Post Coronavirus Lifestyle Changes

@"AGRforever" said: Im never going to run out of TP again!!

@"Havoc1649" said: Just taking care of my own the best I can like the rest of you. We have a significant way to go, but some areas can start phasing back in. Here in South Dakota, we are about a month out of the expected peak, but I expect some things to start re-opening soon after. Thus far we’ve been fortunate, but like everyone else there will likely be peaks and valleys going forward much like the flu, except much deadlier.

My Doctor thinks I’ve already had it. I got sick around the 12th and it lasted about 6 days of main symptoms. Unfortunately, there were no tests available at the time so I didn’t get a test until about a week after symptoms were gone. I tested negative then so there’s no certainty. Whatever it was, it was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It was not strong, not even as much as a cold, but it dropped into the lungs like nobody’s business. Unlike the majority, I had a really wet cough. I coughed up mouthfuls of yellow sticky phlegm and a clear liquid that was pus (can’t remember the medical name) along with a mild fever (100) for four days.  Even growing up with allergies and asthma, there’s nothing I can compare it to. It seemed like as fast as my lungs started filling with fluid, I was able to expel it. Had that not been the case I’m afraid it would have been a much different story.  A couple of days after last symptoms, I coughed up a mouthful of coagulated blood. One big ball of it and that was it. Felt fine from then on. Such a strange experience. After I got the negative test I was allowed into the clinic for x-rays to make sure it was gone. Everything was good.

I got an email from my Doc the other day. The lab experts here are working on a plasma treatment using donors who’ve had it and handled it fine. They need a good system to test for antibodies and then be able to pull the plasma. I guess Spain has one from China but as it’s only 30% accurate that’s a no go here. Some private companies are claiming they’ve got one so I guess we’ll see. Either way, I pray I can help. We have people barely hanging on right now and it would be awesome to provide help for their system. This plasma donation could help strengthen the care until an immunization is developed. It would maybe help get things back up and running.

Yes, now when I go to the store to get Heineken, I buy double the usual purchase...  ;) B)  

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"kmillard" said: Nothing changing. Most of my work is in the great wide open, and many of my activities are the same. You can't get much more social distancing than Adventure motorcycling trips.

try being a small rancher/farmer in South Dakota... i say i may not make any money doing it,  but its cheaper than a therapist.

@"BarrNone55" said: Just curious if you will be making any adjustments to how you conduct yourself once we get on the other side of this pandemic? 

Don't forget to pray for your Pastors.  At least give 'em a text to say "I miss you/your message/fellowship." 

Definitely stopping my new found habit of exercising frequently :p

@"kmillard" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"kmillard" said: Nothing changing. Most of my work is in the great wide open, and many of my activities are the same. You can't get much more social distancing than Adventure motorcycling trips.

try being a small rancher/farmer in South Dakota... i say i may not make any money doing it,  but its cheaper than a therapist.

Well I am not too far off of your situation as I am in the Red River valley in NW MN. I do enjoy driving through your area though on my bike. Some of my best wind meditation has been solo through there on roads that you would only take if you lived on them.

@"Bullazin" said:

@"AGRforever" said: Im never going to run out of TP again!!

yeah as soon as this bullshit blows over, im gonna start hoarding. effing crazy watching my normal supply dwindle while people are still lining up outside costco at 6 am for their ration

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Bullazin" said:

@"AGRforever" said: Im never going to run out of TP again!!

yeah as soon as this bullshit blows over, im gonna start hoarding. effing crazy watching my normal supply dwindle while people are still lining up outside costco at 6 am for their ration

I actually ended up doing my Sams run prior to the rush by a couple weeks. We’ve not had trouble with anything. 

Aldi had TP the other day. Are other places empty around the country?

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Bullazin" said:

@"AGRforever" said: Im never going to run out of TP again!!

yeah as soon as this bullshit blows over, im gonna start hoarding. effing crazy watching my normal supply dwindle while people are still lining up outside costco at 6 am for their ration

I actually ended up doing my Sams run prior to the rush by a couple weeks. We’ve not had trouble with anything. 

Aldi had TP the other day. Are other places empty around the country?

I found where to get TP - but I aint telling...

On a more serious note, we've all got things on the bucket list. If time, $ and circumstances permit? Those are going to get a lot more prioritized in our household. 

If anything, this has been a big, f'ing reminder we're not promised a tomorrow. 

I am going to hug my daughter more.... maybe my son as well,  but definitely my daughter.

@"purplefaithful" said: I found where to get TP - but I aint telling...

On a more serious note, we've all got things on the bucket list. If time, $ and circumstances permit? Those are going to get a lot more prioritized in our household. 

If anything, this has been a big, f'ing reminder we're not promised a tomorrow. 

We've always had the mindset of not putting things off.  We love to travel and always budget for trips to places we want to go and we do it.  You'll never regret knocking items off your bucket list.  Start now.  You never know when it's your time.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Bullazin" said:

@"AGRforever" said: Im never going to run out of TP again!!

yeah as soon as this bullshit blows over, im gonna start hoarding. effing crazy watching my normal supply dwindle while people are still lining up outside costco at 6 am for their ration

I actually ended up doing my Sams run prior to the rush by a couple weeks. We’ve not had trouble with anything. 

Aldi had TP the other day. Are other places empty around the country?

I was in a walmart 1 hour after it opened last thursday and they were out,  I asked an associate if they even get any in and he say 6 pallets every night,  but there is a line waiting for them to open at 7 every morning and its gone within a half hour.   this is in a town of only 25,000 people and has been going like this for about 3 weeks now,  nobody can shit this much!

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Bullazin" said:

@"AGRforever" said: Im never going to run out of TP again!!

yeah as soon as this bullshit blows over, im gonna start hoarding. effing crazy watching my normal supply dwindle while people are still lining up outside costco at 6 am for their ration

I actually ended up doing my Sams run prior to the rush by a couple weeks. We’ve not had trouble with anything. 

Aldi had TP the other day. Are other places empty around the country?

I was in a walmart 1 hour after it opened last thursday and they were out,  I asked an associate if they even get any in and he say 6 pallets every night,  but there is a line waiting for them to open at 7 every morning and its gone within a half hour.   this is in a town of only 25,000 people and has been going like this for about 3 weeks now,  nobody can shit this much!

Toilet Paper Calculator:https://flowingdata.com/2020/03/29/toilet-paper-calculator/

On a more somber note (does it get much more somber than these days?) I'm reading about increases in day-drinking etc.

I suspect we're going to see an uptick in addictions, deeper types of depression, psychosis etc. 

Lot's of people don't have good coping skills and/or demons to battle that are going to win more fights. We're going to have to find a way to support those souls. 

Dilbert may be on to something... ;)

@"Wetlander" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: I found where to get TP - but I aint telling...

On a more serious note, we've all got things on the bucket list. If time, $ and circumstances permit? Those are going to get a lot more prioritized in our household. 

If anything, this has been a big, f'ing reminder we're not promised a tomorrow. 

My wife and I had a sobering reminder of this a couple weeks ago...  one of our best friends passed away unexpectedly from an undiagnosed heart condition.  Early 30's.  We did a lot of traveling with her and her family.  It's been tough.

We've always had the mindset of not putting things off.  We love to travel and always budget for trips to places we want to go and we do it.  You'll never regret knocking items off your bucket list.  Start now.  You never know when it's your time.

@"purplefaithful" said: On a more somber note (does it get much more somber than these days?) I'm reading about increases in day-drinking etc.

I suspect we're going to see an uptick in addictions, deeper types of depression, psychosis etc. 

Lot's of people don't have good coping skills and/or demons to battle that are going to win more fights. We're going to have to find a way to support those souls.