Anonymous
Post 09/24/2020 13:40     Subject: How bad is this?
Well, OP is likely fine but COVID has been shown to hitch a ride on cigarettes smoke. It’s like an infectious amplifier so we all should avoid smokers even more than usual.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/can-secondhand-smoke-transmit-the-novel-coronavirus
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2020 13:05     Subject: How bad is this?
I am on medication for anxiety. and it freaks me out too when i can smell someone else's cigarette smoke. Its like, if I can smell the smoke, I can breath their covid, lol. you're most likely fine though.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2020 12:15     Subject: How bad is this?
Anonymous wrote:I hate it when people back their cars in.

Not as much as I hate smokers.

But a smoker who backs their car in? I hope they die a hard death.


Why??? it's so much easier to park.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2020 12:06     Subject: How bad is this?
I hate it when people back their cars in.

Not as much as I hate smokers.

But a smoker who backs their car in? I hope they die a hard death.
jsmith123
Post 09/24/2020 11:45     Subject: Re:How bad is this?
OP you are totally fine. Don't give it another thought.
Anonymous
Post 09/24/2020 10:23     Subject: How bad is this?
You're fine OP. That was incredibly brief contact, in an outdoor so therefore well ventilated setting. And the percentage of people in the general population who are actually transmitting communicable levels of virus is quite low.

Truly, you're fine.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 21:02     Subject: How bad is this?
Ya dead. I hope you have a will.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:57     Subject: How bad is this?

The risk is very low, OP, if you were wearing a mask.

Most transmission occurs with droplets, which you could not have caught in this situation. The other transmission is via aerosolization, which is possible in such a situation. However, it's rare.

So please relax.

Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:55     Subject: How bad is this?
Anonymous wrote:You're fine. If you're finding your anxiety is not well controlled, it is worth a chat with your doctor.


It's definitely not well controlled. Thank you for the suggestion, I will call him.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:54     Subject: How bad is this?
Anonymous wrote:Um you are fine.


Thank you.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:53     Subject: How bad is this?
Anonymous wrote:Are you worried about the smoke or about germs?


I'm afraid of Covid.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:51     Subject: How bad is this?
Um you are fine.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:50     Subject: How bad is this?
You're fine. If you're finding your anxiety is not well controlled, it is worth a chat with your doctor.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:50     Subject: How bad is this?
Are you worried about the smoke or about germs?
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2020 20:47     Subject: How bad is this?
DCUM, please talk me down.

I came out of the grocery store a bit ago and headed to my car. The person parked next to me was smoking and blowing it out of the window. She was backed in so she was facing my drivers side and only a few inches away.

I loaded my groceries as quickly as I could and left but am so anxious about this. Thank you to anyone taking the time to read this.

I do have an anxiety disorder.