SIP-or not. Have you noticed?

I haven't been to too many places other than the grocery store, but there are more cars on the road. From my social media, i see lot of families going to the beach or eating out now that they can. We still have to wear masks when out and about. When I drove by Hobby Lobby the parking lot had lot of cars in it. I don't think those are all very young or old people there.

Phoenix is Maricopa County right? According to one of the graphs here, the age group with the most number of positive cases is 20-44.

www.maricopa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/59661/COVID-19-Daily-Data-Report?refer=home-button

I was looking at similar stats for San Diego County, and the 20-40 group has the most number of cases.  

I have 3 kids and we are not SIP nor are any families with kids we know.

It’s because I would rather die than live the way we did for the past few months 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have no desire to just survive. I want to get out and live my (not boring) life.

This.  I live in PA and our governor had my county on SIP for a long time.  Last Friday was when it was finally lifted and we were moved to the "yellow phase" but we still have to keep groups to 25 or less, we must social distance, restaurants can now do outside dining but no inside service.  Some retail stores can open, but the gov prefers that they do curbside pickup.  The thing that set me off was last Wednesday our governor decided to join in the protest march in Harrisburg, which was in the yellow phase that HE put into place.  The phase that only allows groups up to 25 and social distancing must be observed.  And there he was, marching shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of other people, breaking his own rules.  I had no problem with him marching, but not if he was going to break his own rules while requiring the rest of us to be strict about observing them.

I've been working the entire time because we are an essential business.  We work in close quarters, we don't have enough room to leave 6 ft between us.  We haven't worn masks until recently when outside people have been allowed to come into the building.  I have not been the least bit worried about getting the virus because we all have been very careful about washing our hands and using hand sanitizer and wiping down surfaces.  None of us were going out into groups and being careless outside of work.  I've gone to at least one grocery store every week, sometimes up to 3 grocery stores in one week because of things being out of stock.  I've gone to Target a number of times and wandered around the store because it gave me a break from being in the house.  I always wear a mask in stores and I make sure to sanitize my hands before I go into the store and as soon as I come out.  It boggles my mind that there are people who are not at high risk who haven't left their house since March because they are afraid of getting it even though we have a very low rate when you remove the nursing homes from our data.  I live alone and mentally I can't take SIP any longer.  My mental health is just as important as grandma's physical health and I'm done staying at home.  If somebody is high risk, let them stay home.  The rest of us should be able to get about our lives if we use precautions.

If we get a second wave in the fall, they can forget putting SIP back on us again.  Nobody will do it again.





  

In my county the age groups from 20 to 60 are the highest positives (1k to 1.1k) with the 61+ group close behind at 900 confirmed cases.

It makes sense though as the 20-60 group worked while SIP and shut down was happening. And went out to get food at the grocery store or restaurant.

I am starting to go out again. I wear my mask and stay 5-6' from people.

I am getting my hair done Saturday.

I am high risk. But crap I shouldn't be made to feel bad because I am going out to live life...while I wear a mask and maintain social distancing and wash my hands and sleep well and eat well.

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we are mostly staying home.. with exceptions. we had a dinner with my son and his girlfriend.. they have been home, except for going to local corner stores, since march 7. they are traveling by air to the east coast next week to see girlfriend's elderly dad.. and then it will be at least 2 weeks before we see them again. we wear masks everywhere.. keep distance and are cautious. my 93 yr old dad has been staying at home.. not even going into grocery stores. but he believes the science.. and my mom was a public health nurse.. so following the rules is important. none of us are interested in going back to church or any big group

I think some don't want to know.. harvard is now projecting another 100,000 deaths by sept. I guess it is meaningless to most

Around here, it was never as well done as it could be because people believed it was a hoax, only affected other people, or the virus was killed by the sun/sa!t.

Easter was done as if nothing was happening. Once Memorial day came, people were completely over it. Then when everyone was told to return to work, it didn't seem much point because it it is ok for us to go to work, it must be ok for us to do everything else. (Here, protests are just used as an excuse by the hoaxers.)I

Ikea opened last weekend , along with the bars. All were mobbed.
The people I do not seeing wearing masks are millennials and old people. I think the o!d people believe it is a hoax and the younger think it is no big deal.

I agree!!

I'd go with people are just kind of done with it at this point more than age. Maybe the protesting has something to do with it, but from what I personally saw they said phase two and everybody was like see ya!

I'd been doing my parents (in their 70's) shopping and Mom immediately told me she was going to do it again. Dad started working his couple days a week (they do not need the money, it's an outlet for him.) I've barely seen dd, age 20 since then either. My other kids who are in their 20's are much more reserved and haven't changed much since phase 2 started, they're more cautious.

I've been out to do what is necessary, but not much more than that. Yesterday dd and I went out to do errands, it was warm and masks are required. I have no issue with the mask order, I like the idea that they're required...but they're hot and we were moving quickly to get in and out so we could take off the mask.

When I look out the window, it seems like most people have decided to move on from the concerns of the pandemic. No mask. Walking in groups. Going to the neighbor's to join in a 35+ person party.

And some people never had a chance to SIP. Medical workers, grocery workers, take out restaurant workers have all had to risk their health in the name of being essential workers.

I'm trying to do what's right for my family. We have a mix of older people, medically compromised people, and healthy people (like me) all in one household.

I'm following the science as close as I can. We did SIP from March until this month, only me leaving to bulk grocery shop, and having everything else delivered. Yes, every one else stayed home. Yes, it was different, and not always fun.

I bought activities for the kids to do at home to help pass the time. No, every day wasn't exciting. Yes, sometimes boring. But not so much so that I would risk their health for something more entertaining to do.

Now we are in yellow phase, and I have taken the kids out. We went to a walking path where there happened to be no people within 6' of us. We wore masks. I had a hand sanitizer in my purse. Another trip out we went to a playground early in the morning, and were the only ones there (which is why I took them early). Masks worn again. Hands sanitized several times.

It's hard to know how to balance getting back to a new normal and still being careful. Soon I will be going back to work. In the fall the kids will go back to school. We can only do the best we can. But where we can take precautions, we will.

Here in good ole Texas things have been "back to normal" for months. Regardless of age. What I find disturbing is the lack of masks being used in public. It's such a simple concept and why people can't use them for an hour or so is beyond me.

I will find it interesting to see if the numbers spike nationally because of the protests. Most protesters were wearing masks. Definitely a higher percentage than I see at my local grocery store!