QOTW: hand sanitizers?

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Registered: 09-12-2003
QOTW: hand sanitizers?
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Mon, 12-07-2009 - 4:56pm

Will you be using a hand sanitizer this winter to ward off germs ?  They are being sold all over so I was just wondering.  


I have 2 of them,, but mainly it is for walking Coffee .... one must pick up "you know what" so I use a baggie but still like a bit of hand sanitizer after I dispose of the  "business"....  anyway,   I don't like shaking hands with strangers this year,, so have been using it as well as washing my hands much more than last year.

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Tue, 12-08-2009 - 4:56pm
Yes, I use it! I have pump bottles in both of our cars and I also keep wipe packets in my purse too. I have to remind my husband to wash his hands when we come in from being in public places, have to tell him to use the sanitizer, and have to hand him a wipe and tell him to use it or he would never do any of these things! I swear, he's worse than a kid with hand washing!! Geez!!



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Registered: 03-22-2005
Tue, 12-08-2009 - 7:34pm

I always use the wipes at the grocery store to wipe the shopping cart.


I dont use a sanitizer though,but im always washing my hands.

Von.

Von.

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Registered: 09-12-2003
Wed, 12-09-2009 - 2:17am

I used to put a tissue on the phone when I used a public phone..

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Registered: 04-04-2007
Wed, 12-09-2009 - 1:11pm
i use them all the time not just in the winter. i think i have one in every room in the house plus i carry one in my purse. i'm not a fanatic about germs, really. i just like to be able to make sure my hands are clean before i touch anything.

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Thu, 12-10-2009 - 1:48pm

Afternoon suzan


I have some in my purse and dh in his lunch kit. i bought a big bottle for when we were doing that other house. Sadly the bottle for the house was not an achohol type. they say those are the best.


here our helth canada guiy said they help but do wash when ever possible. he said we could have a resistant germ that would then be traped between the skin and the hand stuff that leaves a film(he said they all do to some degree.


So ya we have then. i have even started to use the shopping cart wipes they offer at most stores.

Glenda's Christmas

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Thu, 12-10-2009 - 2:08pm
I like that my grocery store and Target stores both have wipes and sanitizer gel containers right inside the store so you can clean up hands and shopping cart

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Fri, 12-11-2009 - 3:21am
Hi Glenda,
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Fri, 12-11-2009 - 3:24am

Hi Donna,

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Fri, 12-11-2009 - 11:24am

I think that going to buffet restaurants through the height of the flu/colds season is not a good idea. We were at our Neighborhood Christmas Party last night, though, which is at a buffet restaurant. My husband would be very disappointed if I said I don't want to go to our favorite Chinese buffet restaurant after church on Sunday's until after flu season is over. So we go and we take wipes. I feel like that everywhere I go, though, outside of my home. Church is a good place for passing germs around and stores and anywhere public. I just hope that if we and our families


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Sat, 12-12-2009 - 4:41am
I agree with all you said.