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We have a shooting nearly everyday now here, sometimes twice. People gathering in groups of 100-200 for illegal parties and then fights break out and streets have to get shut down. A couple officers were hurt a few days ago because one of these parties. I never thought I'd say this but we need martial law because it's getting really bad here
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Things are still locked down here. Have to wear a mask pretty much anywhere now...can't go into any store without one. Even when I walk outside in some areas, there are police on patrol (foot, bike, sometimes horseback in the parks) and are looking mask compliance so I keep one in my bag and when I see them coming, I put it on. Sorry but I am not wearing a mask 100% of the time when I'm outdoors and no one is walking or coming near me. That's insane. Busy with school, it's been 2 weeks since I've seen my family and months since I touched anybody. I am just busying myself with schoolwork at this point.
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If you don't think this is a big deal I don't know what to tell you. There are mountains of evidence that this is a big deal but so many choose to stick their heads in the sand. But keep saying it's not a big deal... Every person out there who does so just causes yet another chip in my dwindling faith in humanity. Makes me want to root for the virus.
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Batya, I get your friend's problem as if I don't have my morning coffee, I get a migraine by 2pm. But holy cow, you don't need a $600 espresso machine. I always keep a bottle of caffeine pills. Actually, I have 2, one in the car and one at home. Each pill contains about 200mg of caffeine so taking one isn't going to put me overboard. I take a pill if I am sick and can't stomach coffee or if I am going hunting/boating and don't want to worry about peeing later. $2 bottle of caffeine tabs or a $600 espresso machine...hmm. But I've noticed some people just don't think of solutions like that. Oh well, their loss. I've just gotten some wonderful news. Due to my work, my workplace is testing us all a few times a week for covid. The tests are done ON SITE. I am not using my insurance or paying a dime for them. But I'll get the test done (not a deep nose swab, it's a newer test) and I'll get a call if I'm positive. I start this in a few days. This could actually give me the reassurance I need to see my family. Not stop taking precautions of course, but seeing my family!!
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At one of my local hospitals, over 100 healthcare workers (mostly nurses) have gotten COVID. It's very scary. However our numbers right now are trending down. But we start to open more soon so I'm worried.
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I am still taking precautions but I'll be honest - I would not be upset if I got a mild case of COVID-19. I could recover and know that I have *some* kind of immunity (those who test positive after recovering are thought to be shedding dead lung cells from the previous illness, NOT a reinfection).
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I'm cautiously hopeful for a vaccine. HIV is not COVID-19. Whole different MO and way of attack on the body. From what we know about coronaviruses (the kind that covid is), they don't mutate too much. HIV is in a class all of its own here. That said, safe vaccines take a lot of time. I'm hoping for an effective treatment. And to be frank, I don't give a s____ about the ones we are hearing more about in the news. Oh, so an IV treatment that works well when given in the hospital to someone who already can't breathe. That's nice - don't really care, it's still added load to the Healthcare system. Key is to find a treatment that will prevent people from going to the hospital because people can be treated early so they DON'T get severely sick. That's all I hope for at this point.
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Nurse here and I agree. I'm also sick of the hero worship. I'm a medical professional, not an inevitable sacrifice. Nurses and doctors also have had violence happen I lie about my profession now when asked and I won't wear scrubs in public. I'm so sick of everything. If I didn't need the money, I would have quit a while ago and laughed all the way to the bank
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Don't forget the incessant "baby bump" watches. A woman can't even enjoy a large lunch without 2 magazines snapping pics of her post-meal and squawking.
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There is no pleasing everyone. If you're fat or chunky, you're criticized. If you are thin or if you slim down, you're criticized. People just tear each other down due to their own crappy self insecurities. At the end of the day, you have to do what is right for you and your own happiness. Maybe being a size 4 is conducive to that, to others it's not and that's okay.
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Is anyone having difficulty reading? I feel like the stress/isolation is having an effect on my attention span. I can read periodicals, newspapers (digital), and magazines without issue but delving into books proves more challenging at the moment. I'm starting my summer courses soon. I'll actually be pretty busy with those - lots of material. I'm sitting with my schedule and figuring out how much to read of the textbook(s) each day so I can spread things out. I hope my attention span will improve. At least the material is interesting.
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Every 100 years or so, there is a pandemic, or at least something close to it...what was it, Spanish flu in 1918, then I think it was a big cholera outbreak in the early 1800s...forgive me, I'm a little hazy (been having some wine!). I definitely do think we are living through history right now. That said, this blows and I have worries about what life will be like after this so I'm not really jazzed about living through this. I was born too early. That said, I am trying to keep myself sane. Classes start again for me (yay...online, but can't go to a library or cafe...) and I'm still working full time. My patients are doing TERRIBLY. I think the mental toll of not having visitors (and no, staff doesn't count) is coming down on them and I do think a couple of them are going to die rather soon. Not from COVID but from broken, lonely hearts.
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Bolt, I feel the same way, I feel very affected by this experience. I don't know if I will ever feel comfortable doing certain things again that I enjoyed. Even meeting new people in close proximity. If a vaccine comes out, I don't know if I can recover and feel comfortable again. What if another virus surfaces? How can I go out and meet new people and not feel worried? Open up to the possibility of dating again? Parties? Many restaurants? The virus surfaced in late 2019 and has already killed so many. I have a family member who works in NYC and I hear her stories and it's terrible. I'm just happy I had a nice 30 years before this. How does one get used to this sort of isolation? I always had a feeling that I'd die alone but I didn't think I'd actually be alone for so long prior to that. It's worse than I thought.
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I keep hand sanitizer in my car and such for when I'm out and about. It is no replacement for hand washing, that's for sure. I don't use gloves when I'm out. Just wear a mask. I put coffee filters into a slot in the mask so it can better filter out viral particles and the face feels fairly well to my face. It's no N95 but it's a few notches better than your typical droplet mask. In a couple days, I see my family again from a distance. We cannot touch each other or be close but I am going to drive and see them even if it's from a distance. I've had no real human contact since mid March.
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Eventually, we just have had to adapt. I miss my family greatly. But I am starting to sleep a bit better and I am going about my life. The flowers are in bloom and I am enjoying my free time. I like playing video games, watching movies, reading, and walking outside in the ncier weather. I am resolute in my decision not to work extra outside of my scheduled hours no matter what happens at this point. I am definitely turning inward but I am less unhappy about it.
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I work the same few days a week so that keeps me on track. That said, on my days off - boy, I do get confused. Days and nights just kind of blend together at times.
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I'd bring it up. I've had to go up on my medication because of COVID. I am feeling better as a result (although not 100%) and I think a lot of people are in the same boat. If you feel that you are having trouble dealing with your anxiety on your current regimen, then it's worth bringing up
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Meh, I see no issue with takeout if you sanitize/wipe down the containers. There are no recorded or suspected food transmissions of the virus according to CDC. It's through droplets/contact that it is spread and not felt to be a food borne illness. I think if you wear a mask diligently and wash your hands regularly and stay away from people, I do think you'll be okay. What is stressing me out these days is less worry that I'll get sick (because I know I'm doing all of the right things) but more just the insanity/hassle that going out has now become. Lines into stores, people still FLIPPING and trying to hoard, people walking too close to each other. I've gotten very good at giving death glares for someone who doesn't keep enough feet away and I'll clear my throat/make sniffling noses with my nose for the obtuse. People tend to leave you alone when they think you're ill. I have to go out tomorrow and I'm dreading it already.
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I've been keeping an eye on what Trudeau was saying recently. "Many more weeks". So I'm going to put my money on maybe late summer. It really sucks. I'm so used to having all of my loved ones within driving distance whenever I want. Heck, I go to Canada on day trips and it's so weird to not be able to just go over Whenever I see my family, we do a "grocery exchange". I buy them goods that they can't get in Canada (not illegal, just things that they can't get up there) and vice versa for me. I look forward to doing that again.
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I was supposed to go over to Canada to visit family soon but that's not going to happen now. I don't even know when the border will be open. Honestly, at this point, I'm just numb. Yeah, states are going to open up early and more people are going to die. I'm not going to fuss about it anymore. My family and I are committed to social distancing and they get to stay home and I go to work like I've always had to do anyway and nothing changes for us. Just because businesses open up doesn't mean I have to change my routine, start going out again, start seeing friends, start eating in public again. Because I won't do it. It's not safe. I don't know when it will be safe but not for a long while. I have my blinders on now as well as my mask. The world can burn around me but that doesn't mean I will catch fire. I'm just going to stay at home and try to ignore.
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It IS ridiculous, Batya. And yes, I want to support local businesses too. I've been ordering some takeout food a couple times a week (I usually get it delivered via contactless and then wipe the containers down) and a couple times I've gone to pick up and they run it out curbside. I definitely want to support local business that I like. I'd hate to see anyone go under. But they really need to be doing business safely and that means pick-up/delivery/curb-side with call-ahead or online ordering service. Lately I've been big on egg drop soup. There is a Chinese place that I've always loved, family-owned too. I feel badly for them especially because with this trash talk of the "Asian virus", I wonder if their business has suffered. So I order from them when I can.
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I wish our farmers market were closed to walk-ins and did preorders/pickup only. For some stupid reason, my city thinks that farmers' markets = essential because they sell food so they are in full swing, pedestrians, EVERYTHING. I won't go now because of the crowds. I asked one of my friends about it. She went by with her partner not long ago and she told me it was PACKED with people, walking, everything. She didn't even go in, didn't feel it was safe. I swear, no common sense. I'm all for farmers' markets being open, just don't think it should be walking traffic like that. Pre-order and pickup. Butterfly, I'm very happy to hear that your daughter was born and is safe but I am sad to hear about your grandmother.
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I hope you can find some condoms then, Butterfly. I was just reporting that in my experience in my area, with folks my age, condoms are not used as the primary method. Birth control remains free for a number of people around here, pills or coils or implants. I understand not wanting to be on hormones. I feel a lot better being off of birth control. Being able to stop it after I was sterile was a huge weight off my shoulders.
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That's awesome Sera!!!
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As a millennial, I actually don't know anyone who uses condoms unless they are hooking up and I don't know anyone who uses it as a primary form of protection. Most everyone i know has an IUD, birth control pill, etc. If not for birth control, then hormonal regulation or whatnot. I don't think there will be a baby boom from this. This isn't like an extended storm where you are stuck inside but you know things will be ok once you're out. Life has changed for good. People are scared to go to the hospital and are going to be questioning whether or not they want to bring a child into a world fresh out of a pandemic and full of fear. I am not currently sexually active but I am so, so glad that I had my tubes tied years ago.
