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Working for the Navy we are doing what they call a Port/Starboard telework schedule working in clinic Mon/Weds/Fri one week Tues/Thurs the next week. Wife and I are pretty much staying home other than the necessary trips to the store and try to do all trips at 1 time. The shelter in place or curfew does not apply to me as a Fed. I can go pretty much anywhere with my ID. Got pulled over at 4am the other morning going to the 24 hour Walgreens before heading to work, we have an 11pm to 5am curfew. Showed my ID to the officer along with my Clinic ID badge she told me to have a good day. I said the same to her.
This virus is serious business don't think for 1 minute that it is not. Not a lot is known about it and most things about it right now are just educated guesses. Don't believe everything being said because no one really knows yet. Let the people of each state decide how they want to proceed with "opening" things up.
I'm in my late 30s and have had four friends or friends of my parents contract the virus at this point. #1: 41 yr old, no pre-existing conditions, a working actor in phenomenal shape and extremely healthy-- spent 6 days in the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. Released 2 weeks ago, but still is weak/having problems with lung capacity/breathing. The doctors say the damage might be permanent- too early to know. #2. Parents' friend- in ICU, in her 70s. Has since been released, but has said she there were a couple of nights that she didn't think she'd survive. #3 Parents' friend - around 50. Intubated for 4 weeks, and in the hospital for 5 weeks. Kidneys started to shut down. Finally was taken off the respirator a day or so ago. Praying she gets better... it's been really touch and go, but that she's no longer intubated is a good sign. #4. Friend who is 37. Healthcare worker (not on front lines of the virus, but an essential worker). No pre-existing issues, though used to be a smoker. So far, only showing minor symptoms at day 4 after diagnosis. Praying hard that he's one of the lucky ones.
3/4 of these are in Georgia, and 3/4 of them were hospitalized (too soon to tell with #4). Aside from #4 who is just at the beginning of the journey (and hopefully remains largely asymptomatic), they've all said this was the most brutal illness they've ever experienced. I think it's easy to be cavalier if you haven't personally known someone with the disease-- and none of these folks (thankfully) have succumbed to the virus. But, their lives are changed, and health may be permanently impacted in the cases of 3/4 of them. This will affect people you know if it hasn't already. Your children. Your parents. Your colleagues. And, maybe even you. As quickly as this thing spreads, I can't imagine it being a good idea for any event with a crowd-- sporting event, concert, festival, etc-- to re-open any time soon. Any place where throngs of people are congregating will ignite the fire again. It's not just going be the frail and infirm and older; it's going to be healthy younger adults as well-- many who may not necessarily die, but may lose their own health permanently, deplete hospital resources, and infect others. The healthcare workers are already overworked in hot spots, and are getting sick... exhaustion from this will make them even more susceptible. I think the lifting restrictions on small stores, cracking down on capacity and keeping separation in restaurants/bars (and possibly limiting hours of business for the short term), and encouraging folks to wear masks / not congregate in big parties will be the short term answer. I do think we'll see football played without a live audience in the fall months- IF there's a surefire way that can provide enough protection for the players. Otherwise, one player on the team gets ill, the others in proximity with that player will be quarantined, and that's going to impact a team's entire season, as well as their competitors. These are scary, scary times. Also, is it not the most Georgia thing ever to have arguably the most loaded, championship-caliber team we've ever had... and have our whole season potentially wiped out by a pandemic? SMH!
We will start back to work this coming Monday with very strict rules. Went to be trained today.... just incase anyone would like a UGA Gaiter scarf... I just pre--ordered two for my wife and I as we will be required to wear a face mask of some sort while at work for the near foreseeable future. Looks like they'll ship sometime in May. Welcome to the new normal!!! Go Dawgs!!!
Yep. Its rough. Its real. And it ain't going away. We've got to figure out a way to press forward as safely as possible.
Where are you located? The shelter-in-place definitely differs from state to state.
I only leave the house to walk in the sub-division. Today makes day 30 since I have gone anywhere outside other than walking 4-5 miles per day.
I'm in middle Georgia. My folks are in the San Francisco Bay Area. Got family in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and North Carolina. Friends in several other states. On a family zoom meeting the topic came up. My brother and his wife were surprised to hear so much activity was still going on since they had been couped up and had only been watching the news. Having been required to keep going to work this entire time, and not being a news watcher, my perception was completely different than his. While commercial activity has clearly lightened up, it hasn't been a ghost town. I still have to deal with idiots on the road, and my Dad who commutes into Oakland, CA has had a similar experience as me.
I was curious what others here had noticed/not noticed. Reading some of these posts it sounds like some are in nearly complete isolation. I don't think that is the case for most people. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. Just an observation.
Why not go for a drive?
I'm in Ware County GA and my family is in complete isolation, has been since the beginning of March. Went to walmart for groceries 4 times. Lowes and pharmacy once. That's it so far.
This is a good listen on economy vs. shutdowns. Interviews w/ economists who have been running these numbers. They suggest right now the economic cost of 1-2 million deaths farrrrrrr outweighs the shutdowns.
But they also say, at a point, we’re going to have to reopen. Think it gives a pretty broad perspective, and accounts for the economic damage that would still be happening even if we do open up (I know I’m not going to a bar, sporting event, restaurant soon, even if they are open).
I'm still required to come in to work everyday and traffic for the most part is better then it was but their are people biking and walking all over the place. Just out enjoying the spring weather. The commissary/grocery store is worse then I have ever seen it. You used to be able to get in and out as long as you avoided certain time periods like payday and after church but now it doesn't matter what time or day you go the lines are nuts. They also imposed limited hours at our BX/Walmart on base but I think its only making things worse. We are now forcing people to go during reduced hours but the number of customers hasn't eased so the effect is more people in the store at one time versus when the hours were spread out. Longer lines and crowded aisles doesn't seem to effective for social distancing. Its a unique situation out here as there are only a couple options for us to buy US goods but I imagine this is what small towns in America are like that have limited options. Also the post office is pretty much a no go for me. It **** before but now its impossible not to wait forever to pick up packages. I really question the limited hours decision. Just forcing the same amount of people to come in at the same time.
I'd be interested in hearing the rationale behind that decision. Seems obvious demand for essential services wouldn't decrease
On base commissary here running same hours as usual, limiting number of people to 30% of capacity and now both the commissary and exchange require a face mask for entry which they do not provide. Out side of base is limited hours, certain hours for seniors, high risk and first responders/medical, limited to 5% of capacity, Sam's Club allows 188 people in at a time.
One thing this situation has shown me is that I am very blessed. The company I work for has always encouraged working from home when/if you can so I haven't lost any income. I still work my normal 45 hours per week and am getting more work done by being at home all day. I've also come to realize I was living social distancing long before this happened. The only time I'm in a crowded are is at church and I miss worshiping more than anything. I can't wait to get back to going to church and serving. I've gotten more organized with ordering groceries to ensure that we don't run out of anything that we need. I also have become way more conscious of how much stuff I touch when I'm out normally and how many germs can be transmitted which is not a bad thing to be taught or shown so hand sanitizer will always be a part of my normal life when this is over. I pray for all of you daily, for your health and safety and your jobs and way of life. I'm an eternal optimist so I know we will survive this crisis, changed but survive.
We're in that group that experienced minor symptoms. My wife experienced shortness of breath for a few days. Scary time for her, but thankfully, didn't get worse. Similarly, my symptoms were minor. I felt "woozy" for about five days with two brief periods of fever 99.2 - 99.6
My wife was a former nursing student lacking just one class to complete her degree. She has taken great exception to the treatment of "100% oxygen". She feels that it causes permanent damage to the alveoli.
Perhaps this treatment is used primarily as a last resort. I'd be interested in hearing opinions from our medical professionals on the use of 100% oxygen.
Debated about posting a little about our experience but decided I will...
We've been doing fine, and I think most people that I know, even if I do just a little have as well. The closest I am to any positive cases as far as I know (although my county does have a fair amount) is a nearby church that I think is just past the county line (though if we were going to church we'd be going to the one that's down the road and not past the line...not giving much detail to try to keep my location mostly anonymous).
I "might" have heard an ambulance once on this road that may or may not have been taking a patient that has problems with this virus to the hospital, but that's not something I can prove. The next siren that I believe I heard was the tornado siren earlier this week (and a tornado did get too close for comfort).
Honestly our life hasn't changed a lot, but that's because my parents were forced to retire several years ago not long after I was born (my mom suddenly became disabled) and I failed to land a job after finishing up a program at a legit technical school (which has led to me probably heading back for something else, which may or may not help). We did have to change some plans though and my parents can't go to the gym anymore.
My parents still go out twice a week to stores to buy food and it's been getting less bad by the week with food seemingly, we never really "stocked up" much to plan on staying hidden away for a very long time and have pretty well gotten away with it. Toilet paper has remained awful for several weeks, and if dad didn't receive a tip from a nearby store of when they get their delivery, we would not be getting toilet paper.
That's what I imagined shelter in place would be like, but it hasnt been the reality of my experience. Sure there has been less activity going on when I'm out, but not everybody is treating the situation how you are. Not even close. I'm unsure what to think of that. The virus has clearly started slowing down, but will we ever be able to fully contain it without 100% compliance?
I certainly don't feel guilty for not being more hard core shelter-in-place. I dont have the option to work from home and I'm not being careless when I am out. In fact, I think the precautions I'm taking are very compatible with further opening the economy. I could sustain my current lifestyle for months and I think anybody could. An attitude of essential vs non essential is the incorrect philosophy. It should be safe vs unsafe. We know what is risky and what is not. Much more productivity could be achieved if the lens were changed on what is acceptable.
Texas schools officially done for the year.
My kids are bummed out.
Our governor made the same call yesterday on in-class learning for the remainder of the school year and my senior daughter was in tears...hopefully this serves as a touchstone moment that this entire class nation-wide can look back on throughout their life and leverage it as a reference point for any future challenge or adversity that life will send their way.
ie - "remember when they cancelled my Senior year, graduation, prom, etc...I'll get through this, too"