What Can You Do?

According to my health department, I shouldn’t be having any in person contact at all because I’m higher risk for serious complications. That’s all well and good, but how am I supposed to get groceries (and as I found out yesterday, it’s impossible to keep 6-feet apart when the store is full)?

You have to order deliveries a week in advance, and then they say most items are out of stock, even though they are not. I suppose they could be in a week. The pick up services are overwhelmed, and no longer have times available, so that means shopping for myself. I just hope my N95 mask keeps me safe. I saw lots of older people shopping, yesterday, and all wearing some kind of mask.

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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

With great planning and attention to detail

Carissimi · 70-79, F

Yes. I’m going to plan it like a military mission.

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

@MartinTheFirst your masks will not save you. The most important part is the lengths you take your hygiene to. Wash all of the groceries you can wash with soap without destroying them. Wash yourself after youve touched something that you believe others have touched. Wipe down all surfaces you can that items other people have touched now have been touching, with alcohol or cleaning agents. Throw all clothes youve had when you go out in the washer as soon as you get home and grab a shower.

You see what I'm saying?

Wiseacre · F

U do not need to wash groceries, only fruit the way u always have..and no need to clean all the kitchen counters. Just wash ur hands and don’t touch face..and keep distance!@MartinTheFirst

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

@Wiseacre thats a lie. You do!

Carissimi · 70-79, F

I do all that now, except the showering when I get back. I’m not taking two showers in two hours, and I can’t strip off outside.

The mask does offer protection. It stops 95% of particles from getting in my airways, so it reduces the risk a lot. If I was wearing one on Christmas Eve 2019, when that guy at the grocery store almost coughed in my face, I doubt I would have been ill with the flu and bronchitis for 3-weeks. That’s why nurses wear them. @MartinTheFirst

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

@Carissimi yes but I mean that the corona virus is too small to be caught in the mask. That's what I keep hearing.

Well I don't know about your condition but if possible I would advice that extra shower. If someone coughs in your neck or hair you might just scrath yourself and spread it to your face later on. I mean it is your life we are taking about here. Screw convenience.

Also you should clean your phone if you bring it out with you. Drip some alcohol into a tissue and rub your phone down. Once again, afterwards wash your hands.

Carissimi · 70-79, F

You do need to wash groceries. What if someone coughs or sneezes on them, or on their hand, then touches the packages? And you sanitize worktops regardless of Covid-19. @Wiseacre

Carissimi · 70-79, F

The virus is smaller than 3 microns, and you are right about this. However, and according to medical experts, the virus does not travel alone. It is within a droplet of water, which makes the whole part too big to travel through the mask. Now, is it possible it can travel without the droplet? I don’t know. I suppose it’s possible, but generally it’s suspended in a droplet which makes it at least 3 microns. Regardless, the mask offers more protection than a bare face.
I don’t use my phone when out. It stays in my bag, and I sanitize my bag when I get home, along with my keys, my car, and everything else I’ve touched.I may as well wear a hazmat suit. @MartinTheFirst

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

@Carissimi Even a hazmat suit is useless in some cases unless you clean it before exiting it. I wish you all the best.

Carissimi · 70-79, F

Thanks! @MartinTheFirst