Living in Quarantine is Weird

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I think I can deal with it, at least I have food, medications and enough supplies for a couple of months and a little spare money. I feel very lucky. If I can't catch them I will bring in an exterminator, tje only time I am uncomfortable is at night when they run around. Keep healthy Persephone.

Here's what my family and I have been doing since March 17th:

>I started working from home and have been ever since. I hope to be able to continue to work from home for another month or even longer.
>The last time I physically went to the grocery store (no mask but gloves) was that week of March 16th. I alcohol wiped everything I touched in my vehicle and cleaned all products I purchased when I got home including taking a shower when done.
>Since the last grocery store visit we have been in no stores of any kind.
>We have ordered groceries several times and have had them delivered to our home. We have tipped the delivery person 20% of the order total which has been $30-$40 and we consider them to be heroes. They leave the groceries outside and one by one my wife and I either thoroughly wash the exteriors with hot soapy water (e.g. milk jugs, jars, plastic packaging), alcohol wipe the exteriors when possible or we've set aside the product in the pantry not to be touched for a week or longer.
>Kid's are out of school and doing school work remotely.
>We have gone on a few car rides just to get out of the house but we don't stop anywhere.
>I have gone to the post office box several times and have held my breath when in there, worn gloves, put the mail in a bag, wiped down my face and anything I touch with an alcohol soaked paper towel. The mail is set aside for a week or longer.
>I normally take a daily walk outside on remote country roads. I walk with my father who meets me at the walking location. We keep our distance from each other and don't make physical contact.

Personally I could go on with the above routine for a year and I'd have no problem with it at all.

I think grocery stores will be one of the key sources of virus transmission at this point for people that physically go to grocery stores.

I have been under quarantine since 17 March, going on 3 weeks now. But we go out once or twice a week to get groceries and supplies. We have a couple N95 masks that we have reconditioned and every time we use these we sanitized them with the sun afterwards. This is the protocol we use:

When we arrive at our destination, we put on the mask and surgical gloves. We go to the store and pick up the supplies we need and then return to the car. Then we apply hand sanitizer gel to the gloves and drive to the next location and repeat until all our shopping is done. Then we remove the face mask and then the gloves and discard the gloves.

When we return home, we empty the car.
* We strip and put our clothes in the clothes hamper for washing.
* Then we take a bath (I have never had so many baths in my life.)
* Then I pour a small amount of Drambuie into a cup and then add some honey and then microwave for 15 seconds to make it warm and drink it.
* Then we apply an essential oil blend on our wrists and rub our wrist together.

It's amazing what a person can become accustomed to eh!

You could get a cat?

Actually a dog of terrier type breeding would probably be the best at catching rats.

There is also a thing you can plug into the wall that emits a frequency that irritates them and is supposed to make them move out of the walls.

As for my routine. . . Mostly texting my bf and family and looking for a job, rationing what little food I have, and applying for unemployment.

I cannot live like this for a year.

Thanks Teach, so far so good (health).

As an aside, we had a little dog whose breed's primary purpose was ratting. She thought the rats were wonderful, stood guard to intercept any who were brave enough to venture out into the light. No doubt the season of the rat was the highlight of her existence. Once she and the cat even worked together, after an especially agile rat was on the loose. They didn't catch it, but it brought about a sense of team work that was absent prior to the incident. It all about perspective.

If I have to wipe another bloody shopping order with alcohol and gloves and a mask as if I am a bloody surgeon I'll scream.

Yeah - let it out!

Happy Passover!

It will be so weird to have a virtual Seder on Zoom, eat by myself, to prepare it for myself only, not to buy presents or celebrate with loved ones. The Exodus is symbolic of exiting our own egos and entering into a state of giving to others. This time in history is certainly sobering and provides an opportunity for soul searching and introspection.

!חג פסח שמח

https://youtu.be/rT0XziWZrfU

Here is a special tribute to Passover and the Israeli people from the Israeli Philharmonic during the lockdown.

Last edited by Teach51 on 07 Apr 2020, 11:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Thank you so much for sharing that, Teach!

Happy Passover

https://youtu.be/rT0XziWZrfU
Also the Israeli Opera. It's in hebrew but still entertaining A parody of Corona at Passover.

Passover is sundown tonight.

Lovely!

Happy Passover

I was going to wish everybody a Happy Passover after sundown.

Anyway.....Happy Passover!

Happy Passover, Teach!

Happy Passover Kraftie