Covid/Flu jab.

[TitanTim]

Think you can stil catch it its just the symptoms don't develop as bad as you have the antibodies from the vaccine

Tim.

[Nanu]

Think you can stil catch it its just the symptoms don't develop as bad as you have the antibodies from the vaccine

Tim.

Or natural antibodies from previous bouts and from different strains of Covid.

[pvr]

I think it's because with us we wash our hands still all the time, use a glove to fill the car and try not to touch things with bare hands that others have. I.e. railings, gates, door handles and our bins after collection. Over the top?

You and me both!

Strange for an air borne virus?

Surface seemed to be worse than air, like petrol pumps and door handles

[MikeyH]

People sneeze on things or their hands and then touch handles, pumps etc. Cough and touch their face, pick their nose, the list goes on. Yuk.

[ronk]

One of the dirtiest items is the handrail on escalators!

[MikeyH]

One of the dirtiest items is the handrail on escalators!

[TitanTim]

I remember I did have a thing with the works multi storey car park trying not to touch the lift buttons and holding my breath in the lift upto the 8th floor

I used Marigolds when filling up the car

Tim.

[ronk]

I used Marigolds when filling up the car

Tim.

Garage forecourts used to supply disposable plastic gloves- invariably the packs are empty these days.
I keep a pair Industrial leather gloves In the boot of the cars and use those when I fill the tank.

Not so much for the germs - more for the oily stink!

[MikeyH]

Some petrol stations still have gloves around here but I keep spares in my rear cubbyhole.

[TitanTim]

Used to wear gloves all the time when I had a diesel filling up, great stuff to get on the hands.

Years ago I was filling up (petrol) and for some reason got quite a serious blowback, unsure if the pump was faulty but basically petrol shot out filler neck and quite a lot of it, got a good dowsing down the arm and soaked my trousers. Had to take my trousers off before getting back in the car. Can confirm petrol does burn, nothing serious but drove home smartish and jumped in the shower.

Assuming the pump didn't cut off or there was air in the tank or something that forced the fuel to blow back

Tim.

[Mr Tidy]

I always kept a stash of disposable gloves in the door pocket when I had diesels.

Years ago a mate was tubing some fuel out of a diesel and managed to splash some onto my jeans. Even after washing them several times I could still smell it - I don't miss my diesel cars!

Going a few posts back I'm sure I read somewhere that there were typically more germs on computer keyboards than most toilet seats.

[MikeyH]

I always kept a stash of disposable gloves in the door pocket when I had diesels.

Years ago a mate was tubing some fuel out of a diesel and managed to splash some onto my jeans. Even after washing them several times I could still smell it - I don't miss my diesel cars!

Going a few posts back I'm sure I read somewhere that there were typically more germs on computer keyboards than most toilet seats.

Yes I always wash my hands after using my keyboard.

[enuff_zed]

Some petrol stations still have gloves around here but I keep spares in my rear cubbyhole.

Does that not hurt when you sit down??

[enuff_zed]

I always kept a stash of disposable gloves in the door pocket when I had diesels.

Years ago a mate was tubing some fuel out of a diesel and managed to splash some onto my jeans. Even after washing them several times I could still smell it - I don't miss my diesel cars!

Going a few posts back I'm sure I read somewhere that there were typically more germs on computer keyboards than most toilet seats.

Apparently one of the germiest things in your house is the dish cloth.

Guys! Stop faffing about! Go out there and catch it! It'll either build up your immunity or kill you. What's to lose. If it builds up your immunity you can stop worrying. If it kills you, you'll stop worrying.

[pvr]

Yes I always wash my hands after using my keyboard.

What are you doing at your computer that you need to wash your hands