Dog so at least one of us is walking for half a mile three times a day. Adults are WFH and kids are schooling from home. Kids play in the yard, we all ride bikes (sometimes in Rock Creek) and we may run or walk an extra few miles every few days. Grocery store had been every two weeks, but we may start every week, or at least do pre-order and pick-up from the Farmers Market. We get delivery or pick-up for dinner twice week. I went to the hardware store once, we may go to a garden store, but that's about it. Some risk of exposure for sure, but relatively careful...

We know we've been exposed (found out right after quarantine began) so it's likely we're (are/were?) asymptomatic carriers. We try to act as such and wear masks, sanitize hands... don't want to be jerks getting anyone else sick.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread, it seems like a lot of people are making the assumption that once you have Covid, you become immune and can resume your normal life. We really don’t know if that’s true, though. Immunity isn’t guaranteed. We just don’t know enough about this virus and the weird array of symptoms it presents - blood clots, strokes, kidney failure, neurological problems. Until we do, it’s best for everyone to limit exposure as much as possible.

I get it. I’m restless and want life to return to normal and the economy to improve but that can’t really happen until scientists know how to treat the virus itself.

There likely will never be a vaccine. Sorry to break it to you. Time to get on with it.

+1. The yearly flu vaccine is not predictably effective, so what makes people think we’ll get a working vaccine for this?

Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread, it seems like a lot of people are making the assumption that once you have Covid, you become immune and can resume your normal life. We really don’t know if that’s true, though. Immunity isn’t guaranteed. We just don’t know enough about this virus and the weird array of symptoms it presents - blood clots, strokes, kidney failure, neurological problems. Until we do, it’s best for everyone to limit exposure as much as possible.

I get it. I’m restless and want life to return to normal and the economy to improve but that can’t really happen until scientists know how to treat the virus itself.

There likely will never be a vaccine. Sorry to break it to you. Time to get on with it.

After reading this thread, it seems like a lot of people are making the assumption that once you have Covid, you become immune and can resume your normal life. We really don’t know if that’s true, though. Immunity isn’t guaranteed. We just don’t know enough about this virus and the weird array of symptoms it presents - blood clots, strokes, kidney failure, neurological problems. Until we do, it’s best for everyone to limit exposure as much as possible.

I get it. I’m restless and want life to return to normal and the economy to improve but that can’t really happen until scientists know how to treat the virus itself.

Every single day, sometimes multiple times a day. 4-5 mile runs/walks.

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Anonymous wrote:I go to work every day. Dh goes to the grocery store once every couple weeks. We get most things delivered. I get curbside takeout at lunch and sometimes for dinner. We drive to a park with the kids on the weekend and go on unpopulated trails.

This is what I imagined things would be like in Phase Two, not now! You are going to work every day, getting lunch out every day, getting dinner out sometimes, your husband is going to the grocery store instead of you. Just wow.

NP. You simply don't get it, do you? The virus does not just go away now, not anymore. It is here to stay and it will run through the population. The question is only how quickly. If PP has to work and get lunch out, let her be. She may get the virus sooner than you, but you will get it too. In phase one, or two, or three. The phases are just there to have it run through the population more gradually. That's all.

Many people are waiting for effective treatments b/c they are high risk. But thanks for your sacrifice

Their choice then. Most of us are not high risk and want to get on with it.

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Anonymous wrote:I go to work every day. Dh goes to the grocery store once every couple weeks. We get most things delivered. I get curbside takeout at lunch and sometimes for dinner. We drive to a park with the kids on the weekend and go on unpopulated trails.

This is what I imagined things would be like in Phase Two, not now! You are going to work every day, getting lunch out every day, getting dinner out sometimes, your husband is going to the grocery store instead of you. Just wow.

NP. You simply don't get it, do you? The virus does not just go away now, not anymore. It is here to stay and it will run through the population. The question is only how quickly. If PP has to work and get lunch out, let her be. She may get the virus sooner than you, but you will get it too. In phase one, or two, or three. The phases are just there to have it run through the population more gradually. That's all.

Many people are waiting for effective treatments b/c they are high risk. But thanks for your sacrifice

Two hour-long walks around the neighborhood to walk the dog and baby. Once a week grocery shopping. I took baby to her 12-month well visit last week.

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Anonymous wrote:Never. I live in an apartment and haven’t left since March 13.

I'm genuinely curious about this. What do you do all day? How do you exercise?
You should do an AMA.

My company had everyone start working from home. I actually have two laptops open right now - my mac that I'm typing this from, and the work laptop. I don't exercise. Not to blow your mind, but TONS of people don't. I live in a not-so-great part of a city that has gotten much worse since the quarantine. The homeless people have gotten desperate, which means they're much more aggressive and violent. So I don't really feel safe going out.

Sorry to hear about the unsafe neighborhood. How do you get groceries? Delivery? Have you seen an increase in mail and package theft?

Anonymous wrote:Since March 19th I've been to Costco twice and DH went to the post office once. One of us walks the dog 3x per day in our neighborhood, but we are in the suburbs where the streets are quiet and wide and social distancing is easy. We've had deliveries of things including perishables twice and we've dropped off food for my parents as we are doing their grocery shopping. We both worked from home full time before Covid-19, so the biggest adjustment (other than grocery shopping much less frequently and not taking dd on weekend outings) is having our 3 year old dd home all the time rather than in daycare.

Very similar to us. DH works from home and I am a SAHM. We’re used to being home together all the time and being in the suburbs has been helpful for sure. DD is generally in half day preschool two days a wee but hasn’t been since early March

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Anonymous wrote:I go to work every day. Dh goes to the grocery store once every couple weeks. We get most things delivered. I get curbside takeout at lunch and sometimes for dinner. We drive to a park with the kids on the weekend and go on unpopulated trails.

This is what I imagined things would be like in Phase Two, not now! You are going to work every day, getting lunch out every day, getting dinner out sometimes, your husband is going to the grocery store instead of you. Just wow.

NP. You simply don't get it, do you? The virus does not just go away now, not anymore. It is here to stay and it will run through the population. The question is only how quickly. If PP has to work and get lunch out, let her be. She may get the virus sooner than you, but you will get it too. In phase one, or two, or three. The phases are just there to have it run through the population more gradually. That's all.

One trip to California, and one to Florida. Plus other assorted errands daily.

Groceries about once a week. Take-out once or twice a week. I am outside everyday for a long walk, jog or bike ride. I also have played tennis on a private court with family members a few times. Hoping for better weather as these rainy days give me the blues.

Since March 19th I've been to Costco twice and DH went to the post office once. One of us walks the dog 3x per day in our neighborhood, but we are in the suburbs where the streets are quiet and wide and social distancing is easy. We've had deliveries of things including perishables twice and we've dropped off food for my parents as we are doing their grocery shopping. We both worked from home full time before Covid-19, so the biggest adjustment (other than grocery shopping much less frequently and not taking dd on weekend outings) is having our 3 year old dd home all the time rather than in daycare.

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Anonymous wrote:I go to work every day. Dh goes to the grocery store once every couple weeks. We get most things delivered. I get curbside takeout at lunch and sometimes for dinner. We drive to a park with the kids on the weekend and go on unpopulated trails.

This is what I imagined things would be like in Phase Two, not now! You are going to work every day, getting lunch out every day, getting dinner out sometimes, your husband is going to the grocery store instead of you. Just wow.

NP, but not everyone has the ability to WFH. I have lots of friends and family who are still going in to work every day.

Yes, I understand that. We have a single activity that we deem to be high-risk but we still have to do it. As a result, we try to do everything else as low-risk as possible. So if I had to work outside the house, I wouldn't compound that risk by also getting lunch out every day, getting dinner out, sending my spouse to the grocery store when I'm already out, etc.