Subj : Travel Ban?
To   : Gerhard Strangar
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Mon May 25 2020 04:40 am

Hello Gerhard,

>LL>I do not believe either Kiwis or Americans have been drinking
>LL>bleach as a means of preventing COVID-19.
>
>Why not? The stereotype of a U.S. citizen is a fat idiot with a cowboy hat.
>But maybe some numbers can help your imagination:
>https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6916e1.htm
>"The daily number of calls to poison centers increased sharply at the
> beginning of March 2020 for exposures to both cleaners and disinfectants
> (Figure)."

Oh, come now. Americans can't be all that stupid.

>Looking at the picture, you can see an almost 100% increase in "exposure" to
> cleaners and disinfectants. And look what it says in "Case 1":
>
>"An adult woman heard on the news to clean all recently purchased groceries
> before consuming them. She filled a sink with a mixture of 10% bleach
> solution, vinegar, and hot water, and soaked her produce. While cleaning
> her other groceries, she noted a noxious smell described as 'chlorine' in
> her kitchen."
>
>Did she go to school at all? Apparently she skipped chemistry, history and
> cooking. But reading? I'm sure the bleach bottle says "do not mix with
> other products".

Okay. I was wrong. There are exceptions. In this case, she deserves
an honorable mention for a Darwin Award. Not a winner, as one has to
actually die by one's own stupidity ...

--Lee

-- 
More Doctors Smoke Camels than Any Other Cigarette

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