what i realized about covid life

[CONTRACTOR 47]

There really isn't any positive to the situation, except maybe kids are getting to see their parents a lot. I think after too long everyone is going to start getting on each others nerves.

I have a feeling the birth rate is going to go up, with men and women being home all day long. That could be good or bad, depending on who is having kids!

No babies here. Just getting on each others nerves.

 

[dj]

Luckily for me I'm still working - for now. I love the routine and rarely take extended time off.

It's funny as they ramped up the social distancing my co-workers joked how I was doing it before it became a thing. LOL

Also I have a home gym that I set up because I really don't like the social nature of a public gym so my life really hasn't changed other than my sig other being in health care.

 

[maldorf]

No doubt this situation is bad all around. I hope by the end of April this gets better.

 

[CONTRACTOR 47]

Luckily for me I'm still working - for now. I love the routine and rarely take extended time off.

It's funny as they ramped up the social distancing my co-workers joked how I was doing it before it became a thing. LOL

Also I have a home gym that I set up because I really don't like the social nature of a public gym so my life really hasn't changed other than my sig other being in health care.

My home gym consist of two pink 10 lb dumbbells from my ex and furniture...

 

[dj]

My home gym consist of two pink 10 lb dumbbells from my ex and furniture...

...so she took the shake weight?

 

[CONTRACTOR 47]

...so she took the shake weight?View attachment 115329

LOL... F...ckin Bitch !

 

[maldorf]

Yeah baby!

 

[EWRECK]

 

[MR. BMJ]

I think the part that sucks is the home-schooling. Both the wife and I have nobody we can trust to watch ou4 kids, family and friends included, so one of us have to stay home until this clears up. Not only that, but some people all sick drop their also sick kids off at the sitter/daycares, and they have no regards for others well-being. Since I work in the dietetics field, I have an essential job position, as does she. If i wasn't laid-off last summer, one of us would have to quit anyway to stay home. I think they are making the kids log into their mac-books early in the morning at 8am to make up for not being at school. After this summer, i'm heading back to work, and if shit ever hits the fan again, she'll stay home and do the kiddo thing since i'll make much more money. I was good at saving money and stuff, so I am good to go at home and paying all the current bills and needs. She'll have a harder time finding a job than I will (one of the reasons i'm staying home now), but it will still be nice to have 2 incomes after this is over.

 

[maldorf]

I think the part that sucks is the home-schooling. Both the wife and I have nobody we can trust to watch ou4 kids, family and friends included, so one of us have to stay home until this clears up. Not only that, but some people all sick drop their also sick kids off at the sitter/daycares, and they have no regards for others well-being. Since I work in the dietetics field, I have an essential job position, as does she. If i wasn't laid-off last summer, one of us would have to quit anyway to stay home. I think they are making the kids log into their mac-books early in the morning at 8am to make up for not being at school. After this summer, i'm heading back to work, and if shit ever hits the fan again, she'll stay home and do the kiddo thing since i'll make much more money. I was good at saving money and stuff, so I am good to go at home and paying all the current bills and needs. She'll have a harder time finding a job than I will (one of the reasons i'm staying home now), but it will still be nice to have 2 incomes after this is over.

We are lucky because our kids are 16 and 17 years old. They run on auto pilot now! I think we raised them right. My oldest is supposed to attend college in the fall but Im starting to doubt that the college will even reopen. im not paying $30,000 for distance learning! If things are screwed she will just have to take a year off and stay here with us at home, get a job.

 

[MR. BMJ]

We are lucky because our kids are 16 and 17 years old. They run on auto pilot now! I think we raised them right. My oldest is supposed to attend college in the fall but Im starting to doubt that the college will even reopen. im not paying $30,000 for distance learning! If things are screwed she will just have to take a year off and stay here with us at home, get a job.

Yea, ours are 4 and 7...lol.

I haven't got far enough in my thinking ahead for the start of the next year at the end of summer...ugh! Hope it is all clear by then.

 

[Wynn]

Americans Are Excessively Eating, Drinking, Smoking Pot, Playing Video Games And Watching Porn While Quarantined


Since you’re at home under quarantine and surfing social media out of boredom, you have probably come across this coronavirus hustle-porn tweet or something similar:

If you don’t come out of this quarantine with either:

1.) a new skill
2.) starting what you’ve been putting off like a new business
3.) more knowledge

You didn’t ever lack the time, you lacked the discipline


Whether the tweet was meant to be motivational or self-serving, the message is a tone-deaf directive to the millions of Americans who are desperately trying to cope with their new challenging reality.

Ten million people have filed for unemployment over the last couple of weeks of March. It's predicted by the Federal Reserve Bank that nearly 50 million people will lose their jobs by the summertime. People are frantically worrying that they will be unable to make their rent or mortgage payments. Some fear that they may lose their jobs. Parents are stressing over how to work at home, while educating and keeping their children busy now that the schools are closed.

If you have the luxury to not worry about finances and don’t have any pressing issues to immediately sort out, it is then reasonable to allocate a portion of time toward productive endeavors. At a time like this, it's unhelpful to chastise people who are just trying to hang on and make it through the day.

Conducting research on the activities of people self-quarantined at home shows interesting insights into the behavior of Americans. Most people are not heeding the hustle-porn huckster’s advice; they are choosing to decompress instead.

It looks like Americans are collectively channeling their inner-slacker attitude. People are consuming more alcohol, smoking weed, playing video games, eating a lot of junk food, binge-watching Netflix and adult films more than ever before.

In a quirky irony that highlights the craziness of the times, liquor stores are open as they’re deemed “essential.” According to Nielsen, a nearly 100-year-old marketing research and ratings firm, studies show that “alcohol sales were up 55% in the week ending March 21.” Nielsen also found that amount of spirits sold—such as tequila, gin and pre-mixed cocktails— skyrocketed 75% compared to March 2019. Wine sales rose 66%, beer sales popped 42% and online alcohol sales grew by an astounding 243% from last year at this time.

According to investment advice site Motley Fool, “During the first few weeks of the month, cannabis sales were soaring and spiked around the middle of the month as fears heightened that people would be confined to their homes in an effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic.” Marijuana sales are high in a number of states where it's legal.

Illinois marijuana dispensaries, which have remained open, sold almost $36 million worth of legal weed in March. This happened during a time period in which the state shut almost all other stores and ordered people to remain indoors. The Los Angeles Times reported that “amid coronavirus siege, California cannabis sales soared.”

Pornhub, if you can’t tell by its name, is a popular online adult film site visited by roughly 120 million viewers every day. Now that Americans are self-quarantining at home, Pornhub has seen a large rise in traffic—up 11.6%.

According to Today, “Many Americans may find their bodies flabbier and less healthy when they finally emerge from the Great Quarantine of 2020.” Bloomberg reported that less people are consuming healthy foods and “are loading up on shelf-stable items from canned meat and soup to pretzels and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, as they comply with orders to stay home.” Studies show an increase in the consumption of potato chips, Oreos, Spam, burgers, pretzels and other comfort foods. Psychology Today refers to the weight that will be gained as the "quarantine 15."

During the week of March 16, U.S. consumers streamed 156.1 billion minutes of content. That was twice as much as last year at this time. Almost 30% of streaming was Netflix programming—including a lot of Tiger King—and 20% was YouTube viewership.

Due to school closures, kids and young adults—from elementary school to college—find themselves home. As you can imagine, video games are the go-to diversion and a way to play online and still socialize with friends. To capture the amount of time spent gaming, digital magazine Mic claims, “So many people are gaming in quarantine, servers are struggling to keep up.”

It will be interesting to see what happens as the weeks and months pass by and we’re still on lockdown. Could this trend of eating, drinking, smoking weed and watching television and porn continue? Or will we take the man on Twitter’s advice and try to do something constructive?

We’ve already seen some people become so bored that they’ve accomplished some brilliant, wonderful, daring, quirky and lovely things.

Americans Are Excessively Eating, Drinking, Smoking Pot, Playing Video Games And Watching Porn While Quarantined

Conducting research on the activities of people self-quarantined at home shows interesting insights into the behavior of Americans. Most people are not heeding the hustle-porn advice out there; they are choosing to decompress instead.

www.forbes.com

 

[maldorf]

I can see how liquor stores are considered essential, they are for millions of alcoholics. I'd hate to see how many would end up in the ER with withdrawal symptoms. Serious alcoholics have strong physical dependence. In really bad cases withdrawal can cause death. Last thing you want to do is stress the hospitals more than they already are.

 

[Goody]

I’ve been loving it
Tons of time with my sons, riding bikes, playing ball, walking in woods, shooting air rifles, bows, fishing in farm ponds for bass and bluegill
I rebuilt an old chainsaw carb I’ve been wanting to do for about a year now and rebuilt my old wheelbarrow too. Got my compost going and garden ready to go in as well...gonna get an old outboard running tomorrow...PLENTY to do.
I’m a fan of “old school”
Fuck the rat race

 

[little slice]

my wife's sons beat me up

 

[Samson250]

my wife's sons beat me up

I’ll give them a good talking to when she drops them off this weekend!

 

[little slice]

I’ll give them a good talking to when she drops them off this weekend!

i try to get my wife to talk to their father about it... but she always takes his side.


oh well... happy wife, happy life!

 

[hawkmoon]

I haven't seen my daughter since early February, as she lives with my ex, 2.5hrs away by train.
Japan declared a state of emergency last night so the gym will be shut for a week, and then they will check in again.
Government set to roll out massive support measures for those in need.
Week 6 of WFH. Work really hasn't changed much, just where I sit all day.

Buuuuut, all my family is still healthy!

Corona life...

 

[maldorf]

my wife's sons beat me up

Did you forget to clean the toilets again?

 

[maldorf]

I haven't seen my daughter since early February, as she lives with my ex, 2.5hrs away by train.
Japan declared a state of emergency last night so the gym will be shut for a week, and then they will check in again.
Government set to roll out massive support measures for those in need.
Week 6 of WFH. Work really hasn't changed much, just where I sit all day.

Buuuuut, all my family is still healthy!

Corona life...

2.5 hrs away by train is a long way. Those Japanese trains go real fast too. Doesn't it hit about 200 mph if it is out in a rural area? I was surprised at how fast the trains in Italy went, upwards of 180 mph. Must be hard not seeing her. I hope your ex takes good care of her and makes sure she doesn't get sick. I hope you get to see her soon.