Covid-19 Awareness & Support

Recently, I saw the following hand washing sign in the women's restroom at Best Buy in Puyallup, WA  (see image below).  A few other tips I'd add to that list to prevent the spread of germs after washing your hands in public restrooms: 1) Use a paper towel to open the bathroom door (when exiting) after you've just washed your hands. 2) If the setup has you crank out your paper towel (some public restrooms) where there's a handle to touch to get paper towels out, be sure to crank out the paper towel FIRST then dry your hands on the clean paper towel so you don't have to touch the paper towel handle dispenser AFTER washing your hands. 3) A reminder from a previous post of mine, NEVER use the hand air dryers found in some public restrooms still. Even BEFORE Covid, it's been proven that those just blow around germs. As I mentioned in a previous post, if that is the ONLY way you can dry your hands in the restroom you're in, go out to a place that you can dry your...

When I placed a carry out order at my previous visit to my last at Dominos Pizza, the worker typed on a keyboard that had plastic over it. Besides seeing hand wipe dispensers at stores, what other ways have you seen the prevention of Covid spread? Comment publicly to this post about it.

Last Saturday, when I had business to tend to at Albertsons (Puyallup, WA location), I also ensured to buy an up-to-date Covid test to have on hand (I checked at home before going & saw my ones from the library were expired by a month even with their extension expiration dates they had). I remember seeing them for the BEST price that I've seen at places I go to (Fred Meyer and Walgreens) at Albertsons in front of their pharmacy. (They don't close off their pharmacy area [like Fred Meyer does] so you can get even if the pharmacy is closed). For one Covid test, it's $9.99. (I took a picture of the Covid tests in front of the pharmacy at Albertsons so that you know what I'm referencing if you want to buy there/check them out). There are also $14.99 tests (a test that will tell you if you have the flu or Covid) and are also photographed in the same photo below as that's how they are displayed in front of the pharmacy.  My personal opinion on if you should get the Co...

I know it's enough for me to NOT want to get Covid that I thoroughly wipe down my shopping cart BEFORE using when shopping (or going in line at the store for social distancing), but when I was at Albertsons recently, I saw fingerprints on the shopping cart PRIOR to me wiping down. That should be enough proof that carts are NOT "clean enough" to use and it's NOT worth the gamble. When I go to the restroom at Fred Meyer, I have one of the nice workers watch my cart when he's at self check out and I ask him when I return if anybody touched my cart.   

This past Thursday (3/13/25), I saw the following quick read article on LinkedIn regarding remote work. I wonder if these companies that want onsite/hybrid work schedules are following Covid protocols.

Studies have shown that fish oil (the supplement) can fight off Covid and it also prevents breast cancer. Nature Made (vitamin and supplement brand) is known to be Doctor recommended. Nature Made has a fish supplement that has one of highest strength dosage (2,800 mg) that I take. This supplement is an important supplement (to me) to take to NOT just fight Covid, but to prevent breast cancer (a history of it in my family and just with my mom being a survivor of breast cancer alone, I have an increased risk of it by approximately 4 times). Also, the front label of this container of fish oil states that it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (my grandfather passed away from congestive heart failure) so another reason to be taking this.

When I went in person to get my car tabs this past month (February 2025) they had a stack of these flyers (image below) which are good reminders/tips for NOT getting sick.