Covid Support Thread
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Drew did some panic buying back in mid-february, long before shit got real here. (I’d been obsessively following news about the virus and telling him it was headed here, which is how my neuroses manifested. drew’s neuroses manifested by stocking us up on beans. He also bought a box on N95 masks which I am now putting in the mail to my good friend in chicago who is a primary care nurse at the VA clinic. She’s on the front lines and expecting shit to hit the fan there within days. I’m so worried!)
@Copa, I’ve been basically doing as the cashier suggests. Go every few days in the AM. See what they have. Pick up what I need.
Monday – no eggs, no canned goods. Wednesday – eggs and canned tomatoes.
Fresh vegetables all the times I’ve been!!
On Wendy’s note, is there anything you guys can think of that we can do for our friends on the front lines? (Other than staying home, obviously.) One of my best friends from college is an ER doctor in Seattle. We touched base last week and she was fine then. Worried and doing her best to keep a level head, but fine. I haven’t reached out since because I figure a lot of people probably are and I don’t want my worry to weigh her down. I don’t know how I can help, but want to.
Copa, I’ve been sending my friend a text every evening just to say I hope her day went ok and I’m thinking of her and sending love. I think she appreciates a quick note and can respond if she has energy or just give a heart if she doesn’t, no pressure.
I got my hair done too, @TheLadyE. The salon owner and I go back 20 years, and she came in to do some old clients’ hairs yesterday and today before closing down tomorrow. It was just me, the two owners, an assistant or two, a receptionist, and one or two other crazy people in there.
They’re able to pay the staff for two weeks, but probably not after that.
Other than that, I haven’t been anywhere all week except the post office one day, and to walk the dog.
Yeah, you could have groceries delivered by Instacart and tell them to just leave them outside the door.
There’s a crawfish boil going on at the community grill of my condo right now – 20+people in attendance. Eating crawfish. With their hands. I thought we’d turned the corner. Sigh.
@Kate, yeah, I have a 4-hour job interview (virtual panel) next week that would give me significantly better pay, health insurance, and security. I just got a bang trim and an eyebrow wax and was there less than half an hour and only came in contact with my stylist. As long as I do live/don’t get this virus and die (heh), I need a better job. I also need better insurance in case I would ever (now or later) need to go to the hospital.
I’ve been home all day except to walk the dogs. I’ll get groceries delivered. Turns out I’ve been in several places where there have been confirmed cases of infected people and I’ve been ok so far, so…fingers crossed. It’s been 7+ or 14+ days that I was in those places, so hopefully I’m out of the woods for those.
My mid-60s parents are still doing everything normally including going to church activities and having friends over. At this point, me and my millennial sister are doing far more to social distance than they are. They think they’re isolated enough in their small town that they won’t get it. Drives my sister crazy. My dad keeps pressuring me to move home (to their basement) but I said as long as they keep going out and being around multiple people it’s safer for me to stay here. I think that got their attention.
Ugh. I get needing to interview, and look good on video. We’re on video for all meetings. People are starting to wear baseball caps (there’s a mom with 3 little boys at home, and just when she’s supposed to have time to get ready, who knows).
My parents are doing everything right, isolating on Cape Cod and only going out for walks on nice days or drives on rainy days, but then they casually mentioned the other day my brother wanted to come see them. I had to get angry and make them promise not to, but they could be lying. He’s a DELIVERY DRIVER who does not wash his hands. My suspicion is that they’re going to feel so bad about him being lonely that they’ll let him come over. Honestly, he could get sick too. He’s picking up and dropping things off at all different places, has no hygiene, and he’s got sleep apnea and probably other underlying conditions. He’s 47. That said, this is his time to shine, as a critical worker.
