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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
And, when I think of the word "Pandemic" I think of Stephen King's "The Stand".
Never mind that I know better........... still..............aaaaacckkk!!!
If people would only use their heads........but there you are. They don't. Kids are sent to school sick, and I swear we spend more time telling them to use sanitiser and ducking when they sneeze on you.
Also, I am continually amazed at adults lack of consideration when they sneeze/cough.
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Sometimes I think adults are the worst when it comes to communal hygiene.
I often wonder if they were ever taught the basics of hygiene, manners and common sense:
cover your cough/sneeze
keep you fingers out of your nose/mouth
stop sniffing and blow your nose
and for goodness sake wash your dang hands after using the restroom and before you eat
I am always amazed (not at all shocked anymore) to notice around the workplace (and pretty much everywhere else) how many impeccable-looking, fancy-dressed, upscale, never-a-hair-out-of-place, hotsy-totsy, snooty, or just plain average, nicely dressed, respectable women of clean appearance, never wash their hands before leaving a restroom. Just as many barely dampen their fingertips under a faucet that runs for a grand total of 2 seconds. Forget about using soap. I've heard the same horror stories about men, so it's not one-sided. It's mind boggling.
I'm not a obsessive germaphobe but I wash my hands a great deal, use lots of soap, and have a timer in my head that tells me I've washed long enough. I rarely get sick. And when I do it's rarely connected to anything communicable. A few months ago when ya'll thought (as I let you believe) that I was away with the flu, it was really fatigue, an accumulation of lots of work, little sleep, headaches, and joint and muscle problems. It's just easier to say you had a bout with the flu and have done with it.
Anyway, these aforementioned adults always seem to be experiencing all kinds of gastrointestinal illnesses, colds and flu and all manner of ilk. It doesn't surprise me at all that people with a mild cold or something end up with sinus infections and worsening bronchial problems simply because they "sniff with gusto" instead of blowing their nose. I'm all for recycling, but jeesh (gag), not in these instances.
But, I could be wrong about all this. I've been wrong before.
(I think I just made myself sick.)