Mt_Rider Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Ambergris said: So, a huge chunk of one of the largest population concentrations in the US is under house arrest, and the rest of the country is prohibited from gatherings of more than 10 people. Sounds like martial law to me. Seriously! There will be ..... and PERHAPS needs to be ...actions taken to stop COVID from wiping out our two eldest generations. [namely: me/DH and my folks] However, TPTB......and I mean ALL OF THEM.....need to be ready/willing/anxious to return everything back like it was, when this is over. We are walking a very thin line with more than COVID. We need to be aware of that. MtRider ....There are so many ways in which we might not get "our normal" back .... and they're all pretty much out of our control right now. 6 Link to comment
Jeepers Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 If your DH comes home tonight singing that 1960's Melanie Roller Skate Song, a tank top and short shorts you might have a clue to his new job description. "I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key... " Crap, earworm. I hope people can get unemployment. It isn't their fault they got laid off. And they are doing it for the greater good. Can you find out his numbers and med reevaluation over the phone? Call em up and start coughing and say, "If you really want us to come in, we'll try. Maybe we can borrow a mask from someone". Cough-cough. Big pitiful sigh. I've heard some hospitals are delaying payments for a few months. If yours isnt, as long as you pay a minimum amount like $5.00 a month they can't do anything. It's when people totally ignore them that gets them in trouble. Most governors are saying utilities can not be shut off for non-payment too. Especially if there are elderly, children or someone on a medical device in the home. I don't know what the limited time frame is though. 3 1 Link to comment
Cowgirl Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 There’s a department heads meeting this morning where I work. Maybe, possibly, they will actually decide to do more than put a sign on the front door advising people not to enter if ... with a huge list of reasons not to enter (and many who enter are functionally illiterate and would not comprehend any of it anyway). Someone in another department has been out sick. He probably won’t be tested as there aren’t enough test kits. 4 Link to comment
Cowgirl Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 There are no CONFIRMED cases in our county, but then there are no test kits either. Someone in another department at work has been out sick, with pneumonia. We don't know if it is COVID-19. I wonder how accurate a count we get from the "confirmed" case numbers. I bet the actual case numbers are considerably higher. 3 2 Link to comment
Cowgirl Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Have had encouraging talks with eldest son and youngest daughter. Both have been in prep mode for awhile and sound like they are at least moderately prepped for this pandemic. Eldest daughter is a long-time prepper, so I think they are well-situated to ride this out (as long as she can get her insulin). Worried about other son. But he can always come stay with us if needed (absent travel bans). Sending prayers his way and to all who are struggling during this crisis. Meanwhile, friends who run a little restaurant locally have shifted to carry-out and delivery due to a ban on dine-in services. They seem to be doing ok-ish when we chatted. People still want to eat, so they have made a business pivot and are quite busy. My workplace FINALLY decided to go into emergency mode today, to cut risks to staff and public. I am feeling relief as the precautions sound in line with CDC guidelines, and give us a better chance of surviving this pandemic. I am at high risk due to age and asthma, so I was extremely unhappy with their previous "What-me-worry?" attitude (I wanted to go yell at the top boss "this is NOT a political hoax, you danged idiot!!! This is REAL!!" but have refrained as I need the salary). I had been openly Googling COVID-19 workers compensation and workplace liability, hoping to trigger some panic at the top levels, however -- with them it is always about $$. Possibly that helped. 6 Link to comment
out_of_the_ordinary Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Pittsburgh has a couple cases. 2 in surrounding counties. I would think there's many with it, but undiagnosed. What I've been wondering about is--how long has it been here and we just didn't know about it? Several of us here at MrsS were hit with a nasty flu/crud thing over the winter. Could we have had it then? I don't know, just been thinking. 2 2 Link to comment
Jeepers Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I had that crud this winter and it took forever to go away. Mine wasn't respiratory though. All in the stomach with chills. I know you and your D-dtr had the flu pretty bad. I've heard where a lot of doctor offices are closed. Their patients are to go to the hospital instead. An already germ filled, over crowded, supply taxed hospital. 3 Link to comment
Jeepers Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I just got an email from my bank in Indiana. All of the branches are closed until further notice. Only online, ATM's and drive-thru now. 2 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Mt. Rider, Glad that your DH can be home now. Much safer for both of you. Now that my DH is staying home, he thinks he can just run around in his PJ's. His take is not going anywhere so why get dressed. Might have a point there but I can't do it. Made my final trip out to market to mail granddaughters packages to her. She was able to get a few things and she said they had some TP. She bought that though I am sending some in her boxes anyway. Everybody stay safe and check in as you can to let everyone know you are all ok. 3 1 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeepers said: I had that crud this winter and it took forever to go away. Mine wasn't respiratory though. All in the stomach with chills. I know you and your D-dtr had the flu pretty bad. I've heard where a lot of doctor offices are closed. Their patients are to go to the hospital instead. An already germ filled, over crowded, supply taxed hospital. Wow! It must be getting really bad there. I was thinking about pulling money out of my savings and now I know I will be. Guess it's one more trip out but can do that at window. I can always put it back in savings if I don't need to use it. As the saying goes: better safe than sorry. 4 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Jeepers,, I am glad you are now feeling much better. Hoping that everyone here that has been sick is getting over it. It has really been a rough year for many, many people. We have several in our neighborhood that are now home from work. My neighbor across from my driveway said his last day was yesterday till further notice. The neighbor behind me works for the courts and she's out till end of month. They closed all the court systems as well. Went to Market to mail the boxes for my granddaughter and that place was mobbed. People getting in the hot lunch lines went around the store. I have seen that on Friday as it is fish day but wow. The meat counter was almost empty and they said it has been like that for over a week now. They have been ordering meat on a daily basis and going to Cicso food supply to get it as well. The meat cutter was in there cutting as fast as he could. And still they could not keep it in case. To many people, I dropped off packages and left. 5 Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I overheard (standing right beside her) the daughter talking to mom that I was helping organize today, saying there are confirmed cases in a town very close to us. Told mom not to tell anyone--she has some dementia so probably won't. But it is not being reported to the public unless I just haven't heard. Hey, on a brighter note, my cholesterol is down 16 points in 3 months due to my changed way of eating! Yay! 4 Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Jeepers said: If your DH comes home tonight singing that 1960's Melanie Roller Skate Song, a tank top and short shorts you might have a clue to his new job description. "I got a brand new pair of roller skates you got a brand new key... " Crap, earworm. cAN'T qUITE eNVISION tHAT...... ACTUALLY.....today he joined 1500 other folks that were suddenly UNemployed yesterday.....on the Unemployment website. To sign up for benefits. It requires various questions filled in. He was back and forth finding the answers for several hours. BUT because to the number of folks on the website, it kept locking up. THEN it began crashing. FINALLY, after hours of working on it [tho DH did save his page frequently!!!] ......the system gave up and died. Bet only the computer geeks saw THAT ONE COMING...... Yay, Miki!!!!! ......sure wish DH would change his lab numbers.... As we all keep saying.....we canNOT be hearing about all of the cases cuz.....there isn't enough kits. The estimates that folks-probably-in-the-know are predicting....is skeeeery! CO has over 180 cases by today and needed a new.AND.improved website.....that takes a long time to load. Well, okay. The map of counties is nice....to see how many cases are close to you. I'm glad we have the options for banking/food/goods with drive thru....on line.....delivery, etc. Tho.... some caution there too. Who's cooking your food and who sneezed on your banking slip? MtRider God, help us all as we try to do what we can..... 3 Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 9 hours ago, out_of_the_ordinary said: a nasty flu/crud thing over the winter. Could we have had it then? Probably not unless it's been more recent. Most of the descriptions don't match. And the flu season has been rather nasty this year. It's being overshadowed by COVID news, of course. For myself, I had what I always have: bronchitis. If anyone got serious at all, I'd think we'd have a cough, a high fever, and shortness of breath. I've heard about those three symptoms over and over when people describe their ordeal. I just had the cough. No fever after a very mild one during the first few days of the flu.....that allowed the bronchitis to begin. ....and then food poisoning.....and then this mild but annoying cold..... Sheeeesh, what a year! MtRider ....only opinion based on my experience. YMMV Not a doctor so..... 4 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Things seem to keep changing by the hour it seems. The USA alerts have been going nuts. It's on TV as soon as I get the alerts. Seems NY is going to be shut down all together at the rate they are going. Now it is the gaming statewide t midnight tonight. All nonessential business to close by 12 pm Wed. March 17th for 30 days. They are seeking also reserve staff of recently retired health professionals to help respond to the coronavirus. San Francisco Mayor orders residents of 6 counties San Fran, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, and Alameda all to shelter in place. That started midnight last night. I still have not checked the Suffolk area yet. So don't know if anyone in my area has been affected yet. Though, Schools, churches, and a lot of businesses like the court houses etc. are all closed for 2 weeks and if you want to go out to eat it is pick up or delivery only. Not heard yet about the banks though. Mt. Rider, I know you like everyone else could use that money but I am glad your DH is now going to be home out of the public's eye. Much safer for both of you now. My DH is no longer cooking collards now. So no money from that for a long while. 1 Link to comment
Ambergris Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 31,506 Italy 16,169 Iran 11,748 Spain 9,257 Germany 8,320 Korea, South 7,695 France 6,362 US 2,700 Switzerland 1,960 United Kingdom 1,710 Netherlands 1,463 Norway 1,332 Austria 1,243 Belgium 1,190 Sweden 1,024 Denmark 878 Japan 696 Cruise Ship 673 Malaysia 478 Canada 452 Australia 448 Portugal 439 Qatar 396 Czechia 387 Greece 337 Israel 321 Finland 321 Brazil 275 Slovenia 266 Singapore 238 Poland 236 Pakistan 228 Bahrain 225 Estonia 223 Ireland 220 Iceland 201 Chile 196 Egypt 187 Philippines 184 Romania 177 Thailand 172 Indonesia 171 Saudi Arabia 154 Iraq 142 India 140 Luxembourg 130 Kuwait 120 Lebanon 117 Peru 114 Russia 109 San Marino 98 United Arab Emirates 82 Mexico 78 Armenia 77 Taiwan* 72 Slovakia 69 Panama 68 Argentina 67 Bulgaria 66 Vietnam 65 Colombia 65 Serbia 65 Croatia 62 South Africa 60 Algeria 58 Ecuador 56 Brunei 55 Albania 50 Hungary 49 Latvia 47 Turkey 46 Cyprus 44 Sri Lanka 41 Costa Rica 39 Andorra 38 Morocco 38 Malta 36 Belarus 34 Georgia 34 Jordan 33 Cambodia 33 Venezuela 33 Kazakhstan 30 Moldova 29 Uruguay 28 Azerbaijan 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26 North Macedonia 26 Senegal 25 Lithuania 24 Oman 24 Tunisia 22 Afghanistan 21 Dominican Republic 16 Martinique 15 Burkina Faso 14 Ukraine 13 Maldives 12 New Zealand 12 Jamaica 11 Bolivia 11 French Guiana 10 Cameroon 10 Bangladesh 10 Uzbekistan 9 Reunion 9 Paraguay 8 Honduras 7 Monaco 7 Rwanda 7 Ghana 7 Liechtenstein 7 Guyana 6 Guatemala 5 Ethiopia 5 Mongolia 5 Cuba 5 Cote d'Ivoire 5 Trinidad and Tobago 4 Seychelles 3 Aruba 3 Guam 3 Kenya 3 Nigeria 3 Congo (Kinshasa) 2 Saint Lucia 2 Montenegro 2 Namibia 2 Kosovo 2 Barbados 1 The Gambia 1 Guinea 1 Liberia 1 Tanzania 1 Gabon 1 Greenland 1 Congo (Brazzaville) 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 Somalia 1 Benin 1 Togo 1 Central African Republic 1 The Bahamas 1 Antigua and Barbuda 1 Eswatini 1 Bhutan 1 Sudan 1 Nepal 1 Suriname 1 Holy See 1 Mauritania 1 Mayotte 1 Equatorial Guinea US breakdown 1,707 confirmed New York 1,012 confirmed Washington 700 confirmed California 267 confirmed New Jersey 218 confirmed Massachusetts 216 confirmed Florida 196 confirmed Louisiana 161 confirmed Illinois 160 confirmed Colorado 146 confirmed Georgia 112 confirmed Pennsylvania 110 confirmed Texas 74 confirmed Tennessee 72 confirmed Wisconsin 68 confirmed Connecticut 67 confirmed Ohio 67 confirmed Virginia 66 confirmed Oregon 65 confirmed Michigan 64 confirmed North Carolina 60 confirmed Maryland 60 confirmed Minnesota 56 confirmed Nevada 51 confirmed Utah 47 confirmed Diamond Princess 47 confirmed South Carolina 39 confirmed Alabama 32 confirmed Maine 30 confirmed Indiana 26 confirmed Kentucky 26 confirmed New Hampshire 23 confirmed Iowa 23 confirmed New Mexico 23 confirmed Rhode Island 22 confirmed Arkansas 22 confirmed District of Columbia 21 confirmed Grand Princess 21 confirmed Mississippi 21 confirmed Nebraska 20 confirmed Arizona 19 confirmed Oklahoma 18 confirmed Kansas 16 confirmed Delaware 12 confirmed Vermont 11 confirmed Missouri 11 confirmed South Dakota 11 confirmed Wyoming 10 confirmed Hawaii 9 confirmed Montana 8 confirmed Idaho 5 confirmed Puerto Rico 3 confirmed Alaska 3 confirmed Guam 3 confirmed North Dakota 2 confirmed United States Virgin Islands 2 confirmed Virgin Islands 1 confirmed West Virginia US 6362 total confirmed ill with 108 dead Update of March 17, 10 p.m. Eastern 1 2 1 Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Littlesister said: Mt. Rider, I know you like everyone else could use that money but I am glad your DH is now going to be home out of the public's eye. Much safer for both of you now. Oh, we're thrilled he's not in everyone's plate while clearing tables and bringing out food into other people's air space. AND he might get the unemployment if they get the website up. Like you, we've prepared for things like this, at least as far as we're able. No hidden cave in these mountains but....short of that...we'll be ok. But hearing that your alerts are followed closely but TV coverage of same....wow, the world is certainly spinning faster. CO gaming was closed yesterday with all the rest. Can you imagine how many folks are so suddenly out of work? Los Vegas is also closing at least some of their casinos too. That surprised us yesterday. Yikes, number of cases in Hawai'i is going up. CO is leaping daily, of course. Cat is out of that bag. MtRider ...hang on and pray. Edited March 18, 2020 by Mt_Rider 1 2 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Can't help but wonder if there is a bigger picture going on behind the scenes that the government is not saying. This is world wide. And China started it and kept quiet about it till they had no choice but to speak up. Do I smell a rat? Could this be leading to a total world wide financial collapse of society and the cashless society the Bible speaks of? Something else we need to figure out how to prepare for if this is the case. I for one if the Lord doesn't take us from here first, will not be getting the mark of the beast. No implant on my hand or forehead. So if I can't buy nor sell I still win. 3 Link to comment
Ambergris Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 You saw that coming with all the people getting chips implanted in them, didn't you? 1 Link to comment
ro2935 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Spoke to my Doctor today, daughter and I are to self isolate for the next few months. The death rate in the UK has risen to 104, All schools are to close Friday afternoon until further notice. Store shelves are looking bare impossible to find hand sanitizer, facemasks, there is going to be restrictions on how many items you can buy. Transport of buses, trains and trams are being reduced from weekend to a Sunday service timetable. Things are excelerating fast here and most people are not prepared. As for us our finances took a major hit 2years ago and I have had to use a lot of our stores, so we are on rations, plenty of rice and pasta for us just a shortage of sauces going to have to be creative. Take care all, I hope you and your families stay well. 7 Link to comment
Ambergris Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Sauces all around, yes. Link to comment
Ambergris Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 35,713 Italy 17,361 Iran 13,910 Spain 12,327 Germany 9,052 France 8,413 Korea, South7,769 US 3,028 Switzerland 2,642 United Kingdom 2,056 Netherlands 1,646 Austria 1,550 Norway 1,486 Belgium 1,279 Sweden 1,115 Denmark 889 Japan 790 Malaysia 712 Cruise Ship 657 Canada 568 Australia 464 Czechia 452 Qatar 448 Portugal 433 Israel 418 Greece 372 Brazil 336 Finland 313 Singapore 299 Pakistan 292 Ireland 275 Slovenia 260 Romania 258 Estonia 256 Bahrain 251 Poland 250 Iceland 238 Chile 227 Indonesia 212 Thailand 203 Luxembourg 202 Philippines 196 Egypt 171 Saudi Arabia 164 Iraq 156 India 147 Russia 145 Peru 142 Kuwait 133 Lebanon 119 San Marino 116 South Africa 113 United Arab Emirates 111 Ecuador 105 Slovakia 100 Taiwan* 98 Turkey 93 Mexico 93 Colombia 92 Bulgaria 86 Panama 84 Armenia 83 Serbia 81 Croatia 79 Argentina 75 Vietnam 72 Algeria 71 Latvia 68 Brunei 59 Albania 58 Hungary 52 Jordan 51 Belarus 51 Sri Lanka 50 Uruguay 50 Costa Rica 49 Morocco 49 Cyprus 39 Oman 39 Andorra 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38 Georgia 38 Malta 36 Venezuela 35 Cambodia 35 North Macedonia 35 Kazakhstan 31 Senegal 30 Moldova 29 Tunisia 28 Azerbaijan 28 Liechtenstein 27 Lithuania 27 Guadeloupe 22 Afghanistan 21 Dominican Republic 20 Burkina Faso 20 New Zealand 19 Martinique 15 Uzbekistan 14 Bangladesh 14 Ukraine 13 Maldives 13 Jamaica 12 Bolivia 12 Reunion 11 French Guiana 11 Paraguay 10 Cameroon 9 Honduras 8 Rwanda 8 Nigeria 7 Monaco 7 Cuba 7 Ghana 7 Trinidad and Tobago 7 Guyana 6 Ethiopia 6 Guatemala 6 Mongolia 6 Cote d'Ivoire 4 Aruba 4 Seychelles 4 Congo (Kinshasa) 4 Equatorial Guinea 3 Tanzania 3 Kenya 3 Kyrgyzstan 3 Mayotte 2 Liberia 2 Saint Lucia 2 Benin 2 Montenegro 2 Namibia 2 Kosovo 2 Barbados 2 Sudan 2 Zambia 1 Guinea 1 Gabon 1 Greenland 1 Congo (Brazzaville) 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 Somalia 1 Togo 1 Central African Republic 1 The Bahamas 1 Djibouti 1 Antigua and Barbuda 1 Eswatini 1 Bhutan 1 Nepal 1 Suriname 1 Holy See 1 Mauritania 1 Gambia, The 2,495 confirmed New York 1,014 confirmed Washington 751 confirmed California 314 confirmed Florida 267 confirmed New Jersey 257 confirmed Louisiana 218 confirmed Massachusetts 199 confirmed Georgia 184 confirmed Colorado 166 confirmed Texas 162 confirmed Illinois 152 confirmed Pennsylvania 92 confirmed Wisconsin 86 confirmed Ohio 85 confirmed Maryland 83 confirmed Michigan 79 confirmed Tennessee 77 confirmed Minnesota 70 confirmed North Carolina 68 confirmed Connecticut 68 confirmed Oregon 67 confirmed Virginia 55 confirmed Nevada 51 confirmed Utah 47 confirmed Diamond Princess 47 confirmed South Carolina 46 confirmed Alabama 42 confirmed Maine 39 confirmed Indiana 34 confirmed Mississippi 33 confirmed Arkansas 33 confirmed Rhode Island 31 confirmed District of Columbia 29 confirmed Iowa 27 confirmed Arizona 27 confirmed Kentucky 26 confirmed New Hampshire 24 confirmed Nebraska 23 confirmed New Mexico 21 confirmed Grand Princess 19 confirmed Delaware 19 confirmed Oklahoma 18 confirmed Kansas 18 confirmed Missouri 18 confirmed Vermont 15 confirmed Wyoming 14 confirmed Hawaii 11 confirmed Montana 11 confirmed South Dakota 9 confirmed Idaho 6 confirmed Alaska 6 confirmed North Dakota 5 confirmed Guam 5 confirmed Puerto Rico 2 confirmed United States Virgin Islands 2 confirmed Virgin Islands 1 confirmed US 1 confirmed West Virginia 55 deaths Washington US 16 deaths New York US 13 deaths California US 7 deaths Florida US 4 deaths Louisiana US 3 deaths Georgia US 3 deaths New Jersey US 3 deaths Texas US 2 deaths Colorado US 2 deaths Indiana US 2 deaths Oregon US 2 deaths Virginia US 1 deaths Illinois US 1 deaths Kansas US 1 deaths Kentucky US 1 deaths Nevada US 1 deaths South Carolina US 1 deaths South Dakota US 7769 US confirmed ill 118 dead March 28 3:30 Eastern update Edited March 18, 2020 by Ambergris 4 Link to comment
Ambergris Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) This might be one to pin: https://data.floridatoday.com/coronavirus/ You can focus on any state, and it's been vetted by IT at the state government in Florida. Edit: they don't focus on one state any more. Edited March 18, 2020 by Ambergris 3 1 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 13 hours ago, Ambergris said: You saw that coming with all the people getting chips implanted in them, didn't you? I sure did. But also know what the Bible says about the mark. 4 Link to comment
Littlesister Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Looks like things are getting much worse. VA now has 78 confirmed but still not in my area yet. So going out tomorrow to do some grocery shopping, go to bank and to Market to get DH's pay for collard cooking. Don't need pasta or rice. I have lots of both. But some other things I might check around on. Can't get anything else in freezer. So going to see about buying more canning jars and start canning again from freezers. RO2935 It sounds like your country has been hit really bad now. Stay safe. for you and your daughter to get through this. 4 Link to comment
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