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I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
My union is pushing for a pay increase for essential workers, since we are at increased exposure to being infected. I think the virus is not as lethal as we are lead to believe (for young/middle age , healthy adults) but still, if we get infected and have to isolate that's a pain in the *kitten*.3 -
amorfati601070 wrote: »I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
My union is pushing for a pay increase for essential workers, since we are at increased exposure to being infected. I think the virus is not as lethal as we are lead to believe (for young/middle age , healthy adults) but still, if we get infected and have to isolate that's a pain in the *kitten*.
I feel like some people had the virus before it people were aware of it. We had the symptoms, and the docs said "its just a virus". So we rode it out like we would any other. 🤷♀️
My dad had all the symptoms (fever, trouble breathing, etc...) back in Feb. I think I was already exposed and got my antibodies.
So I am half paranoid that I will get very sick, and half sure I'm fine. Its a very weird feeling.
Also, being an "essential" employee, I am also going to work.... and am the designated grocery shopper for the household. My work is very clean and I rarely see any one. The grocery store, however...... 😬😷3 -
amorfati601070 wrote: »I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
My union is pushing for a pay increase for essential workers, since we are at increased exposure to being infected. I think the virus is not as lethal as we are lead to believe (for young/middle age , healthy adults) but still, if we get infected and have to isolate that's a pain in the *kitten*.
I feel like some people had the virus before it people were aware of it. We had the symptoms, and the docs said "its just a virus". So we rode it out like we would any other. 🤷♀️
My dad had all the symptoms (fever, trouble breathing, etc...) back in Feb. I think I was already exposed and got my antibodies.
So I am half paranoid that I will get very sick, and half sure I'm fine. Its a very weird feeling.
Also, being an "essential" employee, I am also going to work.... and am the designated grocery shopper for the household. My work is very clean and I rarely see any one. The grocery store, however...... 😬😷
Firstly, be safe.
And, I heard from a British dr (Dr. John Campbell... he has a YTube channel with daily updates) that CV began last year, hence the 19 in its name.
I never get sick, but was stuck in CA hotels doing interviews late last year (forget the mo exactly... Oct-Dec, I think) for 10-wks. I was that ill... fever/chills, hallucinations, severe coughing to the point that I could not speak. There were several families also stuck in the hotel, too ill to vacate or have housekeeping in for cleaning, same as me.
I got ill while in L.A., then moved out to Palm Springs (100-mi away), thinking the heat would do me good & that I was just worn down. That's where the other guests were ill, meaning, it wasn't 1 hotel but a region as they were already ill with the same when I arrived from L.A.
I'm wondering if that weren't CV (it was definitely some sort of brutal flu)... I've had the flu once as a kid & it didn't last that long. I've also never been ill to that magnitude for 10-wks, where I could barely get out of bed & had such severe hallucinations, it was frightening.2 -
I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
We're all a mix of emotions at this point... those having to work/live with ill people, being in the forefront. I admire what you're doing & I do think some will have career decisions to make at the end of this long trial.
This sure is a taxing time, in every way it can be on mere humans. I can't offer anything but good thoughts & wishes sent your way.
Be well.1 -
TarryTaffyTwo wrote: »amorfati601070 wrote: »I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
My union is pushing for a pay increase for essential workers, since we are at increased exposure to being infected. I think the virus is not as lethal as we are lead to believe (for young/middle age , healthy adults) but still, if we get infected and have to isolate that's a pain in the *kitten*.
I feel like some people had the virus before it people were aware of it. We had the symptoms, and the docs said "its just a virus". So we rode it out like we would any other. 🤷♀️
My dad had all the symptoms (fever, trouble breathing, etc...) back in Feb. I think I was already exposed and got my antibodies.
So I am half paranoid that I will get very sick, and half sure I'm fine. Its a very weird feeling.
Also, being an "essential" employee, I am also going to work.... and am the designated grocery shopper for the household. My work is very clean and I rarely see any one. The grocery store, however...... 😬😷
Firstly, be safe.
And, I heard from a British dr (Dr. John Campbell... he has a YTube channel with daily updates) that CV began last year, hence the 19 in its name.
I never get sick, but was stuck in CA hotels doing interviews late last year (forget the mo exactly... Oct-Dec, I think) for 10-wks. I was that ill... fever/chills, hallucinations, severe coughing to the point that I could not speak. There were several families also stuck in the hotel, too ill to vacate or have housekeeping in for cleaning, same as me.
I got ill while in L.A., then moved out to Palm Springs (100-mi away), thinking the heat would do me good & that I was just worn down. That's where the other guests were ill, meaning, it wasn't 1 hotel but a region as they were already ill with the same when I arrived from L.A.
I'm wondering if that weren't CV (it was definitely some sort of brutal flu)... I've had the flu once as a kid & it didn't last that long. I've also never been ill to that magnitude for 10-wks, where I could barely get out of bed & had such severe hallucinations, it was frightening.
Wow that's pretty intense and scary!!
I have had the flu before as well, and my fever lasted all of 1.5 days. I was mostly just tired for a week and then fine. I don't usually get sick outside a normal cold and maybe a small cough due to congestion....
That must have been scary for everyone at that hotel. Staff and all the people who were sick. But yeah, what if that was it and a lot of us are freaking out over a virus we already had and are no longer susceptible to? But then again..... what if it wasn't?
I think that unknown has us all paranoid.....
PS - so glad you are feeling much better. ❤1 -
TarryTaffyTwo wrote: »amorfati601070 wrote: »I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
My union is pushing for a pay increase for essential workers, since we are at increased exposure to being infected. I think the virus is not as lethal as we are lead to believe (for young/middle age , healthy adults) but still, if we get infected and have to isolate that's a pain in the *kitten*.
I feel like some people had the virus before it people were aware of it. We had the symptoms, and the docs said "its just a virus". So we rode it out like we would any other. 🤷♀️
My dad had all the symptoms (fever, trouble breathing, etc...) back in Feb. I think I was already exposed and got my antibodies.
So I am half paranoid that I will get very sick, and half sure I'm fine. Its a very weird feeling.
Also, being an "essential" employee, I am also going to work.... and am the designated grocery shopper for the household. My work is very clean and I rarely see any one. The grocery store, however...... 😬😷
Firstly, be safe.
And, I heard from a British dr (Dr. John Campbell... he has a YTube channel with daily updates) that CV began last year, hence the 19 in its name.
I never get sick, but was stuck in CA hotels doing interviews late last year (forget the mo exactly... Oct-Dec, I think) for 10-wks. I was that ill... fever/chills, hallucinations, severe coughing to the point that I could not speak. There were several families also stuck in the hotel, too ill to vacate or have housekeeping in for cleaning, same as me.
I got ill while in L.A., then moved out to Palm Springs (100-mi away), thinking the heat would do me good & that I was just worn down. That's where the other guests were ill, meaning, it wasn't 1 hotel but a region as they were already ill with the same when I arrived from L.A.
I'm wondering if that weren't CV (it was definitely some sort of brutal flu)... I've had the flu once as a kid & it didn't last that long. I've also never been ill to that magnitude for 10-wks, where I could barely get out of bed & had such severe hallucinations, it was frightening.
Wow that's pretty intense and scary!!
I have had the flu before as well, and my fever lasted all of 1.5 days. I was mostly just tired for a week and then fine. I don't usually get sick outside a normal cold and maybe a small cough due to congestion....
That must have been scary for everyone at that hotel. Staff and all the people who were sick. But yeah, what if that was it and a lot of us are freaking out over a virus we already had and are no longer susceptible to? But then again..... what if it wasn't?
I think that unknown has us all paranoid.....
PS - so glad you are feeling much better. ❤
TYVM, I'm fine & fortunately, rarely get ill.
Last night I read that S Korea & China are reporting 60-100 cases each of people who've become re-infected with the virus (that's only from those patients who were tested & diagnosed once before), so who knows how all this will manifest & end. Surely there are more, who may not have even been tested, but recovered & are ill again.
In my uneducated opinion, I guess the best course of action is only to go out if direly necessary (essential food/meds/work) & stay the Valhalla inside for a month or more so we can all stop spreading or catching the virus. Each day, more are infected... it takes 4-5 days for most to manifest symptoms & another week before they're in the height of symptoms, according to Dr. John Campbell (he's got a YTube channel).
I've even stopped walking outside, even though few are out & about. Besides, I don't have a mask & have no idea where they'd be in stock at this late date... & last week when I went to the market without one, the hostility was so severe, I thought they'd chase me to my car with sticks.
I plan to just stay indoors, going onto my patio for a bit of fresh air now & again & waiting 'til I run out of food before I venture out... that's a month.
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_Kashmir_314 wrote: »Maybe we need to start a virtual happy hour.
Some friends and I have been doing this on Saturday nights the past 3 weeks. Did a power hour (actually 3 of them) the first night, and a trivia night this past weekend.
Family Feud was this past weekend.1 -
What's on my mind is that I have to do an assignment for uni that I'm really procrastinating about...the least I could do is go for a long walk...but instead I'm doing neither thing !
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That I wish I had better things to do versus looking through the forums
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Went to the grocery store. I went to a different one than normal..... same store, different location.
It was creepy. I won't be going back there. I have never felt creeped out there before but wow...... 😳
No one was talking. No phone conversations, no kids, no chatting, nothing. People in masks rushing around following the arrows on the floor for the right way to go. None of the other locations had arrows!! I thought I was gonna get yelled at or kicked out cuz I went the wrong way..... 😬
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Went to the grocery store. I went to a different one than normal..... same store, different location.
It was creepy. I won't be going back there. I have never felt creeped out there before but wow...... 😳
No one was talking. No phone conversations, no kids, no chatting, nothing. People in masks rushing around following the arrows on the floor for the right way to go. None of the other locations had arrows!! I thought I was gonna get yelled at or kicked out cuz I went the wrong way..... 😬
Life has become so bizarre.2 -
Went to the grocery store. I went to a different one than normal..... same store, different location.
It was creepy. I won't be going back there. I have never felt creeped out there before but wow...... 😳
No one was talking. No phone conversations, no kids, no chatting, nothing. People in masks rushing around following the arrows on the floor for the right way to go. None of the other locations had arrows!! I thought I was gonna get yelled at or kicked out cuz I went the wrong way..... 😬
I haven't seen the inside of a grocery store (or any store) for three weeks. I guess this is what I have to look forward to? 🙁 Life just doesn't feel real at the moment. I feel like I'm living in a bad dream I can't wake up from.4 -
Went to the grocery store. I went to a different one than normal..... same store, different location.
It was creepy. I won't be going back there. I have never felt creeped out there before but wow...... 😳
No one was talking. No phone conversations, no kids, no chatting, nothing. People in masks rushing around following the arrows on the floor for the right way to go. None of the other locations had arrows!! I thought I was gonna get yelled at or kicked out cuz I went the wrong way..... 😬
I took a photograph during my last trip to the grocery store .......
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That why we do things that we know we shouldn't and vice versa.0
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i don't think I'll ever be truly happy3
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Motorsheen wrote: »Went to the grocery store. I went to a different one than normal..... same store, different location.
It was creepy. I won't be going back there. I have never felt creeped out there before but wow...... 😳
No one was talking. No phone conversations, no kids, no chatting, nothing. People in masks rushing around following the arrows on the floor for the right way to go. None of the other locations had arrows!! I thought I was gonna get yelled at or kicked out cuz I went the wrong way..... 😬
I took a photograph during my last trip to the grocery store .......
This is how I feel walking empty aisles
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I'm worried, probably for nothing. Yesterday I noticed a freind had deactivated thier fb profile and normally that wouldn't send too many alarms as maybe they're tired of social media or got caught cheating or whatever but tornadoes touched down in the area they are living and I just hope it wasn't deleted because they're dead or hurt or something happened to thier home or loved ones. I'll hear about it eventually if it's bad (my small home town knows all) but I'm worried. I hope it's just run of the mill drama and not anything serious.5
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OpheliaCooter wrote: »I'm worried, probably for nothing. Yesterday I noticed a freind had deactivated thier fb profile and normally that wouldn't send too many alarms as maybe they're tired of social media or got caught cheating or whatever but tornadoes touched down in the area they are living and I just hope it wasn't deleted because they're dead or hurt or something happened to thier home or loved ones. I'll hear about it eventually if it's bad (my small home town knows all) but I'm worried. I hope it's just run of the mill drama and not anything serious.
Firstly, I hope your friend is okay.
I've noticed a lot of people are currently off social media and/or don't email/call as often. We're all a little on edge of late & worried about health/finances/family. You can even see a marked drop off here. The forum is almost as empty as the bread aisles at stores.
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TarryTaffyTwo wrote: »OpheliaCooter wrote: »I'm worried, probably for nothing. Yesterday I noticed a freind had deactivated thier fb profile and normally that wouldn't send too many alarms as maybe they're tired of social media or got caught cheating or whatever but tornadoes touched down in the area they are living and I just hope it wasn't deleted because they're dead or hurt or something happened to thier home or loved ones. I'll hear about it eventually if it's bad (my small home town knows all) but I'm worried. I hope it's just run of the mill drama and not anything serious.
Firstly, I hope your friend is okay.
I've noticed a lot of people are currently off social media and/or don't email/call as often. We're all a little on edge of late & worried about health/finances/family. You can even see a marked drop off here. The forum is almost as empty as the bread aisles at stores.
Ya I've noticed that too and I think it's more likely that that is the case. I'm just a person who worries too much.1 -
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Disclaimer: Vent post below.
Some folks need to learn to diffuse a bit better... perhaps more exercise at home... myself included.
I went out at 5:30am for mail, assuming no one else would be out at that hour. While walking on the narrow sidewalk, adjacent to the highway, a woman came walking towards me with a huge dog. There's barely 3' width of sidewalk, but 25' width of grass on her side, so I assumed she'd move into the grass as her dog was obviously sniffing for a place to 'go'... if not, I'd have to step into the street (highway, actually) with a fair amount of traffic on a foggy, still dark morning. No, I'm not risking stepping into traffic, when she could simply take 2 steps to her right, into a huge grassy area, where she & most dog walkers, eventually move into anyway.
As she got about 10' from me, I asked if she could move into the grass, cuz she's the one with the dog, all 3 of us can't pass on the sidewalk cuz it's too narrow & I didn't want to step into traffic or cross passed her to step into the grass with dog droppings... she's got the dog, if anyone's going to step in dog pee, it should be her, imo. She misunderstood & said, "No, you're okay" thinking I was asking her if she wanted me to move into the grass... honestly, I was more irritated that she thought I was asking her permission. So, I said, "No, YOU'RE not okay. Move over & walk your dog in the grass." Admittedly... I probably shouldn't have said it with hostility.
She instead pulled her dog out of the grass & onto the sidewalk to take up the entire sidewalk, so I had to step onto the road & then said in disgust, "Stupid". I was then barraged with the B-word, C-word & non-stop yelling for a full 2-min. I was 20' passed her & she was still swearing at me. Lol.
Her cursing storm actually made me laugh. I was in the wrong, cuz earlier I could have walked across her & her dog's path into the grass, when it was obvious she wasn't going to make room, but I'm stubbornly cranky... & stunned when she virtually forced me off the sidewalk & into the street.
I need to stay indoors or go for mail at 4am next week.
But, I also don't regret calling her stupid, even though I got barraged with gnarly words.4 -
I'm still working, at work. Glad to have my job...glad to 'get' to get out - altho I wish I could have an extra day of "self isolation"...I'm tired. More mentally exhausted than usual.
Being part of an "essential service" has a weird feel...I'm glad to help, and super glad to get my whole pay cheque, and we can't work remotely - but is it worth it?
And I find it strange that the government is finding all this money to cover people, its great, but what about us who have to go out there?
Is it worth it to us? Are we risking our lives because our 'job' is essential, when we could be staying at home with the government $ allowed?
I don't know if I'm being stupid or not in life skills right now
(tbh, I've been stupid before)
you should be allowed more flex/stress days IMO, under circumstances like this.1 -
I honestly believed going back to work would be a good thing. Truth is, I'd rather be hiding under my bed right now. I wish this would all hurry up and end.7
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My internet is zipping along so fast I can barely keep up, that’s new.
I’m sure it’s temporary, 😂1 -
honeybee__12 wrote: »My internet is zipping along so fast I can barely keep up, that’s new.
I’m sure it’s temporary, 😂
And so it begins...1
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