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Post by spins on Mar 12, 2020 17:17:22 GMT
DH’s company is moving to entirely WFH starting Monday.
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Post by luvboston on Mar 12, 2020 17:31:14 GMT
Ds1 woke up and can’t walk on his right leg. I am taking him in soon.
We are also no longer sending our kids to school starting Monday. My sisters doctor told her to stay home and no longer work.
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Post by lecky on Mar 12, 2020 17:42:34 GMT
I’m confused by Trump...not for the first time ha ha. He’s banned all flights from Europe. Fine. But not U.K. flights (technically we aren’t in Europe anymore). So we are still allowed to visit. So I checked - we have nearly 500 cases. A country like Finland has 40. There are huge differences from country to country. Why not just ban flights in and out full stop? Because he’s a boob. And because he has golf courses in the UK and Ireland.
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 12, 2020 18:03:19 GMT
I’m confused by Trump...not for the first time ha ha. He’s banned all flights from Europe. Fine. But not U.K. flights (technically we aren’t in Europe anymore). So we are still allowed to visit. So I checked - we have nearly 500 cases. A country like Finland has 40. There are huge differences from country to country. Why not just ban flights in and out full stop? I saw speculation that it’s likely because the uk has their own strict border control, but other countries in the region have open borders. It’s all such a cluster. Our only hope is to slow the spread so the system doesn’t become overwhelmed. This is exactly it. We need to slow the spread. Things have progressed very quickly here the last two days. Almost all schools are closed or will close shortly. The zoo is closed. More and more restaurants are closing daily. So many of my friends have been sent home and many don’t have sick or vacation to use so no paychecks. It’s scary.
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Post by comicsans on Mar 12, 2020 18:21:08 GMT
I saw speculation that it’s likely because the uk has their own strict border control, but other countries in the region have open borders. It’s all such a cluster. Our only hope is to slow the spread so the system doesn’t become overwhelmed. This is exactly it. We need to slow the spread. Things have progressed very quickly here the last two days. Almost all schools are closed or will close shortly. The zoo is closed. More and more restaurants are closing daily. So many of my friends have been sent home and many don’t have sick or vacation to use so no paychecks. It’s scary. Hopefully some extreme measures in the short term will keep the effects from being drawn out and you can get back normal sooner. We’ve got relatively few cases here - 6 confirmed statewide, but plenty in MA now. Schools in MA are closing, colleges here, events are being cancelled and people are avoiding large gatherings. There’s discussion about cancelling our mom group right now, which doesn’t make a lot of sense to me logically having no known exposure amongst our small group at this point and people otherwise avoiding crowds, but it also doesn’t really hurt short term to skip a meeting or two, and I think most things are like that. If we can minimize exposure for a couple weeks, in the hopes of lessening the long term impact, why not try it? DH will be wfh starting next week too. Not everyone can, and he probably won’t be able to 100% but they’re encouraging everyone to as much as possible.
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Post by cattitude on Mar 12, 2020 18:32:30 GMT
I saw speculation that it’s likely because the uk has their own strict border control, but other countries in the region have open borders. It’s all such a cluster. Our only hope is to slow the spread so the system doesn’t become overwhelmed. This is exactly it. We need to slow the spread. Things have progressed very quickly here the last two days. Almost all schools are closed or will close shortly. The zoo is closed. More and more restaurants are closing daily. So many of my friends have been sent home and many don’t have sick or vacation to use so no paychecks. It’s scary. I really hope the government gets some help for staying home and giving paid leave or unemployment for this.
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Post by athena on Mar 12, 2020 19:06:19 GMT
Just heard all Ohio public schools will be closed for the next three weeks. Is YS's school closing too cattitude?
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Post by cattitude on Mar 12, 2020 19:30:39 GMT
Just heard all Ohio public schools will be closed for the next three weeks. Is YS's school closing too cattitude? We haven’t gotten word yet but I’m sure it’s coming. Ours comes from the diocese. I got an email saying they had an emergency meeting this morning but there wasn’t yet an update.
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Post by njgirl84 on Mar 12, 2020 19:41:18 GMT
And I’m officially working from home for the foreseeable future. DH heard CT will be shutting down schools but nothing official yet.
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Post by lulu on Mar 12, 2020 19:54:09 GMT
And I’m officially working from home for the foreseeable future. DH heard CT will be shutting down schools but nothing official yet. My SIL teaches in CT schools and they are closing...I’ll check what day but I think Monday.
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Post by footloose on Mar 12, 2020 20:05:18 GMT
Speak of the devil. They literally just announced that all Ontario schools will be closed for 2 weeks following March break, so 3 weeks total off.
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Post by lulu on Mar 12, 2020 20:25:19 GMT
And I’m officially working from home for the foreseeable future. DH heard CT will be shutting down schools but nothing official yet. My SIL teaches in CT schools and they are closing...I’ll check what day but I think Monday. From tmrw apparently and virtual learning from Tuesday.
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Post by luvboston on Mar 12, 2020 20:36:16 GMT
Ds1 has toxic synovitis or post viral arthritis if he’s not better Sunday xrays and bw
The pedi think all of Boston will call schools starting Monday
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 12, 2020 20:48:23 GMT
Governor of WA state is announcing all public and private schools in 3 biggest counties must close from March 17th-April 24th. O. M. G.
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 12, 2020 20:48:40 GMT
Ds1 has toxic synovitis or post viral arthritis if he’s not better Sunday xrays and bw The pedi think all of Boston will call schools starting Monday Oh no! I’m sorry.
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Post by scout251 on Mar 12, 2020 21:14:30 GMT
Governor of WA state is announcing all public and private schools in 3 biggest counties must close from March 17th-April 24th. O. M. G. Holy crap
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 12, 2020 21:16:54 GMT
Governor of WA state is announcing all public and private schools in 3 biggest counties must close from March 17th-April 24th. O. M. G. Holy crap That’s 42 days from now. I literally cannot even comprehend this right now.
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 12, 2020 21:17:20 GMT
Oy. I really wish I had gotten my grocery shopping done earlier in the week. Summoning patience .... Serenity now!!
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 12, 2020 21:20:19 GMT
That’s 42 days from now. I literally cannot even comprehend this right now. [b7r] 😱😰🍷🍸 So sorry!!! Is your h going to be home too? Can you plan shifts or at least a break time for each of you to go for a (long!)walk or drive or something each day?
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 12, 2020 21:20:48 GMT
Ds1 has toxic synovitis or post viral arthritis if he’s not better Sunday xrays and bw The pedi think all of Boston will call schools starting Monday Ugh. Fx for him!
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 12, 2020 21:31:22 GMT
And I’m officially working from home for the foreseeable future. DH heard CT will be shutting down schools but nothing official yet. My SIL teaches in CT schools and they are closing...I’ll check what day but I think Monday. Right now it's regional but I'm sure it'll reach us soon. DC said they can accommodate the school age kids if they can stay open. The rumor for work is that we'll all be WFH by some time next week.
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Post by luvboston on Mar 12, 2020 21:49:08 GMT
Hugs mrscheese I pray Disney plus puts out frozen 2 pronto
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Post by springbeduk on Mar 12, 2020 22:06:06 GMT
Is any place in the US doing drive-thru testing for corona virus yet? It seems like a really good idea, but I've only heard it mentioned as happening in South Korea.
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Post by scout251 on Mar 12, 2020 22:25:57 GMT
Disneyland is closing.
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Post by athena on Mar 12, 2020 22:39:50 GMT
Is any place in the US doing drive-thru testing for corona virus yet? It seems like a really good idea, but I've only heard it mentioned as happening in South Korea. There's a drive thru location in CO. Not sure if more than one. But lines there are 3-4 hours long.
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Post by athena on Mar 12, 2020 22:44:58 GMT
Wonder how long til the FL parks follow suit.
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Post by luvboston on Mar 12, 2020 22:49:06 GMT
Is any place in the US doing drive-thru testing for corona virus yet? It seems like a really good idea, but I've only heard it mentioned as happening in South Korea. Yes at Brigham and women’s hospital and U Washington
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Post by mrscheese on Mar 12, 2020 23:00:32 GMT
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Post by cattitude on Mar 12, 2020 23:18:04 GMT
That’s 42 days from now. I literally cannot even comprehend this right now. My sisters kids are home March 16-April 20th. I’m feeling thankful our governor is doing 2 weeks...
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Post by lrmrtn on Mar 12, 2020 23:29:21 GMT
School is officially closed. Half day tomorrow and then closed for 2 weeks.
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