Does self quarantining work?

SeaBreeze said:
My husband and I decided last Friday to stay at home away from people unless absolutely necessary. I still take my dog to the park daily, but don't get near people there if I don't want to.

We thought we might take advantage of take out or delivery foods before something weird happens to the local restaurants. This way the food we have in the house will last longer.

A couple of days ago I went to a Chick-Fil-A drive up, paid with cash and told them to keep the change and the receipt, so there was little contact. Today we signed up with GrubHub on our computer and had some food delivered from a Mexican restaurant, everything went smooth, order was correct and delivered on time. We specified to ring the doorbell and leave package.

On March 30th, I have a dentist appointment to put in a permanent crown, right now I just have the temporary. I'll play it by ear on that appointment. If they call and cancel, that's fine, I can wait. If they say the appt. is a go, then I'll probably be there. I already paid, so the only contact will be with the dentist and his assistant. Weird thing is, they both were taking planes to go on vacation the day of my temporary, one to Florida and one to Alabama and Florida afterwards. I'm not paranoid, but I'd preferred if they didn't travel out of state by plane during this time. They give sunglasses to put on in the chair, I plan to bring my own so I don't have to handle or wear them. Hopefully they'll both keep their masks on. :p

I think it's wise to keep 'social distance' and avoid close contact with people for a while, still talk to neighbors and folks at the park, but keep a good distance. Seems everyone is mindful of staying safe. Hoping this will get under control and pass soon. 🤞
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We are pretty much the same, except we have to keep tabs on my little MIL across town. I wish we could bring her here but we don't have a bedroom or a full bath downstairs. We are still trying to figure out how to best deal with that.

We had dinner delivered from Outback a couple of days ago, but I'm thinking that will be the last time for a while. The whole time I was eating, I kept wondering what might possibly be in that food. (Even after wiping down the styrofoam containers with a lysol wipe.) o_O😷🐛
 

C'est Moi said:
We are pretty much the same, except we have to keep tabs on my little MIL across town. I wish we could bring her here but we don't have a bedroom or a full bath downstairs. We are still trying to figure out how to best deal with that.

We had dinner delivered from Outback a couple of days ago, but I'm thinking that will be the last time for a while. The whole time I was eating, I kept wondering what might possibly be in that food. (Even after wiping down the styrofoam containers with a lysol wipe.) o_O😷🐛
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I heard it was most likely to spread on hard surfaces, not cardboard, plastics or foam. My husband did say while we were eating our smothered chili rellenos today, that he wondered if anyone sneezed in them. :D I haven't been wiping down containers or boxes, had two boxes of vitamins delivered by UPS today, but I wipe down the table and counters often that have touched these things and wash my hands a lot.

Hope your MIL stays healthy, I imagine it is a challenge for you to keep an eye out and take care of her. Hope you and hubby can make things work out for the best. We have an Outback by us, but my husband makes really good steaks and we have some in the freezer. I would order a couple of orders of their coconut shrimp though. :)
 
MarciKS said:
I'm not trying to be fatalistic. I'm basically saying that right now, all we have is self isolation and hand washing as protective measures. That's no guarantee that we won't get it. Mainly all we have is hope and prayer. All the discussion and worrying isn't helping any of us. That's all I will say. I'm sorry if I offended anyone.
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@MarciKS I think it's wise to keep our distance right now and stay away from crowds. Those with compromised immune systems should be especially careful and stay home for sure. I probably will go to the store again in the future, but only if absolutely necessary. We always have food on hand in the freezer and pantry, so we were sitting pretty well without having to 'panic buy', even in the TP area. 🙃

A couple I often say hello to in the park both have colds now, the husband said he also had a cough, but said he saw the doctor and it was not a problem. You know I kept my distance, although my dog greeted them on his retractable leash and the woman gave him lots of pets as usual. I'm doing what I think is best, probably trying to protect my husband from getting sick more than myself, since he's been staying home for a long time now for leg problems. I'll be the carrier if we both get sick. I'm basically a positive thinker and try to look on the bright side and hope for the best....while being cautious. I still take my vitamins and supplements daily, and force my husband to take some too.
 
Our military cannot self isolate can they?

Troops have to congregate, and train every day to do their jobs, or learn skills. I'm sure there are very strict rules being applied, and of course they will be on standby to assist the police or other emergency services, and I guess they could be deliberately kept away from their own families for long [eriods to prevent them becoming infected that way.
 
Today, I was picking up food for people at Whole Foods. While I was in line at the cashier, an employee said to us: "Guys, we need you to be 6 feet apart."
I asked him, "How do we hand our money to the cashier from 6 feet away?" He just laughed & said the Health Dept. can close us down if we don't comply.
 
We created a bit of an informal shopping co-op with our son, daughter and neighbor. share what you've got that's plentiful and check with others before shopping to see who needs what. Son & daughter live fairly close by.

In our group nobody is too busy to drive over to drop off some things and pick up others. We're all welcoming a change in scenery and the chance to meet in driveways, swap items, visit for a while, and maintain social distance.

A lot more people are walking our neighborhood. From 6-10 feet away we're all chatting, waving, visiting, and connecting.

Every cloud has a silver lining. Even this one.
 
One thing I have noticed this week with children being out of school is that all the neighborhood kids are still running and playing TOGETHER. Did these ignorant parents not get the memo??? I watch from my window and try to MMOB, but really.
 
C'est Moi said:
One thing I have noticed this week with children being out of school is that all the neighborhood kids are still running and playing TOGETHER. Did these ignorant parents not get the memo??? I watch from my window and try to MMOB, but really.
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Wow! Not where I live. Families walk the neighborhood together, but cluster together as a unit, waving and chatting with others from at least 10 feet away.
 
win231 said:
OK, Ms. F. Lee Bailey. Ya got me. I made it up.
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You need to verify "facts" before spouting off. The fact is, Amazon has given all their workers a $2/hr raise and pay double time for overtime instead of time and a half. In addition, they are hiring 100,000 more warehouse workers to keep up with demand. It has been reported in all the major news outlets.
 
StarSong said:
Wow! Not where I live. Families walk the neighborhood together, but cluster together as a unit, waving and chatting with others from at least 10 feet away.
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I was "that woman" yesterday and called all the major TV network stations in Houston, plus the Houston Chronicle. I don't know why people have to be TOLD how "self-isolation" works but apparently they need step-by-step instructions. I hope the local news will add this to their never-ending "tips" for dealing with the situation.
 
C'est Moi said:
I was "that woman" yesterday and called all the major TV network stations in Houston, plus the Houston Chronicle. I don't know why people have to be TOLD how "self-isolation" works but apparently they need step-by-step instructions. I hope the local news will add this to their never-ending "tips" for dealing with the situation.
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I think that it's taking time for some people to adjust to the nuances of distancing and self isolation. I had a conversation with one of my best friends just yesterday, a senior like me, whose grandchild was out playing with her significant others grandkids. I was telling her how much I miss hugs and we were commiserating because she's a very tactile woman too. When I said how hard it is to stop myself from hugging the grands she had to kick herself because she hadn't even thought that way about her granddaughter, and said that she was being really careful about keeping herself sanitized. I reminded her that she and her SO like Ron and me are in the high risk category and so she needs to protect HERSELF even more than protecting those she loves!!!

She kept saying "What was I thinking???" as she berated herself!

She is an intelligent, highly educated woman who has been taking this threat very, very seriously, stopped going in to work long before there were mandates or encouragements about that, and yet is indiscriminately going around hugging her granddaughter, son, her SO's grandkids etc. because they're "family so they're safe" is the way she had been thinking.

Not anymore, thankfully. But I repeat, there are habits relating to interaction with others that are JUST as hard to break as not touching your face, y'know?
 
C'est Moi said:
You need to verify "facts" before spouting off. The fact is, Amazon has given all their workers a $2/hr raise and pay double time for overtime instead of time and a half. In addition, they are hiring 100,000 more warehouse workers to keep up with demand. It has been reported in all the major news outlets.
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Reading wasn't one of your strong subjects. I didn't say Amazon doesn't treat their employees well; I said they hired new employees to replace the ones who are staying home. How would that prevent the spread of the virus when the new employees would be just as likely to get the virus?
 
I think it does....even if we are not symptomatic TODAY, does not mean we are not carrying the virus. I did go out on a Social distance walk with a neighbor...our streets are narrow, so we walked across the street from each other. She was walking her dog, and we still could have a nice conversation.
 
win231 said:
Reading wasn't one of your strong subjects. I didn't say Amazon doesn't treat their employees well; I said they hired new employees to replace the ones who are staying home. How would that prevent the spread of the virus when the new employees would be just as likely to get the virus?
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Amazon only sent home the admin/clerical workers who CAN work from home. They are not being "replaced." Now they are hiring more warehouse workers, drivers, etc. to handle the load. Watch and learn.


FYI--only people losing arguments stoop to insults.
 
C'est Moi said:
Amazon only sent home the admin/clerical workers who CAN work from home. They are not being "replaced." Now they are hiring more warehouse workers, drivers, etc. to handle the load. Watch and learn.


FYI--only people losing arguments stoop to insults.
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Yes, I learned about people stooping to insults from your post about "spouting off."
 
win231 said:
When they tell us to stay home, stay 6 feet from other people, etc. they're trying to show that they're helping & they have solutions.
"Restaurant take out or delivery only." The virus can live on your delivery for 7-14 days or more.
They know those suggestions won't help, but they gotta say something; otherwise people will say, "What good are those "professionals?"
Much like another popular reassurance: "We are monitoring the situation," which is a way of making us think they're doing something about a problem, when they're really doing nothing at all.
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Pardon me win but the virus does not live on deliveries for 7 to 14 days and I don't know where you get that information from but it is not true.
 
Ruthanne said:
Pardon me win but the virus does not live on deliveries for 7 to 14 days and I don't know where you get that information from but it is not true.
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That's what one of the doctors said during one of their "informative" news updates.
They also said "It depends on the surface. On a cardboard box, the virus can live much longer than on a smooth surface."
Well, I don't believe everything they say because I don't think they know very much about it. They just throw things out to sound knowledgeable.
 

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