Where are you on the COVID spectrum? Yes, that's a million choices. Apparently I'm on the "can't seem to focus enough to pare down poll options" end of the corona virus spectrum.
Post by twilightmv on Sept 2, 2020 17:59:53 GMT -5
We’re pretty conservative still. We opened up our germ circle to my MIL/FIL, and one friend, although we have only hung out outside with the friend. I visited my family in NY last week (hadn’t seen them since March) but we didn’t leave the house so we quarantined together basically. We are remote schooling the kids. I lost my grandmother to Covid back in April.
We have been to outdoor restaurants and stayed and a shore house with ILs, and been inside my parents house. I quit my gym. I wear a mask any time I’m indoors in public. Honestly wearing a mask is the norm here and I have yet to see any maskhole behavior anywhere, including my work (I work in retail and have been back at the store since yellow/beginning of June). I’m actually quite used to wearing one for hours on end at this point, which is remarkable bc I’m claustrophobic.
Kids go back to school 5 days in person next week so if shit is going to hit the fan it’ll be then. There’s already drama about masks/shields/plastic boxes of despair and people trying to get their snowflakes exempt.
We have been in a social pod with our next door neighbors since March. Recently we've begun seeing our parents and siblings. H had Covid and we both have antibodies. We still wear masks everywhere. We go to the outdoor pool in town (masks required while not actively swimming, limited to 33% capacity). We also go to the public beach which is 50% capacity. We only go to stores as needed, mostly groceries/Costco, with an occasional Target stop.
One of my answers is "gotten together with someone at their home", but that was to walk through my cousin's house to go into her backyard.
And when it comes to "going to work", our office is closed, so if I do need to go in for printing, etc., I contact my co-workers first to verify they will not be there. There's five of us in the office, and 3 of them are high risk!
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Post by Dumbledork on Sept 2, 2020 18:15:43 GMT -5
Even with all the choices, I’m not sure what to click for DDs swim lesson.
Pre-covid, she swam laps twice a week at our Y and it was one thing that really helped her mental health.
She hasn’t swam since February. She’s broken down crying and struggled to calm down twice since starting school last week. When she talked to the school counselor, she said “I really wish I could go for a swim, it helps me feel calm.”
Our Y is still following strict guidelines for swimming, including age limits and pre-registered lap lanes, but they’re start swim lessons again in mini groups of 4 kids. She has her first lesson this weekend.
Obviously you can’t wear a mask in the pool. It’s more group exercise, than sport, and it’s an indoor pool but it’s one of those clicks.
We’ve been pretty good about following all other guidelines, so I’m nervous about the class and interacting with people we don’t know.
Post by goldengirlz on Sept 2, 2020 18:20:00 GMT -5
I’m local(-ish) to you and it blows my mind sometimes that there are places in this country where life is carrying on like there’s no virus at all. I don’t think there’s a single facet of my life that hasn’t been disrupted; part of that is me/H and part of that is just the state/metro area we live in.
I never cared about living close to family but now I’m jealous of people who have local loved ones.
Post by BicycleBride on Sept 2, 2020 18:26:44 GMT -5
My kids are in a pod with two other families who are being as careful as we are. It was really a mental struggle to decide to go ahead with it but it was an ideal set up with everyone having low exposures and we all have known each other for awhile and trust each other. Right now we are just doing the school pod 1 day a week and some weekend get togethers where the kids can play outside and the parents can hang out. We are also visiting with family outside, while wearing masks, and maintaining distance.
Post by sofamonkey on Sept 2, 2020 18:28:30 GMT -5
I go to the grocery store as needed, but prefer to order ahead and do a contactless pickup. I go to the pharmacy and other stores as needed, but I don’t just go to go. My H has to go inspect buildings, but there are usually only 6-12 ish people that are doing construction there, and they all mask up. I work in healthcare, and we’ve had several patients call back to say they had a positive within 2 weeks of treatment here. @@ My kids go to care at the Y, and will for the school year, but they’re at 1/4 capacity, and are really good at maintaining distances with the kiddos. And we have to go in to our jobs.
So, we don’t see people. Unless I can quarantine from work for 2 weeks, I don’t feel the need to go much past our walls.
In other news, I’m finally fixing our flooring and planning my kitchen reno because we never leave. Hahaha sob
Post by notsopicky on Sept 2, 2020 18:29:20 GMT -5
I guess we're pretty isolated. We go to grocery stores/pharmacies and I wear a mask outside my home at all times (we both WFH and my son goes to virtual school). That's it. We do have to go to 2 closings (in person, not happy about it) for properties in the next month, but arranging them was done all online.
-social pod -work outside the home -masks unless exercising -hybrid instruction for kids -I will let my jr high kid do CC if it is available -There is no way in hell I am living with my gray roots, so I get my hair done -mostly shop online, but I don’t have a problem with store -outdoor dining if they are doing it responsibly
I quit my gym, which was one of my fav things. I don’t see people socially outside our pod.
We are not on full lockdown, but I think we're still being fairly conservative. We both work from home and don't have any local family. On average we leave the house 1-2 times a week, usually for errands but occasionally for non essential reasons.
I go to grocery stores/pharmacy about every 10-14 days, and I have been to home improvement stores several times and Target and Home Goods both twice. I haven't done any other recreational shopping and have tried to be careful about browsing/wandering when I'm in stores. I mostly order online.
I've seen 2 friends, outdoors at restaurants/breweries. I have tentative plans to meet up with 2 others tomorrow at another outdoor restaurant. All of these people work primarily from home and are limiting activities/following precautions. I am kind of lucky that all of my local friends have been friends for less than 2 years, so I don't have any friends here whose lifestyles and values aren't in alignment with my own.
H and I have eaten at restaurants together twice. I put that we're not eating in indoor restaurants, but that's not 100% true since we did do that once - there were no tables outdoors and we were the only customers inside. I don't expect we'll be doing it again, though - I generally don't think it's a good idea. We mostly do takeout when we don't want to cook, but it has been nice to actually get out of the house together a couple of times.
My H and I also both got our hair cut once. I expect we will again at some point, but we're trying to stretch it out for several months. I regret my cut, because it is terrible lol.
Listing it out like that sounds like a lot, but this is over a 6 month period! Usually we'd do something social/fun at least a couple of times a week.
I had been just very rare trips to the grocery store (every 3-4 weeks, we get produce delivery) until this past week when my mom came home for hospice. Now I’ve been to pharmacies a couple times and we are allowed to visit with her as much as we want (masked) so I’ve visited her a few times and had to deal with various staff. Plus a friend made some masks for my dad so I saw them. No socializing though.
Our state is majorly opening up this weekend so it is stressing me out. Our rates were quite low which made me feel good about going out more but I don’t know how that is going to continue. I’m very worried about my dad getting sick since he is my mom’s primary caregiver, 70 and has his own health issues.
A million options for saying what you will and won't do right now. I thought I'd keep it anonymous since "I think it's all a hoax" is probably not something anyone will admit to
Post by emilyinchile on Sept 2, 2020 18:48:39 GMT -5
I voted based on normal life in Chile, which is still pretty locked down - I've been to the pharmacy and small food stores but not a big grocery store since March, wear masks always outside and haven't socialized.
I was just in England for 5 weeks to see my dad, and there we socialized inside with other family at a distance but without wearing masks, went into other stores and ate inside restaurants. In that area of England there are few cases - like 3 new cases/week for a population of 900,000 - so we made choices that I still wouldn't make in Santiago even if I could (on day 4 of government mandated 2 week quarantine for anyone returning to Chile, so right now I go literally nowhere).
-going to stores -wear a mask everywhere indoors and mask compliance is good here. -DD is starting school next week in person -sports start back soon (tennis and soccer) -we have done outdoor play dates but not indoor -we see my MIL regularly -no social gatherings -have eaten indoors but it made me nervous -would eat outdoors if it wasn’t surface of the sun hot.
I’m honestly feeling more comfortable getting out. The mask order helped a lot and things are pretty good here now.
Post by basilosaurus on Sept 2, 2020 19:19:49 GMT -5
I'm not in 'murca, so I didn't want to mess up your poll beyond saying I always wear a mask and the US has fucked up greatly. Our last case, out of a grand local total of 5 (local pop 60k, so it's not like it's super tiny), was early April. We still wear masks by federal mandate, but otherwise it's mostly business as usual. Last week I left the island for the first time since March to go to a much needed medical appt.
I still limit how often I go out, but not by location specifically. I do usually still get takeaway, but that's b/c I'm alone and prefer eating at home with the tv or a book. Indoor dining is mostly still open air but covered because I'm practically at the equator. Due to rainy vs dry season it's actually hotter in January than now. I did swim during the few days the pool was open in July. I've since learned I can book a one hour session with only 1 person/family at a time, but I only learned that 2 days ago and haven't bothered yet, but I will.
I have a hilarious picture of getting my haircut. It was practically naked gun's body condom.
I think the country is in single digits of cases daily, and it's more populous than Florida. My phone app that I use for checkin also shows daily totals. Yesterday was 2 bringing the grand active cases to 10ish. Just a few days ago they announced continuation of what's basically a limited movement order until the end of the year. I still have to temp scan and QR checkin every single location even within the same building. Small price to pay.
I have been back at work (public library) full-time in person since the beginning of May. DH never had an option to work from home.
I am still doing curbside pickup for all groceries, but that was my norm pre-COVID as well. DH goes into the grocery store every couple of weeks if there is something specific we need.
We are in a social pod with my sister's family so that the boys can play together. We have gone to her neighborhood pool a few times over the summer - we've discovered if we go at 9 am no one else is there, so we are able to get a couple of hours in before other people show up, then we leave.
DS is homeschooling this year, but there are a lot of factors involved - our district will start back on a hybrid schedule next week, and it is not a set up that would work well with his need for routine.
We are doing a lot of hiking, biking, and outdoor stuff, but honestly our lives were not all that social before, so in a lot of ways it feels like much of our life is back to semi-normal.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Sept 2, 2020 19:26:51 GMT -5
You should add “would you go to a 150+ person wedding with no social distancing and no mask requirement, but it’s outside” bc I’m curious based on the amount of people that I know doing this.
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Post by thatgirl2478 on Sept 2, 2020 19:27:31 GMT -5
I mean, we're not THAT much different than normal now...
DH goes to work, I stay home (for now). The kids are going to school - 2 days in person 2 days remote, and then before/after care as needed (until my work schedule gets ironed out). I go to the stores I need to - mostly the grocery store and occasionally another store as needed. I won't eat inside restaurants, and I won't go to movies or bars etc. But we get take out a lot. I will get our hair cut, but I won't be getting 'spa' services any time soon :/. We wear masks everywhere we go. We do take them off outside. I've got the kids conditioned to request hand sanitizer after leaving any store and before touching their face. I have let the kids have a friend over every so often, and we've gone to may parents house and had them at our house.
DS1 is in elementary school in person, DS2 starts back at daycare next week. I will be going into my office (only 3 of us in the space and desks are well separated) once a week starting end of the month.
I go into all stores without concern and even without "necessity," but do wear a mask once I get into parking lot.
I have seen two friends in person, only one at a time, and always outdoors.
I did attend a wedding last month, but that was a one off and I won't do anything like that again for quite some time. It was a huge risk and I didn't feel good about it.
Honestly, life is pretty "normal" for us. DH and I are homebodies and don't have huge friend groups, so the main differences for us is that I am working from home pretty much full time (he was mostly doing that already), we don't go to restaurants (but do order takeout), and I'm not going into a gym.
You should add “would you go to a 150+ person wedding with no social distancing and no mask requirement, but it’s outside” bc I’m curious based on the amount of people that I know doing this.
Ha. This is me. But the wedding was 20 people. We wore masks in the church, but for the two dinners, we didn't wear masks.
I did NOT feel like it was ok at all though. We were on strict lockdown for two weeks after because I was certain one of us was going to get it. Doesn't seem like we did and we didn't hear any reports of anyone in the group getting it either.
You should add “would you go to a 150+ person wedding with no social distancing and no mask requirement, but it’s outside” bc I’m curious based on the amount of people that I know doing this.
Ha. This is me. But the wedding was 20 people. We wore masks in the church, but for the two dinners, we didn't wear masks.
I did NOT feel like it was ok at all though. We were on strict lockdown for two weeks after because I was certain one of us was going to get it. Doesn't seem like we did and we didn't hear any reports of anyone in the group getting it either.
20 is way different than 150! I know you struggled with it, I definitely didn’t have you in mind at all for this question, my sister has gone to two enormous weddings in the past few months and a few friends are attending large weddings. I fully admit I’m a nervous nelly on a good day but big weddings still seem like a bad idea. I wouldn’t call a 20 person wedding big by any stretch.
I need ham like water Like breath, like rain I need ham like mercy From Heaven's gate Sometimes ham salad or casserole or ham that’s free range, all natural I need ham
Ha. This is me. But the wedding was 20 people. We wore masks in the church, but for the two dinners, we didn't wear masks.
I did NOT feel like it was ok at all though. We were on strict lockdown for two weeks after because I was certain one of us was going to get it. Doesn't seem like we did and we didn't hear any reports of anyone in the group getting it either.
20 is way different than 150! I know you struggled with it, I definitely didn’t have you in mind at all for this question, my sister has gone to two enormous weddings in the past few months and a few friends are attending large weddings. I fully admit I’m a nervous nelly on a good day but big weddings still seem like a bad idea. I wouldn’t call a 20 person wedding big by any stretch.
I'm so thankful the couple trimmed it back as much as they did. There's no way I could have done it if it had been much bigger than it was. I was basically debating whether or not to go up until I got in the damn car to leave. lol
The thing I found with that and with other things though is that once you get into those social situations, it's really easy to feel comfortable and remove your mask. I think it takes a lot mentally to force yourself to continue wearing a mask in social situations with people you feel comfortable with.
This is sort of hard to answer because we can't do very much. The petulant child in me really wants to do stuff because so many things are off limits but I don't know if I would actually have the guts (or desire) to do much of anything. DH is home, all four kids are 100% distance learning, restaurants are closed except for outdoor dining but it's going to be 109 degrees this weekend so no thanks, haircuts just became a thing on Monday, no nail salons, no spas, no indoor activities, no movie theaters, no gyms, no kids' activities, no church, and so on. The city did announce that they will be putting basketall hoops back up at parks starting this week but I couldn't play basketball if my life depended on it.
Quite a few stores are open at limited capacity but by the time I'm done with the kids' school I just want to curl up in a ball and cry.