Social Isolation Poll

[circa1978]

Out of curiosity, if it's possible for your family, how long have you/all your family members been isolating? For the purposes of this poll, you can exclude a walk around your property/subdivision where you see no other people or a drive where you don't get out of your car/have no contact with other people but not, say, running to the store, taking your kid to a park or playground and so on. 

Brought to you by my friends who keep saying they are isolating but also then tell me they are at a big box store for a non-food item or a brewery getting take out beer. We've had a Stay at Home order a week at this point. I know social isolating isn't quarantine but it seems there is a spectrum.

[circa1978]

I'll answer for myself - I did a 10 minute grocery run to Whole Foods last Saturday and one to a local grocery the Saturday before. I don't plan to go out this week at all, or for the next couple weeks. DS and DH have been home for going on 16 days.

[isabel]

I picked up take-out yesterday. My only interaction was with the girl who handed me the food. I won't be in the vicinity of people again until Tuesday when I pick up my large grocery order for the week (which, again, will be limited to one person and they will be 6 feet away at the back of my car). I would say we're averaging about one to two social interactions (and by that I mean, needing to communicate semi-directly with another person) per week, and it's 100% related to groceries or take-out.

We have been socially isolated for 15 days now and despite those interactions, I still consider us to have been socially isolated that whole time. We're barely interacting with other people and it's largely out of necessity, not desire.

eta: I just realized 100% of the human interaction has been me. DH and the kids have been home the whole time.

[lilac05]

My H went to get groceries yesterday. The boys and I rode in the car earlier this week to get ice cream from a drive thru, but other than that, it’s been 10 days.

I might forget how to drive! LOL

[AdaraMarie]

Four days ago I went to a funeral visitation for my grandmother where I saw my mom and sister from across the room (thankfully about a day and a half before small gatherings were banned).
I got groceries almost 7 days ago (Sunday morning) and am hoping to make it to Thursday before needing more, so 11 days between restocking. I am also going to try to get pickup this time instead of having to go in.

[hulley]

I have a weekly doctor visit for allergy shots but other than that, I’ve been home for 13 days. No plans to leave the house again until April 7th for my allergy follow-up.

[steamboat185]

We go for a walk everyday and say hi to people as we walk, but we don’t stop and chat and are always 6ft or more apart. I did talk to a neighbor for a few minutes one day, but we were 10-15 ft apart. I haven’t been in a store for over a week.

[loira]

Today, but only to go see our new place and take some measurements so I could order furniture.

[Patsy Baloney]

H grocery shopped last night. I’ve only seen my mom, her H, and my brother’s kids for 10 days. I did have to run into work a week and a piece about, which started my clock over.

ETA: the family crew that I see is and has been isolated for 2+ weeks.

[mags]

I had a post op visit Thur, it was the 1 st time I was out in 17 days.

[4speedy]

I chose other. We’re in our 7th week of social distancing, circle limiting, homeschooling and restricted movement. But I live in Seoul and our mitigation plan has never included being home bound unless we have had contact with someone who tests positive.

[sofamonkey]

I have been isolated more than 2 weeks, nearly 3 actually, with the exception of the drive through covid swab last Saturday. My doc was in full gear, and I never got out of the car, so not sure if that counts.

DH has picked up food a few times, gotten RXs, and taken the dogs out.

[lostrn]

Last weekend DS and I went hiking Saturday and Sunday and both days it was crazy crowded, Saturday very difficult to avoid people. Sunday was a little easier. I've gone to the grocery store once for a big trip, DH did a fast 6am run last weekend for toilet paper and he's picked us up to go food twice. he said picking up the food they had a good setup for minimal interaction. The last time I hugged or touched someone besides DH or DS was March 8th when I saw my parents.

[krystee]

I pick up takeout of some sort frequently and I go to an in-person grocery shop about once every 10 days. Otherwise, I have been at home.

[InBetweenDays]

We went for a 3.5 mile walk today as a family and saw a decent number of people out and about. But we stayed our distance from everyone (walked in to the street if passing someone in the sidewalk, etc).

I also went to the grocery store today to restock for the week.

We are under "Stay Home, Stay Safe" orders but this is all within those criteria.

[usuallylurking]

I delivered “goodie bags” of activities and a few treats to the porches of all of our daycare kids this evening. It was so, so sweet to see them and wave to them and shout the length of the driveway about how much we miss them, how big they’re getting, how we like their haircut, etc.

Otherwise I went Tuesday to be my sister’s support person after her c-section. I got in the car and it felt weird to drive. It almost felt like the car was running funny, but really I think I just forgot what it was like to operate heavy machinery. Lol.

Beyond that, we have gone nowhere for weeks. I did a shelf stable grocery stock up at the beginning of March and bought enough to be able to feed our daycare crew, but we haven’t had them for a week now, two weeks for most. We have a fresh produce box delivered and can add on things like milk, so we are pretty set.

[sdlaura]

I took my kids to a local beach today and we stayed very far away from others. It’s not far away but we did need to drive. The parking lot was closed to discourage people from gathering, so we parked nearby on the street. Yesterday I went to target to get food for our family, my parents, and to donate to the families in our elementary school district. Before that I was home for a few days with my only time out of the house on a walk around the block.

Both DH and I have been working from home and all 3 kids have been home with us for 14 days now. DH hasn’t left the house once during that time besides walks, and I’m the only one who has been to a store (4 times) in the last two weeks.

[Doggy Mommy]

I haven’t left the house since I was at work March 13th. I’ve gone for walks in our neighborhood but that’s it. My husband is immunocompromised so we’re being extra careful. We get grocery delivery once a week and haven’t eaten out since early March (we used to eat out a lot). Tomorrow we’re going to go for a drive without getting out of the car, which I’m strangely excited about.

[sandandsea]

We’ve been home for 2 weeks. I went to the grocery store once in that time as did dh one other trip.

On both trips we were 6 ft from everyone at all times.

[Dumbledork]

I stopped at my empty office for supplies and then filled a few local little libraries with feminine hygiene items and children’s books as part of my job on Thursday.

Prior to that, I’d taken the dog for a walk and picked up our weekly groceries.

[RoxMonster]

We did curbside pick-up pizza tonight.

Other than that, grocery store twice a week, maybe a drive thru for lunch or dinner once a week, daily dog walks and walks around our neighborhood. We’ve both been WFH since the 17.

[kooshball]

We go out every day. Walks or the store.

[jennybee1018]

We've been isolating and working from home for about two weeks - I did have to squeeze in a dentist visit on a weeknight but otherwise I'm operating on a once a week grocery shop, usually on Fridays. We either make dinner or get it delivered.

The police are supposedly going to start monitoring and ensure that no gatherings are taking place (not sure how they determine that). We're overseas in Qatar and the government is taking it very seriously at least!

[JayhawkGirl]

16 days. I went to the grocery store the morning of 3/13 and we’ve been home since. We have driven past my parents and said hello from the car in the road while they’re on their driveway up by the house. It’s nice to see them but they’re both hard of hearing so it’s hard to talk. My mom’s hysterectomy is Monday. I hate that I can’t hug her. We think it’ll be regular radiation rather than seeds. Though I’m not sure even after we have all quarantined for 14 days that we will be able to be around each other. I originally thought yes but now I’m not so sure.

We had a target grocery delivery a few days ago. I set up a table & cooler in the garage by the garage door. She dropped the items off for me there while I sat back in our mud room inside the house w the house door open. She wore gloves, then I wore gloves later to wipe the items down. They’ll stay in the garage and garage fridge. I’m wiping them down again when I bring them in.

I have a doctors appointment Monday that had been rescheduled twice already and I need to go in. I’m anxious about it but have a good plan to sanitize my way out of the car and into the shower and washing machine. So we will be at 17 days then start over on our strict quarantine count.

[puppyluv]

I go to the grocery store about twice a week. Pick up take out maybe 3-4x a week. We have gone on walks with the dogs and bike rides but stay pretty far from people doing that.

[alleinesein]

Today- it was my first trip out in 6 days. One of the kitties was sick so I had to take him to the vet for an antibiotic shot. The vet is doing curbside service so I didn't have to go inside. Had to pop into the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for my dad and then went through the Starbucks drive thru. My mom rode along with me just to get out of the house; she has been at home for 12 days and getting a bit stir crazy. I kept trying to get her to stick her head out the window while we drove down the road but she wouldn't do it. I took the long way home to just see how things were in town and there were way too many people driving around; it looked like a normal day of traffic.

Came home and the fucking neighbors were having a party. 5 random cars parked on our private road, music blaring, kids running around.

[nellgirl]

I got groceries on the 26th. Aside from that, it was maybe the 18th?

[latte]

I was out today because I got groceries. We leave the house daily, but that’s only to go for walks, not actually drive somewhere. Everyone We have seen on walks is pretty good about giving space when passing.

[sonrisa]

As far as being inside with others or near them: I've been to the grocery store once a week, each thursday, of the shelter at home order.

before they closed the parks, we took some walks on empty trails. Since then, we have done front lawn visits: talking to people while on our own lawn while they were 20+ feet away in their car or walking on the street. Those have been so crucial for keeping us sane. (We go to my mom's and sit 10 feet away on her deck while she talks through the screen door. My brother came by today and sat on the roof of his van while we chatted. It was great.) Physical distancing but not completely isolated.

[al dente]

We go for a walk to the park next door almost every day. There’s rarely anyone there, and it’s just a big grassy area that we do bubbles and kick a ball around in. Is that not considered social isolation since you said no parks?

Other then that I haven’t gone or done anything in 9 days. I went to Costco, walked up and walked right back to my car after seeing the line to get in ha. So I need to do that sometime this week hopefully.