# Community Project - hand washing reminder (suggestions wanted)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [3 March 2020 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579 "2020-03-03T18:47:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![dynamicdave](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dynamicdave/32/96_2.png) [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 08:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/21 "2020-03-15T08:05:56Z")

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Thanks for the heads-up Julian, I'll look on the positive side then...  
Being in the over 70-year-old bracket I'm probably going to be confined to my house shortly...  
This means I'll have loads of extra time to create NR-flows and write-up loads of tutorials. ✍

I will also need social interaction with you guys, so please keep talking to me. 😂

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 21:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/22 "2020-03-15T21:05:08Z")

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There is often a silver lining!

I've just turned 60, my parents are in their early 90's and thankfully reasonably online savvy. My father-in-law, 89 has just completed his first online shop! How the world has changed since the 1930's! But how it hasn't changed in other ways (stupid governments, selfishness, etc).

Well, my work has been largely remote since well before the virus kicked off, I've been in the office only 3-4 days a week for many years now and since October, I went from 1-2 days a week in the office to often no days. Of course, as I have 2 teenage kids and a wife who is a community based paediatric OT, exposure is still fairly high. But I am healthy so not in a high risk group despite my age.

Also worth remembering that the "worst" confirmed infection rates worldwide are generally well below 0.001% of the population. I have to keep reminding myself that individual risk is actually really low and I can lower it further by simply being sensible about hand cleaning and reducing my trips to London.

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Sorry, hope the bit about infection rates doesn't offend. I'm not belittling the importance nor the impact to people, just trying to stay balanced.

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**Author:** ![ghayne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ghayne/32/39_2.png) [@ghayne](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ghayne)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 21:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/23 "2020-03-15T21:18:42Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> I've just turned 60

Whippersnapper! 😄

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/24 "2020-03-15T21:35:15Z")

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I'm only 30 inside my skull! 😀

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 22:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/25 "2020-03-15T22:11:10Z")

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Wow...I'm 66 but your old in your skull, I'm about 5 in my skull 😛

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2020 22:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/26 "2020-03-15T22:14:39Z")

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Not to be confused with the age my wife puts me at!

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**Author:** ![krambriw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/krambriw/32/5429_2.png) [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2020 05:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/27 "2020-03-16T05:37:48Z")

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> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> you can easily make your own gel

Whats wrong with old scottish single malt???

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [16 March 2020 15:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/28 "2020-03-16T15:03:57Z")

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Ah, that's for the inner cleansing, not the outer 😀

A tipple before bed always seems to reduce any illness to me! (_DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and you should most certainly ignore any crazy claims about the effectiveness of Whiskey to cure all ills no matter how true it is_ 😉

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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2020 07:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/29 "2020-03-17T07:51:58Z")

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FWIW: I have just found this project:

> **[Unwashed Hands Alarm](https://www.instructables.com/Unwashed-Hands-Alarm/)**
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> Unwashed Hands Alarm: You have probably seen signs in public restrooms that remind people to wash their hands. And you have probably wondered just how often this sign gets ignored. Well today we are going to make a simple alarm that will tell you...

> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> Ah, that's for the inner cleansing, not the outer

That's going to happen this evening with Guinness and a nice Islay Scotch. 🥃

All pubs are closed... so Paddy@home 😑

Stay healthy!

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**Author:** ![cflurin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cflurin/32/29_2.png) [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2020 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/30 "2020-03-17T08:32:48Z")

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Last year I ordered 2 xiaomi hand washers just for fun but now we are happy:

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2020 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/31 "2020-03-17T17:21:55Z")

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Not automated anything here. However, it did order a 5l "refill" for the Ecover soap that we seem to get through quite quickly at home in the best of circumstances. That turned out to be somewhat prophetic.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [17 March 2020 17:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/32 "2020-03-17T17:29:05Z")

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> [@kuema](#):
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> I have just found this project:

Well, while I don't think that The Boss will allow such a thing in the house, I do like the sensors. I think I may repurpose that design for a washing machine sensor.

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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [16 May 2020 17:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/community-project-hand-washing-reminder-suggestions-wanted/22579/33 "2020-05-16T17:29:13Z")

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