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

[FortCluck]

As one with depression I second the suggestion of this likely hood and ask thebdoc about the likelihood....

I have depression already, it doesn’t feel like it’s that

 

[Folly's place]

I'd be nuts in an apartment during good times! Now, outside, inhaling the flowers, watching the birds, all good.
Mary

 

[electrycmonk]

I haven’t had my support group in months. It’s sad, but I’m safer at home right now. I haven’t seen my drs either and I’m someone who has to go very frequently.

I realized this is an open forum but, 'if need be' my ears are open.

 

[Beer can]

Went to a few big box stores today haven't been since this whole thing started, only stayed local small store. We have a local hardware store has everything a Lowes or Home Depot will have but you can't look at everything and pick just what you want, not as convenient. So we went. Monday morning early, packed with people like it was a holiday weekend!! Picked up the various things we needed for our house, and moved on. Had to stop at a Wal-Mart, first time there also since this happened, also PACKED to the hilt with people, just needed a probe thermometer, thawed out some deer meat/venison, have the ingredients already and pig casings to make Landjägers. I could have ordered one online and mailed, definitely need a meat probe thermometer because you want to cook them to temp but not hot enough to melt the fat.
Also stopped at a BJ's wholesale food store, they also had a limit, only one of each meat item... Main reason for stopping at those two..looking for bread yeast..none.
Our local stores none. Our local store I asked in their bakery, said they can only order a week ahead and no none for sale, shortage...
Guess we are going to have to look into making sour dough bread.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I like when you have a conversation with your kid and all the while you're thinking he/she gets it. That they may infact see the forest for the trees. It gives a parent hope that they'll be ok on their own and not walking blindly

Ha. I had a wonderful "conversation" with my daughter once when she was little, sitting on my lap, gazing intently into my face, hanging on my every word. When I was done, she said she just had one question. "Yes, Darling, what is it?" I smiled into her big brown eyes. "Why do you have a maze in your forehead?" she asked ....

 

[electrycmonk]

Ha. I had a wonderful "conversation" with my daughter once when she was little, sitting on my lap, gazing intently into my face, hanging on my every word. When I was done, she said she just had one question. "Yes, Darling, what is it?" I smiled into her big brown eyes. "Why do you have a maze in your forehead?" she asked ....

Out of the mouth of babe's!

AKA

Kids say the darndest things eh?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Once they are teens, you want to somehow see if the remote mute button will work on them.

Yesterday my two boys were fighting over a sprinkled donut. The youngest claimed it but the oldest wasn’t with us when he did. Of course the oldest grabbed that exact donut The youngest decided he was going to fight it from his brothers hand... Oh the joys of boys. I’d rather their bickering and fighting than a teen girls moodiness. After that was done and over with the youngest grabbed his flaming hot Cheetos and decided those were better.

They definitely bicker a lot more with no school. They are saying they are doing school online in the fall too where we are. I hope my kids don’t fall behind because what is being required now is the bare minimum.

Does anybody remember what they learned in high school?

 

[Folly's place]

"The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven" Or something like that. "Omnes Gallia est divisa in partes tres" Maybe?
And a map of Africa with so many countries no longer there...
Mary

 

[electrycmonk]

Does anybody remember what they learned in high school?

I do remember a lot!
Theatre stagecrafting class teacher was also my English teacher. Mrs. Barkemeyer.
Drafting, art w/Jim Stoia, yearbook, photography w/Ms. Butler, computers w/Joe cash, physics w/Mr. Lloyd, and I could go on....... So-CAL high school!

 

[Beer can]

"The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven" Or something like that. "Omnes Gallia est divisa in partes tres" Maybe?
And a map of Africa with so many countries no longer there...
Mary