Virus spreading at gas stations
03-20-2020 | 04:57 PM
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Virus spreading at gas stations
Wife is friends with a local physician who was just called into emergency meeting regarding the rapid spreading of the virus at gas pumps. Beware of ANY surface you touch in public including keypads. I also sanitize my credit card immediately after using it. Tell everyone you know to be careful at the pump.
03-20-2020 | 06:29 PM
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Friends in Germany and France both forewarned that if a person can leave a fingerprint, they can leave the virus as no one exactly knows how long the virus can survive without a host - guesstimate is +/- 2 days but this strain is new territory
03-21-2020 | 08:45 PM
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I just got home to Canada, drove back from Florida. Every time I fueled I wore a rubber glove. People looked at me like I was an idiot lol. Didn’t see one person even try to protect themselves and not 1 gas station had a bottle of sanitizer or any kind of wipes on the counter. Maybe I’m paranoid but you would think some would make a small effort to protect themselves?
03-21-2020 | 09:01 PM
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I just got home to Canada, drove back from Florida. Every time I fueled I wore a rubber glove. People looked at me like I was an idiot lol. Didn’t see one person even try to protect themselves and not 1 gas station had a bottle of sanitizer or any kind of wipes on the counter. Maybe I’m paranoid but you would think some would make a small effort to protect themselves?
03-21-2020 | 09:10 PM
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I work in healthcare, I have to go out...I drive past the grocery store, the parking lot is packed, Drive by walmart, the parking lot is packed, Drive by the gunstore, its shoulder to shoulder and the line is out the door and around the block.
People didnt go out and shop this much when they could... This whole having people stay home so they dont spread it is a joke... It's like Im home and off work...so I have to go to the store because I only have a 2 month supply of food and a 2 year supply of toilet paper because I went to the store and stocked up yesterday and the day before.
People didnt go out and shop this much when they could... This whole having people stay home so they dont spread it is a joke... It's like Im home and off work...so I have to go to the store because I only have a 2 month supply of food and a 2 year supply of toilet paper because I went to the store and stocked up yesterday and the day before.
03-22-2020 | 07:24 AM
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I just got home to Canada, drove back from Florida. Every time I fueled I wore a rubber glove. People looked at me like I was an idiot lol. Didn’t see one person even try to protect themselves and not 1 gas station had a bottle of sanitizer or any kind of wipes on the counter. Maybe I’m paranoid but you would think some would make a small effort to protect themselves?
Been doing that for years, and if I don't have gloves , I use a paper towel or something. Those things are nasty.
03-22-2020 | 08:11 AM
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03-22-2020 | 08:18 AM
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^^^^ that's b/c those going through alcohol withdrawl is a medical issue unto itself let alone dealing with the stress of the circumstances ie.. corvid or other states of emergency
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