Covid Support Thread
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@LisforLeslie, I don’t disagree generally about the risks, which is why I am not going to parties and why I don’t plan to go to the office. It’s also why the rest of the world has built up major contact tracing operations to keep this under control. But from the perspective of employers, there’s only so much they can do.
The idea of sitting in an office building all day right now makes me shudder. Not happening. We’re still doing remote depositions, mediations and hearings, etc., even though some other attorneys’ offices are now open and fully staffed. So far, we’ve had no pushback, but that may change as courts start to re-open to the public in the next couple of months.
I kind of want to go eat or grab a drink at an outdoor place, but my husband is adamantly against it, so for now, we’re still doing take out when we’re sick of cooking.
Yeah, I’ve wondered whether the legal industry will change permanently as a result of this. Assuming that we come out of this a year from now with a vaccine or treatment I think that most firms will still have physical offices and most courts will still have in person hearings. But I could see clients deciding that they don’t want to pay to fly people to take less important depositions in person. And I could see firms be more willing to hire people for remote positions (or let people work remotely) than they did previously.
I went for my usual walk yesterday, albeit a little earlier than usual. There were a few sidewalk restaurants open and I was impressed. Since the husband’s birthday is at the end of the month, I think our first foray into dining will be a weekday lunch date to celebrate. I’m not yet comfortable to go in the evening or on weekends when places are likely to be more crowded.
In Chicago, office buildings are only allowed 25% occupancy right now. My company did an informal pull and about 20 – 30% want to go back in. Transportation, since most take some kind of public transportation, was the biggest barrier. I’ve seen the plan. It looks pretty solid. However, nobody will be required to go in. We’re definitely set up to work remotely. I might eventually walk in one day a week. It’s three miles.
I don’t know how early you can eat on a weekday, but at 5pm there were only 3 tables sat, and it didn’t get crowded. It was nice also to be able to drive over there. During normal times we wouldn’t even attempt to drive in that area because it would be gridlock, but we could zip right over yesterday. A lot of the places we can walk to just have a very small sidewalk seating area but this place has a parking lot.
My boyfriend and I went to a patio over the weekend and it was fine. Walking around and casually observing, patio dining seems to be kind of a mixed bag. Some restaurants seem to be trying more than others. Some places definitely spaced tables out or seated people every other table, others seemed like a free-for-all. I picked a neighborhood restaurant that seemed to be re-opening cautiously and it was a good experience.
Our HQ (in a different city with a far lower population density than the regional office I work out of) will reopen next month at limited capacity and staggering days in for employees. Still no word on when my office will start re-opening.
You’re absolutely right in that it depends on the restaurant and the clientele. For us, there has to be a pretty large patio or roof area. We don’t want to be right by the sidewalk where people will be walking. There were a few citations and more than a handful of warnings last weekend.
Since we’re still cut to 36 hours for the foreseeable future, rumor has it until the end of our FY (September), I like the idea of some weekday day drinking!
I want massive Trump rallies, mobbed Republican Conventions and then thousands dead. I could use a good laugh right about now.
Whoa, those two Great Clips stylists didn’t infect any of the 140 ppl they exposed. That’s amazing and really demonstrates the power of masks and hygiene.
Japan beat this thing without any shutdowns. Just good hygiene, distancing, and very high mask usage. So could we but we won’t.
“Saving civilization by not sneezing in each others faces” seems like a low ask for six months but here we are.
