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

[ChocolateMouse]

What?
What does this p word mean?

Pansexual (prefix-pan from Greek meaning all).
Basically interested in any gender, like bisexual but a little different. The way we use the words is bi means ambivalent about the gender of your partner and pan means apathetic towards it. Some people use them differently. But for quantitative purposes they're the same.

In this case, since he has ever expressed an interest in sleeping with men in a doctor's appointment he's been unable to donate blood, and cause I sleep with him I was told not to either a few years ago and got flak for it from my healthcare provider. We both have 5+ consecutive years of clear STD tests on record and every pint of blood is tested before it goes to the blood bank but men who sleep with men (and women who sleep with men who are ok sleeping with men) can't donate even if they're clean and the nation has a blood shortage.

The rules change down to one year may allow us to donate blood. But some of our married monogamous gay friends were actively turned away by the red Cross this week.

 

[2 many chickens]

Pansexual (prefix-pan from Greek meaning all).
Basically interested in any gender, like bisexual but a little different. The way we use the words is bi means ambivalent about the gender of your partner and pan means apathetic towards it. Some people use them differently. But for quantitative purposes they're the same.

In this case, since he has ever expressed an interest in sleeping with men in a doctor's appointment he's been unable to donate blood, and cause I sleep with him I was told not to either a few years ago and got flak for it from my healthcare provider. We both have 5+ consecutive years of clear STD tests on record and every pint of blood is tested before it goes to the blood bank but men who sleep with men can't donate even if they're clean and the nation has a blood shortage.

The rules change down to one year may allow us to donate blood. But some of our married monogamous gay friends were actively turned away by the red Cross this week.

Blood is blood, that's not right at all.

 

[Molpet]

Same here. I feel like I'm able to get more air than before. It helped me to quit after smoking ten yrs so it's not like I had a fresh young set of lungs or anything lol
I haven't gotten sick since I started vaping so I'm wondering how my lungs will handle a cough or a flu now

I just got over something. Stuffy head and wet cough. Felt like it was a regular cold. So far I haven't had any unusual lung issues with the colds I have had since vaping

 

[IamRainey]

Wet cough is probably not Covid-19.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rus-discussion.1352322/page-409#post-22357639

 

[Molpet]

Wet cough is probably not Covid-19.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...rus-discussion.1352322/page-409#post-22357639

Yes and I had no fever either

 

[ShrekDawg]

How is everybody doing? I assume most people are probably more than a little stressed out with this whole Coronavirus/quarantine thing but hopefully everybody is doing well and not too scared or worried or whatever. I personally have discovered I am most definitely not cut out for Craigslist. I’m way too nice. And I feel bad about/overthink everything. Still worried about the weird message I got an hour ago and whether it’s mean to ignore it aaaaanyyyyyywaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy..... how are YOU guys relieving YOUR stress???

 

[IamRainey]

It's oddly calm here. I'm caring for my grandson and planting a veggie garden I hope will provide us -- and the vermin -- with fresh food we won't have to go out shopping for to add to what our chickens will supply. I'm baking bread for our own needs and also to help out a young teacher at my grandson's school who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. I am spending time with my husband which is a rare delight. When he's working he's going about 24/7. But now he's here and he's relaxed. That's a comfort and a joy.

If it weren't for my daughter's vulnerability we would be on a prepared calm/alert. Thanks to the universe for years of earthquake preparedness and Los Angeles' (RYLAN) training to be our own first responders in time of catastrophe, I feel ready.

Oh! Adding: My best friend and her husband who normally live up in the Bay Area are also coming to stay with us in a couple weeks. They've just evacuated from France and they can't return to their own home because they rented it out until July when they expected to return. So, after their 2 week quarantine they'll be with us. They're great company and I never get to see enough of her so this will be great.

We met on an internet cooking forum over 10 years ago. We generally communicate over the phone and e-mail and don't get enough opportunity to spend real time with one another so this will be special. And I know she'll have a ton of stories and pictures to share from 9 months touring Europe and living in Provence and Paris.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My girl , 18, is relieving HER stress by baking cookies and playing jokes on me. She called from down the hall: "Grandma, come quick, I need your help! I'm not sure how this happened, but the toilet is smoking and the water is escaping!" So I went into the bathroom and saw this:

 

[IamRainey]

Laughs and you have toilet paper!!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

It's oddly calm here. I'm caring for my grandson and planting a veggie garden I hope will provide us -- and the vermin -- with fresh food we won't have to go out shopping for to add to what our chickens will supply. I'm baking bread for our own needs and also to help out a young teacher at my grandson's school who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. I am spending time with my husband which is a rare delight. When he's working he's going about 24/7. But now he's here and he's relaxed. That's a comfort and a joy.

If it weren't for my daughter's vulnerability we would be on a prepared calm/alert. Thanks to the universe for years of earthquake preparedness and Los Angeles' (RYLAN) training to be our own first responders in time of catastrophe, I feel ready.

Oh! Adding: My best friend and her husband who normally live up in the Bay Area are also coming to stay with us in a couple weeks. They've just evacuated from France and they can't return to their own home because they rented it out until July when they expected to return. So, after their 2 week quarantine they'll be with us. They're great company and I never get to see enough of her so this will be great.

We met on an internet cooking forum over 10 years ago. We generally communicate over the phone and e-mail and don't get enough opportunity to spend real time with one another so this will be special. And I know she'll have a ton of stories and pictures to share from 9 months touring Europe and living in Provence and Paris.

That sounds lovely!! glad you are getting to spend quality time with everyone