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Coronavirus - Several Months On

cstanton

I can easily understate that this has been crazy. Four to six months ago for a lot of people, the scenario we're in now was unbelievable.

 

Over those months, members of the Community stepped up with fantastic suggestions, projects, activities and intentions. Especially in the areas of personally protective equipment.

 

Now that we're still in the the process of dealing with it, as some countries ease down the restrictions, and yet others are still finding ways to cope with it - how are you handling it and coping with it?

 

Are you still working on projects to help with the pandemic, or have things moved on for you?

 

Did you end up identifying more activities that you can help out with, or is the new state of affairs now a business as usual for you?

 

For myself I'm still hiding at home, however more and more is opening up and getting closer to how matters were before and less requests of support, but I know that isn't the case everywhere in the world.

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  • I too have been faithfully isolating and I must have a little hermit blood as it seems to come quite naturally. My wife is doing her best to stick it out with me but she misses her friends and social activities. Since I am part of the "at risk population" she has decided, at least for the time being that there is more value in keeping me alive than coffee with the girls. I feel very fortunate to be at the stage of life where I am retired and don't have to worry about a job. All of our children are taking the virus serious and are taking good care of themselves and the grand children. With my lab and my friends on the forum there is always something to learn and do. I have settled into a routine and frankly the days are all the same with only the names changing from one to the next.

     

    I do get out and walk to the downtown twice a day. It is a 3 mile round trip. The first time I walk is at 10AM with my wife and the second time is by myself at 10PM. Each time it takes about an hour. While walking I do not wear a mask (though I carry one with me)  but I keep my distance from others and I will often cross the street or take a different route to avoid being near others. It is 10PM right now and as soon as I am done writing this I will be off with my ipod, flashlight, and stick.

     

    I do not expect this current situation to change drastically. I believe that it has changed the individual natures of enough of the population in permanent ways so that going back to pre-covid life will not be completely possible. I am very sad at all the little businesses that were the dreams of people that are struggling and failing. All we can do is be patient and be kind with one another. Despite how unfortunate this pandemic is at least we can be thankful that we do have the technology to weather it and actually beat it in the long run. The last time humanity experienced a pandemic the Spanish Flu had no technological counters and we had to wait for herd immunity to slow it.

     

    I hope you all stay safe and I want to thank everyone on the forum for adding learning and interesting ideas to my day.

     

    John

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  • I too have been faithfully isolating and I must have a little hermit blood as it seems to come quite naturally. My wife is doing her best to stick it out with me but she misses her friends and social activities. Since I am part of the "at risk population" she has decided, at least for the time being that there is more value in keeping me alive than coffee with the girls. I feel very fortunate to be at the stage of life where I am retired and don't have to worry about a job. All of our children are taking the virus serious and are taking good care of themselves and the grand children. With my lab and my friends on the forum there is always something to learn and do. I have settled into a routine and frankly the days are all the same with only the names changing from one to the next.

     

    I do get out and walk to the downtown twice a day. It is a 3 mile round trip. The first time I walk is at 10AM with my wife and the second time is by myself at 10PM. Each time it takes about an hour. While walking I do not wear a mask (though I carry one with me)  but I keep my distance from others and I will often cross the street or take a different route to avoid being near others. It is 10PM right now and as soon as I am done writing this I will be off with my ipod, flashlight, and stick.

     

    I do not expect this current situation to change drastically. I believe that it has changed the individual natures of enough of the population in permanent ways so that going back to pre-covid life will not be completely possible. I am very sad at all the little businesses that were the dreams of people that are struggling and failing. All we can do is be patient and be kind with one another. Despite how unfortunate this pandemic is at least we can be thankful that we do have the technology to weather it and actually beat it in the long run. The last time humanity experienced a pandemic the Spanish Flu had no technological counters and we had to wait for herd immunity to slow it.

     

    I hope you all stay safe and I want to thank everyone on the forum for adding learning and interesting ideas to my day.

     

    John

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