I was cleaning DS's room in preparation for his coming home from university on Monday and I knocked over a lamp and the bulb broke. As I had the hoover in my hand my immediate response was to vacuum up the pieces.
Only afterwards did I go online and google clean-up and discovered that vacuuming is the worst thing you can do. I closed the door and followed all the rest of the advice about leaving for 15 minutes, then cleaning area thoroughly with damp cloth, then disposing of all remnants of bulb and cleaning safely. Window was open all the time (including during breakage) so there was a lot of ventilation. I have discarded the lamp. My impulse now is also to discard the vacuum (its pretty old and currently in isolation outside). I'm also inclined to suggest DS sleeps in spare room rather than his room for a few days before we go on holiday, and that we leave the window open until we leave.
Is this a crazy over-reaction? My DH died during lockdown (of terminal cancer, not covid) and I think my risk-perceptions are all over the place in response. I am anxious about my own exposure (I seem to have cut my hand slightly on one of the pieces of glass, as well as whatever vapour I breathed in and exacerbated by vacuuming) but more concerned about DS's long-term exposure sleeping in the room.
I am fully prepared to be told I'm being crazy, but please do so kindly!