I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
What a sad situation though that volunteers should be subjected to such negligent support, if it can even be called that.
I'm so GLAD they took photos. I hope they keep them, in a safe place, preferably!
He sent photos, receipts and copies of emails stating the terms of volunteer service to both the NY governor’s office and NYC mayor’s office. He and his fellow doctors informed them if they didn’t receive reimbursements as promised they were going to send info and photos to media outlets. He got call back from mayor’s office stating they did not realize where they had been housed, etc. said they would send out reimbursement checks this afternoon. Very apologetic.
My husband said in his opinion, the hospitals were poorly supplied. He also felt like the disputes between the hospital administrators, governor and mayor and then onto the federal government were the biggest part of the problem. He said it took them almost 24 hours to get him tested with him on site working. One can only imagine how long it is taking the public. It appeared everyone was playing the blame game.
But it’s over. Hopefully, they will follow thru with reimbursements.
This is unbelievable, and disgusting beyond description. I thought one of the reasons the hospitals were furloughing nurses was b/c of the extra costs of treating pandemic victims, including the extra cost of supplies, extra help, lodging, etc.
If I'm interpreting the situation right, despicable and irresponsible, let alone being completely unhealthy, don't even approach descriptions of these actions.
Golden, that is a very long boil order! They seem to happen when flooding impacts areas. I have never been under a boil order, knock on wood, that would be very difficult for me. Why do they put water treatment plants in low lying areas so often, anyway?
Sorry to hear this, but glad your sons can bring him home for treatment. I'll be praying for all of you during this anxious time of travel as well as his treatment once he gets home.
OTOH I am managing fine with a large pot of water boiled for drinking, tooth brushing etc.
And the fire hazard is high. I don't like that!!! Downtown is still soggy, but not up where I am.
Like you said, a deal is a deal!
He should be more interested in if you are satisfied with his service. If I am happy with the service I am pleased to recommend them. I will not recommend someone that I am not happy with.
I had a painter that I loved. I used him quite a bit throughout the years. He asked me if he could use me as a reference and I told him that he could absolutely use me as a reference.
Sure enough, a woman called me and asked if I was happy with his work and I gave him a wonderful recommendation because he deserved it.
Not only was he a skilled painter. He never left a mess. He cleaned up after himself. He was very polite to our family. I was pleased all around with his work and his character.
Once I had a plumber who was awful. He was rude. He expected me to clean up after him. He used fowl language in front of my children. I would never recommend him to anyone that I knew.
When small gatherings allowed, a bbq with folk from other households does increase your risk as more people = more contacts of contacts as we know. It is possible some in that chain are asymptomatic but if you wash your hands before eating you should minimise your risk pretty well.
We joke here 'Just don't lick the plates before you serve the food up'.
I will not wear a mask in my own yard. I will wash my hands, cough & sneeze into my elbow, keep my space.
But I am considering a sneeze-guard (plastic face shield) at the shops in future.
PS Earlybird, I don't know where you live, but I can't imagine Police can catch you not wearing a mask in your own backyard? I hope whoever issued this rule has based it on scientific statistics.
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I’m blessed to work full-time from home. And that means staring at a screen for 8 hours; combination of solitary work and video-conferencing.
When friends suggested Zoom (and the like) for catching up, I gamely said “yes.” I honestly thought it would be a fun kick.
Quickly realized that it’s a bit contrived - for my temperament.
In normal life, my friends and I sometimes don’t see each other for 2 or 3 or 4 months. Lotsa texting/calling, etc. But in-person can be infrequent.
Learning the hard way that “catching up” via a grid of unflattering talking heads (and pets/family acting up in the background) does not infuse me with warm fuzzies.
Instead, it floods me with a mega-dose of how abnormal this enforced distancing is.
I’m not going to recuse myself from Zoom-friending altogether. But going forward, I will be mindful of my mental state and stress load before I say “yes.”
Also giving myself permission to back out of any well-intended “yes,” if I find myself overly depleted as showtime approaches.
I had an efficiency apartment when I was young. Kind of like a ‘she shed.’
Beatty.
You said to Yoda not to call it a kitchen. Hahaha. This place had a tiny kitchen but I did not know how to cook much then.
The fridge had stuff to make sandwiches and sometimes a dozen eggs. I could cook scrambled eggs. I bought milk and juice sometimes.
I didn’t eat a whole lot. I was too broke. Hahaha
I am so very sorry about your diagnosis. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
I wish your mom had not done that. It wasn’t her place to tell anyone, let alone announce it on Facebook.
I’m going to send nothing but positive thoughts your way, along with a bazillion hugs. 💗
Hours after I told her about my colon cancer diagnosis, she posted it on Facebook!!
I was able to talk to my kids before they saw it, however, my husbands family had to see it on FB first.
I am mad as Hell, but know that calling her out will only cause her uncontrollable crying and the ensuing hang up!
Why on earth would she think it's ok to post about my life? Ugh!!!!
Makes me wish I kept that "day clock" that I had bought for my Dad that showed him what day it was. That would be handy to have now.
If my folks were still alive, I keep wondering how they would deal with the C-19 virus. I think Dad would be very careful, but Mom would still want to visit all the grocery stores for sales, and NOT wear a mask.
My daughter called and told me that she is learning to share her mailbox with a giant spider! LOL
My daughter is terrified of spiders and apparently this spider is on her mailbox in the evening but not during the day so she told me that she started getting her mail earlier in the day. Kind of funny.
This is my kid that took forever to learn to share! Sharing came naturally to my oldest daughter. The younger one was a different story. I raised them the same but it just goes to show how all kids have their own distinct personality.
The older child was like me as a kid. I listened, pretty much took things at face value. Oh my gosh, my younger daughter took nothing at face value! LOL If I told her the library was closed so we had to go another time to get a new book to read, she didn’t believe me!
Once I got so frustrated that I drove her to the library and let her pull on the door handle to prove to her that indeed it was locked and closed until the morning. I took them every week for new books but they inhaled books and always wanted to read more.
I had parent/teacher conferences with her preschool teacher because she did not share the crayons with her best friend. After being in the ‘time out’ chair a few times she finally learned to share!
My whine for today is I went for the mail yesterday and got my first bug bites of the season. I don't remember feeling or seeing any insects around but, the sneaky critters found me. Three bites on my shoulder, one on my chest and one on my face -nasty big red itchy bumps. Cortisone cream is helping.