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

[CapricornFarm]

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

People just seem to think that they won't catch it. And I suspect wearing a mask is not comfortable or infringes on their rights. Let's see how comfortable they are in ICU!

 

[RebelEgger]

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

It is scary times for sure, and you have to protect yourself. My husband went into a store yesterday and ‘forgot’ his mask. When he came back to the car I said why the hell am I wearing a mask into every damn store to protect you if you’re not going to?! I think my message was received

 

[MROO]

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.

I SO feel you! I've become a paranoid introvert with all of this - and I've never been a shrinking violet ... substitute teacher, Cubmaster, Girl Scout troop leader, District Popcorn sale manager , 4H volunteer ... nope, not shy at all. BUT ,,, I now find it hard to leave my house and yard. I get panic attacks when I spend too much time in a grocery store, and if I'm gone too long, I get hives. My kids have been amazing ... dragging me outside (past the chicken coop is hard!) and to my sister's place (The Farm.) The beach outing this weekend was amazingly healing. Sand and surf are good for my soul ... if not my sore leg muscles! We're planning a few more of those outings, so hopefully, by the time school is back in session, I'll be okay in closer quarters. Now, if they can only get us back into a classroom again, things should be better for me ... but I'm not holding my breath for that ... yet!

 

[MROO]

People just seem to think that they won't catch it. And I suspect wearing a mask is not comfortable or infringes on their rights. Let's see how comfortable they are in ICU!

I do have to put two cents of positives in here ... At Rehoboth, this weekend, people were being really good about it all. Pretty much everyone was wearing a mask, even toddlers. Holy Cow, there were some cute, creative masks on the kids ... you would have thought it was Halloween ... or you were visiting the petting zoo - SO MANY cute little animal masks! People were minding their distances and calling back and forth to "chat" on the beach ... from their own little camps. It was ALMOST normal ... and I SO needed that!
Sunburned nose and sand-between-the-toes ... THE BEST Rx for pretty much anything that ails me!

 

[RebelEgger]

I SO feel you! I've become a paranoid introvert with all of this - and I've never been a shrinking violet ... substitute teacher, Cubmaster, Girl Scout troop leader, District Popcorn sale manager , 4H volunteer ... nope, not shy at all. BUT ,,, I now find it hard to leave my house and yard. I get panic attacks when I spend too much time in a grocery store, and if I'm gone too long, I get hives. My kids have been amazing ... dragging me outside (past the chicken coop is hard!) and to my sister's place (The Farm.) The beach outing this weekend was amazingly healing. Sand and surf are good for my soul ... if not my sore leg muscles! We're planning a few more of those outings, so hopefully, by the time school is back in session, I'll be okay in closer quarters. Now, if they can only get us back into a classroom again, things should be better for me ... but I'm not holding my breath for that ... yet!

I’ve been ok going into stores in our little community, and we have been doing grocery shopping online with express pick up. We are also building our house so thank god we have had that! It gets us out, keeps us busy and moving. We have welcomed a new great niece into the works, since we have been self isolating and our niece and bf have as well we have been among the lucky to see and snuggle her. Covid has been rough fo so many but for us it has actually been somewhat of a blessing, yes we had to cancel vacation plans and birthday celebrations but it allowed us extra time to work on our house, I lost my mom in November, sad in April and one of our cats last month so it has given me the time to FINALLY mentally deal with it all, especially my mom. I am definitely ready for 2020 to start bring the world good times.

 

[sourland]

I do have to put two cents of positives in here ... At Rehoboth, this weekend, people were being really good about it all. Pretty much everyone was wearing a mask, even toddlers. Holy Cow, there were some cute, creative masks on the kids ... you would have thought it was Halloween ... or you were visiting the petting zoo - SO MANY cute little animal masks! People were minding their distances and calling back and forth to "chat" on the beach ... from their own little camps. It was ALMOST normal ... and I SO needed that!
Sunburned nose and sand-between-the-toes ... THE BEST Rx for pretty much anything that ails me!

The Princess and I went to the Jersey shore - Island Beach state park last week. Folks weren't social distancing 6' - they were social distancing 20' or more. Face masks were worn in the food concession and bath rooms. In an area where everyone knows someone who has been seriously ill or has died people are being respecting and sensible.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

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.

JG moms unite!!

The day I placed the order I just shook my head... never, Ever, thought I would order a roo on purpose. I've gotten straight runs before, but those were for other goals and of course there have been plenty of oops chicks or broody hen hatches, but still. I'm mentally kicking myself a little hoping I didn't make a mistake.

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.

I know, right?? Glad to know I wasn't the only person who found those questions invasive or offensive! And just when you thought you would move on to a more relative question .....oh, no...they weren't done invading your person yet.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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.

Sigh, YES! I am liable to be a full-blown agoraphobic by the time this is over! Our little church is holding services, they need us, and ... we're not going. A relative texted to ask if she could come over, and I nearly had a heart seizure! Lol. NO! Everybody, just stay the hell away from me and mine until they have a vaccine!

 

[MROO]

I’ve been ok going into stores in our little community, and we have been doing grocery shopping online with express pick up. We are also building our house so thank god we have had that! It gets us out, keeps us busy and moving. We have welcomed a new great niece into the works, since we have been self isolating and our niece and bf have as well we have been among the lucky to see and snuggle her. Covid has been rough fo so many but for us it has actually been somewhat of a blessing, yes we had to cancel vacation plans and birthday celebrations but it allowed us extra time to work on our house, I lost my mom in November, sad in April and one of our cats last month so it has given me the time to FINALLY mentally deal with it all, especially my mom. I am definitely ready for 2020 to start bring the world good times.

Sounds like you've had some pretty terrific blessings in the midst of all this. Im so glad you got some time to heal!
With that said, though ... haven't you heard? 2020 is CANCELLED! DS has the shirt to prove it!

 

[MROO]

JG moms unite!!

The day I placed the order I just shook my head... never, Ever, thought I would order a roo on purpose. I've gotten straight runs before, but those were for other goals and of course there have been plenty of oops chicks or broody hen hatches, but still. I'm mentally kicking myself a little hoping I didn't make a mistake.

I know, right?? Glad to know I wasn't the only person who found those questions invasive or offensive! And just when you thought you would move on to a more relative question .....oh, no...they weren't done invading your person yet.

Y'all must have gotten the "random" detailed survey. Mine was much more generic. I've had the longer random one before, though ... and it was tough to make myself answer all the questions. I did it, though. Even though Big Brother is watching, so are the people who determine the money my kids' schools & the Park and Library systems get ... so I did it, but I definitely wasn't comfortable about a lot of it.