Post by sofamonkey on Mar 14, 2020 22:02:55 GMT -5
I was going to go to IKEA to grab shelving. I’m just gonna wait. I did a grocery shop, and I may do a pickup order in a week, mostly for alcohol 😂 but otherwise, I’m thinking we’re just staying home.
I did go to the dog park though. We go at 7:30 every weekend morning, and we walk our 3 miles in the closed loop. I think I’ll do that again tomorrow, but shoot for closer to 7.
Post by JayhawkGirl on Mar 14, 2020 22:20:31 GMT -5
We called MIL in Australia to let her know how things are here and how quickly it flipped so be prepared. Her response was we don’t know anyone from China. JFC.
I shot that shit down, told her we were locked down at home bc of my mom’s cancer diagnosis, and that she and her new husband over there need to be clear with each other what their wishes are if she becomes critically ill. It was clear their brief visit here at Christmas they have not discussed these things, and she has relied on DH’s power of attorney etc, which is likely worthless in Aus since she has a husband there now. She has always said if she has a major medical issue she wants DH to go over there then bring her back here for us to care for her here. I told her even if we don’t have travel blockages that’s absolutely not happening now so make sure to have the important discussions bc it’s on the two of them alone for the foreseeable future.
We are home bound other than going to see my parents at their house. My mom is in more pain Hoping to hear back Mon/Tues about her CT and get her surgery booked. She’s hesitant to call in the increased pain and my worthless dad isn’t saying we should call. Hence, my little family MUST isolate and be able to be around her to help.
We are planning on being home for the next two weeks as much as possible. H will be working from home. My work is closed for the next two weeks (at least). I typically schedule grocery pickup (got our groceries on Friday) and will continue to do so, so we don’t have to go in the store. We are closing on our house this week so we will have to go to the signing, which is unfortunate but unavoidable.
Are you all leaving your homes when you don't absolutely have to?
We stayed home today but my H remains unconvinced we need to completely lock down yet. I am supposed to meet a friend for brunch tomorrow and I'm feeling conflicted. She is also a highly anxious, over informed sort (like me!) so the fact that she still wants to go is making me feel like skipping is an overreaction. But idk...
Her H also just flew back from Denver, where he ate out multiple times daily. I worry a little about him transmitting to her, but my H had jury duty 2 days ago and I grocery shopped in a mob of people, so who knows if we have all been exposed. I wish we had better direction from leadership.
No I'm not. For the next couple of weeks I'm planning to just go to work and come home, rinse and repeat. I'm starting to really side-eye all the people that are carrying on with all their social activities. It's pretty clear what is happening with this virus. I worked from home yesterday and on Mon I was supposed to be at a conference and my job is ok with me staying home instead of coming in, so that'll be 4 days of being in the house.
I put my workout membership on hold and that was the one thing I was holding out on, but I don't think it'd be responsible for me to go even though fitness studios are still open around here. Tomorrow I do need to go buy some conditioner, which technically I could live without, so that'll be what I leave the house for. I'm going to go to a small shop so I'll be less likely to run in to anyone. I plan to stay in my neighborhood for all errands and not get on the subway. I can't afford to get sick because I need to go to work and I think it's the responsible thing to do from a public health standpoint.
We are limiting contact but not completely shut off. We’re interacting with neighbors while outside and still going to the grocery store (though at non-peak times).
@@@ Our daughter absolutely has to keep a specialist appointment this week so she can get a refill. I’m very nervous about it.
I still don’t know what I’m supposed to do about work. Still no guidance.
Did you call to ask if they'll refill over the phone or via an online portal?
We're giving everyone 3 months of refills no questions asked for anyone that isn't comfortable coming in to see us.
I'm mostly home at this point. I'll probably go into work on Monday and then wfh after that. I'm really curious if we get any sort of notice from work tomorrow since we had the positive case here.
If dh's physical therapy doesn't cancel he'll probably still go to that. It's a small clinic and he said after his last appointment they were talking about it and it seems like they're doing their best to keep everything clean.
We'll still see mil but she's doing a good job staying home so far (even though she thinks it's all overreacting), she knows exactly what dh has dealt with health-wise, so she won't risk his health. She's also his ride to PT and all doctor appointments (he can't physically get in our cars right now), so it's really not possible to avoid her.
I know multiple people who are traveling for pleasure right now. One flew to a different state to go to a bar-crawl bachelor party and another took her 85 year old grandma to a museum today.
Post by InBetweenDays on Mar 14, 2020 23:30:12 GMT -5
We've been leaving the house to take the dog for a walk, go for runs, and we had a friend bring their new puppy by to play in the yard. But we're greatly limiting going to anywhere we'll be indoors with lots of others. And we're not having any people inside our house for awhile.
A friend's mom has metastatic breast cancer. She posted something about people panicking, being irrational, etc.. I responded "um, not really..." with a whole bunch of links. She private messaged me and we chatted a bit. I asked if she had seen her mom and she said 'not all week' but they're still planning on having family dinner tomorrow night. I said it was dangerous because family members who are all young/middle age adults could be carrying the virus. She said "We've discussed it." JFC. You're all willing to risk getting your mom sick?
I'm an election judge this coming Tuesday, and it's making me nervous. My little bubble was Covid-free, then a positive case was announced in the county next to mine. I'm making homemade disinfectant spray (https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer/) to spray everything before and during the process. My county is red, so I'm sure I'll hear a lot of "it's a hoax" or that it's not that bad on Tuesday.
Are you all leaving your homes when you don't absolutely have to?
No. I consider us locked down at this point. The only outing I have plans for in the foreseeable future is to drive for Meals on Wheels this week, which although I’m a volunteer, I’d consider essential. I’m done with stores etc., until we run out of crucial things, which shouldn’t be for awhile. My husband was joking about getting gas (“it’s so cheap”) and going to the gym to lift yesterday, and when he saw how pissed I got, he stopped the joke. Of the two of us, I know more about the science of this, so I get the deference. Also, I posted the social distancing article on Facebook yesterday, and ten of my friends shared it, so I feel extra compulsion to stay in and be an example. Hooray for self imposed positive peer pressure!
Cancel brunch for now and FaceTime your friend instead. I’m already regretful of holding two meetings earlier this week in the event it was vector central, and we all just spread shit around (I’ve seen no evidence that this was the case, but who knows). What we were doing was so not worth it if someone gets gravely ill from being there.
We are limiting contact but not completely shut off. We’re interacting with neighbors while outside and still going to the grocery store (though at non-peak times).
@@@ Our daughter absolutely has to keep a specialist appointment this week so she can get a refill. I’m very nervous about it.
I still don’t know what I’m supposed to do about work. Still no guidance.
Did you call to ask if they'll refill over the phone or via an online portal?
We're giving everyone 3 months of refills no questions asked for anyone that isn't comfortable coming in to see us.
We called on Friday and the answer was no. The prescription is via mail order at least.
Are you all leaving your homes when you don't absolutely have to?
We stayed home today but my H remains unconvinced we need to completely lock down yet. I am supposed to meet a friend for brunch tomorrow and I'm feeling conflicted. She is also a highly anxious, over informed sort (like me!) so the fact that she still wants to go is making me feel like skipping is an overreaction. But idk...
Her H also just flew back from Denver, where he ate out multiple times daily. I worry a little about him transmitting to her, but my H had jury duty 2 days ago and I grocery shopped in a mob of people, so who knows if we have all been exposed. I wish we had better direction from leadership.
I feel like my h isn’t taking it as seriously. Yesterday I finished organizing the kitchen and was like, “okay! We’re all ready!” And his response was, “I was thinking about going to Whole Foods to get some juice.” 🤦♀️
I also told him to reschedule his car appointment for a week from Monday and the cat’s grooming appointment for a week from Wednesday and he kind of grumbled about it.
Our gym is now closed, but at least he was feeling weird about going mid-week, so he’d be avoiding that at the very least. I think he’ll come around. We’re both working from home now and he’s kind of looking forward to being shut in so we can get the basement and garage cleaned and organized.
Unfortunately I have out patient surgery tomorrow and I’m not thrilled.
A friend's mom has metastatic breast cancer. She posted something about people panicking, being irrational, etc.. I responded "um, not really..." with a whole bunch of links. She private messaged me and we chatted a bit. I asked if she had seen her mom and she said 'not all week' but they're still planning on having family dinner tomorrow night. I said it was dangerous because family members who are all young/middle age adults could be carrying the virus. She said "We've discussed it." JFC. You're all willing to risk getting your mom sick?
My coworker’s mom just got back from Germany (where her son lives) about 10 days ago. She decided to postpone their family st Patrick’s day dinner this weekend because she wants to self quarantine for 14 days. Which is likely unnecessary, but cute.
I live in Asheville and am in Charleston this weekend. As far as I can tell, very little has changed in either place. No one seems to be working from home, restaurants look packed, there doesn't seem to be any social distancing at all. It's pretty alarming. There have also been almost no reported cases in the area so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.
It occurred to me last night that there will be a lot of social pressure to “make the best of it” and meet up with friends while many people are home. There’s a lot of pressure to support local businesses, like restaurants, that are still open. To pick things up, or get takeout. It’s SUCKS for any small business to have to close and I already have friends in service positions who are losing income due to this (esp. people who work in theaters/events/entertainment production). But limiting the spread to a manageable level is the most important thing. And like everyone says, if it turns out to NOT be that bad, and you don’t know someone who dies, and you can go back to normal life in 2 months, then we’ll know we were successful.
So yeah, it’s tempting to grab coffee with a friend, or even invite them over, but try to avoid the temptation.
Post by Jalapeñomel on Mar 15, 2020 7:01:44 GMT -5
I have a scheduled therapy appointment this morning, and I’m not sure if I’m supposed to go or not. I hope she considers online therapy for the next couple of weeks.
I also have a doctor’s appointment to renew my medicine (it’s policy for a controlled RX to see a doc monthly just in case) on Thursday. I’m not really that interested in entering a large medical facility in Westchester...
A good friend of mine lives alone, and is an extrovert so this is really hard on her. She works in a school so her job is just closed for two weeks, no WFH contact with people.
Other than face time, any suggestions on how I can help her? She doesn’t have a car and would need to Lyft or take public transit to a park...
I mentioned yesterday morning that my Library was still open. In the afternoon, the trustees were called for advice/discussion. We were the only Library open in a 40 minute radius according to Library staff. We said that in good news, when it comes to a crisis, people depend on the Library. It was jammed as people were driving up to 40 minutes just to hit the Library. The library run began in earnest the moment school closings were announced. Staff was working with the big volume, there was tons of sanitizer, all common kids toys had been removed, all events cancelled, etc. but staff was nervous as people traveling and the volume made us a bigger transmission risk. As such, the Library closed to the public at the end of the day for the public. Staff will still be working and get paid (something the trustees insisted on). The staff/management will make some decisions in the coming days about other services such as home delivery expansion and possibly car pick up service where you check out books online, drive up to the door and someone brings your books to you). Disinfecting work has already begun. The event we were saddest about cancelling was a free prom dress giveaway that was quite popular. But it was the right call and the best decision for all around. If your schools are not closed yet, make use of the Library to get 2-3 weeks materials. Also note, my Library, like many others, has a ton of online stuff you can use for free with your Library card-virtual books, streaming services, etc. Youth Services is also compiling links to all sorts of other websites, etc to use per their suggestion (museums, etc). They are a great resource, even when not open to the public.
I mentioned yesterday morning that my Library was still open. In the afternoon, the trustees were called for advice/discussion. We were the only Library open in a 40 minute radius according to Library staff. We said that in good news, when it comes to a crisis, people depend on the Library. It was jammed as people were driving up to 40 minutes just to hit the Library. The library run began in earnest the moment school closings were announced. Staff was working with the big volume, there was tons of sanitizer, all common kids toys had been removed, all events cancelled, etc. but staff was nervous as people traveling and the volume made us a bigger transmission risk. As such, the Library closed to the public at the end of the day for the public. Staff will still be working and get paid (something the trustees insisted on). The staff/management will make some decisions in the coming days about other services such as home delivery expansion and possibly car pick up service where you check out books online, drive up to the door and someone brings your books to you). Disinfecting work has already begun. The event we were saddest about cancelling was a free prom dress giveaway that was quite popular. But it was the right call and the best decision for all around. If your schools are not closed yet, make use of the Library to get 2-3 weeks materials. Also note, my Library, like many others, has a ton of online stuff you can use for free with your Library card-virtual books, streaming services, etc. Youth Services is also compiling links to all sorts of other websites, etc to use per their suggestion (museums, etc). They are a great resource, even when not open to the public.
We made a run yesterday (I had to get 4 months of chicken feed, and hit the library, now I'm done). I loaded up on a ton of fiction and nonfiction books for the kids, and put them away to de-germ for a few days until I let the kids have them.
I was shocked that there were tons of people there just doing normal visits- kids playing, people grabbing 1 or 2 books or maybe reading the newspaper.
It occurred to me last night that there will be a lot of social pressure to “make the best of it” and meet up with friends while many people are home. There’s a lot of pressure to support local businesses, like restaurants, that are still open. To pick things up, or get takeout. It’s SUCKS for any small business to have to close and I already have friends in service positions who are losing income due to this (esp. people who work in theaters/events/entertainment production). But limiting the spread to a manageable level is the most important thing. And like everyone says, if it turns out to NOT be that bad, and you don’t know someone who dies, and you can go back to normal life in 2 months, then we’ll know we were successful.
So yeah, it’s tempting to grab coffee with a friend, or even invite them over, but try to avoid the temptation.
One thing I've seen suggested here, that I really like, is that this is a great time to buy gift cards from local businesses. It will help keep them afloat through the crisis, and you can plan fun outings once it's over.
Post by Velar Fricative on Mar 15, 2020 8:11:42 GMT -5
Our library system is closed but there are two other large public library systems in our city. I do not understand why they are still open. We have more cases here than most areas/states and we serve everyone, including vulnerable populations. Not to mention, we have a large administration as well as public-facing staff and no way could we say the higher-ups get the luxury of working from home while our public-facing, lower-paid staff needs to just suck it up and be extra careful with whoever’s coming through our doors. We feel terrible that we can’t be open to people who need us, but we’d feel worse if they caught the virus within our buildings.
The other two systems’ staff are raging right now and I don’t blame them one bit.
I do worry about all the library books that will be returned after all this. Will the be quarantined for a few weeks before being reshelved? How will they handle touching all of that? Books come up real close and personal with people, people lack their fingers to turn the pages, sneeze on everything, and are generally careless. So. That’s a fairly big concern of mine for some reason.
Post by Velar Fricative on Mar 15, 2020 8:13:45 GMT -5
Also my car is due for inspection by the end of the month and I am not sure if deadlines will be waived. I mean, I could sanitize the inside of my car before handing my key over (from a distance) and then do the same when I pick it up but I just really want to avoid most human contact right now.