Lessons from Covid-19

Bob McCarty

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Lessons from COVID-19 . . .

Tomorrow is the National Home-school Tornado Drill. Lock your kids in the basement until you give the all clear. You’re welcome!

I was so bored I called Jake from State Farm just to talk to someone. He asked me what I was wearing.

2019: Stay away from negative people. 2020: Stay away from positive people.

The world has turned upside down. Old folks are sneaking out of the house, and their kids are yelling at them to stay indoors!

You think it’s bad now? In 20 years our country will be run by people home-schooled by day drinkers…

This virus has done what no woman had been able to do…cancel all sports, shut down all bars, and keep men at home!!!

Do not call the police on suspicious people in your neighborhood! Those are your neighbors without makeup and hair extensions!

Since we can’t eat out, now’s the perfect time to eat better, get fit, and stay healthy. We’re quarantined! Who are we trying to impress? We have snacks, we have sweatpants – I say we use them!

Day 7 at home and the dog is looking at me like, “See? This is why I chew the furniture!”

Does anyone know if we can take showers yet or should we just keep washing our hands???

I never thought the comment “I wouldn’t touch him/her with a 6 foot pole” would become a national policy, but here we are

Me: Alexa what’s the weather this weekend? Alexa: It doesn’t matter – you’re not going anywhere.

Can everyone please just follow the government instructions so we can knock out this corona virus and be done?! I feel like a kindergartner who keeps losing more recess time because one or two kids can’t follow directions.

I swear my fridge just said “what the hell do you want now?”

When this is over…what meeting do I attend first…Weight Watchers or AA?

Quarantine has turned us into dogs. We roam the house all day looking for food. We are told “no” if we get too close to strangers. And we get really excited about car rides.
 
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right on target . Thanks BOB . keep'em coming . coppersmythe..................PS: one question BOB , do you REALLY own a pair of sweatpants ? :wink:
 
This has been hard on all of us, but there is a woman I have been close friends with since childhood (which was a LONG time ago), who has it worse. A coup;e weeks before Thanksgiving she had surgery for a brain tumor which turned out to be terminal cancer. She lost the use of her left arm and left leg, plus having limited vision in her left eye, After 2 weeks in the hospital she was moved to a nursing home/rehab center where she has been ever since. To get out of bed she has to be lifted with a hoist, and put in a transport chair. Then the only way she can go anyplace in the nursing home is if someone pushes her. For the last 5 weeks the nursing home has been on total lock down, not only due to the county wide shutdown, but to having one case of Covid-19 in the nursing home. For that 5 weeks she has not even been out of her room. When you are feeling sorry for yourself in all of this, think about Barbara. She would gladly trade places with you
 
It’s hard I know on Barbara but it’s good to hear precautions are taken seriously and she’s still here. Nursing homes in NJ have had heavy losses.
I’ve lost three friends and former coworkers to this thing in the last two weeks. Yet we still see people out and about ignoring the stay at home order. We have a trout stream in our backyard and while I’ve seen folks back there it’s been nuts lately. All the county and state parks are closed so I’ve got a constant parade of cars parked on my road and people fishing behind my house.
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The other side of the river is park property (that’s closed) but I guess they think our side is public land too so over they come. We’ve even had their kids up in my yard messing with stuff. Had to repair a handrail for some steps on my hill they were playing on. There’s also an up surge on the amount of trash left behind.
I know everyone feels cooped up and has cabin fever but these aren’t just local Farmingdale Jersey Shore residents, they’re from all over. We’ve even got NY and Pa plates on the cars parked here now.
I just remind myself it’s a temporary thing so I’m just rolling with it.
Our local Hasidic community is still ignoring social distancing orders holding large social events even with local police criminally charging hosting individuals. It’s gotten to the point that the FBI has now gotten involved to enforce the Governors orders.
It’s beyond me that people can be so adamant about their right to freedom that they can’t see that they are putting themselves and others at serious risk.
This stuff is hard to believe..,
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/middletow ... ing-school
 
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