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I'm glad you tested negative.
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I read they are only giving families 3 days to claim the bodies of loved ones. Many cannot make that 3 day deadline. So sad about the doctor. The impact of what they're doing must be overwhelming. And yet, my cousin claims all hospitals are standing empty... At work last night I returned from eating lunch to find a worker throwing up into a trash can about 3 feet from my open laptop. And they gave him my chair to sit in. Poor kid, but I went on a sterilizing frenzy. And I sure didn't sit on that chair anymore!
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My mind is doing a number on me. I feel fine until it's time to go to work or grocery shopping, then suddenly my throat hurts or feels scratchy or my chest hurts or I feel feverish (but no fever). I know it's psychosomatic and I tell myself that. Sometimes I find myself to be so aggravating what with my OCD tendencies and now this!
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It's a staple that lasts a long time. The hoarders will fill their garages with any type of canned or frozen foods.
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I'm lucky that I am living in a townhouse that shares only one wall. My mail is delivered to mailboxes located a block away (outside), so whenever I get the mail I can just go through my garage and if someone's there I just wait for them to finish. I have a garage to park in and my own laundry inside my house. I feel super fortunate to have all that. Once I move some of that goes away...on street parking, no washer and dryer inside my apartment. I will have my own mailbox and my apartment building only has 4 total units, 2 downstairs and 2 upstairs. I will have to go to a laundromat which is stressing me out! I guess I'll have to run in, load up my wash, start the machines, run out to my car, come back to load my wash into the dryer, run back out to my car, then run back in to load up my clothes. I will NOT be folding at the laundromat! And of course, have my mask and gloves on. Sigh...but that is still a month away. My current state has only tested 35,000 people. My county alone has 2.4 million people! That is why the numbers for my state are low; we don't have fewer cases, we just aren't testing. My new state has tested a half million people so far. 11 pounds lost so far. Normally I'd be happy about it but I know it's because a combination of the tooth extraction and anxiety. Hoping to gain half of that back. Watching the NFL draft tonight! Love American football. And I haven't showered today. I'm not going anywhere so I am having trouble getting motivated to shower just to return to my couch lol.
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I know you can't contract the virus from food, but these coworkers are getting food delivery or going thru a drive thru and not wiping down anything at all. They just grab the food bag, take the container out, open it up and go to town! No hand washing, no hand sanitizing, just open up the container and start eating! I presume that is just fine but it's not for me. I'd rather bring my own food in my own containers because I know that no one has handled them but me. Paranoid? Probably. But if it makes me feel better then I'll do it. I was able to stay up until 3:00 am on my own last night, so I am adjusting to the schedule change. I slept a LOT this morning, from 3:00 am until about 12:30 pm. Probably because I don't go back to work until Sunday so there is no work anxiety. I planned to grocery shop today but emotionally I just can't handle it. Not today. I'll go tomorrow. I am not up to the whole regimen today. And I used to love grocery shopping! The idiot mayor of my city just embarrassed herself on CNN. Many people thought the mayor was drunk. I don't know about drunk, but her offering to use the people of my city as a "control" group to see if ending social distancing will result in a new surge of cases or not was just...appalling. And when asked if she would go out to the casinos she said no because she has a family. Well, don't the casino workers have families??? I'm here for one more month and then moving to a state where the leadership isn't wanting to use the people as lab rats.
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I asked a coworker last night. She was eating takeout in the conference room. I mentioned that I will not order takeout because I have no idea if the person preparing or packaging the food was sick and she said it was probably fine and she doesn't worry about it. They don't worry about things like the virus getting on their phones, backpacks, pens, etc. and they get beverages from a communal area and don't wipe them down. It baffles me, but they are just not worried about it! My particular location has no reported cases (although there are 10 people who are currently under quarantine for possible exposure/infection) but many other locations have several cases, most likely people who were exposed outside of work. For me it has nothing to do with "trust" because trust doesn't prevent anyone from getting infected. So I will not order or eat takeout. And "probably" is not good enough for me. We have over 100 people in the building all at one time. My current location got into trouble from Corporate for not enforcing the guidelines the corporate office put into place. So they are suddenly all about enforcement. It's very difficult for this type of business to keep people apart because the work itself requires multiple people at every step. So, it's kind of inevitable that people will be infected. All I can do is protect myself the best I can.
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I so envy those who are going about their business not even nervous, stressed or anxious. My immediate coworkers are totally comfortable ordering takeout, using their phones out on the production floor after touching things, handing things back and forth, bringing their personal belongings into the building...and I am...NOT. I am getting better about my obsessiveness. No more freaking out because my knuckle brushed up against my hair. I wash my hands and still sterilize things that have left the house or are coming in, and I practice social distancing but that's it. Although I did have a freakout yesterday...I was in my car in the parking lot at work. A truck pulled in next to me. I had backed in to the parking space and the guy driving the truck parked it facing forward. His window was down and he was smoking a cigarette. So that meant I would have to go within a couple of feet of him to get out of my car. I needed to get into the building, but couldn't figure out how to completely avoid him. I was wearing a mask, so I just waited until he was between exhaling and rushed out of my car holding my breath. I know that smoking involves exhaling from the lungs and that there were most certainly droplets in his exhale so that upset me. I was like, WHY do people have to smoke!!!!??? And do it two feet from me???!!! Ugh! I hope that guy is healthy! My location is being more diligent about enforcing the guidelines sent by the corporate office regarding social distancing and mask enforcement after getting yelled at by senior leadership for being lax. So there will be more enforcement and that's a good thing! It's a pretty day outside, quite windy but sunny and clear. I slept most of the day after working overnight but plan some outside time tomorrow even if it's just a drive. My zip code has many, many cases so if I go for a walk it will be in another neighborhood!
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My friends and relatives who are pushing to reopen are giving what I feel are not good reasons for wanting to hurry up and reopen. One friend says she's not cut out to be a stay at home mom and home schooling her kids. A cousin says she's sick of having to wear a mask at work (apparently it makes her feel "sweaty") even though she's a grocery store cashier. My other cousin says it's liberal media and politicians reporting fake numbers so that big pharma can profit. I understand if you're a worker or small business owner who has been forced to stay home with no income and unemployment benefits aren't coming through right away. But "I can't stand to be home all day around my family"? Really?
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Yesterday I decided to change my mindset. Fretting, obsessing and stressing and having anxiety over something that is highly unlikely doesn't do me any good. It's basically impossible for me to get the virus because my pant leg brushed up against a shopping cart, or my sleeve touched a table, or my sock touched the top of my shoe. These were literally the things I was having anxiety attacks over! I would have to lean over and smash my face up against my pant leg and breathe deeply in the unlikely event a piece of the virus transferred from the shopping cart onto the pant leg. Why would anyone do that??? It's silly. I will continue to cover my face, I will continue to practice social distancing (even though at work they are not really enforcing it...) and I will continue to wash my hands thoroughly and disinfect things I bring into my home such as canned, bagged and boxed foods and items. But I won't have a meltdown because I leaned my (sleeved) elbow on a desk. Hope you all are coping well. And hope the government doesn't decide to be rash with reopening businesses. Things are getting better BECAUSE of social distancing and I can't see how allowing people to crowd together right away is a great idea.
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I cancelled my trip to Mexico. I was really looking forward to this trip, but chances are I wouldn't have been able to go what with my promotion and being directly involved with opening a new location. I doubt my manager would have been OK with me taking off for a week. Just as well.
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My city has drive through farmers markets. You go, stay in your car and drive slowly past the vendors who have their tables set up at least 6 feet apart. If you want what they're selling you stop and tell them you want 6 ears or corn, for example. The vendors are wearing masks and gloves. People here are lauding it as a genius idea. I haven't gone, nor have I gotten takeout from any restaurant. I can't see them preparing the food so I would have to trust they're using safe practices. And I have no idea if any of the employees are sick. I can't even fathom trying to bleach clean takeout food containers! I had a big self pity party this morning. I'm sick of all I have to do to try to keep myself safe. I have OCD tendencies anyway and this has exacerbated them. It literally takes me 30 minutes to just get into the house when I come home from work. My cat meows for petting but I won't touch her until I've stripped down and washed my hands. And I'm adjusting poorly to working overnight. Boo hoo poor me, right? The whole world is going through this, which is what I keep reminding myself. I need energy to try to work 10 hours tonight on 5 hours sleep. Ugh!
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I don't even bother because I know it's pointless. I know people can have different points of view and that's fine. I just get annoyed when they say that people who believe the virus is real are stupid brainless sheep who don't care about their rights. I love both these cousins dearly, but once we are able to have visits again I don't think they will be first on my list lol. I just choose to do things that I feel will help me remain healthy. And hope that I and others are able to stay safe. And of course, that this awful pandemic runs its course soon so that no more people have to die or be horribly ill.
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Had to mute another cousin, sigh. She says the fact that cases have been dropping proves it's a liberal hoax. Um, no, cases have been dropping because of social distancing. Of course I won't waste any time debating her or anyone else. She is free to believe what she wants just as all of us are. I just hope she or her husband or kids don't end up sick because she doesn't believe it's real. I can't decide if I envy them for their lack of fear or not. Anyway, I will continue to err on the side of caution. Nothing wrong with staying clean, staying away from people and being careful. PS: I just realized if I work the full 11 hours I will be up 22 out of 24 hours. I think I'll just work 8 hours and then come home. Luckily my point of contact has told me that I own my own development and I can attend what training I feel is necessary.
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I developed a routine. It's complicated and tedious. It involves a mask, two pair of gloves, hand sanitizer and a spray bottle of alcohol, a tray in the garage, handi wipes and Clorox bathroom spray cleaner, stripping down in the laundry room and vigorous hand washing. Also lots of wiping down. It's so exhausting! I only go once a week to get one week of food. I live alone so it's all me. But I have been able to do it. I wonder how we'll all be once things go back to regular routines. Will we be fearful forever? Or can we adapt and just go forward?
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Someone who works for my company (different location in a different state from me) died of Coronavirus recently. However, that person made the decision to travel out of the country from March 7th to March 27th. The person did not report back to work after returning from their trip. Of course the news spread like crazy and people were screaming that the company is killing people! Um, no, the person decided to travel when it has been advised not to. The company did not make them sick. Of course there are many cases in the company I work for, but that has nothing to do with the company IMO. People are getting exposed and then coming to work, most likely not even knowing they are infected. The company can't stop people from doing that when they don't even know. And you can shut down and sterilize all you want, but what happens when you reopen a few days later and another person who is unknowingly infected comes in to work? It's just something we are all having to deal with. I'm doing everything I can to protect myself. It's really all I can do. I got my masks, I got my gloves, I practice social distancing and I move away from anyone who tries to approach me. I believe if I do that I am minimizing my chances of being infected and it's the best I can do. I still believe most transmissions are person to person. So, I avoid people the best I can! Stay safe out there, everyone!
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Thank you Lambert. Virtual hug back at you. I go between anxious and OK. Sometimes within a few minutes. I talk to my kitty and try to get motivated to spend time in my backyard. My current house has a really nice backyard. It's been super windy off and on so it's not always pleasant out there. So far everything I have been super anxious about has turned out to not be as bad as I imagined. The tooth extraction wasn't that bad. Going to work a couple of weeks ago wasn't that bad. So I will remind myself of that. Part of what I'm worried about is, they have assigned me to the overnight shift. I haven't worked overnight in two years. I have to work 7 pm to 6 am. Last time I had to do it I only made it to 3:30 am. Since I'm in training I hope they cut me some slack and let me build up to the full 11 hours. Urgh...
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Have to go back to work tonight...in a building with about 100 other people...worrying over small things like, I have to wear reading glasses but I can't wear them while walking around. And for obvious reasons I can't go get bifocals. So, do I remove my gloves to put them on when I need to read something on my laptop, then put my gloves back on, then when I don't need to read anymore I remove my gloves to put them back away? Stupid things I never worried about before that are taking over my life. I have looked on the CDC and WHO websites to see if there are any actual documented cases of people getting infected from a soup can or a carton of milk or a laptop. So far all I can find is info saying the virus LIVES for a certain amount of time on surfaces but no actual info about a person getting it from a surface. They just advise to be careful. It's so confusing and I don't know what I should be concerned about and what I shouldn't. I'm sure a lot of people are feeling the way I am. I lean toward depression normally anyway which is why I chose to transfer back to my home state to be close to my family. But I haven't been able to move yet because I have to stay here for work training. So I am completely alone with my cat. I feel myself getting into that depressed state. I know it's not just me and I remind myself of that. That it's a LOT of people who feel the way I do, or worse. Argh...just rambling. But not happy at all about having to work at the building for the next few weeks.
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I'm usually OK. I can't eat a lot of foods (lactose intolerant, allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, allergic to chocolate , can't eat red meat unless it's ground up or cooked to very soft consistency) but I really love fish, chicken and vegetables and those are things I can have. Once I heal from the extraction I will be able to eat normally. Or, at least normally for me lol. I just don't want to jump the gun and go back to regular foods too soon and blow out my stitches. I have to go back to work onsite next week. How are those of you who are still working out in public holding up?
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Hm, I have the makings for tacos. I sure am looking forward to those! I should be able to enjoy them in about 3 days.
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Aye Wiseman... I did not seek out "politics". It was a segment on the morning news. I made a simple post. It doesn't mean I am obsessing. My mouth seems to be healing well. Although I am looking forward to eating regular food!
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The mayor of my city said the shutdown is "insanity" and that she has seen no data that shows the shutdown is effective for any reason. Do we need to teach our so called leaders to read?
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I didn't point a finger at her. I simply muted her. I am not stressed over it either. I do find it annoying but that's it.
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Problem is, my cousin said that is ALL that is needed. She said it's not serious and that people can avoid the virus by doing those things. She wasn't just trying to comfort people or herself, she was MAD. Her pet sitting business has had to stop. I get it, she's stressed, but telling people that the virus can be stopped with zinc and sunlight is just silly.
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I'm sorry :( They wouldn’t allow anyone in the waiting room when I went for my extraction. The first dentist did have people in the waiting room but I wore my mask and stayed far away from the others. There were I think about 5 people in there. I hope you were able to get what you needed done so you don't have to go back.
