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10. My husband hangs his on his rearview mirror when he parks at home

Thu Sep 3, 2020, 06:44 PM

Sep 2020

That wasy he always has a face mask with him. He figures the light and heat coming through the windshield sanitizes it.

But that has unfortunate consequences. The other day we dropped our truck off at the mechanic. He, as usual, hung his face mask when he parked it, as his habit.When we got to our one stop on the way home, he didn't have a mask. I lent him mine since he needed to use the rest room, then he bought a disposable and wore it when we both went into the cafe.

Now he puts a face mask with his wallet - which is not foolproof since he forgot his wallet the other day.

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Poll: How many of you are hanging your face masks on your rearview mirrors? [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2020 OP

I hang it on the direction indicator lever. nt LAS14 Sep 2020 #1

If I hang it anywhere in my car NewJeffCT Sep 2020 #33

I voted Other. On the passenger seat, of course! CTyankee Sep 2020 #2

A good choice as long as you don't have any passengers. TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #9

Then they gotta hold it! CTyankee Sep 2020 #12

Great now I can't vote Midnightwalk Sep 2020 #11

Shift lever.... spanone Sep 2020 #3

I wear my facemask when I drive... orwell Sep 2020 #4

My work N95 I keep in a paper bag and wear it for a total of 8 hours my person procedure mask mucifer Sep 2020 #5

Never even thought to do that. jimfields33 Sep 2020 #6

Same here, I keep mine in my purse marlakay Sep 2020 #31

Honestly I think your doing good. jimfields33 Sep 2020 #41

On the passenger seat while driving, on the mirror when I pull into driveway. MerryBlooms Sep 2020 #7

On the turn signal lever... n/t Still Sensible Sep 2020 #8

My husband hangs his on his rearview mirror when he parks at home csziggy Sep 2020 #10

Well, it looks like I'm going to get some unusual stories with this thread. TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #18

The UV from the sunlight does sanitize it down here I the summer and the heat probably does also. LiberalArkie Sep 2020 #22

Windshields block 98%+ of all forms of UV light. Codeine Sep 2020 #27

That should be fine then.. I only need one of the backups about 1 time a month. LiberalArkie Sep 2020 #29

Also, the UVC is almost entirely filtered out by the atmosphere (ozone). sl8 Sep 2020 #39

UVc is the germicide. Codeine Sep 2020 #40

I had always thought that all UVC was dangerous to humans, until a couple of months ago. sl8 Sep 2020 #42

I use the gear shift in my Prius. jalan48 Sep 2020 #13

I keep mine in the console between the two front seats. Karadeniz Sep 2020 #14

My face mask hangs around my neck in the car. I sew my own face masks with a color coordinated ARPad95 Sep 2020 #15

Mine is in my purse or Bettie Sep 2020 #16

I started out hanging mine on the rear view mirror until one of my brothers Blue_true Sep 2020 #17

I hang it on my right ear. madaboutharry Sep 2020 #19

I do that a lot. Codeine Sep 2020 #23

"I ride my bike or walk so I don't have anywhere to hang my facemask." NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 #20

Dang it, TexasTowelie Sep 2020 #30

I have about 5 strung on my gearshift. dawg day Sep 2020 #21

What else are all those cup holders for? Klaralven Sep 2020 #24

Hanging things from the mirror is super-irresponsible Codeine Sep 2020 #25

In a hook in the kitchen. qwlauren35 Sep 2020 #26

I don't hang anything on my rearview mirror, unless my car is parked. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #28

I hang my face masks from my car radio knob. marybourg Sep 2020 #32

Why would anyone obstruct their view of the road? Generic Brad Sep 2020 #34

Never on mirror SheltieLover Sep 2020 #35

Oh dear. cwydro Sep 2020 #36

I pull mine down around my neck stillcool Sep 2020 #37

Gear shift or passenger seat. sheshe2 Sep 2020 #38