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iwillalwayswonderwhy

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40. I have trained myself to redirect my hand

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 11:48 AM

Mar 2020

If I find my hand going up toward my face, I redirect it to the back of my neck at my scalp line and gently scratch. No mucous membranes at the base of my scalp, and it strangely satisfies the urge to touch my face. After just two days of consistency, it has become automatic.

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DUers: join the fight against coronavirus [View all] intrepidity Mar 2020 OP

Posted this earlier...A reminder to those stocking up NOW in response to COVID-19... hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1

Perfect example, thanks. intrepidity Mar 2020 #2

Dryer on high cycle, if you have one. Mine heats to 150-169. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #4

Take some gloves (either latex, nitrile or common garden gloves) in the car & don hlthe2b Mar 2020 #5

My vet told me that peroxide isn't a particularly strong antiseptic. Karadeniz Mar 2020 #9

I was ambivalent on it until intrepidity Mar 2020 #10

Switch to credit card and coin for cash. roamer65 Mar 2020 #19

I believe the virus lives longer on metal than paper. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #25

No copper coin is only second to the air. roamer65 Mar 2020 #29

Spraying my sidewalk with cleaner and using a brush. I spray my mail box daily, my garbage can, 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #3

You are a warrior! intrepidity Mar 2020 #6

Thanks. I feel OC. I am also worried, which is why I am seriously stocking up. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #8

I prepared a squirt bottle of bleach solution today. jeffreyi Mar 2020 #7

What is the recommended solution of bleach to water? northoftheborder Mar 2020 #11

1/3 cup to 1 gallon. Native Mar 2020 #13

Thanks! northoftheborder Mar 2020 #20

Don't forget the contents of that parcel. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #22

I bought a Homesoap. My nephew is a chemist at the CDC in Atlanta. He has raved about the Phonesoap Native Mar 2020 #12

Thanks for the link intrepidity Mar 2020 #17

I literally just received an email from King Soopers (Krogers) CEO on their activities hlthe2b Mar 2020 #14

Thanks for posting this! Mme. Defarge Mar 2020 #27

I think a whole group would actually be better, rather than one long huge thread that WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #15

At this point, great idea nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #16

I wrote to the admins tonight, asking if they would start a covid 19 group. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #31

Thanks for doing that! intrepidity Mar 2020 #32

Distancing from elderly folks. roamer65 Mar 2020 #18

I like that! As an elderly folk, it would moonscape Mar 2020 #30

My daily routine for the last week: Roland99 Mar 2020 #21

Great. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #24

Don't forget the toilet flush lever. cwydro Mar 2020 #34

Mentioned that. At least at home. We have auto flush detectors at work Roland99 Mar 2020 #37

Great ideas, everyone. K&R crickets Mar 2020 #23

I've been periodically washing things in the building Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #26

That's it. One virion at a time. nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #33

This is a great idea for a thread! Thanks. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #28

Boosting our immune system to the very best it can be.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #35

My recommendation is thermometers GusBob Mar 2020 #36

Keep our airways moisturized and flushed. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #38

Keep our skin moisturized. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #39

I have trained myself to redirect my hand iwillalwayswonderwhy Mar 2020 #40