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Post by teen persuasion on Mar 17, 2020 20:32:41 GMT -5
DH's school is closed until at least 4/20 (all schools in that county - 11 confirmed cases as of today, with first community spread one today). DS5's school is closed indefinitely (our county has no cases yet). So both are home, DH working on plans for his students, and DS5 has packets to work on (distributed yesterday).
I'm still working, but limited hours (but promised regular pay), library closed to the public. Someone needs to be on site just to get deliveries, empty the bookdrop/mail bin, and answer phone reference questions. One coworker is older and her DH has lung issues, so we told her to just stay home for now to keep healthy. Boss had a bit of a cough (thought it might be allergies, weeding old history books last week) at Monday's staff/board meeting to strategize, so after she put out necessary social media notices about our closing and informed Central on our decisions, she bugged out, too. This morning emailed me to upgrade the allergies to a cold, so opted to distance herself and stay home; only really need one person, anyway. So the only person I've had contact with, other than immediate family, is the UPS guy.
We're trying to convince people to just keep their checked out items at home until later, but they keep returning them by the book drop, so I'm sanitizing everything as it comes in. That's where I'm most likely to get exposed, now, if I haven't already been by direct people exposure (Saturday was last day I saw patrons).
DS4 has opted to stay on campus despite the move to online only classes. He has an apartment with a kitchen, so no meal plan - cooks his own meals. He's of the opinion it's just a matter of time before you get it, and it's no big deal for his age range, so...
I'm most concerned about my parents, at 79 and 89. They are generally healthy, but age alone is a factor. We last visited them ~10 days ago, and they'd still been out and about at that point (ushering live theater, attending a crowded fund raiser). Hopefully they are staying in now that things are ramping up locally. Mom's got plenty of supplies on hand. I think we'll stay away for a bit, esp college boy.
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Post by laterbloomer on Mar 17, 2020 21:16:40 GMT -5
We are doing well. We're stocked up for a month if necessary. I'm working. Not looking at my index fund. I find life very strange these days. Nothing has really happened but everything has changed.
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Post by haapai on Mar 18, 2020 10:18:14 GMT -5
My BF lost eighty percent of his income this morning when the state office building that he was cleaning closed. His other job cleaning the county garage still exists. He's analyzing his options. His boss suggested filing for temporary unemployment but there's a possibility that he may be asked to do other work, possibly cleaning highway rest stops or deep-cleaning closed school buildings. He's a lot more flexible than coworkers who have childcare responsibilities or vulnerable household members. Whatever happens, our own household can survive without his income for a long time. He has expanded medicaid, so his health insurance is not in jeopardy.
I work in a grocery store. Sales started exploding about two weeks ago and went berserk a week ago. We've all been given permission to work unlimited overtime but we still can't keep the shelves fully stocked. We're discovering all sorts of other capacity constraints like not having enough trucks or drivers to deliver the stock at the same rate that it is flying off the shelves and not having enough cooler space to store the quantity of perishable items that customers want to buy.
I'm seeing a lot fewer elderly customers these days, which is reassuring. There were a couple of days there when I'd see folks with white hair and want to start crying.
I'm not afraid of getting sick. I'm pretty resigned to it. What I'm afraid of is passing this disease to others who cannot handle it as well as myself. I'm trying to convince my folks to either stay in Florida or let me keep their dog until we can work out a plan to safely give him back to them.
About three weeks ago, I realized that it is unlikely that I will ever see my 102 year-old grandmother again. She's in an assisted living facility, so it is basically criminal for me to see her in person or have any contact with my mother who will be visiting her if the lock-down is ever lifted.
I anticipate that it will be a long time before I can get tests that conclude that I have already had COVID-19 and that I am not currently shedding it. That's going to be a very frustrating time.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 18, 2020 11:11:35 GMT -5
our business qualifies as essential, since we supply parts and services to the food processing industry.
so, it is off to work today. THAT should be interesting.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Mar 18, 2020 13:13:39 GMT -5
We have plenty of food and paper products in the house. I'm not concerned about that.
I'm super upset with my ENT's office. I've had a sinus infection for 3 weeks now. It's not going away. I have a history of sticky infections that don't clear up. I was finally scheduled to be swabbed Friday.
My appointment has been cancelled because the office is closing. I mentioned to the lady that I was ill. She said call back in a month and maybe they'll have re-opened. I told her it was unacceptable. I was told to call my primary care physician.
I adore my allergy and ENT doctors but I'm seriously reconsidering them as my providers. The ENT in particular is impossible to get an appointment with. I was scheduled last Thursday for this appointment.
Luckily my pulmonary doctor on Monday gave me something. He didn't want me waiting until Friday. I hope it works.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 18, 2020 14:00:17 GMT -5
My life is sort of normal, really. I'm still going to work. The kids are spending the days with my Mom right now. DH is going in to work. When I get out of work, I'll go pick up the kids, go home and deal with dinner. No night activities for any of us so we watch tv, play games and do homework.
I'm essential services at this point. So while I expect DH to be told to WFH soonish, I don't think I will be.
And say prayers/good thoughts/whatever for your First Responders and your local medical personnel. We've got several people now on quarantine for possible exposures. And a doctor at our local Children's hospital is positive for COVID19. He's been off or something so we're hoping he didn't spread it there. ETA - they're testing 200 people at the hospital.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 18, 2020 16:54:33 GMT -5
I work in office and can close my door to keep people out. I don’t like having the aide come to the house to watch my daughter because I don’t know how cautious she is. She kept coming to work when she was clearly in pain. One morning she showed up and I could tell she was in agony and had been crying. I made her leave and told her not to come back until she has a clearance from the doctor. She had emergency surgery that afternoon and her appendix was close to perforating. She needs the money and doesn’t get paid if she isn’t working. Makes me sad for her but also makes me worry that she would come to work sick and infect us
Because of investments I’ve made over the last few months, my EF is now just a couple of months and not 2-3 years like normal. It is definitely giving me pause. Especially since I have 14 tenants that very likely won’t be able to make their rent. I’m definitely I am uncomfortable situation right now and one that I’m not used to. Good news is that im sitting on a large balance of cash in my 401k plan and can liquidate if needed. It would suck but I have full faith I can make that money back. Im in a much better position that people like my daughters aide
My older daughter’s school is now online. She is a bartender and waitress so for the time being she is unemployed (bars are closed and restaurant can only do take out). But she makes very good money normally so she is sitting on a bunch of cash. She loves at home and only has a $480 a month car payment so she has many months before I have to start helping her
DF is self-employed in an essential business. He has no employees so I do worry about him getting sick and running into issues with his contracts. Good thing is that we don’t need his income to pay the bills.
I’m definitely feeling humbled by all of this. Worst time for me to not have a serious cash stash.
I did work from home today. I got up at 5 to get a good chunk of my day in while my kids were sleeping. I then took a few hours to do things with them. This really makes you appreciate silly things like dancing with the dog (much to her dismay!lol) and coloring in adult coloring books. In a few weeks there are going to be many people who don’t survive this and their kids will have nothing but those kind of memories. Ugh. I’m depressing and stressing myself out!
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Post by oped on Mar 18, 2020 18:40:53 GMT -5
I'm much better today. I had a very panic ridden half hour yesterday thinking about 18 month timelines or lack of immunity, but pulled myself together. Spent the day cooking good food and sorting seeds and turning over ground, swimming... daughter is still struggling. She'd like me to let her see boyfriend and they are taking precautions as well, it would likely be ok... but every time I think of letting her my anxiety peaks again. I can't control much in this time... but as long as we are all here and not potentially exposing ourselves the anxiety is manageable. We CAN stay home. So I'm thinking we should.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Mar 18, 2020 18:46:10 GMT -5
I'm much better today. I had a very panic ridden half hour yesterday thinking about 18 month timelines or lack of immunity, but pulled myself together. Spent the day cooking good food and sorting seeds and turning over ground, swimming... daughter is still struggling. She'd like me to let her see boyfriend and they are taking precautions as well, it would likely be ok... but every time I think of letting her my anxiety peaks again. I can't control much in this time... but as long as we are all here and not potentially exposing ourselves the anxiety is manageable. We CAN stay hole. So I'm thinking we should. I wish we could all hope up. That would make me so much more calm. I’m also glad your kids are listening. My 21 year old is not taking this seriously. Because of her and people like her, I’m glad the governor shut everything down. She stayed home all day yesterday and today but now she is going to get friends house. I miss the days when I could just forbid it. She is a grown adult so I have no leverage :-(
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Post by oped on Mar 18, 2020 18:49:16 GMT -5
Luckily my 21 year old is the introvert who could live in my his room forever ... Daughter is still 18... technically an adult but I pay her school and own 'her' car... so
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Post by skeeter on Mar 18, 2020 18:54:27 GMT -5
Don't have half of a semi truck worth of food on hand like some here, but have enough to get by for now. Felt it was best to just buy one or two items and leave something for others instead of hoarding everything in sight.
Other than the usual/suggested precautions, the one big thing that I am doing differently is paying for groceries, etc. with a credit card instead of cash. So far none of the store clerks around here are wearing gloves or have a sanitizer nearby, so figured all the cash being exchanged between customers and clerks might not be so safe to handle. Only one touching card is me and the card machine, which I do spray after the transaction.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Mar 18, 2020 19:05:58 GMT -5
I'm not a hoarder either, but do have enough for 4-6 weeks. Of course, it's just me, that helps.
Have some meat, potatoes, ice cream, goodies etc. So farIve been self quarentained starting on week 3 tomorrow. My time started went I left the VA 2 weeks ago.
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Post by haapai on Mar 18, 2020 19:55:12 GMT -5
I'm not a hoarder either, but do have enough for 4-6 weeks. Of course, it's just me, that helps. Have some meat, potatoes, ice cream, goodies etc. So farIve been self quarentained starting on week 3 tomorrow. My time started went I left the VA 2 weeks ago. Could I put you in touch with my 78 y.o. parents? They still want to drive back from Florida, shop for groceries, and visit my grandmother. I don't think that I am getting through to them. It might help for them to hear from someone younger than them that self-isolation is easier than they think and also pretty damn community-minded.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 9:50:40 GMT -5
I will start.
most of my assets are out of the market. so that is not a big one for me. five of my six businesses are virtual, so ditto there.
my one problem is business #6. we just got a shelter in place order for 6 bay area counties. our county is probably not far behind. that means that employees will not be able to get to work, as we are "non-essential". that is going to start creating hardship in maybe 5-6 weeks. so, I don't know how that will go for us.
I am in good health, but the wife has respiratory problems and is at risk in terms of age. so I have that worry. then, finally, there is my son, who is in LA, and trying to get home. don't know how that is going to work.
how is everyone else doing?
ETA: anyone who has a change in status, PLEASE post it here, OK? we want to know. this is a COMMUNITY. Doing fine here. Ready to spend an extended time without leaving the ranch if need be. No cases in our county as of yet.
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Post by Ryan on Mar 19, 2020 11:03:35 GMT -5
My wife is a teacher and I work in corporate of an essential industry, so I have no financial concerns right now. The kids seem to be doing fine and we are well stocked on all the essentials. I think people are taking it seriously enough to where we can get this under control. I'm not a paranoid person, but I told my wife that we're goign to stay away from others. If there is going to be a big wave of sickness, I would imagine it would be within the next 1-2 weeks so I don't want to be lumped in there with that round.
Seemed like good news that the military was making 1M respirators available immediately. I saw it mentioned, but it seemed like it would be bigger news than what it was. Wasn't lack of respirators basically the reason Italy was losing so many people?
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Post by oped on Mar 19, 2020 11:16:37 GMT -5
No I’m pretty sure that’s ventilators. Respirators would be for health care professionals who are woefully low on masks etc.. I could be wrong? And it’s still a good thing... but I dont think it’s ventilators.
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Post by djAdvocate on Mar 19, 2020 11:35:15 GMT -5
I work in office and can close my door to keep people out. I don’t like having the aide come to the house to watch my daughter because I don’t know how cautious she is. She kept coming to work when she was clearly in pain. One morning she showed up and I could tell she was in agony and had been crying. I made her leave and told her not to come back until she has a clearance from the doctor. She had emergency surgery that afternoon and her appendix was close to perforating. She needs the money and doesn’t get paid if she isn’t working. Makes me sad for her but also makes me worry that she would come to work sick and infect usmultiply this problem by 10 million, and you have the US.
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 19, 2020 12:38:26 GMT -5
my music community has rallied a little bit to keep our sanity and support our artists. there's a FB page, QuaranFest 2020 (I think it's public), that lists daily the artists who will be streaming hour-long sets via various media platforms, with times and which platform. I'm currently listening to Marc Broussard killing it on acoustic guitar from what looks like a home library. if you're on FB, definitely join the group. you will discover some amazing voices. it's making for excellent background music while I work. remember - I have headphones on all day long for background noise.
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Post by swamp on Mar 19, 2020 12:42:08 GMT -5
I have stopped allowing people to drop in my office, and I'm doing most appointments by phone. If you need to sign something, i will have a table set up in the waiting room tomorrow.
DD 12 is mad I won't let her go to her friends.
DS 13 thinks this is the best thing ever. he doesn't have to go anywhere or talk to anyone.
At home, we're fine. I'm no hoarder, but we've got plenty.
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 19, 2020 13:39:14 GMT -5
I came home yesterday to an extra teen. Not much I could do at that point.
Plus we spent all weekend with extra kids. That probably wasn't the right thing to do.
I'm still at the office because super executive knows more than all the infectious disease doctors and/or doesn't give a shit about his employees. Not sure which one, but either way, he is a jerk.
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Post by teen persuasion on Mar 19, 2020 15:18:27 GMT -5
And...there's a confirmed case at DS4's university. No idea if student or faculty or staff. Of course, the U is the size of a city on its own, 35k students. DS4 said a friend off campus thinks she has it, but not tested and the county is out of testing supplies today.
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 19, 2020 17:55:44 GMT -5
Some other good news - a French trial of a drug historically used to treat malaria (a drug in use for many years, with well understand (minor) side effects, so it could be available quickly) used in combination with an anti-bacterial improved the virus symptoms of 70% of a test group, compared to just 12% of the members of a placebo group seeing improvements. techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/french-study-finds-anti-malarial-and-antibiotic-combo-could-reduce-covid-19-duration/It won't prevent coronavirus, but it can significantly reduce how long someone experiences the symptoms, which will hopefully mean less demand for those ventilators and fewer fatalities.
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 19, 2020 18:05:08 GMT -5
I'm working at home most days now, which suits me just fine, being a deeply introverted homebody. I could see how extraverts might be going stir crazy, though.
Since DH retired at the end of January, we've started streaming Hulu and Acorn, in addition to Amazon Prime and Netflix, so in addition to pod casts, our Audible subscription and our library RBDIgital download for audible/e books, we've got lots of entertainment.
My primary problem is convincing DH to wash his fucking hands when he comes home. Grrrr.
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 19, 2020 18:10:47 GMT -5
Some other good news - a French trial of a drug historically used to treat malaria (a drug in use for many years, with well understand (minor) side effects, so it could be available quickly) used in combination with an anti-bacterial improved the virus symptoms of 70% of a test group, compared to just 12% of the members of a placebo group seeing improvements. techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/french-study-finds-anti-malarial-and-antibiotic-combo-could-reduce-covid-19-duration/It won't prevent coronavirus, but it can significantly reduce how long someone experiences the symptoms, which will hopefully mean less demand for those ventilators and fewer fatalities. I *just* saw this in a post from a cousin with an AI disease who currently takes this med. she was freaking out, understandably. I asked her for a link, bc she had screenshotted a headline. I'll say the same here as I did to her. I don't know this particular drug, but COVID-19 is a virus and needs antiviral drugs to "cure". autoimmune disorders respond to biologic drugs, and the two aren't the same thing. still waiting to read the whole.link my cousin posted.
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Mar 19, 2020 19:05:38 GMT -5
I've just started working from home as of today. I was one of the chosen ones because of family circumstances. I don't mind that but by the time everything is said and done, I may be a widow. He's a pain in my ass!
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Post by oped on Mar 19, 2020 19:11:47 GMT -5
The 5 million number was respirators.
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 20, 2020 11:06:22 GMT -5
Some other good news - a French trial of a drug historically used to treat malaria (a drug in use for many years, with well understand (minor) side effects, so it could be available quickly) used in combination with an anti-bacterial improved the virus symptoms of 70% of a test group, compared to just 12% of the members of a placebo group seeing improvements. techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/french-study-finds-anti-malarial-and-antibiotic-combo-could-reduce-covid-19-duration/It won't prevent coronavirus, but it can significantly reduce how long someone experiences the symptoms, which will hopefully mean less demand for those ventilators and fewer fatalities. This hasn't been approved by the FDA yet so can't be used here. The involved drugs, I believe, are hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
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Post by dezii on Mar 20, 2020 11:25:12 GMT -5
Some other good news - a French trial of a drug historically used to treat malaria (a drug in use for many years, with well understand (minor) side effects, so it could be available quickly) used in combination with an anti-bacterial improved the virus symptoms of 70% of a test group, compared to just 12% of the members of a placebo group seeing improvements. techcrunch.com/2020/03/19/french-study-finds-anti-malarial-and-antibiotic-combo-could-reduce-covid-19-duration/It won't prevent coronavirus, but it can significantly reduce how long someone experiences the symptoms, which will hopefully mean less demand for those ventilators and fewer fatalities. This hasn't been approved by the FDA yet so can't be used here. The involved drugs, I believe, are hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. I thought I read or heard that they were going to speed things up, cut corners regarding the FDA if the drugs have been around a long time with few side affects when dispensed...
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Post by Happy prose on Mar 20, 2020 11:44:52 GMT -5
What's the difference between a respirator and a ventilator? I always thought it was the same thing.
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