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Buckeye_Democrat

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4. I'd be more concerned about my local carrier...

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 04:35 PM

Mar 2020

... and not the survivability of the virus over days and weeks.

I’ve been opening my mail and packages, not touching other stuff in the meantime, and then washing my hands thoroughly.

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Should You Be Disinfecting Your Mail? [View all] NurseJackie Mar 2020 OP

i thought of this too....esp mail Im sending to older folks... samnsara Mar 2020 #1

Everyone needs a little joy, distraction and beauty in their lives. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #2

What do you make? nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #25

My kids bring my mail into the garage while I'm hibernating... Frustratedlady Mar 2020 #3

I'm sure this couldn't happen... but it's still frightening. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #5

With this stuff, anything is possible. Frustratedlady Mar 2020 #14

I'm in a high-risk high-vulnerability age group... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #16

Same group. That's why I'm hibernating. Frustratedlady Mar 2020 #18

I'd be more concerned about my local carrier... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2020 #4

Yes!!!!!!!!! mchill Mar 2020 #6

I leave my mail and packages in a quarantine section for a few days Nonhlanhla Mar 2020 #7

Same here. No hurry to open that utility bill. The junk mail goes in the recycle bin in the garage Raven123 Mar 2020 #26

Been running an ozone generator over my mail Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #8

Would putting it in the microwave for 15 seconds do the trick? jimfields33 Mar 2020 #20

No idea?? Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #24

I chuck the junk, then spray the rest with isopropyl. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #9

I take all precautions. Even dipped my bday cards in 10/1 water/bleach bath 🤷🏻‍♀️ OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #10

There's only one thing customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #23

I share the frustration. I walk from mailbox to garbage outside. What a waste of $$ OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #42

A UV lamp would be a good candidate to disinfect the mail... Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #11

Hospitals are using 3 times the usual strength of UV rays, iirc. Lars39 Mar 2020 #12

Understood... Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #17

True Lars39 Mar 2020 #19

I've been wondering about this. StarryNite Mar 2020 #13

I take the junk mail directly to the recycling and then wash my hands wryter2000 Mar 2020 #15

I give everything a dose of isopropyl alcohol spray The_jackalope Mar 2020 #21

I've been wiping fronts and backs of envelopes with a Clorox wipe. sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #22

I quarantine bills for 4 days (tried bleach, but it wipes out ink). Packages -- 10 days. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #27

I'm stopping the mail for three weeks. Pay my bills online don't need the junk mail. sarcasmo Mar 2020 #28

I disinfect anything that comes into my home. bamagal62 Mar 2020 #29

the amazon package should be safe? what about the delivery guy who *just* sneezed on it? unblock Mar 2020 #30

Wash your hands if you're worried. Tipperary Mar 2020 #31

We're leaving stuff outside for 24 hours Greybnk48 Mar 2020 #32

Treat everything like it's raw chicken MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #33

Maybe heat it in the oven... set at 250? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #34

Would spraying mail with Lysol work? PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #36

I imagine so. But would a gentle "misting" be enough? Or does it need to be soaked? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #40

Figured to spread the mail out on this table where put mail in office PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #41

No need MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #37

Meh, it all goes in the trash unopened anyway Amishman Mar 2020 #35

Yes with Lysol, or Odoban JCMach1 Mar 2020 #38

I am cleaning EVERYTHING. KentuckyWoman Mar 2020 #39