
Enter: The germy, cough-y, sneezy petri dish of a gentleman who stood behind me in line at CVS this weekend. Who clearly didn't have a clue as to the meaning of "personal space." Much less how to respect someone else's.
Not only could I feel the spittle landing on the back of my neck with each warm, snotty, phlegmy breath he took, but I swear I could almost feel the itchy fibers of his wool sweater vest on the backs of my bare arms.
Have I totally creeped you out? Apologies. But seriously, what was this guy thinking? What did I do? I simply stepped out of line and turned my "I just have to run into CVS for some Tums" trip into a "I'll take those Tums and let's just take a gander down the pretty hair product aisle because you know I'm a huge sucker for fancy packaging and the newest spray/moose/gel/creme product that's come out onto the market" trip. You know, with a side of "Do you happen to carry any Haz-Mat suits in a size 2?"
Eeeek, poor you. I've come to realize that chronic dry hands is one of the bad things that comes with being a nurse. I've yet to find a good hand cream that will cure this problem.
ReplyDeleteYuck yuck yuck! I agree with the dry-hands comment - it's just part of being a nurse. I'm really glad that our hospital switched to the foam cleanser with aloe; I swear it's made a huge difference!
ReplyDeleteI kind of feel like I need a shower after reading this... Gross.
ReplyDeleteEEEEww I can totally picture this icky man in my head and I am so sorry you had to run into him!! ICK! Don't you just want to hand people a mask and a little (BIG) bottle of purell when that happens?
ReplyDeleteHow was the Kenny concert?! He put on a great show in Ohio earlier this year!
ReplyDeleteUgh. I hate people like that...
ReplyDeleteUgh! So gross!
ReplyDeleteJust stumbled across your blog and love it! Sorry about your hands. Happy week to you!
ReplyDelete...I'm going to immediately go home and take a bath in bleach. Thanks for that. :)
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ReplyDeleteGross. Gross. Gross.
ReplyDeleteugh.. that is so icky!
ReplyDeleteI'm a RN too.. I always carry hand sanitizers with me too.
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