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Coronavirus
sKePTiKal:
Think I read yesterday that 60% of businesses that closed for the virus (voluntarily or forced to) - are now closed permanently. That would be local restaurants and small retail shops, mostly. I know it's still a month to month thing, keep my fingers crossed, situation at my business.
Hopalong:
How to cut your use of toilet paper/loo roll in half or more (after urinating, not #2):
Get a:
1) A--bike bottle (the cheap squeezy kind), OR a
B--repurposed other squeezy bottle
2) Old washcloths
Aim the stream you know where, sit for a moment until dripping's done (meditate!), blot with clean washcloth or few squares of TP.
Wash hands. Drop cloth in laundry bin or wash with soap/rinse out in sink. Hang to dry.
Ta da! Since I pee 10 times to one poo, this idea makes me happy. On a couple levels:
--No fear of running out of TP
--results are far cleaner than with TP (researched)
--Way less water use
--Way gentler on home (and city) sewage systems
--Environmentally friendlier (saves trees)
--saves $$
Tip: Urine is sterile. Major frugalizers just use water and a hand to sploosh around there and rinse urine traces away. Then wash hands. Simple!
There. Now we know each other even better! LOL.
hugs
Hops
Twoapenny:
The police in our county and the neighbouring one have just announced that there is to be no Trick or Treat this year :( There is still talk of another national lockdown, with many areas around the country already having tighter restrictions and curfews in place. There are rumours (online) of panic buying; I've yet to hear anything locally but yeah, signs are not great. We are apparently at the same number of hospital admissions now that we were in March (before it got really bad) and they have got one of the temporary hospitals they built then on standby as they brace themselves for high admission rates. Medical staff have (apparently) been told to buckle in and get ready for an onslaught of cases. It's difficult to know what's true and what isn't. I wish we had one information source that we could be absolutely certain is completely reliable and without agenda.
What I do feel differently about know that we're facing (possibly) another six months indoors is that I feel more able to focus on what we can create in that time. The last one was just such a welcome break that I didn't really have thoughts of doing anything (or not for long, anyway). It was more just about resting and getting through what was to come. Now I feel more like we can get good routines and habits in place and work on what we want more of in our lives and I like the idea of that. I just kind of wish it didn't have to come with people dying and endless arguments about hand sanitiser and face masks :)
PS, Hopsie, you are far more dedicated than me - if I'm out of loo roll I just shake and go! Lol xx
lighter:
Oldest DD woke up with sore throat Thurs morning, which drew attention to preparedness in our house.
First, the forehead thermometer said she was dead....91.7 degrees. So frustrating and gives me doubts about all forehead thermometers.
The oral thermometer was buried in a go bag. We made the island plan months ago, then all ports shut down. Bag stayed packed. I guess all the new Zinc is at the bottom, cause I only found older products in med cabinet. DD started taking 6 lozenges a day, but won't do nose zinc.
Amber, your advice to put everything in a box is really helpful.
It became apparent I haven't stayed on top of quick reporting labs.
In the meantime, I'll ask hospital head friend what lab she uses, bc it's super quick. We plan to have a bonfire and BBQ on Sunday.
DD's was dehydrated and slept 10 hours with the fan on. We quarantined her till I found the thermometer.... no fever, her sense of smell/ taste all normal.
She felt fine by that evening. Everything fine now, but whew....now I'm thinking about asking doc and hospital head about blood thinners to have on hand, just in case.
That's my greatest fear....blood clotting issues I could have prevented.
I'm looking up breathing teas to order.
Lighter
Twoapenny:
I'm glad she got better quickly, Lighter. It is a worry, making sure you've got everything you need together (and easy to find). We have had the 'you must be dead' readings from thermometers before lol, I guess they just don't work so well after a while. They've run out of tests here, apparently, people are unable to have them delivered at home and others are having to make long trips (hundreds of miles) to get to testing centres that are functioning right now. Madness. How do you prioritise opening McDonalds over testing people quickly so they know whether or not they're safe to go to work?
I hope you can get all the things and info that you need and that the bonfire is good at the weekend :) xx
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