Is anyone else feeling guilt over having your stuff delivered?

[amcgrath]

51. If the store will bring your order out to the curbside,

Having a neighbourhood kid might be a good idea - without wishing to be patronizing, kids who show some initiative and concern for the people around them should be encouraged - and if their offers are rejected, they may just drop that part of their nature.

Alternately, you might find a local cab company who have a driver happy to do a delivery, I'm sure they aren't making much money right now, so a fare might be welcome - especially if its one that doesn't involve them having to carry a passenger. Depending on where you are, the fare will likely be lower than the store delivery price.

Thirdly - and this isn't anything you can do something about right away, just something i thought i'd share to further dismiss some Americans fear of public healthcare. As well as having national healthcare for hospitals and doctors, it also works well for prescriptions. - Obviously with one healthcare "body" to deal with, drug manufacturers can't really play hardball, which is why our costs are so low.

Also, because doctors aren't trying to create fees, a renewable prescription will usually run for a year. With the price of medication, it is easy to afford to buy several months at a time, saving on dispensing fees at the pharmacy.

On the very first day that "social distancing measures" were announced in Canada, one of the very first things the PM announced, was that people on long term prescriptions, would not need to renew them until after the crisis is over. I'm sure in the States this would've caused uproar, as doctors would lose fees, but here, it is a no-brainer - people shouldn't have to go into a doctors surgery where they may come into contact with somebody wth the virus.

I don't say any of this as a way of gloating, or criticizing americans way of life. I just hope for our own sakes that enough of you will recognize the benefits and push your government towards doing something.

There have been rumblings that the US government may pay for some patients treatments, but with the way the system is there, this will mean government crippled by the insane cost of treatment . A patient here on aspirin for a week might cost the government a penny or two, there it could be $50 dollars a dose

Good luck with getting through this with as little inconvenience and stress as possible, hope you can find a reasonable way to get thing you need - and that includes things like soil. A past time is not a frivolous item when you are confined to your home and garden