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

[ChocolateMouse]

Agreed. I've been in ICUs before. I know a few people who are nurses who are just falling apart right now. One has gone all but radio silent, only sharing information about the pandemic through her nurses union updates and nothing else.

We really need to be looking out for one another more.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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Yikes! Be careful out there!

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Thank you. I don't want to diminish other peoples problems. Other health issues, mask phobias, etc are real, it can be hard and it can still be the only moral option.

I hope people think twice about taking actions that put other people at risk.

I completely agree!

Wearing a mask is inconvenient, but being in an ICU, no comparison!
Mary

Oh man, who would rather be there? Ugh.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The sentiment against “smart kids” was strong in southern California during the 1960s-70s !

Unfortunately, that hasn't changed, and not just in CA either.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't know why I never thought to bring something with me, but I am known for grabbing something at the store and using it to knock the desired item off the top shelf. Though when the item is pushed back enough on the top shelf.....you know, when you take 5 steps back and can see it, but no way it heck to reach it even with a stick.... I will go find a tall person.

And yeah, that's me too. Always reaching for items on the bottom shelf for people or grabbing things for people who can't move well on their own.

My cane works pretty well for me, for pulling items on the top shelf close to the edge. Then I tip them toward me and catch them when they fall. Usually. I had one epic fail with a carton of almond milk that left me splattered and embarrassed!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Bummer. No this does not help.
I have asthma and lung problems from growing up with heavy smoker parents. I can't breathe and will have an asthma attack if bleach is anywhere near me. Most heavy cleaners and aerosols too. Thankfully my sink stays super clean and stink free, with more natural cleaners, but it's that gooey stuff that's beyond the bottom of the little sink basket thingy, where you can't get anything but a toothpick into, that is where the problem is!

Good to know about coffee filters though. I guess they catch the larger milk impurities in raw milk but not the tiny invisible things.

Speaking of coffee filters.... do you drink coffee? I do, I love it!!
If you drink coffee what's your favorite thing to put in it? I LOVE french vanilla creamer!! Like, I think it's the best thing since sliced bread. Do you like French vanilla creamer?? I think I saw you post that you are some sort of fitness fanatic.....one time I tried to make a "healthier" French Vanilla coffee creamer from scratch. Stevia, extracts, coconut milk, ...mmm...I forget what else, but oh boy!! That stuff was awful!! Do you ever make stuff for your coffee? Or tea?

Bomb your sink with baking soda and vinegar. Sprinkle soda down it, being sure to get plenty on the drain crosshairs right at the top. Then pour white vinegar down it, all at once. So fun! After the burbling and fizzing stops, pour hot water down it. Viola! Sparkling clean and fresh-smelling!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Speaking of zucchini.... my plant is freakino huge all of a sudden!!! Not many zucchinis on it yet though

I planted it kinda late lol

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Still pretty small-ish. Mine are up to my chin. (maybe up to your waist?...)
Whenever you get a decent rain they kind of explode

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Today I had to sing happy birthday to my sister, masked and from across the lawn. She hasn't left her house for anything but groceries/caring for my equally sequestered father since March. I brought her small cheesecake and some gifts. If she gets COVID she will die. She doesn't have any immune system. Her condition is *actually* covered by the ADA but she's still put at risk every day. It's not like she can just NOT get groceries.

She's hoping she'll be able to go with our 80 year old father to a local park to see a comet tonight. He had a stroke late last year. If a single person in the park is unmasked and refuses to stay a large distance away she'll probably have to take him home. They won't be able to move quickly to avoid being close to potential carriers since he can't walk very quickly. He hasn't left home since March either.

My other sister is wondering if she'll have to homeschool her two children this year. One of them was born very late and has some chronic health conditions that could put him at risk. He's 3 years old. She doesn't want him to get sick because it could kill him even if it just came home with his older brother.

A friend of mine, his wife has a serious spinal condition. He was out shopping and asked someone to step back from him and put on a mask. The other man bragged about it being his ADA right to not wear a mask (it's actually not because the law says you only have to offer services if they're not a hazard and you can offer alternative services like curbside pickup) and nobody got to dictate his life. Friend pointed out that if the man without a mask had COVID his wife would probably die. The response was literally "Sucks to be you".

My partners sister had to go to the hospital for non-covid reasons. She had severe blood clots in her lungs and was dying. My partner could not have gone to see her. He cannot travel because around 10 people a day walk into his grocery job unmasked. He would never be allowed to see her if he visited. - not even through glass. He spent hours crying as his sister slowly, and very barely, pulled through. She will be on medication for at least six months and isn't out of the woods yet. But he still can't go see her - his very existence is a risk to her life because people are trying to refuse to wear masks to the grocery store for a whopping 30 minutes where I live.

TSC one county over had every single employee wearing their mask wrong in the whole store. Someone came up to my partner while we were getting chicken food and demanded he help them with their shopping. When told that my partner wasn't an employee the guy said "Then why are you wearing a mask!?". Partner was just speechless and asked the man to step back and leave him alone. Getting animal feed is a harrowing experience right now.

The lack of respect for a mask request has resulted in a mask mandate state wide starting today. I'm grateful for it, the governor has a right to see it enforced by law in our state, but TBH it's too little too late. Cases have been spiking for weeks. Luckily businesses that refuse service to clients claiming ADA are within their right to do so since the ADA only covers you if you're not otherwise creating a health/safety hazard AND they can't offer alternatives (such as takeout or curbside pickup). Which if you're unmasked you fall under the definition of being a health/safety hazard. So small businesses more worried about safety than money are somewhat safer right now.

I certainly wish whether or not I had to wear a mask while dining at a restaurant while I had perfectly good food at home or from curbside grocery was my worst COVID experience. But all of this has gone down in the last two weeks. :T It's just the tip of the iceberg.

Also two confirmed cases at my partners work at the beginning of the month. And one at one of my closest friends apartment building.

I'm sorry you have such selfish and ignorant buttheads around where you live. Glad you could sing to your sister, even from a distance, and I am glad you checked in here. It's good to see you again.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

My cane works pretty well for me, for pulling items on the top shelf close to the edge. Then I tip them toward me and catch them when they fall. Usually. I had one epic fail with a carton of almond milk that left me splattered and embarrassed!

I'm sorry, I could not help myself. A picture of a wild haired woman covered in almond milk while looking around for a paper towel made me snort laughing.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Still pretty small-ish. Mine are up to my chin. (maybe up to your waist?...)
Whenever you get a decent rain they kind of explode

Oh wow!!! and yeah they seemed to explode after the last rain lol maybe they will tomorrow too since we had rain tonight.