Hand Washing.

[Johnem]

People seem to be buying soap up by the trolley load. Didn't they wash their hands before this latest virus? However, I'm so pleased that I now know how to wash my hands thanks to BBC News. Mind you, I must say that it has been my observation in male public loos that many just twiddle their fingers under the running tap without soap and many don't bother at all, so this must be quite a novelty for them.

[sassy59]

Very true Johnem. Stay safe x xx

[Johnem in reply to sassy59]

Thanks, you too. I imagine that we lungies/hearties are accustomed to being diligent, but alas, age in my case sometimes makes me forgetful that there is in fact this coronavirus around. I notice that our Health Minister appeared to be telling porkies on Question Time when he stated that the Govt was closely working with the Supermarkets to ensure food supplies were not affected, the Supermarket execs however state that, having rung each other, no one from the Govt has been directly in touch with them at all. Politician = liar, how unusual.

[sassy59 in reply to Johnem]

I heard that too. Not great is it. Xxx

[Johnem in reply to sassy59]

Unfortunately it isn't. Have a good night.

[sassy59 in reply to Johnem]

You too xxx

[SORRELHIPPO]

Many years ago, there was a survey done on what was on the little bowls of peanuts and crisps that some pubs put out along the bar, everything salted so as to make you thirsty. The reason this stopped, was because of the horrid high levels of bugs from the toilet area, that were on all these snack items!!! UGH

[Mooka in reply to SORRELHIPPO]

They also have found it on ice in pubs etc. Yuk!

[RoadRunner44]

Truth at last!

[Bkin]

ha ha Love the photo

Hence the reason why they are pushing washing your hands, (for those who don't and to know how to wash thoroughly)

[Greatbanks in reply to Bkin]

Do the guide lines for the virus do

they think we’re all dirty sods ? there washing hands Ect are normal daily protocol surely?

Same goes to cough into tissues?

I’ve always got tissues in handbag pockets Ect as most do with chest complaints .

[Yasyass]

Very true I have seen people cough everywhere sneeze then wipe face then open doors in hosp or shops or even they spit on the floor and worse more come out of toilets then hold shopping trolleys

[megshafer in reply to Yasyass]

I always carry antibacterial wipes, people can be thoughtless, and well gross at times.

Stay safe,

Meg

[Greatbanks in reply to megshafer]

I have to agree . At hospital last week saw nurse put both hands to her nose then touch medical notes ??? Where’s the protocol ?

[SORRELHIPPO in reply to Yasyass]

A lot of sportsmen spit onto the pitch and then someone else falls over on the pitch, it seems pointless to ban the handshakes, for as long as they spit!!!

[megshafer]

Apparently, not. We were in vogue, with all our handwashing and antibacterial gels and wipes...we just didn't know. I also keep the small bottle of Listerine in my purses...my GP gave me that tip a few years ago. Makes sense.

Enjoy your weekend, stay safe and well,

Meg

[ladytelita]

The utter ridiculousness of this whole thing makes me laugh. I live in Cornwall where we haven’t had a single case of it yet you cannot buy hand sanitiser for love nor money. Utter madness!! I always carry some in the car and obviously wash my hands regularly, but you are right. So many seem incapable of washing their hands properly, if at all (and using hot water? A rare occurrence)! If everyone just did that one thing, this would never have become such an issue.

[Jfb1]

My thoughts exactly. I’ve always been a bit of a clean freak, my mother used to say I had some sort of illness as I washed everything and anything in sight including my hands at least every ten minutes! So I am shocked that people seem to have no stocks of hand soap at home or a hand sanitiser or two going spare. I’m grateful that my obsessive compulsive cleansing illness has paid dividends for once because it’s cost me a fortune in soap powders etc over the last 60 odd years.

[Izb1]

Ha! Love the picture Johnem, humour helps with this terrible time we are going through. The problem with the people who have bought up all the hand supplies probably wont use them more than a couple of times before the novelty wears off, just like hand washing x

[SORRELHIPPO]

Regarding hand washing, an expert on the radio was concerned, we go out, come back in, wash our hands and then use our smart phone, do we EVER clean the screen on our smart phone. Must be cleaned when we wash our hands, or we just reinfect our finger ends, and the hand that holds the phone.

[Greatbanks]

I wipe iPad & phone daily

[cherv]

Wee can make our own hand santatizer with bleach or other mixtures found found on Pin! I choose not to smell like blech and have bought my so far but in last resort or for cleaning will resort to the bleach. or Lysol with bleach my favorite. Have a lovely day