It’s NOT “Finger Licking Good”
SLURP! Went the borrower, like a giant St. Bernard eager to welcome the children home from school, and lick their faces. SLURP – again went the borrower to their fingers to “wet” them so they could grasp the page of paper. At that time near “barf” went I.
I do not lick my fingers to “wet” them, nor to I permit others to engage in this somewhat disgusting and disease transmitting activity. It’s only a small step from permitting someone to spit on you. Ever notice how clerks at the post office wear rubber gloves? Partially because most people LICK the envelope!
It’s not often (most of my contacts are civilized), but there are some who are in the “finger to mouth” habit for “moistening” their fingertips to grasp pages from a pile. Working as a http://newyorkmobilenotarypublic.com I do not condone or permit such activity. I ask the “licker” to go wash their hands for us to continue. Some are mildly offended, others chagrined at their near unconscious activity.
It’s not a “big deal”, but it does expose me to possible infection, AND that also applies to others downstream who handle the documents.
There is a solution. I carry “Sort Quick” – sold at Staples and many other stationary stores. It’s a pink waxey substance – specifically designed to make the fingertips “tackey” and is very effective for getting that top page of paper. As I share my Sort Quick with the borrowers, I require a hand washing prior to application. I tell them the container is clean as all prior users have had to wash prior to rubbing their fingers on the product. THAT they DO appreciate.
At the extreme end of the spectrum, I once had a borrower deposit a mighty sneeze on the Mortgage document. By “mighty” (without the gory details) suffice to say it was quite “wet”. That page was replaced from the borrower copy. I would not touch it and could not in clear conscience pass it along to Title or Escrow.
We face many challenges as we do our jobs. One more thing to be mindful of is the need to maintain a “reasonably sanitary” environment. That includes proper sanitary processing of the documents. Be careful and stay healthy.
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