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Post by likescarrots on Apr 17, 2020 19:46:34 GMT
Based on previous posts, I have seen the same things that others like moodyblue and J u l e e have noted. I am often left with a lot of questions after reading myshelly 's posts, such as how much money do teachers in Texas make?! And, What does her teacher husband think of her homeschooling style? What do the kids and husband think about the ways that their lives are being controlled? But, these posts are leaving me asking, How are the kids handling this situation? Is everyone bonding over being miserable at home and not being able to go out? I understand being upset that things are not happening as planned and we have no control over what is going on. I am upset about probably losing baseball for the season, and other events that we/the kids had been planning and looking forward to. The kids are not happy about that, either, but so far they have been handling things better than I anticipated. They look forward to state basketball (which was cancelled) and baseball season all year. That can't be made up or just attended at a different time. DS could have gone to prom this year. His first baseball season as a Varsity player. And on and on. But dwelling on that sadness and anxiety does not help anything. We all have to make the choice to make the best of the time that we have and see the silver linings, or to stay miserable and focus on the negative. This could be a good time for you and the kids to learn that there are experiences that are valuable besides going out and being entertained by others. There are many reasons why those events might not be as readily available in the future--either for you or the kids. Health issues, changes in financial abilities (especially for the kids, I assume they will have to work at some point in their lives and might not have the time or money to do everything that you do now), living in a different area where entertainment isn't as available, or even a pandemic can come into play. That isn't to say that valuing those things isn't ok, it is just challenging yourselves to find other things that are meaningful and fulfilling as well. I do sense signs of depression in your posts today, and am not sure if I am reading that correctly based on previous posts throughout the years. But if this is the case, please reach out and get help to deal with these feelings. I think of these things when I see her post as well. Half the time I'm convinced she's a troll and none of what she says is real life (seriously how do they afford so much crap and so many kids on a single income teaching salary) and the other half is convinced that her kids will grow up to avoid her as much as possible as I've seen with many friends with similar mothers.
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Post by dewryce on Apr 17, 2020 19:59:57 GMT
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Post by dewryce on Apr 17, 2020 20:04:59 GMT
Hamilton tickets go on sale next week for a fall performance, I'm planning on buying them and will attend if they put on the show. As cautious as I'm being, I would do the same thing. First, if it's not safe and they cancel you'll either get a refund or your ticket will be valid for when they come back. Second, if they still do the performance and I felt it wasn't safe, I know I could sell those tickets in a heartbeat. Be aware that Ticketmaster just changed things so that if a performance isn’t canceled, if it is rescheduled, they won’t offer refunds even if you can’t attend on the rescheduled date. Darcy Collins
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Post by snowsilver on Apr 17, 2020 20:11:36 GMT
Leaving myshelly's posts aside (I don't want to give an opinion on them) I just want to say how touched I am with some of the responses to her. Responses about gratitude and teaching your children to be thankful even when their dreams are shattered (and for young children losing their trip to Disney or having summer sports cancelled CAN be a dream shattered). I love the posts about finding beauty in nature and just being able to spend more time with family.
We are not able to shop or do many other things we are used to. On the other hand, no one has (or is able to) kept the sun from shining, the flowers from growing, the birds from singing or the streams from flowing. There is so much beauty available to us--beauty we might not have had the time to appreciate as much as we should before, but beauty which we can now look on and marvel. I loved the story of the Pea who used to lie and watch the ants in an anthill. What a great and fun thing to do. I've enjoyed that myself. Drop a cracker crumb down and watch what happens. So much that is left to us that is beautiful and glorious!
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Post by carhoch on Apr 17, 2020 20:19:02 GMT
We all have different things that appeal to us and things that drive us a little bit crazy. 😊 myshelly the more I think about it, you might be the ideal person for some of the online leaning going on. There are many courses being offered. Cooking classes, learn a new language, book clubs. I think there are quite a few either free or discounted. But if not, maybe some of the budget you would use on outings could be spent for this instead. I’m in a book club for adults and run a book club for kids. We have moved them both online and I hate them. I really don’t like doing anything online. It’s just a poor substitute for the actual thing and makes me even more sad than doing nothing. All of these online things are just reminders of what we don’t have access to in real life. We don’t even own a computer because we don’t like doing stuff like that online. You home school and you don’t have a computer 😳
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Post by paigepea on Apr 17, 2020 20:25:40 GMT
As soon as we’re allowed I’ll be ok going to large venues. I trust the gov’t recommendations at this point. I think everyone’s opinion on this might be skewed by where they are / what conditions are like where they are.
I think the point of social distancing was not to stop the virus as much as squish the curve so that medical systems were not overrun and could therefore help / save everyone who needed it. The squishing the curve also allowed the medical community to learn about the virus / how to help / what strategies to use instead of feeling overrun and at a loss. This morning our provincial gov’t announced that our curve was squished and that looking at models like Italy no longer pertains to us - that we need to look to places like Korea to see what they’ve done / how they’ve moved on. But my perspective is from what is happening in Canada. Our numbers look very different from the US. We also have a much smaller population.
I’m sorry there is so much protest and arguing in some areas.
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Post by silverlining on Apr 17, 2020 20:27:11 GMT
I will go to museums, hiking trails, and beaches, when I'm allowed to, but will probably only go to those where I'm sure people will have adequate space.
I don't prioritize my own safety. Instead, I live now assuming that I'm positive for the virus and could unintentionally spread it to someone else.
I know I'm very privileged, and I could dwell on the trips I'm not taking, the cancelled concerts, the restaurants and group events that I miss. My daughters could rightfully complain about the online training in nursing school and medical school which is so much less than the real interaction with patients.
BUT we are all living full, though very different, lives right now. We are more resilient than we thought. We are learning new things that maybe we never wanted to learn, but we're moving forward.
A long time from now, I hope my dds remember that I stayed positive, that we did a ton more cooking and cleaning, that I cried in frustration learning to be an online teacher, but I got through it. I hope they will remember how often we expressed gratitude, how I talked every single day about my students living in small apartments with no outdoor space, the friends who lost their jobs, the friends who had a Zoom wedding instead of their dream wedding, the homeless people in our city. I hope they learned that life can throw us some pretty big curveballs, but we can always find ways to help, and we can look for the good.
This concludes my sermon for the day.
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Post by johnnysmom on Apr 17, 2020 20:30:17 GMT
The virus isn’t going to just go away. We’re not on lockdown with the goal of making it go away, the goal is to give the medical community some breathing room and to create a plan to slow the spread.
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Post by lisae on Apr 17, 2020 20:31:28 GMT
Museums, I would feel comfortable going back to at any time, particularly those within driving distance. They are just never very crowded. I'm not going to touch anything except the door handle and the actual ticket. The exception would be special events. I can't see us going to a ticketed event at a museum until there is a vaccine.
We never attend sporting events or concerts. I haven't been to an aquarium in almost 30 years. We just rarely go anywhere that has a huge crowd. We like museums, hiking, walking on the beach and biking. All of those are things I can see resuming in the next few months with social distancing. We've already been hiking once in the last month.
The question for us would be when do we attend weddings or funerals.
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Post by artbabe on Apr 17, 2020 20:31:42 GMT
Heck, a five minute Facetime with my nephew (10) makes my whole day. The first thing I'm going to do when this is lifted is go play with him. I can't wait to take him out to the park to shoot hoops. That is what we were doing the day we got the stay at home notice.
I agree with snowsilver. I like most of your attitudes about this. It is important to find peace and contentment within ourselves, even if sometimes that is hard to do. I am lucky enough to still be employed (working from home teacher) so for me this is a reset of my life. Losing weight, eating better, less drinking, more time taking care of the house and pursuing hobbies. Heck, I might even start reading again. I can find silver linings to this.
I think myshelly's posts are really interesting. They always kind of blow my mind. I just can't believe all of that is true.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 17, 2020 21:15:49 GMT
I’m in a book club for adults and run a book club for kids. We have moved them both online and I hate them. I really don’t like doing anything online. It’s just a poor substitute for the actual thing and makes me even more sad than doing nothing. All of these online things are just reminders of what we don’t have access to in real life. We don’t even own a computer because we don’t like doing stuff like that online. You home school and you don’t have a computer 😳 Correct. What do I need one for?
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Post by myshelly on Apr 17, 2020 21:19:04 GMT
I didn’t go to those places in my regular life before, so I don’t see why I would now. No well checks for your children? Dental appointments? Annual physicals for you or your husband? Annual Pap smear? Mammogram? Never? I’ll be honest and say I don’t believe that. And if you have a doctor that comes to you, you’re still putting him at risk. Do dentists offer concierge services? I don’t see how they could. I’m not going to comment on my kids, but no, I do not go to the dr. I do not get Pap smears or mammograms. I didn’t even see a dr when I was pregnant. Homebirths with a midwife.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 17, 2020 21:23:59 GMT
Online virtual tours of museums are not the same at all. We would spend hours on one exhibit or one particular artist. Virtual tours rush through and hit the highlights. Which I realize is what the majority of museum visitors do, but it is completely different from our style of a visit. We read every single description, pour over the related materials they will usually have sitting out, watch every video of the 2 hour loop that the gallery has running next to a particular artists work. Then we go back and watch every one of them again in a week or two, when we notice things we have missed before. It leaves the virtual tours very unfulfilling. We're spending time on them, but I can agree that it doesn't feel like moving ahead, but more like keeping ourselves busy while holding in position. You could still do more in-depth searches for things you see on the virtual museum visits... what you describe is kind of how I do things when I find something interesting on the internet... for example, I have a Chrome add-on that loads a painting or photograph every time I open a new tab. If I think it's interesting, I'll click on it or on the artist's name, for more information-- today, it was a painting by an artist that led me to a search for information about him, his style of painting, ('tonalism'), his wife (also an artist) and before you know it, I've spent 45 minutes on it and I'm researching something totally different than the thing I started out looking up. I know it's not the same as the 'real' world, and maybe part of it is my age (I'm 50; I grew up without computers or the internet-- I just had a library card and a set of 1976 encyclopedias to read when I was a kid, lol) but when I think that pretty much ANYTHING is out there on the internet to look up and research? the opportunities for knowledge (or at least amusement) are ENDLESS.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 17, 2020 22:16:14 GMT
I haven’t seen my DD for a year I’m going to have a super hard time not hugging her right off the plane end of June. I think, if I hadn’t seen my daughter in a year, I would show up at the airport pickup line in a giant trash bag and hug her through that. I would probably be tackled to the ground by security, but it would be worth it! Oh there'll be hugging Might wait til the car though
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Post by carhoch on Apr 17, 2020 22:16:31 GMT
You home school and you don’t have a computer 😳 Correct. What do I need one for? First I believe that everybody need to know how do use one .How are your kids supposed to find a job one day if they don’t know how do use a computer And it’s surprise me because usually kids that are homeschool use computers for a lot of research or do you drive them to the library every time they have to do a paper.
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Post by kate on Apr 17, 2020 22:18:17 GMT
I think everyone’s opinion on this might be skewed by where they are / what conditions are like where they are. I agree. I can't even count the number of people I know who've had it - five colleagues at my (tiny!) school, off the top of my head, and lots of other people not at my school. Friends have lost family members. My kids' schoolmates have lost parents. It's terrifying. I have canceled my work-related summer travel plans. I won't be going to any Yankees games anytime soon, if they even start playing. I worry terribly for my friends who work on Broadway and at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, etc. who no longer have jobs. I love concerts, but... nope. By September, I hope there will be some sort of effective treatment. It's really hard to imagine feeling safe anywhere right now.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 17, 2020 22:34:50 GMT
Sioux Falls, population around 190,000 has 644 cases that can be traced back to a meat packing plant - one business. This one business accounts for 44% of their current cases. Clearly this virus spreads quickly.
I am a little worried about myshelly because not too long ago she was telling people to stay the fuck home. I think this is getting to all of us in different ways. I would give anything to "not be moving forward" with my family. They are adults and on their own. They are all working currently in essential jobs. One is in a hospital. Life is what it is right now and I just keep hoping and praying that a vaccine is found and vetted as quickly as possible.
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Post by zella on Apr 17, 2020 22:52:43 GMT
It's difficult for me to imagine feeling safe again out in the world. I already had minor agoraphobia; this has made it return as badly as I had it in my 20's. I do have my two cloth N-95 masks that I've had for a while. But I am so scared of either myself or my daughter catching this. You've heard of the cytokine storm, right? We both are prone to cytokine storms without even having Covid. And low blood potassium is a sign of the disease getting worse, and I have to take large doses of potassium daily just to stay upright. So you can understand why Covid scares the crap out of me. DD and I SHOULD be one of the early groups to be offered the vaccine (we both have asthma and lung nodules too), and we'll get it, but I can see myself wearing a mask for the rest of my life to be honest. I've felt so much safer being at home, the only thing I want to go out for is to see my other DD and GD. And eventually go to the beach. We were supposed to go to Disneyworld last months, and the thought of that makes me anxious. I know I'm not the only one feeling this way.
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Post by inkedup on Apr 17, 2020 22:54:46 GMT
I think everyone’s opinion on this might be skewed by where they are / what conditions are like where they are. I agree. I can't even count the number of people I know who've had it - five colleagues at my (tiny!) school, off the top of my head, and lots of other people not at my school. Friends have lost family members. My kids' schoolmates have lost parents. It's terrifying. I have canceled my work-related summer travel plans. I won't be going to any Yankees games anytime soon, if they even start playing. I worry terribly for my friends who work on Broadway and at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, etc. who no longer have jobs. I love concerts, but... nope. By September, I hope there will be some sort of effective treatment. It's really hard to imagine feeling safe anywhere right now. One of my friends lost both of her parents to the virus. They were married for over 50 years and were in the ICU together. Her dad died 3 days before her mom. It is so heartbreaking. The family said goodbye via facetime and have no idea when they will be able to gather together to mourn.
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Post by Merge on Apr 17, 2020 23:04:41 GMT
Wow, stay off the board for a few hours and miss a humdinger.
No one is thrilled about being at home. And saying that we should open everything up and every one should get to choose if they go to venues is stupid. The whole point of doing this is to avoid overcrowding the hospitals. If someone has a heart attack and can't be seen in a timely manner because the ER is filled with COVID patients because *someone* had to go to a NASCAR race, that's a huge and completely avoidable problem.
I hope that anyone who really feels that life is not worth living will get professional help. I hope that anyone who feels that NASCAR and Disney are what make life worth living will ... I don't know, think about their life choices or something. JFC.
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Post by sassyangel on Apr 17, 2020 23:18:37 GMT
Wow, stay off the board for a few hours and miss a humdinger. No one is thrilled about being at home. And saying that we should open everything up and every one should get to choose if they go to venues is stupid. The whole point of doing this is to avoid overcrowding the hospitals. If someone has a heart attack and can't be seen in a timely manner because the ER is filled with COVID patients because *someone* had to go to a NASCAR race, that's a huge and completely avoidable problem. I hope that anyone who really feels that life is not worth living will get professional help. I hope that anyone who feels that NASCAR and Disney are what make life worth living will ... I don't know, think about their life choices or something. JFC. Yes! I was like “whoa, 141 comments in 12 hours” and it’s not a fluff or condolence thread. 🍿🍿🍿
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Post by sassyangel on Apr 17, 2020 23:30:39 GMT
I guess if I couldn’t afford them I wouldn’t know what we were missing 🤷🏻♀️ We have “stuff” to do. We’re building LEGO (LEGO has been the biggest line item in our budget this month, I’ve let the kids order all they want), we’re playing a new game every day, we have puzzles, and books. But it’s all just empty. We aren’t moving forward. Just repeating the same day every day. How can people find purpose in that? Our homeschooling is not suited to being at home. This just isn’t how we live. Is it really not enough to be home with your family, spending quality time putting puzzles and Legos together, reading books and playing games knowing that you're all safe and healthy? There's nothing of value in that at all? You ARE moving forward, just not in a way you're used to. I live alone. My family is over a 5 hour drive from me. What I wouldn't give to "not be moving forward" with them right now. Me too. I am 15 hours in a plane from mine. And it’s looking like I won’t get to see them for 12-18 months at least. I would give anything to hug my family, or even know the possibility was closer than that away.
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Post by pjaye on Apr 18, 2020 0:23:56 GMT
I really don’t like doing anything online. Clearly you make an exception for two peas because you are here and posting quite a bit - 9200+ posts...that's a LOT of doing something you claim to not like - or do you hand write your posts, deliver them to someone and they type them in for you? I love "doing things online" and yet I have several thousand less posts than you. Interesting how the person who hates doing stuff online posts significantly more than the person who loves doing stuff online - that doesn't seem to quite add up...does it ?? Denial - not just a river in Egypt.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 18, 2020 0:27:06 GMT
Hamilton tickets go on sale next week for a fall performance, I'm planning on buying them and will attend if they put on the show. I'm not sure where you are, but the Colorado sale just got postponed
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Post by kibblesandbits on Apr 18, 2020 1:07:05 GMT
As cautious as I'm being, I would do the same thing. First, if it's not safe and they cancel you'll either get a refund or your ticket will be valid for when they come back. Second, if they still do the performance and I felt it wasn't safe, I know I could sell those tickets in a heartbeat. Be aware that Ticketmaster just changed things so that if a performance isn’t canceled, if it is rescheduled, they won’t offer refunds even if you can’t attend on the rescheduled date. Darcy Collins Is that TRUE? OMG. There's a reason we call them "ticketbastard"
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 18, 2020 1:12:19 GMT
Be aware that Ticketmaster just changed things so that if a performance isn’t canceled, if it is rescheduled, they won’t offer refunds even if you can’t attend on the rescheduled date. Darcy Collins Is that TRUE? OMG. There's a reason we call them "ticketbastard" I did just see that AEG will give you a refund
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Post by maryland on Apr 18, 2020 2:22:58 GMT
Based on previous posts, I have seen the same things that others like moodyblue and J u l e e have noted. I am often left with a lot of questions after reading myshelly 's posts, such as how much money do teachers in Texas make?! And, What does her teacher husband think of her homeschooling style? What do the kids and husband think about the ways that their lives are being controlled? But, these posts are leaving me asking, How are the kids handling this situation? Is everyone bonding over being miserable at home and not being able to go out? I understand being upset that things are not happening as planned and we have no control over what is going on. I am upset about probably losing baseball for the season, and other events that we/the kids had been planning and looking forward to. The kids are not happy about that, either, but so far they have been handling things better than I anticipated. They look forward to state basketball (which was cancelled) and baseball season all year. That can't be made up or just attended at a different time. DS could have gone to prom this year. His first baseball season as a Varsity player. And on and on. But dwelling on that sadness and anxiety does not help anything. We all have to make the choice to make the best of the time that we have and see the silver linings, or to stay miserable and focus on the negative. This could be a good time for you and the kids to learn that there are experiences that are valuable besides going out and being entertained by others. There are many reasons why those events might not be as readily available in the future--either for you or the kids. Health issues, changes in financial abilities (especially for the kids, I assume they will have to work at some point in their lives and might not have the time or money to do everything that you do now), living in a different area where entertainment isn't as available, or even a pandemic can come into play. That isn't to say that valuing those things isn't ok, it is just challenging yourselves to find other things that are meaningful and fulfilling as well. I do sense signs of depression in your posts today, and am not sure if I am reading that correctly based on previous posts throughout the years. But if this is the case, please reach out and get help to deal with these feelings. I think of these things when I see her post as well. Half the time I'm convinced she's a troll and none of what she says is real life (seriously how do they afford so much crap and so many kids on a single income teaching salary) and the other half is convinced that her kids will grow up to avoid her as much as possible as I've seen with many friends with similar mothers. Interesting point. And what are their ages (toddlers, elem., high school)? My kids are teens/college aged, they are all home and "entertaining" themselves pretty well. It would have been hard if they were younger.
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Post by maryland on Apr 18, 2020 2:26:03 GMT
You home school and you don’t have a computer 😳 Ha! I know, right? That was the first thing that popped into my head too, because we homeschool as well, and if you would have asked me, I would have said the only two things you need to homeschool are a library card and a computer. But to each their own. shrug. I am rather like myshelly in this way, we live outside of a large metropolitan area with many museums and galleries. Many free and with great programs at very low cost. I can probably think of 50 or more that we were regulars at. We would typically be at these three to four days a week minimum. We considered it one of the reasons why we homeschool and pretty much the only thing that makes the crazy high cost of living here worthwhile. Online virtual tours of museums are not the same at all. We would spend hours on one exhibit or one particular artist. Virtual tours rush through and hit the highlights. Which I realize is what the majority of museum visitors do, but it is completely different from our style of a visit. We read every single description, pour over the related materials they will usually have sitting out, watch every video of the 2 hour loop that the gallery has running next to a particular artists work. Then we go back and watch every one of them again in a week or two, when we notice things we have missed before. It leaves the virtual tours very unfulfilling. We're spending time on them, but I can agree that it doesn't feel like moving ahead, but more like keeping ourselves busy while holding in position. It's very frustrating. We won't be able to return even when they do reopen, and I am not sure how long we will need to stay away. My sadness is centered around feelings of "what a waste" of our resources and limited time on earth. We are however working to adapt to our new reality. Zoom book clubs, poetry jams and classes. Some contemporary museums are starting to have virtual visits to artist's home studios. Something we would not ordinarily have access to. Finally getting the hang of how to access food and supplies a bit better. Our local farmers market will now take online orders for their participating vendors, they compile the separate vendor orders into larger combined deliveries for families in our county. We are lucky with that, but obviously it comes with a greater expense than our Aldi/Lidl weekly runs stocking up on items only when on sale. I do worry and wonder what our new future reality will look like even in 2021 and beyond. Regarding the idea that currently unemployed families will welcome the opportunity to go back to work and the income will be worth the personal risk, ehhh, not from what I see. These are for a large part, families that live with more economic risk even with employment. They don't get a big reward. They get to go from unemployed and scared to death how they will afford living, to employed and back to worried all the time how they will manage to go on living. Add in the medical/death risk, and it completely tips the scales in the other direction. There needs to be a greater incentive for them to make it worth taking the chance. (obviously this is just based on my limited observations) I can't wait for this to be over, but what I worry about even more, is what we will then have as our new normal. Are you in the DC area? I grew up in Maryland, and assumed all museums, zoos, etc. were free. When I moved to Pittsburgh, I went to the Pittsburgh Zoo and couldn't believe you had to pay!
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Post by cycworker on Apr 18, 2020 2:54:19 GMT
The shut downs were intended to be a temporary measure to slow the spread so we don’t all get it at once. They were never intended to last until the disease is stopped or a vaccine is made. It’s not reasonable to expect to stay shut down that long. Yes, more people are going to get it and more people are going to die. We can’t stop that. I find it ironic that the peas are calling me entitled/privileged while ignoring the whole issue of people who are going to be homeless and starving because of the economic break down of society. Have you seen the miles long lines for food pantries? 1/3 of renters didn’t pay in April. What do you think those people want? They want jobs. The government is not going to pass any meaningful social safety net in time to deal with this crisis. These people can’t even get through the system to apply for unemployment. The peas are focused only on their safety from the virus because the peas are by and large privileged. A huge segment of the population needs and wants to go back to work, whether you agree with it or not. Sorry, I agree with myshelly . What we are currently doing is NOT sustainable. Now, where I am in Canada, it IS working, and there is talk that in May we will SLOWLY start to loosen restrictions. I hate to politicize it, but reality is, if your federal government (ok, Trump) had not botched this from the beginning, the US would be in a better position to the economy moving again. I fully admit that I am also in the same camp as myshelly in that as soon as things are open again, I would like to be there. Of course, in my case that gets trickier because some of the places I want to go are across the border, and I don't drive, so I'll have to see if the person who normally takes me is willing to go. And, of course, the BC/Washington state border will have to be reopened. And if sports aren't happening, it's moot anyway. And when I say I will resume public life as soon as it's an option, I am going so far as to say if I got a deal on a good cruise I would take it in a heartbeat. I admit I am likely going to have to get better at a few things. I am good about washing my hands, though if I washed them every time I touched something I would be doing that literally every 3 seconds... I touch my wheels on my wheelchair to push myself. and who knows what the wheels pick up. I am trying - only somewhat successfully - to remember to go over the mat at the entrance when I get home. I don't wear gloves because they bother my hands. So far I haven't started wearing a mask; I can't really see myself doing so unless it becomes mandatory. So far, the majority of deaths in my province have been people in nursing homes. We have had some deaths of people under 55, but not many.
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Post by PEAcan pie on Apr 18, 2020 3:37:02 GMT
Staying home until a vaccine or a miracle
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