D&D and the rising pandemic

[Dannyalcatraz]

The main things I’ve needed at the groceries were perishables- milk, bread, etc.- and dog food. That last one isn’t usually an issue, but the panic buyers hit that aisle pretty hard.

 

[Zardnaar]

The main things I’ve needed at the groceries were perishables- milk, bread, etc.- and dog food. That last one isn’t usually an issue, but the panic buyers hit that aisle pretty hard.

I've got around 6kg of milk powder, and a lot of flour plus bread maker.

Aging up a couple of bananas for cake.

10kg bag of rice, and enough breakfast cereal for several months.

I'm not worried about being able to buy food, just if we want to go get it. There's a little corner store that charges 50 cents more for milk and breads not cheap but it's not very busy.

Gonna be eating a lot if home made Indian and canned fruit. Wife was a bread snob but she's eating the cheap stuff now depending on what's available on any particular day.

Plenty of stuff available just might not get your favorite brand or flavour.

 

[Umbran]

Unless you need (not want) to sell your home and those added touches are needed in today's buyer's market.

You and I have different definitions of "essential" under these circumstances.

 

[Umbran]

Corona doesn't seem that bad relative to previous pandemics.

That's kind of like saying, "This war doesn't seem as bad as WWI."

 

[Umbran]

But most repairs use the same supplies to fix.

That doesn't mean those suppliers should be open to the general public at this time.

 

[Umbran]

Getting sick from Covid doesn't scare me much.

Yes, but... how many people are you willing to kill?

This is the central point of this disease. Yes, if you get it, you are very likely to be asymptomatic. If you are symptomatic, you are unlikely to go to the hospital. If you go to the hospital, so long as that hospital is not overburdened, you probably won't die.

But, you are also likely to be responsible for infecting several other people, and the numbers work out such that not long after you have passed it along, someone is dead. Then several are dead. Then many are dead.

We are used to thinking about disease as a personal risk - "If I catch this, I may die." This disease is different. If you catch it, someone else dies.

 

[Umbran]

My Dad’s medical practice reopened today, per orders from the new owners. He’s been told to wear a mask when seeing patients. He’s planning on showering and changing clothes when he gets home.

My wife, getting over her bronchitis, is thinking about getting back to work. We are developing a pretty stringent sanitation plan.

Per my advice, he’s not going to be wearing his sportscoats, ties or cufflinks to work. Strictly dress casual/preppy.

Cufflinks? You could wipe those down easily enough. But yeah, clothing should all be stuff that can go immediately into the waching machine.

 

[FrogReaver]

My wife, getting over her bronchitis, is thinking about getting back to work. We are developing a pretty stringent sanitation plan.

By the way I appreciate the info you post about her professional expertise. It’s good stuff even though we often disagree.

 

[Zardnaar]

That's kind of like saying, "This war doesn't seem as bad as WWI."

History degree. Spanish Flu, Black Death, Antonine Plague, Justinian Plague.

Could be worse.

I was ahead of the curve when it came to self isolation, setting up quarantine room, washing hands etc. Started that 3-4 weeks ago.

I'm not scared in the sense of being paranoid, or washing everything when I go for a walk around the block.

I'm bring cautious best that I can, avoided supermarket for 3 weeks. Been to small local store twice. This week was first time I've interacted with anyone apart from wife in three weeks. Needed bread/milk and wife can't carry 10kg bags of rice plus cans.

I'm more scared about what comes after and maybe random idiots. I'm more worried about others.

It's not like the government's conscripting me to go fight the Germans. Our grandparents and great grandparents dealt with the Spanish Flu/Great Depression/Nazis. Now it's our turn.

We have to muddle through it because we don't have a choice. Some hard decisions are going to have to be made

 

[Umbran]

History degree. Spanish Flu, Black Death, Antonine Plague, Justinian Plague.

Could be worse.

Yes. And if we say, "It could be worse," in the manner of being dismissive, it WILL BE worse.

The best way to make sure this turns into another 1918 is to discount how bad it could be, if we don't act properly.