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First month of wiping everything down. Groceries, wine bottles, everything. What a pain that was. LizBeth Apr 2021 #1
I didn't do it and glad for it jimfields33 Apr 2021 #4
Ya, I am way lazy too. The first groceries I had delivered I wiped down all. The next and next, not LizBeth Apr 2021 #8
I have to admit I did do the whole instacart thing jimfields33 Apr 2021 #11
Right. It was cool. LizBeth Apr 2021 #13
I just said something similar. herding cats Apr 2021 #5
+1 LizBeth Apr 2021 #9
A positive from it was essentially reduced flu cases and flu deaths. mpcamb Apr 2021 #54
Better safe than sorry - what if it had turned out it was spread by surfaces? NullTuples Apr 2021 #31
As I said, did it for a month or so while following the info and we learned pretty quickly, probably LizBeth Apr 2021 #33
Given the info we had to work with I think many of us did the best we could! NullTuples Apr 2021 #41
Lysol and Clorox had a nice run, but alas it's over now. herding cats Apr 2021 #2
I still laugh at the toilet paper people, asses. I wonder if they still have a garage full. LizBeth Apr 2021 #3
They'll get the last laugh when the price goes up and they still have a lot left. jimfields33 Apr 2021 #6
Toilet Paper futures...the investment of the future NullTuples Apr 2021 #42
Sounds good. Ha. jimfields33 Apr 2021 #45
I dearly hope so! herding cats Apr 2021 #7
I know. I w2as down to two rolls and oh my gosh, when I found a 12 pack I was all excited. LizBeth Apr 2021 #10
They could make homemade masks out of toilet paper IronLionZion Apr 2021 #18
Lol LizBeth Apr 2021 #22
They deserve a special place in hell 😈for that toilet paper stunt. 🤬 nt Raine Apr 2021 #52
I'm just glad to see Lysol back on the damn shelves. Grokenstein Apr 2021 #23
I stocked up. My daughter told me in no uncertain terms NQAS Apr 2021 #29
I have to admit I fell in love with the clorox wipes. cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #34
True for COVID, but not for seeminlngly-forgotten Norovirus! So, those thinking they can ignore hlthe2b Apr 2021 #12
Norovirus was my biggest fear.... Tree-Hugger Apr 2021 #15
Mine too. roamer65 Apr 2021 #17
+1 Hugin Apr 2021 #47
Ugh, I had that a few years ago Withywindle Apr 2021 #49
I had Norovirus a couple years ago Raine Apr 2021 #51
Sorry to burst your bubble, but no clear evidence of cross-protective immunity to different strains hlthe2b Apr 2021 #53
I still do some basic disinfectant of purchases - OhZone Apr 2021 #14
They've become habits in our home - NullTuples Apr 2021 #43
Exactly! OhZone Apr 2021 #44
Just watch what goes near your face. forgotmylogin Apr 2021 #16
I think they managed the problem bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #19
The chances may be far greater than zero DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 2021 #20
re: "What if you touch a hundred contaminated surfaces a day" thesquanderer Apr 2021 #38
I've always been kinda hit and miss about this. ananda Apr 2021 #21
Good practice. Grokenstein Apr 2021 #25
Good question. ananda Apr 2021 #40
We hit it with alcohol, more to reduce viral load than totally disinfect. Pobeka Apr 2021 #24
Trump knew that in February 2020. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #26
Acutally, we still do it because of OTHER bugs, not covid. AllyCat Apr 2021 #27
You mean sanitizing the groceries Marthe48 Apr 2021 #28
I've pretty much followed my usual Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #30
I still do wipe - somethings Lithos Apr 2021 #32
i never wiped anything down..i just forgot to :( samnsara Apr 2021 #35
So... all those toilet seat licking morans were just Harker Apr 2021 #36
I'm kind of proud of myself about this because I was always rather doubtful that surfaces Martin68 Apr 2021 #37
CDC only said that about masks so medical staff wouldn't run out. harun Apr 2021 #55
That's what I've heard. Sounds totally unethical to me, lying to the public. Martin68 Apr 2021 #57
We've basically known for a year that things have not needed sanitizing PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #39
My wife, a teacher, spends tons of time a day wiping down desks and other surfaces... VarryOn Apr 2021 #46
And yet, the WHO report accepts that the virus may have intrepidity Apr 2021 #48
So we were scared into doing this crap for a year Raine Apr 2021 #50
You were only scared by it if you chose to be. Kaleva Apr 2021 #56
I was using the "royal we" Raine Apr 2021 #58
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