Coronavirus

[Lin19687]

Last night they closed the schools, Library & most of the town hall employees are gone too.
There was TP this past Wednesday when I was at local grocery and Walmart.
I will stop by the grocery on way to work at 3pm to see how it is. I don't need anything since my diet is so small with less carbs
I do have Mac&Cheese that I have not been able to eat due to diet. Soup, beans, flour/yeast/butter for my bread machine if I need it.
I am more worried about gaining the 15# I just lost because I KNOW I will convince my self that I NEED to make bread and eat the loaf fast lol

My DD is at home all the time (18, no job) so I am not worried about her. I work at a Restaurant now so that could be an issue. I will just wash extra extra.
10 years working in an ER and I have never had the Flu and I do Not get the Flu shot.

Keep your STRESS level down, SLEEP as much as you can, eat and HYDRATE well with GOOD food/healthy drinks, Wash & be smart. I think these are the best recommendations one can give.
The more one panics the more everyone panics.

 

[Nanette]

A virus is a self assembled nanoparticle with a lipid bilayer. Soap dissolves the lipid bilayer and the virus falls apart....just read that, for all the soapers we are doing the world a great favor!!! Yes, calm and stress free...we share joy, we share fear too....Lin19687 you are right!

 

[Millie]

DH got caught up in the shopping frenzy yesterday, and we now have a year's supply of pasta and corn chips .... but we can't find toilet paper anywhere, hohum, how long do 4 rolls last?

Our prepper neighbors offered us to room with them, to protect us (they are well armed and hidden from the road) from the hordes of people they imagine descending from the city in a sort of "zombie apocolypse" as they put it. Love them

 

[GeezLouise]

We shop monthly so have a stash of food and tp. If getting food becomes a problem, we may get skinny. Medically fragile and old family members are the bigger concern right now.

If we cannot get more tp, we can use many old washcloths, although it would be like washing diapers again. I routinely use a handheld rinse that resembles a kitchen sink sprayer but DH is unlikely to use it. It's cold...

We had nurses in the house for two years caring for a family member, and bought inexpensive washcloths as single-use hand towels, which were laundered after use. Instead of vast quantities of paper towels to buy and dispose or sharing larger towels. Also had a sanitizer dispenser because most of the nurses were not thorough washers and acted like it was a babysitting job. Anyway, while the dispenser and nurses are gone now (yeah!) we still have the now-much thinner terry cloth washcloth-hand towels stuffed into the sweatshirt sleeves hung on robe hooks that we used for cloth dispensers.

 

[PieBorg]

I don't get the big rush on TP. Reminds me of what disappears from grocery stores in the southern US when we're expecting snow -- milk and bread. (Are milk sandwiches a thing???) There are about eleventy bazillion paper mills in this country, a lot of them making TP, so it's not like we depend on China or Europe for that particular commodity. As long as the trucking industry is still operating, TP shortages are unlikely. Or am I missing something? Are people wrapping their faces with TP because all the surgical masks are gone? Please tell me they're not!

 

[Arimara]

The TP situation is starting in NY too. It is so weird to go into a store and see empty shelves all over, TP, paper towels, no clorox wipes, no alcohol, soup section depleted. I have taken to wearing my soapin' gloves in stores so I am not touching carts or payment keypads.

My hubby is at risk so I am being very mindful of everything I touch in public. Unfortunately, he isn't taking this as serious as I am and thinks I am overreacting.

I showed my grandma a pic of the paper goods isle as well as my sister.

 

[bookreader451]

DH got caught up in the shopping frenzy yesterday, and we now have a year's supply of pasta and corn chips .... but we can't find toilet paper anywhere, hohum, how long do 4 rolls last?

I went to Costco a couple of months ago and bought 2 packages of TP and paper towels. I also had a 20 pack of Scott in the basement. We also have 2 refrigerators freezers and a stand up freezer, pretty full. My sisters call me an apocalypse hoarder but no one is laughing at me now.

 

[Ladka]

All the farmers markets here are planning on closing, Including Mine!...

I usually order my vegetables, fruits and flours from certified organic farmers who deliver monthly at a earby marketplace. The delivery day was today: the booths inside the building were all empty and all the business was done in the open air. People didn't pack but stood in loose queues, nobody was coughing or sneezing. Was cold and windy! I was glad to be back in my isolation.

 

[Claudette Carignan]

Are we the only country that hasn't closed schools and public places? It's the Cheltenham races this week (aka Cheltenham Festival) and lots of people from work are there now. Saw pictures - the place was absolutely packed!! Thousands of people crowded together watching the races and betting on horses! Hope they've all washed their hands

... keep calm and carry on!

OTtawa, Canada’s Capital, where I live Has closed all schools for 3 weeks and all city buildings/programs until April 2. Grocery stores are bare and some of the Costco’s have closed their doors this morning because the crowds are to large and waiting times at others are 2 hours to checkout. I understand The severity of the situation but but it’s getting out of hand

 

[BattleGnome]

I don't get the big rush on TP.

from my understanding the toilet paper thing is four fold.
1) flu-like symptoms, flu comes out both ends, right?
2) certain countries import toilet paper from China. China shut down so imports are limited quantities.
3) you can’t resupply if you’re stuck in quarantine and if you’re stuck on the toilet... (see #1)
4) everyone else is doing it and I have (insert household members) who like to use toilet paper.

 

[bookreader451]

Can I throw something out here.

I can afford to weather this storm, but there may be some members who cannot. Is there a way we can come together to maybe help those of us who will genuinely suffer from this?

Maybe the member can contact the site administrators and let them know of real distress and stay anonymous.....I know we are global and so is Coronavirus.

 

[GML]

I live in upper Michigan, 2 cases were announced in lower Michigan yesterday. My husband works at Walmart, there was a run on tp, paper towels, and hand sanitizer. He picked up beans and rice just in case today, if nothing else we have food.

And today it's 16 cases today in southern Michigan. And being up in the UP, you can always get your hands on some pasties.

 

[Obsidian]

The apocalypse shopping has officially started here. Store was wall to wall people and TP was flying off the shelves. I don't get why stores don't limit how much one person can buy.

On top of that, there were so many children in the store and a few people coughing. No covered mouths, no one using wipes on the cart.
I came home and scrubbed down. Next store trip will be at opening when no one is around.

 

[Susie]

I still have the hurricane country habits of keeping my house stocked. I shop meat sales all year round, and load up on pantry and freezer foods as they go on sale. I did order a gallon of hand sanitizer gel, but only because we don't normally keep it. We had just stocked up on paper goods and such at Sam's right before this all started, and I wasn't out before we went. We really are in better shape than most people. I just hope that people stop freaking out and buying everything. The trucks will resupply stores. People just need to calm down. And hopefully this teaches more people to keep more on hand so they don't have a crisis situation the next time.

 

[Misschief]

And hopefully this teaches more people to keep more on hand so they don't have a crisis situation the next time.

To a point, we usually keep more than enough on hand (i.e. one package of Costco TP, a 4-pack of paper towels, an 8 pack of tissues.. stuff like that) but we live in a 2 bedroom basement suite (the spare bedroom is my soap room) with very little storage. We don't have room for stocking up on purchases. However, we do have enough to get us through this and our small freezer is stocked with pre-cooked meals, meat, and ingredients for making other meals.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

There are now multiple cases within 30 miles of me. I am fairly certain that I am only 2 social connections away from one of them. That’s too close for comfort. My staff is going to start telecommuting on Monday.

 

[Kcryss]

Up to 77 now in Colorado and everything/everyone is just getting crazier.

 

[BattleGnome]

And today it's 16 cases today in southern Michigan. And being up in the UP, you can always get your hands on some pasties.

pasties sound delicious right now, I’m stuck with a microwave burrito at work.

my husband had a doctors appointment today. Apparently they had a guy in earlier who had been to Asia recently and only decided to visit the doc after a 4 week fever. I assume our numbers are about to jump

 

[Misschief]

I had a doctor's appointment today and asked him about the situation. He had just come from a video conference and was informed that in our town, there is one confirmed case and that person had been traveling and had self-quarantined immediately upon arrival (and is on the mend). Hundreds of tests have been performed and all have been confirmed as Influenza A. There have been no new cases of Covid-19 in this town.... at this point.

 

[MarnieSoapien]

On Thursday, the last day my hubby was at his office, he stopped by the store to pick up some groceries because we are all supposed to be isolating. The fresh veggies and meat were wiped out. The trains are requiring you have a seat assignment so people aren't sitting too close to each other. I went to our one of our little local grocery stores and was able to get a whole chicken so we can plan meals around that. We have enough food to last us for at least a week. I'm more worried about our sanity! Being at home with 2 little ones and not being able to go on train rides and adventures will be a challenge!