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Okay, I've been back full time for awhile now and been able to get a pretty good grasp of some of the political climate and timbre.
This thread might be a spectacular failure, but I thought it was worth a shot as this virus has affected all of us in so many ways. It it fails, please accept my apologies and I'll get rid of it or move it. But I need your help to keep this thread away from upsetting people.
So, I am not looking for any debate in here. More of a "how has it affected you?" A place to talk about it's effect on your life both the good and the bad. Maybe some of your concerns.
What I don't want in here is debate about it's lethality. Or debates about how serious it should be taken. Or what the government or otherorganized crime organizations should do. No articles referencing statistics about comorbidity factors.
Does that make sense?
No, I would like this thread to be far more personal. Talk about you. Not what that lady in pajamas at Wal-Mart did with her chin diaper. Not for criticism of others. It has become a highly charged issue, and that is a shame, but it is so pervasive in our lives, that I felt we should have a place to talk about how it affects us.
I'll start with a little. I have been working from home since the middle of March and I work for a stuffy old company that didn't like people working from home. One great positive for me is they saw how well this can work and the culture may be changing. I am home through at least the end of the year. I am hoping for more. I LOVE working from home. The isolation has not affected me personally at all. I love it. But I understand how it can be difficult for others. I now tend to stock up on supplies more than I did in the past as I think its only prudent with all the uncertainty ahead. Not full prepper yet, but I don't think I will ever be week to week again. Because of the extra time in my day without a commute, I have been able to get myself in better shape. I have a lot more things delivered and I use a lot of curbside pickup because its so damn convenient.
How about you?
This thread might be a spectacular failure, but I thought it was worth a shot as this virus has affected all of us in so many ways. It it fails, please accept my apologies and I'll get rid of it or move it. But I need your help to keep this thread away from upsetting people.
So, I am not looking for any debate in here. More of a "how has it affected you?" A place to talk about it's effect on your life both the good and the bad. Maybe some of your concerns.
What I don't want in here is debate about it's lethality. Or debates about how serious it should be taken. Or what the government or other
Does that make sense?
No, I would like this thread to be far more personal. Talk about you. Not what that lady in pajamas at Wal-Mart did with her chin diaper. Not for criticism of others. It has become a highly charged issue, and that is a shame, but it is so pervasive in our lives, that I felt we should have a place to talk about how it affects us.
I'll start with a little. I have been working from home since the middle of March and I work for a stuffy old company that didn't like people working from home. One great positive for me is they saw how well this can work and the culture may be changing. I am home through at least the end of the year. I am hoping for more. I LOVE working from home. The isolation has not affected me personally at all. I love it. But I understand how it can be difficult for others. I now tend to stock up on supplies more than I did in the past as I think its only prudent with all the uncertainty ahead. Not full prepper yet, but I don't think I will ever be week to week again. Because of the extra time in my day without a commute, I have been able to get myself in better shape. I have a lot more things delivered and I use a lot of curbside pickup because its so damn convenient.
How about you?