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moonangel12 wrote: »
We have had some hefty bills from LabCorp in the past - I think they are $$$ for most everything. The local urgent care gave me a list of the prices for the place they use for general lab work and testing (we have a non-traditional health “insurance” and pay out of pocket for a lot of the small stuff) and it’s 75%-90% less for routine labs. Craziness!I'm in Nebraska, and not much of the daily grind has changed here. It did for about 6-8 weeks, but now things are opening back up. I work at 3 COVID testing facilities, so I have dealt with a lot of the highs and lows. Personally, other than my kids having online learning, I still go about business as usual.
The frustrating thing right now is that the schools still don't know how they are going to operate come fall. They allowed families to vote on 3 options, all of which are ugly....either A. We continue remote learning (which was a complete joke and left many kids, mine included, feeling set back) B. Schools split students down by 50% by rotating every other week. Again, not a great option since many parents will be back to work and daycare costs are outrages. C. Split the school day in half, with 50% of the kids going in the morning and the other 50% in the afternoon.
As for prep, our shelves are well stocked in the stores, with the exception of Lysol wipes. Most businesses are back up and running, and more and more people are starting to come out. As of yesterday's press conference, the hospitals in my area still have 80% vents available, and 75% of beds available.
I was incredibly sick in February, and testing negative for the FLU. One of the gals I was training just had an antibody test done because he mom was sick in January....they both had antibodies. If had the extra cash, I'd get tested because I am pretty much convinced I had it.
Huh? You have to pay to be tested for Covid? We don't.
I meant for the antibody testing, but yes....we have had people calling stating that they thought the COVID test was free. We send the tests through LabCorp and they have been charging nearly $100 for the test.
It is craziness! Out of pocket here for the office visit and the test itself is $139. That's much cheaper than most insurances. I think, if anything, it's so SO important for people to understand how their own individual insurance works, especially for times like this! It should part of the prep.
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trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)8 -
We have free testing in Washington State. Not for the antibodies test, but for the regular Covid test. You do need to have symptoms, though.
The actual case numbers ARE much higher than test results suggest.
If people are only getting testing who have symptoms, then the asymptomatic ones necessarily slip under the radar.
Not only that, but if I got tested today, what's to say I didn't already recover OR that I catch it tomorrow? It only captures a small percentage and only active cases - so in a two to three week window.
Until and unless every single person is tested for antibodies, no way to know the actual numbers. Since antibody testing is not 100% accurate and not everywhere is doing it we will continue to be under-reporting.
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T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »We are at probably less than 1% mask use in public here. This is frustrating because it works best when everyone takes precautions.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Study-100-face-mask-use-could-crush-second-15333170.php
Weird, we are probably at about 75% here from what I observe and indoor public space is required. Then again, I find the talk about second wave ironic as it's not clear anyone is out of the first wave, I don't think we are, and after the past couple weeks no way. But we are opening. (I realize again I'm being bitchy but I find it so unfair that I see so much more compliance around me than others report yet our numbers are so much worse, which until recently I just assumed was density and now is likely also protests, etc.)5 -
"Can we hit the 'reset button' on 2020 yet? I'd like my money back. :pCan we hit the 'reset button' on 2020 yet? I'd like my money back.
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This has been the worst year or so in my whole life and I'm no spring chicken. My whole house was flooded and we had to live in a crappy dark flat for a year( oh and I also lost my car too) , I've just got out of the cardiac unit last week when I was out for the first time in months because of Covid having a BBQ with the family and nope I didn't get to eat the cake I made at 6am because an ambulance took me away. There is more but thank god I forget the rest now... been never ending. Right now we are allowed to go away so have been in a very nice quiet spot inland in our caravan. Very happy now. We caught 13 redclaw crayfish too in the river. Even more happy lol.
I liked the '80s (I was mostly a kid), and I loved the '90s (still my favorite decade despite everything I disliked at the time). The '00s I thought were bad in that recall saying to a friend of mine in '10 that the '10s had to be better. They weren't. So far the '20s are worst of all. Not a good sign! Sigh.3 -
paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.1 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »We are at probably less than 1% mask use in public here. This is frustrating because it works best when everyone takes precautions.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Study-100-face-mask-use-could-crush-second-15333170.php
Weird, we are probably at about 75% here from what I observe and indoor public space is required. Then again, I find the talk about second wave ironic as it's not clear anyone is out of the first wave, I don't think we are, and after the past couple weeks no way. But we are opening. (I realize again I'm being bitchy but I find it so unfair that I see so much more compliance around me than others report yet our numbers are so much worse, which until recently I just assumed was density and now is likely also protests, etc.)
I agree with you. I'm also in Chicago and work at a Hospital in the SW suburbs. I dont think our first wave is over yet. The majority of our beds have been COVID since end of March and we are still mostly COVID, tho we are not currently using the overflow units and make shift ICU that was set up and used thru the end of May because we had more cases than beds available.11 -
Buttermello wrote: »T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »We are at probably less than 1% mask use in public here. This is frustrating because it works best when everyone takes precautions.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Study-100-face-mask-use-could-crush-second-15333170.php
Weird, we are probably at about 75% here from what I observe and indoor public space is required. Then again, I find the talk about second wave ironic as it's not clear anyone is out of the first wave, I don't think we are, and after the past couple weeks no way. But we are opening. (I realize again I'm being bitchy but I find it so unfair that I see so much more compliance around me than others report yet our numbers are so much worse, which until recently I just assumed was density and now is likely also protests, etc.)
I agree with you. I'm also in Chicago and work at a Hospital in the SW suburbs. I dont think our first wave is over yet. The majority of our beds have been COVID since end of March and we are still mostly COVID, tho we are not currently using the overflow units and make shift ICU that was set up and used thru the end of May because we had more cases than beds available.
Tough. Not surprised, but I'm sorry. I kind of think everyone has just decided that hospital resources can deal, so we are giving up in trying to do more. For what it's worth, I do think most around me are masked vs what some others are reporting (I'm basically in Lincoln Square).2 -
I'm in Nebraska, and not much of the daily grind has changed here. It did for about 6-8 weeks, but now things are opening back up. I work at 3 COVID testing facilities, so I have dealt with a lot of the highs and lows. Personally, other than my kids having online learning, I still go about business as usual.
The frustrating thing right now is that the schools still don't know how they are going to operate come fall. They allowed families to vote on 3 options, all of which are ugly....either A. We continue remote learning (which was a complete joke and left many kids, mine included, feeling set back) B. Schools split students down by 50% by rotating every other week. Again, not a great option since many parents will be back to work and daycare costs are outrages. C. Split the school day in half, with 50% of the kids going in the morning and the other 50% in the afternoon.
As for prep, our shelves are well stocked in the stores, with the exception of Lysol wipes. Most businesses are back up and running, and more and more people are starting to come out. As of yesterday's press conference, the hospitals in my area still have 80% vents available, and 75% of beds available.
I was incredibly sick in February, and testing negative for the FLU. One of the gals I was training just had an antibody test done because he mom was sick in January....they both had antibodies. If had the extra cash, I'd get tested because I am pretty much convinced I had it.
Huh? You have to pay to be tested for Covid? We don't.
As of 8 June 2020 Kentucky stopped free COVID-19 testing now testing sights sign states to have out your ID and insurance card. This will keep down the number of positive tests to keep the number of new COVID-19 positive tests.3 -
paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
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moonangel12 wrote: »
We have had some hefty bills from LabCorp in the past - I think they are $$$ for most everything. The local urgent care gave me a list of the prices for the place they use for general lab work and testing (we have a non-traditional health “insurance” and pay out of pocket for a lot of the small stuff) and it’s 75%-90% less for routine labs. Craziness!I'm in Nebraska, and not much of the daily grind has changed here. It did for about 6-8 weeks, but now things are opening back up. I work at 3 COVID testing facilities, so I have dealt with a lot of the highs and lows. Personally, other than my kids having online learning, I still go about business as usual.
The frustrating thing right now is that the schools still don't know how they are going to operate come fall. They allowed families to vote on 3 options, all of which are ugly....either A. We continue remote learning (which was a complete joke and left many kids, mine included, feeling set back) B. Schools split students down by 50% by rotating every other week. Again, not a great option since many parents will be back to work and daycare costs are outrages. C. Split the school day in half, with 50% of the kids going in the morning and the other 50% in the afternoon.
As for prep, our shelves are well stocked in the stores, with the exception of Lysol wipes. Most businesses are back up and running, and more and more people are starting to come out. As of yesterday's press conference, the hospitals in my area still have 80% vents available, and 75% of beds available.
I was incredibly sick in February, and testing negative for the FLU. One of the gals I was training just had an antibody test done because he mom was sick in January....they both had antibodies. If had the extra cash, I'd get tested because I am pretty much convinced I had it.
Huh? You have to pay to be tested for Covid? We don't.
I meant for the antibody testing, but yes....we have had people calling stating that they thought the COVID test was free. We send the tests through LabCorp and they have been charging nearly $100 for the test.
It is craziness! Out of pocket here for the office visit and the test itself is $139. That's much cheaper than most insurances. I think, if anything, it's so SO important for people to understand how their own individual insurance works, especially for times like this! It should part of the prep.
In my county, they offer free antibody and regular testing for everyone (I had it done). I cant believe you have to pay in other areas!4 -
paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
I agree - it is really not that bad. I had to have it done (work in a correctional setting that had massive outbreak) and made the mistake of watching some videos online about the test itself and reading others' experiences - it looked massive! I think some does come down to the person doing it, but mine was quick and not bad at all!8 -
@Mockchoc - big hugs. I'm glad things are looking up for you now - sounds like you've been through some serious crap lately.
Talked to my mom yesterday, and apparently the antibody test results came back pretty darn fast - she doesn't have antibodies, which I suspected might be the case... but I really would have liked to have been wrong. It would have been comforting to know that she had already had it and survived.
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paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
I'll find out on Thursday are they are doing testing in our workplace.
Our provincial premier has been pushing for increased testing so at this point, in our Health Unit area, anyone can get a test who wants one, symptoms or not. We are now up to a 10% per capita testing rate. A few weeks ago they started testing essential workers, starting with first responders and retail employees. I think at this point some health care workers have been tested a few times because there have been multiple test blitzes in the hospital and longterm care facilities.
We are one of the regions with low case numbers so we were allowed to start re-opening some businesses on Friday. Hair/beauty service salons and dental offices can operate again. Restaurants can seat diners in outdoor areas only, with distancing. Malls can open.2 -
paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
It looks and sounds unpleasant to me.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/test-for-coronavirus.html
1.17 million people have been tested in my state at this point, and it looks like about 1.8 m in Australia. (My state has about half the population of Australia.) So clearly lots of people here have been tested too, but I certainly wouldn't go test without having good reason to think I had it (it could be I'm a big baby about medical procedures of some kinds, though). If they were doing a study or something, I'd participate, of course. And I'd love to have the antibodies test, although I would be surprised if it turned out I'd had it.2 -
Muscleflex79 wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
I agree - it is really not that bad. I had to have it done (work in a correctional setting that had massive outbreak) and made the mistake of watching some videos online about the test itself and reading others' experiences - it looked massive! I think some does come down to the person doing it, but mine was quick and not bad at all!
Good to know. The videos and commentary (including in the link I put in my last post) I think have freaked out a lot of people about it.0 -
So I just checked on the antibody tests -- looks like they are easy to get here, but I don't think a "I just want to find out if I had it already" without some other medical purpose would be covered by insurance, so I'd have to pay.0
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I think Labcorps is the ones that used to do our local hospital and medical practices. Once I got a $900 bill for some mostly routine bloodwork (thyroid, CBC, and Lyme). I was afraid to go back to the doctor the following year and decided I wasn't going to do any testing that wasn't essential. Later I learned from one of the nurses that my insurance company works with Health Network Labs and gets much lower prices through them.1 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »We are at probably less than 1% mask use in public here. This is frustrating because it works best when everyone takes precautions.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Study-100-face-mask-use-could-crush-second-15333170.php
Weird, we are probably at about 75% here from what I observe and indoor public space is required. Then again, I find the talk about second wave ironic as it's not clear anyone is out of the first wave, I don't think we are, and after the past couple weeks no way. But we are opening. (I realize again I'm being bitchy but I find it so unfair that I see so much more compliance around me than others report yet our numbers are so much worse, which until recently I just assumed was density and now is likely also protests, etc.)
We are a bit lagging and the first wave here has not yet peaked. I have heard that mask use is very different in different places, but many areas are not seeing much (if any) mask use.2 -
"Can we hit the 'reset button' on 2020 yet? I'd like my money back. :pCan we hit the 'reset button' on 2020 yet? I'd like my money back."
This has been the worst year or so in my whole life and I'm no spring chicken. My whole house was flooded and we had to live in a crappy dark flat for a year( oh and I also lost my car too) , I've just got out of the cardiac unit last week when I was out for the first time in months because of Covid having a BBQ with the family and nope I didn't get to eat the cake I made at 6am because an ambulance took me away. There is more but thank god I forget the rest now... been never ending. Right now we are allowed to go away so have been in a very nice quiet spot inland in our caravan. Very happy now. We caught 13 redclaw crayfish too in the river. Even more happy lol.
Hugs Sue.. you've certainly been through the wringer. Enjoy the peace and quiet.. yummmm crayfish 🤤0 -
Thanks Jo and Em. Word of warning. Double check your medications. They stuck a wrong label on mine and almost killed me. Blue lips and nose and the rest of it. Not good.13
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paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
It looks and sounds unpleasant to me.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/test-for-coronavirus.html
1.17 million people have been tested in my state at this point, and it looks like about 1.8 m in Australia. (My state has about half the population of Australia.) So clearly lots of people here have been tested too, but I certainly wouldn't go test without having good reason to think I had it (it could be I'm a big baby about medical procedures of some kinds, though). If they were doing a study or something, I'd participate, of course. And I'd love to have the antibodies test, although I would be surprised if it turned out I'd had it.
Oh I wouldnt go test randomly just for the fun of it either - as I said, I have not been tested for it.
Nor have I watched youtubes about testing
But have had same nasal swab tests done in the past for other things - so my comment about it not being that bad was based on that as well as working in a medical centre where we follow up on many people who have had respiratory nasal swabs, both for covid19 and in past years for influenza or whooping cough.
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My son had a few years of nose issues at doctor’s offices (wouldn’t let them come near him!) due to one horrendous nasal swab flu test as a toddler. I think the lady was digging for gold, or taking a brain biopsy or something. It was awful!! Definitely depends on the person doing the swabbing...8
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paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »paperpudding wrote: »trying very hard to keep this non political......
If testing costs money, especially if you are uninsured, then obviously your actual number of cases would be much higher than the official stats and this would be disproportionately more so in the most at risk poor communities.
Here in South Australia, our official number of active cases is 0.
I am confident that is accurate as anyone can get tested at no cost - and they are. Anyone who has the slightest little sniffle gets tested and is self isolated until results come back (usually next day, 2 days at most)
Anyone here (IL) who thinks they have it can be tested for free. The antibody tests are different (and I haven't researched them), and the protests plus looting have set back the testing in general. The test seems unpleasant so I'm sure lots who might have it don't test, although they could, given how much the mild symptoms overlap other things.
I dont think the test is that unpleasant.
I havent had it but I have had respiratory nasal swabs in the past testing for influenza and whooping cough and it is basically the same test method.
Lots of people have been tested here, including children, and I'm not getting feedback that the test was horrible.
It looks and sounds unpleasant to me.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/test-for-coronavirus.html
1.17 million people have been tested in my state at this point, and it looks like about 1.8 m in Australia. (My state has about half the population of Australia.) So clearly lots of people here have been tested too, but I certainly wouldn't go test without having good reason to think I had it (it could be I'm a big baby about medical procedures of some kinds, though). If they were doing a study or something, I'd participate, of course. And I'd love to have the antibodies test, although I would be surprised if it turned out I'd had it.
Oh I wouldnt go test randomly just for the fun of it either - as I said, I have not been tested for it.
Nor have I watched youtubes about testing
But have had same nasal swab tests done in the past for other things - so my comment about it not being that bad was based on that as well as working in a medical centre where we follow up on many people who have had respiratory nasal swabs, both for covid19 and in past years for influenza or whooping cough.
I really think they need to figure out how everyone can be tested and with some frequency. Since so many new cases are coming from people who don't show any symptoms, this is one of a few ways to cut down on new cases. But like with mask usage, it only helps if enough people do it.3 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »
I really think they need to figure out how everyone can be tested and with some frequency. Since so many new cases are coming from people who don't show any symptoms, this is one of a few ways to cut down on new cases. But like with mask usage, it only helps if enough people do it.
My city is allowing any resident to get free testing (the Covid 19 test not the antibody test) even if they have been tested before. So if you got tested, but then have a reason you would like to be retested, you can do it. They want to collect data to see how the community is doing. I am so glad I live here and will admit this is an area with a higher income but I am happy to see the money being used like this. They even started their own health department this year in response! I do wish we could get the antibody testing as I am seriously curious. I was very ill in February with negative flu and strep tests. I had all the symptoms and was pretty much bed bound for awhile and still had issues a month later with fatigue. I know having antibodies means nothing besides the fact you have been exposed, but I just want to know.
I am still work from home. The group before mine has not even gone back yet. They were supposed to right before the protests started but were told not to with no new date given. So who knows when they will go back and my group is after them. I doubt I will be in the office before July 4 when the state "fully" reopens. It will suck because I am in such a good routine here at home! They are looking at ways to change how the office is used and the possibility of work form home options in the future. If this pandemic did anything positive in my life, it has made the higher ups aware that work from home is a GOOD IDEA. Before this, we had been fighting them to get it as a perk and had even tested it awhile back, but someone in the government hierarchy wasn't a fan of it. Now it is back on the table so fingers crossed. Not sure I would want to do every single day work from home, but 2-3 days a week? Sign me up now!5 -
Update from AZ. Cases rising at alarming rates. People still not wearing masks, nearly all the ICU Beds now taken. People still in denial.
Even though it's hot in AZ, people are pretty much trapped inside this time of year. My wife and I went out to eat on Saturday and sat out on the patio -- 105F. I was baking but we won't eat inside.
Wildfire also doubled in size over the weekend. They say that the fireline between my immediate area and the fire is pretty solid now but it's growing up the mountain toward Summerhaven, a quaint ski resort -- just a lovely town. Those folks are on "standby" right now. I don't know how they are going to stop the fire from burning the town down again. The whole town got burned to the ground in 2003.
Depressing week seeing the news, not being able to go outside much with the heat. We did manage to swim a bit yesterday when the smoke was blowing the other way. Overall, we have food and a roof and I'm working, so we can't complain.
Today is the first official day of "Monsoon Season", where it's our rainy season, though traditionally we don't see much till July. But there is a very slight chance of rain today for the mountainous areas, so we're all hoping that we get some.18 -
@MikePfirrman We have a fire, too. Winds blowing like a zephyr are making it difficult for the helicopters to fly.
Pesky tourists all over the place and not a mask in sight. It's a dry tinderbox and a setup for fire danger everywhere. They say it's beginning to look a lot like 1988 all over again. We've had temps in the 90's in early June. That's crazytown for this place.
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It seems like sooner or later most cities will have their NYC like peaks. I consider risks are higher in KY than any time so far but the numbers are not wild in my rural part of the state. I am hoping the peaking comes before school time this fall.
I do not going in and setting down in places like churches and restaurants. I get in and out. If I want to eat in the car I just look for a shade tree. Enjoying the AC in the Leaf and no engine running when parked. I prefer the windows down but that does not work out well if others have their windows down and are smoking and or running their engines. Exhaust fumes and pumping gas fumes now flip me out like in a double line drive thru getting food.
The wild fires look very damaging in the news.
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GaleHawkins wrote: »It seems like sooner or later most cities will have their NYC like peaks. I consider risks are higher in KY than any time so far but the numbers are not wild in my rural part of the state. I am hoping the peaking comes before school time this fall.
I do not going in and setting down in places like churches and restaurants. I get in and out. If I want to eat in the car I just look for a shade tree. Enjoying the AC in the Leaf and no engine running when parked. I prefer the windows down but that does not work out well if others have their windows down and are smoking and or running their engines. Exhaust fumes and pumping gas fumes now flip me out like in a double line drive thru getting food.
The wild fires look very damaging in the news.
Problem with the numbers is that we don't know how bad it is spreading until 2 weeks after it happened. I'm in rural TN (not terribly far from KY) and we may have a lot of spread happening now without even realizing it. More and more people are back to work (including me) and more and more places are open and expanding the number of people there. I heard 12 bars / clubs in Nashville got fined over the weekend, but I bet there were dozens more in Nashville and hundreds across the state that were just as bad about filling up wall-to-wall and nobody noticed or cared. Good thing I am not a drinker, I guess.5 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »GaleHawkins wrote: »It seems like sooner or later most cities will have their NYC like peaks. I consider risks are higher in KY than any time so far but the numbers are not wild in my rural part of the state. I am hoping the peaking comes before school time this fall.
I do not going in and setting down in places like churches and restaurants. I get in and out. If I want to eat in the car I just look for a shade tree. Enjoying the AC in the Leaf and no engine running when parked. I prefer the windows down but that does not work out well if others have their windows down and are smoking and or running their engines. Exhaust fumes and pumping gas fumes now flip me out like in a double line drive thru getting food.
The wild fires look very damaging in the news.
Problem with the numbers is that we don't know how bad it is spreading until 2 weeks after it happened. I'm in rural TN (not terribly far from KY) and we may have a lot of spread happening now without even realizing it. More and more people are back to work (including me) and more and more places are open and expanding the number of people there. I heard 12 bars / clubs in Nashville got fined over the weekend, but I bet there were dozens more in Nashville and hundreds across the state that were just as bad about filling up wall-to-wall and nobody noticed or cared. Good thing I am not a drinker, I guess.
I agree about the spreading unknowns. I plan to look at the numbers the first and fifteenth of July to see what the trend looks like.
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