michsnowfreak

Oh it absolutely is in my area, same as you describe. I literally have not left my house in 9 days and that was just for a quick protected sanitize grocery trip. Do not plan to leave for some other time either. However word on the street is that everything is pretty empty. As was posted in a link above, metro Detroit is getting an A to B for social distancing. Not sure about Chicago but I think they're doing pretty good too. My comment was in reference to the widespread coverage that people outside of the heavily populated metro areas are not taking this as seriously.

Years down the road when we look back on this pandemic, it's going to seem so ridiculous that some Americans were willing to risk their lives because they could not stay cooped up in their homes were a few months. Stay home, stay healthy!

That link is great, thanks. Looks like Michigan is one of the few States doing good.

Lol basically as I said above, I spend alot of time outdoors in the Winter enjoying the snow. Spring is the season that I wish I could enjoy the outdoors but my allergies hate me. Normally it's something to deal with, but now every little throat scratch I would get I would be questioning relatedness to the plague.

I will go outside for a walk in the neighborhood to get some fresh air, but that's about it. Maybe a park in the woods away from people. I took a walk during the March 22nd snowfall, you know snow can never keep me indoors lol. Since then I've taken a few walks as I love being outdoors however now a new component is here, allergy season. Obviously spring allergies starting are just an annoyance compared to the disaster that is covid19, but for my own sanity I don't want to aggravate any symptoms that are going to get me worrying lol.

Yes, however with social distance thing I'm literally not going out in public. I did go to the grocery store last week with a turtleneck sweater pulled over my mouth lol, wearing gloves, and sanitizing the stuff when I brought it home. Other than that I'm going nowhere. Im fortunate to be able to work from home every day. I do always keep sanitizer my car anyway, but I'm not even driving anywhere now. I do tend wash my hands extra. When I need more groceries I plan to order online.

I posted this in the Corona virus thread in the New England forum, like most of their threads, it's a very long one lol. But it's worthwhile to post in here. Food for thought on areas that are not taking it seriously yet, one person mentioning West Michigan. Those areas where covid is still relatively sparse probably have that "it cant happen to me" mindset. They start taking it seriously when it becomes imminent, ie, when it's too late. Michigan's covid is very heavily concentrated in metro Detroit, but that's because about half of the state's 10 million people are clustered in Southeast Michigan. That does not mean that more rural areas should take it as a free pass, because it is still there, only in far lesser numbers, and they also have less medical facilities. I literally have not left my house, but from everything I'm seeing on social media, Southeast Michigan is taking it quite seriously for the most part. Metro Detroit freeways are wide open during rush hour. Social media is inundated with real stories of this virus so it's pretty much impossible not to see it and take it seriously. Restaurants that are still open for take out are shipping food and treats to area hospitals, people are putting out white ribbons to support medical staff, etc. The good of humanity is showing through as best as it can during the darkest times.

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/04/can-hydroxychloroquine-prevent-coronavirus-new-trial-will-test-3k-healthy-first-responders-in-michigan.html

My cousin who is a nurse posted this on Facebook. Honestly, of course I'm getting antsy staying at home all the time, but staying home will eventually save lives. "The look of sheer panic and fear in someone’s eyes as they’re struggling to breathe because of the fluid in their lungs is basically making them drown, makes my heart drop to the ****in pit of my stomach"

From ne forum Great interview on CNBC, Dr. Gottlieb given hope that we will be out of this soon.. basic timing, which I think is spot on April - Rough month May - Transition (post peak) June - Start to open things up again July - August - Mostly back to normal but putting out hot spots and preparing for the fall Fall 2020 - Likely see hot spots but we are ready and don't need to take drastic actions and also we have more therapies available.

These next few weeks will probably be the worst. Literally not leaving the house

I am absolutely Social distancing myself. Went to the grocery store today for essentials for myself and my parents. Wore gloves, sanitized everything. Have been washing my hands a million times. I will not be going anywhere for several more weeks, not a store, not anywhere. I just hope everyone else who does not have to go out to work has the same attitude. I am fortunate to be able to work from home and even work is being lax and even having virtual happy hours lol. I have become my parents parent lol, telling them a 100 times a day they cannot go anywhere. I'm 36, I do not smoke and I just had a physical where everything was good...only thing I worry about is I am overweight. I keep telling everybody who will listen, you may have cabin fever now, in this is not going to be over soon, but the more isolated we all are now will get this over quicker.

Michigan gets an A for social distancing so far https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2020/03/25/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-grades-michigan/2911429001/

I to am working from home until further notice. One of my good friends put up a few Christmas things, I know some people think it's crazy but honestly Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for many and this whole watching Christmas movies & listening to Christmas music honestly does cheer people up.

Shame on anyone that treats you badly!!! I don't know what's wrong with people, this mass htsteria buying was created by the public, not those who serve the public. I've actually been working from home since March 9th. We get one week to work from home a month (last week was my week) during which we have one Skype meeting with our boss to catch up on some stuff. However, effective this week until further notice, the entire office is working from home daily, so we have a quick daily 9am meeting on Skype. I literally texted my boss that I'm going to miss tomorrow's meeting because I have an aldi by my house that I want to get to as soon as they open to get a few essentials. I feel getting there right when they open is my best chance. It's ridiculous that I have to feel like Pa Ingalls out hunting in the wild, but that's what it's come to.

Pretty much the same as Michigan, effective 3pm today

Oh yes, anytime I work from home I hear that from my friends and family who do not, that I have it made lol. I do understand the distracted and complacent part. As it is when I know my work from home week is coming up I plan my schedule a little lighter lol. Obviously to do it full time it would require a bit more discipline, but it's a discipline that I am ready for.

I love working from home, I would be curious to see if I did it full time if it wasn't "all it's cracked up to be" lol. We had already increased our work from home from a few days a month last year to one week a month this year. Again, I love it. But now that I have to work from home until at least March 30th, it will be interesting to see if I feel any sort of stir crazy or still absolutely love having no commute. Im a nature lover so I to go out to the parks regardless of where I'm working, I love getting fresh air.

I'll be working from home until at least March 30th. Let's sneak in one last snowstorm lol

That's crazy. At Detroit the total since 2011-12 is a 33.0" surplus. Going back to 2007-08, the last 10 years, Detroit has a surplus of 112.4"! That's assuming this season is done which it may not be. Does anyone have the avg for Toledo? I'd like to see their stats in that time frame. I know chicago is definitely a surplus but probably not quite as high. FYI the lowest back to back winters here was 1936-37 & 1937-38 with a total of 35.5" (12.9, all time lowest, followed by 22.6).

Wow, I didnt realize that. Thats crazy.

I loved last years tundra winter of deep snow, but outside of the massive Feb 1st snowstorm there werent really any big storms. Now 2013-14 on the other hand, that winter was a haven for one snowstorm after another, We had 6 storms over 6"+ here (4 of the 6 were over 8") so its crazy if Cleveland missed all of them.

Yup, and 2 winters in a row no less!

Valdez is already the snowiest city in the US (avg 326") yet they are getting record snow for them. Meanwhile, the continental 48 so far this season has seen below to much below normal snowfall nearly across the board.