Day 12 of Life in the Time of Corona
I am becoming quite the germophobe now. I used to never fear them. I know that routine exposure in our world is rarely that harmful and often helps us build natural immunity. I majored in the stuff. Have a BS in Biology with a concentration in Microbiology. Which today would be a BS in Microbiology but UTSA was a new school in those days. I took Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathogenic Microorganisms, Virology. I thought parasites were the worst thing there was. They’re still high on the avoid-at-all-costs list, but viruses are another thing all together.
I don’t want to live from a place of fear, but this virus scares me. Especially being in a higher risk group.
I try to stay home to avoid other people. I went out Friday to the post office to mail something. I drove up and put it into the box so I didn’t have to touch anything. I wanted to check my post office box while there, an activity which requires going into the building. I saw a guy going in with a mask on and decided it would keep.
Saturday, the hubby just had to go to Home Depot. Again. Not for anything essential. And it worries me a bit. Then we ordered food from a local restaurant. And I worried about the outside of the containers. Could they have the virus on them?
All this hand washing and sanitizing. I am desperately in need of hand sanitizer. Which has become like gold, it seems. But I need fragrance-free hand sanitizer. Which is more like platinum in today’s world.
How are you handling the germs?
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