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Corona - what does help you? Your fears, thoughts, everything
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 06, 2020, 08:20:13 pm ---I was worried to hear that in Germany, although cases are spiking, the schools and day care centers are being kept open. How is that working out for you, Chrissi?
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It's not sitting well with me. Even though children are not a main factor in spreading the virus, they still are a factor. Schools have come up with good solutions - but then the kids are put into crowded school buses; no distance possible, they are packed like sardines. As usual, as if there were no virus. I have heard that bus lines have been stocked up, there are more buses running now to reduce the amount of pupils per bus. Not for my son however, not with our bus line.
I will never understand why schools don't go back to the 50/50 system they had before summer break: one week you go to school, the other week you work from home (online and offline). Kids would still have social contacts, teachers would still have overview over a pupil's state of work, they could also still reach them in person. And the pressure on schools and buses would be cut in half! Makes is so much easier to keep distance.
As for day care: even worse, because parents are a daily factor here! In daycare you have daily contacts not only to the kids, but also to their parents and extended family. Add the fact that you can't keep distance from the kids, and you can't wear a mask. Great. I get sneezed on, coughed, on and spit on more or less daily.
Right now, I'm having a cold (hopefully), I've stayed home last week and will stay home next week, too. But after that, well…
Schools and daycare centers stay open so parents can go to work. The workforce, thus the economy, would suffer too much if all parents stayed at home with their children. That's the tenor.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on November 07, 2020, 11:37:34 pm ---Cases are spiking everywhere.
My family is planning a quiet Thanksgiving, just me, and my parents and brother Chris, who lives at home.
I've told my mom that they shouldn't start hoarding, however, given that the cases are going up, they should consider stocking up on some essentials to lessen their need to leave the house.
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That is eminently sensible advice.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on November 08, 2020, 06:41:50 am ---Right now, I'm having a cold (hopefully), I've stayed home last week and will stay home next week, too. But after that, well…
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Thinking of you and your family, liebchen! :-*
Front-Ranger:
Thanks for the update Chrissi. I hope it's just a cold. Be extra careful, because your defenses are down when you have a cold. Stay away from those charming little germbags!
The virus is skulking ever closer to me. I saw my daughter and grandchildren last Tuesday, and their other grandmother saw them on Wednesday. Then, on Friday my daughter gets a call from the grandmother that her husband may have COVID (they are both mask deniers). So, now I can't see the children for two weeks, at least. Grandfather refuses to get a test too. So stubborn, and makes it harder for everybody. Watch out, I may be extra chatty in the coming days as I'm more cooped up than ever.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 08, 2020, 01:42:25 pm ---That is eminently sensible advice.
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I thought so too, and I believe they're going to listen to me.
I have some extra cash this week, so I'm going out on Wednesday and hit the supermarket and drug store myself. I plan to get stuff like non-perishable foods, shaving cream, razors, immunity boosters, and other items that I can keep for a while in my place, so that I'll need to go out less too.
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