Re: Disinfecting CommonHouse | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Chuck Harrison (cfharrgmail.com) | |
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:37:24 -0700 (PDT) |
For many purposes bleach is fine. We use it diluted 1:20 on surfaces. A gallon of bleach goes a long way. On Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 6:45 AM R Philip Dowds alt addr via Cohousing-L < cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > Like some other communities, our common house is part of an > apartment-style building, and provides access to residential apartments. > So closing it 100% is not an option. Instead, we’ve got new guidelines > (not commands, but strong suggestions) that visitation to the common house > by non-residents be greatly curtailed. Common meals and guest room usage > have been cancelled. As of this writing, the common house (where my wife > and I live) is pretty much a ghost town. Even so, twice a day we disinfect > selective routes and surfaces in the commons. Based on evidence and > experience so far, we have not yet made a plan for commercial-grade > disinfection once the crisis has passed. > > For the moment, we’ve cobbled together adequate supplies of alcohol and > store-bought “99.9%” disinfectant products. However, all stores shelves in > Cambridge seem empty of such supplies, and we’re a bit surprised to see > that the supply chain is very slow in recovering. Maybe the re-stock of > every plausible product is being diverted into the hospitals. In a few > years, we’re going to have some really great books written about all this > ... > > Thanks, > Philip Dowds > Cornerstone Cohousing > Cambridge, MA > On Mar 31, 2020, 9:18 AM -0400, Ruth J Hirsch <heidinys [at] earthlink.net>, > wrote: > > Dear Neighbors Across the Miles! > > > > A couple weeks ago, as this was cascading we, here at Cantines Island, > met outside in av big circle so we could be 6 ft apart from one another. We > then suspended community meals. > > This last week we decided—now via a Zoom mtg— to lock the CH with the > key readily available. Simpler to know the kids aren’t running i & o. > > > > While this is not happening anytime soon— and so as I write this it is > perhaps self resolving: I was asked to see what you might be doing to > eventually disinfect your CommonHouse. Of course, as I write it becomes > clear that having been fallow for weeks there may be no need for concern. > We have all read that the virus dies after various times, all will have > elapsed once we re-inhabit. > > > > That said, two questions: any other group still thinking abt > disinfecting your CH when the time comes? > > And,have you a recipe for disinfectant, surface disinfectant using > ingredients that may still be obtained? > > Wishing you and your loved ones Moments of Peace, Joy and Delight, > > May it ripple out, > > Ruth Hirsch > > Cantines Island, Saugerties, NYS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PS: I have an intermittent e-mail glitch. If you write and do not hear > back from me shortly, please call me or please re-send. Thank you, Ruth > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > >
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Disinfecting CommonHoouse Ruth J Hirsch, March 31 2020
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Re: Disinfecting CommonHoouse rphilipdowds, March 31 2020
- Re: Disinfecting CommonHouse Chuck Harrison, March 31 2020
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Re: Disinfecting CommonHoouse rphilipdowds, March 31 2020
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