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Quarantine check in
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: julilly on April 10, 2020, 10:23:56 PM ---Oh haaaai
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Hey!! Welcome back! How have you been doing through all this?
julilly:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on April 10, 2020, 10:38:17 PM ---Hey!! Welcome back! How have you been doing through all this?
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Someone sent me a meme earlier that summed up very well how I'm feeling:
"I'm a homebody but DAMN... I did like going to one or two places."
Today marked a month of working from home, which isn't terrible but I could go a couple days without actually speaking to anyone if not for Zoom meetings. We just hit 1,500 cases in Alberta today and 61% of those are in my city, so it's been a bit crazy.
How are you guys holding up?
RokofAges75:
That quote is so me too LOL. I'm a total homebody, so quarantine life suits me, but I do miss my family, my friends, and my students. As well as simple things like going to the grocery store without feeling like I'm risking my life. I went yesterday morning for the first time in almost a month, and it wasn't too bad. The store was well-stocked with everything except paper products (and baking powder - the only item on my list I couldn't get LOL), there were no lines, and people kept their distance.
Thankfully, there are only 45 confirmed cases in my area. Most of the cases in Illinois are coming from the Chicago area, and I'm a couple hours south of there. In reality, I bet there's been a lot more cases than what's being reported because of the lack of tests.
Stay safe!
mare:
We are almost on our last roll of toilet paper. There is none anywhere!! We managed to find a 4 pack online at Walmart. It won’t get here until April 23rd.
Because of my immune system, I haven’t left my house since early February with the exception of going to the doctor once. Basically quarantine is my usual way of life so I’m okay with it, but my sister has been home for a month. The two of us share a one bedroom. We get along really well but I miss my own space. Is it weird to miss being all alone? Lol
We have I think over 1,600 cases here in Buffalo specifically the county where I live including someone in my apartment building so even opening our front door is a little scary. This whole thing seems surreal.
Happy Easter/Passover everyone!
RokofAges75:
I still do not understand the toilet paper thing! Not sure it's so much a hoarding situation at this point as just the suppliers falling behind in production/distribution because of the demand due to hoarding at the beginning. That's the only aisle that was still pretty picked over when I went grocery shopping on Thursday. I've looked on Amazon, and it's the same situation there - you can find off-brand toilet paper for expensive prices and expect to get it in May. Not helpful.
Has your sister tried going to the stores first thing in the morning (or after senior hours if they're doing that)? Or tried dollar stores, hardware stores, less obvious places than grocery stores or big box stores? I've heard of people having better luck at Dollar General and places like that.
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