Re: [m-hb] MIT Guild cancellation Fwd: Update: COVID-19 & Student Organizations

[Danielle Morse <dmorsebell gmail com>]

Michael was talking about something like this, though he still thought the
alcohol wouldn't get enough into the ropes/sallies to properly disinfect.
At least that's what I understood.
I have some rubbing alcohol at home, I'll try to bring it in on Sunday.

On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 12:22 PM Gregory Russell <gfr10598 gmail com> 
wrote:

> How about alcohol in a spray bottle, to spray on the ropes and sallies.  
> It
> would disinfect and improve grip, and should be safe for the ropes, (but
> don't spray in people's faces).
>
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 10:01 AM <lauradi rcn com> wrote:
>
> >
> >       I reached out to the change-ringers list about sanitizing ropes.
> > The general agreement is that one can't sensibly do it, but an
> interesting
> > fact I was given is that the virus can live less than three days on a
> > fabric surface, which I guess would include linen or wool. So from
> service
> > ringing to the next practice session, maybe the ropes will 
> > self-sanitize?
> >      Everyone suggested
> > hand hygiene, someone else mentioned my idea of sticking to one rope 
> > per
> > person.  I have decided to severely cut back my T usage , so I won't be
> at
> > practice, but would suggest that someone clean the tower doorknobs and
> the
> > handrails at Old North after the 11 AM tour . (Dale - are they still
> > running tours?) and that everybody do the full hand wash before heading
> up
> > to the ringing room.  I left a new roll of paper towels on the shelf
> above
> > the toilet last week.  Each person should dry with a fresh paper towel
> > instead of everybody sharing the same cloth hand towel (or using one's
> > clothing).  I also put a new box of tissues in the ON ringing room, and
> > would hope that people would sanitize after tissue use or inadvertent
> > face-touching. And stop sticking fingers in the Cornhusker's bottle ( I
> may
> > be the only one who does that ).
> >
> > Laura Dickerson
> >
> > PS as a contribution to the popular list of songs to sing while 
> > washing,
> > it seems that from rounds to back rounds is about the right duration
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxcyXE0TIBQ
> > although my favorite currently is Gloria Gaynor singing I will survive
> > while washing
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvqP5NRXf8g
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