Whelp, that’s it. We’re on lockdown

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
03/22/2020 at 22:08 • Filed to: Incarceration

As of tomorrow midnight, Dallas County is enacting shelter-in-place. All the scheduling gymnastics I’ve been doing trying to work our giving an exam are out the window. We are all online with no clinics or labs to the end of the semester. This will play havoc with the DDS and DH licensing plans. Right about now our dean is probably wondering if early retirement is a good idea.

I’ll be work from home except for stuff with the mouse colony. My daughter is already stir crazy, and I think my wife finally gets seppuku. She’d never do it, but she gets it.

Nevertheless, Spring is upon us. She hit the snooze button a couple more times than expected, but she’s waking up. Today’s pic of our front bulb patch for your time.

DISCUSSION (77)

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 22:14

Shelter in place is fun*!

* for about 48 hours.

We’ve been doing it for 8 days now (first week was by choice). Hopefully you get some decent weather. It snowed here today.

fintail > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 22:18

I am somewhat shocked we aren’t in lockdown here in King County, home of the original hot zone where a few dozen died.

WilliamsSW > fintail
03/22/2020 at 22:22

I was texting my cousin last night (she’s in Seattle) and it sounds like you effectively are, but the governor is too weak to declare it.

jimz > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 22:23

this sucks. I’ve been WFH since last Thursday, and until this afternoon haven’t really left the house since Wednesday evening. I’m not extremely worried about getting it. I’m uneasy, mind; I’m not that old and don’t have a lot of risk factors but still there’s a non-zero chance I could have complications. What I don’t want to do is unwittingly expose my parents to it. my dad is in a high risk age group and pretty much ticks all of the boxes for “underlying conditions” (T1D, COPD, hypertension, and past heart surgery.)

gettingoldercarguy > fintail
03/22/2020 at 22:25

Yeah, my wife and I can't believe they haven't done that.

DipodomysDeserti > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 22:28

My sister was suppose to be taking practicals for her NP licensing this semester. They said they’ll do it online (somehow). She’s also a practicing nurse in a cardiology unit that is telling her she can’t wear a mask unless she’s working directly with patients, yet no one is being kept in negative pressure rooms, so the virus is probably everywhere. And her check engine light just turned on. She’s driven my ‘66 GMC no problem so I think she can handle the Tundra.

boredalways > WilliamsSW
03/22/2020 at 22:32

8 days?! Ha!!! I’ve been doing it for 53 days and counting!

At least I know it wasn’t my former employer’s fault.

#T hanksBoei ng

WilliamsSW > boredalways
03/22/2020 at 22:34

Ugh. I dread the thought but I expect we’ll get to 53 days and then some. Take care!

Just Jeepin' > jimz
03/22/2020 at 22:35

I’m staying with my mother for a variety of reasons, and it’s really nice to share the burden of this lockdown with her and make sure she takes it seriously, but I definitely worry I’m going to expose her.

She’s philosophical about it, but it’s easy to be so in the abstract, much harder if/when you’re faced with the actuality.

jimz > DipodomysDeserti
03/22/2020 at 22:35

I think we just have to accept almost all of us are going to be exposed to it at some point.

Funny enough, my uncle missed a wedding early in February because he said he had the flu, and later said it was the absolute worst he’d ever experience.

I’m not much for conspiracy theories, but I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to believe this thing was circulating around the world well before China finally raised the red flag.

fintail > WilliamsSW
03/22/2020 at 22:38

It’s weird, our governor is kind of a reactionary cautious type, so many are expecting it. I think maybe he’s trying not to set off the wingnuts, who are surprisingly plentiful in WA, and not just in rural areas.

But with so much tech/office work from here, huge amounts of people are WFH and are mostly thoughtful enough to take precautions, so maybe his advisers think things are fine - although I did many out at parks etc this weekend.

fintail > gettingoldercarguy
03/22/2020 at 22:38

I suspect it might change within a few days, at least for immediate Seattle metro.

MM54 > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 22:39

Welcome to the club, I think ours takes effect sometime tomorrow night.

This is really throwing a wrench into the works with my garage floor concrete work (first wor ld problems, right?)

DipodomysDeserti > jimz
03/22/2020 at 22:43

It’s not a conspiracy. Viruses do this shit all the time. I haven’t called out of work in ten years and was down this winter after traveling all Fall. My sister’s hospital was getting patients with flu symptoms and negative flu tests all winter. I wouldn’t be surprised if this has been circulating for a while and we just now noticed it isn’t the flu.

We had a very bad flu season a few years ago and no one batted an eye at the structural failings of our healthcare system because flu is something we deal with all the time. Now we’ve got something new and it’s putting strain on those same exact systems. Hopefully we’ll get the message this time, but I doubt it. Thankfully this one is just a wake up call from mother nature and not a knock out punch.

gettingoldercarguy > fintail
03/22/2020 at 22:44

Thurston county is already f'd. No free vents and mask shortages.

Grindintosecond > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 22:46

At least your governor hasn’ t posted a list of crimes the police will and won’t go out for. (arkansas...ahem!)

Lock down is fair. You can still go outside your own house, sit outside, enjoy a drink. mow a lawn. Get gas while out for groceries, etc. I’m socially distancing from the social media. Only paying attnetion to the solid sources, ie: cdc, and real data. And when I look for it, I do it like may parents did and my grandparents did. morning news and evening news. There is honestly no reason to pay attention to any news release in between because its only half done and i cant do anything about it anyway in that time.

Enjoy a quiet get away where you are. but check yelp for reviews on your own home for your staycation.

WilliamsSW > fintail
03/22/2020 at 22:48

Shelter in place here was just to get people’s attention and shutter nonessential businesses.

They’re encouraging people to get fresh air but maintain distance.

jimz > DipodomysDeserti
03/22/2020 at 23:01

I’ve said elsewhere that this thing is the planet sending us a message and reminding us who’s boss.

DipodomysDeserti > jimz
03/22/2020 at 23:04

She’s giving us a flick on the nose.

Nom De Plume > Grindintosecond
03/22/2020 at 23:10

Live Governor’s and staff briefings can cut out the middleman of newscasters.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 23:15

Research a nimals . That’s what dragged me out of the house during one of the worst ice storms I’d ever seen. Have fun visiting the colonies!

boredalways > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 23:17

Fingers crossed

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW
03/22/2020 at 23:20

We went for a drive today, just to see something that wasn't in a two block radius of our house.

Gone > Chariotoflove
03/22/2020 at 23:45

Oh to be back in DFW. If Tarrant, Collin, and Denton (and Rockwall I guess) don’t follow suit it won’t be as effective.

Houston is going to blow up because they refuse to think ahead. Expecting the worst down here. I have to run to the office for a couple things, then will close the hatch for as long as possible.

Keeping sane is going to rough on everyone everywhere. Good luck!

glemon > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 00:48

We supposedly have one case in my county now. My neighbors think they have it, they were skiing in Vail, Co, the week before (big outbreak there). Active couple in their sixties that still run, ski, etc. They say they both feel like crap, all symptoms but breathing problems. No test, no medical care, asked them how bad it would have to be before they could get tested or treated, they said they really didn’t want to find out.

Wo efully unprepared is an understatement, the basic message from the medical community seems to be stay home if you think you are infected.

Chariotoflove > fintail
03/23/2020 at 00:52

They’re gonna have to as the epidemiological evidence stacks up.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
03/23/2020 at 00:53

We’re looking at 80s and sunny this week. I’m ready.

Chariotoflove > shop-teacher
03/23/2020 at 00:54

Yeah, my daughter and I went to the store for a few things today. Picked up some plants and fertilizer for the garden. Didn’t realize when we went out it was our last chance to do it. Good thing we did.

Chariotoflove > jimz
03/23/2020 at 00:57

My Dad says his patients have been canceling appointments, which is appropriate, as all of them are high risk and would be coming in from afar. I said it would be good for him to stay in too. He said that’s mostly just for old people. To understand the joke, you have to know that he’s 83.

And yes, he’s been WFH since too.

Chariotoflove > DipodomysDeserti
03/23/2020 at 00:59

We are all struggling with how to do online testing, but the real challenge is that these are clinical degrees that require a certain number of clinical hours to certify the competencies before they can even qualify for the licensing exam. It’s a nightmare.

fintail > WilliamsSW
03/23/2020 at 00:59

Some are doing the first part of that last sentence, maybe not so much the second:

https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/local-officials-urge-social-distancing-as-trailheads-beaches-swarm-with-people

I’m going to blame millennials and lucky boomers.

Chariotoflove > Grindintosecond
03/23/2020 at 01:00

As long as I can do my ride around the lake, I can survive with a kernel of sanity.

fintail > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 01:00

Definitely. Odd to me that WA leads the country in deaths (I think), yet is not one taking the strongest action - and this isn’t a regressive “buuuuut muh rights” state .

Chariotoflove > glemon
03/23/2020 at 01:01

Our county has by far most of the cases in TX. They still won’t test you except to confirm or if you need medical treatment.

Chariotoflove > MM54
03/23/2020 at 01:02

But isn’t concrete a priority service?! I mean, for a garage?

Chariotoflove > Gone
03/23/2020 at 01:03

Rockwall hadn’t had any cases last time I checked, but that’s probably changed. I heard Abbot won’t lock down the entire state because most of TX isn’t that bad yet. I don’t know why Dallas should be so far ahead of Houston in cases.

Chariotoflove > TheRealBicycleBuck
03/23/2020 at 01:04

Yup. Anyone who thinks house lambs are lots of care should have some of these little bastards. ;p

Chariotoflove > fintail
03/23/2020 at 01:05

Sociology is a complex thing. I don’t get it either.

DipodomysDeserti > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 01:35

I’m teaching a unit on biomimicry and systems design while we’re on quarantine, hoping that this next generation will get the clue that adaptation and managing change are our keys to success. (I realize I have zero chance of teaching anything to kids at home staring at a screen all day, but I like fishing).

I’d rather take the kids out on a hike and explain all the desert plants to them.

Stef Schrader > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 05:02

Huh, I never knew you were up in Dallas.

Stef Schrader > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 06:13

A few friends speculated that Austin could be cracking down harder soon, so I did the obligatory “what else do I need for a little while?” run yesterday. It sucks, but I’m glad you got that in early.

Stef Schrader > DipodomysDeserti
03/23/2020 at 06:16

Huh. I also had the worst freaking cold? who knows? of my life that knocked out most of my February. Holy crap, it sucked. It just wouldn’t go away, either. I coughed so much that my doctor said my throat looked like raw meat. The only thing is, the cough started off as a wet one, so I’m fairly certain it was something different. Anyway, whatever was going around in February sucked big ol’ floppy donkey balls.

I was hoping to make up the lost income with a few feature pitches this month, but........FML.

Stef Schrader > DipodomysDeserti
03/23/2020 at 06:17

I think she’s actively tossing us into the volcano at this point.

ranwhenparked > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 06:45

471 dead in the country as of this morning, only 99,529 to go before it equals the Hong Kong Flu of '68.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 08:04

It seems to me that construction is one business that can operate with social distance. Lots of space lots of air easy to stay separated while you're working.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Grindintosecond
03/23/2020 at 08:06

Honestly? I list Oppo as a solid source too. Seriously.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DipodomysDeserti
03/23/2020 at 08:07

At least with the check engine light, you can plug in your Bluetooth scanner and test.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jimz
03/23/2020 at 08:08

That possibility has been floated by several reputable sources. supposedly, there is a test that can determine whether you've had it in the past. One of these days that Tesla come online and what you are wondering about will be shown to be either the case or not. But I tend to suspect that you are correct in your supposition.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 08:09

Today is camera day for me. I have been working to establish contact with my students for the last 7 days, but today firing up the webcam and trying to record my first lesson. I will share it once I get it together.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DipodomysDeserti
03/23/2020 at 08:10

Oh, don't be too quick to downplay your chances. When I think about my own classroom during normal times, out of 25 or 30 kids, I have somewhere between 5:00 and 10:00 who are seriously motivated and interested in being successful. I suspect that those same kids will tune in to whatever we are offering and we can be successful with them.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Stef Schrader
03/23/2020 at 08:12

She doesn’t give a fig about us.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
03/23/2020 at 08:13

I went to Walmart yesterday morning. It's five or six miles from here, mostly freeway, and the freeway was deserted. I've never seen such a thing. 7:00 on a Saturday morning. The temptation was to see if I could get my Mazda 3 up to 100 mph, which I haven't done yet. I've only had it up to about 90.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail
03/23/2020 at 08:14

Plenty of wing nuts there, just left hand threaded...

shop-teacher > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 08:17

Hardware stores and home centers are still allowed to be open here, but I don’t want to go there unless we genuinely need something. I too stocked up o n a few things that were needed for some projects.

Schools here are closed at least through April 7th. Hopefully if they extend that, then the district will let us into the building. I have things I can do there for E-learning that I simply can’t do at home.

Also, my kitchen cabinet doors are still all there.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 08:17

Scofflaw! ;)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher
03/23/2020 at 08:34

You might be able to make a case to them to let you in. In my district, the custodians have supposedly disinfected everything, and if we re-enter, they have to do their work all over again. actually, I think Home Depot is a pretty safe place to go because there's lots of space and it's easy to keep your distance from people.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 09:08

Same deal in my district, so we’ll see. If we’re actually back in school on April 8th, it’s no problem.

We went for a drive yesterday. Didn't go anywhere, just had to get out of the house. The parking lot of Menards (Midwestern chain similar to Home Dumpo) was surprisingly full.

Chariotoflove > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 09:46

I notice the same percentage.

Chariotoflove > Stef Schrader
03/23/2020 at 09:48

Yeah we forget that on top of all this pandemic shit, it’s also regular ole cold and flu season.

Chariotoflove > Stef Schrader
03/23/2020 at 09:49

I thought I mentioned to you but maybe not. Yep. 20 years now.

Chariotoflove > Stef Schrader
03/23/2020 at 09:57

I don’t really know how locked down is locked down. They can’t be arresting people off the streets for being out. Basic stuff is still open. I’m not quite sure how to do this. But today is my last chance to get to work before. And my VPN isn’t working and IT can’t figure out why. So I’ll not get campus networks as easy. It’s all an adventure.

Chariotoflove > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 09:57

Good luck!

Chariotoflove > ranwhenparked
03/23/2020 at 09:59

This is not the time for America to do our typical “we’re #1!” thing.

Chariotoflove > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 09:59

One would think.

Chariotoflove > shop-teacher
03/23/2020 at 10:01

Hammer shall guard your estate against looters and zombie hordes.

shop-teacher > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 10:10

Kinja'd!!!

He’s on the job.

MM54 > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 12:06

Technically under the order issued (yeah I read it) construction is listed as an essential service, so we’ll see. Moving all the cabinets and stuff out of the garage on my own may be an interesting challenge, though.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 12:40

Mostly in the city proper.

Go 10-20 miles out, and it can be very red statey. It’s pretty amusing, as a huge amount of that faction are employed either by the public/praetorian sector, by protected public sector-adjacent employers (such as heavily unionized Boeing), or in the trades/construction cabal building tacky houses and faceless office buildings for the supposed progressives. I see a deafening amount of cognitive dissonance there, the base preaching hard work and “accountability” often has a union/taxpayer funded meal ticket/heavily coddled economic segment/ daddy’s connections helping them.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail
03/23/2020 at 13:04

All of that. Double Standard Express.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 13:17

Aint that humanity. Even worse when the oblivious are loud.

Chariotoflove > shop-teacher
03/23/2020 at 14:08

That’s the most alert I think I’ve ever seen him.

Chariotoflove > MM54
03/23/2020 at 14:09

Good luck!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail
03/23/2020 at 14:24

Oblivious or obtuse?

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 15:27

Why not both?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail
03/23/2020 at 15:29

Obtuse more so and the greater offense.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/23/2020 at 15:34

They often exist concurrently.

shop-teacher > Chariotoflove
03/23/2020 at 18:44

Well, as you can see, he's on guard duty in this picture.