Squeezing fruit in the age of Covid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Same. I also have never hovered over a public toilet or portapotty in my life. Basically if a surface isn’t visibly dirty or sticky or wet to the touch I never give it a second thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Surrreee, grimey people are immune to covid. Okay you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Surrreee, grimey people are immune to covid. Okay you.

I think PP has a point.

- Another grimy person who never got COVID

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Surrreee, grimey people are immune to covid. Okay you.

You don't understand how immune systems work - how sad for you. Strong immune systems are aided by a fair amount of grime. A sterile, disinfected environment is horrible for your body's defenses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Last week at Whole Foods I saw a man going through all the peaches squeezing them for ripeness. I thought it was gross but that he was an outlier. Who goes around touching all the fruit in this day and age? Then today the same thing happened. A woman picked up, I kid you not, every single peach for a squeeze. It turned me off to buying any for myself. Am I crazy? I'm not even a germaphobe!

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Anonymous wrote:That's only what you see. The people picking and packing and unpacking the fruit are coughing, wiping their noses and pooping in the fields.

Spray it with rubbing alcohol, wait 30 seconds then wash it off.

You eat rubbing alcohol and tell yourself it’s healthy?!? Don’t do this with thin skinned fruit at least!

LOL no, I wash it off.

There are so many recalls of produce and bagged lettuce etc., because they're eaten raw, that irregardless of COVID I will never stop doing this COVID-inspired step. Ever.

DP. Oh dear god please let this insane person be a troll.

Nope, not a troll. You can get ecoli, listeria or salmonella from your lettuce if you want to but I won't. Thank you, COVID.

If you're going to sterilize your fruit, something I've done when I had a very immunosuppressed child, please use vinegar which is food safe and not rubbing alcohol.

And rinse like crazy because vinegar doesn't taste great in your berries.

If I have to rinse like crazy, might as well use rubbing alcohol! JK. I think there are produce washes you can buy in the grocery store, too, so this is not as neurotic as all that.

Vinegar poster here,

No, it's more neurotic. If you know there are safe ways for neurotic people (like me and you) to disinfect produce, then using a product that is not safe to eat makes even less sense than it would if it were your only choice.

Produce spray would be another good, although probably unneeded, choice. Vinegar's cheaper.

OK, I'll give vinegar a try. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, this is gross behavior. People need to stop behaving like animals.

Nope. Just order yours through some app and let the lower SES person do it for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Surrreee, grimey people are immune to covid. Okay you.

You don't understand how immune systems work - how sad for you. Strong immune systems are aided by a fair amount of grime. A sterile, disinfected environment is horrible for your body's defenses.

Then you would not have gotten vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Same. I also have never hovered over a public toilet or portapotty in my life. Basically if a surface isn’t visibly dirty or sticky or wet to the touch I never give it a second thought.

I was literally shocked when I learned that people hover over toilet seats.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Surrreee, grimey people are immune to covid. Okay you.

I think PP has a point.

- Another grimy person who never got COVID

I never got covid and am clean.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Same. I also have never hovered over a public toilet or portapotty in my life. Basically if a surface isn’t visibly dirty or sticky or wet to the touch I never give it a second thought.

I was literally shocked when I learned that people hover over toilet seats.

Doesn’t take much to shock you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Surrreee, grimey people are immune to covid. Okay you.

You don't understand how immune systems work - how sad for you. Strong immune systems are aided by a fair amount of grime. A sterile, disinfected environment is horrible for your body's defenses.

Then you would not have gotten vaccinated.

It's a combination. But I've truly been out there living my life, going to the gym 6x a week, working in person, going to shows and restaurants, traveling abroad, seeing friends and family... for well over a year now. No covid. Yes, I do think my grimey-ness helps along with being vaccinated. I know that a germ-free world is actually harmful and dangerous to my body. But you do you and your insane fruit/alcohol rubbing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Why did you mask and take vaccine if you are already “immune” from covid?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Same. I also have never hovered over a public toilet or portapotty in my life. Basically if a surface isn’t visibly dirty or sticky or wet to the touch I never give it a second thought.

I was literally shocked when I learned that people hover over toilet seats.

NP. I hate hoverers so much. They're the reason we can't have nice things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Every day I'm more and more grateful that I'm not a germophobe. Honestly, I feel like I owe my never caught covid due to the fact that I'm kinda grimey. I touch crosswalk signals, elevator buttons, then eat a snack, don't use hand sanitizer, sure as hell don't wipe stuff down or use disinfectants, and am mask free since being vaccinated. My immune system is good because I understand that it's just like a muscle, and a germ-free world is truly terrible for it.

At least 20 people have probably touched that peach - and that's before it gets to the customers. Rinse it off, and you're good to go. WIPING IT WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL? Holy shit, that is truly nuts.

Same. I also have never hovered over a public toilet or portapotty in my life. Basically if a surface isn’t visibly dirty or sticky or wet to the touch I never give it a second thought.

I was literally shocked when I learned that people hover over toilet seats.

Doesn’t take much to shock you.

What? You don’t ever see another person’s bathroom habits behind a closed stall so it just never occurred to me that people do that. It was like when I learned that some people STAND when wiping their butt. Turns out it’s not uncommon, but boy did it surprise me when I learned.