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Warpy

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5. With both people masked, get on the elevator.

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 04:48 PM

May 2020

You are very unlikely to absorb any cooties through your skin. You'd be waiting over an hour for that elevator if you wanted the cooties to clear out of the air and fall to the floor.

Any time you get into an elevator, you're breathing in viruses exhaled by people up to a couple of hours ago, more if they're sneezing. Good news: were immune to most of them. Bad news: we're not immune to Covid, so keep that mask on.

I imagine there are people doing their laundry between 3 and 4 AM out of fear of cooties.

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Covid-19 Etiquette? elevators [View all] IcyPeas May 2020 OP

If you feel weird, wait Rorey May 2020 #1

My apartment has a sign...one at a time virgogal May 2020 #2

well, if you are laden down w laundry, it would be hard to take the stairs, but if given option... hlthe2b May 2020 #3

"What would you do?" - Take the stairs, it's better for your health probably. n/t PoliticAverse May 2020 #4

when I am empty handed I can take the stairs, but.... laundry. IcyPeas May 2020 #6

With both people masked, get on the elevator. Warpy May 2020 #5