Posts made by mietze

I would like things to change.

But I actually do not think this is bad enough to force something like what had to be done post-Depression. People are not desperate enough.

Could it get that way, of course. We have been through worse in history and will be again, and we have yet to solve problems that would help avoid some of the huge disparities and just in general willingness to actually give a shit about other people on a meaningful scale.

I do think this will hasten dismantling of regular jobs for gig work, automation and outsourcing at a much faster rate than it would have happened otherwise. Maybe we will see a slight increase in people believing in vaccines again, and perhaps a willingness to look (feebly) at healthcare delivery in the US.

Despite many warm and fuzzy stories, when I look at how people are actually processing and responding to this in my community though I do not see improvement, only continued focus on what's in it for me/screw you.

I worry about the mental health collapse of our front line workers in 12-18 months. It is documented in other crisis situations and we will be facing it simultaneously worldwide. I do not think that most communities in the US will have the patience or will to sustain them, if we look at how our government supported and cared for a relatively small group of people (compared to this) who were the first responders on 9/11. Have we really gotten /less/ selfish as a society since then?

I want change, but I also have a very small idea of the cost, and if this shitshow (that we are lucky that the virus is not as bad as it could have been)is any indication of how much it sucked to live through a more deadly epidemic like the bubonic plague or Kansas Flu, then the revolution is going to suck hard for a hell of a lot more people than the rich. I think people gloss over the suffering that happens and how many people never see the results that they fight for, especially in the US where we whitewash and romanticize everything.

I hope this wakes people up, but I will be honest, what I am seeing doesn't give me hope.

Does not mean I will not keep contributing and fighting. But I just do not think this situation is going to be the tool for change in the direction that some of my optimistic friends seem to think that it is.

jesus christ sometimes people are fucking exhausting.

@Aria might just be some other virus. There are def vital pneumonias and other weird stuff out there this season and others. I got viral pericarditis earlier this year! If you are not improving at all I think it's worth at least calling the doc, but until you are recovered if you can I would isolate even if you're not under orders to do so. I know in my area they have really restricted testing to conserve the ppe supply, and unless it's a drive up clinic I dunno that I would want to wait around to be tested where they are funneling covid19 symptomatic folks sharing the same space. Hope you are on the mend soon. I know it is a fucking scary time.

It was also recommended that my son remain at home even with the negative result for an additional 14 day period (though the rest of us were released from lockdown as long as we had no fever), but then the governor issued a stay at home order and banned all gatherings of any size of people who do not live together, so it ended up not really mattering.

If you can isolate still,I would move heaven and earth to do so.

That being said, there is a flu variant that has remarkably similar symptoms. My son's medical provider tested for influenza and the covid19 virus for that reason

@Aria it means that that test did not detect the virus at that time. Some people get tested too early so theres not a lot of viruses up their nose, or if it's not collected properly. So if you continue to be symptomatic or decline they may want to test you again. Or at least that was in the information I was given about my son's test.

Definitely this series is growing on me, but man it is soooooooo WoD City by Night. would recommend!

Including the faction leader who clearly maxed out his social stats for his sheet, but can only RP coming across as a creepy mess.

OMG The Order is so bad. It is the TV equivalent of getting stuck with a drunk, high, and somewhat of an asshole ST with all the people who irritate the fuck out of you on the mush in the scene with you and it lasts so long that at first you want to bail but then it is SO BAD that you start to enjoy yourself because it is just ridiculously unintentionally hilarious bad.
I am laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes, y'all. First time in many years I actually feel nostalgic for WoD MUSHes of the 90s because it reminds me of so many scenes. Except at least no fucking, yet. I'm only 3 episodes in though.

That's such a hard call. I had thought about doing that after our scare, but then my company has made person to person contact very minimal now for the foreseeable future and actually stocked us with protective supplies except masks. Iirc I know that's not possible in your job though. Could you do off hours or is there any kind of very limited/no contact or maybe put you on other duties that customer forward, or will they put you on extended leave? I see some states are allowing unemployment to be collected if you have to take extended unpaid leave because of your status or risk to a close contact household member.

@Darren yeah, if they meet the qualifications of their state. That may be an issue for many, many, many people.

Best news of the week, just got test results back and it is not covid19, he had influenza and this is day 2 of no fever. Which means I can go back to work, do not have to blow through all of my sick time, and do not have to worry about how many people I infected.

I am getting all kinds of texts from very bored coworkers. Apparently we have been shut down to drive thru only,plus appointments for safe deposit box entrance. So at least when/if I get cleared to go back to work I will feel a little safer doing so.

I am an extrovert (maybe an introverted extrovert since I also need some alone time to recharge).

Being household quarantined due to suspected case/presumed positive, all the worry associated with that, plus feeling a ton of guilt from either bringing this home to my family from my job (high risk for contamination and we have clients who constantly visited family members in the ground zero nursing care facility and who live in other assisted living that have had confirmed exposure) OR putting our many elderly clients at risk because my kid picked it somewhere else and maybe I could have carried it.

Between not getting to chat with people, dealing with worry, feeling under the weather myself, ect I feel like I'm just falling into a hole if depression and though you would think it would boost my ability/desire to log in and play, I find myself feeling very fragile so I do not. And then I feel like I am letting everyone down there and isolating myself too.

I am hoping a planned thing in a couple of days will lift my spirits.

Hope everyone is staying as safe as you can.

Was able to get my sick kiddo tested, luckily he thought the suit with respirator thingy the tester was wearing in the tent (drive thru testing site to keep people isolated and out of the building). Now just a 3 day wait. and I had to fight like hell for that test.

If you get sick, I highly recommend using whatever alternate means that allows you to connect to a doctor or provider that can order testing. (A lot if medical groups now have virtual or text appointments) rather than the nurse line, you'll wait for hours on hold and they can only direct you to go to the ER if you are seriously ill. I messaged his pediatrician to appeal, got contacted on the weekend by her nurse who sent me a link to the texting service run by the HMO, spent only about 45 minutes waiting there and finally got an order for the test because I could explain the situation more broadly than just his symptoms.

But I am sure it wont be long until that avenue might be very slow too. Please stay safe. It has been pretty hectic and anxiety ridden at our house since friday.

One of my greatest worries of late seems to be coming true and I'm having a hard time keeping cool and not becoming distraught.

@Goblin nope. If I have to take care of my kids (not usually a problem because I took this job specifically because it aligns with school hours) due to the governor's mandate to close all K-12 schools in my county I can use family sick time, vacation, or take unpaid leave.

But just today at work I had 4 customers in tears. One because she found out both of her parents tested presumptive positive and now they are in lockdown (they're in their 90s). Two business owners who came in to say it would probably be the last cash deposit for awhile because they are having to temporarily close because they arent getting enough business and it makes more economic sense to close for a bit. A server who brings in her tips after each shift who has had her hours reduced to the point she is worried about keeping her apartment.

I have a favorite customer who I had not seen in a couple of weeks, they are hospitalized and fighting for their life. I cried with their adult daughter who came in for them.

And we are weeks away from the true ramp up and hospitals are hitting the current capacity.

What is going on in my community is not something I would wish on anyone. And we ain't seen nothing yet and are more prepared than many other areas of the country are going to be.

@Warma-Sheen in our district yes. There are many many hours being put into it.

Our district is still serving lunch and breakfast to all who place orders and delivering to about 12 different schools for pickup. They are also delivering to families that are homebound. They are trying to help with childcare but still stay in the guidelines that the state has mandated. They are trying to find ways to serve special needs students as well though that equity issue is very hard and that is not going as well. Every student who needed one has had a device (tablet) delivered or made available for pickup along with hotspots for those families who do not have home internet access.

They are working their asses off. It has been a huge hurdle that was incompletely leapt and we are one of the wealthier districts in the area.

But there is a lot going on in this area beyond schools. This week my kids basically had all day school at home (not sustainable and probably 3-4 times the amount of outside time for teacher prep than normal, and now ALL schools in our county are closed by state mandate so that's even less sustainable for the teachers).

But yes, in our district and state SDs have been instructed to keep meal service at least for free and reduced lunch kiddos going (I worry for less resources districts as to how they'll be able to deliver).

I feel my stomach drop. My kids are out of school until April 24th ar earliest. This will blow through my entire sick time, the 5 days of emergency child care funding and possibly all of the vacation days I rolled over and may still not be enough.

If I dont have a sense of humor about coronavirus this plus now graduation ceremony probably being a no go, the numerous people i know who are sick, the dead person I know, ect is why.