There really have been some GOOD THINGS to come out of this Shelter-In-Place stuff

THParent

THParent

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I am a glass is half-full guy. This is what I have noticed;
  • I paid $1.34/gallon for gas yesterday. I was shocked.
  • No one is hoarding pre-cooked crumbled bacon (I bought 2 bags yesterday).
  • Traffic is very light.
  • My dog is noticeably happier, with my DS being home all day.
  • No one is hoarding tequila or margarita mix.
  • People don't shake hands anymore.
  • The city is quiet. I haven't heard a siren in over a week. I like the quiet.
What have you noticed?
 
I've noticed that people tend to acknowledge each other more. Maybe it's the scarcity of actual people. I was at the grocery store and every single person I passed (at 6 ft) smiled.

I've re-learned just how much my kids eat.

I've also learned that my Plebe is a very good Monopoly player...
 
Fun list.

I had commented privately to another poster, that while I missed hugs from family and friends I wasn’t seeing in person, I was NOT missing the hugs from people I barely know, work colleagues or those to whom I have just been introduced. 😬
 
Obviously, having all my kids home each evening with no qualms about having a family dinner together has been amazing.
All yards in the neighborhood look the best they have in years.
General expenses are down.

From a macro standpoint...
I imagine traffic accidents are way, way down.
The flu and other virus spread should also be down.
one report I read said the number of folks who wont die due to pollution related illnesses will equal those who do from this. (that was in China, so not sure if scalable)
 
I appreciate the discussions I hear on various podcasts and talk radio shows about how we seem to just APPRECIATE what we do have more. Our relationships. Reconnecting. Walks. Talks! Family time. Forcibly slowed down....sort of a “Mayberry” feel to life.

Sleeping in. No makeup or shoes. Heck, no PANTS !!

We haven’t been able to do projects, as there is still remote work and schooling. But being able to do most stuff ‘whenever’ is a plus.

A general feeling of relaxed....
 
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From a macro standpoint...
I imagine traffic accidents are way, way down.
The flu and other virus spread should also be down.
one report I read said the number of folks who wont die due to pollution related illnesses will equal those who do from this. (that was in China, so not sure if scalable)
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Our area issued a stay at home order middle of last week (except essential jobs)
My youngest son is a respiratory therapist and a local hospital. He works night shift, usually in the ER or the neuro unit. He said the last week as been the lightest work load he's had in the past 2 years. People aren't out doing stupid things and ending up in the ER. Fewer car accidents, fewer shootings, fewer ER visits by people who have nothing else to do.

We live in a rural area and my wife had surgery 2 weeks ago. Today she finally got off our property and drove me to work. She's enjoying the isolation and not having to deal with people, might have a hard time getting her to go back to work I think after 30 years of marriage my preference of non-socialization has rubbed off on her.
 
Carona beer is 40 cents a bottle, right now.
 
So much time to just work out. The dog is getting spoiled with the amount of hiking he’s been doing with me recently. It’s a nice catch up to slow down and enjoy the weather after a crazy OPTEMPO the last few years
 
Reconnecting with neighbors - good old-fashioned “over the fence” conversations. Starting to feel more like the neighborhood I grew up in.
 
Our son's principal, assistant principal, and both counselors showed up at the house today. The counselor had asked us to be available. They drove in separate cars, and maintained appropriate social distancing in our front yard while letting our son know that he was Salutatorian. Pretty cool. Complete with a poster and notes they wrote to him. Added bonus for me as I got to see my coworkers faces! Made our day. Now you know that wouldn't happen if it weren't for Covid.
 
I'm still over $3.00/gallon for premium in my local area in California, but it's a lot better than what I was paying before COVID.

Paper reported flu here is down 71% last week compared to same week last year and down 51% comparing weeks after stay at home order to same number of weeks pre-order.
 
jl123 said:
I'm still over $3.00/gallon for premium in my local area in California, but it's a lot better than what I was paying before COVID.

Paper reported flu here is down 71% last week compared to same week last year and down 51% comparing weeks after stay at home order to same number of weeks pre-order.
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Influenza related deaths and flu related bilateral interstitial pneumonia cases are down in lots of places. Did the Flu really bend the knee to COVID-19 or is COVID-19 getting credit for some of the work of Influenza? I've been pondering that for a few days now.
 
@Devil Doc , I am curious about this. Will we ever know the chicken and the egg? Did our willingness to social distance lead to side affects of influenza decreases? I just read a very lengthy doc speaking to vents not being the best route. Pneumonia not being the end result. But failure of hemoglobin to carry o2 throughout the body being the underlying issue and root cause of the virus risk. That we should be addressing the root cause not the observed side affect of 'pneumonia' . I am by no means a scientist or medical personnel but it was a very engrossing read. Times they are a changing as we learn more about this bug.
 
I figure people who would have gotten the flu this "flu season", didn't because of the Covid-19 precautions all over the country.
I read about vent-related lung injury as well. If they put people on vents, they are supposed to have a plan to get them off.
 
THParent said:
I figure people who would have gotten the flu this "flu season", didn't because of the Covid-19 precautions all over the country.
I read about vent-related lung injury as well. If they put people on vents, they are supposed to have a plan to get them off.
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Maybe so, but remember in the early days when everybody was screaming how there was no testing? Could it be that people died and were buried without a confirming lab test for the virus and had influenza but COVID-19 got the credit?
 
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