Coronavirus Covid-19 Is it Affecting You and How?

[Ridgetop]

My family tries to keep their old people at home instead of in a nursing home, except for temporary stays for specific reasons. My father-in-law went into assisted living because my mother-in-law had Alzheimers. When she passed away we asked him to come live with us but he refused.

We tell our children that living with them when we are old is how we plan to get our revenge. LOL

It won't be long before Biden and Pelosi will have to be in the lock down unit for senility.

 

[Baymule]

Term limits. I’m really sick of these power mad life timers that get filthy rich on political pay. Liars, thieves, that stab their grandmother in the guts, twisting the knife, for the promise of filthy lucre. I despise them and begrudge the air they breathe, the food wasted on them so that they can continue their criminal activities against US the AMERICAN PEOPLE. Did I mention I despise them?

 

[Xerocles]

Term limits. I’m really sick of these power mad life timers that get filthy rich on political pay. Liars, thieves, that stab their grandmother in the guts, twisting the knife, for the promise of filthy lucre. I despise them and begrudge the air they breathe, the food wasted on them so that they can continue their criminal activities against US the AMERICAN PEOPLE. Did I mention I despise them?

But @Baymule . Don't beat around the Bush. Tell us how you REALLY feel.

 

[Baymule]

But @Baymule . Don't beat around the Bush. Tell us how you REALLY feel.

I was restraining myself.

 

[promiseacres]

Kid's summer camp is canceled, they took the news well. They have been very good through everything being canceled. I expect that they will be an announcement within the next week about 4H fairs... probably all will be virtual. I hate that word, virtual....

 

[CntryBoy777]

I'm extremely tired of hearing "social distancing".....whatever happened to simple "consideration and respecting another's space"?....ya shouldn't need an order or law to keep others off yo azz and outta yo face....we avoid crowds for this reason alone....and if ya ceel ya have to give me "your Opinion"....then ya can "bet yo sweet azz" I will be sure to share mine with "you"..........sorry bout that, but as I told my brother last night....this has gone well beyond "stupidity" and I still waiting on gooble to "term" what the next "level" is.....cause it is well above my edgycation level....

 

[Baymule]

We are not done with this. IMO for what it’sworth , I feel Covid 19 will come roaring back this winter. Now that items are back in the stores, for the most part, everyone needs to stock up every time you go to the store. Just be ready to batten down the hatches again. We may not be under lockdown but do you really want to risk it if you don’t have to? Or we may be back under lockdown, who knows? Main thing is, people are relaxing now, under the false feeling of getting back to normal, but we don’t need to be lulled into a feeling of false security. Don’t let your guard down and get ready for Round Two.

 

[Bunnylady]

@CntryBoy777 Do you really have a 6' "personal space?" That must make conversations really awkward (or really loud!) I totally get keeping people (especially strangers) at arm's length, but this is in the neighborhood of 2-3 times the length of most people's arms. Under normal circumstances, if you try to stay that far away from people, most folks would be like, "what's your problem?" Most people get within 3' of other folks without a thought - especially in social situations. I was in a couple of grocery stores yesterday, and if I had stayed 6' away from every other person there the entire time, those trips would have taken at least twice as long. Even with one-way traffic, the aisles in the stores aren't wide enough to allow you to pass other shoppers at the prescribed distance (at least, not without climbing on the shelves!).

@Baymule we are definitely not done with this - according to the WHO, there were more than 18,000 new cases reported in the US yesterday, and over 1000 deaths. The day before, there were over 23,000 new cases, which is about where the numbers have been running for some time. The great fear is that people will think this is over, and go right back to what they've always been doing, and the number of new cases will skyrocket.

I joke that this is turning us all into a nation of hoarders. There are still a lot of gaps on the shelves here; a lot of popular items like paper towels and toilet paper are often only one or two brands available, and they may not last the day. I haven't seen rice or flour in one local chain for about a month. I am definitely guilty of buying things that I don't need right now, because when I do need it in a week or two, it may not be there. And I've just read that half a dozen employees at the Maruchan plant have tested positive; does that mean there's going to be a run on ramen next?

 

[CntryBoy777]

Naw @Bunnylady I don't have a 6' "personal space", but I do have common sense, consideration, and respect of others....there may be another "round or 2" of this mess, but if not this...I'm sure something else will take its place....I'm still not skeered....I have a firm belief that if it is intended for me to be here, I will be....and if not, then it will be my time to become a "statistic"....we all do, sooner or later no matter the situation, reason, or preventative measures taken....cemetaries are a reminder that All succumb....I believe in The Bible and since we are under the authority of the prince of the power of the air...Eph 2:2...and he only comes to steal, kill, and destroy....expecting that humanity can or will change that is a practice in futality....because, if a "cure" is found....there will always be something else that is new, bigger, or badder that will end with the same result....death...and nothing humanity can do will ever change that.....

 

[Bunnylady]

Oh, yeah, definitely, nobody gets out of this alive. But even if you take the attitude of "when it's my time to go, it's my time, and nothing is going to change that," I'll bet you look both ways when you cross the street, don't you? And that's what this is about - taking reasonable precautions. Frankly, having watched my mother die in a manner similar to how COVID 19 casualties are going - I'd prefer the speeding bus.