Community wellbeing check

  • 1.7K Views
  • Last Post 11 July 2020
JeffinNZ posted this 29 March 2020

Calling all forums users:

How are you all doing?  What is your local situation?  Need any help?  Whatcha upta?

Here in New Zealand we are on  nationwide lockdown for the next 4 weeks.  I am working from home; currently still employed.  My wife Sheryl is a nurse and going to work as 'usual' doing long hours.  Schools closed of course so my girls are doing learning from home.  We as a nation have today had our first death from the bug and 450 odd cases. 

In spare time I am keeping my vegetable garden going and moving into the autumn phase in the greenhouse so as to keep supplies up for the family.  Cleaning, home maintenance, and soon loading and gun cleaning.  Allowed out for a run around the suburbs (did 11km yesterday).  The city is eerily quiet.  So quiet I didn't like to fire up the leaf vac yesterday as it would have disturbed the peace.  Even the broom was loud.  Strange times indeed. 

 

Cheers from New Zealand

Attached Files

  • Liked by
  • Bud Hyett
Order By: Standard | Newest | Votes
JeffinNZ posted this 29 March 2020

Yesterday Mrs Jeff threw me out of the house.  She said the  vacuum needed a rest and I should go for a run to burn off energy like I did Saturday.  So I did; in the drizzle.  Came back full of endorphins and more manic than when I left!  That'll learn her.

Cheers from New Zealand

Attached Files

RicinYakima posted this 02 April 2020

One of my shooting friends just passed from the virus today. Aged 68 and in good health until last Friday. Stay close to your friends, this will go on for another 16 months.

Attached Files

JeffinNZ posted this 02 April 2020

Formal Friday working from home.

Cheers from New Zealand

Attached Files

Shopdog posted this 03 April 2020

Well,my "wellbeing" got a bump...

Just joined the CBA! Went for 2 years.

Just not as tech savvy as most folks on these boards,and that's OK. Much more at home standing in front of one of our machines,or at the loading bench. Now it's figuring out posting pics from a phone.

Attached Files

Shuz posted this 08 April 2020

Since my wife and I are retired, the stay at home mandate has not affected us all that much. I am very fortunate to have a shooting range here on my property where I live, so I have been doing more shooting now than ever because of the shutdown. .

Attached Files

MarkinEllensburg posted this 29 March 2020

I make my living as a truck driver. The company I work for is in the import/export container business. We haul a large range of products. Small grains is a substantial part of our exports. The ports have less volume now. I believe I heard our ship volume is less than half of what it was. I still deliver and pick up from the ports 5 days a week so although it is different my work is the same. Lots fewer vehicles on the roads. Seems many of the bad drivers are still there though.

Recreational opportunities are mostly nonexistent now with all of the state lands shut down. I have taught my youngest to fly fish and right after he has found success, out fishing me last trip, we can't fish.

My local range is private and has remained open to members only. Social distancing required.

I missed the memo about the panic buying and when I went to do my normal costco shopping a week ago it was too late. TP is a rare commodity. Sad because it is made locally (in trucking terms, meaning less than a day's drive away). I usually shop right after paydays which happen every two weeks. I have lots of freezer space but limited pantry room.   Wanted to cook some beans but the stores are all out.                                                                                 

Attached Files

RicinYakima posted this 29 March 2020

Less than an hour's drive from MarkinEllensburg,

One town between us has declared the LGS an essential business. But you can not buy guns in the state because there is no way to mental health background checks anymore. One of my shooting friends from Richland, WA, is on a ventilator for last 4 days. Thought we had lost him, but rallied the last three days. Riot in the jail because they wanted out, 14 escaped and 14 arrested within a week.

Forty percent of the jobs in my country are agricultural/ food related, so with other government jobs only 40% of the people are working from home or not working. Help wanted signs everywhere for people to work. With Mexican border closed means a shortage of farm workers. Labor shortage will be a big deal here in a month. Conversations I hear at the once a week trip to the grocery, are folks are going to draw their unemployment checks, with bonuses, and extra three months and not work.

Being retired this is pretty normal for me, except for coffee with my friends 4 days a week and buying fresh fruit and produce as often. Harder on the wife as she belongs to two bridge clubs and quilting guild and volunteers at the church. Pantry and freezer are full and TP not an issue. When wife and I moved West, we only got to town once a month, so have always been well supplied with essentials.

Am getting the shop clean up and yard work done early.

Ric in Yakima

 

Attached Files

tlkeizer posted this 29 March 2020

Greetings,

Where my wife and I live in south central interior Alaska we are doing fine.  People from urban areas have invaded out grocery stores since they bought out local stores in the "big cities", but after a day or so of that our local store managers put limits on stuff so we could all still have food and necessities available.  Thank you store managers.  We filled oil tanks before the shutdowns, and have about 30% of our wood left, so have plenty of fuel both liquid and wood.  American Legion has closed for use (being the commander I had a lot o do with that),  churches are having services by internet or on the radio or both, and the governor has issued a stay at home decree or be jailed or fined except for needed travel.  On the news last night there was a segment of past pandemics and how like control measures worked, promising and interesting.  All in all, except for not going to the range, our lives here at home have not been adversely affected very much, hope to keep it that way.  I am running out of empty cases to work with, so when the weather warms up (below zero today when I got up and only 6 above at noon) and we are able to wander about freely again I plan on doing a lot of "unloading".  Actually, we are blessed with good health and sufficient food stuffs and shelter without panic buying affecting us (so far).  

God Bless.

TK

Attached Files

Brodie posted this 30 March 2020

 Since I had shoulder replacement surgery on 2/20 and came home 2/21, I have pretty much been house bound since then except for a couple of Dr. appointments, and twice weekly visits to the physical therapist.  I expect the PT to end soon as they are starting to gear up for the full viral assault.  

Currently there are: "919 cases of cov-19 in Arizona, 68 in Coconino County, 23 in Flagstaff with 2 deaths so far.  I live out of town in an area called Doney Park.  Mostly people are just hunkering down and following guidelines.  Some fools are of course doing as they always have and ignoring what might keep them healthy.

Govenor Ducey has ruled that Gun stores are essential businesses, and may be really needed when the TP runs out.  Grocery stores are starting to sell on line and you can pickup the goods without leaving your car.  Apparently a few will even deliver (in town).

I hope that the internet stays up.

Mark me alive and well for now.

Brodie                                                                                                     

B.E.Brickey

Attached Files

cbshtr posted this 30 March 2020

Okay. Just read an email that because of the President's guidelines for gun stores the governor reluctantly  just reopened gun shops and NICS but ranges are still closed. One step in the right direction, anyway. 

Robert Homan

Attached Files

GP Idaho posted this 31 March 2020

Things are semi-normal around my place here in the Boise valley. Governor Little has issued a stay at home order for Idaho but so far we haven't been affected as severely as some areas. I.m going about my business as needed, just cutting down the odds by not going out unnecessarily.. I'm here by myself a lot at home anyway so this isn't TOO unusual. Still check on my elderly dad, visit with the kids or go shooting with close friends. Here's hoping all here weather this and live to shoot another day. Best to all, stay well. Gp

Attached Files

OU812 posted this 31 March 2020

Here in Georgia I am well and still employed. Couple of days ago I received paper work from my employer and Homeland security stating that I am an essential worker. I am supposed to show law enforcement if I am ever pulled over. Tomorrow I will be attending a graveside funeral service for my wife's step father who died of natural causes unrelated to virus. No more than 10 people allowed. Stay safe everyone. On

Attached Files

JeffinNZ posted this 01 April 2020

Out getting some vitamin D and exercise.

Cheers from New Zealand

Attached Files

Glenn R. Latham posted this 02 April 2020

Like OU812 I got a "hall pass" from work so I'm still working, wife is a special ed teacher (K-6) and it's been a real handful figuring out how to make lesson plans for all her charges (teaching from home of course).  Today a classroom teacher wanted her to make a complete ciriculum for one of her students because the teacher doesn't want to put forth some extra effort - sheesh!

A few weeks ago we canceled all matches and meetings at the indoor range, a week later had to lock the doors with the new "stay at home" order.  Then the outdoor range shut down.  Bummer.  Guess I'll get a lot of casting and loading done.  Put a new rear sight on the 03-A3 tonight, old one looked like it had been used as a hammer before I bought the rifle.

Glenn

Attached Files

barra posted this 05 April 2020


close as I get to work these days doing it hard.

Got my limit of coral trout and come home.

Food in the freezer for a while at least.

coming into the harbour it sure didn’t look like Armageddon on such a beautiful day.

 

Attached Files

tony1960 posted this 09 April 2020

Hey guys, just for info.

 

https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764367/effectiveness-surgical-cotton-masks-blocking-sars-cov-2-controlled-comparison?searchresult=1  

stay safe wherever you are.

Attached Files

Ross Smith posted this 11 April 2020

So far the county where I live in central Utah still has no cases, but. Like Shuz I'm glad I'm retired. We are still advised to not socialize etc. Keep the faith. I'm caught up on casting bullets and tying flies.

Attached Files

Qc Pistolero posted this 11 April 2020

Up here in Quebec,Canada,things are horrible.They closed all shooting ranges.All my friends and I were thinking they'd ask to contribute by shooting all them covid things with our 38-55 and 45-70(well,didn't they say that it is a large virus...so it needs large caliber no?).But we are running into a major problem;we can't go out at the range to kill those virusses and all my friends and I are running out of empty brass to reload.What are we gonna do if we can't empty out these shells?

Joking aside,we are doing well.As far as I'm concerned,being retired for almost 5 years,the local drugstore asked me to help out for deliveries since their regular delivery boy is over 70 and forced into preventive confinement.so I was volunteered to deliver pills;going back to work after almost 5 years of easy life ain't funny.But it is a tough job and somebody's got to do it!Just wondering if I'll get a medal for this?

Attached Files

beagle6 posted this 29 March 2020

Jeff

Glad to hear you are well. Surprised to hear the virus has spread to NZ. God bless your wife for her heroism in caring for the sick. I live about 100 miles north of New York City which is the epicenter of the virus in the US. People are streaming up here to escape the city. On the one hand, I can't blame them, but on the other, it is scaring us. At some point you have to leave your home for necessities and it is scary. I'm a combat veteran and not easily scared, but this is different.

Stay well

beagle6

Attached Files

  • Liked by
  • JeffinNZ
  • Bud Hyett
tony1960 posted this 29 March 2020

Welcome to the wide world of the pandemic, fear, anxiety, loss of trust. How we can be told to stay home, and then hold a local election right in the middle of this is crazy. Unlike the US, we get fined for not voting.

We are no different down her in Aus, we've closed borders, cross a state line and you are in immediate lockdown for 14 days. $13,000 fine for leaving the house, and I believe they have caught a dozen or so. No pubs, coffee shops, retail stores are closing by the day, a bit like Maceys shutting up shop indefinitely.

Most of the initial panic buying has slowed down here in Brisbane, Barra and Pisco may agree in their part of the country. I haven't heard a plane fly over our place in a good week. Normally we are on the north south corridor from all points north.

All our ranges are closed until further notice, my finger is getting awfully itchy. I just need 10 minutes to test some ammo and then i'll be happy for a week or so. Every case I have had been polished out of existence, weren't this clean coming from the factory.

Where I work is involved with research and we have a trial starting soon looking at Chloroquine (it worked in China), so being deemed essential staff means I don't even get to work from home unless I'm sick. We have been warned, it's a matter of when, not if.

 

Everyone stay safe, think before acting. Hope to see you all back online after all this is gone, the snow might be falling up there first.

 

Tony

 

Attached Files

  • Liked by
  • RicinYakima
  • JeffinNZ
Show More Posts
Close