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[kwhites634]

I dunno....

We got a bunch more supplies in if people get sick, so we are ready for that potential.

We have some regions/areas that are still at zero, others have been at zero increase for a week.

Only real problem areas have been in some of the bigger cities. (So, 3 places)

We had people track down everywhere that the sick people went.

You have to remember that we are a small population state, only 280-ish cases so far.

And only a few were hospitalized.

AND, I know at least 2 of the deaths hadn't been in Alaska for months... they were someplace else, but are listed "alaska" because that was on their driver's license.

Also, a huge portion of our state is unemployed all winter, work all summer.

People are getting desperate to make money. Huge portion of our state is also poor... we have to start moving. People have to get to subsistence areas to get food... other people have to start making money...

Anyway, it is a slow opening up... dentists aren't supposed to open yet (too high risk) ... and I know my local dentist and staff are crying over that... they need some money.

Hope it works out

 

[pennyJo1960]

I know we are in state with lock down till who know when ... Hello Pondites,
Washington state we are not being given the green light ..
Think we may hit Costco tomorrow going to BF's meds at wally then too

 

[Alaskan]

Raaaaaaaaiiiiiiiin!!!!!!

So I hope it gets all of the snow off of the roads, I hate ice.

But I think the temps are just high enough that we should get clear roads!!!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

This early in year Alaskan ?

 

[chickisoup]

0ur "shelter at home" order is supposed to expire on the 24th. Doubt it will be allowed to lapse.
In town this morning it still had the feel like I was somehow in one of those bad 60's futuristic scifi movies. A person with an Ipad at the door of Walmart making sure that she didn't let too many customers in at a time. Store seemed eerily quiet. People in masks glancing sideways to make sure no one was getting too close to them as they shopped. Outside only saw one person on a bicycle, no one walking, few cars on the road. Got something to eat that had to be brought out to our vehicle by a person in PPE . The entire time we were there the song "The Sound of Silence" kept playing in my mind.

 

[bobbi-j]

0ur "shelter at home" order is supposed to expire on the 24th. Doubt it will be allowed to lapse.
In town this morning it still had the feel like I was somehow in one of those bad 60's futuristic scifi movies. A person with an Ipad at the door of Walmart making sure that she didn't let too many customers in at a time. Store seemed eerily quiet. People in masks glancing sideways to make sure no one was getting too close to them as they shopped. Outside only saw one person on a bicycle, no one walking, few cars on the road. Got something to eat that had to be brought out to our vehicle by a person in PPE . The entire time we were there the song "The Sound of Silence" kept playing in my mind.

I had the same experience at Walmart! I had a list in my head of what I wanted, but once in the store, it all left me. It was so strange, I couldn’t wait to get out of there! So I got the 2 things I had initially gone in for, but none of the things DH and I talked about on the way there. (Our nearest Walmart is about 1 1/2 hours away.)

 

[pennyJo1960]

Great giggle in the here and now Chicki our world today ? We are small town but even going to Chehalis we go to Fuller grocery and wally .. Costco is in Tumwater not quite Olympia can remember all farms but for the Olympia brewery they hooked a Falls Terrace restaurant to it.
Was upcoming when all new now it is a start up brewery all over the artisan water that flowed back then is still valid ...

 

[chickisoup]

Went to town to go to the bank today

 

[Alaskan]

This early in year Alaskan ?

Eh...every year is so different.

Never noticed a "normal"

 

[Alaskan]

Went to town to go to the bank today
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