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Chiyo-chichi

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54. My family has been doing this for weeks. We saw the same video, but we were already doing it.

Sun Apr 12, 2020, 05:39 PM

Apr 2020

Part of the challenge has been finding disinfectant wipes and spray. Thankfully, we have plenty for now.
My son is a grocery-cleaning machine.
Strange times when you have to Lysol the Clorox wipes!
...but this will probably become the new normal for us.

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I stopped at a local grocery chain Thursday to get a meal at the deli. I noticed no customers had [View all] doc03 Apr 2020 OP

If I may ask... pdxflyboy Apr 2020 #1

Eastern Ohio Trump country nt doc03 Apr 2020 #6

NE Ohio here Ohiogal Apr 2020 #40

I've visited two different locations of a regional grocery chain, about 10 minutes apart. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #67

It's strange. Ohiogal Apr 2020 #70

This is the most important and relevant question here ConnorMarc Apr 2020 #71

I wonder what happened last week to cause people to be so careless. katmondoo Apr 2020 #2

Don't know where you are but Tracer Apr 2020 #3

Went to grocery store yesterday Freddie Apr 2020 #4

Same here, Butterflylady Apr 2020 #24

Where? NT enough Apr 2020 #36

I would love to be able to wear a mask, but I do not have a clue where I get one. I am not going LizBeth Apr 2020 #5

Well I only have two one in each car but what good are they once they have doc03 Apr 2020 #10

Virus stays on clothe only so long. Not nearly as long as plastic or such. so they stay in the car LizBeth Apr 2020 #12

Heat helps degrade the virus. Igel Apr 2020 #63

I was thinking this too. Thanks. LizBeth Apr 2020 #64

Don't microwave! forgotmylogin Apr 2020 #80

Handwash the cloth mask after each use with hot soapy water very well Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #73

Very easy to make one without sewing. cwydro Apr 2020 #11

Bandanna is what I was thinking. I do not have one. I do not have material. I am thinking I can LizBeth Apr 2020 #13

Try this link. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #20

I do not have a bandanna. I use to have a really cool one I would love to use, but lost it along LizBeth Apr 2020 #27

Sounds like a plan, LizBeth. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #30

Saw a video to make one from a paper towel and two rubber bands in about 30 seconds. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #68

Does anyone have cotton dish towels any more? soldierant Apr 2020 #92

You can make ties from tee shirt cloth and also make the mask from it, too. csziggy Apr 2020 #35

Hair ties - available at any Dollar Store. Use the larger ones, two and you have a mask with a cloth cwydro Apr 2020 #38

Cut a 6-8 inch from the bottom of an old tee shirt. (CDC website no-sew mask) forgotmylogin Apr 2020 #81

Video instruction for making a mask from a sock attached. TomSlick Apr 2020 #17

This one. I can do this. His feet are bigger though. My socks are half the size. LizBeth Apr 2020 #26

Nothing quite like customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #29

I recommend washing the sock first. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #69

Where do you live LizBeth? jmbar2 Apr 2020 #19

That is a good idea. I can google that. Very blue progressive oregon. LizBeth Apr 2020 #23

I'm in Newport jmbar2 Apr 2020 #25

Really? How cool is that. Totally, cool. I was going to head there as soon as the weather LizBeth Apr 2020 #28

Northwesterners are very nice folks customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #31

I am a lotta bit odd. LizBeth Apr 2020 #43

Wait til the pandemic is over jmbar2 Apr 2020 #34

Sounds like a plan. Thank you so much. LizBeth Apr 2020 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Apr 2020 #21

etsy.com has homemade face masks for sell and CrispyQ Apr 2020 #33

Try Etsy.com blue cat Apr 2020 #39

Hope you don't need it anytime soon durablend Apr 2020 #46

You can order masks Mossfern Apr 2020 #47

I do have these in the house. Thanks. LizBeth Apr 2020 #49

Hilo Hattie is still selling assorted washable masks. I ordered a couple last week & should get them catbyte Apr 2020 #57

Three options. Igel Apr 2020 #62

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html Lucinda Apr 2020 #65

You can order some neat ones here Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #74

I bought 6 on eBay left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #82

You can easily make on from a pillowcase or a Tshirt PennyK Apr 2020 #91

From a video hermetic Apr 2020 #7

My family has been doing this for weeks. We saw the same video, but we were already doing it. Chiyo-chichi Apr 2020 #54

I having been wiping down all my groceries madaboutharry Apr 2020 #8

Dish soap SoCalNative Apr 2020 #84

Ok. madaboutharry Apr 2020 #87

in California... almost every employee and customer had a mask last time I visited Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #9

LA County. TruckFump Apr 2020 #37

What part of the country are you in? LAS14 Apr 2020 #14

I am in eastern Ohio where people think Trump is the second coming nt doc03 Apr 2020 #16

My sincere condolences. nt LAS14 Apr 2020 #18

I'm in a red county in NC. cwydro Apr 2020 #50

Stop and Shop is awful, they have senior hours but they don't enforce it Green Line Apr 2020 #41

Every package you bought should be wiped down with a bleach solution or rubbing alcohol before LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #15

Even in the link you provide, Gupta says that's not the case. cwydro Apr 2020 #48

I ran out of, lysol and the normal stuff and researched it and the chlorine and alcohol based LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #52

That's fine. cwydro Apr 2020 #60

I stock up on that stuff in October before cold and flu season hits. I need to double up once LiberalArkie Apr 2020 #61

I didn't see anyone wearing masks in FredMeyer yesterday (Kroger-owned store) jmbar2 Apr 2020 #22

About 50/50 at a Freddy's in the Portland burbs. nilram Apr 2020 #56

Our grocery stores in the Keys won't let you in without a mask. tavernier Apr 2020 #32

A lot of masks and a lot of people out ecstatic Apr 2020 #44

things are going in the right direction.. stillcool Apr 2020 #45

Don't freak out too much about packages: The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #51

That makes me feel better about shopping. I doc03 Apr 2020 #55

The deli at our store is closed for the duration, as are the open features like the salad bar, Vinca Apr 2020 #53

If I saw an operating deli, I'd run from the store. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #88

The Safeway where I live Turbineguy Apr 2020 #58

I am in Maryland. qwlauren35 Apr 2020 #59

More good advice about shopping and disinfecting: The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #66

This. cwydro Apr 2020 #78

+1. Wash your hands after unpacking your groceries, before cooking and before eating dalton99a Apr 2020 #85

I was at my King sooper's (Kroeger) today, and every employe and customer I saw had masks, niyad Apr 2020 #72

I just switched to shopping at King Supers forever DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #93

Have not been fond of safeway since steve bird was ceo. Have NEVER liked albertson's niyad Apr 2020 #94

It has been fascinating to watch as DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #95

I'm in rural northeast Georgia, Trump Country to be sure Mr. Ected Apr 2020 #75

What were you thinking? Why would you eat at a deli counter? lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #76

Same -- ours have been closed for several weeks now obamanut2012 Apr 2020 #79

I'm in and out of a dozen grocery stores a day Codeine Apr 2020 #77

Which helps explain why CA is doing relatively well at controlling the spread. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #89

I took 120 homemade masks to my Kroger north of Cincinnati KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #83

Local Albertson's Market In ABQ hobby10113 Apr 2020 #86

I felt the same way when I shopped at Aldi's, and then Schucks here in STLMO. Aldi's I was ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #90

More masks at wal-mart extvbroadcaster Apr 2020 #96