Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Mother's Day is around the corner. You really want to risk your mom being out so soon? Don't forget there's no vaccine yet. Hang in there. There'll be other opportunities - just not yet.

Try telling that to my mother. My mom is not very understanding with things like this. Think about it... try telling your girlfriend that you will buy her flowers the day after Valentine's Day so you can save money and buy at a deep discount. Yeah, good luck with that! You'd think a girl would be understanding when it comes to trying to save money, but nope! Well my mom is like that! And she will freak out when she realizes that she ain't getting taken out for Mother's Day.

[Britbuffguy]

Originally Posted by darkness2918

As the summer gets closer they aren’t going to be able to keep people inside that’s why I think things will open up by then. Or else you’ll be seeing many many more protests.

How dare you try to save my life man, I wanna go out and die! 'Merica!

[Britbuffguy]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Try telling that to my mother. My mom is not very understanding with things like this. Think about it... try telling your girlfriend that you will buy her flowers the day after Valentine's Day so you can save money and buy at a deep discount. Yeah, good luck with that! You'd think a girl would be understanding when it comes to trying to save money, but nope! Well my mom is like that! And she will freak out when she realizes that she ain't getting taken out for Mother's Day.

If your mother doesn't realize there's a global pandemic going on outside, then I have no words. Maybe tell her to turn on the news once and awhile?

[Batman1980]

Reminds me of that 21 year old who ran off to a beach for Spring Break and then his father barred him from entering the house after Spring break was over. I side with the father in this instance.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Yeah that crap makes my face itch, I'm not wearing one to work.

Not only could I not breathe but it fogged my glasses up so much that I couldn't see.

[Batman1980]

I can breathe but I can only use them in limited stints, granted mine are home made. I still don't think they'd be feasible in my dishwasher work. It'd take all of about 3 seconds for me to get dishwasher crap all over them and then they'd be worthless.

[Joeker]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Try telling that to my mother. My mom is not very understanding with things like this. Think about it... try telling your girlfriend that you will buy her flowers the day after Valentine's Day so you can save money and buy at a deep discount. Yeah, good luck with that! You'd think a girl would be understanding when it comes to trying to save money, but nope! Well my mom is like that! And she will freak out when she realizes that she ain't getting taken out for Mother's Day.

Is this real?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Britbuffguy

So is America the only one with these protests? I don't recall hearing about any major ones in other countries that were as bad as us with cases.

Sweden aren't even observing a lockdown. They're hoping blonde hair and Volvo's will see them through.

Originally Posted by MrHT

Try telling that to my mother. My mom is not very understanding with things like this. Think about it... try telling your girlfriend that you will buy her flowers the day after Valentine's Day so you can save money and buy at a deep discount. Yeah, good luck with that! You'd think a girl would be understanding when it comes to trying to save money, but nope! Well my mom is like that! And she will freak out when she realizes that she ain't getting taken out for Mother's Day.

Your Mother's an adult for goodness sake. If she'd rather risk her life and yours for something relatively trivial, then she needs a ear-bashing.

Text her a picture of a bouquet of flowers and a bowl of pasta and tell her you love her.

[Crimson King]

Trying desperately to find a place to get a eye exam and new glasses.
The scratch resistant coating has failed and the lenses are completely cloudy, and I don't have a spare/backup pair.
Every place in my area is temporarily closed right now.
I can't wait months on end, I will be blind before then.
Funny that ABC stores are essential, but optometrists are not.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

Trying desperately to find a place to get a eye exam and new glasses.
The scratch resistant coating has failed and the lenses are completely cloudy, and I don't have a spare/backup pair.
I can't wait months on end, I will be blind before then.
Funny that ABC stores are essential, but optometrists are not.

Have you tried ordering on-line? if you've got your current prescription you maybe able to get a temporary pair.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by chip75

Have you tried ordering on-line? if you've got your current prescription you maybe able to get a temporary pair.

Prescription is few years old, need a new one.
Don't know where it is anyway.
Plus the place that sold me the glasses is temporarily closed.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Try telling that to my mother. My mom is not very understanding with things like this. Think about it... try telling your girlfriend that you will buy her flowers the day after Valentine's Day so you can save money and buy at a deep discount. Yeah, good luck with that! You'd think a girl would be understanding when it comes to trying to save money, but nope! Well my mom is like that! And she will freak out when she realizes that she ain't getting taken out for Mother's Day.

Have you called her on the phone to discuss this whole thing? If not, you should. And if she won't listen to reason, stick to your guns respectfully.

That's the only advice I have.

[Flash3000]

I never liked the commercialism of mothers day. I don't need a day of the year to be told/reminded to tell my mother that I love her and take her out. I do that frequently all year, every year.

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by Flash3000

I never liked the commercialism of mothers day. I don't need a day of the year to be told/reminded to tell my mother that I love her and take her out. I do that frequently all year, every year.

Mother's Day, Father's Day EVERY DAY!

[Flash3000]

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[chip75]

Originally Posted by Crimson King

Prescription is few years old, need a new one.
Don't know where it is anyway.
Plus the place that sold me the glasses is temporarily closed.

Have any of your supermarkets got an optometrist? not sure if they're operating in your area.

Funny closing them down, what happens if essential personnel need replacements? seems ... short-sighted.

[ctujackbauer]

Boston 25 News - CDC reviewing ‘stunning’ universal testing results from Boston homeless shelter

397 person homeless shelter, 146 tested positive, but not a single one of those who tested positive had any symptoms at all. The article didn't say if any of them had a fever of 100.4 which is the most common early symptom, but man that is crazy.

[Batman1980]

Asymptomatic can happen which is why they need to start testing everyone.

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Asymptomatic can happen which is why they need to start testing everyone.

Agreed.

IMO, I think the laser temperature guns at sports stadiums might not be the savior everyone is looking for.

[LordoftheRings]

Someone earlier was asking about this ...
• https://nationalpost.com/news/world/...1-patients-die

• https://nationalpost.com/news/politi...d-19-treatment

• https://www.livescience.com/coronavi...ped-early.html