Originally Posted by jitkaau
Depends a lot also, on whether you have a synthetic carpet or a wool one. We live in the driest continent in the world and don't have tons of trouble with it. It is helpful to tap anything that you think may have a charge with the back of your hand. The shock will make your hand recoil toward you and not force you to grab on to the object and thereby get a worse shock.
As a fellow occupant of the driest continent I agree. We have polished boards and any carpet (including mats) are pure wool. I do have rosewood furniture and often leave water filled glass bowls around, just to stop any potential cracking. Drag out some nice salad/dessert bowls, few decorative glass beads/shapes, fill with water and float a few flowers...looks a bit more decorative and works on really dry days.