Highlander
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Beer is not just a breakfast drink anymore Old Time Hockey.OldTimeHockey said:
Coronavirus
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Arn
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Bullfrog said:
A couple of days ago I had what felt like a bit of a temperature. Then the next day I coughed a couple of times. I was absolutely terrified. Thankfully so far (touch wood) it hasn't amounted to anything.
My work shut down, but has been allowing us to work from home. This is week 3 now of that. We have a call today to discuss "furloughing" staff - basically the government has promised to cover 80% of small businesses' salaries for 3 months if they are unable to work. The company will likely make up the rest of that so anyone on the scheme will still get 100% salary. The idea of getting paid 100% to do 0% may seem inviting but I think I'd go stir crazy. It also would make you feel vulnerable if you were able to do nothing for X amount of time. Why bring you back when this is over? Maybe they don't need you...
In the ~3 weeks I've been out to the shop 3 time I think. Shopping is strange. Limits on how many people there are in the shop. Queuing outside. Empty shelves like I last remember seeing in Soviet Russia on TV.
I also live in quite a small village where a lot of people know one another. We tend to go out for a family walk each day around lunchtime just to get some daylight and so on. It's a bit weird pushing the pram along and people stepping out onto the road to avoid you. Conversely a lot more are making eye contact and saying hello now. It's spookily quiet in general though, the roads especially.
One benefit of it all is getting to spend so much more time with my 18 month old. I've been trying to teach him to whistle the last few days. He's got the idea but not quite mastered it yet, but it's hilarious to watch
Arn
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Bill_Berg said:
I actually built a pretty well equipped home gym so it's worked out quite well. The gym I'm a member of has been continuing to send out workouts for people to do (and also loaned a certain level of equipment to members as required) so I've made sure that every day at 4pm I "go to the gym". It's nice to have that to focus on and give some kinda normality.
They've also done a few live group classes by Zoom to try and keep the community aspect going though I haven't done any of those yet
herman
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I think I lucked out a bit here.
10 weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed our first baby girl amidst the early rumblings of Covid-19. It was a bit stressful at first but we were largely isolated as a matter of course for the first two months since it was the middle of flu-season and vaccinations don't come in until then. As I was about to come off parental leave (good gravy, Ontario gives up to 8 wks for non-mothers), the pandemic crisis response elevated and my work has the luxury of getting most of its people off-site and working from home. So the transition back to work (and back to inane forum posting) has been relatively seamless and I get more time helping out with the kidlet. AAAAND we had a built-in excuse for turning down visits from people we were too tired to deal with
I hope people (and governments) come to appreciate all the front-line folk more after this (hopefully) passes: nurses, docs, EMTs, grocery store staff, food services, teachers, sanitation workers
10 weeks ago, my wife and I welcomed our first baby girl amidst the early rumblings of Covid-19. It was a bit stressful at first but we were largely isolated as a matter of course for the first two months since it was the middle of flu-season and vaccinations don't come in until then. As I was about to come off parental leave (good gravy, Ontario gives up to 8 wks for non-mothers), the pandemic crisis response elevated and my work has the luxury of getting most of its people off-site and working from home. So the transition back to work (and back to inane forum posting) has been relatively seamless and I get more time helping out with the kidlet. AAAAND we had a built-in excuse for turning down visits from people we were too tired to deal with
I hope people (and governments) come to appreciate all the front-line folk more after this (hopefully) passes: nurses, docs, EMTs, grocery store staff, food services, teachers, sanitation workers
herman said:
Congrats man.
If you've mentioned this before and I've already congratulated you then I rescind this one.
bustaheims
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One more reason to be hold off on jumping on the hydroxychloroquine bandwagon:
https://www.salon.com/2020/04/07/trump-holds-financial-interest-in-pharmaceutical-company-that-produces-hydroxychloroquine-nyt_partner/?fbclid=IwAR3hel0NGtOHnxa0IevXo60HObO-9K_V6zbqg_yM0LHMfgpmLtDyCiClpEQ
https://www.salon.com/2020/04/07/trump-holds-financial-interest-in-pharmaceutical-company-that-produces-hydroxychloroquine-nyt_partner/?fbclid=IwAR3hel0NGtOHnxa0IevXo60HObO-9K_V6zbqg_yM0LHMfgpmLtDyCiClpEQ
Peter D.
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Things have been good on my end through this. Have been working from home for a month now. I sleep better, don't have to deal with traffic, saving money not spending on gas/TTC/food. The kids can get on each other's nerves, and moreso on my wife's (she's off from work and watches them while I'm working), but being with them 24/7 has been great. We're getting more time with them we otherwise wouldn't.
Does it suck that we can't go to the park and it aches me I haven't played hockey twice a week and seeing the guys? Sure does. But to be able to halt life for a bit and actually make it seem like time goes by slowly, it's a nice change of pace.
I'm not overly anxious about the virus itself. My wife is because she is concerned about the kids' safety and hers (she has an underlying heart valve issue). I think it is tense times in general being kooked up in the house all the time. What gets me anxious and jittery is grocery shopping. Seeing people acting super strange and wearing masks/gloves -- it spooks me out.
Does it suck that we can't go to the park and it aches me I haven't played hockey twice a week and seeing the guys? Sure does. But to be able to halt life for a bit and actually make it seem like time goes by slowly, it's a nice change of pace.
I'm not overly anxious about the virus itself. My wife is because she is concerned about the kids' safety and hers (she has an underlying heart valve issue). I think it is tense times in general being kooked up in the house all the time. What gets me anxious and jittery is grocery shopping. Seeing people acting super strange and wearing masks/gloves -- it spooks me out.
I'm still working. Out of the house 4-5 days a week. The hardest part for me is having to quarantine myself in my own home (because I love with my parents) and not being able to see my kids (for their own safety).
I actually look at work as a source of relief, but also a source of anxiety because of how exposed I am.
I actually look at work as a source of relief, but also a source of anxiety because of how exposed I am.
Highlander
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They just outlawed outside exercise in France, no running there. Although you may be able to set up a Marathon course in your backyard.Bill_Berg said:
Highlander
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Herman, I didn't know about the recent fatherhood, congratulations, as Frank says get out that wallet. My guy is 27 now and still costing me. LOL
Arn, I do commiserate, every time I think I have a headache coming on or cough your mind starts racing. Funny thing when I was down south before the advent of the wave, I developed a sore throat which is only going away now (been home since March 15). 10 days ago I was shaking in the night and my wife took my temperature and it was 103F, then we found out two days later the thermometer was not working correctly. Whew. I tell you that you can work into symptomatic feelings even though nothing is wrong with you. It's easy to get freaked out.
I think what is affecting me is Boris Johnson is only 55 and he has taken a turn for the worse and I am 63 but not quite as overweight as him.
New book is coming out, its called "2020" written by Stephen King, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Arn, I do commiserate, every time I think I have a headache coming on or cough your mind starts racing. Funny thing when I was down south before the advent of the wave, I developed a sore throat which is only going away now (been home since March 15). 10 days ago I was shaking in the night and my wife took my temperature and it was 103F, then we found out two days later the thermometer was not working correctly. Whew. I tell you that you can work into symptomatic feelings even though nothing is wrong with you. It's easy to get freaked out.
I think what is affecting me is Boris Johnson is only 55 and he has taken a turn for the worse and I am 63 but not quite as overweight as him.
New book is coming out, its called "2020" written by Stephen King, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Highlander said:
Just for the record, I believe this applies to the city of Paris only. And it's a ban during the day:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52202700
Elsewhere in France you're allowed to job/exercise but only within 1km of your home. That's been in place for a little while now.
Highlander
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Thanks CTB, I have to stop repeating what my wife is telling me. Vive la France!!CarltonTheBear said:
Highlander
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You have that right Herman, if I could do it all over again, I would learn to say "No" a lot more instead of giving in and saying "Yes" to avoid the inevitable tantrums. No is a great word for kids to learn. Anyway that horse left the barn by about year 3.herman said:
Highlander
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I really hope that the "handshake" goes the way of the Dodo. I always respected Japanese culture with the little bow of respect. When you think of where a hand goes in the course of a day, scary stuff.. I have to say I have learned how not to touch my face etc. Have a makeshift mask and wear gloves slathered up with the mixture when out.Peter D. said:Social/physical distancing is now going to become a regular term in our vocabulary going forward, isn't it? :