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Post by Neverending on Mar 22, 2020 7:51:44 GMT -5
I'm tired of feeling this anxious everyday. They want me to come back to work on April 1st (unless there are more extensive lockdowns, I suppose,) but I'm nervous about going back. I work for the public library system, so we have a lot of people coming in and out everyday, and I'm pretty sure that there has been no deep cleaning done since I've been gone. Hell, some of my co-workers, including one of my supervisors explicitly said that this is no big deal, and that its just "another flu," so I'm afraid they're not taking it seriously. We're not opening back up to the public anytime soon, so I'm not sure exactly why I need to be there. But, being the new guy, I'm afraid to say anything, because normally, its a good job, with good pay, and I don't want to sound like I'm trying to get out of work. Hopefully the government forces some regulations prior to opening.
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Post by Dracula on Mar 22, 2020 7:57:21 GMT -5
I'm tired of feeling this anxious everyday. They want me to come back to work on April 1st (unless there are more extensive lockdowns, I suppose,) but I'm nervous about going back. I work for the public library system, so we have a lot of people coming in and out everyday, and I'm pretty sure that there has been no deep cleaning done since I've been gone. Hell, some of my co-workers, including one of my supervisors explicitly said that this is no big deal, and that its just "another flu," so I'm afraid they're not taking it seriously. We're not opening back up to the public anytime soon, so I'm not sure exactly why I need to be there. But, being the new guy, I'm afraid to say anything, because normally, its a good job, with good pay, and I don't want to sound like I'm trying to get out of work. That's fucked up. There is a week and a half to go before 4/1 though and we learn new things every day, so your bosses might be feeling very different by then.
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Post by frankyt on Mar 22, 2020 9:32:44 GMT -5
Yea the numbers gonna balloon by 4/1. People saying it's just a flu will be shouted down by those more reasonable due to just the massive numbers.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 22, 2020 9:57:07 GMT -5
Yea the numbers gonna balloon by 4/1. People saying it's just a flu will be shouted down by those more reasonable due to just the massive numbers. By April Fools Day, I expect the whole U.S. to shut down as opposed to just New York, Illinois and California.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 22, 2020 10:31:35 GMT -5
Yea the numbers gonna balloon by 4/1. People saying it's just a flu will be shouted down by those more reasonable due to just the massive numbers. By April Fools Day, I expect the whole U.S. to shut down as opposed to just New York, Illinois and California. I'm surprised you aren't already.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 22, 2020 10:49:37 GMT -5
By April Fools Day, I expect the whole U.S. to shut down as opposed to just New York, Illinois and California. I'm surprised you aren't already. Keyword: Trump
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Post by Frizzo the Clown on Mar 22, 2020 11:46:04 GMT -5
Tulsa is basically shut down. Most businesses closed, restaurants restricted to carry out or drive thru only, etc...we're trying to do our part. However, there are several suburbs in very close proximity that refuse to do the same. If our neighbors refuse to make the effort, than what were doing it nearly pointless. Its infuriating.
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 22, 2020 12:01:56 GMT -5
That closedown order should be nationwide
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Post by Neverending on Mar 22, 2020 12:14:16 GMT -5
Tulsa is basically shut down. Most businesses closed, restaurants restricted to carry out or drive thru only, etc...we're trying to do our part. However, there are several suburbs in very close proximity that refuse to do the same. If our neighbors refuse to make the effort, than what were doing it nearly pointless. Its infuriating. That closedown order should be nationwide Yeah. My city is shut down too. But the state isn’t. You’re right. That’s the issue. They need to do like China and Italy and shut down the place. Hopefully we can contain the Corona and eliminate it.
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Post by IanTheCool on Mar 22, 2020 12:51:33 GMT -5
I'm surprised you aren't already. Keyword: Trump That's so frustrating. An unprecedented crisis, and you have the worst president in US history in charge. Horrible timing.
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Post by Dracula on Mar 22, 2020 14:28:51 GMT -5
Tulsa is basically shut down. Most businesses closed, restaurants restricted to carry out or drive thru only, etc...we're trying to do our part. However, there are several suburbs in very close proximity that refuse to do the same. If our neighbors refuse to make the effort, than what were doing it nearly pointless. Its infuriating. The longer people behave like this the longer this goes on, the worse the economy is hurt, the more people die, and the longer until I can go to a damn movie theater.
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Post by Frizzo the Clown on Mar 23, 2020 7:31:09 GMT -5
Well, it looks like its another panic-filled morning. I love it.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 25, 2020 8:16:21 GMT -5
I forgot Paul Rudd was old enough to have grown ass kids.
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Post by frankyt on Mar 25, 2020 8:50:55 GMT -5
Venturing out for some supplies today. Might even fill up the gas tank for... Reasons.
Need more beer. And pretzels.
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Post by Frizzo the Clown on Mar 25, 2020 18:39:45 GMT -5
So the state decided to keep all of our schools closed until June (at the earliest), which does not surprise me. Thats pretty much what I was expecting. They're also going to try and implement some sort of distance learning. How they're going to accomplish that in a week, I dunno. They said that all of the buildings are going to continue to be completely locked down until further notice. I wonder how the teacher (and even the students, for that matter) are going to get any personal effects. Its a good thing we didn't have any kind of medication at the school for our daughter, since I have no idea how we'd get it back.
On a different note, I've been away from work for about a week and a half, and self-quarantined (because I traveled out of state) for about a week now...and I think I'm starting to lose it a little.
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Post by Neverending on Mar 25, 2020 18:50:20 GMT -5
I think I'm starting to lose it a little. We all are.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 25, 2020 19:08:26 GMT -5
Venturing out for some supplies today. Might even fill up the gas tank for... Reasons. Need more beer. And pretzels. I broke self-quarantine for booze too.
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Post by Deexan on Mar 26, 2020 5:36:48 GMT -5
A bunch of goddamned alcoholics is what you are.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 26, 2020 8:40:07 GMT -5
A bunch of goddamned alcoholics is what you are. *Deexan minutes before posting:
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 26, 2020 8:50:08 GMT -5
Just went out to the grocery store and found TP for the first time in two weeks. All meated up, and back to a 2-3 week food stock. 4-5 weeks of booze because I'd stocked up at a local brewery March 2nd for my birthday. Fun fact- in Massachusetts, liquor stores are considered essential business. So I'm safe there if it comes to it.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 26, 2020 8:56:21 GMT -5
Fun fact- in Massachusetts, liquor stores are considered essential business. So I'm safe there if it comes to it. Ontario too. It actually kinda makes sense. Anyone with a dependency on alcohol would be at risk of relapse and hospitals can't handle that kinda traffic right now.
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Post by thebtskink on Mar 26, 2020 9:14:24 GMT -5
Even so, don't need to be an alcoholic to want to take the edge off a bit during these times.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 26, 2020 9:20:12 GMT -5
Even so, don't need to be an alcoholic to want to take the edge off a bit during these times. Also true. I've been drinking almost every night. It's not even stress necessarily so much as "all I have to drink is water and beer and by 7:30 I've had enough fucking water"
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Post by Frizzo the Clown on Mar 26, 2020 9:40:17 GMT -5
So, I just got an email from my boss. Apparently, the library figured out a way to be an essential business (I do think libraries are very essential in many aspects, but we're not even open to the public right now), so I've got a letter that I need to have with me when I go to work to tell anyone that I'm an essential employee. I can't for the life of me think of what the hell I'd be doing. I'd rather not be there, to be honest.
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Post by PG Cooper on Mar 26, 2020 9:44:26 GMT -5
So, I just got an email from my boss. Apparently, the library figured out a way to be an essential business (I do think libraries are very essential in many aspects, but we're not even open to the public right now), so I've got a letter that I need to have with me when I go to work to tell anyone that I'm an essential employee. I can't for the life of me think of what the hell I'd be doing. I'd rather not be there, to be honest. I'm sorry, Frizzo. Be safe.
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