Subj : Re: Shingrex was: weather To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sat Apr 04 2020 20:10:52 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 27-Mar-2020 11:39 <=- BM>> Four messages! Either got bored with your other stuff or the taxes BM>> are done! NB>> Neither one.... As I recall, those were sent out on Sunday... the NB>> first Sunday that services were cancelled except for the NB>> livestreaming... I listened to the service on the audio feed on my NB>> phone... but our usual busy Sunday was suddenly not busy at all... NB>> So I did take the time to do a few more messages... :) BM> Now everyone gets to see what retirement is like! Nah.... we've been in "retirement" for a while now, ourselves... this is different.... ;0 NB>>> Usually there's no risk that we'd be arriving before they open... just NB>>> that we might not get there before they close on a weekend evening... BM>> Yes, the latter is a somewhat greater issue. At least by arriving BM>> early you can wait or perhaps do a quick nearby errand. If closed for BM>> the evening it's another trip. NB>> Exactly... But we generally aren't up early enough to be there before NB>> they open, anyway.... BM> We tend to be on the 'early morning rising' schedule. My Mother used BM> to be when she was working and then gradually moved over to the 'night BM> owl schedule - I just have to remember not to call her too early in the BM> morning; the one hour time zone difference does help prevent that! We've always had more 'night owl' tendencies here... BM> Oh, while I think of it: the new hospital-affiliate urgent care BM> facility inside Hy-Vee is temporarily closed -- suppose the staff has BM> been reassigned to the actual hospital facilities. There might also be concerns that it would make grocery shopping a little more risky.... BM> And didn't think of including it in an earlier message but the Iowa BM> Governor is either also suggesting or mandating postponement of all BM> non-urgent surgeries, etc. Would suppose it's a little hard to do BM> surgery and keep the 6' social distancing thing. Plus (and a BM> little more seriously) if opened up that's just another potential path BM> for infection. Plus potentially occupies a bed which could be used for BM> more urgent needs like the COVID-19. We've had that here, as well... mandated postponement of any "elective" surgeries.... And I think the primary reason is to free up beds for COVID-19 patients.... but also, there could be some of the not wanting to unnecessarily expose people to infection risk, whether by surgery or merely proximity within the hospital... When the hospitals are full of flu patients at peak, elective surgeries tend to be discouraged also... BM>> That's possible too. Patients working during the weekdays, want to do BM>> something on the weekend besides wait for the afternoon appointment - BM>> Saturday morning it is! NB>> But, as I said, he doesn't do that anymore.... and for the time being, NB>> the office is totally shut down for at least a couple of weeks, due to NB>> the coronavirus concerns.... my hygenist appointment on Apr 1 was NB>> cancelled, to be rescheduled eventually... I'd not be surprised if NB>> they end up cancelling out another week or two of appointments, as NB>> I don't think we've quite reached peak yet.... BM> Right. My dental checkup originally scheduled for yesterday had been BM> rescheduled towards the end of April and we did note the possibility BM> of it being re-rescheduled. ...Did notice there was a new sign: his BM> son had joined the practice almost a year ago -- that should lead into BM> a good ribbing to the son! My optometrist's office had closed down BM> about the same time and and noted where other local eye doctors (as BM> well as over the nation) have temporarily closed. Another medical specialty that involves close contact with the face... and the eyes are a key vector for the COVID virus to spread through.... The optician shops are all closed at the moment, too... I need to get new glasses with my new prescription which I got shortly before all this started happening... but it'll have to wait now.... NB>>>> The injection site tenderness is the most common side effect of NB>>>> shots for me, and generally not particularly badly.... You'll get NB>>>> a chance with the second shot to see if you get the same NB>>>> reaction(s) again... of course, sometimes the second time doesn't NB>>>> cause any issues at all.... BM>>> True: a ton of variables: slightly different injection site, speed BM>>> of injection (the added fluid 'shoves' what's already there aside), BM>>> etc., etc., etc. NB>>> True... and how your body happens to be doing that day, even... BM>> Lots and lots and lots of tiny variables. ...Sort of like me seeing BM>> the tiny green polka dots on my shirt as tan one day and the proper BM>> colour the next. NB>> Yup.... and I'm going to wait now until the coronavirus issues are NB>> well died down, as I don't want to overtax my immune system by NB>> getting the vaccine while tamping down the virus... ;) BM> Yes, as I indicated in an earlier message I/we are not going to go out BM> unless there is a reason to go out. At this point no reason to be BM> isolated but also not a good idea to take unnecessary chances. Richard has been going out more than I do, as I think I mentioned before.... fewer reasons TO go out, with doctor offices closed, restaurants closed, any sort of gathering place closed.... etc.... I'm mostly content to stay home unless there's a good reason to go out... BM>>> ... Fencing: the sport that looks like two bee keepers dueling. NB>>> I did a little fencing when I was in college... There is a lot of NB>>> protective clothing one wears for the sport... ;) BM>> Even with the rounded tip of the practice saber (right term?) with a BM>> jab or slicing move it can still cut unprotected skin. NB>> Three different types of fencing swords... Foils (slender, with a NB>> rounded tip), Epees (more robust, and more like a sword in shape) and NB>> Sabers (much heavier)... The foils would probably only scratch at NB>> worst, though without a face mask, might poke out an eye... the NB>> others could do more damage... BM> Those names do ring a bell. I haven't seen a fencing match in ages BM> but do recall admiring the artform. It's not a common sport.... you see more sword dueling in movies than any sort of fencing as a sport.... ;) All I ever did was the foil fencing.... ;) Couldn't do it now, though, I'm sure.... :) BM>> Only fencing I did was to select the one in the back yard. NB>> Yup.... totally different sort.... :) BM> And sort of wondering about the porch and deck -- does need replacing BM> but might be postponed this year -- if so there's a step which BM> definitely needs to be repaired. While sounds a little derogatory "we BM> don't know where the contractors have been" is right now a health BM> issue. Just us would be one thing but we also need to consider Autumn. With proper precautions, and sufficient "social distancing", it should be safe enough.... I'd think that repairing the step would only take one worker, and be done fairly simply... Or you might be able to handle that... just need to get out to the hardware/building supply shop (yes, those are open around here, at least, even with all non-essential business shut down).... But so many things we'd just do without hardly a thought need to be so carefully thought out now... :) ttyl neb .... He is so cheap he bought his kid a doll house with a mortgage on it --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .