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  1. It’s a really good thing that people are starting to raise some of their own food. I hope more towns remove their bans on chickens. Every day when I collect eggs I am so glad that we have the chickens. More people should be allowed to do this.
  2. Ours was direct deposited in our bank account. We will put part to pay down our mortgage a little (goal is to have it paid off in a few years). The rest is going into our rainy day fund.
  3. Of course, we all know about the shortages of toilet paper. Goodness gracious you'd think this pandemic involved heinously awful diarrhea, the way TP has disappeared! It might be worthwhile to list other items that have disappeared or are in short supply. In my excursions to the stores I have seen barren or almost barren shelves for: - Hand sanitizer and commonly recommended ingredients for home made sanitizers such as aloe gel -rubbing alcohol -hydrogen peroxide -Vitamin C -cold and flu treatments -zinc lozenges -tonic water -wheat flour -Acetaminophen -disinfectant cleaners -OxiClean (this one surprised me - what connection might it have to the pandemic? It isn't a disinfectant like bleach. I always keep some on hand, but consider it a nice thing to use on work clothes, as opposed to a survival NEED -- am I missing something here?) As this pandemic, with its associated stay at home orders, factory closings, etc. continues, we may notice more shortages. Feel free to add any items you have noticed to be missing or in short supply.
  4. So. Our employer has issued each of us "essential employees" with ONE disposable N95 mask (the non-respirator version). Our employer has NOT issued us anything with which to sanitize the masks for re-use. Of course, we do not have access to hospital methods of sanitizing them. Even a bottle of spray peroxide would be better than nothing. But any mask care is up to us. I am pondering how I will sanitize mine at work. I suppose I could take it home each night, spray it down, hang it to dry, and return with it each workday. Hmmm. These things are like gold these days, so I want to be careful not to harm it. đź‘€
  5. That it is. It is a good inside day. Have a big spiral sliced ham in the oven, along with sweet potatoes. Gotta love after Easter sales. I will package the leftovers and freeze them and we will be eating off this monster ham for ... months. I need it to warm up so I can build another raised bed in the garden. And so I can plant. I am just itching to get into the garden!!
  6. Was hoping to maybe get something done outside today, as my knee is a bit better. NOPE. It is cold and windy and *S*N*O*W*I*N*G*
  7. I was planning a store run yesterday morning, but instead had the lawn mower fixed. That lead to outdoor projects and my knee was hurting worse last night due to over-use. So then I was going to go shopping early this morning, to try to avoid the crowds. BUT DH suggested that we just rely on preps for awhile, let my leg heal up (we really need ONE fully ambulatory person), and maybe I can shop next week or the week after, to avoid the Easter crowds and the extra health risk that shopping today would likely bring. It isn’t like we will starve if I don’t shop. We just won’t have salad greens. Sounds like a plan to me! So, I am having some quality time in my recliner with my bum leg elevated and an ice pack on my knee. I am sipping coffee, reading and for the most part ignoring the bad/troubling news. Think I needed some relaxation time. Thanks, DH!
  8. Eight *confirmed* cases in my county now. Employee where I work who was out sick for three weeks with pneumonia WAS NOT TESTED. Like everywhere else in the USA testing here is not widespread. One co-worker with a dry cough and a few other symptoms WAS TURNED AWAY for testing when she requested a test at the suggestion of a doctor. Health Department says they do not find any links between the confirmed cases.
  9. Our eldest DD is a physician’s assistant, and our youngest SIL is a paramedic. DD is high risk for complications if she gets the virus but she keeps going to work. She’s my hero. They are in my prayers.
  10. Heroes put it all on the line to keep us safe. Not all heroes wear Army boots or capes, though. Some wear medical PPEs if they are able to find them.
  11. EXACTLY. When I discuss anything prepping related in the real world, all I say is that I stock up for winter, just in case we get snowed in. I never let on just how long we could hold out. I don’t want anyone outside our family to know. I am the gray woman. At work, I complain about the bare grocery shelves. I do not say that we’ll be OK.
  12. The on-going inability to test the living, and the dead, is likely under-counting the true scope of the pandemic. This CNN report, interviewing coroners in a number of states, describes the problem. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/health/coronavirus-coroners-uncounted-deaths-invs/index.html I thought this was particularly telling: >>> With concerns growing about the coronavirus death toll being incomplete because of lack of testing for the living, coroners and medical examiners said being unable to test the dead compounds the issue. They said they are worried that deaths are being significantly undercounted and that as a result, the statistics used by the federal and state governments to chart the virus's spread and severity are far from reliable. Contacts of the deceased may not get the warnings they need to help keep the disease from spreading; families may be left not knowing what killed their loved ones.spreading; families may be left not knowing what killed their loved ones. <<<
  13. I like to craft, so fortunately I have a stash of supplies. I have been rummaging through my stash. I don't have exactly what I would LIKE, which is tightly woven cotton. I do have some elastic. I also have elastic hairbands, some old tights which can be cut into stretchy strips... lots of possibilities here. Now I am eyeing my stash of old sheets. They were meant for crisis bandages. But maybe.....
  14. Thank you for the link. Sending to our healthcare and first responder family members!
  15. Mt_Rider, this country is run by Lying Liars That Lie. This isn’t the first time. But it’s freaking IMPORTANT.
  16. We are up to 5 confirmed cases in my county now. This one is a person in their 70's, hospitalized. This is a rural county with mostly farmland and small towns and one small city. My stock of masks is way too small. I will be making masks.
  17. Thanks Daylily! Due to my asthma (and age) I am high risk for complications if I catch this virus. The nebulizer sounds like a good idea for me, which is why I was asking.
  18. Anti-price gouging law in practice. Your prepper stash is likely safe unless it involves 200k N95 respirator masks and you try to sell them to doctors at a huge markup. Price gouging during a declared state of emergency is a criminal offense.
  19. Illinois update: Public Health Officials Announce 715 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2nd Apr, 2020 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 715 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 16 additional deaths. Christian County: 1 male 80s Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 female 40s, 1 male 40s, 2 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 4 male 70s, 1 male 80s DuPage County: 1 female 80s McHenry County: 1 male 60s Whiteside County: 1 female 90s Logan, Macoupin, Mercer, Moultrie, and Piatt counties are now reporting cases. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 7,695 cases, including 157 deaths, in 61 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.
  20. Me tooooo. Nasty migraine. Hope you feel better soon.
  21. That video was interesting. But I wish it was more specific on amounts recommended, or maybe included a link to their recommended protocol. I did some Googling but haven’t come up with it yet. How much Vit. D, A, C? What formula for the nebulizer treatment? Interesting, for sure. But we need more info to put it into practice.
  22. Day three of the outbreak in my county. Four confirmed cases. First two are in their 20’s and hospitalized. Today two are in their 30’s and not hospitalized. Someone in the grocery store was coughing yesterday. I wish I could hibernate but have to go into work tomorrow.
  23. 14 min ago At least 917 new US coronavirus deaths reported in single day There have been at least 917 new coronavirus deaths reported in the US on Wednesday, according to a count by CNN Health. This is the most reported deaths in the United States in a single day since the coronavirus outbreak. There have been a total of 4,745 deaths reported in the US since the outbreak.
  24. Home on rotation from work today. Went shopping early to avoid crowds and patched a few holes in preps. Started some seeds for the garden. Caught up with a couple friends via text messaging — social distancing and all. Made salmon with rice, veggies and rolls for dinner.
  25. Second case in my county confirmed today.
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