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

[sdm111]

Sometimes you just gotta get s**t done. Even if it means hiring a contractor.

Isn't this what you want everyone not to do?

 

[IamRainey]

Why would you have a general contractor in your house? During the pandemic?

My washing machine broke. It was close to 20yo. Couldn't even get parts anymore. In the intervening time, laundry machines have gotten significantly bigger. We couldn't get a machine that would fit in our laundry room. I've had to have the gas and water plumbing moved to another wall and have all the cabinets moved so I could get machines in there now.

No. Way. was I going to spend a day every week with perfect strangers in a laundromat! A month -- and an ENORMOUS pile of dirty clothes later -- the machines just left S. Korea last Sunday.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Yeah that sounds like a sticky situation. That sucks, Rainey. I'm glad it's getting sorted out.

It's also a shame some people refuse to understand the difference between "legally certified labor required to exist" and "don't get your house re-wallpapered for fun during a pandemic".

 

[electrycmonk]

A story I just re-read from Twitter....

Thee original santa tracker!

https://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3716...=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

 

[ChocolateMouse]

That was a nice read.

 

[h2oratt]

My washing machine broke. It was close to 20yo. Couldn't even get parts anymore. In the intervening time, laundry machines have gotten significantly bigger. We couldn't get a machine that would fit in our laundry room. I've had to have the gas and water plumbing moved to another wall and have all the cabinets moved so I could get machines in there now.

No. Way. was I going to spend a day every week with perfect strangers in a laundromat! A month -- and an ENORMOUS pile of dirty clothes -- later, the machines just left S. Korea last Sunday.

I see, yep sometimes you have to pick the lesser of two evils.

 

[ShrekDawg]

A story I just re-read from Twitter....

Thee original santa tracker!

https://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3716...=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

I love that one! I discovered it recently too. Great story!!

 

[Cynthia12]

I am very, very sad tonight. My heart is just not in the Holiday. We're still dealing with losing my Dad. Pre-Covid, we would have just been getting home from his house about an hour ago. At this moment, I should be setting out Christmas gifts, but despite ordering them well ahead of time (well over a month ago) the three major ones are stuck in Post Offices - two just over an hour away. They're been there for three weeks! I have a few little things, but I've been unemployed most of the year, since Covid shut down the schools. I was counting on the one "nice" item for each.
I know gifts aren't the main focus, but there are no church services, either. I NEED that family, right now.
Wow. As I typed this, the radio just played Ave Maria, my father's favorite hymn, followed by the hymn version of The Lord's Prayer. I guess it's going to be all right, after all. Good Night, All, and Merry Christmas.

Bless your heart. I can relate. Brought my little sis home to pass. She passed in May. I keep seeing things I would have bought her. I put a big photo of her out in the living room for this morning. I've been listening to messages she had left on my phone. Sour is right. So many feeling loss this year. So many. I'm so sorry for yours. I know your pain. Prayers for you.

 

[IamRainey]

My f-i-l died of a heart attack on Christmas Day about 20 years ago. Christmas has been changed forever for my husband and I think if we hadn't had kids who were still kids then he'd never would have celebrated Christmas again.

My heart goes out to all of you who have holes in your hearts at this time when it seems like the rest of the world is happy. (((HUGS)))

 

[MROO]

Isn't this what you want everyone not to do?

Everything has to be weighed and planned carefully. EVERYTHING, whether it's a trip out for food and medicine or getting essential services done so you can live in your home. Yes, every outside contact is potentially dangerous, but at the same time, Life and needs continue. If we are careful, thoughtful and proactive, most things are do-able, at least in part.
I know I'll catch grief from that, simply because text can be interpreted many ways, but those of you who "know" me, here, know that I am anally cautious and fearful of this virus and its' repercussions. I'm no non-believer, but I'm no sheepul, either. We have to make our way through this as best we can, with as much consideration for others and the "Greater Good" as we can muster.
EDIT to fix typo