So I’ve got a potato issue.
I’m grateful to have potatoes that the shopper was able to find but they’re not the “protected” kind in the non-net bag,
They’re sitting in the doorway in a closed box. I personally have avoided fresh produce bc it is exposed, moo. I’m buying frozen/jar and cleaning the packaging then transferring it to my own ziplocks, etc if I can. I learned that otherwise I still feel the need to watch my hands even after cleaning the packages, etc. because I feel grossed out or unsure that I got every inch of the surface (the doctor’s “glitter” analogy again comes to mind). Everyone might not go as overboard as me but like I said I’m about the “peace of mind”. I don’t want to have to wash my hands every time I touch something out of my fridge.
Yeah, so anyway, potatoes are sitting there in the doorway. How long does CV live on a potato?
I’m not touching them for a while. I know they’ll be okay after boiling but still.
I don’t want to touch them to even clean them or bring them in my kitchen til I know the virus is dead. I’ll wait.
Can I wash the outsides with soap and water in a few days then cut the skin off? Will it soak up the soap? I will wear gloves.
I know I sound like a nutcase. I am.
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ETA:
I disinfect items at the door before I bring them into the kitchen if they have to come in immediately.
I bring a small tub with bleach and hot water to the doorway (with gloves on).
First the items get wiped with the bleach water or “take a dip”, depending on the container.
Then they go into a different tub where I then bring them into the kitchen to wash with soap and water.
Then I change out the packaging if I can.
All to be sure not to cross contaminate anything while wearing/ switching out gloves.
Oh I also have a separate box outside the door where exterior packaging gets dumped, say the cardboard around a lunch meat packet.
Also, delivery boxes don’t come in. I open them at the doorway with gloves, then put the items like the sealed jars, cans, packages etc in the bleach tub.
Also, when I transfer certain things to the ziplocks, etc., I create small portions with rationing in mind.
If I hadn’t rationed so far I would’ve been in trouble because there was a very long delivery wait. Who knows how long we’ll be here...I am rationing. Logistics and delivery is obviously an issue.
. Availability was spotty depending upon theme; so I was happy to run away with three Easter cards, lol. I'm also set for 7 years of Mother's and Father's Day cards, for example; and a goodly handful of occasional cards.
I felt SO sorry for the store, everyone's loved the cards I bought from them, but on the bright side for the consumer, I got cards as costly as, in one instance, $14.95 (!) for 99 cents.
