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In reply to the discussion: Who else is scared to go anywhere? [View all]customerserviceguy
(25,406 posts)34. We're isolating ourselves
but I wouldn't describe it as "freaking out". We have just simply loaded the refrigerator and freezer (the one on the fridge, we don't have a separate one in the garage or anything) with food, and will be living off of the stuff that was in our basement pantry that we finished hauling from NY to SC a few months ago. We did some supplemental shopping at Costco, and that stuff's on the bed in the guest room, we don't expect any visitors.
It may drive my lady crazy, she is an extremely social person, but most every time she gets a cold, it goes into bronchitis, and she needs inhalers. We get flu shots every year, and fortunately, we are both retired, so we don't get our co-workers' kids diseases like we used to.
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I can't wait to get out of this damn country. I'm traveling to Portugal for an extended
Maraya1969
Mar 2020
#11
That's great that they are letting you teach from home. I hope they let you stay inside
Maraya1969
Mar 2020
#28
I wrote a post above about Vit C and how it helps the immune system. Now I remember
Maraya1969
Mar 2020
#39
Except my state's legislature just emptied out because of the CPAC virus holder
Maraya1969
Mar 2020
#40
I'm naturally anti social, lol, i like my buffer, Im good, food shopping done for the month
Baclava
Mar 2020
#38
I'm pretty much business as usual, but I generally avoid crowded places and have most
smirkymonkey
Mar 2020
#42
I have to work in different schools each day so I am kind of on the front lines
Quixote1818
Mar 2020
#53
I think it's perfectly safe to drive around as long as you don't get out of your car.
totodeinhere
Mar 2020
#65