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Got Me thinking

doxie1 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 02:47:06 GMT

Welcome to the Coronavirus Chatter forum.

I have experienced some things that made me calm down and think.

1. In a check out line a man was purchasing a twelve roll of toilet paper. a woman was about in tears and told a cashier she had been to 5 places looking for toilet paper. This man overheard her and after paying for his groceries he opened the toilet paper and gave her 6 rolls. She tried to pay him. I see tears of joy racing across her cheeks as the man says, "no problem I can make do"

How many of us are willing to think of someone other than ourselves? What would you do?

Please do not answer my question because it is none of my business. I just want people to think of others. The news said we need 4 rolls of toilet paper per person for 2 weeks. Do you only get what you need for two weeks?

2. Our Meals on wheels was struggling because a lot of the volunteers were in the high risk group. They were having to reduce deliveries.

It seemed odd that the community was not as outraged about this as they were about school children not getting meals.

Enter a group of high school students that volunteered to be trained and do the routes. Kudos to the children for thinking of others.

I see articles about the bonehead children drinking on the beach but not enough of the children doing something good.

3.Our nutrition group and school district are providing food to over 14,000 students a day. It is two meals at a time so that is 28,000 meals per day. The bus driver have volunteered to drive some of the routes to get the food to the students houses as well as pick up locations.

Kudos to the bus drivers as well as the nutrition group.

It made me think that I need to find something I can do that is helpful instead of dwelling on finding the illusive toilet paper and hand sanitizer. I have done this and challenge others to think about it.

I am very grateful for the people working on the front line to try to keep things going. Take every chance to stay healthy to protect those around you.

Thank you for visiting the

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doxie

Re: Got Me thinking

Kalli — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:13:21 GMT

@doxie1 , I'm glad to see these gestures of people helping others. Today DH found a bag of N95 masks in our garage. We're sending it to workers in a NYC hospital that is getting deluged by Covid patients. These workers are lacking the PPEs they need to stay healthy.

Every little bit helps.

Re: Got Me thinking

SurferWife — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:19:19 GMT

People are so panicked that they don't stop and think that they can get in the shower & wash their behind if worse comes to worst. Wash rag & soap work wonders.

Re: Got Me thinking

VegasBusinessWoman — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:24:58 GMT

@doxie1 What a thought-provoking post! You got me thinking now, what could I do to make things better for someone else? DH and I are in the high risk group, especially DH who was seriously ill for all of last year. That being so, it makes it hard to figure out how I could help other than making donations.

Thanks for making us all think about service to our fellow humans.

Re: Got Me thinking

happycat — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:25:27 GMT

@Kalli wrote:
@doxie1 , I'm glad to see these gestures of people helping others. Today DH found a bag of N95 masks in our garage. We're sending it to workers in a NYC hospital that is getting deluged by Covid patients. These workers are lacking the PPEs they need to stay healthy.

Every little bit helps.

What a wonderful find! Those masks could literally save a life.

Re: Got Me thinking

happycat — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:29:24 GMT

The school here is making food and bussing it to students also. I think this is a wonderful thing.

I think a lot of us want to help and are in different ways, I also think we are completely overwhelmed, life has turned on its axis in the last few weeks.

Re: Got Me thinking

doxie1 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:30:27 GMT

@Kalli wrote:
@doxie1 , I'm glad to see these gestures of people helping others. Today DH found a bag of N95 masks in our garage. We're sending it to workers in a NYC hospital that is getting deluged by Covid patients. These workers are lacking the PPEs they need to stay healthy.

Every little bit helps.

@Kalli That is awesome. I do believe every little bit helps.

doxie

Re: Got Me thinking

x Hedge — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:36:53 GMT

The news said we need 4 rolls of toilet paper per person for 2 weeks.

"The news said"?

There's a source I wouldn't quote.

Even with what the chemo does to me, two rolls a week would be a lot. I think "the news" must mean Dollar Tree rolls. They have fewer sheets per 4roll pack.

How few? Oh, about a dollar's worth.

Our senior centers have suspended sociable lunches. Those seniors who normally ate at the centers have been temporarily added to the meals on wheels roster.

So the drivers are now taking the meals to them, instead of taking them to their meal.

Re: Got Me thinking

doxie1 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:33:04 GMT

@happycat wrote:
The school here is making food and bussing it to students also. I think this is a wonderful thing.
I think a lot of us want to help and are in different ways, I also think we are completely overwhelmed, life has turned on its axis in the last few weeks.

@happycat

I do think we are overwhelmed and we are trying to get it together to move forward. I like to believe that most people want to do something to help.

doxie

Re: Got Me thinking

doxie1 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 03:50:04 GMT

@x Hedge wrote:
The news said we need 4 rolls of toilet paper per person for 2 weeks.
"The news said"?
There's a source I wouldn't repeat.

Even with what the chemo does to me, two rolls a week would be a lot. I think "the news" must mean Dollar Tree rolls. They have fewer sheets per 4roll pack.
How few? Oh, about a dollar's worth.

Our senior centers have suspended sociable lunches. Those seniors who normally ate at the centers have been temporarily added to the meals on wheels roster.

So the drivers are now taking the meals to them, instead of taking them to their meal.

@x Hedge

Great googlies! I did not think it was that important of a fact to not use the news.

Here is one source but the truth is that I heard in on either nbc or abc news.

It did not let me.

Check the following

trueplumbers dot com

toilet paper history dot net

and today

It is interesting that today says staying at home will increase the toilet paper usage by 140%

It does not break it down by one ply and two ply.

household double mega

2 9 5

4 17 9

In the four person household someone is not getting the same paper allowance! haha

Of course there are some variances with people using more or less.

I think it is great the senior centers are helping deliver the food under meals on wheels.

doxie

Now let me see if it goes through

Re: Got Me thinking

doxie1 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 04:00:31 GMT

@VegasBusinessWoman

You have to stay safe and practice social distancing.

I am volunteering as a tutor online and have a flock of students that I help with assignments online. There is no face to face.

Some people that can are donating blood which is getting low.

You help could be calling seniors to talk with them for 5 minutes to let them know that they are not alone when they are isolated.

If you clean out your closets check for old sheets and towels that can be donated to an animal rescue in your area.

I know there are a lot of people out there with more ideas than I have. Feel free to post suggestions.

Re: Got Me thinking

SandySparkles — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:05:35 GMT

@doxie1 Those are excellent suggestions!!!

~~~All we need is LOVE

Re: Got Me thinking

pitdakota — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:02:32 GMT

@doxie1, what a wonderful topic and such positive information!

We have several universities in my state that have nursing programs. Most nursing programs have a beginning level course at some point such as a "Fundamentals" course. So many have skills labs that have isolation gowns, masks, and gloves. The students have to learn the correct way to don the personal protective equipment. And perhaps more importantly, the correct way to "doff" the PPE.

Well no one is doing those skills labs in the state so they gathered those supplies and took them to their local hospitals. Granted, not a lot of any one thing....but at this point every little bit helps!

I also heard about I think an app called shopping angels. Younger individuals will do the grocery shopping and delivery of groceries for those that are at high risk. The service is free.

Lots of really great things going on out there.