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ren hoek said:
Pretty much where I'm at- that we're on the verge of something unthinkable in so many ways.  Govt will find some excuse to follow through on plans they can only get away with during panics, supply chains fall apart and our consumption economy tanks causing mass hunger and violence, the virus continues mutating and this becomes the new normal, the price of goods becomes ridiculously high, economic downfall causes a domino effect on staples like water systems & power supply, millions unemployed, not to mention all the other stuff I was worried about before covid-19 was even a thing.  It's hard to tell whether economic systems can ever return to 100%.

I work in a pretty frontline retail context and I can tell the mental health picture in this country is not great.  You get the sense people are on edge, like they're all a bunch of animals with mouths to feed and not much left to lose.  I hope I'm wrong.  The worst case scenario is we just die!

I also think the next year or two could present a golden opportunity to make lifechanging investments and buy property.  I do think there's a light at the end of the tunnel for people that make it through this.  But it might come at the expense of weathering the darkest time in a few generations.  
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I had a more positive outlook on the whole thing.

Then this.

The water supply and electricity grid worry me the most. That's when you know stuff is really, really bad. 

 
Otis said:
Lots of similarities between the Otis house and Shuke house. Mrs. O is just rattled to the bones, and she’s never one to be rattled. 9 year old daughter is kind of a basket case over this, just a lot of anxiety.  The younger girls don’t know the difference really. Otis is feeling a lot like you describe—Generally anxious and unnerved. Concerned about work. Concerned about the future. Bored and feeling isolated (I am a doer and need to get up and out on the weekends to run errands and the like). 

Just going to try and make more effort to go for drives with the family, even if to nowhere special; to identify and do other home improvement projects and things around the house we have been meaning to get to; get out more with the 9 year old for bike rides and to shoot hoops. I wish the weather were a little warmer—the timing stinks, if it were 60s and 70s, instead of 40s and 50s, it would be a lot more pleasant to spend time outside. 
 
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Same boat here.  Mrs APK (introvert) cheerfully said to me yesterday “don’t worry, we will still be quarantined when the weather is nice, so you can be outside shooting hoops and running a lot more then!” 😡😡😡😡😡

 
gianmarco said:
This feels like a very different and strange time.  This feels unlike anything I can think of that I've ever experienced.  The closest I can compare it to is growing up in Florida and the feeling you'd get when a hurricane was coming.  But even that still felt different.

To be clear, I'm not worried or anxious.  I'm not sad.  It's almost a combination of a heightened sense of "something is coming" along with a relaxed state of "get used to this".  I don't even know how to describe it but there's just this pervasive presence in the back of my mind of something constantly over the last few days since things have taken a turn over here in the US.  I feel like we're going to come out of this very different on the other side whenever that ends up being.

Everyone processes these things differently.  I know some of you don't really care and are annoyed by the inconvenience of what's going on.  I know some are more worried/concerned than others (likely with reason to be due to personal illnesses or at-risk family/friends). 

Feel free to just write or vent here about how you're doing with this uncharted territory we're in.
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Good stuff, 

I want to talk more in the CV-19 thread but it's probably best left for real info since it seems there is a lot of misinformation floating about. Been thru so many Hurricane scares down here in South Florida but I agree that this feels different and I expect the craziness to really kick in once they do things like not allow people to walk into the grocery stores any more. When they order the whole country to hunker down for 2-4 weeks or longer, that feels like a scary thought. 

I don't like thinking about how things will be changed forever much like 9-11. Words I am not really digging are terms like social distancing, self quarantine, and then there is just BS like bars being closed for a MONTH! That will likely be extended. It just feels like a lot of freedoms are being stripped and like 9-11 things didn't just return back to normal. 

America is a Sham

Interesting article on Slate about 4-5 days ago. Good to see you Gian, Cheers! 

 
need2know said:
After all the cocaine I feel great
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^ woulda been me in my 20s, no doubt i'd be one of those yahoos running around with zero ####s to give.  period. 

eh, but with a family, and severe economic repercussions in the offing, i gotta sit here taking a self isolate. 

:sadbanana:

I MISS THE BLOW!!!!1!1!

damnit. 

 
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Senor Schmutzig said:
That means instead of being up at 6:10a and out the door by 7:00a, I can get up at 7:00a, go out for a 30-45 minute run, get home, cool down, take a shower and be ready to start work at 8:30a. I'm good with that. 

Getting a little exercise in the morning really helps my mood for the day. Unfortunately I rarely have time to do it in the morning except for when I'm travelling and we all know that's not happening....
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So that didn't age well. Woke up, got some coffee, ate a brownie and now I'm sitting in front of my computer wondering what I am going to do all day that may even be marginally productive. 

 
Can't say my overall mood has changed much.  I will probably never worry about myself personally, and my adult children are prepared and in good places.  I am a little bummed that I probably won't be able to fly out to see my daughter in mid-April, but that is trivial comparatively.  Had to have a talk with my parents about limiting the things they do socially, but they will do what they want in the end.

I do have anxiety about and empathy towards those that will get hit hardest medically and economically.  It's going to be tough times for a lot people out there.  :(   The company I work for is heavily dependent on travel and we may have to lay a few people off temporarily.  We are working on solutions to avoid that.  

 
Murph said:
On the other hand, wife and I had just started house hunting as first time homebuyers. We're still going to Open Houses. I don't know if that's crazy, irresponsible or what. And that's not even with regard to the recession that's almost certainly coming.
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Update: We found a home we absolutely loved. Put in an offer way over asking but didn't get it. We've decided to put a pause on the search until things are less crazy with the virus. Current mood is simultaneously sad but also relieved having one less thing to stress about. Happy not to be going to any more Open Houses which we probably shouldn't have done last weekend anyway.

 
No issues here. Same as before except I can't get groceries at convenient times for me because of changed store hours - no longer open 24/7. 
Work, sleep, etc, no changes. 

Just hope I can still go away on my planned vacations April 27 and May 23,

No hope of work shutting down. Would still get paid if it does though

 
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The Man With No Name said:
No issues here. Same as before except I can't get groceries at convenient times for me because of changed store hours - no longer open 24/7. 
 
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This seems like a bad idea to me.  It will make everyone who was going to go to the store in a 24 hour span have to condense that into 12 or so hours, hence, larger groups of people in the store together.

 
ghostguy123 said:
This seems like a bad idea to me.  It will make everyone who was going to go to the store in a 24 hour span have to condense that into 12 or so hours, hence, larger groups of people in the store together.
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Not sure about other stores, but Home Depot was only letting in a certain number of people at a time.   Costco had a much smaller crowd during the afternoon yesterday.  My suspicion is that the elderly that usually flood the store midday were staying home.   From my observations, they're typically there to get one or two things or to eat at the food court.   I think they treat it more as a regular activity to fill the day and not to actually get any serious shopping done.

 
In our house, health is not a big concern at the moment but finances are going to be a big issue soon. I work for myself and my income has mostly been stopped in its tracks. I have a daughter who has been working full time at a restaurant and her income stopped entirely. I have a son that travels for work and gets most of his pay on commission, so he only gets his base salary now and nothing else because he can't go out and sell anything. We have two other kids now home all day with school no longer in session. We also have a daughter overseas that is in limbo because she doesn't want to fly home into the current crisis. My wife is in healthcare and is going crazy in the middle of the healthcare frenzy. And like everyone else, life savings in 401k going up in flames daily. Not sure what we are going to do if this turns into months and months instead of a few weeks.

 
NutterButter said:
Not sure about other stores, but Home Depot was only letting in a certain number of people at a time.   Costco had a much smaller crowd during the afternoon yesterday.  My suspicion is that the elderly that usually flood the store midday were staying home.   From my observations, they're typically there to get one or two things or to eat at the food court.   I think they treat it more as a regular activity to fill the day and not to actually get any serious shopping done.
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Even better.  Crowds of people hanging out together outside

 
ghostguy123 said:
This seems like a bad idea to me.  It will make everyone who was going to go to the store in a 24 hour span have to condense that into 12 or so hours, hence, larger groups of people in the store together.
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Most places that are doing that are saying they need more time to stock the shelves and disinfect. 

 
So far it seems like work/life balance is taking a big hit, where normally I would go to work, put in my time, and then go home and mostly not feel any obligation to do much more than send a few emails, now it feels like I am WFH so inefficiently due to having young kids around that I am never not working. It is kind of like working at 20% efficiency from 7am until 9pm, and there is no point where I feel like I have accomplished enough to just stop working. 

 
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Weird to say but I feel great right now.

People in my area are handling this situation very well. Local businesses doing some inventive things. While it’s scary to think about the long term I’m confident everything will work out. 

My work is being great about the whole thing and figuring stuff out best they can. Weather is fantastic for first time in months. Traffic is really good.

Be well and safe FBGs.

 
I usually WFH but it's been working out well for both of us doing it. Wife works from her Surface in the kitchen, I use the upstairs office computer and basement studio computer. Something I've always done and glad it can still work. She sometimes needs the studio computer but I can always switch. We stop for lunch and finish around 4pm and go for a walk. She's getting a little anxious to get into some kind of workout routine so will be doing some yoga at least in the studio w/front screen projector and cement floors.

I know the real shutdown of the city is coming but I'm more confident we'll get through it now. Now just hoping we didn't catch it. We had to go into the city today so she could pick up some checks from the mail. 

Hang in there everyone!

 
I'm going to need to buy an elliptical.  If I'm working from home and cooped up inside all day I will need to exercise.  I've been using the treadmill this week but it is going to take its toll on my arthritic feet.

I can't wait until it's warm enough and I can spend time every day doing yard work.  I'm going to have the best damn yard in the world.

 
Back in december I was part of a group that was going to buy a company. Had a verbal agreement , met to sign loi, and at the last minute the owner got a little squirrely and tried to squeeze more money out of us. We conceded to a % of future profit, he wanted cash. On principle we walked. The numbers still worked, but it just really pissed us off. Mostly me. I really wanted that company, but it just didnt sit right with me. 

Well turns out that was a pretty good call. 

So i guess i have that. 

 
shuke said:
I'm going to need to buy an elliptical.  If I'm working from home and cooped up inside all day I will need to exercise.  I've been using the treadmill this week but it is going to take its toll on my arthritic feet.
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We have one of each, I go back and forth. We are throwing in an outside walk on the weekend.

As for the mood, well... my daughter called me today to tell me her mother would not come out of the coma. So my poor daughter had to make the call to pull the plug. Luckily her and her mother had that discussion before her first surgery to biopsy the brain tumor, so at least she didn't really have to decide. Still, it sucks and my heart breaks for her and my other two kids.

Also today, my FIL was taken from the nursing home and admitted to the hospital. He's 87 and they found blood in his stool, so want to do a colonoscopy. About a week ago he had taken what appeared to be a minor fall in the home that we saw on the Wyze camera we have in his room. They bandaged some cuts on his arms and we thought he was ok. The place locked down the next day so we hadn't been able to see him in person since. We did note his regular nurse was out since them and figure she was ill. Anyways, when the hospital doc began the initial checks, he wanted to remove the bandages. He couldn't. He asked if the home had been changing the bandages regularly. We really didn't know as my wife checks on him a lot during the day but they could have changed them any time, and we assumed they had been. They had to soak the bandages to try and remove them from the wounds. One they simply could not get off and it is likely infected under the bandage. My BIL called the home immediately and raised holy hell. They assured us the incident will be investigated. So, we sit and wait for the colonoscopy, which is risky in itself for a man of his age, and the results that follow. And if he is ok, now we have to fear for his care. And he is in one of the top rated homes in the city.

So, virus, my kids, my FIL, corona, market. I'd have to sum my mood as fairly ####ty. 

 
The General said:
Weird to say but I feel great right now.
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same here.   it does feel weird with all the news being what it is.   weather is getting nicer every day, more and more daylight and there's no interruption in my regular routine of hiking and biking.   i get to test out wfh for the next couple of weeks although i do miss going into the office and bs-ing with folks.   best wishes to those folks that are getting hit hard by this.

 
The General said:
Weird to say but I feel great right now.
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Same. I’m worried that it could get bad and I don’t want my parents getting ill but I feel good. Working out a lot, eating well, low stress. It’s good. I’m fortunate enough to be getting paid still so I made  food bank donations this week as well as spent money at some of my local places to try to help keep their business going.

 
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So like I said before I am feeling really anxious about this.

I have been making sure my family is where It needs to be since late January when this virus started, but I can't rest. I keep running what if scenarios through my head and then I jump on the internet and try and solve it.

My wife and I are both home from work with pay for probably another 3-4 weeks at least--I bet she is off for the year as an educator--so we don't have that instability that some have.

My family is set with food. I signed up with the local dairy and they deliver milk, eggs, bread, oj and some really good cookie dough every Wednesday. I am going to set up a one time meat delivery. As a diabetic, I am stocked with my meds. We have enough tp, but may wander out to Lowes early one day and see if they have some and add to the cleaning supplies. I ordered fish food/cat treats.gloves and some Brita filters today.

My wife is telling me to just relax that I have done my part--she brags to everyone how I saw this coming back in January  (thanks icon) and got us ready. I am not a prepper at all, but this one looked different day one and I reacted. I am just so consumed about making sure all is well for my family.

The thing eating at me tonight is my wife's birthday is this weekend. I bought the cake mixture, but I forgot the frosting. I mean, why didn't I think of that?  It is just eating at me and I don't have substitutes in the house to make it from scratch and I can't risk my health to go out.

 
ren hoek said:
Pretty much where I'm at- that we're on the verge of something unthinkable in so many ways.  Govt will find some excuse to follow through on plans they can only get away with during panics, supply chains fall apart and our consumption economy tanks causing mass hunger and violence, the virus continues mutating and this becomes the new normal, the price of goods becomes ridiculously high, economic downfall causes a domino effect on staples like water systems & power supply, millions unemployed, not to mention all the other stuff I was worried about before covid-19 was even a thing.  It's hard to tell whether economic systems can ever return to 100%.
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If this is the way you are thinking, you'd be better served trying to put your thoughts into writing a post apocalyptic novel.

 
shuke said:
I'm going to need to buy an elliptical.  If I'm working from home and cooped up inside all day I will need to exercise.  I've been using the treadmill this week but it is going to take its toll on my arthritic feet.

I can't wait until it's warm enough and I can spend time every day doing yard work.  I'm going to have the best damn yard in the world.
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My family up there are hating it. 

 
flapgreen said:
Still feeling solid 
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Wtf? You feeling okay??   Where did all of your negativity go, bro?? Jk. Lol.  Glad to see that you are doing well GB.   You better have some of that negativity for the next fantasy season!!!!

 
jvdesigns2002 said:
Wtf? You feeling okay??   Where did all of your negativity go, bro?? Jk. Lol.  Glad to see that you are doing well GB.   You better have some of that negativity for the next fantasy season!!!!
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:lmao: I try to keep the negativity isolated to sports alone.  Lol. Most of the things going on right now, I have no control over.  It'll all pass eventually.   Hope you're doing well, bro. 

 
Courtjester said:
So like I said before I am feeling really anxious about this.

I have been making sure my family is where It needs to be since late January when this virus started, but I can't rest. I keep running what if scenarios through my head and then I jump on the internet and try and solve it.

My wife and I are both home from work with pay for probably another 3-4 weeks at least--I bet she is off for the year as an educator--so we don't have that instability that some have.

My family is set with food. I signed up with the local dairy and they deliver milk, eggs, bread, oj and some really good cookie dough every Wednesday. I am going to set up a one time meat delivery. As a diabetic, I am stocked with my meds. We have enough tp, but may wander out to Lowes early one day and see if they have some and add to the cleaning supplies. I ordered fish food/cat treats.gloves and some Brita filters today.

My wife is telling me to just relax that I have done my part--she brags to everyone how I saw this coming back in January  (thanks icon) and got us ready. I am not a prepper at all, but this one looked different day one and I reacted. I am just so consumed about making sure all is well for my family.

The thing eating at me tonight is my wife's birthday is this weekend. I bought the cake mixture, but I forgot the frosting. I mean, why didn't I think of that?  It is just eating at me and I don't have substitutes in the house to make it from scratch and I can't risk my health to go out.
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Any local restaurants open for takeout that sell cake?

Dairy Queen drive thru for an Ice Cream cake?

 
BobbyLayne said:
Struggling with anxiety tbh.
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Same here and I almost never have that problem.  I’ve mentioned it before but the most stressful part for me right now is my son works at Publix, he’s 18 and can make his own decisions.  We discussed what to do and he wanted to keep working as they told him they needed him because of others not able to work because of kids.  I was proud of him for that but worried about him and what he may be brining home.  We have him come in through the garage wash up and shower then spend most of his time in his room.  Sucks.

 
AAABatteries said:
Same here and I almost never have that problem.  I’ve mentioned it before but the most stressful part for me right now is my son works at Publix, he’s 18 and can make his own decisions.  We discussed what to do and he wanted to keep working as they told him they needed him because of others not able to work because of kids.  I was proud of him for that but worried about him and what he may be brining home.  We have him come in through the garage wash up and shower then spend most of his time in his room.  Sucks.
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Sounds like a great kid.

 
jvdesigns2002 said:
While the airlines and tourism industries are getting effed in this crisis—-apparently we should all be buying stock in companies that make remote controls.   Good god man—I feel like I’ve seen fewer buttons in the cockpit of a jumbo jet.  Lol
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well, i am a FBG, don'tcha know ... 95" 4K T.V., BOSE theater quality sound system, Kodi/stream box, Dish and Cable and DVR capabilities at my whimsy ...

:lol:

 
beef said:
I thought SB weekend was the norm?  Throw it in the back yard, burn it in April. 
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nah, man ... i really thought she was gonna start tossing Valentine's Day #### up on there - i mean, she took off the 1,008 ornaments we have dangling off that ####er the weekend after New Year's day - so it sat there bare for roughly 3 weeks - wtf?

:unsure:

😅

 
Still mostly pissed if I am out of the house.  Way too many people out, and I work with idiots that I know don't take this seriously and for some reason can't seem to talk to me from more than 6 inches away.   

Since we are still open, we are TRYING to implement things that might help keep people healthy and having a job as long as possible, but a majority of the time it's grumbling about extra cleaning, wearing gloves, trying to keep a safe distance from each other, etc..   You know, just how silly all this is.  

 
AAABatteries said:
BobbyLayne said:
Struggling with anxiety tbh.
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Same here and I almost never have that problem.  I’ve mentioned it before but the most stressful part for me right now is my son works at Publix, he’s 18 and can make his own decisions.  We discussed what to do and he wanted to keep working as they told him they needed him because of others not able to work because of kids.  I was proud of him for that but worried about him and what he may be brining home.  We have him come in through the garage wash up and shower then spend most of his time in his room.  Sucks.
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Hey man, just wanted to say your son is awesome.

:towelwave:

 
Vitals  are telling me that my mood needs to be a ton better - as of 45 minutes ago i'm in peak form. 

btw, the 97 reading on there is the blood/oxygen saturation - someone posted the Covid mother thread that they went for testing a few nights ago, but were turned away ... they ran into med professionals from another area of the building who suggested that they monitor their oxygen rates with the finger clip device (usually available at CVS/Walgreens/Rite Aid/etc). this readin i posted (heartbeat per minute/oxygen) is from Samsung Health, available on my phone from an infrared sensor located adjacent to the back camera lens. 

normal reading should be 95+, so, if one is having symptoms it would behoove to monitor that number - precipitous drops would indicate that lung function is starting to diminish - this virus takes up residence there when the #### hits the fan. 

i bounced this off a medical pro who said it can be useful, but not the tell all, inasmuch that by the time the onslaught hits a person it'll be evident in other areas. 

but, ehhh ... i still find it useful and reassuring, especially as a smoker ... YMMV, of course ✌

 
I have been a roller coaster of emotions. Watching the news doesn't help, but I feel as a parent I should be educated. My wife is the rock. She has been talking me off the ledge for weeks. But even she is starting to unravel. My two teenage daughters have been great. But I think they are more concerned than they are letting on. 

I try to stay positive by using math. 1.3b people in China. A "small" fraction got this. Same here SO FAR. But then I feel I am jinxing it. 

IT just sucks. And I am a worry wart even in good times. 

 
Courtjester said:
The thing eating at me tonight is my wife's birthday is this weekend. I bought the cake mixture, but I forgot the frosting. I mean, why didn't I think of that?  It is just eating at me and I don't have substitutes in the house to make it from scratch and I can't risk my health to go out.
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Make icing. Milk and powdered sugar. If you dont have powdered sugar, bust out a blender and put regular sugar in there. You can add vanilla extract to it if you want. 

I think you can even use coffee creamer if you dont have milk. 

 
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