2019 Novel Coronavirus

[Tiger15]

hopefully you can get some decent weather and have some good time together outside with your grandparents - 

I wont tell you any ICU stories but my wifes cousin skipped her wedding and eloped a few months ago to keep from having the guilt of someone becoming infected at the wedding or due to the wedding ( you wont keep old people away from a wedding) - then she got covid overseas (she is a flight attendant) her new hubs got it, then her mom got it who had come over to help paint a room in their house, then her dad got it ( he just got over colon cancer last year) now they have spread it to another cousin and hs wife and son in south georgia who stopped by to borrow something from her dad, who then have spread it to another family member...

Luckily that happened before thanksgiving because I think it helped keep the rest of the family from getting together at turkey day - also lucky the neice who got it first is now over it because she is now pregnant, and covid + pregnant is a bad mix.

I guess the road to hell is paved with good intentions because her main concern for not having the wedding was her dad, who ended up getting it anyways he still has it but appears to be getting better - about 10 days in currently.

But none of them got it at a restaurant

Thanks for that super depressing story...

 

[Road Guy]

sorry ~

but no **** this is probably the least depressing story I have heard in the last week (since all the other storiess involved a death)

 

[JayKay PE]

Yeaaaaaaah.  That's why I'm trying to schedule my testing beforehand and I won't leave until I get a negative.  I'm just super worried about hotels, since I don't think I can do 13 hours straight (especially with night travel).

I just...we'll see.  I might get to the 15th and call it all off/let my parents and grandparents know I don't want to chance it, and just go back to Arkansas for a week or something.  My aunt and uncle have already said that if I want to do a little mini-Christmas with them again that I'm welcome to it (since they've both been quarantining/working from home/work at a city utility company that is pretty strict on their covid guidance).  I mean, that's the only reason I went down to Arkansas for Thanksgiving in the first place.

 

[mudpuppy]

Yeaaaaaaah.  That's why I'm trying to schedule my testing beforehand and I won't leave until I get a negative.  I'm just super worried about hotels, since I don't think I can do 13 hours straight (especially with night travel).

We've stayed in several hotels during the pandemic.  We take a bunch of Clorox wipes and Lysol and wipe/spray everything upon entering the room.  Some hotels (most Hiltons/Hamptons) have digital keys, so you can check in with the app on your phone, pick your own room near the side door and slip in the side using your phone as a key and never have to interact with anyone.

 

[Supe]

Big chain hotels are pretty good about cleaning right now.  Some of them also have a 48 hour room policy, e.g. after cleaning they won't rent that room back out for an additional 48 hours.  

 

[Road Guy]

& dont let my stories scare you because most of them involve people who were really bad at self care prior to the rona..

part of me thinks you are safer travelling (for work) than at home, airplane, hotel, eat takeout in your room etc, you remove a lot of daily contact with people-  (assuming you wear a good mask on the plane)

cause it elminates seeing friends / family / etc 

 

[Tiger15]

Dang COVID

https://www.nola.com/news/article_59c7a560-33db-11eb-8639-dffaf4948c1c.html

 

[TrickShotG]

Dang COVID

https://www.nola.com/news/article_59c7a560-33db-11eb-8639-dffaf4948c1c.html

At least they had fun in the process

 

[Dleg]

 

[Dleg]

 

[JayKay PE]

 

[Dleg]

This is happening here, but in the form of tents that now have tent walls. Those are probably worse than just being indoors with a proper HVAC system.

 

[Platypus Engineer]

This is happening here, but in the form of tents that now have tent walls. Those are probably worse than just being indoors with a proper HVAC system.

Plus the likely inevitable carbon monoxide poisoning from the portable heating used

 

[JayKay PE]

Plus the likely inevitable carbon monoxide poisoning from the portable heating used

One of the dining places near here is actually doing something kinda cool and I want to check it out, but I've told myself no eating out/only take out until I get to NY for Christmas.  They have grabbed a ton of those pods and installed space heaters, but they have it open to the air and each pod is for a dining group of 4.

 

[Platypus Engineer]

One of the dining places near here is actually doing something kinda cool and I want to check it out, but I've told myself no eating out/only take out until I get to NY for Christmas.  They have grabbed a ton of those pods and installed space heaters, but they have it open to the air and each pod is for a dining group of 4.

A restaruant near has tables similar to the top picture

 

[Platypus Engineer]

Chia pet ad. Definitely Christmas season now.

 

[Tiger15]

One of the dining places near here is actually doing something kinda cool and I want to check it out, but I've told myself no eating out/only take out until I get to NY for Christmas.  They have grabbed a ton of those pods and installed space heaters, but they have it open to the air and each pod is for a dining group of 4.

That looks pretty cool

 

[Road Guy]

One of our local favorite places just said to hell with it and closed until January   - He said the City (who shut them down) basically called them dumb for not renting tents and such and doing outdoor dining - he said the cost to rent / buy all that **** was tripple what his lease is so he is just closing down and hopes they will be able to open January - the City probably only cares because of the lost tax revenue - 

I do think almost any type of airflow has to help negate transmission - if it works on an airplane it should work if you have some doors / windows open (similar to the post about that gym)

 

[snickerd3]

our fav sushi place has been take out only since like may. They were closed completely for about 2 months in the march/april timeframe.  It's awesome, it doesn't take as long anymore since they aren't waiting on tables.    

  a couple places did the tent thing, but with the colder weather creeping in those are disappearing.  

 

[JayKay PE]

Chia pet ad. Definitely Christmas season now.

Are you telling me you saw a Covid19 molecule Chia pet?  BECAUSE IF YOU DID.  I JUST MIGHT----