I strongly suspect that all the regions in the US which have entered Phase 3 will be rolling back to Phase 1 in a couple of weeks once it becomes clear that "hope real hard this goes away" hasn't actually made this disease less infectious.
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jul 07, 2020 8:48:15 am PDT #23342 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Laura - Jul 07, 2020 8:56:41 am PDT #23343 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I fear that is the case, Jessica. This region of NY has had a very low rate of infection. This past holiday weekend the tourist town was packed with people. Restaurants, shops, streets, beaches, all jammed with breathing people from far and wide. Workers in the businesses were masked, but not all the people. I can't see the rosy numbers staying low.
meara - Jul 07, 2020 9:00:49 am PDT #23344 of 30019
Yeahhhhh, that doesn't seem like the guards were too bright, either. Contagious disease y'all! Am watching it because we are supposed to be starting up a drug trial at hospitals in Melbourne and one do the things I was arguing with the client about was making sure there was a plan in place if there were a second wave of Covid there....I guess maybe a third wave now!
meara - Jul 07, 2020 9:03:01 am PDT #23345 of 30019
Chris I have the same thought process, both on cleaning and on wondering if maybe I'm off, or if it's just normal human-ness. Because a lot of the procrastinate-y/adhd stuff I see seems like...common human traits? So I guess it's a matter of "is it so bad it gets in the way of your life"? And I guess I mostly have coping mechanisms.
sj - Jul 07, 2020 9:13:08 am PDT #23346 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy, for me it seems to be a mix of hormones, stomach issues, and whether or not I overdo it physically. I can't always control these factors but I have gotten really good at recognizing them. I have also started to associate a sudden deep depression which seems to come out of nowhere with the fact that I will likely have a migraine later that day.
-t - Jul 07, 2020 9:15:18 am PDT #23347 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
FWIW, before I was actually diagnosed ADHD I would look at the traits for it and think "but doesn't everyone have that" in part because it's all kind of vague and a matter of degree and in part because I always thought everyone was like me...
Pix - Jul 07, 2020 9:22:20 am PDT #23348 of 30019
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I'm having a rotten anxiety day. Blah.
Shir - Jul 07, 2020 9:51:49 am PDT #23349 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
So yeah, fun session
Now I want to join your sessions.
{{Buffistas}}
amyparker - Jul 07, 2020 10:35:01 am PDT #23350 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
What Shir said. {{Buffistas}}
My county had just applied to move into Phase 3 on the 19th when the health board said "You've got multiple outbreaks at long-term care facilities and you're nowhere near hitting the target of 80% participation in daily monitoring of confirmed cases, so no".
Theodosia - Jul 07, 2020 11:50:00 am PDT #23351 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
MA is Phase 3 now, and I'm contemplating taking a random vacation day to go visit Old Sturbridge Village, which has opened up because this may be my only shot at visiting My Happy Place this year before we (inevitably) end up stepping back a couple phases.