you got that right lol
Healthwise, Iām not afraid, my family and I are in good health. My folks, who are at risk, live on a farm away from the mass population, they are fine to survive on their own for months.
What Iām worried about is our way of life. This is a big disruption in our lives, work, business, school etc.
I work at a resort oriented company and rely on customers to visit every day. Given our proximity to the Canadian border, half of our business is Canadian. Yesterday the Canadian government urged their citizens to not cross the border, so as a result our business is taking a hit.
Itās not just myself that I worry about. Many small businesses already struggle and this event will undoubtedly put many of them out of business.
Then thereās food supplies. Our grocery stores are picked clean and I canāt imagine that there is a strong supply chain, so we may not get to eat the way we would like. We didnāt want to panic and stock up unnecessarily, but now, even if we wanted to, we couldnāt. We may have missed the boat.
We have 36 rolls of toilet paper for a family of 5. Everyone, except myself is at home. Itās just a matter of timeā¦ 
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I actually decided to make a profile today to avoid any chance of a relapse and getting a drink because of this situation. Having to be isolated while sober is stressful and I want to keep myself accountable. Health wise Iām not worried about getting sick, I am worried about the risk it poses to others and the fragile healthcare system and the ability to provide care for those who become seriously ill in the event of a huge surge in numbers of those needing to be hospitalized. Thankfully bought a regular amount of toilet paper so shouldnāt have too much trouble getting through this lol.
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Welcome to the community! 
We were supposed to go on a cruise today which we changed earlier in the week to just a trip to Florida. Today we cancelled everything so weāre gonna spend our week at homeā¦bring antisocial introverts. Woo hoo!! My dream come true.
After March Break all schools will stay closed another 2 weeks so theyāre home for 3 weeks total. Iām not yet sure what my work will have us do.
I did go to the grocery store today to restock our kitchen (we had been trying to clean things out before our trip). Ack. Crowds!!! Pasta, sauce, rice, beans, and toilet paper were all scarce!! Fortunately we did buy a lot of that weeks ago to prepare for quarantine when we got home.
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Thank you! 
Thatās a fun acronym to pronounce.
Likewise, no what-if rabbit holes for me.
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In all seriousness, Iām not scared for myself, my girlfriend, or the kiddo. However, our largest school system is closing down for a while, in addition to others outside of Indianapolis-proper. My job has people that travel the states, and out of country, for conferences, as well as within the state itself, and thatās all been brought to a screehing halt. A lot of the small businesses here are hurting as well. Lots of concerts here are postponed/cancelled too. Curious what this is going to hold for any shows I have coming up. We donāt āpack 'em inā or anything, but all the sameā¦
Itās wild, but Iām not letting the hysteria draw me in. Canāt wait to go to the store this weekend and see a Battle Royale in the toilet paper aisle.
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Iām in Southwest Florida, I work for a huge global research corporation, they have offices in Australia, India, Japan, Russia, you name it and they said all of Australia is on lockdown, the Virginia office had one person test positive so they just put all of the people that work in that in that office are now quarantined for 14 days in the hospital, they closed our two huge offices in FL today and we are working from home until further notice. Toilet paper is gone all over the place, people are getting into fights at Costco over it, food is disappearing, itās insane! People are literally going insane.
What Iām doing. I got the last of Lysol all purpose cleaner, and since I think I had a mini cold a month ago, Iām going to disinfect and clean my apartment to be safe and Iām not going anywhere. Also gassed up my car just in case.
The media is scaring everyone and cancelling all the sports events is going to hit stateās economy, but Iām really hoping that some change will happen in the health insurance area.
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All weddings are being cancelled too and some people are having a hard time getting a refund!!! My co workers cousin had to cancel their wedding and the place is refusing to give them a refund!
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Yep. I was sick in February, and my girlfriend just got over something two weeks ago. Iām cleaning top to bottom, wall to wall this weekend.
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I have 20 days today and youāre right itās a little bit tempting but thank god I got WiFi for my new apartment and have video games as silly as that sounds, so I think as long as I have enough entertainment for myself and caffeine(lol) Iāll be okay, Iām not turning back, I cant, these 20 days have been an emotional HELL and I canāt do that to myself again. WE GOT THIS!!!
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Same! I was feeling shitty on last Friday but I think it was allergies, I get them so bad, but I was legit sick like a month ago, it was bad, not the flu but I felt horrible, got over it, so, going to disinfect in case some of that bacteria is still lingering! My supermarket had awesome sales on cleaning stuff! Got the last of Lysol antibacterial spray, 2 for 1! Got extra soap in case and water!
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Iām worried for the elderly folks and people with immune issues, I know Iāll be fine, call your grandparents and make sure everyoneās parents understand to be safe and cautious because my 68 year old dad is all āAhhhh, itās all BS! Iām not sitting in the house, Iām doing what I want!ā Ummm. Okay dad. Keep drinking your Vodka 
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This is exactly my thinking Eke. What we can control and what we canāt.
No point getting wound up about something that we have no control over. Ask for serenity and our Higher power will make sure that it all comes good in the end.
So some of us might be short a bob or two, at least we will still have life.
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And if thatās what he wants to do, who are you to tell him otherwise?
Iām gonna talk to my mil tomorrow, sheās 88. But I know exactly what she is going to say to me.
But at least Iāve done my bit.
Ask for serenity.
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Im not afraid.
I think everyone should do some breath work, for real
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The nervous system is linked to the immune system so freaking out is not going to help any.
TURN OFF THE NEWS and go out in nature for a while!!! Seriously.
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Here here! 
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Sounds like you have the right plan in place. Iām pretty stocked up on stuff and introverted anyway so Iām happy to be home lol. Also on day 5! I had a good streak going before and had to reset and trying not to get myself down about such a small number but itās a start and thatās okay. What video games did you get?
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Whow! Iām his daughter that cares about him and my mother staying alive!! My dad does NOT wash his hands often! Donāt speak to me that way.
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