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Post by Jemma Simmons on Mar 26, 2020 0:30:25 GMT
I just wanted to ask how everyone is doing with the whole social distancing/ everything being closed/ curfews stuff going on due to the Coronavirus? It's certainly been a surreal week here, but I'm doing pretty well. Hope everyone else is staying healthy!
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Post by koos on Mar 26, 2020 0:40:19 GMT
I'm well. But it's starting to get boring
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Post by Jemma Simmons on Mar 26, 2020 0:59:17 GMT
I'm well. But it's starting to get boring Glad to hear you're doing well! I hear that about it being boring! I just ordered some art supplies so I can make some crafty stuff. I'm looking forward to trying them out.  |
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Post by haxemon on Mar 26, 2020 15:37:30 GMT
I typically work from home half the day and then spend the other half in the office. So this hasn't been too big of a change for me. I workout at home too, which helps.
Drive-through coffee in the morning rather than sit in but otherwise I'm fairly comfortable staying home all day.
Hope everyone is safe (and smart - STAY HOME!!!)
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Post by Jemma Simmons on Mar 26, 2020 18:24:54 GMT
I typically work from home half the day and then spend the other half in the office. So this hasn't been too big of a change for me. I workout at home too, which helps. Drive-through coffee in the morning rather than sit in but otherwise I'm fairly comfortable staying home all day. Hope everyone is safe (and smart - STAY HOME!!!) The tough part here has been making and sticking to a schedule. I want to make sure to stick to a routine so I am more productive and also so that my sleep schedule doesn't get thrown out of whack. It's taken a while to figure out a schedule that works for me. I also second that STAY AT HOME! |
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Post by backroadjunkie on Mar 26, 2020 21:36:09 GMT
No problems here. I've been inside since March 20, and am set to stay inside until April 15, at which time I have to take Mom to a doctor. (Macular degeneration. Involves getting an injection into your eyeball. And you think you have problems. ) Been doing my quarterly backups a few days early. Did my census. Thank goodness it was the short form. Should be doing my taxes, but now that I can procrastinate to July 15, I may just do that. (I owe money. BWAhahahaha...)
Biggest problem is menu planning. Heh. It's now centered around how long something will last. So you use up the most perishable stuff (anything leafy, green beans, asparagus, etc.), before the stuff that will last the longest (cabbage, carrots, potatoes, onions, etc.), before using the frozen stuff. I actually find myself avoiding using canned/jarred food, and find an alternative from the fridge that has a shorter shelf life.
Yeah, probably overkill, but the way things are going, we should see the zombie apocalypse really soon. This is just practice...
Random crap: Now would be a good time to learn how to cook, if you don't know how. The basics are pretty easy, and it's not like you don't have the time at home right now. (Contrary to a friend of mine, putting a burger on a grill does not constitute knowing how to cook. Then too, she still has a microwave that has a dial timer with no internal turntable...)
My cat does not respect any of the social distancing rules. When he's hungry, he isn't very passive about it. (I only mention this because the evil creature wants his 3pm cereal. Yes, I'm convinced he can tell time.)
A friend texted me and asked how many coronababies we'll see. Christmas could see a lot more newborns this year!
There are studies that show that once test animals had the Wuhan virus, re-infection did not occur. If they can develop a way to detect the antibodies in humans, we'll know who's had it and they'd be safe to re-enter the workforce. That would be a very helpful diagnostic to know who's safe to be around. If the Chloroquine/Zinc combo works, that would be even better, and we should know that in about a week.
Meanwhile, I have to find out if I qualify for senior hours at my grocery store, lol...
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Post by DoTheMath on Mar 27, 2020 2:38:59 GMT
Still going to work, but we've locked the doors for public walk-ins. Appt only - 1 per hour (so we can dis-infect) and devote more time to our remote management clients. We're setting up a lot of remote accounts so people can work from home. COVID has brought us a lot of new RMM clients, many of whom we've been trying to convince to sign up for years - now they can't get it soon enough....... I spend a lot of time sanitizing computers and parcels. Going through a lot of latex/rubber gloves. I guess as long as no one sneezes or coughs on me I stand a decent chance of surviving this........ It's kind of catch 22 in that we want to completely shut off our walk-in and break/fix operations to properly comply with social distancing, but we're the only PC repair shop for miles. Our community is counting on us - now more than ever since schools are all on-line and many are now working from home for the first time in their lives. If their PC breaks, they need it fixed and it's either us or Geek Squad (had a client, today, tell me the Geeks are only accepting appts and the next available was 10 days to two weeks out). So, whereas we were shut down to walk-ins last week, we've change to appt only so we can still service our community - and open ourselves up to more potential COVID contact. Boss said I could quit coming in and he'll continue to pay my salary, but these are MY customers and I can't leave them hanging. Since I'm already out in the world Mon-Fri, I'm trying to do all the family errands as well so that I'm the only potential vector. No sense having Mrs. Math and mother-in-law risk contact as well. You should see the decon procedures they make me do when I get home (me thinks they're a bit paranoid).  All parcels delivered to the house are delivered to the garage, where they stay until deconned and outer boxes go straight to the burn hole (legal where I live). We usually recycle our cardboard, but for now we are minimizing contact and then burning. Inner boxes get deconned, and................. well you get the picture. These days, with expedited shipping, stuff can get here before the virus dies and God only knows how many people have handled stuff, during the various stages of packing and shipping. Was at Walmart today and still no: TP or paper towels Tylenol Sanitizing cleaners of any kind Latex gloves Frozen food isle was wiped pretty much clean Bread isle wiped as well; however, bakery goods were fully stocked - picked up some kaiser rolls and sour dough bread. Also got some fudge brownies to cheer up Mrs. Math. I timed it just right and got the last two pounds of hamburger and a pack of pork chops to grill on Sunday. If you're rich and can live off rib eye steak, then your in luck - it's seems to be the only meat they don't run out of........ They are also rationing bottled water On a brighter note: I only paid $2.08 for diesel this morning........ I'm too damn close to Louisiana - I wonder how many Arkansans went to Mardi-Gra..... I'm too damn close to Mississippi and their stupid ass Govenor I guess if backroadjunkie's zombie apocalypse does come to pass, they only place I can run to is home (thank GOD I live in the country) and load my guns and keep the German Shepherds close to hand.......... |
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Post by Hari Seldon on Mar 27, 2020 3:49:11 GMT
Random crap: Now would be a good time to learn how to cook, if you don't know how. The basics are pretty easy, and it's not like you don't have the time at home right now. (Contrary to a friend of mine, putting a burger on a grill does not constitute knowing how to cook. Then too, she still has a microwave that has a dial timer with no internal turntable...) Grilling and cooking are two separate things, not to be confused with each other. Being good at one doesn't translate to being good at the other. Rules do not apply to cats. Your cat must not have trained you very well. Probably a lot less than people think. Firstly, only established couples will be participating - all the places where people would meet each other and start dating (bars, church, college, even the workplace) are closed and people are probably going to be reluctant to get together with someone they met online, especially with nowhere to go on a date. Secondly, the existing kids will be around all the time, no sending them to a friend's house or to school or to a movie. Thirdly, having to be around each other as much as the quarantine causes will have the opposite effect from what you're thinking on many couples. First find out if they're actually being enforced. My mom told me she went to Costco for the senior hours and while she didn't comment on the appearances of the people in the store, she did mention that all of the handicap parking spaces were open and that doesn't happen with a large group of legitimate seniors. |
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Post by haxemon on Mar 27, 2020 16:44:28 GMT
Probably a lot less than people think. Firstly, only established couples will be participating - all the places where people would meet each other and start dating (bars, church, college, even the workplace) are closed and people are probably going to be reluctant to get together with someone they met online, especially with nowhere to go on a date. Secondly, the existing kids will be around all the time, no sending them to a friend's house or to school or to a movie. Thirdly, having to be around each other as much as the quarantine causes will have the opposite effect from what you're thinking on many couples. This is more than knowledge, it's truth. |
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Post by FreeKresge on Mar 28, 2020 4:56:18 GMT
On Friday evenings, while my dinner is cooking, I typically look at movie listings to see which films I want to see over the weekend. For the second week in a row, I cannot do that. Fortunately, I have a few films on the DVR and have access to a bunch more on a couple of streaming services that I get for free through my local library. I am not worried about big-budget films like Mulan, Black Widow, or Wonder Woman 1984. They will get a proper release. Most of the films that I see in theaters have budgets in the six- or seven-digits. I fear that many of these films will never have a chance to find an audience. I have been under a statewide stay-at-home order for about a week and a half now. Fortunately, unlike in Italy, we are allowed to go outside for exercise as long as we practice proper distancing. This is good, because I would go nuts if I could not go out bicycling. In terms of my own vulnerability, I have three factors against me: - I am on the wrong side of 50.
- I have diabetes.
- I am male.
In my favor: - I am on the right side of 65 or 70.
- I do not smoke.
- I do not drink.
- I generally have a good immune system.
- I have been practicing social distancing since before it was cool. I just called it "introversion."
My apartment complex decided to reopen the laundry rooms, so I will not have to go around wearing dirty clothes. The machines require a pre-paid card. If I want to load more money onto the card, I have to call the office during business hours and be personally escorted to the machine. Some of the panic in grocery stores has died down. Last weekend, I got nearly everything on my list except for some canned goods. At least canned goods are a category where hoarding makes some sense, unlike bananas. Toilet paper is still hard to come by. Fortunately, I live alone and fold rather than bunch, so the two rolls that I have in the cabinet will last me a while. One silver lining is that having people work from home has led to a lot less traffic and much cleaner air with low gas prices. I hope that people are allowed to continue working from home after this crisis ends, although I am aware that there are other factors. For example, the number of people who lost their jobs completely plays a role in all three. The rain that we had off and on this month has washed some of the soot out of the air, and low gas prices are mostly due to a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. A friend texted me and asked how many coronababies we'll see. Christmas could see a lot more newborns this year! Probably a lot less than people think. Firstly, only established couples will be participating - all the places where people would meet each other and start dating (bars, church, college, even the workplace) are closed and people are probably going to be reluctant to get together with someone they met online, especially with nowhere to go on a date. Secondly, the existing kids will be around all the time, no sending them to a friend's house or to school or to a movie. Thirdly, having to be around each other as much as the quarantine causes will have the opposite effect from what you're thinking on many couples. This is true. In fact, I have seen a suggestion that there may also be a lot of coronadivorces. I have one caveat about there not being a corona baby boom. In December, there will be a hospital that will host an unusually large number of births simply by chance. A local reporter will notice this and announce that there is a baby boom. This will be picked up by many reporters in different areas who will not bother to check to see that their local hospitals are not seeing an unusual number of births. |
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Post by FreeKresge on May 26, 2021 3:12:39 GMT
I finally received my second (Pfizer) shot yesterday, so I will be fully vaccinated once it kicks in. I had a bit of drowsiness and a mild headache after the first shot. So far, I have had no side effects from the second shot other than mild soreness in my arm. One part of me is looking forward to when everything goes back to normal. Another part of me realizes that we will not completely go back to normal, and a third part of me is hoping that some things will continue. For example, with all the mask wearing and social distancing, I had only one minor cold over the past 14 months. At least I think that it was a cold. I was unable to get an appointment to see if I had something else. I have heard from several other people that they also got sick a lot less often than normal. Mask wearing also seemed to make my winter allergies milder than normal. I did not do a lot of binge watching of television shows during the lockdown. I watched a few miniseries such as Lonesome Dove, Band of Brothers, and the first season of The Kingdom (a.k.a. Riget). I also rewatched the first two seasons of Twin Peaks and watched the third season for the first time. I followed that by watching the first season of Star Trek: Discovery (as noted in a post on that thread), and I just finished watching the final two seasons of Game of Thrones for the first time. Mostly, I have been catching up on old films. I have probably seen 130-140 films for the first time since lockdowns began. I did not make sourdough or banana bread, but I have done some baking. Even before the pandemic, I would bake items for family gatherings, but I started baking things just for myself, mostly things that would be difficult to transport using my bicycle. To the best of my knowledge, nobody in my small real-life social network has contracted COVID-19. However, on another discussion board where I sometimes post, at least two people had severe bouts. It may or may not be ironic that they were two of the members who were most enthusiastic in minimizing the severity of the pandemic. A friend texted me and asked how many coronababies we'll see. Christmas could see a lot more newborns this year! Probably a lot less than people think. Firstly, only established couples will be participating - all the places where people would meet each other and start dating (bars, church, college, even the workplace) are closed and people are probably going to be reluctant to get together with someone they met online, especially with nowhere to go on a date. Secondly, the existing kids will be around all the time, no sending them to a friend's house or to school or to a movie. Thirdly, having to be around each other as much as the quarantine causes will have the opposite effect from what you're thinking on many couples. Recently it was announced that the United States had a baby bust in 2020 with many commentators attributing this to the pandemic. This conclusion, to quote the Car Talk guys, is unencumbered by the thought process. Nearly all the births that did not happen in the first six to eight months of 2020 would have been conceived before anyone has even heard of the novel coronavirus. Most of the rest of the births that did not happen would have been conceived before lockdowns started in the United States. December 2020 would be the first month when the coronavirus would have a significant effect, if any, on the birth rate. If there were corona-abortions, that might have affected autumn births, but I understand that there was no increase in abortions in the United States. The reality is that birth rates have been declining in the United States for a few years with the trend simply continuing in 2020. It will probably be a while until we learn how the pandemic affected birth rates. |
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All parcels delivered to the house are delivered to the garage, where they stay until deconned and outer boxes go straight to the burn hole (legal where I live). We usually recycle our cardboard, but for now we are minimizing contact and then burning. Inner boxes get deconned, and................. well you get the picture. These days, with expedited shipping, stuff can get here before the virus dies and God only knows how many people have handled stuff, during the various stages of packing and shipping. 
