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

[drumstick diva]

you have a great attitude feather 13 - good for you

 

[Yowza Wowza]

Tomorrow is the start of my fall semester (which is fully online). I’m not really excited that this is the way I’m starting my second year of college, but I’m glad the classes I’m taking won’t be that much of a hassle. Otherwise I would have taken this semester off. It’s unfortunate I had to put my life on halt when covid started, but I can’t wait to get my drivers license and potentially a job once it’s over.

Anyways the fires here in California have really made an impact in our air quality. The smoke is the worst I’ve seen.

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[electrycmonk]

Tomorrow is the start of my fall semester (which is fully online). I’m not really excited that this is the way I’m starting my second year of college, but I’m glad the classes I’m taking won’t be that much of a hassle. Otherwise I would have taken this semester off. It’s unfortunate I had to put my life on halt when covid started, but I can’t wait to get my drivers license and potentially a job once it’s over.

Anyways the fires here in California have really made an impact in our air quality. The smoke is the worst I’ve seen.
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Yup the earth is a might bit cranky right now.

Good night y'all

 

[FortCluck]

I’m planting my fall garden today... leafy greens and some squash. I’ll probably plant more I just need to look at my seeds first.

 

[littledog]

Today we are having a socially distanced birthday party for D. We have 3 friends coming over that we know have been fairly isolated. We have some strong handwashing protocols, constant access to hand sanitizer, masks required, outdoors. It's movie theater themed so we're serving single-serving movie theater foods (boxed candy, microwave popcorn, personal pan pizzas made with masks and gloves on, cupcakes as our birthday cake) so there's no communal surfaces. We're bringing our large TV outside and setting it up under the awning and putting chairs we've wiped down with bleach solution 6' apart. We're going to watch the Alien films - some of D's favorite movies.

Normally we'd do a big thing with a lot of people and a ton of themed snacks and decorations - we love birthdays in my house - but we're limiting all gatherings to +3 households max, always outdoors+masked+distanced and minimum 2 weeks between seeing anyone outside our households still. (Something like 98% of covid cases develop within 11 days, so 2 weeks gives us a buffer if someone is sick so we don't spread it socially without knowing it.) And probably will until there is a vaccine. :T

It's been so crazy. We're normally the sort of people to have the modern/relaxed equivalent of 60's socialite dinner parties on a weekly basis. (Usually with like board games and pizza or movies, etc)... And now we're meeting with like... 2-3 select people usually once a moth, tops.

Your plans actually sound like a lot of fun! Kudos to you for making it work.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

I've got lots of catching up to do, reading posts.

Today we are having a socially distanced birthday party for D. We have 3 friends coming over that we know have been fairly isolated. We have some strong handwashing protocols, constant access to hand sanitizer, masks required, outdoors. It's movie theater themed so we're serving single-serving movie theater foods (boxed candy, microwave popcorn, personal pan pizzas made with masks and gloves on, cupcakes as our birthday cake) so there's no communal surfaces. We're bringing our large TV outside and setting it up under the awning and putting chairs we've wiped down with bleach solution 6' apart. We're going to watch the Alien films - some of D's favorite movies.

Normally we'd do a big thing with a lot of people and a ton of themed snacks and decorations - we love birthdays in my house - but we're limiting all gatherings to +3 households max, always outdoors+masked+distanced and minimum 2 weeks between seeing anyone outside our households still. (Something like 98% of covid cases develop within 11 days, so 2 weeks gives us a buffer if someone is sick so we don't spread it socially without knowing it.) And probably will until there is a vaccine. :T

It's been so crazy. We're normally the sort of people to have the modern/relaxed equivalent of 60's socialite dinner parties on a weekly basis. (Usually with like board games and pizza or movies, etc)... And now we're meeting with like... 2-3 select people usually once a moth, tops.

That sounds amazing considering everything! So creative, wish I had those ideas for my sons birthdays.

 

[Folly's place]

Great party, @ChocolateMouse , and an impressive effort on your part to make it all happen!
Mary

 

[FortCluck]

Is anyone else so used to how life is now that they don’t want change?

 

[FortCluck]

I found something I’m enjoying doing... pressing wild flowers and flowers from my house.

I want to use the dried flowers for bookmarks and earrings for Christmas

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

@MROO that is definitely a lot for a kid to go through and really frustrating that you had to jump through hoops trying to help. I will pray for him, your DD, and you.