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UTGrad98

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  1. Thanks I'll keep checking there
  2. I've been checking everyday for mine. Still nothing. When does denton county mail theirs out. My half ass searches have produced nothing.
  3. Flower mound. We have her come once every 2 weeks for 70 each time. Sorry I was putting everything as weekly.
  4. Approximate family Savings / week - Maid - $35 Gas - $10 Eating out for lunch - $70 Eating out for weekend meals - $20 ( We continue to pick up curbside on our favorite spots, just not as often) Misc: Trips to dept stores, toy stores, movies, haircuts etc - $75 ( My wife cant spend all of our/her money now. She told me yesterday she finally paid off her CC and wants to start saving and finally contribute to her 401k. I didnt know she had a balance......) Extra spending / week - Groceries - $25 (This isnt as much as we thought as we are strategically buying more and only buying the stuff we need.) Utilities - $5-10 (This wont be much as wife has WFH for 7 years)
  5. Im sorry but this is a Surly post of the year candidate. My only caveat being you dont actually kill anyone
  6. My wife and her fresh produce . She eats top of the line food and will not eat from a can. Dont judge. I put my foot down when I told her no more than once a week. She was going 3-4 times a week up until mid February. If it were just my son and I we could go 6 weeks at a time if we wanted. My wife is also not taking this crisis well. She is an extrovert and is going crazy not being able to leave the house. My son and I havent batted an eye. We were born for situations like this.
  7. I'm not giving you advice but we have made the decision to go once a week to the grocery store. No more no less. Wear a mask. Wear gloves . Social distance. Have common sense . If you are about to go down an aisle and Joe Bob is hacking away at the cheese it section just turn right around and keep shopping . Go during the week preferably early in the am on days where anyone can enter. Ie not on days when its elderly only. Just be smart and your odds of catching it are extremely low if you take the necessary precautions. Edit: We also leave our shoes in the garage and immediately change clothes when we get home. We wipe down all items and wash our hands thoroughly after.
  8. I have been wondering about this. With so many more people becoming temporary germaphobes, will the significant decrease in typical US pneumonia deaths offset the covid deaths? I want to see the total US deaths caused by pneumonia in any given year and compare that to 2020 deaths caused by the total of typical pneumonia + atypical pneumonia + Covid 19 and see how they compare.
  9. People die every day. I dont care one way or another that she died. I do care about how many others this woman infected over the last 4 weeks. I bet those people she infected along with their families care as well.
  10. Man Id just enjoy it all now. At your age either you're in or you're out. I doubt He dings you for enjoying yourself during a 100 year plague.
  11. I vote each new page must have a nurse pic at the top. Much easier to read the rest.
  12. Ms Orbon,RN flew back to NY and is there now at NY Presby. God Bless. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/03/31/coronavirus-covid-19-chris-cuomo-new-york-city-9-11-tuesdays-news/5092222002/ — Janelle Engström Orbon, critical care nurse
  13. My assumptions are this and other drugs such as azithromycin, Kaletra may work well early in the disease process and HOPEFULLY reduce severity progression and improve outcomes along with shortening disease course. If so, then we need to get at home/self administered tests approved and massed produced so that these meds can be prescribed during early onset. From anecdotal evidence these meds dont improve outcomes as much in severe patients, which honestly I dont see how they would as the physical damage to the lungs that manifests itself into ARDS has already happened. The bottle necks are ALL in production. 1. approve and mass produce the at home 15 minute tests 2. approve for use by the FDA and mass produce the drugs which have been shown to work. 3. Mass produce PPE and ventilators. Ramping up all of this will give us time to produce a vaccine which is the ultimate goal. We are still playing catch up but this is good news and there is a path forward
  14. I am becoming more and more upset the CDC is refusing to issue guidance on wearing masks at all times outside of your homes. The data is pretty cut and dry from other countries where mandatory use is markedly reducing spread . Wearing masks provides 3 common sense protections. 1. Masks offer SOME protection for the person wearing it to not get infected. 2. Masks keep the virus from spreading from those who have it and may not know it. 3. Masks keep you from touching your face. The ONLY reason I can see them saying not to wear masks at all time is due to shortages and to protect from a run on them BUT....you can make at home masks which work. To me personally I think it is criminal for the CDC to not issue guidance on this. And every day they dont speak up is a day where the curve continues to sharpen.
  15. The more I think about it the more it is eerily apparent the freedoms of the united states aren't a strength when dealing with a once in a century pandemic such as this.
  16. Tonight I picked up curbside our favorite Italian place and tipped the server who brought us our food 20 bucks on a 30 dollar tab. That count?
  17. I havent picked my nose all day. Never in my life would I think picking my nose could be a matter of life and death. Like Im prepping for surgery.... Just spent 10 minutes taking Chic filet out of the bag and their containers, putting them on a pan in the oven on 170 for 5 minutes, then putting them on the table for us to eat. This is our second meal out since we locked down 4 weeks ago. Dystopian world I go to my infusion pharmacy every day where half the staff is work from home. We all wear our "at home" masks in our processing room and it has lessened anxiety tremendously since we have to mix our meds for patients daily, including chemo, TPN etc. Traffic at 8am and 530pm in Dallas now is like Kramer and his 2 lane comfort cruise When I get home I go in to the garage where I strip down, put my clothes in the dryer and immediately shower. My wife and I and our son all are in separate rooms until this is over. My 8 yo boy has autism so we cant get sick.
  18. No THIS is the greatest post in the history of surly. So you never actually have been tested?
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