Is it Sunday night so soon?

[Aristus]

Back to the grind tomorrow.

When this is all over, I'm going to take a week or so off and just vedge...

[TexasTowelie]

1. Once this is all over

I intend to minimize social distancing and be as promiscuous as possible. I have some catching up to do.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm really glad that you have a important job that you love, my dear Aristus...

Your work is always invaluable and even more so now.

I hope your work day goes really well!

[Xipe Totec]

3. Patriots Day Holiday for me - New England based companies take the day off

To celebrate the Battles of Concord and Lexington.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day

[CentralMass]

11. I miss Massachusetts

[Laffy Kat]

4. I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm almost looking forward to a furlough.

Work has been so stressful.

[Aristus]

5. Mrs. Aristus was laid off from her position as a dental hygienist.

The job requirements are too risky right now.

For the first time in nearly twenty years,, I'm the sole breadwinner...

[Laffy Kat]

6. Hopefully, she is getting unemployment for a while?

How is she taking it? I'm sure you're both worried about exposure.

[Aristus]

8. Yeah, she's going to apply online for unemployment tomorrow.

She's taking very well. Dental hygiene is both boring, doing the same thing day in, day out, year in, year out, and highly damaging to the hands and wrists. She was in pain pretty much all the time. She had been telling me for the last ten years that she would give anything for enough time off to heal properly.

Well, she's got it now.

She hasn't been this happy in ages.

She's worried about getting infected, so we're practicing marital-distancing for the time being. We keep at least six feet apart, and I'm sleeping in the guest room.

[Laffy Kat]

10. I've known a few hygienists and they've all had carpal tunnel.

Two have had surgery. It's good she's getting some rest. You know, the marital-distancing can be romantic; it will be wonderful when it ends.

[Aristus]

12. My wife's colleague has avascular necrosis in her shoulder.

It may cut her career short...

[tblue37]

13. I had really bad carpal tunnel in both wrists. I had surgery, and both have been fine

since then (about 17 years now).

[happybird]

7. Best wishes for a safe week!

Thank you for what you do.

Sundays are my ‘Fridays.’ We are closed on Wednesday so I’ll have three whole days off this week. In a row! I’m positively giddy at the prospect. Tomorrow is reserved for sleeping, loving on the cats, napping, eating, napping, and watching garbage on Netflix.

My boss and I were talking earlier this evening about how surreal it is to hear customers talking about boredom setting in, cabin fever, and the general, good-natured quarantine gripes when we have been getting absolutely slammed (with reduced staff, to boot) since this all began.

[Aristus]

9. Enjoy your time off.