WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH 2020

BARBARA Happy birthday x

BARBIE Thanks for new thread

Kate UK

I have masks y gloves from taking care of my mother when her cancer was in the final stages. No they don’t expire in my opinion for normal folks since I’m not a hospital worker 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️leaning over the worst cases. I have used it through my pregnancy too (has too hubby thought it was silly 😜 I took it off to please him bam 💥 weeks in the hospital 🏥 pregnant fighting for my life y JRs.... after that he yelled where’s your mask 😷!! If I took off for even a second lol). I wear it when sick to prevent JR from getting it since I’m the main caregiver for his baths 🛁 to food even sleep 🛏. Hubby usually working even when sick or he walks himself inside a bedroom away from JR as much as possible (after JR being born premie he worries). Some folks need masks 😷 ,but not everyone.A simple face mask is good enough I see folks spending $40- $100’s for a unknown if it’s effective masks 😷! Unless it’s reusable for years with a good purpose (like if your in construction fields) then great buy. The guy sitting in Mom’s basement gaming has zero use for it! People needing masks are those with lung illnesses,cancers,auto immune disease,pregnancy,y anything that can be impacted by a normal flu even. Some 20yr old guy wearing it who’s a healthy body builder is unnecessary in my opinion. Maybe if you ride a subway to travel by plane a lot or plan a cruise yeah get a mask 😷 or if in a smoggy city that advises masks. A guy in the country side who rarely comes in contact with folks is wasting money. A home body like myself kids not in school rarely gets out doesn’t need no fancy painters mask to leave the house 🏡. Hubby does but all in construction needs them. I’m seeing folks in unpopulated areas stocking up when theirs no need.The city folks who use a bus instead of a personal car needs it more. Living in the city where it’s hard to move around in a store without bumping elbows We changed our shopping schedules the minute JR was born if a restaurant parking lots full we turn around find a quieter place. My Dads out in the country side so safer if he gets it won’t spread farther than his house or him y his sisters house. My sister-in-law well that’s a different story 3 kids in 3 different schools (elementary,middle,high school) plus she works a lot uses daycares to nanny’s is at a million after kid programs heads the Girl Scouts for her area the kids get sick continuously nonstop,but would never wear a mask is the type who needs one!!! Good news is warmer months are coming so hopefully many flu to colds will die off maybe this one too for awhile until next season. That would give scientists time to come up with stuff.

Some of the masks popping up right now are not FDA approved they may not even really work (cheaply made at hefty price tags 🏷)
If you do buy consider Homedepots to Walmart not the 3rd party sellers. Some can be made at home for those who sew 🧵. Simply put together some thick cotton washable material nice y thick add elastic ear loops or Velcro etc. Same thing as what’s selling for $20-$50 right now.

Here’s a flu mask recommendations from years ago more reliable than the ones coming out right now where Amazon to 3rd party sellers are paying big bucks for a good review but selling junk.
https://themighty.com/2018/01/face-masks-brands-cold-flu-prevention/

According to Government sites only very ill type people those already effected should wear a mask.Everyone else stop shaking hands to stand far enough apart from who your talking to wash hands🖐 y limit exposure until waer weather in April .

Still unsure about how the government is using bases for the sick 🤒 seems flawed.

Amber Tx

Stockpiling 2 weeks worth of food has been recommended by FEMA for any disasters at all times anyways we all just don’t follow it is all. Our city runs out of food y waters in crisis cause surrounding areas hit us hard in disasters to panics. So we try to have it ready. Dads in the country side their trying to give stuff away in disasters cause they don’t have enough shoppers lol 😂...of course they don’t their hitting my grocery store like usual!

Re: males sending friends requests. Yeah, I accepted one who followed up with the old "get to know you better" thing right after I got active here again (three weeks or so ago). I didn't respond - I don't really do email, so whatever (yawn). As a relatively extreme introvert, following threads is almost more than I can handle anyway.

barbiecat wrote: »

About friends on MFP. Even if you accept a friend request, you are in charge of whatever interaction you have. I tell anyone who wants to chat by mail that I'm not good at that and only interact on my favorite threads. I also remove a lot of "friends" from my newsfeed if what they share is annoying to me. As a last resort, which I've never had to use, I can delete a friend. I think you can also block someone from contacting you. I have had no trouble and don't consider a request from a man to be "creepy'. We're all on this journey together. Also I have cancelled all messages from my newsfeed so there are no reports of weight loss, exercise, completing my diary, or getting a new friend so none of my "friends" knows what's going on with me unless they read this thread or the others I post on.

Barbie in NW WA

You've never deleted a "friend"?

I do that quite frequently.

Every 2-3 months, I sort my "friends" by 'Last Login', then have a closer look at those who have not logged in for 6 months or more. If you check the profiles, you can see if they've made a post on their profiles which hasn't appeared on the main newsfeed. If no posts there, then I might do a search for their names in the forum to see if they are active in the forums here. If they don't appear to be active on the forums within the last 6 months ........ delete!

I figure they're finished with MFP and gone.

I also delete people who have an entirely different approach, perspective etc. than I do ... one I don't agree with. I've only done that maybe 3-4 times.


As for friend requests ...

On my profile, under 'About Me' I have this:

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Please send a message with your friend request. Chances are, I won't accept without one. Introduce yourself ... tell me about yourself, your interests, your goals ... and especially let me know if you're into bicycles and cycling.
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So ... when someone sends me a friend request without a message, I'll usually simply decline. After all, if the person doesn't have enough interest in me to look at my profile, then ... "bye-bye".

I will also usually wait a month or more to accept people who might be OK. Some people sign up with MFP and are really keen for a few weeks ... they post to all kinds of threads, they try to collect all kinds of friends, and then about a month later they're bored with it all and disappear.

After a month or two, I'll look at their profiles to see if they are friend collectors ... if so ... nope. Then I look to see what they've got in their "About Me" and I do a search for their names in the forum to see what kind of person they are here. If they sound interesting ... I might accept. If not ... decline.


Barbie, you said "Even if you accept a friend request, you are in charge of whatever interaction you have" and I absolutely agree.

If there's anything that makes you feel uncomfortable ... take steps to make a change.


Machka in Oz

Thanks, Machka

To clarify my previous comments: while it is nearly certain that COVID-19 does have a zoonotic (animal) cause, it is not yet proven. In the minds of millions of people around the world, COVID-19 originated in Chinese human beings in Wuhan. Regardless of what may be eventually discovered about an animal source, that perception is unlikely to change. Because the 2009 pandemic was actually called Swine Flu, the perception was that it came from pigs, even though the strains that caused the pandemic contained contributions from birds & humans as well. Pigs are like laboratory vessels for reassortment of flu viruses with contributions from humans, birds, pigs, and possibly other zoonotic sources. Fortunately, pandemic-potential strains are infrequently formed.

Rita Happy Birthday for yesterday, hope you too had a wonderful day.

Still catching up, Karen in Virginia, your mum was so pretty, how old was she in the photo's, she looks so elegant in her Sunday best.

Viv UK

Just a quick read through before starting day. Work went better yesterday--was able to sort out the various issues. Not worth getting overly upset. Only two meetings scheduled for today so should be able to get some other tasks completed. Warmer here today but rain!

Meet with trainer tonight for new workout. We discussed a couple of changes last night (had a shorter workout due to getting out of work late-but I went!). Not sure what changes she is making but we are continuing on core strength and balance. I will say after three months of this I am noticing changes-more muscle definition (or maybe I should just say I have some muscle definition!).

Trying to find new swim suit-don't like any of the style in stores close to me-going through all of the selections on Amazon. Think I want to boy short type legs (help cover scars from hip replacements). Think I have found one piece I may give a try. I don't swim a lot but have found myself wanting to use pool when I stay at hotel for work and when with grandkids. I think buying a house was easier than a swimsuit!

Corona virus-I don't think we have seen full extent of it. I think we need to be sensible about it. We have problems at work with people not staying home when they are sick. We have good sick leave accruals if you don't waste your time. I have seen lots of folks over the years early on use sick leave just like extra paid time off and then when they hit a true medical issue, they are left without. I have a comfortable balance despite hip replacements, etc. However, when I do have a fever (luckily rare event) I stay home.

Need to get moving. Good day to all.

Ginny in Ohio