How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Pamela]

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Yup, there aren't a ton of white [house] collar crime that gets proper punishment, but insider trade is....

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Because, of course.

Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness — ProPublica

 

[Pamela]

I predicted (to my husband) that the Trump Crime Family would try to make money off the disaster, since that’s how they conceive of governing.

Now that we find the senators have done so, I have no doubt at all Trump did as well. Mark my words. There is no bottom.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I predicted (to my husband) that the Trump Crime Family would try to make money off the disaster, since that’s how they conceive of governing.

Now that we find the senators have done so, I have no doubt at all Trump did as well. Mark my words. There is no bottom.

Hotel bailouts in 3-2-

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I guess this belongs here as well.

 

[Brenda Archer]

What do I have to do to get into the time line where we have President Castro.

 

[Ranma Tardis]

Das donald is leaving it up to the states and local governments and leaving the federal government out of it. In my story have been told to stay away from other people due to my health problems. Oh I wish that President Obama was still in office.

 

[Isabeau]

 

[Isabeau]

 

[Isabeau]

Me that.

 

[Sredni Eel]

I had to venture out to do laundry today. I wore an N95 mask and gloves, and took hand sanitizer with me.

When I got there, a dude was standing in the doorway watching his laundry dry, and he was wearing a mask over his mouth but not his nose. He had no gloves. He was scratching his nose.

Me: Dude, the mask isn't doing you any good if it doesn't cover your nose too.
Him: I can't breathe with it over my nose.

While I sympathize (I'm an asthmatic), it's apparently a whole lot harder to breathe if you have the virus. Don't be dumb.
Also, other people in the laundromat weren't keeping their distance. I had to wait in my car for people to get done socializing and shaking out every piece of clothing they owned, scrutinizing it in microscopic detail, and placing it carefully and slowly into the dryer.

Meanwhile here's me:

Goes in. Shoves the lot into a washer. Throws in coins as fast as I can. Start the machine. Go to car, sanitize hands. Sit in car doing PVP battles in Pokemon Go. Go back in, dump laundry as fast as I can into the basket, get the fuck out.

For the entire hour my right eye was itching. I have discovered exactly how long I can hold out before I scratch an itch on my face. It's an hour and a half. I had laundry folded and put away, and a shower before that eyeball got relief.

I really don't enjoy this stay at home thing.

 

[Sid]

Staying at home sucks. Normally not, but now it does.
Put om the radio or tv news: Corona. Talk shows: Corona. Papers: Corona. The Internet: Corona.
This forums: god damn Corona as well.

By now I know that washing extra my hands is important. That keeping distance is important. That toilet paper seems most important of all.

Time for a blanket far over my head and stay 24/7 in bed.

 

[Sredni Eel]

I wondered earlier if it's possible to sleep through this pandemic. But I don't want to spiral into depression, so I'm trying to keep busy.

Anxiety level is through the goddamned roof.

 

[Isabeau]

Staying at home sucks. Normally not, but now it does.
Put om the radio or tv news: Corona. Talk shows: Corona. Papers: Corona. The Internet: Corona.
This forums: god damn Corona as well.

By now I know that washing extra my hands is important. That keeping distance is important. That toilet paper seems most important of all.

Time for a blanket far over my head and stay 24/7 in bed.

Aww... I know what you mean. Normally I can always find something to do and don’t get bored, I’m fine with staring off into space and dreaming , but knowing I “have to” stay in gets me antsy.

Just now the clouds parted and the sun is peaking through so I will go for a walk or ride. I’m goal oriented so dislike walking aimlessly, and now, I can’t even aim for a store for some random item. I guess I’ll have to think of something...

 

[Sredni Eel]

Priorities.

 

[Caliandris]

Priorities.

I sympathize with the no touching the cat thing. If I take my dog out for a walk, people make a beeline for her and before I have a chance to say anything they have patted her on the head or flung their arms around her neck. I've often fantasised about having dog trained to bark and attack on command, but sadly although I have managed to impart sit, lie down and up, I have not managed to do that, and so she remains perfectly friendly in the face of these unwarranted incursions into her personal space. She's jolly clean though.

 

[Jolene Benoir]

Staying at home sucks. Normally not, but now it does.
Put om the radio or tv news: Corona. Talk shows: Corona. Papers: Corona. The Internet: Corona.
This forums: god damn Corona as well.

By now I know that washing extra my hands is important. That keeping distance is important. That toilet paper seems most important of all.

Time for a blanket far over my head and stay 24/7 in bed.

Steam, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. If/when the news gets to be too heavy, they can be distractions even if for a little while.

 

[Sredni Eel]

Some of the streaming services are getting throttled.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

I've got the reverse problem with dogs/owners. Narrow sidewalks and people with long leashes and friendly dogs. "No thank you, it's Spring, my allergies are already miserable and I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH your very cute and excited fur-child or get it's dander on my clothing. Even if there wasn't a quarantine!!"

But anyway. Part of my Quar-routine is letting my vampire-gene / natural night-owl nature run rampant. All the 24/7 stuff in my area shut down years ago, there's no urge to go out late at night, like there is in the daytime. Makes curling up with a warm computer for hours much more tolerable/normal.