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Arkansas Granny

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5. Last report I saw, there were no confirmed cases in my state. Taking what precautions I can. I've
Mon Mar 9, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020

been washing my hands often (as usual), wiping down buggy handles at the store (as usual), using hand sanitizer and trying to not touch my face. At work we have put a jug of hand sanitizer in the break room and I'm spraying high touch surfaces with a disinfectant spray in the mornings after the guys leave for the jobsite.

My daughter and I were planning a trip this month to see my granddaughter on the East Coast, but we're waiting to see how things develop before we buy plane tickets. I'm over 70 with no underlying health issues, but just trying to stay safe.

So far, so good, but just this morning one of the guys was trying to convince me that Covid19 is not so bad. Look how many people die from the flu every year blah, blah, blah. They only believe what they want to believe. These are the people who are going to pose the biggest risk to others.

Buncha people touching thier faces uponit7771 Mar 2020 #1
Thanks for the report. Mike 03 Mar 2020 #2
Nothing as only one in southern WI--Most folks aware but not really concerned at this time riversedge Mar 2020 #3
Thanks for sharing your story, I hope you both stay safe. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #4
Last report I saw, there were no confirmed cases in my state. Taking what precautions I can. I've Arkansas Granny Mar 2020 #5
Not much, so far. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #6
There is a reason people want the TP The empressof all Mar 2020 #7
I think this is a good point. Everyone has their own way of coping method. defacto7 Mar 2020 #12
You have a point. It just seems odd to me that people are buying TP The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #20
If you have a house full of females you need a lot of tp. GemDigger Mar 2020 #28
Getting bottled water is pretty weird. Mariana Mar 2020 #30
I bought a bunch of PasadenaTrudy Mar 2020 #27
One of the new cases is in my marlakay Mar 2020 #8
Where? jmbar2 Mar 2020 #42
They won't say where just Jackson County. Nt marlakay Mar 2020 #43
Around Medford then. Thanks /NT jmbar2 Mar 2020 #44
4 cases in northern NH but nothing yet in my Raven Mar 2020 #9
I live in the old epicenter, Solano County, California Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #10
One case in the county south of us CanonRay Mar 2020 #11
Still nothing here in Ohio, but.. luvs2sing Mar 2020 #13
NE Ohio here Ohiogal Mar 2020 #26
I'm in Columbus. luvs2sing Mar 2020 #29
I didn't think to look for hand sanitizer. Ohiogal Mar 2020 #31
Cbus here, too! Alliepoo Mar 2020 #33
Harmony Project luvs2sing Mar 2020 #34
Thanks!!! I'll check it out!! Alliepoo Mar 2020 #35
And I just followed on Twitter! Alliepoo Mar 2020 #36
Thanks! Aaaand..three cases in Ohio. luvs2sing Mar 2020 #38
a couple confirmed cases pretty close to where i live, a bit south of you (Hillsboro, OR) 0rganism Mar 2020 #14
Live in that Washington Co epicenter as well. The supermarket does seem a little busier and I have CentralMass Mar 2020 #22
Hope you stay safe. So far no cases that I've heard in Ohio. blueinredohio Mar 2020 #15
Yes some not all have been tested The empressof all Mar 2020 #16
That's so scary for everyone in the community. blueinredohio Mar 2020 #21
I'm close to you, in Edmonds. Where's that dumpling place? nolabear Mar 2020 #17
It's in Totem Lake...and Very Very good! The empressof all Mar 2020 #24
Thanks! And wash your hands! nolabear Mar 2020 #37
I've taken to keeping a plastic basin of bleach water on one side of my kitchen sinks The empressof all Mar 2020 #39
Jay Inslee is a rock star, IMHO. Amaryllis Mar 2020 #18
Not much of anything here spinbaby Mar 2020 #19
Living in the TX Hill Country (Near San Antonio) Jirel Mar 2020 #23
Nothing unusual in our part of town KatyMan Mar 2020 #25
Not much yet. Went to a cheerleading competition over the weekend and noticed no one was washing Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #32
Rural Virginia here. phylny Mar 2020 #40
Facilites are getting hit hard The empressof all Mar 2020 #41
So far, 2 NM cases, but they're either on a cruise ship or in quarantine Warpy Mar 2020 #45
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