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20. Just saw two of my grandkids this past weekend. First visitors since the beginning of this mess. So

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 09:35 PM

Jun 2020

you are far from alone. The way I look at it, many people in this world, have and have had, a lot more to complain about. Hang in there!

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Hello. Hello out there. I am still isolating. [View all] LizBeth Jun 2020 OP

Both seniors are isolating, but do go out grocery shopping question everything Jun 2020 #1

I don't do instacart anymore. I too do the medical appts I need. Not doing restaurants and saving LizBeth Jun 2020 #11

My spouse and I are hanging in with you. RGinNJ Jun 2020 #2

Coolest. Thanks. Being isolated and all I was fearful I was the only one still isolating, lol. LizBeth Jun 2020 #12

Nope, still isolating here and social distancing ... we see the numbers. back up to 33,000 today uponit7771 Jun 2020 #3

Oregon is spiking too. And mayor put out at a certain time, Monday I think, we all wear masks LizBeth Jun 2020 #14

+1, it looks when we see the spikes its already too late. This virus is so hideous but Europe has uponit7771 Jun 2020 #21

Right. i read if 80% wore a mask we would be out of the woods and could live life again. LizBeth Jun 2020 #79

I'm isolated padfun Jun 2020 #4

Lots of little ones to chat with. Tell you, I do not know what this would be without my Mikey (dog). LizBeth Jun 2020 #17

Right there with you, so to speak. Self isolated since March. Hang in there. nt Atticus Jun 2020 #5

Coolest, good to hear. Thanks. LizBeth Jun 2020 #19

No you are being smart The empressof all Jun 2020 #6

I wanna see my grandkids, lol. My kids are 22 and 25. They have time. There with you. Thanks. LizBeth Jun 2020 #22

I'm still isolating. fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #7

Really. Wow and you are in NO. I think I will have to find a job before then. LizBeth Jun 2020 #25

I'm doing exactly what I've been doing since the beginning of March. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #8

Ok. Thanks. Need to hear this. LizBeth Jun 2020 #26

Exactly! hamsterjill Jun 2020 #88

Not exactly. Phoenix61 Jun 2020 #9

Oh cool. Ok. LizBeth Jun 2020 #28

I am isolating too...Going coo coo, but the internet and some games on the net..have saved Stuart G Jun 2020 #10

Totally, I would be right there with you if had pneumonia 3xs. Oh wait, I haven't and still right LizBeth Jun 2020 #34

I am very rural, so isolation is kinda normal. alittlelark Jun 2020 #13

True that. I am great at isolation. This is LOTS of isolation though. Lol LizBeth Jun 2020 #36

Still isolating. Since mid-February. panader0 Jun 2020 #15

Wow. Ok. Good to hear. LizBeth Jun 2020 #37

Been isolating since very late February. Archetypist Jun 2020 #16

You are able to do in 40's and concerned enough to do until vak. Interesting and glad you can. LizBeth Jun 2020 #39

I have been working from home Archetypist Jun 2020 #78

True that. I think having work at home would make all the difference. Though listening to one LizBeth Jun 2020 #83

I'm glad Archetypist Jun 2020 #87

Oh josh no, no fun on a plane. That would be a hard one. LizBeth Jun 2020 #97

indeed Archetypist Jun 2020 #100

I'm still not going to restaurants or bars. No crowded outdoor situations either progree Jun 2020 #18

Thank you. Agree. LizBeth Jun 2020 #42

Just saw two of my grandkids this past weekend. First visitors since the beginning of this mess. So dameatball Jun 2020 #20

I am with you on that. I have a lot to be thankful for that I can do this without worrying LizBeth Jun 2020 #43

i have seven and we are hoping to get together at least once more before they go back to school. dameatball Jun 2020 #52

Just me, the dog and the cat c TruckFump Jun 2020 #62

Me too, dog and cat. dameatball Jun 2020 #92

Ya, I just really do not need a million dollar hospital tab, lol. LizBeth Jun 2020 #84

You are not alone. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #23

Good for you can work at home. As far as isolation, I too am pretty settled in that lifestyle. LizBeth Jun 2020 #45

We are isolating as much as possible. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #24

Cool, thank you. LizBeth Jun 2020 #46

Nope, you are not a fool. Afromania Jun 2020 #27

oh, ok. Good to hear, lol. Being in isolation and all, who knows. Lol LizBeth Jun 2020 #47

I'm pretty much a loner anyway. But I have a good friend and three dogs. cwydro Jun 2020 #29

Good on you. I hear you. Glad you have a friend to hang with. LizBeth Jun 2020 #48

I'm still at it. TruckFump Jun 2020 #30

Not doing gloves but with you on it. LizBeth Jun 2020 #49

I haven't changed much since mid-March when we locked down in MI. roamer65 Jun 2020 #31

I hear you. I had dental I go on in May. I need the time to keep going back so I am done by summer. LizBeth Jun 2020 #57

We go out for necessities like quick trips badhair77 Jun 2020 #32

Thanks with your story. Good to hear. Work hasn't called so business is not picking up. I think LizBeth Jun 2020 #59

We are not at all, as we both caught it anyway, had zero symptoms, but if you are old and/or at risk Celerity Jun 2020 #33

Then some of us are going to get poor fast and desperately. LizBeth Jun 2020 #61

well, the age cohorts who are in by far the most extreme danger are near, or at, or even well past Celerity Jun 2020 #143

There are a lot of old people that still have to work. Unfortunately, I can't see I get to retire. LizBeth Jun 2020 #144

the best bet would be to work from home then Celerity Jun 2020 #146

Ya. LizBeth Jun 2020 #147

I go to the grocery- dawg day Jun 2020 #35

Good for you you get to work from home. Ya, jsut got back from a walk with the dog. Not worried out LizBeth Jun 2020 #63

It's good to have a dog -- have to go out then! dawg day Jun 2020 #91

True that. I would have gotten a pup during this time, but only allowed one pet. Bummer. LizBeth Jun 2020 #99

I hear cats will go out on a leash if you train them as kittens- dawg day Jun 2020 #150

Still isolating and getting testy Generic Brad Jun 2020 #38

I am sorry to hear that. At least I am sitting in peace. Take care. LizBeth Jun 2020 #64

Thanks Generic Brad Jun 2020 #89

Totally. I am now stopping my little whine, lol. LizBeth Jun 2020 #101

Still furloughed and still Staying at Home Roland99 Jun 2020 #40

Me too. LOl. LizBeth Jun 2020 #65

my wife and I are perfectly happy at home. WVreaper Jun 2020 #41

Ahh. That is lovely. I have no one but my kids call and text me daily. LizBeth Jun 2020 #66

Still isolating. Shopping only about every 5-7 days, to the grocery store and maybe the highplainsdem Jun 2020 #44

I am with you. And I have an excellent immunity. But hitting 60 soon. AB- and have that against me. LizBeth Jun 2020 #67

I'm a hospice nurse so I am around people in their homes who usually don't wear masks mucifer Jun 2020 #50

My daughter has had two home care visits Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #68

I do tell families they can wear masks when I come. Some do. Most don't mucifer Jun 2020 #73

And then I come to this. Thankful that I at least do not have to be out and about, ergo be concerned LizBeth Jun 2020 #69

Still maintaining all precautions. Not changing that anytime soon. Solly Mack Jun 2020 #51

Ok, thanks. Good to hear. LizBeth Jun 2020 #70

Yesterday was my 90th day anniversary of isolating. ooky Jun 2020 #53

Wow, you are even more than me. I now go for a quick trip to store. And hitting dentist. LizBeth Jun 2020 #71

Cases are spiking where I live, and I am stubborn. ooky Jun 2020 #115

+1 LizBeth Jun 2020 #117

I'm with you. I'm getting by now by going to 5 Zoom meetings every week. I don't know what Maraya1969 Jun 2020 #54

Absolutely. Good idea. I like. LizBeth Jun 2020 #72

I'm home and only go out for groceries and other necessities. lkinwi Jun 2020 #55

Lol, this is the second time i have taken scissors to mine, lol. The same with my dentist. Thanks. LizBeth Jun 2020 #74

I'm in a pod with my husband, daughter her hubby and our grandchildren. herding cats Jun 2020 #56

That is not bad at all if I had some of my people around. All I need. Thanks, good for you. LizBeth Jun 2020 #75

It doesn't have to be family. herding cats Jun 2020 #119

Very cool. LizBeth Jun 2020 #124

Mostly isolating - you're not a fool Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #58

Good for you. I have gone thru one tank, but don't know why compared to you, lol. I have gone out LizBeth Jun 2020 #76

My car gets 44 mpg Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #86

We have had few interactions MissB Jun 2020 #60

I have one in Minnesota and one in Texas. They both want to visit. Asked if they want me to buy a LizBeth Jun 2020 #77

Same here... regnaD kciN Jun 2020 #80

First two months I did way too much Grubhub. I stopped that. Had dental work so that helped LizBeth Jun 2020 #102

Not at all! DarthDem Jun 2020 #81

Thank you. I am so glad I did this thread. I am thinking there are a lot more of us then what we LizBeth Jun 2020 #103

No, not at all ellie Jun 2020 #82

This surprises me you are so young but then I have heard it is tough on 40 and 50 yr olds too. LizBeth Jun 2020 #104

I have had pneumonia ellie Jun 2020 #151

Ahhh. See. Ya, lol experience takes one a long way. Yup. And I have a kick ass immunity, and LizBeth Jun 2020 #152

It's not just you! crickets Jun 2020 #85

Ah, thank you for your story. LizBeth Jun 2020 #105

Yep. tavernier Jun 2020 #90

Good for you. I think the scene at the beach, even 6 ft away looking at the ocean would be a LizBeth Jun 2020 #106

Yes. Very blessed to live in the Keys. tavernier Jun 2020 #149

Shut down our business 3 months ago Ahpook Jun 2020 #93

That is scary, shutting down the business and so responsible not being willing to open yet. LizBeth Jun 2020 #108

You are not alone. peacebuzzard Jun 2020 #94

Thank you. I do live ina beautiful area so my twice a day walk with the dog helps lots. I wave at LizBeth Jun 2020 #109

Give the pup a little pat, peacebuzzard Jun 2020 #140

I will be isolating until we have a vaccine. sarcasmo Jun 2020 #95

I do not know that I can go that long. I am on unemployment right now. My work on skeleton. LizBeth Jun 2020 #111

I feel your pain, this fall will be interesting. sarcasmo Jun 2020 #125

Pretty much isolating too. nolabear Jun 2020 #96

I am sorry you are being challenged in this way. That is hard. As I said above, I asked both boys LizBeth Jun 2020 #112

I don't interact that much, and if I have to, I wear a mask. sakabatou Jun 2020 #98

Same as you.... So beautiful, that is a big plus. LizBeth Jun 2020 #113

Doing as little as possible LeftInTX Jun 2020 #107

Good for you. I am in Oregon, we do mail in only. I am old and hate doing anything new. It was LizBeth Jun 2020 #116

It's really hard to "explain", when you can't have a conversation with someone!!!! LeftInTX Jun 2020 #118

I probably would not have tried but I called the office and told her I didn't want to go in. LizBeth Jun 2020 #121

Still mostly isolating democrattotheend Jun 2020 #110

Tough time being pregnant and congrats. You are going to be isolating soon anyway. LizBeth Jun 2020 #120

Thank you! democrattotheend Jun 2020 #123

Ah my, you have a lot on your plate and back and forth trying to keep safe while doing what LizBeth Jun 2020 #126

Semi-isolating. Wearing my designer masks out at the stores, PO, etc. sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #114

I'm not convinced about the blood type thing. herding cats Jun 2020 #127

AB-. Only in the percentage. 40something% with O and 60something% with A. LizBeth Jun 2020 #129

Not sure about that either. It may give some a false sense of not being that vulnerable. sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #132

My 81 yr old father is excited to get back into the gym. He is in Texas where it is spiking. LizBeth Jun 2020 #130

I'm up there in years. Trying a middle of the road approach. sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #133

O My Dog! Please don't think I was referring to your dad! sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #134

I love him with all my heart. He is certainly an adult and gonna do what he is gonna do. LizBeth Jun 2020 #136

My friend went to the gym with a mask. She almost died from the heat. LeftInTX Jun 2020 #139

Just 'believe' for him to ward it off and stay healthy. sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #142

Absolutely. That is exactly what I am doing. LizBeth Jun 2020 #145

I am still isolating mokawanis Jun 2020 #122

With you. The same. I might drive to the ocean in a day or two. It is only an hour away. LizBeth Jun 2020 #128

You certainly aren't the only one! renate Jun 2020 #131

+1 LizBeth Jun 2020 #137

We're still inside except Dan Jun 2020 #135

My sons, too. LizBeth Jun 2020 #138

You're not alone. Stinky The Clown Jun 2020 #141

Same except once or twice per week Awsi Dooger Jun 2020 #148