Wash your hands to the tune of Happy Birthday

[Cherie]

twice

information from the Cornona virus Cobra meeting :laugh:

[arista]

No
I will have Jimi Hendrix Guitar Solo on.

[Cherie]

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Arista, Happy Birthday you

and again.

now dry your hands :hee:

[Saph]

surely it matters more how much soap you use or how regularly you wash them rather than how long you hold them under the tap for

[bots]

it's also dependent on the rate of water flow from the tap ... but hey ho :laugh:

[Niamh.]

surely it matters more how much soap you use or how regularly you wash them rather than how long you hold them under the tap for

I would have thought that the length of time they're talking about is for how long you're rubbing the soap around your hands before you wash it off under the tap?

[Crimson Dynamo]

It's not realistic

[Cherie]

I would have thought that the length of time they're talking about is for how long you're rubbing the soap around your hands before you wash it off under the tap?

yes, none of this dashing your hand under the tap for two seconds :nono:

[Cherie]

It's not realistic

poor Boris

[bots]

they are going to turn the entire population in to OCD recluses :worry:

[Jessica.]

I always spend a good amount of time washing my hands. I have a weak immune system and it really makes a difference. I learned how to do it properly at the hospital when I was ten and my first niece was born but I NEVER see other people doing it correctly.

Instructions from the WHO

1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

[Jessica.]

they are going to turn the entire population in to OCD recluses :worry:

You don't just develop OCD out of nowhere, it is debilitating.

[Jessica.]

I would have thought that the length of time they're talking about is for how long you're rubbing the soap around your hands before you wash it off under the tap?

That's right!

[Jessica.]

I think the real numbers are probably lower than this survey says tbh.

http://puu.sh/FgnQ5/9d194387b6.jpg

[GoldHeart]

I think the real numbers are probably lower than this survey says tbh.

http://puu.sh/FgnQ5/9d194387b6.jpg

Which is why I never eat unwrapped sweets or peanuts uncovered , where anyone can put their grubby hands in it :yuk: .

[Niamh.]

I was in a toilet in a bar in Texas one time and this girl came out of the toilet and came over to me and said "Don't judge me for not washing my hands" so weird, why not just wash them and then I won't judge you, you filthy bitch! Literally would have taken her as long as telling me that

[Cherie]

I was in a toilet in a bar in Texas one time and this girl came out of the toilet and came over to me and said "Don't judge me for not washing my hands" so weird, why not just wash them and then I won't judge you, you filthy bitch! Literally would have taken her as long as telling me that

yuk

[Cherie]

Which is why I never eat unwrapped sweets or peanuts uncovered , where anyone can put their grubby hands in it :yuk: .

Never touch communal peanuts in a bar D:

[Cherie]

Also apparently over 60s with underlying health conditions have been told to practically recluse themselves even from going to the supermarket, have they forgotton retirement age is 67 so many will still be working :shrug:

[Niamh.]

Also apparently over 60s with underlying health conditions have been told to practically recluse themselves even from going to the supermarket, have they forgotton retirement age is 67 so many will still be working :shrug:

fgs :rolleyes:

[Cherie]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-people-aged-over-60-21607922

[Crimson Dynamo]

so one imagines that you have to then disinfect taps after you wash?

and car doors, front door handles, bathroom door handle?

this all after you have washed your hands as the virus can stay on hard surfaces for 5 days

[Niamh.]

so one imagines that you have to then disinfect taps after you wash?

and car doors, front door handles, bathroom door handle?

this all after you have washed your hands as the virus can stay on hard surfaces for 5 days

Are you saying you never wash your hands LT?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Are you saying you never wash your hands LT?

no

I am saying that if you have been to work and the advice is to wash hands when you get home (and lets face it you have touched your face and mouth umpteen times in the car) presumably one would need to disinfect the steering whel, car door inner, front door, bathroom door and taps after you wash your hands?

[Niamh.]

no

I am saying that if you have been to work and the advice is to wash hands when you get home (and lets face it you have touched your face and mouth umpteen times in the car) presumably one would need to disinfect the steering whel, car door inner, front door, bathroom door and taps after you wash your hands?

Well you can't realistically go around sterilising everything but washing your hands is something you can realistically do. I'm sure it all helps. Let's do nothing because we can't do everything is a defeatist and unhelpful attitude imo

[GoldHeart]

Bacteria is everywhere, not everything will harm you . But you have to just be as clean & hygienic as you can, no need to be obsessive over it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well you can't realistically go around sterilising everything but washing your hands is something you can realistically do. I'm sure it all helps. Let's do nothing because we can't do everything is a defeatist and unhelpful attitude imo

The virus is spread by breath and by touch - i feel this advice is just to make us think we are doing something but logically its bollocks and about as useless as a mask:shrug:

[Niamh.]

The virus is spread by breath and by touch - i feel this advice is just to make us think we are doing something but logically its bollocks and about as useless as a mask:shrug:

Extra hygiene and more hand washing is surely going to help somewhat though. If everyone is washing their hands more, it may be less likely to be passed on to those harder surfaces as much :shrug:

[Jessica.]

There is a stench in this thread

[Shaun]

not the smartest advice when people sing "Happy Birthday" at whatever tempo they like :laugh:

[Jessica.]

not the smartest advice when people sing "Happy Birthday" at whatever tempo they like :laugh:

Still better than people just wetting their hands for a split second. D:

[James]

so one imagines that you have to then disinfect taps after you wash?

and car doors, front door handles, bathroom door handle?

this all after you have washed your hands as the virus can stay on hard surfaces for 5 days

Wash your hands, dry them with a disposable towel, clean the tap with the towel and throw the towel in the bin.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Extra hygiene and more hand washing is surely going to help somewhat though. If everyone is washing their hands more, it may be less likely to be passed on to those harder surfaces as much :shrug:

It will to a degree but with the amount of times we touch our faces (4 per minute) and the fact a lot of infection will be airborne its going to be minimal and i guess the same as getting actual flu.

I get all my illnesses from the children as most parents do

[Crimson Dynamo]

Wash your hands, dry them with a disposable towel, clean the tap with the towel and throw the towel in the bin.

and disinfect all hard surfaces you touched prior to washing so that is your phone , steering wheel, front door etc?

[Crimson Dynamo]

you need to disinfect your phone every time you wash your hands one would imagine?

[Niamh.]

Wash your hands, dry them with a disposable towel, clean the tap with the towel and throw the towel in the bin.

Good man James or a lot of public toilets have automatic taps that come on when you put your hands under

[MB.]

Nothing says "happy birthday!" quite like the threat of contagious lung disease

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ring a ring of roses would have been far more apt

[Niamh.]

Nothing says "happy birthday!" quite like the threat of contagious lung disease

:laugh:

[Cherie]

Nothing says "happy birthday!" quite like the threat of contagious lung disease

:joker:

[Cherie]

On the plus side if you have a company producing anti bac hand gel you are quids in and they wanted less people in Venice to protect the aging city and boy have they got it, so good for the planet, less flying, plus apparently China is not producing as much tut, though that myth was debunked today by the man who invented the Trunkie who said his orders from China were being fulfilled faster than before... me thinks China wants the Eurozone in recession :nono:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I think that airplanes, underground trains or any offices with recirculated air are the worst places to be in terms of getting it

[James]

and disinfect all hard surfaces you touched prior to washing so that is your phone , steering wheel, front door etc?

Try not and touch your mouth, nose or eyes. Also wash hands when getting home, and change clothes that have come in to contact with outside surfaces like chairs other people might have sat on.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Try not and touch your mouth, nose or eyes. Also wash hands when getting home, and change clothes that have come in to contact with outside surfaces like chairs other people might have sat on.

and if you have children its not going to happen

[Cherie]

We can all wash our hands but you are relying on others to do the same, will the people who stacked the baked beans have washed their hands, and between till staff wiping their noses with the backs of their hand or licking their fingers to get a bag open, we are doomed :sad:

[Crimson Dynamo]

We can all wash our hands but you are relying on others to do the same, will the people who stacked the baked beans have washed their hands, and between till staff wiping their noses with the backs of their hand or licking their fingers to get a bag open, we are doomed :sad:

supermarket trolleys

[GoldHeart]

Fgs :rolleyes: , while you're at it you might aswell stay at home under the covers then.

Money that we touch also full of bacteria , same with the ATM machines. Just wash your hands :shrug: .

[Cherie]

Fgs :rolleyes: , while you're at it you might aswell stay at home under the covers then.

Money that we touch also full of bacteria , same with the ATM machines. Just wash your hands :shrug: .

If washing hands meant no viruses we would never get a cold :shrug: it will help but only to a degree

[Crimson Dynamo]

Fgs :rolleyes: , while you're at it you might aswell stay at home under the covers then.

Money that we touch also full of bacteria , same with the ATM machines. Just wash your hands :shrug: .


and what about your mobile?

[bots]

we don't know how this will go, it's early days yet. The virus could mutate into a dozen more deadly strains for all we know. While washing your hands may reduce your chances of catching a virus, it's not the main issue. Someone sneezing in your proximity is a far more likely cause

[James]

Sneeze into your elbow.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i always pull open the neck of my jumper and sneeze into that if i dont have my m and s handkerchief to hand

[GoldHeart]

and what about your mobile?

I use hand sanitizers on my hands .And I use anti bacterial wipes on phones,tablets etc even before this coronavirus outbreak .

[Crimson Dynamo]

I use hand sanitizers on my hands .And I use anti bacterial wipes on phones,tablets etc even before this coronavirus outbreak .

Yes good, i have a spray that i use on my mobile every morning as i do not like any marks on my screen

[GoldHeart]

As I said already turning OCD will drive you mad :rolleyes:, not everyone is going to keep wiping their phones etc . You just have to keep washing your hands, and try and reduce chances of catching germs etc.

People still get ill and still get food poisoning and bugs still get spread unfortunately :shrug: .

[Crimson Dynamo]

Dr. McLaws was the senior author of a 2015 study on face touching that documented the alarming number of times we do it. While medical students attended a lecture, the researchers filmed them and counted the number of times they touched any part of their faces. Over the course of an hour, students touched their faces, on average, 23 times. Nearly half of the touches were to the eyes, nose or mouth — what infectious disease researchers call “the T-zone.”

Other studies of primary care doctors, people doing office work, and students riding a simulated rail car have all found similar rates of touching the T-zone.

“I was really surprised,” Dr. McLaws said. “By touching your mucous membranes, you’re giving a virus 11 opportunities every hour if you’ve touched something infectious.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/live/coronavirus-spread-transmission-face-touching-hands.html

and who at work disinfects their mouse and keyboard?

[thesheriff443]

Someone threw up in the pub sink on Saturday night.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Someone threw up in the pub sink on Saturday night.

classic Parmy

[thesheriff443]

classic Parmy

Young lads trying to keep up with parmy more like.

[James]

Wash your hands, dry them with a disposable towel, clean the tap with the towel and throw the towel in the bin.

Actually I meant to say, use the towel to turn off the tap after drying your hands instead of using it to clean it.

Maybe both work. :conf:

[_Tom_]

I think the real numbers are probably lower than this survey says tbh.

http://puu.sh/FgnQ5/9d194387b6.jpg

Bosnia and Herzegovina you go girlie

[_Tom_]

The chorus of Britney's Toxic is around 20 seconds, I think I'll go with that

[Crimson Dynamo]

I think the real numbers are probably lower than this survey says tbh.

http://puu.sh/FgnQ5/9d194387b6.jpg

er :umm2: so HOLLAND is the dirtiest nation in Europe???


can we have a comment from our resident Dutchman?

[Cherie]

I have moved on to the Stevie Wonder version

[thesheriff443]

I have moved on to the Stevie Wonder version

With the head movement?

[Crimson Dynamo]

With the head movement?

no she just washes her hands without the light off

[Nicky91]

er :umm2: so HOLLAND is the dirtiest nation in Europe???


can we have a comment from our resident Dutchman?

yeah shocked at that too, good i thoroughly wash my hands then when i return from stores

my mom also has anti-bacterial wipes after grocery shopping, which is a good idea

if you look at the dirty state of shopping carts :yuk:

[thesheriff443]

no she just washes her hands without the light on

Blinding.

[thesheriff443]

What impact is this having on glory holes.

[Crimson Dynamo]

What impact is this having on glory holes.

I presume Cherie will stop using them for the foreseeable?

Not sure if Cal will tho

[thesheriff443]

I presume Cherie will stop using them for the foreseeable?

Not sure if Cal will tho

Is that the que for the anti bac no mate it’s the only glory hole left open.

[Niamh.]

I have moved on to the Stevie Wonder version

no she just washes her hands without the light off

:laugh2:

[Cherie]

no she just washes her hands without the light off

because Sheriff has bought up all the light bulbs :sad:

[thesheriff443]

because Sheriff has bought up all the light bulbs :sad:

Another bright idea of mine.

[Cherie]

Another bright idea of mine.

:laugh:

[jet]

When using public toilets so many people wash their hands then open the toilet exit door which will be hiving with the germs of those who havent washed their hands. I use a clean tissue to open the door now.

[bots]

if you wear glasses, don't stick your finger up your nasal cavity, and use a knife and fork to eat, you don't need to wash your hands

[Livia]

I wash my hands to Happy Birthday in a 8 to the bar boogie woogie time.

Cos that's the kind of person I am.

[Beso]

The fat sweaty man itching his bum in the library then licking his fingers to turn the page of the book he's reading has hopefully washed his hands now..

[Livia]

You paint a pretty picture there, Parm....

[Beso]

Young lads trying to keep up with parmy more like.

:clap1:

[Crimson Dynamo]

The fat sweaty man itching his bum in the library then licking his fingers to turn the page of the book he's reading has hopefully washed his hands now..

Nah he will be back at KFC working in the kitchen by now

[thesheriff443]

Nah he will be back at KFC working in the kitchen by now

Well they do have have secret herbs and spices