Stop at your pharmacy on the way home, buy a rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson. Be very sure to get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors and pull your curtains and turn off your phone so as not to be disturbed. Change into comfortable clothes and get in your comfy chair. Open the thermometer and place it carefully on the table coffee table so you do not chip or break it. Now the fun begins take out the literature from the box and read it carefully. You will notice there is a statement" Every rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized" Now close your eyes and say out loud" I am so glad I do not work for Johnson and Jonson's thermometer quality control unit!"