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[Kachina624]

People are active; have places to go and things to do.  Families with children have activities.  They are not sedentary seniors who can just sit and rock.

[suzyQ3]

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@Buffalogal47 wrote:

Coronavirus is hardly a killer virus. The mortality rate is much lower than the ordinary flu. It does seem to be more contagious though but everyone who has had it and recovered says it was not that bad. The people who have died from this illness were either frail elderly or had other underlying chronic health issues. Everyone is drastically overreacting. 

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@Buffalogal47, unfortunately, this is not true. Even with the most positive stats, it is still much higher.

[Tangocash]

My BF just experienced a 24 hour 'bug' over this past weekend. He's better now, and back out driving for Uber. He can't just stay home and not make any money. Our bills still need to be paid. The cable, electric, gas, and house payment doesn't care if we are sick. They still want their money! During my working years, I always worked for companies that had 'sick pay'. More and more companies don't have that anymore. We do what we have to do.

[aroc3435]

@fresh kitty I understand somewhat what you are saying, but in most families with children both parents work outide the home and take their children to expensive daycare.

My mother in the 50s and 60s was ahead of her time--she did work outside the home full time, as did my dad.  So people can't just stay home.

I am retired, as is my significant other, so we can pretty much stay home but people in service industries--restaurants, hotels, dry cleaning, grocery stores, pharmacies, bank employees, truck drivers, etc. can't do their job from home on a computer and get paid.  Not even all office workers can.

Spoiler

And people in the hospitality industry don't get paid or tipped if they don't work.  Manufacturing plant workers, the same.

I am praying for everyone here and in all the other countries that these problems will be resolved.  We all just have to stay strong and not be overly anxious.  

I'm controlling what I can about my own behavior, but I can't judge the actions of other people, except for those of the elected government at all levels, from local to federal.  My DC mayor is doing a good job so far.  

Humanity has always survived and we will get through this too.

aroc3435

[ALRATIBA]

This morining ...  I went to physical therapy ... all the usual clients were there.

Afterwards, I stopped at the bagel shop for lunch .... it was crowded.  

I'm going out again tomorrow ... where there are expected to be quite a few people.  

I have things to do and places to go!  Media is just hyping the virus for political reasons.

[september]

Yes, some people should stay home, but if we all did that, life as we know it, would come to an end 

most of us have jobs and responsibilities, and life has to go on.  

[RetRN]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

People are active; have places to go and things to do.  Families with children have activities.  They are not sedentary seniors who can just sit and rock.

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How rude can you be? I am a senior and have many friends, family, and acqaintances who are seniors. We do not "just sit and rock". 

Seems like you don't work or do much--you might want to rethink your comment. 

[suzyQ3]

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@ALRATIBA wrote:

This morining ...  I went to physical therapy ... all the usual clients were there.

Afterwards, I stopped at the bagel shop for lunch .... it was crowded.  

I'm going out again tomorrow ... where there are expected to be quite a few people.  

I have things to do and places to go!  Media is just hyping the virus for political reasons.

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@ALRATIBA, I suggest water instead of Kool-Aid. Oh, and facts, too.

[suzyQ3]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

People are active; have places to go and things to do.  Families with children have activities.  They are not sedentary seniors who can just sit and rock.

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@Kachina624, mock all you want. I think you're just jealous of us purportedly nonmoving oldsters. 

[Porcelain]

We were told not long ago that there were only 15 confirmed cases in the US and that soon they would all go poof and COVID-19 would disappear. In almost no time at all we're at 959 confirmed cases and 28 deaths. And rising.

Why does reality keep contradicting all the happy talk?

If this virus takes hold in your area, you are going to be inconvenienced -- at best. And it is going to be expensive. And everyone else will be in the same boat. Like any natural disaster. If you want to avoid that, cooperate with others and help maintain public health.

If you want to see what that kind of inconvenience looks like, look at footage from Italy and China.

Don't stay stuck in your house. Don't hide under the bed. But don't go looking for trouble either.