How is The Coronavirus affecting your life?

nivek

As Above So Below
Covid seems to be getting ever closer and closer, more of my neighbors know people who are sick with it or have a family member sick with it...My brother is still having some minor complications from covid but is recovering...I took my mother to an eye doctor yesterday, she had a slight infection in her right eye...So we arrive at the doctor's office which is in a suite, a building full of doctors, they have a couple nurses at the front doors to the lobby checking temperature of the people entering but would not allow us to enter...Apparently she had to call her doctor and tell them she's outside the building and they tell her to wait in the car until they are ready to see her...Then she gets her temperature checked and mask on, then only she can go into the building, I was not allowed entry and had to wait in my car for her...

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Standingstones

Celestial
My podiatrist was making patients sit in their cars and call into the office to be let in. That must have gotten tiresome because you can now walk in directly with no phone calls. However there are signs plastered everywhere stating you must wear a mask and do not remove it under the pain of death!
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
So, roughly a month after Black Friday in which I was literally jammed elbow to elbow with the unwashed masses of humanity it appears that the local hospitalization #s have roughly tripled. A bit less than triple actually but close enough. I'm only looking at two stats for the county I live in - total deaths since this started and how many are in the three local hospitals now which have a combined 772 bed capacity

210 people dead since March, 114 in hospital beds right now. Not overwhelming the capacity yet, not reaching the maximum of 125 when this first started. Schools are open with numerous start/stops as cases pop up. No body bags in the streets.

I honestly don't know how to interpret that. Subjectively it does seem overblown and makes me question a lot of the restrictions put in place by Obergruppenfuhrer Cuomo. The masks do appear to make a difference but I see so many who flaunt it I question that. Of the people I work with who have had it ranging in age from 25 to 81 they've all recovered without hospitalization. The 25 y/o told me she had mild symptoms but it killed her Dad - he did have a host of medical problems prior to this, contracted it in Florida and brought it up north with him.

The family restaurant we've been going to the past few years for an excellent Xmas day dinner closed, along with a number of other local businesses. How big box stores can be absolutely jammed with people there to buy inflatable lawn garbage, throw away gifts and other complete shit can reap grotesque profits while local business are extinguished because it's riskier to have a meal at half capacity than it is to half-wear a mask and crowd into a big store with hundreds and thousands of other people is beyond me.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
So, roughly a month after Black Friday in which I was literally jammed elbow to elbow with the unwashed masses of humanity it appears that the local hospitalization #s have roughly tripled. A bit less than triple actually but close enough. I'm only looking at two stats for the county I live in - total deaths since this started and how many are in the three local hospitals now which have a combined 772 bed capacity.

210 people dead since March, 114 in hospital beds right now. Not overwhelming the capacity yet, not reaching the maximum of 125 when this first started. Schools are open with numerous start/stops as cases pop up. No body bags in the streets.
Some people say they didn't see any spike a few weeks after Thanksgiving and black Friday weekend shopping but its obvious in many States and its obvious in my State...
The masks do appear to make a difference but I see so many who flaunt it I question that. Of the people I work with who have had it ranging in age from 25 to 81 they've all recovered without hospitalization. The 25 y/o told me she had mild symptoms but it killed her Dad - he did have a host of medical problems prior to this, contracted it in Florida and brought it up north with him.
Yes masks work, I've come to the determination that they work at minimizing exposure, but not necessarily keeping one from getting the virus and minimal exposure seems to equate to minimal symptoms and unneeded hospitization but even then, people with preexisting conditions no matter how subtle it seems to be a roll of the dice...
The family restaurant we've been going to the past few years for an excellent Xmas day dinner closed, along with a number of other local businesses. How big box stores can be absolutely jammed with people there to buy inflatable lawn garbage, throw away gifts and other complete shit can reap grotesque profits while local business are extinguished because it's riskier to have a meal at half capacity than it is to half-wear a mask and crowd into a big store with hundreds and thousands of other people is beyond me.
This is the part where I think there's a play at hand of sorts, shutting down businesses is not helping at all except helping the rich get richer during hard times and they are taking advantage of that...Our so-called representatives and lawmakers playing into the hands of the corporate wealthy killing off the small business competition and forcing us to put our money in their pockets instead of local businesses and family owned businesses...Its a scam plain and simple...

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Standingstones

Celestial
There is a yo-yo effect going on. Businesses open up and then close, back and forth. A new gym opened up in our area in March. Bad timing. The governor has just closed those type businesses once more. I drove by there this week and saw one car in the lot. I am assuming it is the owner or manager. How much longer can a place like that stay open before folding completely?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
In North Carolina we currently have a curfew from 10pm - 5am lasting until January 8th...I do not understand how this helps at all, it really serves no purpose, most shops are closed during that time and people working during those hours still go to work...No point in this curfew at all...

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Standingstones

Celestial
In North Carolina we currently have a curfew from 10pm - 5am lasting until January 8th...I do not understand how this helps at all, it really serves no purpose, most shops are closed during that time and people working during those hours still go to work...No point in this curfew at all...

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It gives the appearance that the politicians are on top of the situation. In fact they are running by the seat of their pants.
 

michael59

Celestial
It gives the appearance that the politicians are on top of the situation. In fact they are running by the seat of their pants.

They don't want anyone to catch them leaving dinner parties and celebrating with loved ones at expensive restaurants and the other 1%'rs.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
In North Carolina we currently have a curfew from 10pm - 5am lasting until January 8th...I do not understand how this helps at all, it really serves no purpose, most shops are closed during that time and people working during those hours still go to work...No point in this curfew at all...

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Boil water. tear sheets into strips. Put coffee on. Gives them something to do.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Some people say they didn't see any spike a few weeks after Thanksgiving and black Friday weekend shopping but its obvious in many States and its obvious in my State...

Yes masks work, I've come to the determination that they work at minimizing exposure, but not necessarily keeping one from getting the virus and minimal exposure seems to equate to minimal symptoms and unneeded hospitization but even then, people with preexisting conditions no matter how subtle it seems to be a roll of the dice...

This is the part where I think there's a play at hand of sorts, shutting down businesses is not helping at all except helping the rich get richer during hard times and they are taking advantage of that...Our so-called representatives and lawmakers playing into the hands of the corporate wealthy killing off the small business competition and forcing us to put our money in their pockets instead of local businesses and family owned businesses...Its a scam plain and simple...

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You really want to take a step back I wonder how accidental the release of this virus really is. I'd normally be the first to poo-poo that but we live in interesting times and based on the total insanity we've endured from all directions over the past several years all bets are off.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
They don't want anyone to catch them leaving dinner parties and celebrating with loved ones at expensive restaurants and the other 1%'rs.

The elites don't seem to fear covid at all, they have exempt themselves from lockdowns, and are perpetrating the largest transfer of wealth in human history...

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nivek

As Above So Below
You really want to take a step back I wonder how accidental the release of this virus really is. I'd normally be the first to poo-poo that but we live in interesting times and based on the total insanity we've endured from all directions over the past several years all bets are off.

That's one thing I have not let go of, there is a good possibility of a deliberate act in releasing this virus, I can see that happening...

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michael59

Celestial
You really want to take a step back I wonder how accidental the release of this virus really is. I'd normally be the first to poo-poo that but we live in interesting times and based on the total insanity we've endured from all directions over the past several years all bets are off.

That's one thing I have not let go of, there is a good possibility of a deliberate act in releasing this virus, I can see that happening...

Glad you guys are finally coming round to my point of view. I've been trying to get that point across since this all began.
 

Standingstones

Celestial
The elites don't seem to fear covid at all, they have exempt themselves from lockdowns, and are perpetrating the largest transfer of wealth in human history...

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Did you notice that when Trump and Giuliani contracted the COVID virus they both had this short, miraculous recovery? Did they both get a special COVID vaccine? For two men in their seventies and not in the best shape they got well in short order.
 

wwkirk

Divine
A positive side effect of the pandemic is that my primary care physician has finally established an online portal. I can make and check appointments, request prescription renewals, request referrals, and check my medical history. It's about time! This could easily have been set up 6 or more years ago, but it took the pandemic to prod them into doing it.
 

Standingstones

Celestial
My wife’s friend came down with the COVID virus this past week. At first she thought is was the flu. As the days progressed she went and got tested. She is now self isolating. Her husband is taking care of day to day affairs as she is alone in one of the spare bedrooms. The last we heard she had a 101.6 temperature.

My wife’s friend and her husband just moved into a new condominium. She thinks she got the virus from the man in charge of constructing these houses.
 
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