VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[Mike Harrison]

With the flu very prevalent this season (critically so in some areas), I thought I'd share some knowledge to wipe out some widely-accepted assumptions.

Contrary to what we might be led to believe in the TV spots, a quick shot of Lysol® Spray WILL NOT disinfect surfaces. Lysol DOES kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria, but it must be used properly.

Surfaces are considered disinfected only if they are FIRST thoroughly cleaned and dried, and THEN sprayed with Lysol until wet. The surface MUST REMAIN WET FOR 10 MINUTES and left alone to air dry. Only then can the surface be considered disinfected.

If you have kids, or if you use Lysol spray in the kitchen in food prep areas: After using Lysol spray on on food contact surfaces or on things kids can put in their mouth, they MUST be washed again afterward. Lysol does what it says it'll do, but it also leaves behind some nasty stuff that should not be ingested.

See http://naturalfamilytoday.com/lifestyle/the-misuse-of-lysol-disinfectant-spray-plus-safer-alternatives/
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Mike
Male Voice Over Talent
I have taken leave of my sensors.

[Yonie]

Same goes for any of those alcoholic hand-cleaners that Americans are so fond of. Use soap and rinse properly.

[Bruce]

My understanding of the number one transmission method, and it's not kissing (yay!), it's your hands picking it up from another hand and then touching your eyes and/or nose, and since most bugs take 3 to 4 days to incubate, a perfectly healthy looking person can give it to you just as easily as a sufferer.

Laves sus manos, señor y señorita dudes.

B
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VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005

I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. .

[Mike Harrison]

[heyguido]

Flying out to Tampa tomorrow. Escalators, Security lines, and a couple hours in a tin can with recirculated germs..... Can't wait.
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Don Brookshire
"Wait.... They wanna PAY me for this?"

[Bish]

I don't like being a contrarian (stop laughing at the back), but I'm a little worried about excessive fear of "catching stuff". I fully accept that a simple cold can have a significant financial effect on VOs, and I was brought up to have good bathroom habits (and I'll certainly often use my sleeve-wrapped hand to open a bathroom door).... but I am worried about the obsession that we're all getting about sanitizing everything. The cynic in me just knows that it's being foisted upon us as a lifestyle by the makers of Purell etc. (much like bottled water has been). I honestly believe that we are making ourselves more susceptible to "the big one" (either personal or pandemic) because we're not allowing our body's natural defenses to get the occasional work-out. Apart from that, it's all so arbitrary... a sanitizer before grabbing a supermarket cart but not on the door handles in public places... it's not just the bathroom... and how many hands has that $20 bill been through?
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Bish a.k.a. Bish
Smoke me a kipper... I'll be back for breakfast.
I will not feed the trolls... I will not feed the trolls... I will not feed the trolls... I will not feed the trolls.

[heyguido]

As a strong proponent of the "five second rule", I also support mud pies, skinned knees, and kissing.

But I also wash my hands, try to keep them out of my mouth, and try to keep my fingers out of my nose. I also get my flu shot as soon as it's available.... and try not to be social with those that are infected or infectious.

That said, I damn near cancelled the flight in favor of driving.
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Don Brookshire
"Wait.... They wanna PAY me for this?"

[melissa eX]

Last Saturday afternoon I got my first real cold in about 6 years. Annoyed me to no end.

[Mike Harrison]

[Jason Huggins]

I did an audition for a video that claimed that for a product (ie hand cleaner or Lysol type) to be able to claim that it kills 99% of germs, it only has to kill 5% of know strains of bacteria.

[Yonie]

[Mike Harrison]