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

[MROO]

Eh, I don’t think the officers should necessarily be reprimanded. They got a complaint and were just doing their jobs and following up on it. Officers can’t just pick and choose which ones they think might be real or not. And they seem to have been polite about it and handled it well rather than doing anything insane or whatever. The complaint itself however was ridiculous and I think the person that made the complaint should be charged with faking a 911 call or wasting their resources or whatever the technical charge is called. And maybe a hate crime too.

Nope - the officer's were decent - but the caller needs an education ... and a copy of Snappy's egg poster on Racism Explained."

 

[MROO]

My garden seems like it’s taking forever, but I just saw my first cucumber My parents can’t wait till we have fresh produce because I told them I’d bring some over.

We have so many tomatoes! The peppers aren’t doing so good.

I started late, so the only thing really doing well at the moment is my salad patch ... and it's been warm enough lately that I expect it to bolt any day. DD went cow-tipping (well, actually cow-bathing) today, and my sister sent her home with a bag of her mixed greens and a bag of mustard greens. I had never had mustard greens before last week, at my Mom's BDSD (Birthday/Social-Distancing) party. That peppery bite was amazing! I am SO doing mustard greens when things cool off again.

On a wonderful hot-weather note, DS bought his first car, yesterday. The dealership was a half-hour from Rehoboth Beach, so guess where we went afterwards? It was WONDERFUL! I got to walk on the boards, play in the waves, dig my feet into the sand ... did I mention that it was WONDERFUL? Well, it WAS! Now that DS has a road-trip worthy vehicle, we're planning more day-trips ... mostly to The Beach!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Nope - the officer's were decent - but the caller needs an education ... and a copy of Snappy's egg poster on Racism Explained."

Glad they were good about it! Too easily could have gone the other way. And yup! Agreed!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I've heard nothing but good things about JGs so in addition to ordering some females, I did something I've never, EVER done.....ordered a roo. On purpose....

Lol, we did that this year too, @SnapdragonQ ... ordered a BJG cockerel on purpose, to add to the flock! Several years ago we had a big black roo we named Elvis we really liked, and after he died and we came on here, we learned he probably was a BJG, so we ordered his replacement. Elvis was the sweetest guy! And well named, it turned out, as he crowed pretty much around the clock (we didn't mind)! We ordered BA cockerels as well, to go in the freezer, but we think George is going to make a nice addition to the flock.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Okay - another reality check for my family. My 19 y/o nephew was pulled over, yesterday. He was driving in an affluent neighborhood, minding his own business and heading home, when he was stopped ... for a broken tail-light. As it turns out, the tail-light was not broken at all. What was broken was society as a whole.

Did I mention that my wonderful BIL is black? So is my gorgeous, accomplished, well-educated, full-football-scholarship nephew. As it turns out, there is some "unrest" in our quiet area, these days, and he didn't "fit" the neighborhood. Really? He LIVES there! Luckily, DN was his usual calm, courteous self and the officers chose not to escalate. How in the world, in this so-called "modern" day and age, can I use "Lucky' to describe the encounter ... and yet it's the word that fits best.

DN went straight home afterwards and pretty much got sick. My sister is LIVID ... and terrified for her husband and children. I am all three at once. I am just one person with just one voice, so I have to make mine count. PLEASE make yours count, too. Educate people about this.
Share the story, if you'd like. This HAS to stop!

I hate this. And now for my rant. Filling out the census made me sick. And enraged. And sad. One of the questions is, are you .... Hispanic? And I clicked Yes. Purebred, actually. Third generation. Legal. But that wasn't the end of it. Then it wanted to know what KIND of Hispanic am I. Guatemalan, Columbian, this that or the other, I don't even remember. And I was like, whaaaaat? I don't even know. I am an American. Third generation AMERICAN of Hispanic descent. But wait, there's more. Who else lives in the home? Besides DH, who is White (English and German or some such), there are two grandchildren. Okay, are they Hispanic? Hmm. I decided to put No. With a wrench of my guts, because it was like cutting them off from myself. But here's the thing. Their grandfather, my first DH, was White (German and Polish), and their mother, my daughter, married a White man (a total jerk, I have no idea what his heritage was, some kind of Neanderthal apparently, with apologies to the Neanderthals). So the kids are more White than anything. Especially given the fact that Spaniards are White, too, that is, Caucasian. And when you put "White" you get asked what kind of White (I'm paraphrasing), like, German, French, Italian, Irish, etc. So I put the kids down as German, Polish and Hispanic and felt better. But I want to know WHY. Why do we keep categorizing ourselves in these divisive ways? I just want us all to put Race: HUMAN, and Ethnicity, AMERICAN. I can see the government wanting to know how many people live in a city, in a county, in a township, a district, a state, etc. But this other information is ...... just wrong, in my opinion. And now I'll shut up and sit down. Thank you.

 

[RebelEgger]

I have been off work since March 21st. my boss didn’t force me to go off but she strongly encouraged me since My husband is respiratory compromised (he has cystic fibrosis) and I am on drugs that surprises my immune system and make it very hard for me to fight infections, viruses, etc.
I am a veterinary technician so with public a lot in a busy small rural practice.
My husband is a heavy equipment operator, he has one other co worker so they have been working again since he can be in a machine or truck by himself and not interact with anyone.
I am due to go back to work on Monday, June 15th. I miss my co workers so much but have really been enjoying not working and being home with my dogs, cats, and new chickens! I am actually having anxiety about going back to work. Not because of coronavirus but because I have been away for so long and melding back into the group.
I work with an amazing bunch so I am sure it will be fine but I still have anxiety about it. I tended to be a little bit of an introvert anyways but being home and having to self isolate (which I did with absolutely no issues by the way) has made these behaviours much more... enhanced!
Has anyone else found that being home has made you more introverted, reclusive or preferring to be a loaner? Have any of you had anxieties about returning to work and ‘real life’?
We live in Nova Scotia Canada. We have had 1 new case announced each day for the past several days, so we are definitely flattening our curve.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have been off work since March 21st. my boss didn’t force me to go off but she strongly encouraged me since My husband is respiratory compromised (he has cystic fibrosis) and I am on drugs that surprises my immune system and make it very hard for me to fight infections, viruses, etc.
I am a veterinary technician so with public a lot in a busy small rural practice.
My husband is a heavy equipment operator, he has one other co worker so they have been working again since he can be in a machine or truck by himself and not interact with anyone.
I am due to go back to work on Monday, June 15th. I miss my co workers so much but have really been enjoying not working and being home with my dogs, cats, and new chickens! I am actually having anxiety about going back to work. Not because of coronavirus but because I have been away for so long and melding back into the group.
I work with an amazing bunch so I am sure it will be fine but I still have anxiety about it. I tended to be a little bit of an introvert anyways but being home and having to self isolate (which I did with absolutely no issues by the way) has made these behaviours much more... enhanced!
Has anyone else found that being home has made you more introverted, reclusive or preferring to be a loaner? Have any of you had anxieties about returning to work and ‘real life’?
We live in Nova Scotia Canada. We have had 1 new case announced each day for the past several days, so we are definitely flattening our curve.

Nova Scotia is so beautiful! I lived there for almost 20 years, starting in 1974 when I went to Dalhousie.

 

[FortCluck]

I have been off work since March 21st. my boss didn’t force me to go off but she strongly encouraged me since My husband is respiratory compromised (he has cystic fibrosis) and I am on drugs that surprises my immune system and make it very hard for me to fight infections, viruses, etc.
I am a veterinary technician so with public a lot in a busy small rural practice.
My husband is a heavy equipment operator, he has one other co worker so they have been working again since he can be in a machine or truck by himself and not interact with anyone.
I am due to go back to work on Monday, June 15th. I miss my co workers so much but have really been enjoying not working and being home with my dogs, cats, and new chickens! I am actually having anxiety about going back to work. Not because of coronavirus but because I have been away for so long and melding back into the group.
I work with an amazing bunch so I am sure it will be fine but I still have anxiety about it. I tended to be a little bit of an introvert anyways but being home and having to self isolate (which I did with absolutely no issues by the way) has made these behaviours much more... enhanced!
Has anyone else found that being home has made you more introverted, reclusive or preferring to be a loaner? Have any of you had anxieties about returning to work and ‘real life’?
We live in Nova Scotia Canada. We have had 1 new case announced each day for the past several days, so we are definitely flattening our curve.

Yes! I am the same way. I have issues trying to go somewhere with a lot of people even before this virus.

I went to a bbq at a friends house and their family was there. I pretty much sat by myself and played with the dogs and chickens I like being a loaner. I get along better with animals than people. I have been that way my whole entire life.

When I was a child I’d go to my grandfathers and hang out with all his animals... not him

When I went to my grandmothers, I talked more to the dog than I did her.

When I go to my aunts, I hang out with her 4 cats more than I do her.

My family is used to my weirdness. I’ve always had connections with animals since I was a toddler.

 

[Folly's place]

I've been out of work since mid-March, when I decided it was just not safe enough out there. I'm semi-retired, so not totally dependent on that paycheck, which is a big plus for me.
After being assured that everyone in the office was wearing a face mask, and no clients were coming into the building, I went back one day recently. I left at the end of the day more stressed and not sure when I'll return. Staff was wearing face masks SOME of the time, but not always, and business owner is good with that. I'm not.
Mary

 

[RebelEgger]

Yes! I am the same way. I have issues trying to go somewhere with a lot of people even before this virus.

I went to a bbq at a friends house and their family was there. I pretty much sat by myself and played with the dogs and chickens I like being a loaner. I get along better with animals than people. I have been that way my whole entire life.

When I was a child I’d go to my grandfathers and hang out with all his animals... not him

When I went to my grandmothers, I talked more to the dog than I did her.

When I go to my aunts, I hang out with her 4 cats more than I do her.

My family is used to my weirdness. I’ve always had connections with animals since I was a toddler.

I gravitate forwards animals as well, they soothe me! I guess that’s why I chose the profession I did. I used to 100% be a extrovert, very outgoing and life of the party but as I get older (40 this weekend! ) and afternoon some bad friend experiences my husband and I have a very small circle which mostly consists of our family and a few friends but we mostly just stick to ourselves, and our pets (3 cats, 2 pit bulls and 5 chickens!)