Lostin76

One funny thing about Friday Night Lights is that my wife was so into the game sequences and was often like "Just need one more stop." Or "Just need one more score!" She hates football.

LOVE that show. They really nailed the 1980s look and feel. Also Ruth (from Ozark) is in one of the seasons. Anybody here into Westworld? I'm about to finish season three of The Sopranos, so will need something after. I also just watched the first episode of Better Call Saul and thought it was pretty great. Didn't expect that.

Just mixed up Manhattans for me and the missus here, so a toast to you for surviving your test! I just turned 50 and have the second shingles vaccination coming up at our outpt facilities. I've already rescheduled it once, but I'll get it next month. We are pre-testing all outpatients too, so I'll be doing the same. Hopefully with the less painful test! Good luck with your surgery, TD.

Thank you for the info. We wear our masks as soon as we step outside our door into the hallway. My wife is younger, but has had lung surgeries for a collapsed lung so we don't' take chances!

So that means we don't have recycled air from other apartments, I assume?

We have three lower wall/floor units in our apartment that provide both AC and heat. We only use for AC from June-Aug.

Been really digging these guys lately! Thanks for the rec.

Great, I'll add that to my worry calendar! I actually don't know the answer to that and am afraid to ask now. We are very lucky in that the south side of our place is basically all windows and a door that open onto our terrace. We've had our windows and door open and just move in and outside as the day/night progresses. So, for us lots of fresh air and sunshine if it's nice out. I would say most people don't have that outdoor space/access here. This probably sounds crazy, but we've ever turned our heat on in the three years we've lived here. But it gets HOT in the summer on sunny days. AC is cranking then.

Yep, we were doomed before we even got started. I can't even imagine how bad it would have been if people had kept riding the subs as normal. I always forget just how huge the Houston metro area is geographically. Definitely helps you guys with spread. And I'm still curious about warmer states in the south.

I didn't see your post about the 66% in NYC, but that really was a weird (and shocking) number at first. But not really when you think about it - they characterized these people as those who were either retired or not commuting into work - basically teleworkers like my wife and I. That doesn't mean we don't/won't come into contact with the virus though. We still have to go to stores and get supplies. We still come into contact with dozens of people most days. I'll give you one example - walking the dog. Our dog run out back is closed during this. So, we have to take our two dogs out front for walks a few times a day. To do that, we have to get into an elevator. There are often people on elevators - sometimes people not wearing a mask. In a small elevator! Then, we have to pass though the lobby and run the gauntlet of delivery people and people getting their deliveries. We don't do walks during lunch of dinner times, anymore b/c there are just too many delivery people delivering food and people picking up said food. We also have UPS, FedEx, and USPS people in and out all day. Then, you get out front and there are other people walking their dogs. People out front smoking. People just randomly walking around. People jogging. There are still a lot of people out and they are not all wearing masks. We probably come into contact with a 12-25 people just walking our dog each time. That's three times a day. There are a ton of asymptomatic people out and about, it would be very easy for people who say they are "sheltering in place" to get this in NYC. And our building only has 75 units. Imagine a huge building. Heck, imagine a housing project!

My wife and I have been talking about your last paragraph the last couple of days. How do we get everyone on the same page, or at least in the same book, to help us get back to normal? We have people here (mostly young men) who are too cool or too good to wear a mask when they go outside. Being socially responsible and looking out for each other has never been more important, but we can't even get that right as a country. And you can't put all of that blame on leaders - we the people need to get our shit together.

She is indeed. And I don't expect to win. I just expect a certain level of competence and sustained effort. You mention political biases. This is not political. Or at least it is not for me. It does not matter who is in charge or what party they belong to. The numbers and destruction are devastating already, and I'm just frustrated that we haven't made the necessary steps to in some way mitigate what comes next. If I'm being honest, I suppose I'm just angry b/c I see what our font line staff are facing. It's also hard knowing how many patients are dying alone every day. Their families are hurting and confused. We have radiologists (who are a lot less busy now days) volunteering to act as liaisons with patient families. People are giving and losing so much. It's just heartbreaking. I'll end with some positives though. We have started some very promising trials that we are excited about. And we just had an update from our community service plan folks. The food banks and child care facilities are adapting well and continue to serve the community. We have a CSA partnership going that allows us to send discharged patients home with a huge bag of healthy food and sanitation supplies. Families who need help are still getting it. And many more are needing help right now.

Oh, 100% I understand those who need to put food on the family table. It's crushing to think about it. My "too hard" is not about reopening necessarily. It's about failing to put together a proper and effective response as a nation. Other countries have handled this much better than we have. That's a frustration for me. And the trailing economic devastation is going to be horrible for so many people.

Yeah, as bad as things are now. This is going to get worse, and am really unsure what things will look like on the other side of this.

Yeah, this is really brutal for so many people. My wife and I keep telling ourselves how lucky we are to be healthy (knock on wood) and financially stable. We are all learning quickly, that this cannot be taken for granted. There are no easy answers in this anywhere really. The reopening is technically happening, but I'm not sure how many will participate in actually going out to do things. Many will decide to keep on keeping on with social distancing. I know I would if I live in IN still and the state was opening. Here, we are most likely still months away from reopening. I am getting really discouraged that we have basically decided that fighting this is too hard and that we will just accept thousands of deaths each day for the near future.

Just brought in six big pots of tomatoes and four of peppers. Awfully crowded in here, but at least the plants are safe! That's one advantage of container gardening, I guess.

Did you watch the finale? If so, man that was crazy.

I already told my wife that I will be bringing in my peppers and tomatoes from the terrace for Friday and Sat. nights. Our living room is probably the size of most people's bathrooms, so that will be fun.

That sounds EXACTLY like our set up, except add two miniature dachshunds to the mix.

We are looking at mid to high 30s here on Fri and Sat nights. I might drag my tomatoes and peppers inside those two nights. They are in pretty big containers, but movable. Our tiny 500 sq ft apartment will be filled with plants for a couple days. 😂

Jealous that you have the space for a compost pile. Our compost group takes all of our compost to the Red Hook Farms here in Brooklyn. It's pretty cool, if you're into that sort of stuff. Red Hook Farm Composting

This might seem petty, but it's really annoying us not to be able to compost. Normally, we keep our food scraps in ziploc bags in the freezer. Then each Thursday, we take those bags with us to drop off at the compost drop off that's set up right outside our subway stop on Flatbush Avenue. I don't have the space for my own compost pile, so I rely on dropping it of at composting facilities (which are all closed). My wife does a ton of food prep and all those veggie scraps are going straight into the trash now. Same thing with my coffee grounds each morning. It just seems so wasteful.

Oh most definitely. And it's not like we can jut flip a switch and manufacture everything here all at once. But there are areas where we can manufacture more here to create more job opportunities. One positive in this arena locally is the Brooklyn Navy Yard: Fast Company - Brooklyn Navy Yard

I would really like to see a return of manufacturing in the US on a large scale. I for one am willing to pay more for products made locally. Your pendulum comment really summarizes my feelings on the matter. We've went to far on outsourcing everything.

I thought episode 9 with Ben in the taxi was pretty intense. Also episode 10 is insane. Enjoy!