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That's what they're calling it in Alaska - at least that's what I gathered from news articles my cousins have posted on Facebook. That's what Irish and I have been doing as well. I began working from home last Wednesday and I love it. I don't like the reason for it but if they told me I could continue doing it after it's (relatively - every medical professional I've read seems to believe we might have to do this 2 or 3 times over the next few months) safe, y'all would hear me cheering no matter where you are.
There are 259 cases of Covid 19 in Indiana right now. It doesn't sound like a lot, but we only saw our first case I think 2 weeks ago and we've only tested 1960 people (we have a population of approximately 6.75 million). Of those 259 cases, there have been 7 deaths. The county I live in has no cases (that we know of) which actually isn't that surprising - it's a small county, very rural with lots of small towns and farms. Still, people in my small town go into the larger towns in other counties to work and shop and I don't doubt there are asymptomatic cases, or those that are so mild people think it's a severe cold, or people who can't get tested yet, in my county.
The governer issued a stay at home order that goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. tomorrow through April 7. We can still buy food, gas, prescriptions, etc. and I expect I'll go to the grocery store this Friday on my lunch hour, as I did last Friday, and probably every Friday for the foreseeable future. I'm hoping we can continue to get what we need there and that I won't have to go into South Bend or Mishawaka for groceries, although if I do that, I can have them delivered right to the car and not have to go inside. I'd still rather not drive up there, though.
I'm glad for the stay at home order but a bit annoyed about it too, because I think if people had taken social distancing seriously perhaps it wouldn't have been necessary. One of my cousins, who is married to a cop (and therefore he has to be out and about every single day) was taking her kids to their grandparents' house to visit them. !!! My aunt and uncle are both over 70 and they both have underlying health issues. Neither of them look or act 70+ but they are. My aunt, who worked as an RN many years ago and kept up her license should've known to put a stop to that right away. My cousin did post yesterday that they won't be going over there anymore but that maybe when the weather warms up, they'll go and sit on their porch with them. She's not stupid and she's not malicious, but she's just not getting it. I imagine she's representative of more people than I want to know about. So I can't find myself getting worked up about a stay at home order. Granted, it's easier for me than for many people - I still have a job and can work every day, I'm generally introverted and love being at home, and I have plenty of solitary, indoor hobbies - and I really do have sympathy for those who aren't as fortunate. But still not really mad about the order from the governor.
Hunker down, everyone, stay safe and well - and I'm so glad this is occurring at a time when we have the internet and text messaging and inexpensive long distance phone calls. This would have beeen so much harder 40 years ago.
There are 259 cases of Covid 19 in Indiana right now. It doesn't sound like a lot, but we only saw our first case I think 2 weeks ago and we've only tested 1960 people (we have a population of approximately 6.75 million). Of those 259 cases, there have been 7 deaths. The county I live in has no cases (that we know of) which actually isn't that surprising - it's a small county, very rural with lots of small towns and farms. Still, people in my small town go into the larger towns in other counties to work and shop and I don't doubt there are asymptomatic cases, or those that are so mild people think it's a severe cold, or people who can't get tested yet, in my county.
The governer issued a stay at home order that goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. tomorrow through April 7. We can still buy food, gas, prescriptions, etc. and I expect I'll go to the grocery store this Friday on my lunch hour, as I did last Friday, and probably every Friday for the foreseeable future. I'm hoping we can continue to get what we need there and that I won't have to go into South Bend or Mishawaka for groceries, although if I do that, I can have them delivered right to the car and not have to go inside. I'd still rather not drive up there, though.
I'm glad for the stay at home order but a bit annoyed about it too, because I think if people had taken social distancing seriously perhaps it wouldn't have been necessary. One of my cousins, who is married to a cop (and therefore he has to be out and about every single day) was taking her kids to their grandparents' house to visit them. !!! My aunt and uncle are both over 70 and they both have underlying health issues. Neither of them look or act 70+ but they are. My aunt, who worked as an RN many years ago and kept up her license should've known to put a stop to that right away. My cousin did post yesterday that they won't be going over there anymore but that maybe when the weather warms up, they'll go and sit on their porch with them. She's not stupid and she's not malicious, but she's just not getting it. I imagine she's representative of more people than I want to know about. So I can't find myself getting worked up about a stay at home order. Granted, it's easier for me than for many people - I still have a job and can work every day, I'm generally introverted and love being at home, and I have plenty of solitary, indoor hobbies - and I really do have sympathy for those who aren't as fortunate. But still not really mad about the order from the governor.
Hunker down, everyone, stay safe and well - and I'm so glad this is occurring at a time when we have the internet and text messaging and inexpensive long distance phone calls. This would have beeen so much harder 40 years ago.
