Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Beer can]

I play 8 ball pool a lot on my phone, pretty amazing how far stay at home has went, the game is played worldwide, see all sorts of countries on it, many many with stay at home avatars right now from every nation in the world.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@KDOGG331 said: was my first hatch ever too so even more significant plus the fact that I’ve never killed anything in my life so I am really having quite a hard time with it as ridiculous as that sounds.

Oh no, girl, nothing ridiculous about that at all. I would worry about you if you could take this lightly. I don't think very many of us find it easy under any circumstances. I haven't had to do it often, and the only thing that has gotten me through it is knowing it is the "last, best gift" I can give to an animal that is suffering and trusting me to do what is best for it. And always with tears! It is so hard for me that the ones that go for meat, I can't even do myself, I hire it done to make sure it gets done right. No, you are not ridiculous. Nobody thinks that. But once you take on an animal, you become responsible for its life. All the way. It's hard, but that's the deal.

 

[Beer can]

My 11yr old said to me today, Repunzel lived in Corona, huh? What you talking about, says Repunzel was the princess of Corona. Nah your being silly. Don't know where she heard that not on social media, not going to school so no influence there.
Had to google it
Found this ,
TheWrap › did-disneys-tangled...
Did Disney's 'Tangled' Predict the Coronavirus Quarantine Back in 2010?
It turns out that Rapunzel was forced to practice social distancing to avoid contact with the Kingdom of Corona
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BRAB&usg=AOvVaw0lYnrGgc5K3XVuBxbKwevQ&ampcf=1
" if Rapunzel can spend 18 years of her life trapped in quarantine, surely we can all handle a few weeks, right?"

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I play 8 ball pool a lot on my phone, pretty amazing how far stay at home has went, the game is played worldwide, see all sorts of countries on it, many many with stay at home avatars right now from every nation in the world.
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I am amazed how many people are NOT taking this seriously! A friend texted a while ago and asked if they could come buy eggs and visit tomorrow. I said they could come buy eggs, but strictly on a drive-through basis. Sorry!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

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It was my first hatch ever too so even more significant plus the fact that I’ve never killed anything in my life so I am really having quite a hard time with it as ridiculous as that sounds.

I know it's hard.
And it should be. It will never get easier. However think of it this way....
It's better to go quick and with dignity than to suffer. Sometimes the kindest thing we can do for the animals entrusted to our care is to put their needs above our own and give them a dignified (not suffering) end.
And there is nothing wrong with not wanting to be the one to do it. You've gotten a lot of good advice already on that so what route you/you and a vet choose is up to you.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

"Corona" is Latin for "crown." Also Spanish, hence the name of the beer. When a monarch is crowned, the celebration is referred to as a coronation. We've all seen microscopic images of the virus; it's probably named for its appearance in some way. It's got little crowns all over it, I guess, I don't know. It's kind of silly to freak out over everything that is called a corona just because the virus has that name. I mean, during an eclipse, the bright circle that remains around the sun when the moon covers it is also called a corona. I don't think these things have any special significance. I mean, I don't think because the Queen wears a crown, or because there was an eclipse, those were omens that Covid-19 was going to happen. I think some of us just have a lot of time on our hands right now.

 

[ShrekDawg]

@KDOGG331 said: was my first hatch ever too so even more significant plus the fact that I’ve never killed anything in my life so I am really having quite a hard time with it as ridiculous as that sounds.

Oh no, girl, nothing ridiculous about that at all. I would worry about you if you could take this lightly. I don't think very many of us find it easy under any circumstances. I haven't had to do it often, and the only thing that has gotten me through it is knowing it is the "last, best gift" I can give to an animal that is suffering and trusting me to do what is best for it. And always with tears! It is so hard for me that the ones that go for meat, I can't even do myself, I hire it done to make sure it gets done right. No, you are not ridiculous. Nobody thinks that. But once you take on an animal, you become responsible for its life. All the way. It's hard, but that's the deal.

This made me feel a lot better so thank you for that.

I think I am going to put him down tomorrow. My brother offered to bring his gun over and do it for me but I think I would rather do it myself. Not sure I would be able to though. You’re right though that he’s my responsibility and I definitely don’t want him to suffer or prolong his life just because I’m doubting what it is or anything but I’m so scared I’m wrong and he’s gonna recover and then I’ll have killed him for nothing.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I know it's hard.
And it should be. It will never get easier. However think of it this way....
It's better to go quick and with dignity than to suffer. Sometimes the kindest thing we can do for the animals entrusted to our care is to put their needs above our own and give them a dignified (not suffering) end.
And there is nothing wrong with not wanting to be the one to do it. You've gotten a lot of good advice already on that so what route you/you and a vet choose is up to you.

Thank you very much!! This is so sweet. And you make excellent points. I probably should have just put him down tonight but I wasn’t mentally ready to do that today and that’s probably selfish.

I’m going to tomorrow after I call the testing lab I think.

And thanks! I appreciate that. still considering having the vet do it especially cause I don’t want to mess up the test or anything when I send him in but then I think I should do it myself so idk.

I think a trip to the vet might stress him out too which I don’t want.

 

[FortCluck]

This made me feel a lot better so thank you for that.

I think I am going to put him down tomorrow. My brother offered to bring his gun over and do it for me but I think I would rather do it myself. Not sure I would be able to though. You’re right though that he’s my responsibility and I definitely don’t want him to suffer or prolong his life just because I’m doubting what it is or anything but I’m so scared I’m wrong and he’s gonna recover and then I’ll have killed him for nothing.

That's a what if that a lot of people think about, but it's better to help them than try to prolong their life that's not going to get better. If they don't get better by a week, chances are they're not going to get better.

 

[Beer can]

I am amazed how many people are NOT taking this seriously! A friend texted a while ago and asked if they could come buy eggs and visit tomorrow. I said they could come buy eggs, but strictly on a drive-through basis. Sorry!

I might come off as not serious about this but I am. Just don't think a lot of gov't intrusions on our rights are necessary, kinda severely dumb.
But I haven't been to a big box store or any town/city that has one since this started.
I don't even dare get McDonald's . I don't know where their hands have been.
Easter our oldest DD did come over and spent the day hasn't visited since this started. I expressed my disapproval of the idea, DW says she has a better chance of getting it from me (I deal with truck drivers from all over the state and some from other states) than from her...
Exactly!! Yeah I don't want her who has had it at her work, and has been living with city people who have been exposed maybe (she and her bf haven't been to work in a couple weeks and city friends have been up here couple weeks no symptoms for any of them) and I don't want to give it to them!! Why we should just stay home!!