Quiet times

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by Pulpmeister

A lot of closures here, cafes only takeway, restauarants shut, my local mini-mall (which consists of mostly essentials like supermarket, pharmacy, news agency still running okay. Also the adjacent bottle shop, on the theory that wines and beers will keep morale up. Imagine adding compulsory teetotalism to our miseries!

Picked up a six pack of Peroni Leggera today, temperatures in the high 90s. Need a bit of morale!

Assuming the news from China is right-- epicentre has no new cases for several days, which suggests it has burned out there; it gives us a few clues on how long we have to hunker down before it burns out in our localities.

That's kind of the question, i.e. are the numbers out of China correct or not. Guess we will see.

[taosaur]

I've been keeping an eye on this site I picked up from Kurzgesagt: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavir...ths-by-country

The rate that deaths double (the firmest statistic we have for now) does seem to be slowing in a lot of places, down from 2 days to 3 in the US. Hopefully it's a trend.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by taosaur

Ohio's governor and health czar (don't know her real title) have been showing remarkable good sense, and we do seem to be flattening our curve a little ahead of the rest of the country, at least for now.

I've not been much a Mike DeWine fan in the past, but I continue to be impressed by his willingness to make the hard decisions during this crisis. His willingness to trust the advice of his health experts and to take such an aggressive (and so early) tack against the spread of this thing is commendable in my opinion.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I've not been much a Mike DeWine fan in the past, but I continue to be impressed by his willingness to make the hard decisions during this crisis. His willingness to trust the advice of his health experts and to take such an aggressive (and so early) tack against the spread of this thing is commendable in my opinion.

“Non-essential abortion” strikes me as one of the great oxymorons. Yes, let’s just put this pregnancy on hold until the pandemic’s over.

[DiapDealer]

I hadn't seen that. I only briefly glanced at the exemptions. Definitely a little less commendable.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by crich70

I hope you and your wife will continue to stay in good health Apache.

Originally Posted by Thasaidon

I will second that and hope that all Mobileread members do the same. Stay safe!

Thank you. My sister is a RN working in a Dialysis Office. She had a patient that has tested positive for the virus. It took them a week to get the test results back that confirmed it. My sister was told last Tuesday evening that she was exposed and had to self quarantine. Her and the two techs will be able to go back to work This Friday. She is worried about the patient that may have been exposed because they took a week to diagnosis the patient. She is also worried because they are now extremely short handed. It also doesn't help that the RN in charge, who refuse to help when they are short handed, told the company that she had close contact with the patient when she didn't. Some people will use anything to take advantage of a situation. Also one of the remaining techs went to her doctor the next day and told him she had chills and did not feel well. He told to stay out of work for two weeks too.
Anyway, so far my sister isn't showing any symptoms. Oh and her husbands office gave him two weeks off with pay too, with pay. According to CDC guidelines he is at minimal risk for the virus, but people are running scared.
The panic buying here has not abated either.
Apache

[Apache]

One thing that surprises me is that our local YMCA is still open it's regular hours. 24 hours a day except closed midnight Saturday til 12 PM Sunday. And they are busy. They are also about the only organization I have not gotten an email notice from concerning them and the Corona-19 Virus. All of my vendors all banks and stores, utilities and countless others have inundated me with Corona-19 Virus updates., but not the YMCA. I winder if the pools are open too. They probably are afraid that they might have to refund a couple of months of membership dues.
Apache

[ekbell]

Originally Posted by binaryhermit

I know Denver tried to close liquor stores and weed dispensaries, I guess they backed off because of a huge run on them.

Our province just modified the law to allow booze to be delivered to your home by licensed providers (i.e. bars) as long as it was still in unopened containers (bottles, cans).

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Apache

One thing that surprises me is that our local YMCA is still open it's regular hours. 24 hours a day except closed midnight Saturday til 12 PM Sunday. And they are busy. They are also about the only organization I have not gotten an email notice from concerning them and the Corona-19 Virus. All of my vendors all banks and stores, utilities and countless others have inundated me with Corona-19 Virus updates., but not the YMCA. I winder if the pools are open too. They probably are afraid that they might have to refund a couple of months of membership dues.
Apache

All gyms have been closed in the UK.

[Apache]

All of the private gyms have closed. Only the YMCA is still open.
Apache

[Deskisamess]

Our YMCA's have been closed since the 16th.

The company my husband works for is "essential" so most of his work continues. He is working from home, but those working in the production area are having to go in. Not sure how they are dealing with the social distancing, but hubby says they have enough room to spread the workers out. Split shifts may happen also.

The head of purchasing wants the buyers to contact all of their suppliers...my husband said he has hundreds. One company in California said they were shutting down, but the "essential" category has a domino affect, so those suppliers can also keep working.

There is no slacking off because he is working from home, he is treating it exactly the same, and putting in the hours. Lots of stress, many many phone calls, he was worn out last night.

What has happened to our investments has most likely pushed off his plan of retirement at the end of 2021. We were in good shape and on track before this happened. Discussion of downsizing into a condo has also been taken off the table. The house is paid for, we have no debt. So hunkered down here with no more talk of selling and moving.

Could use some sunshine, it would be nice to be able to get outside for a bit. Family is all well, that's what really matters.

[crich70]

Originally Posted by issybird

“Non-essential abortion” strikes me as one of the great oxymorons. Yes, let’s just put this pregnancy on hold until the pandemic’s over.

Generally I would think that as pregnancy isn't normally a life threatening condition that it would fit under the "Non-essential" umbrella. And there are various ways to avoid it, not that I want to get into a debate on the topic here. That would be better fit under the Politics/Religion forum.

[DiapDealer]

It's not political at all. It's simply over the top stupidity and the pushing of agenda under the guise of "safety." The notion that taking a walk; or taking your ferret for a distemper shot; or getting your teeth cleaned; or picking up a six-pack of burgers and a case of beer from a carryout; or picking up a bucket of chicken and a bottle of wine at the store is somehow an "essential" exemption to the lockdown, but that a medical visit OF ANY KIND might not be is the height of hypocrisy and arrogance. Plain and simple. Nothing political about it.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by crich70

Generally I would think that as pregnancy isn't normally a life threatening condition that it would fit under the "Non-essential" umbrella.

Just don’t. Essential isn’t limited to life-threatening; do you think you know better than the women who know they need an abortion? It’s not something that can wait. Moreover, the virus shouldn’t be the excuse for enforcing one’s personal morality in contravention of US law.

A broken bone probably isn’t life-threatening either; should someone just splint it at home and wait things out?

[Deskisamess]

One of the thing I love and appreciate about these forums is the lack of conversation about political issues, left vs. right ideologies, etc. If a right-leaning comment was made, it would be shouted down. I could push that button, but I won't.

This isn't the place for that convo. Please.