How Has the Coronavirus Affected You?

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  • XxFunctionalStrengthxX
    XxFunctionalStrengthxX Posts: 2,466 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    XxFunctionalStrengthxX wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Joeyd727 wrote: »
    The Governor of NY made it mandatory that all businesses cut %50 of their daily workforce or have 50% work from home. Alot of people are now laid off. My company is splitting us I to 3 groups 8-430 , 430-1230am, 1230am-8am inorder to not to lay us off

    How can a governor legally do that ?

    There's a good chance that there will be more personal destruction (suicide, crime, spousal abuse) as a result of economic collapse than the virus itself.

    It's about health of the population. In certain situations, Gov't has overriding authority. Be thankful you don't live in the Bay Area of California.

    Government might have an authority, but to what ends ?

    As some point, there is going to be pushback, if not retaliation, by the masses.

    The Bay Area of California? Yeah, not my jam.
    Always remember, 'The larger the government / The smaller the citizen.'

    I'm concerned as well about how far the shutdown orders will go. But, by the same token, because of how stupid and ignorant people can be something needs to be done. Not heavy handed such as Bay Area did.

    But, if a two week interruption can help reduce the spread of this thing, I think it's something we all should get behind.
  • TarynF226
    TarynF226 Posts: 62 Member
    I'm a cashier so it kinda sucks right now with people's buying habits. Aside from the work implications... I stress eat. After hitting my calorie goal I still found myself eating an entire chocolate bar this evening and craving something else to munch on. I decided to eat half a container of mints to keep me occupied but low calorie😂

    Also I uh might be a bit more prone to anxiety than I realised before now. I get social anxiety from dealing with lots of people or having to do group stuff but now going to a store when I don't have work shifts takes me like 15min just to psych myself up to deal with people. (Work is work on that front I plaster on that customer service smile and fake it anyway when I go in🤷‍♀️)
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    GettinLean19 wrote: »
    Yesterday i posted my symptoms in this thread and got some disagrees. I’m still perplexed by that 😑

    My kids and I now have all been coughing for 24 hours. Fever low but hovering around 100. Most pronounced symptom for me is chest heaviness but I honestly don’t know how much of that is just from anxiety. We can’t be tested as there is a shortage of test kits in my state and they are only testing people with known contact with the virus or who have traveled in the past 2 weeks. All that tells me is that the community spread numbers are severely underreported.

    No clue if its *the* virus, but just the same.. we are housebound until symptoms resolve.

    mail me chocolateStay safe out there

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  • AquaMeow
    AquaMeow Posts: 296 Member
    Hey everyone if you do have symptoms make sure to take this. It helps build you immune system. 5i6ym26s405e.jpg
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    March 19: My husband's command can't make up its mind on whether to send folks home or keep them working. As far as I'm concerned, what he does is non-essential, but the military obviously doesn't see it that way. Thing is, they work in a small office space and there's definitely more than 10 of them in that building.

    Add to that that there was a confirmed case on our base among military members and their family reported just yesterday and this decision of theirs seems haphazard at best.

    I get that if anyone in my immediate family gets it, we will probably be okay (just miserable during the duration), but I still worry an awful lot about spreading it to folks who aren't as robust. We have a lot of retired folks that live on the base and come here to do their shopping if they live out in town. On top of that, this city is full of old folks (warmer weather all year round) and homeless people. What about them? Just concerned, is all.

    Doing my part not to be out and about if I don't need to be around people, but man.. it's driving me batty. Might go for a walk later. There's a lot of trails and pathways that are isolated from others, so I should be okay.

    My heart goes out for all of you that currently still work in the public sector, be it medical, retail, education or emergency response. Y'all have a tough job, even more so these days. :heart:
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,726 Member
    Day 4 of working from home.
    My symptoms are better, but I am going stir crazy working from home. It will be at least until April 5th before we can get back to work as usual. Possibly even the end of April :anguished:

    I'm about the most 'cocooning'/'anti-social' person I know. I spend most of my weekends chilling and working out at home without even leaving the door, but even I'm getting cabin fever already, after less than a week.

    I'm thinking of taking a long walk/several walks in the nearby countryside this weekend, my BF will be shocked :lol:
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    March 19th Second update: Mississippi governor declared no school returns until after April 17th (if things get better and not worse), so kids are out school around here until then. No information yet on a curriculum we can teach at home or how (or if) this will affect their transition to the next grade.. or if they'll just have a late school year. So many unknowns, it's very frustrating for everyone.

    People on base are freaking out about the news yesterday that someone on base contracted COVID-19 and had contact with numerous people through their line of work.. so yeah, there's that.

    I guess I'll start looking at some home school curriculum and see what there is left to teach him this year to prepare him for third grade. Maybe throw in some science experiments for fun and order some more books off Amazon (while it's still up and running). We love to read, but libraries are, as expected, closed now.
  • XxFunctionalStrengthxX
    XxFunctionalStrengthxX Posts: 2,466 Member
    Washington state is at 66 Deaths as of yesterday.

    Italy is now over 3,400 deaths for a country with a population of 60 million. :(

  • TarryTaffyTwo
    TarryTaffyTwo Posts: 448 Member
    Based on all I'm hearing, here & elsewhere, I'm thinking of giving shopping for fresh produce a pass tomorrow. I also hear that produce is mostly what's available at most stores, still...

    Aside from a daily lemon or lime, I haven't had fruit in 1-wk & fruit's normally the bulk of my diet. I can hang on 2-wks, if that's still the suggested time we remain at home. Never eat canned food, but wish I had some canned peaches, at least.

    Not really the frightened type, but I do have asthma... & no meds or health insurance... so, I guess I'll just be happy with citrus... I've got enough for another wk, so I'm lucky.
  • XxFunctionalStrengthxX
    XxFunctionalStrengthxX Posts: 2,466 Member
    TarryTaffyTwo wrote: »
    Based on all I'm hearing, here & elsewhere, I'm thinking of giving shopping for fresh produce a pass tomorrow. I also hear that produce is mostly what's available at most stores, still...

    Aside from a daily lemon or lime, I haven't had fruit in 1-wk & fruit's normally the bulk of my diet. I can hang on 2-wks, if that's still the suggested time we remain at home. Never eat canned food, but wish I had some canned peaches, at least.

    Not really the frightened type, but I do have asthma... & no meds or health insurance... so, I guess I'll just be happy with citrus... I've got enough for another wk, so I'm lucky.

    I think if you go early in the day before the large droves of people are out you'll be fine. Take standard precautions, wipe down the cart handles, etc. Then, make sure you wash all fruits, veggies, etc before putting them away and again before consumption.

    Going in the early morning will also help ensure you get the freshest fruits. Best to you!
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    FeelinFooFoo wrote: »

    Let's see what the weekend brings...🤷🏼‍♀️


    more isolation.....

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  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    The answer to this question changes day by day. First there was fear but now it's sadness, a great deal of sadness. We're all trying to make do with what we have because we are bent on survival. We're going to bootstrap it, figure it out as we go and with MFP as our witness we won't let those around us go hungry. We'll give them a hand and share what we have. We will make it.
  • TarynF226
    TarynF226 Posts: 62 Member
    Posted earlier that I'm having trouble with stress eating but I suppose being on a lower calorie diet also means I won't be going through food as quickly as I used to. The extra is bringing me up to a 'maintain weight' calorie amount some days but at least that's not on top of the amount I used to eat.
  • XxFunctionalStrengthxX
    XxFunctionalStrengthxX Posts: 2,466 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    I have tried hard to be kind and patient with people during this but I am getting a bit fed up.

    My sister in Texas went to the store hoping to get TP. None on the shelf. Sees a lady with some in her cart and asked where she found it. The lady says "oh, this was the last package. We don't need it but since it was the last one I figured I should grab it." She then nicely gave it to my sister to buy. But, WTF? Why are you buying stuff you don't need?

    I had to stop at the store for prescriptions and milk. Went to get a cart and there is a guy with about 20 sanitizing wipes sanitizing his entire cart. And blocking the path to the carts so no one could get to them. He was seriously kneeling on the floor wiping around the cart wheels. ARGH! When I (politely) asked him to move he told me he was almost done.

    I think I am starting to hate people. Good thing I have wine at home.

    Why the hell are they doing the wheels and everything?! Ugh...


    I have to get out of the apartment this weekend. Haven't left since last Saturday when I went to the grocery store. I need to get some food for the next couple of weeks. Benefits of this is that it curbs my eating out. But, dammit, I want a frickin' cheeseburger! Since moving here, I've yet to find a good place in this state. Same with Mexican food. A lot of Korean and Chinese restaurants. But, it's like Mexican and good burger joints are almost non-existent.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,724 Member
    Honestly, I don't think it will other than the groceries I'm used to getting are wayyyyy more difficult to find.

    We just got the holing up in your house order last night but, since we can still exercise outside, that won't be affected.

    Apparently the profession I work in is an essential one even tho we can do most, if not all, of it from home (who knew?!) so I still get to come to work. I say it like that because if I had to stay in my apartment all day it really WOULD affect me. :)

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