to 2 weeks.
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very good. Here were I live people have started to buy groceries online much more than they did before. It is a very good business in time of the virus. Also, I work in a grocery shop but only two days in a week. I bassically only throw freight (or whatever you call it in English).
One should try to shop in the middle of the day when there a few people in the store.
We also have plexiglass for the behind the cash register.
 
Some small business are opening up today. I’m going to go out and spend some money.
 
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jesusmademe said:
Most people here do not wear masks. I have heard that masks don’t protect you anyway. It might protect the other people around you.
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This logic never made sense to me and has been refuted. If the mask is barrier enough to contain virus inside why would it not be barrier enough to keep it out? The top advice currently is to wear one. They were stupidly advising not to wear them in an attempt to keep supplies for first responders. I get that but if the average citizen can get a mask they should know that is the best protection.
 
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