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[wakefield64]

Thanks for you kind words. Stay safe.

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@dulwich wrote:

@wakefield64   I feel sorry for your dilemma but some people just don’t seem to get it.

Our family, thank goodness, all obeying the isolation, etc., DD, SIL, DH Me and one of our granddaughters all in our home and across the road our other GD, husband and baby and we have not had contact with them - even though just across the road - we shout back and forth, wave from our decks.  Have not had contact with them for 3 weeks now.  It is hard but we feel necessary.

It must be hard when families don’t work together hope all goes well for you - be safe.

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[CelticCrafter]

I have two friends, a married couple, that believe this is all a conspiracy to take their rights away and anyone that chooses to comply with the suggestions are cowards and stupid for falling for it.  

The only reason they are staying home is because except for the grocery store and a handful of other essential businesses nothing else is open.

It was a hard decision for me to make but I had to unfriend both of them on Facebook.

[suzyQ3]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

I have two friends, a married couple, that believe this is all a conspiracy to take their rights away and anyone that chooses to comply with the suggestions are cowards and stupid for falling for it.  

The only reason they are staying home is because except for the grocery store and a handful of other essential businesses nothing else is open.

It was a hard decision for me to make but I had to unfriend both of them on Facebook.

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@CelticCrafter, I would have done the same thing, although it would have been very difficult for me not to post something to them before taking that action.

I think that some extremists can't adjust their ideology to the real world.

[Porcelain]

My aunt is past retirement age and is still travelling for business. She's in the food industry, but not a crucial part of it, so she is allowed to go. But her company has plenty of other younger and healthier people they can (and I think should) send.

I think she just doesn't want to give up any part of what she is used to. She also relies on and believes in information sources that continue to wink at the virus and talk out both sides of their mouths, implying that it's not a real real threat. That goes along with what I assume she wants to believe. Another member of my family also encourages her in this.

I just keep it light with her and pointedly withhold my comments and approval when she talks about what she's doing. That in itself, in my family, is essentially a disagreement. I have also talked about her behind her back a little about my concerns, which is not something I'm especially proud of.

[occasionalrain]

My family is following the recommendations but I have a next door neighbor who isn't. There are people coming and going from their house daily. Another neighbor, recovering from cancer, visits there too.

I wouldn't mind the rising death toll so much if just the risk taking non-compliant were those dying but, unfortunately, most are probably their innocent victims.

[scatcat]

My mom told me she took her 90 year old husband to the grocery store on a Sat so he could "get out of the house".  

That aside, I see plenty of couples in the store shopping, or families. This isn't a field trip, you are doubleing at least your chances of catching it when you go with a date/group

You can't fix stupid 

[Lipstickdiva]

I personally know people not complying.  DH and I are and my family I am in contact with are.   We have friends who still have friends over all the time including his neighbor, spouse and their kids.  His nephew and 10+ of his nephew's friends come over all the time.  My neighbor across the street has her daughter and older grandkids in and out of her house all the time and she's older and not all that well.  

I posted earlier that I've seen people doing FB Live streaming of get togethers and they joke about not doing well with quarantining and making jokes about the virus.  Just yesterday I saw someone post about having an impromptu cookout at her house. She lives in Florida.  

A very good friend's uncle lives in CA and he passed away over the weekend from the virus and his wife now has it.  They both attended a St. Patty's Day party.  Both are elderly and had underlying health conditions.

Then I have a very, very good friend who is in the hospital right now, fighting cancer, all by herself and can't have visitors because of the virus.  She may not pull through and will die alone.  So I'm a little angry about the morons who think this is a joke and refuse to do what they are supposed to do.  And I'm a little angry about those running around posting on social media and claiming mainstream media is perpetrating a big fraud and none of what is being talked about is real.     

[Gorgf]

I just saw my two female neighbors walking with their girlfriends not socially distanced. Just like usual walks. The friends don't reside with them either?

[CherryHugs]

Yes one of my friends is still visiting his friends all of the time. He even invited some over to their house to drink and listen to music last weekend. His family are all getting together on Easter!! Many in his family are smokers too and he has heart issues!! People are not too smart.

[bunnygirlbrem]

How frustrating!

On QVC2 last night, the host Kristine said that her friend came over this past week. If you look at the video for item V37016 she says it around second 33. I couldn't believe that.

And although the university where I live is closed for in-person classes, a couple separate, large groups of people were using the soccer fields to play! If our governor would issue a shelter-in-place order, maybe police could break those things up...