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Rainmaker
1,200,927
Doug Dawes
Keller Williams Evolution - 447 Boston Street, Suite #5, Topsfield, MA - Topsfield, MA
Your Personal Realtor®

People have short memories

Mar 27, 2020 08:43 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Joseph,

I have learned not to predict what people will or will not do...A

Mar 27, 2020 09:38 AM
Rainmaker
646,995
Greg Large
ERA Real Solutions - Grove City, OH
A Tradition of Trust

Not likely IMHO, most people have the attention span of a gnat on crack.

Mar 27, 2020 09:08 AM
Ambassador
1,456,419
Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

My little dog has been doing PSAs for awhile now:  hopefully people will have learned.  I expect that children will adapt to this but adults, not so much!

Holly sings You Gotta Wash Your Hands (with the Beatles)

Mar 27, 2020 11:42 AM
Rainmaker
2,245,375
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Teach your children well. The lack of it often because never taught the importance early on.  Sure will.

Mar 27, 2020 10:31 AM
Rainmaker
1,505,533
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

We will all in very short order go back to business as usual.  Probably within 3 days of release.  Companies are not going pay for the increased sanitation and extra Chinese Flu measures once they no longer have to.

Mar 27, 2020 09:42 AM
Rainmaker
1,204,906
Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert
PMI. Destin - Miramar Beach, FL
Call me at 850-517-7098

Not really, but hopefully we will have learned a few things.  

I just witnessed a person wearing gloves while standing in line at an atm.  she was talking on her cell phone and running her hands thru her hair not realizing that is she had been in contact with some bad guys, she just infected herself despite wearing gloves.  

Mar 27, 2020 09:38 AM
Ambassador
3,348,909
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Will people without good hygiene change?  Doubtful. 

Mar 27, 2020 09:34 AM
Rainmaker
4,581,124
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

It will be interesting if other skills learned in kindergarten make an eventual return.  

Mar 27, 2020 09:12 AM
Rainmaker
1,846,551
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

yes as some people were pretty disgusting.

Mar 27, 2020 08:48 AM
Rainmaker
1,390,113
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

I think the repercussions of this pandemic are going to be far bigger than we can anticipate right now. Among other things, I think people are going to keep a little larger backup supply of toilet paper. I'm afraid that people are going to be a little afraid of being in public, socializing, being in crowds. The fear of "others" will naturally increase which sometimes has led to bigotry.  And I think germophobia will be a hurdle for many people. 

Mar 27, 2020 01:13 PM
Rainmaker
1,552,119
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

That all depends on how long COVID-19 lasts. Habits need 30 days + to take hold, right now it's reaction not habit for many.

Mar 27, 2020 12:37 PM
Rainmaker
901,828
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

For a while, but people forget all too soon. Heck, many are still choosing not to follow the rules even now!

Mar 27, 2020 12:08 PM
Rainmaker
2,784,146
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

For over 20 years I have been aware of hand-washing, coughing on sleeve or into a hankie and acted accordingly. However, others need to come on board and that is where we are now. It is proper to now correct people about this

Mar 27, 2020 11:02 AM
Rainmaker
4,956,915
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I hope it does, bet more people will bum the elbows more.

 

Mar 27, 2020 10:42 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Will citzens continue washing their hands for 20 minutes after C-19 in in the rear-view mirror. NO.

Mar 27, 2020 09:35 AM
Rainmaker
2,398,201
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I can only speak for myself Joseph Doohan when I say I couldn't improve as cleanliness has always been a high priority for me. Beyond that I have to say I've never been in the habit of sniffing other people.

Mar 27, 2020 07:06 PM
Rainmaker
2,817,727
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Yes, of course and I think that is one good thing coming out of this.  I also think that more people will be more flexible w/ their workers working at home, at least part tie.

Mar 27, 2020 04:31 PM
Ambassador
3,383,384
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Here's hoping.  As real estate agents we touch a lot of frequently touched surfaces and I stepped up my hand washing the first year in real estate that I got a nasty virus.  

Mar 27, 2020 02:34 PM
Rainmaker
7,860,604
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Nope.

Mar 27, 2020 10:13 AM
Rainmaker
759,185
Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

It's the end of the handshake.

Mar 28, 2020 06:20 AM
Ambassador
5,252,123
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Let's hope - that and setting an example is all we can do!

Mar 27, 2020 10:04 PM
Rainer
135,824
Jerrill Ewing
N & J Lake Properties, LLC - Eatonton, GA
Builder

of course not.

Mar 27, 2020 03:56 PM
Rainer
231,948
Eva B. Liland Century 21 Doug Anderson
Century 21 Doug Anderson - Lancaster, CA
Glad to be of Service 661-714-1643

One would sure think so but no, sad to say, everybody will go back to their old habits.

Mar 27, 2020 03:29 PM
Ambassador
3,137,081
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Not likely. Good hygiene is taught at a young age and meant to last a lifetime. Some obviously missed that lesson!

Mar 28, 2020 08:03 AM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

All you have to do is look at the pile of used gloves and masks outside the grocery stores and gas stations

Mar 28, 2020 05:18 AM
Rainmaker
5,236,710
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Yes, since it took a crisis to change the habit of regularly washing hands!

Mar 28, 2020 05:03 AM
Rainmaker
765,873
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

Just as much as exercise increases after new year's resolutions.

Mar 28, 2020 03:48 PM
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