I have two hoop style whisks, two spiral whisk-y things, and a whisk attachment to my mixer. So… Not feeling like I need more whisks.
Huh, I don’t usually use dried chickpeas (and we have a lot of canned ones) but as I was grabbing some black beans and lentils I notices there were dried chick peas on the shelves, and thought of you.
Shortly before the lockdown, when it was clear the shit would hit the fan, I bought a “strategic reserve” of mostly rice and dried beans, in case everything closed. I bought a variety of beans, including chana dal. So I have that in the basement.
I was wondering what y’all were using all that disinfectant for. At home I use soap, mostly, and I haven’t been anyplace but home. My husband grabbed a can of lysol at the start of this, and it’s still mostly full. But I’m staying home, with other people who are staying home.
I bought a four can unit of lysol spray disinfectant at Costco three weeks ago. We’ve used up almost one can. Everything coming into the house gets sprayed, wiped with a disinfectant wipe, or dunking in a sink of detergent and bleach. Things that cannot go through that are either left outside or baked in the oven at 280 degrees for ten minutes.
Might be overkill, but who the hell knows for sure.
Our local Stop and Shop is very good. Open from 6AM to 7:30AM for people over 60 only. One way aisles and spacing as well as plastic barriers at checkout. NY State law requires masks. Trader Joe’s is similar. I felt very comfortable in both places. Local Target and Home Depot are not nearly as good. Masks, but no distancing except at checkout. Costco was somewhere in between. They did limit the number of customers in the store at any time.
It frightens me that the mask requirement might be going away soon. That would make me very uncomfortable.
We’ve been bringing it in and immediately washing our hands with soap. If it doesn’t need to be refrigerated, it sits on that days newspaper for 3-4 days. If it does, it goes in the basement fridge to sit there. (Yeah, the fridge probably prolongs the life of the virus. But I’m not going to dip my eggs and meat and veggies in bleach.)
Man, I woulda turned around and left. If a business lets customers breathe their germs out into the air inside their store, well, I don’t want to breathe that air in.
Groceries around here are very good about it, as is the local Ace Hardware, so I can shop at places where I can count on everyone wearing their masks.
Had an appointment with the arthritis doc yesterday. Since virtually every patient is high risk, the practice was <i>very</i> conscientious about safety protocols.[ul]
[li]No one admitted but the patient - no hangers on.*[/li][li]Entire staff masked[/li][li]Log-in touch screen has a packet of sanitizers by it[/li][li]Touchless forehead temp taken before admittance[/li][/ul]
The last was a bit of a problem as it was already 105-degrees outside and I’d spent 15 minutes driving south to get there. I had to cool down about five minutes inside before the door ward would let me past.
*Exceptions made for mobility or cognitive assistants.
the Wendy’s near my office has stayed open throughout the covid shut down. you placed your order by phone, app, or delivery service, and could pick up at the door. 2 weeks ago they have allowed people in the store. they enforce physical distance and masks.
the other day a woman tried to enter. about 5 employees yelled “mask!!!”. the employee at the door blocked her and would not let her in. there was much talk among the employees about the need for a mask, and much “what is she thinking”.
i’m wondering if Wendy’s just revised their active shooter training for mask situations. the entrance has a vestibule and the door employee had the second door closed and locked in seconds. no mask, no entrance!
Kroger had isopropyl alcohol today! First I’ve seen since this started. 70% in 16oz. bottles for $1.39. Also a pretty good supply of hand sanitizer. Everything else seemed normal. Mask usage by customers (staff fully masked) at 25% or less by my estimate. Down from my last shopping trip.
A while back I started putting stuff that goes in the fridge into new containers - cheese, orange juice, lunch meat, eggs, bagged salad. I leave the milk in its gallon jug and just wash my hands every time I pour a glass. Everything else sits in the spare room for 3 days.
Some households have multiple people who have to go in and out with some frequency. As they might have become infected without knowing it and could be shedding virus, frequent cleaning of surfaces within the house would seem likely to reduce viral load within the house which might spread it to others living there.
If only one person’s coming into the house, or if multiple people are holed up there who don’t go anywhere at all, it does seem that extra indoors cleaning wouldn’t be necessary. I live alone, and if I go out I just wipe down any doorknobs etc. that I might have touched before washing my hands, and otherwise don’t worry about it.
Last week I watched a USP delivery person wipe his nose with his hand efore dropping off my package. When I unpack groceries or mail, I set them on a table, along with my mask and keys. After sorting, cleaning, and putting things away, I need to clean the table, floor, and other surfaces that have been touched. In addition, cleaning supplies are still scarce in my area and I am at high risk for COVID complications, so if I can get two bottles of a cleanser, I’m getting two rather than assuming I’ll be able to get it later.
I went to Kroger yesterday after 3-4 weeks. Things I noticed still being absent:
*Campbell’s or any other brand “chunky” soups. The kind with more meat and vegetables. All the cream of
mushroom and tomato and chicken noodle you’d want.
*Isopropyl alcohol. I bought one of a very few (small) bottles last trip, none to be had yesterday.
*Any kind of “quat” (Lysol concentrate) type disinfectant cleaners. (Except toilet cleaners.)
*Frozen pepperoni pizzas (low end). All the supreme, sausage and plain cheese pizzas you want but none with
just pepperoni unless you went for the more expensive ones. Lots of empty freezer space where the Jack’s and
store brand usually are.
I went to Kroger today, 5:30-ish. 100% mask usage other than little kids and even some really young ones were wearing masks. State mandated now, good compliance.
Found all the Chunky soups that were missing on my last trip. Still no isopropyl alcohol. Beef prices quite high. Lots of masks and gloves for sale. No Lysol type disinfectants.