The schools are shut down. Wife working at home. But will get daughter out fishing once ice melts. I am glad to live in lower population. I couldn't imagine the big cities.
I work in a big box home improvement chain.. I will let you guess which one. Life is as normal I avoid large gatherings but everything else is as normal. In fact the last couple of weeks at work our sales have been way above normal.....
Life goes on.... for now.....
The schools are shut down. Wife working at home. But will get daughter out fishing once ice melts. I am glad to live in lower population. I couldn't imagine the big cities.
Yep. There are some football's here.Is that Jamestown ND? Home of 2lb Yellow Perch?
My wife works for the school system here, so she's off until April 6 so far, but in all reality, she's probably done for the year. That's nice because she's still paid full pay, and she doesn't have her 90 mile commute on a beautiful but wildlife infested highway. We live 13 miles from a town of 10,000 so it's very, very quiet out here except for the calls of the birds.The schools are shut down. Wife working at home. But will get daughter out fishing once ice melts. I am glad to live in lower population. I couldn't imagine the big cities.
My wife is a school nurse so she has online meetings but doesn't participate actual learning activities.I find it interesting that some of you seem to have schools closed, and no instruction is happening. Here in NJ, our schools are closed but we have online distance learning from 8-12 every day. It's not literally a "school's out for the summer" situation!
I find it interesting that some of you seem to have schools closed, and no instruction is happening. Here in NJ, our schools are closed but we have online distance learning from 8-12 every day. It's not literally a "school's out for the summer" situation!
Maybe, but very few parents are equipped to really teach a wide range of subjects. I had a homeschooling neighbor (one child had serious health issues) they did a phenomenal job. The mother of another friend did a horrible job schooling her youngest, basically all she did was claim to homeschool her so that she didn't have to go to school.FWIW www.duolingo.com is a nice way to pass some time and learn a few words and phrases in another language. It's free.
Maybe, but very few parents are equipped to really teach a wide range of subjects. I had a homeschooling neighbor (one child had serious health issues) they did a phenomenal job. The mother of another friend did a horrible job schooling her youngest, basically all she did was claim to homeschool her so that she didn't have to go to school.
I thought I was replying to Kh54s10We had a neighbor who home schooled her kids. Ours were close in age but went to public school. The lady next door was busy all day long teaching curriculum and entertaining her kids. I wouldn't of been able to do it.
I stuck with the simple things like basic math and reading. They really enjoyed learning to read. Now they are independent adults and still talk about reading "Go dog go" when they were little, lol.
I thought I was replying to Kh54s10
My youngest kid matriculated out of the local school system in 1998, but even then the system took advantage of existing smack in the middle of a technology-oriented population (eg: a crapload of people here worked for Digital Equipment Corp at one time or another) with connectivity-oriented education opportunities.
Maybe, but very few parents are equipped to really teach a wide range of subjects.
... a crapload of people here worked for Digital Equipment Corp at one time or another...
The latest brilliant move is that our county executive just ordered all 35 county parks to close as of tomorrow morning. Parks. Outside. Where we desperately need to be, with weather warming, and so few options for sanity and joy remaining.
Keep in mind we're not talking about closed spaces here at all. Not places where people congregate in crowds. It's paths and green areas, a collective refuge for enjoying nature and getting exercise.
I'm taking this epidemic and the new restrictions very seriously, and I am appropriately anxious about it all. I'm not a naysayer or general complainer about what we have to do. But this just sucks.
Locked down in a tiny NYC apartment in the middle of this pandemic... not much to do and starting to go stir crazy. Might try and learn to code or something else once I have the mental energy to focus, but for now all I can feel is stress/anxiety.
Leisure activities in a small living space with no outdoor access are relatively hard to come by.
That would kill me. I've got to have room to move around. My ADD would destroy me.Locked down in a tiny NYC apartment in the middle of this pandemic... not much to do and starting to go stir crazy. Might try and learn to code or something else once I have the mental energy to focus, but for now all I can feel is stress/anxiety.
Leisure activities in a small living space with no outdoor access are relatively hard to come by.
The latest brilliant move is that our county executive just ordered all 35 county parks to close as of tomorrow morning. Parks. Outside. Where we desperately need to be, with weather warming, and so few options for sanity and joy remaining.
Keep in mind we're not talking about closed spaces here at all. Not places where people congregate in crowds. It's paths and green areas, a collective refuge for enjoying nature and getting exercise.
I'm taking this epidemic and the new restrictions very seriously, and I am appropriately anxious about it all. I'm not a naysayer or general complainer about what we have to do. But this just sucks.
Why not go outside for a walk. If you are not near other people you are highly unlikely to get or spread the disease. Are the lockdowns in those states that strict?
I find it interesting that some of you seem to have schools closed, and no instruction is happening. Here in NJ, our schools are closed but we have online distance learning from 8-12 every day. It's not literally a "school's out for the summer" situation!
We don't have specific hours where there is teacher-led online instruction. It's basically self directed (or parent directed).
These times are a ***** to have kids in school at any level. I don't envy the parents because someone still has to hover at home, but at least the kids are managing without losing a ton of progress...
I've gone a few times with caution, but considering the rampant spreading around here, we've essentially been told to avoid being outside unless for a quick trip for food or healthcare, maybe a quick run for exercise. Lots of people are out there ignoring the rules, congregating in groups, not protecting themselves or others by not social distancing as they should.
Doing as much avoiding of others and being sanitary as possible, you can only do so much about other people's rudeness. A quick walk is basically it, but not enough to quell what could become months of being locked inside during the only decent weather all year. Plus I've got a 6 month old baby at home so getting sick would be extremely rough.
Anyhow, might try and brew soon just to have something to do
Taking a walk.... People in my neighborhood have always walked around the sub-division. Keeping 6 feet from other people is super easy on the streets and sidewalks. If there is no one coughing or sneezing on you your chance of catching something taking a walk is virtually nil. Unless you touch things that are infected. Upon returning home remove your shoes outside and maybe even wash them. Then wash your hands.
He mentioned he's in NYC. I think it's a little harder to avoid people on the sidewalks there
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