cakeman21k wrote: »

I had to go to the grocery store yesterday for the 1st time since this started... No potatos or onions, no eggs and no milk as well as many other items I am sure.

During this time of year, we usually begin emptying out all of our "stocks" of food because Passover is coming, and we need to get rid of all leavened products (bread and most everything with wheat and certain other grains and products). We then really clean out and restock with Passover foods (lots of matzoh!).

However, given the circumstances (including all of our kids coming back home as their schools close down and some hoarding of basic items), we decided to stock-up (instead of down), and take advantage of a leniency available to us for Passover (we sell all of our non-Passover food to a non-Jew for the duration of the holiday, and then buy it back...that way we don't "own" the non-Passover food). We are worried that we might not be able to restock with "normal" food after Passover. At least this way we have some stuff around for afterwards.

I also note that it's hard to find Passover items right now.

This is not how we planned (or preferred) this season to go. But, with that said, it's incumbent on all of us to do our part to help this plague end sooner rather than later!

On a side note, I am fascinated by the idea of the coronavirus being a plague, that is really manifesting most rapidly in the time leading up to Passover, a time where we remember (among other things) the 10 plagues!

They announced the first documented coronavirus case in our hospital. There are a few cases throughout our area anyway. The hospital asked the research labs to give them certain tubes they need...since we're not doing anything right now we are passing our materials over to the hospital for their coronavirus test kits.

I'm tired of sitting in front of the computer, though!

I teach Spanish at a public high school. This started out as spring break, but then the state board of education canceled classes for two weeks and dozens of events got canceled due to this Wuhan virus hysteria. I am all in favor of taking reasonable precautions... but the operative word there is "reasonable". Here in Oklahoma, there have been relatively few cases, and I doubt think it was worth all of this.

My daughter works as a nurse at a hospital outside the Chicago area. They had the first two cases in Illinois of the virus last month, (a husband and wife that had traveled back from China). They both made a full recovery. Now there are 5 more patients, 2 that are positive and 3 waiting for test results. The nurses all believe this is the quiet before the storm.

My daughter and granddaughter live with my wife and me. We have stayed inside since March 5th except for groceries, but with her working in such close proximity to the exposed, I'm not sure how we are going to keep things safe in our home.

Bless you Cakeman for helping others

Next door neighbors are self quarantined for exposures at work. They say they're ok, but, who knows?

Well my little piece of the world (county population 68,000) went from 0 cases to 5 today. But I'm still doing well with my self-isolation, social distancing, etc.

My son's oldest is a freshman at the University of SC. They will be taking him to clean out his dorm room sometime between now and next Saturday. He will be attending classes remotely for the remainder of the semester. The senior class has already had their commencement exercises (scheduled for Mother's Day weekend) cancelled.

My son's second one is a senior in high school. All of his remaining college campus visits have been cancelled. Fortunately, he already had the campus visit for what appears at this time to be his first choice. But he will be missing his senior prom (already cancelled) and, most likely, his graduation commencement. He's also doing remote classes for the remainder of the semester.

The other two are in 8th and 9th grade and are attending classes remotely and driving their mom crazy LOL They think because she's home all day now (working from home) that lunch should be on the table by noon. Boy were they suprised!

So far my son's business is doing well and he's going into the office for a few hours a day. His main concern is trying to be sure that all of his employees have work so that he doesn't need to lay anyone off.

This sucks.

We're now officially under a stay-at-home order. We've been doing that informally already, so not too much will change.

The big excitement of the day was that my wife found kosher meat in the supermarket...and some tissues. It's a crazy world out there.

The other part that's been interesting is the Orthodox Jewish community has been figuring out how to manage with Passover coming up in a couple of weeks. There are a lot of requirements that come with that holiday, and so the Rabbis have been identifying areas of Jewish law where there is (and is not) room for flexibility in times of crisis.

So as of about an hour ago I am living in a household with 4 adult females, one 4 year old female and 3 female dogs! This may go on for the next several months!
Pray for me please!

God bless you Cakeman.

I have 2 MRIs scheduled for Wednesday. Apparently, they're still on schedule. I called and asked, and they said that I'd be notified if they were canceled. I sent a message to my doctor, but I have not heard anything back.

@countcurt - Good to see you.

Been working from home since last Tuesday. I have to go into the lab on Thursday and Friday, as well as several days next week. Very strict rules regarding social distancing, touching stuff, et cetera.

Have to have two MRIs tomorrow for some spasming in my left hand. I was in the clinic a couple of weeks ago, and it was very strict. I expect it to be at least as strict, now.

First MamaCin @beachwoman2006 !
Now @countcurt !!!
I know I I have been thinking about somethings that the strange times reminded me.

Curt,
Always brings me back to joining GOAD on original WW Chat room. You and Steve @steve0mania were mainstays of learning how to LTL.

I made GW March 2018 and have been below GW since. First time I have been worried because of living with Covid-19.

Thanks for all you taught me.

Jim

I'm getting a sense that our high-level leaders are starting to think this "work-from-home" thing may go on for longer than a couple of weeks. They're starting to ask for documentation about what folks are doing when "working-from-home," and if I'm reading between the lines of the various communications I've received, they're likely to make a push for some lay-offs if things begin to drag on.