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In reply to the discussion: Have you been isolating? [View all]Hekate
(90,674 posts)...convinced. I had knee replacement surgery 2/19, just under the wire for elective surgeries, tho I didn't know it at the time.
I couldn't convince my husband to stock up and he has one grocery store he really likes, and there wasn't anything I could do about it. He pointed out that our cleaning ladies were still entering the house, and I had an answer ready: I'm laying them off, with 1/2 pay for the first month. I think that surprised him, but there you have it. He readily conceded that my Physical Therapy appointments were a necessity, that was not even an issue, but still... He's just very sociable for a guy who works from home.
Then I think two things happened, one last night, and one today. Last night we heard Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti, Gov. Newsom, and Gov. Cuomo one after the other. It was very sobering.
Today he got word that the daughter of one of his colleagues who now lives in Utah is in the hospital fighting for her life, her kids are in quarantine, and his colleague can't even see any of them. (Hubby's work unit is spread all over.) Next call, a colleague in Idaho, who as it happens is also delivering groceries to Mr. Utah's parents these days. She told my husband in no uncertain terms to just stay home -- he's very much the old man of the group.
I think that finally got through; he's shocked and saddened. He's also now open to talking about grocery delivery services.
Self-isolation turns out to be fairly porous.