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Frustrated with my other half, I just can’t get him to understand the risks

goaliedave said:
Exponential curves are hard for many people to understand. Within the week talk will turn to death rates instead of infection rates, at which point more people will pay attention.

In Italy now and in USA a week or 2 from now, death hitting close to home will make people act smarter.
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Yes. Smart too late. I fear it's going to get extremely ugly. It already is, our front line health care workers in seriously bad and unthinkable situations. When homebound sissies like me are called to help the war effort to make basic protection for them, we're in deep caca. We are not going to be able to prop up sick health care workers but I'll do what I can. Maybe if me and hundreds of others with Singers keep cranking, we can fill a bucket with a drop from each of us.

They keep showing on local news people still cramming into grocery stores. I don't get it. Nobody knows who has it. Why tempt fate? Do they still not think this is real? Are there still so many people In Need of groceries? I don't think so. I think in most cases these are not essential trips and there are going to be dire consequences.

I understand that in most ways, I am not like others, so I'm not finding it difficult to stay home. My brother had not understood weeks ago when I told him I was aiming for far end of the curve. He gets it now. Truck driver, we need him to leave home and move our goods. I've stayed home because of so many that Can't. I'm not getting this damned virus, I'm not spreading it.
 
WinniWoman said:
That is why I got rockers. You can rock forward and get out easier.
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I liked those rockers. I feel, I will add them to my backyard collection this summer.
WinniWoman, I went out this morning to pick up my medicine from Costco. I did not make any other stops Lowes was tempting. (LOL).
My final decision about this virus. We are honker in the house for the next two (2) weeks. Both vehicles are fill with gasoline, we are ready with our medication & food supplies.
I just wish everyone to be safe and please protect your family & your self.
 
Just a comment for those going out to pick up medication at pharmacies: some health plans and pharmacies have a robust mail order refill system. If so, give them a call. Even for a new prescription, the pharmacy may prefer that you NOT come in now, and they might be willing to mail the medication to you.

I did this earlier this week for a new but non-urgent prescription. It means a several day delay until I receive the medication, but I didn't have to make a trip out of the house. There was no additional cost.
 
GetawaysRus said:
Just a comment for those going out to pick up medication at pharmacies: some health plans and pharmacies have a robust mail order refill system. If so, give them a call. Even for a new prescription, the pharmacy may prefer that you NOT come in now, and they might be willing to mail the medication to you.

I did this earlier this week for a new but non-urgent prescription. It means a several day delay until I receive the medication, but I didn't have to make a trip out of the house. There was no additional cost.
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Also check to see if your pharmacy has a delivery service. Our local CVS does. But I imagine they may be overwhelmed. However as of the beginning of the week you could still go in and pick up prescriptions.
 
I picked up 90-day refills for most meds, just before the big-scare hit.
So, we should be good thru mid-May.

I went to Walmart this morning. So did half the town, it seems.
Some wore masks, some kept their distance, but many did not.
Some things were gone (milk, eggs), but others plentiful (junk food).
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Luanne said:
Also check to see if your pharmacy has a delivery service. Our local CVS does. But I imagine they may be overwhelmed. However as of the beginning of the week you could still go in and pick up prescriptions.
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I use CVS and an auto-refill notified me yesterday that it was ready...I didn't want to go to town and still have some left so said to mail it...my USPS delivery notification shows it will be here today...and no additional charge...wish I had done this sooner.
 
rapmarks said:
I think it is ironic that the same kids who went out during blizzards are telling me to make sure I stay in.
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How are you feeling, I thought I remembered reading that you were not feeling good...Because I have the whole family working from home, my personal computer is being used by my middle son as he needs two screens to action the bazillion calls he gets from work.... I have been super busy at work trying to calm my employees and telling them we are paying they to stay home to keep them safe not to lay them off...

I'm hopeful that this year in December you and I get to meet in person... love and hugs and feel better soon...
 
Sugarcubesea said:
How are you feeling, I thought I remembered reading that you were not feeling good...Because I have the whole family working from home, my personal computer is being used by my middle son as he needs two screens to action the bazillion calls he gets from work.... I have been super busy at work trying to calm my employees and telling them we are paying they to stay home to keep them safe not to lay them off...

I'm hopeful that this year in December you and I get to meet in person... love and hugs and feel better soon...
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What week in December? I might be in Marco Island, close enough to meet Too.
 
My DH went to Petsmart to get food for the dogs. He made a quick stop at Home Depot to pick up a wire for our internet connection, since he needs a better connection to work from home. He was gone for a very short time and practiced good hand hygiene when he got home. We now have enough dog food for a month. We are taking one of our dogs to the vet today because we just realized that her vaccines are overdue. The vet asked us to call from the parking lot when we arrive and they will come out to get our dog. I thought about postponing her vaccines but then they expire.
 
My dental office seemed offended when I called to cancel. I was tempted to say:
"I'd rather have some tooth decay than for your dental hygienist to breathe on me."
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TravelTime said:
My DH went to Petsmart to get food for the dogs. He made a quick stop at Home Depot to pick up a wire for our internet connection, since he needs a better connection to work from home. He was gone for a very short time and practiced good hand hygiene when he got home. We now have enough dog food for a month. We are taking one of our dogs to the vet today because we just realized that her vaccines are overdue. The vet asked us to call from the parking lot when we arrive and they will come out to get our dog. I thought about postponing her vaccines but then they expire.
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I realized and believe this will go on way longer then 15 days so we need to learn how to be as careful as we can be when we need to venture out.

I will wear a mask or scarf too and glasses when I go grocery shopping. I don’t care how they say it doesn’t protect you, logically to me that doesn’t make sense to me if I don’t touch it. Some protection has to be better then none.
 
Talent312 said:
My dental office seemed offended when I called to cancel. I was tempted to say:
"I'd rather have some tooth decay than for your dental hygienist to breathe on me."
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In Arkansas, dentist offices have been given direction to avoid non essential procedures at this time as dental work can vaporize saliva. Should the patient be COVID 19 positive, the dentist office would be contaminated.
 
Panina said:
What week in December? I might be in Marco Island, close enough to meet Too.
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That would be most awesome... I will be in Naples from December 12 till the 19... I would love to meet up with you...
 
WinniWoman said:
The other thing is like me and my husband we need to have a sense of accomplishment each day. Simply talking a walk and exercising doesn’t fulfill that need, but we do that also.

We always liked working on our home. Been doing it since age 21.

Yesterday we got our new mattress, then we got the blinds in plexiglass we ordered and hubby put those up on our doors. Then got the bathroom grab bar from Amazon and he had to go to Lowe’s to get better butterfly things for the wall so he could install it. He is a Mr. Fix it and that is what he likes to do, besides reloading for his sportsman hobby but he can’t go to the range he just paid for and joined because they had to cancel the orientation.

Our house is so small. We are on the internet a lot. The TV is on a lot. We are eating. I take care of business- phone calls and such. I clean every 2 weeks and do laundry. We watch and listen to the construction going on right on top of us. If the weather would get nicer we could sit outside on our new Adirondack rocking chairs hubby put together.

I got a free deck of cards with a vodka purchase! Lol! Time to learn how to play some card games again.View attachment 18116
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I love those chairs, where did you get them at?
 
bbodb1 said:
In Arkansas, dentist offices have been given direction to avoid non essential procedures at this time as dental work can vaporize saliva. Should the patient be COVID 19 positive, the dentist office would be contaminated.
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In Michigan the Governor put restrictions on having non-essential medical and dental procedures.
The Governor has asked all MI business owners to have employees work from home that can... I have been working from home for a week and a half. The governor has not yet done a lockdown but our numbers in MI keep growing, so I bet if we have a spike she will close us down... Our Economy which is derived from the auto industry is in tatters.
 
pedro47 said:
I liked those rockers. I feel, I will add them to my backyard collection this summer.
WinniWoman, I went out this morning to pick up my medicine from Costco. I did not make any other stops Lowes was tempting. (LOL).
My final decision about this virus. We are honker in the house for the next two (2) weeks. Both vehicles are fill with gasoline, we are ready with our medication & food supplies.
I just wish everyone to be safe and please protect your family & your self.
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Got the rockers online on Home Depot. Expensive but cheaper than elsewhere, they are polywood- recycled plastic milk jugs.
 
Sugarcubesea said:
I love those chairs, where did you get them at?
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Home Depot on line. Polywood. Expensive but cheaper than Amazon and a local place. Made of recycled plastic milk jugs. They are solid. 20 year warranty.
 
geekette said:
Yes, but, we are all worried about you! You've had some kind of creeping crud for a while. You don't need to layer this nasty stuff on top of it.
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I thought "creeping crud" was something our family thought up!
 
Talent312 said:
My dental office seemed offended when I called to cancel. I was tempted to say:
"I'd rather have some tooth decay than for your dental hygienist to breathe on me."
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My cleaning appointment for Tuesday afternoon has been pushed off into June. Cliff (different dentist now that Aetna throws dental money at him) has been confirmed for Monday, but I think only because they blew it last week. He had two deep cleaning quadrants and a crown fitted several weeks ago, and expected to get the other two quadrants done last week when the permanent crown was installed. They apparently forgot that still needed to be done, hence the Monday appt.
 
Talent312 said:
My dental office seemed offended when I called to cancel. I was tempted to say:
"I'd rather have some tooth decay than for your dental hygienist to breathe on me."
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Luckily dh, dd and I all had our regularly scheduled teeth cleaning right before all of this.
 
my dentist called and canceled the appointment before I remembered to call them.
 
Talent312 said:
My dental office seemed offended when I called to cancel. I was tempted to say:
"I'd rather have some tooth decay than for your dental hygienist to breathe on me."
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My sister works in a dental office. Her boss was keeping the office open. Two days in a row everyone cancelled their appointments, now the office is closed.
 
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