Pops wrote:Greetings.
This is day 18 of our bug-in. Technically we did make a zombie run 9 days ago, but otherwise we're locked down. I walk around the lake most days but no astrophysics conferences, mosh-pits, pornography conventions, ballroom dancing or trips to HoDepot.
Currently all systems are functional. No shortages to report. Morale is good. Xbox functional.
Made a little income today, hospital COVID symptom posters. Rec'd notification that one event (25% of income) is on hold indefinitely,—oof!
GrandDaughter laid off from the theater. Her dad is deployed but his schedule to return soon is on hold at the moment, I guess he's in quarantine. GD decided to stay with BF for the next bit until college resumes, just half-hour away. His plans are up in the air, sports scholarship is in doubt and pre-med is likely on hold. Has a job at chain supermarket tho so there's that. I gave her a hug that seemed a bit more emotional than it really should have.
Locally no zombies in the hood, no roving reapers observed. One case confirmed - no deaths in this county. GDs BF reports spotty shortages at the super. They were instituting limits on number of shoppers in the store, limits on purchases. Not sure of the particulars.
Tell us how things are going there
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asg70 wrote:The downside is I would think this event will spur on development of further automation/robotics as robots don't get coronavirus.
careinke wrote:asg70 wrote:The downside is I would think this event will spur on development of further automation/robotics as robots don't get coronavirus.
I concur. this Pandemic is going to spur a lot of social changes, that may turn out to be the silver lining. But first let me tell you a true life horror story.
Outcast_Searcher wrote:careinke wrote:asg70 wrote:The downside is I would think this event will spur on development of further automation/robotics as robots don't get coronavirus.
I concur. this Pandemic is going to spur a lot of social changes, that may turn out to be the silver lining. But first let me tell you a true life horror story.
Jesus. Glad your MIL got the help she needed (after a delay).
But imagine the NIGHTMARE this creates for so many folks with elders in nursing homes.
I thought the months with my dad in a nursing home were hell (emotionally), but at least I could help and we could decide on any given situation re what was best for him and his wishes.
This situation can only get worse, at least for awhile, for such folks as the numbers rise re the current wave.
What a fiasco. Really sorry to hear this is the reality.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
asg70 wrote:The downside is I would think this event will spur on development of further automation/robotics as robots don't get coronavirus.
Ibon wrote:I noticed something very very strange and before I detail this you have to know I am not all that esoteric in my beliefs and pretty science oriented when it comes to natural history and taxonomy. What is happening is that the birds and wildlife have suddenly appeared to lose their shyness of humans. I am walking the common area and the birds that would usually be darting away are just continuing to go about their foraging just a couple feet away from me and paying me no attention. I can't get over this and have no explanation.......
The only reason I can come up with is a more esoteric one. I am walking with a much more humbled and palpable sense of the moment than usual. I am not distracted by the normal logistics of running this place. I think there is a sensitivity in the wildlife that can sense this and therefore they are not fleeing when I approach. I noticed this also years ago when deep in the wilderness and you hit this baseline place where once you settle deeper into being in the moment the wildlife pays you less attention.
Another one of those silver linings?
Pops wrote:Day 22
Infrastructure:
FEMA Welcomes You: Cali, Oregon & Washington State are building surge capacity hospital beds. Plans are for 1,000 beds in Oregon, WA is building facilities for 3,000 beds. CA is buying/building 10k bed capacity, laws in place to commandeer facilities.
National guard onsite.
I think this is good, too much alex jones and coast to coast and umpteen armageddon movies in my younger days makes me nervous anyway.
Cable up: This is a huge stress test for the electric internet machine
Xbox functional: tho I read xbox live is having outages LOL
Supplies good
Morale good
Income:
I design and layout a couple of magazines, local interest, basically glossy Big Nickles—they're cancelled indefinitely. These are my last steady work. They may or may not return. Unless this peaks and "washes thru" in a couple of months, my big events will be canceled for the year.
I mentioned we have some cash, if this had happened in the fall or winter we'd be toast.
We're actually thinking of floating the house for sale at the first opening,
The wife is anyway, I think WA is freaking her out. Would make for a lot of adventure ... Not sure of our reception in the Ozarks flying Washington plates. lol
No Zombies,
No Reapers,
One new case, 2 total
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Pops wrote:We're actually thinking of floating the house for sale at the first opening,
The wife is anyway, I think WA is freaking her out. Would make for a lot of adventure ... Not sure of our reception in the Ozarks flying Washington plates. lol
jedrider wrote:Looking at the live Coronavirus stats https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/:
I notice that France is doing the best of the Western Democracies.
Don't need or want to go to work. Shelter in place. This, evidently, comes very natural to them.
The U.S., not so.
Outcast_Searcher wrote:asg70 wrote:The downside is I would think this event will spur on development of further automation/robotics as robots don't get coronavirus.
That's an excellent point. And the longer this goes on, the more incentive there is for rapid substitution of people with robots. Even if it's a group of robots that needs a human to help one out now and then (while safely distanced from other humans) -- which would provide data for such robots and/or their software to improve with.
More consequences due to unpredictable future events.
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