Coronavirus Concern Up

[Britesea]

We are preparing for lockdown here. I have 1 Tai Chi class I'm committed to lead, after that, I won't be going into town except for emergencies. I am not panicking; but I have the ability to do this so it seems foolish to keep shopping and going to events and such. I would have liked to have more rubbing alcohol on hand, but it is what it is.

I hope the internet stays up for a long time (it may eventually fail if too many people are too sick to maintain it) because that will be our main source of socialization.

 

[CrealCritter]

That is scary.

Fear of the unknown is the worst fear. Better to be informed than surprised. Preparedness, not panic - is a good frame of mind to have.

Everyone should be familiar with US CDC info here ---> https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/symptoms.html

My prayer is it's not going to be as bad as predicted. But I am prepared should the worst actually occur.

 

[flowerbug]

nah, i don't think the internet is going to fail as there will be enough automated servers still up and running and it is distributed enough in most places to work around temporary outages.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Posted on FB this morning: (after reports that sales of Corona beer are down)

"Hope this virus situation gets resolved before tick season starts, or we'll be dealing with Corona with Lyme."

 

[FarmerJamie]

nah, i don't think the internet is going to fail as there will be enough automated servers still up and running and it is distributed enough in most places to work around temporary outages.

And, having been in IT for decades, my experience is that introverted network techies have been self quarantining for as long as I can remember. Lol

 

[CrealCritter]

World Health Organization declares Chinese COVID-19 a Global Pandemic.

WHO declares coronavirus global 'pandemic'

The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak - COVID-19 - a global "pandemic".

www.foxnews.com

But I believe we all suspected this was going to happen. Please remember Preparedness, not panic, is the right frame of mind to have.

 

[CrealCritter]

And, having been in IT for decades, my experience is that introverted network techies have been self quarantining for as long as I can remember. Lol

I should tell you a couple of stories about just that and Unix Admins in the early 90's.

 

[CrealCritter]

I just had a conversation with my wife about preparedness. Basicly there is nothing we need for lockdown. My wife said and I agree with her we have enough food for 6 months and there are just a few small things we would like to have on hand. She is going to go and get those tomorrow. Also living were we live, we have no direct contact with people, unless we go and visit, go into town or people come visit us. So it's easy for us to lock down.

On a sad note though, I just found out my son in law, works in a small shop and one of his co-workers flew back from California to Virginia Saturday. And was informed yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon that 3 TSA agents that checked him, tested positive for Chinese COVID-19. He was at work Monday and a big part of Tuesday. Being a small shop, my son in law had direct contact with the guy both days. So was he infected? We don't know yet, we are praying not.

Like I said before, this is a major event and will impact each and everyone of us even if we don't contact the Chinese COVID-19 virus and it already has impacted all of us.

Remember... Preparedness, not panic! <--- I got to keep telling myself that.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

So was he infected? We don't know yet, we are praying not.

Hope not!

 

[Britesea]

I just had a conversation with my wife about preparedness. Basicly there is nothing we need for lockdown. My wife said and I agree with her we have enough food for 6 months and there are just a few small things we would like to have on hand. She is going to go and get those tomorrow. Also living were we live, we have no direct contact with people, unless we go and visit, go into town or people come visit us. So it's easy for us to lock down.

On a sad note though, I just found out my son in law, works in a small shop and one of his co-workers flew back from California to Virginia Saturday. And was informed yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon that 3 TSA agents that checked him, tested positive for Chinese COVID-19. He was at work Monday and a big part of Tuesday. Being a small shop, my son in law had direct contact with the guy both days. So was he infected? We don't know yet, we are praying not.

Like I said before, this is a major event and will impact each and everyone of us even if we don't contact the Chinese COVID-19 virus and it already has impacted all of us.

Remember... Preparedness, not panic! <--- I got to keep telling myself that.

Praying for your son in law (and for all of us, really). I keep telling myself too, that if the answer to my prayers is "no", there's a better place on the other side.