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littlehud 11-09-2009 04:01 PM

My DD had H1N1 and we just used common sense around her. Wash hands often and don't share eating utensils and cover your mouth when you cough. I work in a hospital and wash my hands often and use hand sanitizer when entering and exiting a patients room. So far I haven't caught anything.

Mousie 11-09-2009 06:58 PM


Originally Posted by Moonpi

Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
#1 I would have a heart attack if everyone wanted to kiss and/or hug me. I AM NOT a toucher. The very idea of people I barely know hugging or kissing me makes me cringe.

#2 I pretty sure American teachers would end up getting sued if they kissed everyone. We must just be more standoffish than the rest of the world.

Here in Florida, we wish the teachers would STOP at kissing!

LoL, moonpi! It does seem like there is a lot going on here! :shock:

Mousie 11-09-2009 07:01 PM


Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Do like Monk: awkwardly pull your sleeve over your hand and give a sideways nudge shake. Then start flapping your arms and yell in the most pressing tone "WIPES! WIPES! I NEED WIPES!"

LMBO here Mad! I can hear Lucy from Charlie Brown, running around in circles: "Eww, ugh! dog germs! blech! blech! dog germs!" :lol:

Mousie 11-09-2009 07:07 PM

well, hubby got irritated with me, Saturday morning, when he came up behind me and was going to hug me, and i jumped out of the way!
Guess what?
He went to the doctor today: both ears and sinuses are infected.
He got a breathing/inhaler thingy with medicine to put in it. Something for cough, steroids and an antibiotic!
Assistant said he was one sick puppy! I knew that! I'm using a mask if I sit in the same room now.
I have enough stuff going on, just dumb to sit there and catch more in my own house! :roll:
I'll make him some nice chicken soup tomorrow...and then run :wink:

Shemjo 11-09-2009 07:23 PM

It is hard to not hug and shake hands when you are in that habit, but we are doing a lot of waving at each other in church and not shaking hands. We will resume shaking when this is over. I, too, and trying to learn to keep my hands away from my face! It is hard to learn new things. Sneezing into my elbow is getting easier! :?

Mousie 11-10-2009 09:47 PM


Originally Posted by Shemjo
It is hard to not hug and shake hands when you are in that habit, but we are doing a lot of waving at each other in church and not shaking hands. We will resume shaking when this is over. I, too, and trying to learn to keep my hands away from my face! It is hard to learn new things. Sneezing into my elbow is getting easier! :?

well, I tell ya, I may be the party pooper, but it annoys me that ppl will go to church sick...
or anywhere they don't have to. :roll:
Nothing like sitting in the fourth of six rows, and barking behind you...spraying forward...
barking to your right, barking to your left...
makes you...
cover your right hand up, hold your head way down,
then to shield from germs, you bend way down,
you do the hokey pokey and you want to run out and shout...
EVERYBODY THAT'S BARKING, HERE'S THE DOOR, NOW GET OUT! :evil:

momto4 11-11-2009 12:24 AM

We have used airborne before but I really just try to stock my kids up with fruits and veggies ( have more luck with the fruits) and they wash their hands a LOT. My mom is also a nurse and we always have purell. In the car, in my purse, in their backpacks. If they dont have access at a certain moment to soap and water we all use that.... sickness is really really over the top though in our area at the moment and we 4 of us 6 are sick. So no matter what you can only take so many precautions. Just keep your immune system healthy imho. :)

momto4 11-11-2009 12:26 AM


Originally Posted by quiltncrazy

Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Do like Monk: awkwardly pull your sleeve over your hand and give a sideways nudge shake. Then start flapping your arms and yell in the most pressing tone "WIPES! WIPES! I NEED WIPES!"

LMBO here Mad! I can hear Lucy from Charlie Brown, running around in circles: "Eww, ugh! dog germs! blech! blech! dog germs!" :lol:

My kids do that all the time lol. Definitely time to limit their charlie brown intake lol :) heheh

Cathy M 11-11-2009 09:24 AM

The CDC has advised increasing your dosage of vitamin D to help ward off the flu. Also simple chlorine bleach and water can kill the flu germs. It amazes me that billions have been spent on wazoo disenfectants and it still comes down that bleach is still the best. And a heck of a lot cheaper.

HMK 11-11-2009 09:35 AM

Isn't bleach a carciogenic?


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