Once the SIP is lifted will you feel comfortable out & about

Other than family & work & necessary shopping I’m not going anywhere until there’s a vaccine.

Our order is going from stay-at-home to safer-at-home on the 27th. I don't think the virus is packing up and going in the next week. I will get groceries, get a haircut, and maybe do a little shopping where there aren't many people. I'll still wear my mask and sanitize the crap out of myself and my stuff. We'll take some drives in the mountains and hike when the weather is nice. So we'll change some, but I'll avoid large groups of people. I can't imagine large groups of people yet.

 I will not be rushing into a crowd but will be seeing my hairdresser ASAP. I doubt I'll even go to a restaurant for the first two or three weeks as we hold our breath hoping for no rebound in the number of cases.

I'm a home body and my days will pretty much be the same. I go to work, come home and do my crafty things. I will probably think twice about taking classes at the quilting store for a while at least. I do miss seeing my granddaughters and other family members and will do more of that for sure.

DH is diabetic with kidney problems as well as high blood pressure.
We have already decided to "stay put" until a few weeks go by after "open up."

Since the governor of Texas is opening some things next week (!) we shall see how all that goes.

This answer is going to be so different depending on where you live and current local info. If I lived in a dense city, no way would I go out like nothing ever happened.

Here, we haven't seen a huge jump in any numbers. As of yesterday afternoon we hadn't had a death in 6 days and are currently at a total of 17 in our area. Last I saw a few days ago we had a total of 14 COVID related hospitalizations right now. We've had a drive thru testing site up for I think about 4 weeks now. They started with only Dr recommended high risk and emergency and hospital personnel only. Around a week later, they lowered the requirements to no Dr recommendation needed and ANYONE with symptoms can drive thru. And over the last few weeks they have lowered the hours and days open at least twice. So that makes me think people don't have symptoms, which means they don't need testing, so the site is not busy at all.

So with that info, yes I could be comfortable going out and about to places with NO crowds in our area. I would still wear my mask in any possible closed in areas like the grocery store or picking up takeout. But I would not be eating in a restaurant or going to the gym until I saw that our area didn't start spiking upwards again. But visiting my parents, going to parks, paddling on the lakes, yes I would be comfortable right now with typical flu season type precautions like hand washing and not being around people obviously sick.

I trust that my governor is using science and the well-being of the citizenry to decide when to reopen. So here, sure, I'd feel safe.

Not . . . everywhere.

We are having a gradual lifting of restrictions here, starting next week. Some more shops will open, mainly smaller ones, not large department stores or malls. We need to wear masks when on public transport or shopping. Large events are still cancelled until the end of August, so no one is going to them. Restaurants and cafes are still shut, as are museums and galleries.
Overall, I won't be changing much from what I'm doing now - leaving the house for groceries, exercise and medical appointments. DH expects to be working from home until the end of the summer as well. We are not going on vacation this summer, as we won't be able to go to the places we had been thinking of, most likely.

It's going into our nice weather here and I absolutely will be outside a lot more. I'm really really looking forward to our beaches opening back up and will be there asap. Oregon beaches, even when they're crowded, aren't like in warmer climates. It's just people walking on the beach and there's always ample space and I will absolutely participate in that. Will I be strolling through the city center of Cannon Beach, where it will be shoulder to shoulder people on the sidewalks? No. Will I go to our local coffee shop to work, and sit at the reasonably spaced outside tables? Yes. Will I sit inside where the tables are closer? Probably not.

It all depends on what I want to do and what our state's guidelines are. Oregon's been pretty reasonable so far and I trust Gov. Brown's judgment in plans to ease restrictions.

Really?? Would you change your mind if there was a proven treatment??  No way I am putting my life on hold, not seeing friends or family for 18 more months.




Oh for sure I will continue with a mask etc.  

We are going from Alert level 4 (stay at home except for essential errands like food shopping and medical appointments) to Alert level 3 next Monday night. Not much difference although more businesses now allowed to operate if they can do so without customer contact. I'll still be working from home and won't be going anywhere until I absolutely have to. I'm immunocompromised and even getting an ordinary cold is a nightmare - takes ages to get rid of it and makes my rheumatoid arthritis flare up.

No, I don’t think things will change much for us. We both have several conditions that put us in the high risk category and DH works closely with the residents in his nursing home. It’s just not worth the risk to us.

I can see maybe sitting outside at least 10 feet away with others who follow social distancing in a manner we feel comfortable with. But as the distance apart recommendations keep changing even that is up in the air.

Sitting on this bench with you, 10 feet away. Now that I think about it, that’s a really long bench. I’ll be sitting on the bench next to you in mask wearing solidarity.

I'm with you.

I think I had my first panic attack in Target this morning. My mask fell off my face, and I couldn't get the loops back over my ears. I started hyperventilating and crying. I was breathing so hard my glasses fogged up and I couldn't see. I'm definitely feeling the stress, and nowhere near ready to go back to normal.

I may just staple one to my head for the duration.