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[ArdWrknTrk]

I still dont know anyone who has tested positive for corona virus. Only 2 confirmed cases in my county.

Ffld County is hard hit.

I'm glad I left the State before the travel restrictions were inacted.

[Ray Cecil]

Ffld County is hard hit.

I'm glad I left the State before the travel restrictions were inacted.

What is Ffld???

[ArdWrknTrk]

Ffld County is hard hit.

I'm glad I left the State before the travel restrictions were inacted.

What is Ffld???

Fairfield county is the southwestern corner of Connecticut.

[Rembrant]

Ffld County is hard hit.

I'm glad I left the State before the travel restrictions were inacted.

I just talked to a good friend of mine on the phone. His sister and her husband both have the virus...they'd be early 40's the two of them. They sent them home to quarantine. They have cold like symptoms, but that's it.

I haven't been paying much attention to the news lately, so I don't know what the situation is like currently.

Everything is fairly well locked down up here. As of a couple days ago we had 122 cases, but only 3 in the hospital still, and several considered resolved.

[salans7]

Ffld County is hard hit.

I'm glad I left the State before the travel restrictions were inacted.

I just talked to a good friend of mine on the phone. His sister and her husband both have the virus...they'd be early 40's the two of them. They sent them home to quarantine. They have cold like symptoms, but that's it.

I haven't been paying much attention to the news lately, so I don't know what the situation is like currently.

Everything is fairly well locked down up here. As of a couple days ago we had 122 cases, but only 3 in the hospital still, and several considered resolved.

This is more a response for a comment Gary made in a thread that I do not want to Hijack, but it's a good inside view of what can happen to those who work in a setting where Covid-19 is prevalent.

Vinny - Shuan lives right there in Ocala. Don't know if y'all want to meet, safely, but if you do please post a pic.

I'm indirectly self-quarantined due to my position at work putting me in indirect contact with SARS-CoV-2 positive patients. I'm safe for now, but I have a similar chance of contracting the virus (compared to Nursing staff) since I touch the same things Nurses do. I am doing my part by reducing my travel to just the gas station, work, and grocery store (when absolutely necessary) to hopefully prevent any spread should I contract it. I'm washing my hands thoroughly every chance I get, using alcohol based hand rub every time I touch surfaces other people touch, wearing a mask my entire shift, and limiting my exposure to the best of my ability but we all know that's never a guarantee.

[Gary Lewis]

This is more a response for a comment Gary made in a thread that I do not want to Hijack, but it's a good inside view of what can happen to those who work in a setting where Covid-19 is prevalent.

Vinny - Shuan lives right there in Ocala. Don't know if y'all want to meet, safely, but if you do please post a pic.

I'm indirectly self-quarantined due to my position at work putting me in indirect contact with SARS-CoV-2 positive patients. I'm safe for now, but I have a similar chance of contracting the virus (compared to Nursing staff) since I touch the same things Nurses do. I am doing my part by reducing my travel to just the gas station, work, and grocery store (when absolutely necessary) to hopefully prevent any spread should I contract it. I'm washing my hands thoroughly every chance I get, using alcohol based hand rub every time I touch surfaces other people touch, wearing a mask my entire shift, and limiting my exposure to the best of my ability but we all know that's never a guarantee.

Good idea, Shaun, to bring the discussion here. I appreciate your self-quarantining. Let's just say I'm doing my best to stay safe awa keep everyone else safe. Here's what I did this morning to send a package:

Wore a mask the whole time, and also wore the glasses, which fogged up. Drove to Hitchin Post. Opened the hatch on the Subie, donned gloves, picked up the boxes and went in, leaving the hatch open. Touched only the doorknob and slid the card myself. Put card in a baggie in my shirt pocket, opened the door with my elbow, put gloves in trash bag in back of Subie, closed hatch, and drove home. Removed shoes in the garage w/o touching them with my hands, and then put clothes in the washer. Took shower.

And now I may rest up for the rest of the day! 😳

This is really SERIOUS STUFF, and I not only want me to be safe, I want my friend Shannon at Hitchin Post to be safe. We had a conversation about that when she asked me to sign the receipt. I asked her to sign for me, which she did, and thanked me 'cause she didn't have to clean the pen.

 

[ArdWrknTrk]

Good idea, Shaun, to bring the discussion here. I appreciate your self-quarantining. Let's just say I'm doing my best to stay safe awa keep everyone else safe. Here's what I did this morning to send a package:

Wore a mask the whole time, and also wore the glasses, which fogged up. Drove to Hitchin Post. Opened the hatch on the Subie, donned gloves, picked up the boxes and went in, leaving the hatch open. Touched only the doorknob and slid the card myself. Put card in a baggie in my shirt pocket, opened the door with my elbow, put gloves in trash bag in back of Subie, closed hatch, and drove home. Removed shoes in the garage w/o touching them with my hands, and then put clothes in the washer. Took shower.

And now I may rest up for the rest of the day! 😳

This is really SERIOUS STUFF, and I not only want me to be safe, I want my friend Shannon at Hitchin Post to be safe. We had a conversation about that when she asked me to sign the receipt. I asked her to sign for me, which she did, and thanked me 'cause she didn't have to clean the pen.

I'd mentioned in the Espy thread that Iso-Heet is 99.9% isopropyl.

I can't find disenfectant wipes anywhere, but baby wipes and on the shelf.

The two together seem like they should be effective.

I stocked up at Walmart.

I wipe down door handles, keypads, gas pumps, whatever... Everywhere I go.

I went to the laundromat at 4AM.

Did all the handles, coin slots, change machine and folding table before I took my clothes out of the garbage bag and into the washer.

Of course I'm wearing gloves and an N95 or respirator, and strip them inside out, after wiping my door handle and opening the door of my truck.

[Rembrant]

I just talked to a good friend of mine on the phone. His sister and her husband both have the virus...they'd be early 40's the two of them. They sent them home to quarantine. They have cold like symptoms, but that's it.

I haven't been paying much attention to the news lately, so I don't know what the situation is like currently.

Everything is fairly well locked down up here. As of a couple days ago we had 122 cases, but only 3 in the hospital still, and several considered resolved.

I talked to my friend this morning. His sister and her husband who both had Covid-19 have completed their quarantine and have both returned to work. Everyone that was around them has been tested and came back clear, so it looks like it ended with them in this case. We are up to about 300 cases here now, but still only 4 people in hospital(s).

They are starting to get more serious about the lockdown here...more restrictions on the way.

I wish there was better data about what is going on, who is affected, etc.

 

[Gary Lewis]

I just talked to a good friend of mine on the phone. His sister and her husband both have the virus...they'd be early 40's the two of them. They sent them home to quarantine. They have cold like symptoms, but that's it.

I haven't been paying much attention to the news lately, so I don't know what the situation is like currently.

Everything is fairly well locked down up here. As of a couple days ago we had 122 cases, but only 3 in the hospital still, and several considered resolved.

I talked to my friend this morning. His sister and her husband who both had Covid-19 have completed their quarantine and have both returned to work. Everyone that was around them has been tested and came back clear, so it looks like it ended with them in this case. We are up to about 300 cases here now, but still only 4 people in hospital(s).

They are starting to get more serious about the lockdown here...more restrictions on the way.

I wish there was better data about what is going on, who is affected, etc.

Good to see that they've recovered.

What data are you looking for? Have you seen the Johns Hopkins map?

[Rembrant]

Good to see that they've recovered.

What data are you looking for? Have you seen the Johns Hopkins map?

Yes I'm glad too, and I'm glad that after all the testing it appears that it ended with them. These folks are fairly close (geographically) to my parents, and they are somewhat close through friendships, so I'm glad it stopped where it did, at least for now.

I'd like to hear more details on how the virus is affecting different people, and what groups have been affected the most. Why are some people only getting minor flu symptoms, and some are dying...and some no symptoms at all? Of the people that have died, did any of them have pre-existing health issues? Or have there been cases of strong and healthy young people dying as well? The only thing the media and government are giving out up here are numbers of people testing positive for the virus, and the number of people actually in the hospital.

Are you guys getting any stats in the US other than the number of people testing positive for the virus, and the number of deaths?