Birx: "Don't even go grocery shopping or to the pharmacy this week."

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Damaged Goods

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That's really good advice for those of us who do not hoard. Starve to death and the virus won't affect us. YAY Deborah.

I guess she probably has servants who go out every day to stock her pantry.

Ya know, it seems that every Sunday the establishment tells us that this week will be the worst week ever.
 

Teehee. Another one of my favorites:
"This year's flu will be the worst ever, so get your flu shot early."
Every year they say that. They must think we forgot that they said the same thing last year...& the year before....& the year before that.

Even more amusing when someone like Dr. Birx is too stupid to realize how stupid she sounds.
 
I don't got out for grocery shopping anyways, I get delivery. I don't even know who Dr. Birx is.
 

I had the worst day I ever had grocery shopping yesterday. Because the virus is spreading in my state the governor has implemented stricter social distancing.

A local convenience store was shut down on Sundays the sign in their window said, so I went to another. They have now shut down completely. I drove to a grocery store in another city. There was a line of people waiting to just get into the store that ran across parking lot. It wasn't moving and may have taken me half and hour to 45 min just to get in. I didn't wait but drove to a grocery store in another city. Here the line of people waiting to get in was across the parking lot AND the street behind it.

I left there too and went to a third grocery store where there was no line and I was able to in and shop. I got the usual things I've been eating for 2 months - carrots and potatoes and a few fruit. NO poultry again. Very poor selection of most things. They did have milk but NO bread.

Afters hours of traveling, I gave it up and came home with my few groceries. As I was driving past the area where I sometimes hike and take nature photos, I saw tons of teenagers congregated there and NOT practicing social distancing at all. THIS is the problem. Teenagers cannot be contained so the numbers climb and adults are placed in a stranglehold of restrictions.

I'm exhausted. I'm weary. I've been hungry for two months and I've just about had it with this whole thing. Wealthy people have everything done for them. The rest of us suffer struggle, deprivation, and want.

This has been my personal experience. It broke my heart to hear my 87 year old mom say. "I'm hungry". I'm hungry too.
 
I'm fine with Dr. Birx comments about doing everything we can to keep family and friends safe.

"The next two weeks are extraordinarily important, Birx said. "This is the moment to do everything that you can on the president's guidelines. This is the moment to not be going to the grocery store and not be going to the pharmacy – but doing everything you can to keep your family and your friends safe.”

In regards to D.C., Pennsylvania and Colorado being the next virus hot spots in the U.S., Birx said:

"We're watching them because they are starting to go up in the upside of the curve. We are hoping and believing that if people mitigate strongly (continue to practice social distancing) the work that they did over the last two weeks, will blunt that curve and they won't have that same upward slope and peak that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island are having."
 
If the virus doesn't kill us, it seems that the stress will. I've not had to deal with the things that Chic described, but I can tell you that last week, just getting thru the local Walmart grocery caused me to experience a tightness and pain in my chest, Once I got out of the store, they went away. It was just anxiety, and, God willing, I will avoid Walmart in the future.
 
chic said:
I had the worst day I ever had grocery shopping yesterday. Because the virus is spreading in my state the governor has implemented stricter social distancing.

A local convenience store was shut down on Sundays the sign in their window said, so I went to another. They have now shut down completely. I drove to a grocery store in another city. There was a line of people waiting to just get into the store that ran across parking lot. It wasn't moving and may have taken me half and hour to 45 min just to get in. I didn't wait but drove to a grocery store in another city. Here the line of people waiting to get in was across the parking lot AND the street behind it.

I left there too and went to a third grocery store where there was no line and I was able to in and shop. I got the usual things I've been eating for 2 months - carrots and potatoes and a few fruit. NO poultry again. Very poor selection of most things. They did have milk but NO bread.

Afters hours of traveling, I gave it up and came home with my few groceries. As I was driving past the area where I sometimes hike and take nature photos, I saw tons of teenagers congregated there and NOT practicing social distancing at all. THIS is the problem. Teenagers cannot be contained so the numbers climb and adults are placed in a stranglehold of restrictions.

I'm exhausted. I'm weary. I've been hungry for two months and I've just about had it with this whole thing. Wealthy people have everything done for them. The rest of us suffer struggle, deprivation, and want.

This has been my personal experience. It broke my heart to hear my 87 year old mom say. "I'm hungry". I'm hungry too.
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OMGosh, I am so sorry for you guys and so sorry to read this. Can you get canned meat? I love spam and canned corned beef with potatoes. How would/could I send you some?-if you guys like canned meat. Could I do it through amazon?
 
Aunt Bea said:
I'm fine with Dr. Birx comments about doing everything we can to keep family and friends safe.

"The next two weeks are extraordinarily important, Birx said. "This is the moment to do everything that you can on the president's guidelines. This is the moment to not be going to the grocery store and not be going to the pharmacy – but doing everything you can to keep your family and your friends safe.”

In regards to D.C., Pennsylvania and Colorado being the next virus hot spots in the U.S., Birx said:

"We're watching them because they are starting to go up in the upside of the curve. We are hoping and believing that if people mitigate strongly (continue to practice social distancing) the work that they did over the last two weeks, will blunt that curve and they won't have that same upward slope and peak that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island are having."
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Not go to the pharmacy? So I should just stay home and die? I even got an email from my healthcare provider reminding me to keep taking my prednisone, which I get at the pharmacy, which doesn’t deliver. What world does this doctor live in? 🤣
 
Aneeda72 said:
OMGosh, I am so sorry for you guys and so sorry to read this. Can you get canned meat? I love spam and canned corned beef with potatoes. How would/could I send you some?-if you guys like canned meat. Could I do it through amazon?
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Just thought of this. I can probably find an amazon gift card at the store and you can order food for yourselves. Do you have a post office box address so I can send you a gift card?
 
I am so sorry you all need to deal with this. The doctor is right. There will be so many more deaths if you do not follow this advice. That being said I know many cannot order online groceries and have pharmacy drugs delivered. I suggest you wear a mask and get your stuff (whatever you can get) and leave and clean with soap and water if possible.
 
IrisSenior said:
I am so sorry you all need to deal with this. The doctor is right. There will be so many more deaths if you do not follow this advice. That being said I know many cannot order online groceries and have pharmacy drugs delivered. I suggest you wear a mask and get your stuff (whatever you can get) and leave and clean with soap and water if possible.
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During the Great Depression, the lines formed for bread, for soup - supplied on the street to starving hoards of people. 'Bread lines' may eventually be our only life lines. "The Great Depression left the nation devastated. Families were financially unable to scrape up money for their next meal. Breadlines and soup kitchens were established as charitable organizations giving free bread and soup to the impoverished."
breadline-404x210.jpegAdd to this 'social distancing' and imagine the length of the lines. /-;breadline-404x210.jpeg
 
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Damaged Goods said:
That's really good advice for those of us who do not hoard. Starve to death and the virus won't affect us. YAY Deborah.

I guess she probably has servants who go out every day to stock her pantry.

Ya know, it seems that every Sunday the establishment tells us that this week will be the worst week ever.
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apologies for my lack of knowledge here but who is Deborah ? :unsure:
 
@chic....honey I know it's stressful... jeez I was the same as buckeye, last time I went to the supermarket, standing in a long line waiting to get in, but actually in truth although the line was right around the car park it didn't take too long to get in..about 15 minutes or so, and then I had to go to yet another store for more groceries and again the queue moved very fast... so please don't go hungry for the sake of a queue...my heart is breaking for you and your mum .. :cry:......and please like Aneeda has said,, if you feel there's anything any of us can do to help we who can most certainly will..😟
 
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If you will excuse me, I have to go up to the local pharmacy to pick up the monthly allot of pain med for my SO. And in a couple of days I will repeat that trip to pick up a couple more of her meds. At least they have a drive thru...
 
Thanks folks..I'd never heard of her, and why should I, I suppose, we have our own Health ''experts '' here , and up until a few weeks ago most of us had never heard of the vast majority of those either.. 😐
 
hollydolly said:
@chic....honey I know it's stressful... jeez I was the same as buckeye, last time I went to the supermarket, standing in a long line waiting to get in, but actually in truth although the line was right around the car park it didn't take too long to get in..about 15 minutes or so, and then I had to go to yet another store for more groceries and again the queue moved very fast... so please don't go hungry for the sake of a queue...my heart is breaking for you and your mum .. :cry:......and please like Aneeda has said,, if you feel there's anything any of us can do to help we who can most certainly will..😟
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I had another thought. The moderators have our addresses. Perhaps SeaBreeze or another moderator could act as a go between where anyone who wants to help someone on the site. They can send whatever to a moderator and the moderator can forward it on.

No one should be hungry especially as many have said, we are family. And, God commands us to feed the hungry, lol, I think. I was hungry when I was 17/18. No one helped. I hate letting anyone “I know” go hungry. Let those of us that can, help please.
 
Aneeda72 said:
I had another thought. The moderators have our addresses. Perhaps SeaBreeze or another moderator could act as a go between where anyone who wants to help someone on the site. They can send whatever to a moderator and the moderator can forward it on.

No one should be hungry especially as many have said, we are family. And, God commands us to feed the hungry, lol, I think. I was hungry when I was 17/18. No one helped. I hate letting anyone “I know” go hungry. Let those of us that can, help please.
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The admin will not take the responsibility for this type of thing between members , I know this from past experience , and rightly so when you think about it.

If a member needs help, I implore them not to be afraid to accept help where it's offered.. they can simply PM any of us who are offering help , with an e-mail adress where we can have a private conversation to see in which way we could help if they need it....if anyone is embarassed about asking for help, please don't be, just use the conversation system, pass your email address on and any help and conversation given, will be strictly between the 2 of you/ us by private email..
 
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hollydolly said:
The admin will not take the responsibility for this type of thing between members , I know this from past experience , and rightly so when you think about it.

If a member needs help, I implore them not to be afraid to accept help where it's offered.. they can simply PM any of us who are offering help , with an e-mail adress where we can have a private conversation to see in which way we could help if they need it....if anyone is embarassed about asking for help, please don't be, just use the conversation system, pass your email address on and any help and conversation given, will be strictly between the 2 of you/ us by private email..
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Thanks, had no ideal how this could work and I’ve forgotten how to use the conversation system to keep things private.
 
Ken N Tx said:
Deborah Leah Birx (born April 4, 1956) is an American physician and diplomat who specializes in HIV/AIDS immunology, vaccine research, and global health.[1] As of March 2020, Birx serves as the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force

hollydolly said:
Thanks folks..I'd never heard of her, and why should I, I suppose, we have our own Health ''experts '' here , and up until a few weeks ago most of us had never heard of the vast majority of those either.. 😐
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