Post by irishbride2 on Mar 29, 2020 4:41:59 GMT -5
As of yesterday we had not left for 15 days. Neither had my mom who lives next door. I’ll admit now that we have all gone that long , we had dinner at her house (but we ate outside and she and my step dad ate inside).
Post by mrsukyankee on Mar 29, 2020 5:32:24 GMT -5
In the UK, we're able to go out for one exercise a day. So, I've gone on walks most days. I try to avoid getting close to other people so am doing on roads with wider sidewalks or on paths. Otherwise, we're just going out if we need groceries and only going to shops that have a policy in place to keep numbers in the shop down.
It was decent outside so we drove to my IL’s house. We played soccer with DD in their large backyard while they sat on the patio and had a yell/chat from a distance. We never went inside.
We then drove over to my Dad’s and walked around the neighbourhood while DD biked. Maintained social distance from my Stepmom and Dad. They just ended a two week full quarantine after getting back from the US so they are 100% certain they don’t have it. Granted they drove from Canada to Georgia on the Friday and then turned around and drove back the next day so it wasn’t much by way of exposure.
DH stopped by the liquor store and bought a box of wine on the way home. Hopefully it lasts two weeks. Lol.
We are unable to isolate since I still have to leave the home to work. We are social distancing— we still pick up takeout and wave to neighbors from across the street. We are avoiding public areas (like the playground down the street that our son is begging to go to and sees kids playing on all the time).
Our state hasn’t ordered any further action, and given the political situation I doubt our governor will order further action unless it gets really bad. So it’s hard to know when to step up our level of isolation. But like I said, it moot as long as I still have to go into work.
We finally got a list of approved activites depending on the declared level of what we can and cannot do. Outside activities were approved as long as you keep social distancing. I live in an apartment so I spent the last two days outside. The first walking a small trail near my house and today at the park with a packed lunch. I kept an eye check that it was under the recommended less than 15 limit and just let her play.
Before these past two days, I stayed inside the house except for 2 days a week when I went to the library and grocery store.
I'm on the app and always forget that polls have choices.
I haven't gone anywhere at all in over two weeks, and plan to keep staying put.
DH has only gone out for prescriptions and dog food, but today he has to pick up a prescription for one of the pups and to Aldi for almond milk. He might try Costco, since it is right by Aldi, but will probably make that call when he sees how many people are there.
We're getting an organic produce delivery later this week, and maybe a grocery delivery if DH only goes to Aldi today
We are really trying to limit contact with people, because we live in Florida and people are stupid. We don't have friends or family here, DH already wfh and I am pretty much a hermit, so other than missing the Broadway touring shows that we have season tickets to, (so far two on the schedule have been cancelled) and not going to Epcot for festival food, it's kind of life as usual....except it really isn't.
DH went to the store yesterday and also picked up fajitas and margaritas for dinner. Before that he had not left the house in the week. I am going to Walgreens today to pick up a prescription and get Easter candy. Otherwise it will have been 5-6 days for me.
We do go for walks every single day. Sometimes we see neighbors and wave hi and sometimes we don't.
It seems like no matter how much food we buy every week we end up needing to go to the store every week. We go through SO.much.food having everyone home every second of the day.
I was at the regular grocery store two weeks ago. I am going to Costco today and the regular grocery store tomorrow. I was going to do both in one day but the thought of sanitizing 50 things is too much. I am also organizing my list by layout and that will give me some time to regroup for the grocery store if there’s anything I can’t get at Costco.
We went out yesterday to print and scan something for our mortgage. We would lose the house if we do not comply with deadlines (no printer at home) so it was unfortunately not optional.
On average I have left the house about every 3-4 days. Other than takeout, which I have been very careful about, none of it has been frivolous stuff.
Post by Leeham Rimes on Mar 29, 2020 8:08:45 GMT -5
I went out yesterday for alcohol. Generally we only shop once a week, if we run out of something before the week is up we have to live without it but I can’t live without alcohol right now, lol. i can’t really afford to do instacart with the tipping and markups and so much is out of stock, it’s easier to do it myself
Kids haven’t had a play date since this all started and haven’t been around other kids since school let out on 3/12, we haven’t seen my parents since 2/27, we haven’t seen FIL since 2/22
We’re not going to parks or playgrounds or anything like that. Everything is so crowded, nothing is safe (and playgrounds aren’t safe to begin with) so we stick to the neighborhood for walks and bike rides.
Last Edit: Mar 29, 2020 8:09:17 GMT -5 by Leeham Rimes
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Kids and I have been home since the 13th, DH got home from an overseas trip thast night. I went to the grocery store early on the 14th to stock up. We've picked up takeout beer and/or food three times, gotten food delivery once and grocery delivery this morning. My mom and a couple friends dropped off birthday presents for DS, and we chatted from our front door while they stayed at the bottom of the steps. Otherwise just left the house for walks. I have walked with friends in the neighborhood to chat, but we stay 8ish feet away from each other. We've also been getting online orders delivered, but those have tapered off since the first week.
It's so weird to be able to remember every single interaction with the outside world.
I haven’t been anywhere since March 13th (store etc). But we do walk the dog frequently with the kids and see a lot of friends in the neighborhood as we go (from a distance - Us on sidewalk them in their door etc) and have gone hiking every weekend.
DH and the kids have been home for two weeks, but I have had to go to work every weekday like normal. I begin WFH on Monday. I went to the store once this past week and a funeral for my friends son. No one was allowed inside the church but they asked everyone to come to the parking lot and watch the live stream from their cars.
DH has to go to work, so basically his company is the opposite of isolating.
I had to go into work Wednesday due to a software update they pushed with no warning that you had to do at the office. Kicked everyone off vpn, that was fun to coordinate.
My kid was doing great until Friday when we had her leg follow-up. There was no way around that.
Today DH is at work, again. He’s going to attempt Costco after and I have a grocery pick up scheduled for this afternoon.
I can't go for a walk and see no one in my condo complex unless I went in the middle of the night. Everyone is out walking dogs, kids are playing in the streets (no yards) etc. However, I haven't left my complex's gated community in 2 weeks. H is our point man for grocery and takeout because his allergies are so bad that going for a walk outside is miserable for him. So errands are how he gets out of the house.
We are following this chart. We go out hiking and to State parks as much as possible but stay away from others and avoid handrails, public benches and use hand sanitizer before getting back in the car. Yesterday, we went to the shore and collected sea shells and get some sea air. We order takeout from local business and we grocery shop once a week.
We agreed that we would see our parents because I swear they are worse at isolating than us so they are more likely to infect us so we have seen them. We have been home since Friday, March 13. Since then, I have been to the library book return box twice (they have since put all books on indefinite check out). With those visits, I went to the gas station once (Thursday the 19th) and the grocery store once (last Friday). I have ordered pizza once with contactless delivery. We were under contract for a new enclosed pole barn since ours (and all our storage) was destroyed in 2018. We came up in the list right before this, so we have a half built structure in the backyard. They dropped off dirt last week and are supposed to pour concrete next week, but nobody wants to go near anyone so we stay in the house and they stay in the barn and yell back and forth. We are good on food for another 2-3 weeks and then we will need perishables again.
My husband is working, so we cannot completely isolate. As of Friday our schools have been closed 2 weeks, and none of us have seen friends since then. The first week we were home I went shopping on Thursday, and I haven't been to any store since then, so 10 days now. My husband did his first grocery run yesterday. Neither of us is planning to go to a store again. There's a place a short drive that's doing prepacked bags of essentials on a drive through basis. You tell them which package you want, pay without contact and they put the bags in the back of your car.
There are a lot of really huge parks right in our area. Not playgrounds, hiking and walking places and gardens. It has not been suggested to NOT go to these places, but last weekend at one of them there were people that would not stay away so I'm not even sure about going to them. I think I can still go with my son during the week, and I consider that to be the same as a walk around the neighborhood. We'll leave if there are too many people there, (and by too many people I mean anyone anywhere near us, which is what we look for when we go to parks like that on a normal basis) and we haven't had a problem staying completely alone. I don't know why they're more crowded on the weekend, because few people here are going to work.
We've brought meals to a family member in our town, but we leave it outside and let him know it's there. I picked up an item at the store for someone and did the same. Both are people who are more at risk.
I have been wondering about the groceries. I'm not sure where to draw the line, or if we've crossed it. Technically, my husband didn't HAVE to go to the store yesterday. But where's the line between need and want right now? I'm not running in for a bag of chips every day. But some may consider our grocery runs not an absolute need either. We're cooking normally, or better than normally and I use fresh vegetables for that. My son eats tons of fresh fruit. Are we supposed to be living like we're in a bomb shelter, eating pasta with butter until there's none left before we go to a store? Is a weekly shopping excessive? I don't think it is, but am I in denial? We have enough to definitely go 2 weeks+ now, and if we fill in with the contactless place we'll still have fresh fruit and vegetables, so I think it's a question I don't have to ponder again right now. It's ramping up here, and we made our list yesterday with the plan for that being our last regular grocery trip.
Post by lolalolalola on Mar 29, 2020 9:47:13 GMT -5
They closed all of our national and provincial parks here because people were assholes. So hiking plans are all cancelled.
City parks (not playgrounds) are open. we have just been doing walks around our neighbourhood. We force my kids to go out for 30 minutes a day and they just scooter in circles on our driveway until the timer goes off. It'll be better when they can bike. It's still winter here so that won't be for a while.
Otherwise, I went out on Wednesday to pick up groceries for my parents and deliver to them as they are on self-isolation due to travelling outside of Canada. It's a 2+ hour trip for me to their house and I don't mind doing it - they would do grocery delivery/pickup but it's impossible to get a spot here more than 10 days in advance. Which kind of makes me mad, because I feel like those spots should be left for the most vulnerable...