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

[MROO]

That wasn't me with the cousins.

Oops!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I not as think as you drunk I am.

At 16k plus posts it's a wonder we can even remember our own names some days.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I not as think as you drunk I am.

At 16k plus posts it's a wonder we can even remember our own names some days.

That's the truth!

Happy report: at Walmart today, nearly everyone was masked up. I would say about 80-85% of people were. As opposed to, in the last month, whenever I have gone, I feel as though I am the only one wearing one. My DD is happy to wear one bc she feels she looks good in one! Works for me. My boy just stays home bc he does not like them. That works for me, too. Not sure how well that's going to work with the whole back to school thing, though.

 

[electrycmonk]

I had to put down one of my own dogs not long ago at the vet. It’s quick. You never realize how quick it goes.

In the last 12 months. All Our dogs are rescued; they have had a geriatric group that are now... Almost all gone. Beau-beau last fall (he was easily 11+); Curry 2 weeks ago (he was 12+); Sandy last week (she was 12+). Buried Curry and Sandy right next to Beau-beau. Let the other dogs sniff them as we put them in the grave.

Vet took both the little boys back in the back to put them to sleep. Sandy, well she was just to big. ~72lbs Irish wolfhound/lab mix. She passed away in my arms. It was fast and she was relaxed. I cried like a kid who just banged their pinky toe on the leg of a table.

Hopefully Saydie-Brin, our silver doodle has at least another year or more in her.

2020 has been a undeniable and overwhelming change to keep my "head above water."

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's the truth!

Happy report: at Walmart today, nearly everyone was masked up. I would say about 80-85% of people were. As opposed to, in the last month, whenever I have gone, I feel as though I am the only one wearing one. My DD is happy to wear one bc she feels she looks good in one! Works for me. My boy just stays home bc he does not like them. That works for me, too. Not sure how well that's going to work with the whole back to school thing, though.

One of our grocery store chains in St. Louis has been running ads about masks and social distancing but also ask people to designate a single family member to do the grocery shopping.

How are your counties down there? We are starting to spike again in the city and neighboring counties.

 

[Walpurgisnacht]

For a little while here, mask usage was about 50-50 pretty much all across the board. This weekend we went back up to 90+% wearing masks; I think everyone's pretty spooked both by the state of everything down south in Florida and Arizona, as well as the massive incoming student body for school in the Fall.

Is grocery pick-up available where you guys live? It is an absolute lifesaver for my husband and I, and (at least for the time being) there's no fee for it!

 

[MROO]

In the last 12 months. All Our dogs are rescued; they have had a geriatric group that are now... Almost all gone. Beau-beau last fall (he was easily 11+); Curry 2 weeks ago (he was 12+); Sandy last week (she was 12+). Buried Curry and Sandy right next to Beau-beau. Let the other dogs sniff them as we put them in the grave.

Vet took both the little boys back in the back to put them to sleep. Sandy, well she was just to big. ~72lbs Irish wolfhound/lab mix. She passed away in my arms. It was fast and she was relaxed. I cried like a kid who just banged their pinky toe on the leg of a table.

Hopefully Saydie-Brin, our silver doodle has at least another year or more in her.

2020 has been a undeniable and overwhelming change to keep my "head above water."

I wish I could do more than virtual hugs! It's so hard to say goodbye, even in the best of times ... and these days definitely do NOT qualify as "the best." My geriatric rescue could be anywhere from 12-15 (leaning to the high side,) but he's small (cockapoo?) and quiet, so he should be around a bit longer. At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it ... since the alternative is simply NOT to be considered, at the moment!

And ... I'm thinkin' it's time for you to head back to the rescue ...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

For a little while here, mask usage was about 50-50 pretty much all across the board. This weekend we went back up to 90+% wearing masks; I think everyone's pretty spooked both by the state of everything down south in Florida and Arizona, as well as the massive incoming student body for school in the Fall.

Is grocery pick-up available where you guys live? It is an absolute lifesaver for my husband and I, and (at least for the time being) there's no fee for it!

There is curbside pickup for virtually everything here now. Most of the grocery store chains, hardware stores, places like Target, computer stores and even industrial supply houses like Grainger. Most of the shoppers I see in grocery stores are personal shoppers like Instacart, Peapod and Fresh Direct. Everyone pushing a cart while staring at their smart phone while they peruse the shelves. That's probably half the shoppers at our primary grocery chain. I went to Whole Foods last week and perhaps 70% were Personal Shoppers.

There's a big difference in stores though. Someone at Schnucks, Whole Foods and Dierbergs disinfects every cart handle when someone walks out of the store. One store even put automatic brakes on the carts to keep people from getting too close. Then at Seafood City Supermarket (a gigantic Asian/Latin food market that I love) they don't do that disinfecting but they do require mask wearing.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

One of our grocery store chains in St. Louis has been running ads about masks and social distancing but also ask people to designate a single family member to do the grocery shopping.

How are your counties down there? We are starting to spike again in the city and neighboring counties.

Our numbers are fairly low, but climbing.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

For a little while here, mask usage was about 50-50 pretty much all across the board. This weekend we went back up to 90+% wearing masks; I think everyone's pretty spooked both by the state of everything down south in Florida and Arizona, as well as the massive incoming student body for school in the Fall.

Is grocery pick-up available where you guys live? It is an absolute lifesaver for my husband and I, and (at least for the time being) there's no fee for it!

It's available but not awesome. They are usually out of more than half of our order and want to do substitutions. So we'd rather go and see what IS available so we can pick our own subs or decide to try another store or do without for another week.