You make some good points, particularly about the potential accuracy of the thermometers, but the fact is that all manner of businesses are asking their customers and employees for a temp check before they are allowed to enter the building. I don't see it as somehow crossing a line if a notary does it before entering a home as long as it's done respectfully. I doubt that very many of these business owners are medical professionals - they most likely got guidance on what qualifies as a fever, which is technically 100.4 and over.
"Normal" body temp is 98.6, but it can vary during the day. I usually register below that on my doctor visits when an under-the-tongue thermometer is used, but on my last two visits to the clinic when they used a forehead thermometer I pegged a 99.0 both times. No one was the least bit concerned with that. When I got home, I checked my own temp and it was down in the range that is normal for me.
So that speaks to your points about the accuracy of those types of thermometers and that if you're gonna do this, you have to know what to look for. You can do that by talking to a nurse or even your local EMTs. |
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| Has anyone acquired a portable digital thermometer - Cheryl Elliott on 7/2/20 8:06am |
| Probably a good idea. Welcome to new normal! n/m - Lee/AR on 7/2/20 8:57am |
| Re: Probably a good idea. Welcome to new normal! - Cheryl Elliott on 7/2/20 9:03am |
| OMG . . . I Can't Believe You Would Suggest This - PegiT_MN on 7/2/20 9:53am |
| I agree Peggi n/m - Luckydog on 7/2/20 12:34pm |
| Thank You Luckydog. - PegiT_MN on 7/2/20 12:47pm |
| Re: Thank You Luckydog. - Luckydog on 7/2/20 12:53pm |
| Re: OMG . . . I Can - MikeC/TX on 7/2/20 4:09pm |
| Re: OMG . . . I Can - PegiT_MN on 7/3/20 10:27am |
| I would never even consider asking that of the borrowers. I - MW/VA on 7/2/20 9:16am |
| Re: Has anyone acquired a portable digital thermometer - VT_Syrup on 7/2/20 9:18am |
| I would never ask a signer to do that... - Linda_H/FL on 7/2/20 9:19am |
| Totally Agree With Linda - PegiT_MN on 7/2/20 9:45am |
| Whoa.. some already ask signers not to smoke, put pets away - Lee/AR on 7/2/20 9:42am |
| Re: Whoa.. some already ask signers not to smoke, put pets away - PegiT_MN on 7/2/20 9:46am |
| Absolutely--way out of bounds! n/m - MW/VA on 7/2/20 12:27pm |
| Re: Whoa.. some already ask signers not to smoke, put pets away - VT_Syrup on 7/2/20 11:12am |
| Re: Whoa.. some already ask signers not to smoke, put pets away - Tamara Davie on 7/5/20 4:55am |
| Stop doing closings. Simple n/m - Luckydog on 7/2/20 12:36pm |
| Gosh, wasn't anticipating so many would go off the insanity - Cheryl Elliott on 7/2/20 3:03pm |
| Well, Cheryl...here's what you said...what else do we - Linda_H/FL on 7/2/20 3:07pm |
| It was not my intention to mean I would take their temps - Cheryl Elliott on 7/2/20 3:33pm |
| Re: Well, Cheryl...here - Luckydog on 7/2/20 8:17pm |
| Re: Gosh, wasn - shooterclay on 7/2/20 7:08pm |
| Glad I'm too busy to care much. - Cheryl Elliott on 7/2/20 10:58pm |
| Re: Glad I - PegiT_MN on 7/2/20 11:21pm |
| THE END0 - Cheryl Elliott on 7/3/20 12:28pm |
| To each his/her own. - janCA on 7/3/20 12:39pm |
| Re: Gosh, wasn - PegiT_MN on 7/2/20 9:41pm |
| Not supporting OP but - bfd110_IN on 7/3/20 7:56am |
| Constructive criticism good, calling OP insane not so good - sigtogo/OR on 7/3/20 11:54am |
| Re: Constructive criticism good, calling OP insane not so good - JanetK_CA on 7/3/20 5:50pm |
| Nurse Ratched ??? n/m - Clem/CA on 7/3/20 8:58am |
| Re: Nurse Ratched ??? - pdl/cali on 7/3/20 1:52pm |
| Re: Nurse Ratched ??? - Luckydog on 7/3/20 2:41pm |
| Re: Nurse Ratched ??? - PegiT_MN on 7/3/20 3:11pm |
| Pegi, If you call someone insane enough times, is it true? - sigtogo/OR on 7/3/20 5:49pm |
| Re: Nurse Ratched ??? - Luckydog on 7/4/20 12:20pm |
| Re: Has anyone acquired a portable digital thermometer - Joe Ewing on 7/4/20 1:38pm |
| Re: Has anyone acquired a portable digital thermometer - walthtz on 7/6/20 7:31am |
| Re: Has anyone acquired a portable digital thermometer - JanetK_CA on 7/6/20 2:50pm |
| Re: Has anyone acquired a portable digital thermometer - fvmn/IL on 7/9/20 6:52pm |