This the problem with PPE. It creates a false sense of security. It is supposed to be the last line of defence when all other measures have failed. It is not a license to behave irresponsibly. Throughout history, it has been repeatedly been demonstrated that good hygiene practices that are the key to fighting infection.
[QUOTE="SuperTyke, post: 2509086, member: 6792" Carry your own hand sanitiser. I have a small tub that fits in a pocket. I also have some in the car. Got into a routine of not touching anything unless buying. Always sanitise hands after tills, sanitise when back in car, wash hands at earliest opportunity. Some shops are better than others, but ultimately, it’s up to me to keep myself safe.[/QUOTE]
@fired - I actually do do that already, however I think it should be the responsibility of the shops to provide PPE at various point of the shopping experience. For instance in a Supermarket Car Park they have speed limits and road markings. I know how to walk around a car park without walking in front of a car and what speed is appropriate, but there still needs to be safety guidance and speed restrictions to make it safe. They are responsible for keeping their customers safe as a starting point.
True enough. It’s amazing though (when you consider all these opportunities for infection) that we are not ill more often.
[/QUOTE] I know that. I know it's my own responsibility and I am extremely careful. I've got a small bottle of hand sanitiser. But my point was more that people have been forced to stay indoors, forced to go nowhere near family, now forced to wear masks etc because personal responsibility can't be trusted but the supermarkets who have made a fortune out of this virus haven't been forced to take the most basic of steps
If I’ve learnt anything in the last 4 months (apart from DIY and gardening), it’s not to trust anyone, least of all those in power, to act in my best interests. It’s been a criminal pile of mixed messages, contradictory advice. I agree it makes sense to have sanitiser at the till. I’ve just given up on any directions issued by the Government because nothing they come up with makes sense.
Agree. Maybe I’ve got to the point of cynicism where i just don’t trust anyone to do things properly, so I take care of it myself. The whole way of thinking is so random: E.g. Our football team were only allowed to meet up in “bubbles” of max 6 people, outside. Yet my neighbour’s daughter can have a 2 hour driving lesson in the confined space of her instructor’s car. My daughter can’t have a 1:1 dance lesson in a large studio, but thousands of people can jump on planes sharing the same circulating air, for hours on end. None of it makes sense.
You'll notice that the things that are being banned or implemented are the easily photographed and most visible things. BBC won't show a picture of a 3 inch tall hand sanitiser at a checkout but it will show an image of a shop full of people wearing or not wearing masks. Someone driving in a car with someone else isn't really noticeable but a group of people together playing football is a photo opportunity. Someone in Tesco buying a completely unnecessary new bathroom mirror isn't noticeable but people locked in houses is. Every decision made has been based on media portrayal not on what is correct imo.
At least the shopping experience isn't like the one I endured at meadow hell last week.... (posted on another thread) Still sends a shudder of anger down my spine when I recall .. Hated it...
I once put deep heat rub onto my toothbrush. I was tired and thought the red tube was Colgate. It was only when I lifted my toothbrush up to my mouth that the overpowering stench of deep heat hit my nostrils. Fortunately none came into contact with my mouth. If I'd lost my sense of smell I would've been buggered.