Re: Coronavirus
Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 1:23 pm
I can find hand sanitizer, but not the usual brands. Several local companies switched some of their usual production to more needed items, so I have been able to see hand sanitizer regularly on the shelf, just in different containers and brands than usual. The one I bought to try was a liquid and has a bit of an odd scent. It isn't really strong or bad, just different. I usually use Purell aloe vera hand sanitizer, and I do hope to find it again in the not too distant future, but I'm glad that in the meantime there is something available.Laurie wrote:I actually found hand sanitizer at Meijer on Monday. Toilet paper is re appearing ever so slowly on store shelves but not hand sanitizer. Finding hand sanitizer is like finding a gold mine these days.
This is amazing! Just the lyrics are a great feat, not to mention singing them that quickly and trying to dub in for Julie Andrews. Thanks for sharing, bookworm.bookworm wrote:
This feels like one of the most depressing answers I could have imagined. Which state?Petrichor wrote:
I've been trying so hard to do the right thing, but it feels impossible to know what that is anymore. I feel like our governor just gave up and opened the state because almost no one was listening to the stay-at-home order anymore. And I have to work, but I'm worried about getting my parents sick... It feels like a no-win situation.
I remember back in March when things suddenly got serious for North America, and I watched back-to-back the Canadian and US public addresses. Trudeau coming out of his home, where he was in quarantine, with his wife actually being diagnosed with the disease, and every bit of his delivery conveyed the weight and seriousness of the situation. It was incredibly calming and I've tuned in to just about every one of his addresses since. Meanwhile, Trump had a whole gaggle of people on the same little stage trying to flip things optimistically and you had Mr. Target and Mr. Walmart offering their parking lots for testing or whatever, which is great, but just felt like such a strange and forced celebration of capitalism at such a weird time. For some reason, that contrast has really stuck out in my mind. A lot of Canadians don't like Trudeau and a lot of Americans (obviously) don't like Trump, but I personally couldn't imagine not being grateful with how the Canadian government has responded to his crisis at just about every turn so far... and I'm curious how many Americans would say that about the US government?Catspaw wrote:For some naive reason, I had assumed that the US government was somehow helping with COVID related medical expenses due to the pandemic. Clearly not, or at least not much. Maybe it varies by state. I realize no system is purrfect, but hearing fees that crazy high just doesn't sit right.
Why not? What would stop it from getting worse, especially after everyone decides to start being not too worried about it anymore?snubspaw wrote:As for here, the Covid-19 cases have been slowing down a lot the last couple weeks. And frankly, I'm not too worried about it anymore. I still haven't been going out unless necessary (and aside from work), and of course I wash my hands and such. But other than that, I don't see it getting much worse than what it already is/was.
First of all, I think this whole thing has been inflated, and has been one big media/political grab. I'm not saying it isn't real, or a threat to people. Just over exaggerated.jelly wrote:Why not? What would stop it from getting worse, especially after everyone decides to start being not too worried about it anymore?snubspaw wrote:As for here, the Covid-19 cases have been slowing down a lot the last couple weeks. And frankly, I'm not too worried about it anymore. I still haven't been going out unless necessary (and aside from work), and of course I wash my hands and such. But other than that, I don't see it getting much worse than what it already is/was.
By... a global conspiracy? All the news media in every single country on earth collaborated with the intent to deceive people in order to "grab" something?snubspaw wrote:First of all, I think this whole thing has been inflated, and has been one big media/political grab. I'm not saying it isn't real, or a threat to people. Just over exaggerated.jelly wrote:Why not? What would stop it from getting worse, especially after everyone decides to start being not too worried about it anymore?snubspaw wrote:As for here, the Covid-19 cases have been slowing down a lot the last couple weeks. And frankly, I'm not too worried about it anymore. I still haven't been going out unless necessary (and aside from work), and of course I wash my hands and such. But other than that, I don't see it getting much worse than what it already is/was.
I'm comparing this to what Petrichor said above about it being "impossible to know what's right anymore." So many Americans seem to have such a strongly contentious relationship with the media, and also with each other, to the point that all you seem to have left is... kind of just what your own personal experience feels like? I don't know where exactly you live, snubs, but it seems harmful to arrive at generalizations about a global pandemic based only on what you've observed in your own local community.snubspaw wrote:It seemed only the first 3 weeks were people really panicking, after that, I really haven't noticed any difference in people's habits. They still went out, and Walmart was always packed, which I find ridiculous. Only in the news, talk shows, commercials, etc. did I see a "world of social distancing" ... as if everyone was staying at home, and never seeing a soul face to face. When in reality, I didn't see much of any of that going on where I live. People still lived their lives.
I live in New Jersey. We have the second-most cases in the US, so understandably, things were much more strict here for a while. But then it seemed like people just... stopped caring? Not even to protest or anything. They just seemed over the whole thing. I've been practicing social distancing as much as I can and I'll continue to do so, but it kind of feels futile at this point since everyone's packed in like sardines at the shore now.jelly wrote:This feels like one of the most depressing answers I could have imagined. Which state?Petrichor wrote:
I've been trying so hard to do the right thing, but it feels impossible to know what that is anymore. I feel like our governor just gave up and opened the state because almost no one was listening to the stay-at-home order anymore. And I have to work, but I'm worried about getting my parents sick... It feels like a no-win situation.
No, I don't think all media outlets around the world conspired together. But media in general is going to report and over dramatize everything. Anything to get the consumer. And I'm specifically referring to my local news (world news does it too but that's not my focus). There was a stay at home order from our governor that went out like two months ago, and the news reported on it as if people would be arrested if caught going out (and doing something non-essential, or gathering in groups of 10 or more), But I read the order, and you could do everything people were already doing with the "social distancing" order/advisory. Yes, you could get fined and whatnot. But it just wasn't likely considering one could go do everything people were already doing.jelly wrote:By... a global conspiracy? All the news media in every single country on earth collaborated with the intent to deceive people in order to "grab" something?snubspaw wrote:First of all, I think this whole thing has been inflated, and has been one big media/political grab. I'm not saying it isn't real, or a threat to people. Just over exaggerated.
I'm not taking away the seriousness just because other people aren't taking it serious. I find it very annoying people still have been going out and gathering in groups (mostly teenagers/young adults). I just find it interesting that no one seems to care. If one of my parents got it, they could die. So I'm not just throwing Covid-19 out the window. I still have to go to work, though, and be in the public every day (I'm at work). So I can only do so much.jelly wrote:I'm comparing this to what Petrichor said above about it being "impawssible to know what's right anymore." So many Americans seem to have such a strongly contentious relationship with the media, and also with each other, to the point that all you seem to have left is... kind of just what your own personal experience feels like? I don't know where exactly you live, snubs, but it seems harmful to arrive at generalizations about a global pandemic based only on what you've observed in your own local community.snubspaw wrote:It seemed only the first 3 weeks were people really panicking, after that, I really haven't noticed any difference in people's habits. They still went out, and Walmart was always packed, which I find ridiculous. Only in the news, talk shows, commercials, etc. did I see a "world of social distancing" ... as if everyone was staying at home, and never seeing a soul face to face. When in reality, I didn't see much of any of that going on where I live. People still lived their lives.