Pocket Care

Susan and I have been cleaning doorknobs, washing our fingers with soap and so on, but until recently we've overlooked the dangers found in pockets.

It's self-evident that if your hands get contaminated and you reach into your pockets, the pockets are likely to become hellholes of viruses.  

Before cleaning a pocket you should wash your hands for 30 seconds, then pull on a small pair of latex gloves. Next, to keep those gloves sterile, pull on a second pair of latex gloves. Reach deeply into your pocket with one gloved hand and pinch the bottom seam between your finger and thumb. Retract your hand. Now the pocket should be inside out.

Remove and discard the contaminated pair of outer gloves and grasp the inside-out pocket with a pair of metal tongs. Wielding the tongs, carefully lower the pocket into a pot of boiling Lysol for a few seconds. It doesn’t take long. 

Finish by hanging the pocket out to dry, discarding the contaminated tongs and the inner latex gloves and again washing your hands and putting on new gloves. You're good to go.