Daily Check-In

[mecurtin]

This is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time on Thursday) now to midnight UT (8pm Friday Eastern Time).

Poll #23959 Daily check-in poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 64

How are you doing?

I am OK
56 (87.5%)

I am not OK, but don't need help right now
8 (12.5%)

I could use some help
0 (0.0%)

How many other humans live with you?

I am living single
24 (38.1%)

One other person
22 (34.9%)

More than one other person
17 (27.0%)

Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.

Comments

[feng_shui_house]

I'm ok, ish? Not sure if I've got the virus-- woke up with no sense of smell (one of the less common early symptoms). I've been SO CAREFUL since March 17, but on April 29 the neighbor behind me wanted to give me some mangoes. And I didn't want to be rude and say No, or Wait while I get my mask... so I lifted the edge of the chain link fence over a low wall and took them straight in to wash the mangoes and my hands.

Sneezed a few times yesterday but sometimes I sneeze when I eat hot food. Felt a little warm yesterday, but then it IS hot here.

I tested my sense of smell with a cup of coffee-- nope. Couldn't take my temperature, because I have four mercury thermometers- and either they've clogged up with age, or my old eyes can't read them.

Ah well... too bad about my mask making. I have 75 in progress, but even though I'm sure the virus couldn't live on CLOTH long enough to get through the mail (surgical masks can keep it alive for 7 days! But cloth is less favorable! No virus detectable after 2 days on cloth) really if it lived it's not fair to others to risk it, until I'm either sure I don't have it, or sure I'm over it.

Can't get tested- have no transport & while my city recently started in home testing for seniors with symptoms I'm 2 years too young (plus I doubt they'd consider losing the use of your schnozzola as a symptom.)

If you're curious this is the study about the life of the virus on various surfaces.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(20)30003-3/fulltext

[kathmandu]

Oh, gee! Crossing my fingers for you.

Thank you for the link to the Lancet article.

[feng_shui_house]

Thanks! I'm hoping it's just an attack of paranoia. :^)

I'm not feeling ill! I think I'll go out in the yard and absorb some sunshine, it couldn't hurt. ;^)

I did like that article- it's good to have an idea how long to leave incoming (non perishable) packages in isolation in a closed room.