Well, someone had to start the thread...
So, I'm on something like "soft quarantine" because someone who was in a meeting with my wife last week has become very sick, but there are no tests, so we don't know if we are actually exposed, or what. So we are staying home for at least 72 hours past the last time when we are done with what "symptoms" we have. That is, three of the four of us are having what would normally be thought of as sinus or allergy symptoms. None of us feel bad, no fever, just sinus cough tickle in the throat type of stuff.
Anyway. I wanted to see what everyone else was up to. It looks like Seattle area is going to be locked down soon enough. Probably Portland, maybe our county. And California is locked down as of this evening. I think it's the right thing to do. I've been writing letters to our school administration and board for over a month, discussing it with people I know, and hearing from people I know that this thing is serious. I've been reading as much as I can from science, medical, and eyewitness sources since January. I began stocking up the week we got back from Christmas Break. And now that I'm stuck at home for at least a week, maybe more, I know I made the exact right decision. I never saw anyone on Facebook say anything unless they were making fun of people who were concerned about it till last Thursday. But finally, our school, state, and the feds seem to be doing something about this. The one thing that worries me most right now is that we don't have enough of the right ICU equipment in the USA for what is coming in the next month.
So, I'm on something like "soft quarantine" because someone who was in a meeting with my wife last week has become very sick, but there are no tests, so we don't know if we are actually exposed, or what. So we are staying home for at least 72 hours past the last time when we are done with what "symptoms" we have. That is, three of the four of us are having what would normally be thought of as sinus or allergy symptoms. None of us feel bad, no fever, just sinus cough tickle in the throat type of stuff.
Anyway. I wanted to see what everyone else was up to. It looks like Seattle area is going to be locked down soon enough. Probably Portland, maybe our county. And California is locked down as of this evening. I think it's the right thing to do. I've been writing letters to our school administration and board for over a month, discussing it with people I know, and hearing from people I know that this thing is serious. I've been reading as much as I can from science, medical, and eyewitness sources since January. I began stocking up the week we got back from Christmas Break. And now that I'm stuck at home for at least a week, maybe more, I know I made the exact right decision. I never saw anyone on Facebook say anything unless they were making fun of people who were concerned about it till last Thursday. But finally, our school, state, and the feds seem to be doing something about this. The one thing that worries me most right now is that we don't have enough of the right ICU equipment in the USA for what is coming in the next month.
