Coronavirus Covid-19 Is it Affecting You and How?

[misfitmorgan]

@misfitmorgan you and your husband please stay safe and update us from time to time.

I will

 

[Jesusfreak101]

My mom told me that the cdc guy n out sure job title now but anyways he was wanting to close everything for 2 weeks clearly he dumb in some ways. That would do more damage to human life and our economy then anything else. I get they want to stop this but eventually we all gonna face a bug whether we like it or not. Better be prepared at all times. So you can be able to stay home. Any illness people should stay home if they are sick. I have a friend she a great lady she volunteers as apart of awanas her husband works 14 days on 14 off and if he gone and one of the four kids gets sick they generally still go to church. Which annoys me, because of the babies and older folks but it is what it is. If your sick or a member of your family is sick they should stay home. The same could be said of public schools but you only get to stay home if you have a fever or actively throwing up.

 

[misfitmorgan]

My mom told me that the cdc guy n out sure job title now but anyways he was wanting to close everything for 2 weeks clearly he dumb in some ways. That would do more damage to human life and our economy then anything else. I get they want to stop this but eventually we all gonna face a bug whether we like it or not. Better be prepared at all times. So you can be able to stay home. Any illness people should stay home if they are sick. I have a friend she a great lady she volunteers as apart of awanas her husband works 14 days on 14 off and if he gone and one of the four kids gets sick they generally still go to church. Which annoys me, because of the babies and older folks but it is what it is. If your sick or a member of your family is sick they should stay home. The same could be said of public schools but you only get to stay home if you have a fever or actively throwing up.

The actions taken are not to stop corvid-19, the actions taken are simply to slow it down so medical facilities can keep up with patients. Stopping it is not possible there is still a large sector of people traveling from state to state on vacations and work so it will still spread. Most people locally didnt have sick pay and were pay check to pay check so staying home from work isnt an option, sad but true. The schools here allow 12 days a year for any reason, without a dr's note so thats pretty good.

The whole going to church and other social activities while sick is just people being dumb.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

So fun updates here. The mom and pop grocery store in town has changed it’s hours around. They now have special hours set aside for seniors to do all their shopping. They’ve also posted that unless you can prove you are a county resident you are not allowed to shop in their store. So if I need any quick pick up items that I don’t run to Cedar for I get carded at the door. I can appreciate these steps as they’re trying to keep their county residents safe and I know it’s going to cost them. On the other hand my wife still has waitressing shifts at the restaurant on I-15, taking money and rubbing elbows with all manner of people from all over the country. Her employers have said they will stay open as long as possible, and I know some of their employees are at risk. I got to joking around with my Hay guy on Saturday, I bought some hay and he knows I use the tip money for that as I pay in a lot of ones and he started joking about infected cash. I sprayed it with Lysol beforehand and told him he had clean money, with a tropical scent.

 

[promiseacres]

So with Spring almost here and all this extra stuff... I'm contemplating on putting in a garden this year.... We didn't do one last year with all the extras with the farm and had cut back the last several years with kids and stuff... But am wondering if I should plan one with the world gone crazy.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

But am wondering if I should plan one with the world gone crazy.

Not a bad idea!

 

[Jesusfreak101]

That's what we working on at this point better to be prepared i have to figure out how I want to grow potatoes because of all the clay same with carrots

 

[secuono]

Jinxed myself.
It's now affecting my plans. =/
Can't take my ponies to trainers for a funday because they've decided to self QT for 2wks.

 

[Margali]

Houston area is not too bad as far as the crazies. We are on no gathering, work from home, carry out only at restaurants level. School district is on remote learning till April 13 with unknown end of school year. Normal is May 20th.

That makes the budget happy. We dis-enrolled kids from before and after for Alex and 2 day schedule for Cassandra at daycare. We normally just miss the 2 months of summer break.

 

[Ridgetop]

That's what we working on at this point better to be prepared i have to figure out how I want to grow potatoes because of all the clay same with carrots

Use barrels and cut the clay soil with sand. Cut your potatoes into sections with the eyes. Start the potatoes as usual then keep covering them with the dirt/sand mix as they sprout and the plants grows taller. The potatoes form along the stem under the ground. You can use canvas bags too since then you would cut the bags open to harvest. if you are using a barrel, you will have to pull out the potato plant and dump the barrel upside down to get the potatoes out. If you want a more permanent potato barrel, use one of those plastic composting bins that are 4 sides and you snap them together. That way when you need to harvest you can simply take one side off and harvest your potatoes. Put the side back together and start again. By cutting clay with sand you can improve your soil for root veggies like beets and carrots that prefer a sandy loam, and otherwise would grow all deformed. Use a raised bed and mix in the sand and soil. Don't use too much manure since too much manure will cause the beets and carrots to grow lots of hairy feeder roots on them which you will have to remove before cooking. .LOL

Shelves are all empty of canned goods and for some reason FLOUR! I UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THE BREAD AND TOILET PAPER IS GONE, BUT ALL THE FLOUR? Really, are all these people going to make their own bread??!! Most people anymore can't even make a home cooked meal let alone bake bread! I wanted flour because I figured I would make shortening biscuits and use it to thicken gravy. However, I have lots of instant mash potatoes and can use that for thickening.

DH and future DIL went to our neighborhood produce store that had lines going all round it the day before, Yesterday, no one there!!! They were in and out, bought lots of fruit, some vegetables and salad stuff, but no brown onions, no potatoes and no bananas. However, later DS1 went to Smart and Final which sells bulk and large volume stuff for restaurants and he said they had tons of onions and potatoes. A little more expensive than Sunland produce but they had them. No bread at either store and no eggs. We don't have chickens as I have an allergy to chicken and bird dander and since my mom got bird lung and pulmonary fibrosis, I no longer have chickens. Used to cough for 3 months every time after I cleaned the chicken coop before I realized I was probably allergic! Anyway, no eggs anywhere, but this am DS1 stopped at a Food 4 Less and was able to get eggs - limit 2 dozen. They had lots of bread and some toilet paper so he got some bread and a package of TP as well.

When he came home he said that some people with full carts were if they could return the groceries after the virus scare is over if they don't use them!!! They were told NO RETURNS. Lots of places putting up signs that say "ALL SALES FINAL"! I guess the businesses don't want to deal with hoarders trying to return carloads of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, canned goods and noodles once they stores restock! LOL

Here in California everyone over 65 has been told to stay home and not go anywhere for at least 10 days. DDS and doctors cancelling non-essential appointments. Only grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, and emergency services are asked to stay open. Schools have been closed for 2 weeks minimum. No visitors are allowed to most nursing homes unless the patients are in hospice final care, then family can visit.

When Trump first closed the border with China, the news media went berserk calling it "racism" and over reacting. Then he closed the borders to Europe and they were still upset. Now Canada and lots of other countries have followed his lead and closed their borders and the news media are screaming that Trump did not do enough soon enough. He can't win! Personally I am glad the borders are closed, and glad that the governors are finally getting on board and closing things down,

Washington, California, and New York have huge populations of homeless. They have encouraged no border control which equates to no health screening of immigrants. (No matter what your politics - no health screening of immigrants is a bad thing.) Heavy homeless populations with poor health from drugs, etc., no sanitation, etc. are already at risk for other common diseases. Now we have this Covid crisis and it will continue to spread until the virus has mutated to something we can fight off, most people have developed an immunity or those who can't withstand it have died. It seems to be less lethal than other types of flu and pneumonia since the mortality figures vs the number of persons catching it are much lower than previous flue epidemics. However. people with underlying health issues need to be very careful. Older retired persons who do not have to go to work should stay home. Read books, watch TV, sew, do puzzles, etc.

DH is getting a little stir crazy though. We have had several days of rain, he has not been allowed to go anywhere today, no bridge!, and he is easily bored. Our famiy can weather the Covid outbreak, but can we weather DH . . . ?