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

[SnapdragonQ]

Unfortunately, not allowing some kids to distance-learn makes sense when you consider all the extra work it means for already overloaded teachers. Your best option may be to pull kiddo completely and home-school. There's a great support system for home-schooling - and I'm willing to bet that it'll be stronger than ever, now!

We're not seeing spikes nearby, but Maryland numbers in general are slowly beginning to rise. DD graduated this year (that was really tough on her!) so we don't have public schools to worry about anymore (except for my now non-existent job!) DD was supposed to go away to college, but the virus really spooked her. She has opted to stay local for her first two years, instead. Her Fall classes are completely online, which suits her just fine, for now!
Stay safe, everybody ... it looks like the next round is stepping up!

Thankfully I've looked into homeschooling in the past so it's not as daunting now. Ultimately regular school had been the better option up until now for some things they could provide that I could not, but now that kiddo is older and very proficient on the computer I'm thinking of something like the K12 type program.

Sounds like DD plan to stay local is a smart one. How's the job prospects going? Any nibbles yet?

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Cases here are also slowly rising. But what did they think was going to happen when the powers that be that run this town are allowing so many summer activities and gatherings to go on as planned.

I thought this graph was interesting. This happened in NC the outcome of a family gathering with about 2 dozen people there, no masks and no social distancing. 14 people got sick and continued with there lives until they showed symptoms and this is what happened. I wonder how many of those they infected, in turn did the same and how many more they have now infected????

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One of my neighbors just had a large 4th of July gathering with several other families and relatives. Typical gathering with no precautions. I really hope that chart above does not become my neighbors for their sake. Perhaps not the brightest, but they are nice people.

 

[MROO]

Thankfully I've looked into homeschooling in the past so it's not as daunting now. Ultimately regular school had been the better option up until now for some things they could provide that I could not, but now that kiddo is older and very proficient on the computer I'm thinking of something like the K12 type program.

Sounds like DD plan to stay local is a smart one. How's the job prospects going? Any nibbles yet?

The homeschool community is really strong around here. They even have (had?) special classes at the Y to cover Phys Ed requirements - dance and swim classes, sports intros and such, offered during regular school hours. I knew my organizational limitations and opted to leave my two in school, but quite a few friends homeschooled. They all kept their kids in some sort of organized youth activity, too. Most chose Scouting and/or Little League and nearly all kept their youngsters active with a church youth group. It kept them connected with peers and helped them learn social/group dynamics. A lot of those kids are more socially adjusted than public school kids!

As far as job nibbles go - not really, at least not yet. The only place I've found hiring trackers locally is our military base - and they're only accepting applications from active duty, veterans and military spouses. Unfortunately, I don't fit the bill for any of those, so I'll have to keep looking. By mid-week, I should at least be on a couple of waiting lists.
Ever Onward!

 

[MROO]

I wonder how many of those they infected, in turn did the same and how many more they have now infected????

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This is interesting ... SCARY ... but interesting!
It goes along with something I learned in class, last week. The expected infection rate for Covid-19 is on par with that of the flu, 2-3 new cases for each person infected. That means that every person carrying the virus may expose a lot of people, but 2-3 people will get it. With 14 infected at the party and 27 beyond, that plays out right - especially when you figure that there were likely more positives who didn't get tested.
The goal with the masks and social distancing is to reduce the infection rate to one-to-one - effectively halving the increase of new cases and buying us time to find treatments/cures/room in the ICU. That would have meant that half of the original fourteen would have stayed healthy - cutting the secondary infections down from 27 to 7. If that's not enough incentive to wear those stupid, uncomfortable masks, I don't know what is ... I guess I'll keep making them.

 

[MROO]

One of my neighbors just had a large 4th of July gathering with several other families and relatives. Typical gathering with no precautions. I really hope that chart above does not become my neighbors for their sake. Perhaps not the brightest, but they are nice people.

We did not attend our annual family Fourth of July Bash It's a huge family tradition and this is the first one I've EVER missed. I know it was the right thing to do, but it was HARD to stay away.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

We did not attend our annual family Fourth of July Bash It's a huge family tradition and this is the first one I've EVER missed. I know it was the right thing to do, but it was HARD to stay away.

This has been so hard on everyone. Young, old, and everything inbetween.

 

[Folly's place]

Being in an ICU is hard! Wearing a mask, and staying away from gatherings is inconvenient. Think of it as moving inconveniently far away for a time, as military families all do, as we did back then, and use the phone to visit instead.
Mary

 

[cheepteach]

what makes it more difficult is that there is no end in sight! All the modifications and sacrifices have gone on for so long already, and every timeline has been pushed back. Some of us have had it a lot worse than others, but it is still hard when you can't say "only one more month"

 

[Folly's place]

We lived overseas for over two years when our children were toddlers, in the 'dark ages' before phone service there, or the internet. We wrote letters, mailed pictures, and survived just fine.
It was wonderful to get home, and it wasn't while watching the mess we are in now ((the Vietnam war, another mess) but now, we expect instant visits and communication, and we are all stressed, and will be until next year, at least.
Mary

 

[cheepteach]

it would be sooo much better if at least we were all an the same page in dealing with this. Not everyone takes it as seriously as we do, and their slacking may prolong this nightmare