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Simple stuff. Maintain a flag: Did I touch some probably disgusting surface [trolley/phone/mouse/keyboard/door handle/seat/other people/whatever]? If so, do no
by interfixus 9y ago
Simple stuff.
Maintain a flag: Did I touch some probably disgusting surface [trolley/phone/mouse/keyboard/door handle/seat/other people/whatever]? If so, do not touch mouth/nose/eyes/wounds/food until hand properly washed.
Is some idiot coughing or sneezing his heart out? Shut my fuck up and breath through the nose.
Consider everything brought home from supermarket to have potentially contaminated surfaces (checkout-conveyors are disgusting).
That kind of thing. Really just a question of habit. Not in any way going Howard Hughes. I once had a girlfriend who did that (going slightly bonkers from studying medicine (but fine today, and a practicing doctor, better for the experience)), and am well aware of the danger signs.
- dougmwne 9y agoI used to be very much not a germaphobe. Then I started riding public transit and was endlessly sick for months at a time. I implemented your exact regimine. Lo and behold, I can now go years without getting a cold. No arguing with those results.
- somethingsimple 9y agoForget it if you ever have a kid. I used to do the exact same as you, but realized it was impossible to keep it up after having a kid. Unless you’re willing to wash your hands literally every five minutes.
- interfixus 9y agoHaving brought up a child as a single parent, I am perhaps not a perfect fit for that lecture.