Coronavirus / COVID-19 Thread

[zimmy]

This is an interesting read. After the couple of intro paragraphs, it is an interview with an infectious disease expert. Almost entirely apolitical.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/opini...ion/index.html
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[Rmarsh]

My wife has worked at the same nursing home for 49 years this August. Started as a dietary aide, paid her own way through four years of college, got promoted to social service director, and has remained at that position through seven or eight different administrators. Loves her job and has a gift for dealing with elderly patients and their families.

Her mom, who turned 100 this year, is now a patient there, which has worked well because she gets to see her mom a couple times a day, other patients families are not allowed in the building.
Now an employee...a nurses aide..and at present one patient on the same unit has tested positive. So now, to visit her mom, she has to wear the full hazmat suit. Wrote her mom a note explaining the situation but she didnt recognizer her in that protective gear.

She's the pretty one on the left.

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

My wife has worked at the same nursing home for 49 years this August. Started as a dietary aide, paid her own way through four years of college, got promoted to social service director, and has remained at that position through seven or eight different administrators. Loves her job and has a gift for dealing with elderly patients and their families.

Her mom, who turned 100 this year, is now a patient there, which has worked well because she gets to see her mom a couple times a day, other patients families are not allowed in the building.
Now an employee...a nurses aide..and at present one patient on the same unit has tested positive. So now, to visit her mom, she has to wear the full hazmat suit. Wrote her mom a note explaining the situation but she didnt recognizer her in that protective gear.

She's the pretty one on the left.

Be safe Mrs. Marsh...

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

My wife has worked at the same nursing home for 49 years this August. Started as a dietary aide, paid her own way through four years of college, got promoted to social service director, and has remained at that position through seven or eight different administrators. Loves her job and has a gift for dealing with elderly patients and their families.

Her mom, who turned 100 this year, is now a patient there, which has worked well because she gets to see her mom a couple times a day, other patients families are not allowed in the building.
Now an employee...a nurses aide..and at present one patient on the same unit has tested positive. So now, to visit her mom, she has to wear the full hazmat suit. Wrote her mom a note explaining the situation but she didnt recognizer her in that protective gear.

She's the pretty one on the left.

Making the best of a terrible experience. Her Mom has seen it all at 100!
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[JohnR]

[QUOTE=zimmy;1190900]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

And no reason to support the Chinese plywood industry if you don't have to
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My current vanity is probably pre Chinese Plywood ; )

Originally Posted by bart

You’re a clown Chris. I’d happily tell you that to your face anytime. And I didn’t delete #^&#^&#^&#^&, my posts are gone.
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Knock it off please.

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

I look forward to it Rob. Good luck!
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Knock it off please.

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

My wife has worked at the same nursing home for 49 years this August. Started as a dietary aide, paid her own way through four years of college, got promoted to social service director, and has remained at that position through seven or eight different administrators. Loves her job and has a gift for dealing with elderly patients and their families.

Her mom, who turned 100 this year, is now a patient there, which has worked well because she gets to see her mom a couple times a day, other patients families are not allowed in the building.
Now an employee...a nurses aide..and at present one patient on the same unit has tested positive. So now, to visit her mom, she has to wear the full hazmat suit. Wrote her mom a note explaining the situation but she didnt recognizer her in that protective gear.

She's the pretty one on the left.

Good for her and Godspeed.

[Rmarsh]

National Guard came to the nursing home where my wife works to test every patient, and all staff a day ago. Results came back and it wasn't good. My mother in law...and every other patient on that floor tested positive, as well as a few nurses and aides. Wifes test showed negative...for now.

The nursing home workers are at the brink from the stress and worry as well as working harder than ever because too many are not showing up for work.

[Got Stripers]

My mother in law got her stimulus check today, the sad part of that is she has been six feet under for several years. Right next to her name it has the abbreviation for deceased, only in this administration can we send out god knows how many checks to the dead. Well if you lost a loved one during this, if you feel like rolling the tax penalty dice, you can cash their stimulus check when it comes in.

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

My mother in law got her stimulus check today, the sad part of that is she has been six feet under for several years. Right next to her name it has the abbreviation for deceased, only in this administration can we send out god knows how many checks to the dead. Well if you lost a loved one during this, if you feel like rolling the tax penalty dice, you can cash their stimulus check when it comes in.

⛑#orangemanbad
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[Jimbo]

Been wondering about that stimulus check thing. My dad passed in January 2019 and I got a check for him. It has his name and DECD, but also has "c/o my name". So it's not a legit check?

[piemma]

I got nothing IRS website says I don't exist. I owe them income tax for this year and if I don't get the check for myself and for my wife, I am NOT paying them. We'll see what happens.

[hq2]

Short piece on how Coronavirus has improved fishing.

https://www.today.com/video/why-fish...rt-86041157750

I just took my daughter out this weekend; gonna try yak fishing with my 22 year old nephew next week for the first time off Rockport. I realize that we don't really want a lot of new googans out at our favorite spots these days, but I'm thinking this is a chance for a lot of us older folks on the board to maybe pass the fishing baton to a younger generation. I mean, fishing's been declining a bit in recent years, and this might help the younger folks get into it some. Maybe we can pick up some old(er) age fishing buddies too!