New book brought into the house

[CurtainWitcher]

Book delivered by Amazon. I put the packaging straight in the recycling, but brought the book straight into the house. It's now on the coffee table.
DH said I should have put it in the garage for 72 hours. Should i?

Indeed flyme

Haha at mutation alone time in garage

And although I agree there are a lot of statistics, numbers and projections flying around, UK cannot camp are directly with Iceland or Germany. It would make sense to assume that if their percentage is x, the UK would be x + y%. No idea what the y value could be.
It doesn’t hurt to be cautious.
If the virus survives up to 24h on cardboard, I guess it would be similar on paper. If the book cover is plasticised just wipe it with whatever you use for disinfecting stuff and enjoy the book.
Lots of sarcastic comments on here, as it is usually the case. If someone doesn’t know and looks for advice, why make fun of their habits and the others’ who are trying to help and happen to think along the same lines?!

Um.... she posted it in AIBU. Hence why some people are saying it’s unreasonable. This thread is doing what it says on the tin!

not exactly. Some suchnamed wipes are for viruses as well, including human Coronavirus.

Well, this one is new and from bats, apparently, so I wouldn't like to bet the cost of the wipes that they work on this, too.

Jeez, from the title of the thread I thought someone in your household had ordered Mein Kampf or something.

Put it in the garage then torch the building. It's the only way.

So, out of curiosity, how many of the "wash everything brigade" are washing things like shoes and other outdoor clothing before bringing it into the house after going for exercise or shopping?

It has most likely been almost 72 hours since the book was last touched so you are probably fine.

@SewItGoes I have never cleaned groceries before putting them away. I don't even wash fruit and veg before eating/cooking.

@Frozenfan2019. The point of lockdown is for us to avoid it if possible until a vaccine is found. They also now think we may not be immune for very long once we've had it so no point trying to get it out the way

No that is not the point of lockdown! That might be the case for those being shielded and they have a very very long wait for a vaccine. For most people a vaccine just isn’t on the cards, even when one is ready (not this year) there won’t be enough for everyone, most of us will have to get immunity the old fashioned way. We are on lock down to slow the rate at which this spreads so you don’t get 50million people infected at the same time. We aren’t in lock down to avoid infection we are just waiting our turn.

I mean, I started the original Preppers thread back in January so can be considered reasonably cautious and I wouldn't quarantine the book, no.

I open post and packaging. Dispose of envelope/cardboard in recycling bin and wash hands.

I don't bother doing anything special with the contents.

The risk of catching anything that way would be minute.

I still don't understand why the naysayers care if others are taking (what they believe are) unnecessary precautions. We're only inconveniencing ourselves, at worst.

And assuming you don't already suffer from tendencies in that direction, putting things into quarantine, wiping them down, etc. isn't going to do diddly-squat to someone's long-term mental health. That is a bizarre suggestion. Far stranger than someone deciding that they can live without their book for another day or two, if it might possibly reduce their chances of getting ill.

You do seem to be taking things a bit too far. Doesn't logic tell you that if the virus was on point that everything needed to be kept in a garage for 72 hours everyone on the planet would have it by now, all the Amazon workers would have it, all the supermarket staff, all the posties and courier staff?

^ This

It does matter if you are advising other people to do it though.

Wouldn't bother me at all. We're getting v regular orders from amazon or other retailers. I tend to open it, put packaging in recycling, wash my hands then go ahead and use the actual item inside without any additional washing of the item.

Lidon shoes stay outside and we haven't worn coats.
Also haven't been anywhere other than home or empty woodland, which our house backs on to.
All shopping by delivery.

@fruitsaladjelly rtft

@BreathlessCommotion I haven't seen anyone give such advice.

Surely if the virus that transmittable, we would all have it by now? It has been here since Jan surely, given all the international travel. I haven't washed anything coming onto the house and neither has anyone I know, I'm pretty sure.

Not washing fruit and veg before eating?

There are different types of people, and maybe the type that wouldn't ever (even pre-CV-19) eat fruit from the shop without first washing it is never going to see completely eye to eye with the type that just shrugs and takes a bite.

I still don't see why anyone else should care how someone else chooses to wash/quarantine/say a prayer over items before letting them into their home. If you disagree with the choices or standards of the people you live with, then yes, that could be cause for frustration.

Yes we are 'quarantining' post and deliveries.

Do we have to? Nobody really knows. Better to be safe than sorry.

@Appiandterri

How do you wipe down milk?

Leaving fruit and veg for 72hrs? A lot of it will be past it’s best. Bizarre.

Genuine question, do you not go in the garage at all until the time is up? What would happen if you got another delivery later in the day or the following day?

Fruit and veg are washed and in the fridge. Only non-fresh foods - tins, dried food, rice etc - go into a big cupboard in the garage.