Mostly Apolitical Thread for Discussing/Venting our Rational/Irrational COVID-19 Fears and Experiences in 2020

dad's gallbladder has been taken out, as well as his rectal blockage.

now a pathologist is going to concern where his sepsis seems to be originating, and treating him with antibiotics.

at the same time, my mom thinks dad doesn't want to live.

fun times. but she's felt this way for 2 years, and it's hard to tell because he can barely talk anymore.

He's still in there....strokes have made it hard for him to communicate.

*determine

i'm really sorry.

was going to apologize for my inappropriately goofy display name, but then saw yours.

<3 hang in there Neanderthal.

thanks Karl.

lol u don't gotta apologize for being goofy. the goofiness is keeping me afloat.

Ugh, take care man, that sounds really rough.

Yup, take care.

Sorry Neanderthal. must be hard to keep an even keel rn. Hang in there.

Floridians stick together, Neanderthal. I'm here if you need me.

Hang in there Neanderthal. Wishing you and your family the best.

THree are apparently overwhelmed so you can't get through to their website and ringing them takes half an hour at least, which is an internal line for most of it so may lead to charge.
BUmmer.

Is that true of all phone networks at the moment or is my service special?

So I got my stimulus check. Yea?

Me too. Of course I don't understand the amount at all - something to do with children surely. Once the dust has settled from our tax returns we will find some do-gooders to donate it to.

I keep receiving direct mail from the "Alfred Lord Sotosyn Campari Sustainment Fund." Not sure if this is a legit charity; advice is welcomed

Expect a newsletter and samples should you join. I'll let my interns know.

we've started referring to foods past their dates as expired, but not yet pandemic expired

also curious about the money but our online banking seems to have crashed, probably from everyone doing the same thing

Still sending good vibes your way Neanderthal!

Gotta say, especially after some of the expert opinions we've seen this week, it's a bit surprising to see all these concert reschedule announcements for September and October. Also not sure I get the impetus at this point. Wishful thinking? Something they have to do to meet insurance/legal requirements to avoid a full on cancellation? Just seems... unlikely.

Hedging their bets just in case, I'd imagine

People need hope to carry on (even if it turns out to have been false hope). Personally, the thought of finally seeing Pantera in October is all that keeps me alive rn

Lol!

Dad doing better today. Getting physical therapy. He called me and sounded doped out of his mind. I told him we love him.

WBC is high, so he has to stay as they fight the infection. But better news

Additionally, i had a credit on Cameo from past purchases, so I booked a Cameo with Bun B and asked him to give a get well to my dad.

Giggling just imagining Bun shouting out my pops, so I hope he completes it.

Once upon a time, chattin with my homie
A n**** like myself said get well to Tony
Now this was Tony in the sense of Montana
But an old Italian man, who fell in the shower in his cabana

wore the mask I have available while inside the grocery store, I kept having to grab it to move it back up over my nose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

time for a nose piercing?

if I did it'd likely be septum not nostril so it wouldn't help, also piercers likely closed rn

Silby, are you by any chance in Cap Hill? If so, I've been making masks that have a wire nose-piece, I could drop one off for you.

Not very far, in Madison Valley, but I don't want to make anyone surmount the hill on my behalf. A more nearby friend is making masks and I think will hook us up soon with an improved model. Thanks for offering though!

I didn’t pre test the masks my boss made and wore one to the grocery store - the stupid thing was miles too loose

The conspiracy theorists are really getting to me today. Almost lost it on a friend throwing out all these ideas they “just found interesting”. Ignoring this shit clearly does not work, engaging with it just makes it grow, and now avoiding it is failing too. Soul crushing like few other things.

yep

adding "just found it interesting" to list of red flag phrases:-/

Another friend used “for those wise enough to listen” and a relative had “don’t comment til you watch to the end”. Just fuck off.

fuck off otm

the prototype of conspiracy theories is antisemitism and everyone going down the road of conspiracy theories will get there eventually, zero tolerance to conspiracy theorists

"isn't this conspiracy theory hilarious?" followed by anger and defensiveness when you make fun of it

in the same category as "it was just a joke!" followed by my favorite "where's your sense of humor?"

fuck that shit

“We should be open to all points of view, and then make up our own minds”

There are good crackpot theories on both sides...

my N95 mask can only be cleaned via boiling (no, mine would be destroyed), baking (if you have an extra oven that you don't put food in), or just worn 3+ days apart so the virus would die on it.

I didn't even know til yesterday that they're not normally supposed to be reusable.

I don’t think you need to keep kosher for mask sterilisation. If it sterilises the mask it will sterilise the inside of the oven.

Neanderthal I know the stress is built into the fact of a hospital stay in the first place, but that's good news, glad to hear it!

The Residents had the right idea in 1978... though they are flouting the 'one trolley length' rule.

https://live.staticflickr.com/5015/5577632239_7cb51a03db_o.jpg

Got a letter from my doctor today - he's retiring at the end of May. He recommends a different doctor in the same building, so I guess I'll give that guy a call?

Got a letter from my doctor today

It said i was suckers

Oh whoops maybe it was a bad idea to pour alcohol on our N95 masks. Should have baked them instead.

baking is always better than alcohol iykwim

I support alcohol AND getting baked.

the other day some bored 5g tinfoil hat nutters have set fire to a communications mast in Hudds (that was also used by emergency services as well as various phone networks) which meant the fire services had to evacuate the adjacent flats until the fire was put out, just what you need during a lockdown. Stupid fucking xenophobic conspiracy theories from dim politicians (and US presidents) have consequences.

Another one for the new moral quandries pile: the wife thinks we should go out to buy essentials when we need them, as opposed to sending for delivery, as a) this way we are running the risks, not paying someone else to (we are both able bodied, young, well off) and b) we are not depleting the stock of orders that ppl w/ less mobility than us rely on. This flies in the face of govt advice, tho frankly the govt's gotten it wrong so many times now and also is unlikely to care about the fates of the proles who deliver shopping. The only other thing I could think of is that if we go out that means more ppl are out and that means higher risk of contagion for the delivery person, who will be picking stuff up from the same places we go to. Thoughts?

I tried to explain the 5G conspiracy thing to an intelligent person the other day, I had to resort to saying that people believe it's the latest sally in a magical war between Chinese tech corporations and the remnants of the British Empire. It sounded unconvincing even to me.

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