Anything

[Meh]

Now we are at statewide restaurant and pub closures, mandatory, only take out will be allowable starting tomorrow.

And stuff like this:

https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/report-nationwide-law-firm-closes-seattle-bellevue-offices-after-employee-dies?fbclid=IwAR3S9Bcp5AKrf-Ev2X6Oi1u_eBj85kzlnlDOjkYul2Mxd-3zqp237VaFe-o


https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/evergreenhealth-doctor-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-critical-condition/?fbclid=IwAR21XBgltydO73YXqBwV1pS_uVfZhPQ1pLXfaPdkGKmaIIAOYGB1_b_99PU

[Meh]

If people read up on the side effects of ventilation they might stay home with a bottle of whisky and hope for the best......

I don't think it'll come to all that but preparation is reassuring. It sounds like you were way ahead of the curve on this, G. Now...join me in binge-watching Outlander where the problems of the 1700s make ours shrivel, comparatively.

hugs
Hops

HAHA  Ay, might be joining ya soon. I believe I know where there are some decent Scotch bottles. This might be the right time to dust them off.

The way I see it the shit is already coating the fan, now the fan is sinking to the bottom of poop lake.

I've got to quote a random person: "If it's someone else it's a statistic. If it's YOUR family it's a catastrophe and a tragedy."

[Hopalong]

I'm checking the news morning and evening but less often during the day.
It feels better.

Meanwhile, spring is still happening and I'm lucky to live somewhere I can walk. And I have a good neighbor who's in close touch.

I have noticed on a neighborhood website a lot of caring, concern and concrete offers to help people. That's cheering. Helps to keep my focus on that.

We never know who will get it or not. A lot of international travelers here. I'm grateful NOT to have been stuck in Europe trying frantically to get back and once arrived, having to go through the petri dish of an airport.

I am sending white light to the vaccine developers who are working as fast as they can.

Hugs and cheers,
Hops

[lighter]

This morning a school email went out addressing children's nutritional needs... we'll have a food pantry, it listed all the schools with pantries, Manna doing their wonderful thing... delivering packages to those who can't get out, etc.  The Y is participating too..... restaurants are giving free meals to kids, bc so many are dependant on schools for their only meals of the day.   The school counselor left her number for anyone who can't figure out how to get food, so that feels very comforting. 

I think my niece and her bf might be on the island for the duration... travel ban said to be going into affect tomorrow and I'm conflicted about that. 

[Meh]

Curfews San Francisco and multiple counties now.

[Hopalong]

I'm glad about that.

It's been hard to watch the young and immortal jam into happy crowds without caring (or perhaps understanding) that their behavior affects everyone.

If we must make them stay home, since maturity isn't there, so be it.

This too shall pass, and they won't run out of hormones....

Hops

[lighter]

No travel ban on the island.  It's funny bc my renter answered the phone with background noises he said was "closing up the island."  He SAID a travel ban was going into affect tomorrow morning, yet the airline said that wasn't the case as far as they knew... they have full schedule all week and beyond.

Hmmm... are the islanders planning to shut things down on their own? That's unlikely but what the heck was renter DOING?

[Meh]

It's okay to stay inside, it's okay to play tennis outside   It's okay to read, it's okay to watch movies. It's okay to spend too much time on social media for once, it really is, social media isn't going to kill anybody. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EozTm6ZVf1U

So now i know of 5 people who have symptoms they all seem to think they have a cold, all seem to think there is no way it's corona-virus. But if they think it's definitely not covid19 they also aren't taking the maximum precautions. And there is nothing anybody can do about that. So. There it is.

Hope we make it through this. It's like the world is slamming on it's breaks  STOPPPP.

[Twoapenny]

It's okay to stay inside, it's okay to play tennis outside   It's okay to read, it's okay to watch movies. It's okay to spend too much time on social media for once, it really is, social media isn't going to kill anybody. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EozTm6ZVf1U

So now i know of 5 people who have symptoms they all seem to think they have a cold, all seem to think there is no way it's corona-virus. But if they think it's definitely not covid19 they also aren't taking the maximum precautions. And there is nothing anybody can do about that. So. There it is.

Hope we make it through this. It's like the world is slamming on it's breaks  STOPPPP.

I feel that way as well, G, it feels like the planet is screaming out, look at me!  Look at the pollution, look at the lack of care and support for people, look how many of you carry on doing what you like with no regard for anyone else.  The attitude here seems to be mostly that people feel they'll be alright if they get it, so they're carrying on.  Most people will be alright if they get it - but it's those who are more susceptible that we need to be protecting, I feel, and I don't feel that enough people are mindful of that xx

[Meh]

Right Two.

Hops the ventilator does sound traumatic. I've been wondering why so many of the serious patients are so out of it and what sort of drugs they get them on. Was reading this article and it talks about a paralytic. Who knows what they do. Wouldn't want to be one of those patients under the best of circumstances definitely not under the worse. If I were to get sick maybe that is the time to start downing mass amounts of alcohol and not call 911. These are horrible thoughts. It's good to think it through though. All of a sudden society is putting so much faith in the medical system but the medical system isn't perfect, they have malpractice issues as always it's ongoing. 

https://www.wdsu.com/article/he-is-the-healthiest-person-i-know-he-never-gets-sick-said-wife-of-kenner-resident-diagnosed-with-coronavirus/31649915#

[Hopalong]

Thanks, G--
I told my T during our video session today that I have a secret stash of an opiod, from prior back pain treatment and a gallon of bourbon, and that this would be my eventual choice if I got a VERY BAD CASE of the virus. (IOW, given the options, would get me in hospital and pretty clearly onto a ventilator, which I would refuse.)

Her reply was: "I completely support that hypothetical, ethically." I trust her. And I made clear to her that it was not a PLAN but a hypothetical that made me feel more balanced. She got it and was fine with it. That felt good.

Then we did a funny thing that the video session enabled: I took her on a video tour of my clutter! Room by room. Her reaction was that she found my house warm and beautiful, and that all the clutter/paperwork etc. she saw looked entirely doable. That was a revelation. In eight years with my sweet previous T, he never got to SEE what I kept talking about. She saw it, wasn't deterred, and I feel much more optimistic that we will make headway because she she saw it. One more odd silver lining from the self-isolation period.

So keep your chin up G...hope you'll find some folks you can Zoom or FaceTime with soon.

Hugs
Hops

[Meh]

Awww Hops. Yeah there are personal decisions to make. I almost set up a will before all this stuff started happening but now I don't have a will signed etc. When I was a teenager I remember having a dream that I was in some strange room and a giant membrane was breathing for me, like an ear drum membrane on the ceiling, it made no sense.

Recently a friend of mine got hired for a new job and in the past two days she has done a massive about of house cleaning and organizing. Not sure what got into her. Couple years back I told her I would come over and help her de-clutter. Well it seems she finally did it on her own, I was surprised that she got a random surge of will power. She had found a coffee table that she wanted to refinish. So after she fixed up the wood polish maybe she was encouraged to keep going or something.

It's weird when there are things we know we can do but just can't find the energy to to it.

[Hopalong]

YESSSSSS!

RANDOM SURGE OF WILLPOWER!

Thanks, G.

I think tidying up and having plans/affairs in order isn't bleak, but comforting (mostly).

Meanwhile, fwiw--you don't need a lawyer or a witness to prepare a perfectly valid will. Even hand-written. Here's a Washington State link for a better option--it's a reliable legal forms provider (NOLO) and though it's usually $59.99, right now it's 30% off. See page for coupon code: https://store.nolo.com/products/online-will-nnwill.html.

You need two witnesses but it's fine if they stand six feet away!

There are also completely free online will templates, which could be fine for a simple will.

Good luck
Hops

https://store.nolo.com/products/online-will-nnwill.html

[Meh]

Aww thanks Hops.

[Meh]

A friend has a doctor at University of Washington. She told him that they are already at their breaking point, not getting enough sleep etc.

I've got another friend at home sick with a fever who works in the admin office of a medical facility in Everett WA.

In Eugene OR a friend has told me she went in for a routine blood test and she saw two obviously sick people be turned away from the clinic.

In my county a public notice was released that Covid19 is now "wide spread" in the county and everybody is being asked to voluntarily stay at home and away from others.

Our Seattle Children's Hospital is asking for the public to donate masks.

There are still idiots who are not taking this seriously and it's maddening. I'm not going to hide my disgust. I'm tired of people.