DH was just saying yesterday that it will take somebody in BM's and SD28's family getting it for them to take it seriously. They had an Easter dinner with at least 3, probably 4, different households in attendance. That's not counting if they went to visit SD28's husband's family. Idiots.

DH and I hang out with each other, only, right now.

Yep one of my friends didn't take it seriousy and kept telling us to be more positive about life,  until her brother in law got it and ended up on a ventiliator in ICU.

And drove it over yesterday. Showed up wearing a mask and gloves and had the thing bagged up so that I hadn't touched it from the moment it came out of the oven. I put it on his picnic table, knocked on the door, and stepped far away. He rolled his eyes when he saw me and when I said that I wouldn't come in. He joked about it and told me this is all a hoax, but he must have been needing conversation enough that he was willing to sit outside far away from me and talk. I made sure to be at least ten feet away.

On my way back I noticed a bunch of homes with way too many cars for the number of people who would probably live there. I don't think people are social distancing here as well as they should, either.

I'm just waiting for a neighbor to get it. There are three households where they are letting the kids play together. And the adults are all going separately to grocery shop or other errands. One of them is a doctor and seeing patients, and on the way back from walking the dog yesterday we saw one neighbor come out of their house with her daughter. Um, maybe it's okay outside but now that the weather is bad it's okay to go to each other's houses? Sigh.

She sends me a message on facebook that two of her dog show friends needed to go to the emergency room cause they were sick so she drove three hours to pick up the sick people's dogs and took them back to her house.  Now my 87 year old grandmother lives with my mother.  My mother is in her 60's.  I said to her, "That is so stupid!!  You put my grandmother at risk for other people's dogs!"  I said I hope you did this before it came out that animals are getting coronviurs and she said nope she had already read the article about the tiger getting it,  She said they were sick with vomitting and diarrhea.  I said, "Well that makes me feel only a little bit better cause the symptoms are high fever, chest tightness and muscle fatigue." So she starts sending me all these screen shots of "KNOW YOUR CORONVIRUS SYMPTOMS!"  where it lists that four percent of the people have vomitting and diarhea and then starts posting the same articles on facebook and tagging me it.  I'm just thinking, "So you want them to have the coronavirus?  Or you think they have it and just went down there anyway and are purposefully putting my elderly grandmother and yourself in danger?  You are actively trying to make me think even worse about your choices."  and so she has the sick people's dogs and keeps posting on facebook how she has to go out and buy some coke zero cause she's just out and can't drink water."  This is my own mother, people.  UGH!!!!!!!!  She infuriates me   

Is in this category.  Her parents are trying to get their house on the market so the whole extended family has been in & out, all the adults tooing  and frooing to the home improvement store.  My son works for an essential business so he has the potential to be doubly exposed.  I told him point blank I would not let that foolishness affect my house--my DH is very high risk and my elderly mother lives with us as well.  I don't know who they think is going to be looking to buy a house in all this mess.

I mean. I get how killer it can be to lose all social aspects. I'm like an extroverted introvert. So I enjoy social contact for short periods and then have to go recharge. lol.  

But regardless.  Even if it's not deadly to a lot of people, it is deadly to a large chunk, and a lot of people are asymtomatic, so for all I know, I'm a carrier, and I'd rather not spread that.  My best friend down here is fresh off cancer treatments and is immune compromised.  WHile it sucks no longer people social with anyone really (except occasional roomie contacct or my increase in online gaming as a result of missing being social), it's just not worth the risk.

I think the way people need to look at it most of the time, if they're healthy, it's less about being worried about themselves, and more about looking out for those they care about.

I went grocery shopping yesterday for the first time in 2 or 3 weeks (I've lost count; managed to get groceries for pick up or delivery the other times). I had on 2 masks (a used N95 that we use for crafting amd a cloth mask over it), glasses, and a hoodie with my hood pulled up. Left my purse at home and phone in my back pocket. I was trying my hardest to keep away from people, parked further out in the parking lot, had Clorox wipes in my car for keys, steering wheel, etc, and hand sanitizer for me.

At least half of the people in the store weren't wearing masks. Some of these a-holes even brought their kids WHO WEREN'T WEARING MASKS EITHER! I got weird looks from some folks, but I kinda hope they thought I was sick.

But I had people walking really close to me, stopping next to me to get things, etc. Absolutely not. It took me FOREVER to grocery shop because I refused to go down aisles with people congregating.

We're on the outskirts of our state's hotspot, but I think people have this "we don't live in the city so we're fine and YEAH 'MURICAN FREEDOM" mentality. We live in a multi-thousand house neighborhood. I guarantee you people have it here, just based on the number of ambulances that came screeching through here last week.

But no. Until they get it, they won't change. But then when they do, they'll have this big epiphany and get accolades for realizing the err of their ways. *rolls eyes*

I just can't handle people like your friend. I guess I'm lucky that all my friends and family are doing their part. Does your friend not realize what is really going on in this country and the world. Does she watch the news, see the numbers go up everyday. If she does and she doesn't do her part than shame on her. Sorry to to talk that way about your friend but these people who think they are somewhat better than other people and they will do what they want make me sick. Not Covid 19 sick...well maybe if you know what I mean. STAY HOME and social distance.

There are people that don't care at all, exposing themselves and others at the absolute worst time to get sick, when hospitals are not prepared to deal with this and there are no reliable treatments yet (for example, doctors are now saying ventilators may be causing more harm than good).

There are friends that I have buying alcohol and junk food, not going outside, not exercising, sitting around watching tv, and they are also putting themselves at risk.  This seems to be a disease that hits those with poor lifestyle choices the worst.  If anything it should give people pause, if not some major re-evaluation in their life choices.

Then I have friends over worrying, disinfecting everything, and a lot of these are with chemicals and fregrances that are shown to cause respiratory problems and decreased immunity (like bleach).  Not things you want to be breathing in constantly right now.

There are people wearing masks and gloves to "protect" themselves, but if the selfish motivation works to get people to slow the spread, then I'm okay with that.

I'm a little anxious, on one half it's destroying our economy, and on the  other its a very virulent disease causing a lot of hospitalizations.  I fully realize that I'm probably going to get the virus, but I'd rather have it later than sooner.  I'm not scared of it, the odds are in my favor... Maybe because I've spent time in 3rd world countries with bigger deadlier problems, and I've faced this sort of thing in bigger magnitude.

I also realize I may be an an asymptomatic carrier, so I wear the mask.  I keep my distance.  I wash my hands.  

Then I try to support my immune system.  I eat tons of veggies, I don't drink, I stopped eating sugar completely, I keep my stress at a minimum, I exercise, I go outside get fresh air and sunshine daily, and I enjoy having the extra time with my family. 

Like some of us here on st,  I also had to make a quick run to the store. My dh does too...We are fully geared,,, Mask on, gloves on----as I sat in my car trying to make myself as cute as I could considering my virus attire, people walking in and out no protections what so ever....

I wanted to say HEY I dont care if you dont want to protect yourself,,,but PLEASE do it for me, and those who are most likely to get this awful thing.

REALLY irks me.

I agree not many people care. I just do not get it.

I’m in the U.K., and apparently my neighbour doesn’t think the lockdown applies to her. In the past week she had had friends around with their children , some of her grown up children that don’t live there (one works for the health sector and isn’t following lockdown guidelines), her new boyfriend, and her daughters boyfriend also goes around. I wouldn’t mind but she she lives the rest of the year under normal circumstances just her and her two young kids, and asks me random things like can I go fix her window etc. I used to feel like I had to but I’m going to let other people do it in future as I have enough of my own jobs at home that need doing. 

Rushed by a priority 1 ambulance to the childrens hospital. Oxygen levels were at 80% and it was a long weekenf so i had to call a home dr who came and said I don’t want you to drive there, you go now!!

my son has allergies and eczema and apparently people with allergies tend to have higher risk of asthma so the common cold or flu can make them struggle to breath and need oxygen mask and ventolin for a bit at hospital.

my husbands family made eye rolls at me like i was over exaggerating his allergies and illness and often come to family gatherings or even our home contagious with something when they aren’t necessarily showing symptoms but knew they were sick. Other times they come over with full blown bronchitis to a family gathering  with women who just recently gave birth and lots of young kids and when they’re told off that they should get checked out by a dr they respond with “what this? I’ve had this for 2 weeks now. Its nothing!!”

the fact you are couging mad and have no voice for 2 weeks is the reason you should have seen the dr 1.5 weeks ago at least