COVID-19

[Zamboni]

14 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Ii appreciate reading this thread, honestly I know that the world is losing it, and we, by no means, have the answers. With that being said, I have conversed with many here, met many and we all sort of "get" each other to a certain point. 

This Covid thing came out of the blue for all intents and purposes, and it's weighed on me more than I would like it to. When I say this, I don't mean the actual virus itself, but the reaction in the world to it. The hoarding, greed, lack of thinking and foresight, the selfishness, finger pointing, racism, social media attention seeking, etc. 

I can handle the medical side of it, that's what I was born and trained to do, it's why I put myself into the 3rd world without a second though, and conversing with my 2md family and kiddos from Uganda today, it made my heart very heavy. Were sitting here in the 1st world acting like asshats and they are in just as much trouble there with almost zero chance to fight back and I can't get down there to help. 

I go to the hospital run by business people, ill prepared, and people are still showing up entitled and ignoring guidelines. Meanwhile my heart breaks for a culture that does whatever it can to survive. 

Sure, it's nice all these gestures around NYC and etc, but the negatives I've witnessed from this pandemic have far outweighed the good. 

I've been trying to avoid most media, social media, news, etc but it's literally impossible, especially since I work in this field. This last couple of weeks has been tough on everyone, apologies for the venting, but I feel this is a place that I can and others may understand a bit. 

I'm close to the edge of resigning and starting a new career, financially it may not work, but it's more on the forefront of my mind than ever before and Covid has really pushed that lingering thought to the foreground. I'm just tired. 

 

It’s ok to vent. Everyone needs to from time to time.

You are stronger than you may realize. 
You can do this! Focus on the patient care only. And not anything else. The other stuff, doesn’t matter nearly as much as patient care. They need you.

Vent daily if you need to blow off steam. ??

[FogBat]

7 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Ii appreciate reading this thread, honestly I know that the world is losing it, and we, by no means, have the answers. With that being said, I have conversed with many here, met many and we all sort of "get" each other to a certain point. 

This Covid thing came out of the blue for all intents and purposes, and it's weighed on me more than I would like it to. When I say this, I don't mean the actual virus itself, but the reaction in the world to it. The hoarding, greed, lack of thinking and foresight, the selfishness, finger pointing, racism, social media attention seeking, etc. 

I can handle the medical side of it, that's what I was born and trained to do, it's why I put myself into the 3rd world without a second though, and conversing with my 2md family and kiddos from Uganda today, it made my heart very heavy. Were sitting here in the 1st world acting like asshats and they are in just as much trouble there with almost zero chance to fight back and I can't get down there to help. 

I go to the hospital run by business people, ill prepared, and people are still showing up entitled and ignoring guidelines. Meanwhile my heart breaks for a culture that does whatever it can to survive. 

Sure, it's nice all these gestures around NYC and etc, but the negatives I've witnessed from this pandemic have far outweighed the good. 

I've been trying to avoid most media, social media, news, etc but it's literally impossible, especially since I work in this field. This last couple of weeks has been tough on everyone, apologies for the venting, but I feel this is a place that I can and others may understand a bit. 

I'm close to the edge of resigning and starting a new career, financially it may not work, but it's more on the forefront of my mind than ever before and Covid has really pushed that lingering thought to the foreground. I'm just tired. 

 

Wow. I hear ya. It's not just you; it's been hard on all of us. We have taken so many things for granted that we have become spoiled and most of us don't seem to know what to do. It's no wonder why we feel so arrogantly entitled!

ATST, even if some of us disagree with each other over some things, we all have to admit that there's a really intelligent crowd on SS - which is more than I can say about most of the social media outlets. The stupidity of the irrational imbeciles has definitely shown itself. They don't know a thing about thinking critically.

Having said that, you sound like you love the medical profession. Don't let a bunch of idiots ruin it for you. Also, this isn't going to last forever. The Spanish influenza didn't.

I do have one question for you: Who's in charge?

[shrader]

37 minutes ago, Eleven said:

I'm headed to a surgical supply store in a few minutes; not sure what they'll have left, but I want some latex gloves.  Can I pick up anything for you?

Are those gloves hard to come by now?  I have a giant box of them from a caulk project a while back.

And if you have some really wide fingers, you can always cover each of them individually with another latex product.

[Wyldnwoody44]

1 hour ago, Crosschecking said:

Wow. I hear ya. It's not just you; it's been hard on all of us. We have taken so many things for granted that we have become spoiled and most of us don't seem to know what to do. It's no wonder why we feel so arrogantly entitled!

ATST, even if some of us disagree with each other over some things, we all have to admit that there's a really intelligent crowd on SS - which is more than I can say about most of the social media outlets. The stupidity of the irrational imbeciles has definitely shown itself. They don't know a thing about thinking critically.

Having said that, you sound like you love the medical profession. Don't let a bunch of idiots ruin it for you. Also, this isn't going to last forever. The Spanish influenza didn't.

I do have one question for you: Who's in charge?

Well as for the last part, I've been studying Buddhism ever since I spent time with the monks in Thailand. I do believe in a higher power, just not quite there yet to a personal answer on this journey. 

 

I do appreciate the words of encouragement from everyone, and I wish all the best through this. 

[SDS]

2 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Well as for the last part, I've been studying Buddhism ever since I spent time with the monks in Thailand. I do believe in a higher power, just not quite there yet to a personal answer on this journey. 

 

I do appreciate the words of encouragement from everyone, and I wish all the best through this. 

I’m not sure how your love of hockey fights jives with Buddhism. I’ll need to read up. ?

[Wyldnwoody44]

Just now, SDS said:

I’m not sure how your love of hockey fights jives with Buddhism. I’ll need to read up. ?

It doesn't really jive, but then again i said I'm studying it, not devout ?

I also know a lot of other religions that don't practice what they preach, another topic for another discussion.

[SDS]

33 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

It doesn't really jive, but then again i said I'm studying it, not devout ?

I also know a lot of other religions that don't practice what they preach, another topic for another discussion.

I was more having a little fun... don't mind me.

[Wyldnwoody44]

21 minutes ago, SDS said:

I was more having a little fun... don't mind me.

It's all good, we could use a little fun these days ?

Also a pillar of Buddhism is understanding suffering, so I'm already prepped from being a sabres fan ? 

Now back to your regularly scheduled Covid....

[Stoner]

2 hours ago, Eleven said:

I'm headed to a surgical supply store in a few minutes; not sure what they'll have left, but I want some latex gloves.  Can I pick up anything for you?

Just the usual, thanks. Usual drop-off spot, but try to disguise the package with some brush or something. I won't be able to get out to it until after sunset.

3 hours ago, Indabuff said:

Disturbing but very funny.  

It would have been funnier had I spelled it right.

3 hours ago, Eleven said:

Please keep comments about Craig Smith to the free agent threads, thank you.

Ok, seriously:  I wish that certain media sites would lift their paywall restrictions for COVID coverage.  The Buffalo News doesn't get much right, but it got that right. I'm pretty sure that WSJ can afford to make that article available.  A similarly restricted Washington Post article today suggests that Buffalo is about to get hit HARD.  The entire article is about Buffalo, but we can't read it.  (It is copy/pasted on reddit for anyone who wants to look.)

Meanwhile, ABC reports that 1400 NYPD have tested positive, which reflects Dr. Smith's comment that 15% of NYC first responders are hit.  I read somewhere--don't remember where; it was two days ago--that NYC is peaking and I hope that's right.

"Let Me Clear My Throat" would indicate one example.

Cuomo is saying the apex won't be for another month.

[FogBat]

2 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Well as for the last part, I've been studying Buddhism ever since I spent time with the monks in Thailand. I do believe in a higher power, just not quite there yet to a personal answer on this journey. 

 

I do appreciate the words of encouragement from everyone, and I wish all the best through this. 

I've been a Christ-follower for over 30 years. And yet, I still learn new things every day.

[North Buffalo]

4 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Ii appreciate reading this thread, honestly I know that the world is losing it, and we, by no means, have the answers. With that being said, I have conversed with many here, met many and we all sort of "get" each other to a certain point. 

This Covid thing came out of the blue for all intents and purposes, and it's weighed on me more than I would like it to. When I say this, I don't mean the actual virus itself, but the reaction in the world to it. The hoarding, greed, lack of thinking and foresight, the selfishness, finger pointing, racism, social media attention seeking, etc. 

I can handle the medical side of it, that's what I was born and trained to do, it's why I put myself into the 3rd world without a second though, and conversing with my 2md family and kiddos from Uganda today, it made my heart very heavy. Were sitting here in the 1st world acting like asshats and they are in just as much trouble there with almost zero chance to fight back and I can't get down there to help. 

I go to the hospital run by business people, ill prepared, and people are still showing up entitled and ignoring guidelines. Meanwhile my heart breaks for a culture that does whatever it can to survive. 

Sure, it's nice all these gestures around NYC and etc, but the negatives I've witnessed from this pandemic have far outweighed the good. 

I've been trying to avoid most media, social media, news, etc but it's literally impossible, especially since I work in this field. This last couple of weeks has been tough on everyone, apologies for the venting, but I feel this is a place that I can and others may understand a bit. 

I'm close to the edge of resigning and starting a new career, financially it may not work, but it's more on the forefront of my mind than ever before and Covid has really pushed that lingering thought to the foreground. I'm just tired. 

 

Come join me in Yonkers... dysfunctional sure, but I work in an underserved community, many immigrants and they need help and just plain scared... their gratitude back keeps me going.  

Edited April 1, 2020 by North Buffalo

[North Buffalo]

Today was a rough day... long stories but rough... called some old friends on way home to put it in perspective...

[Indabuff]

Anyone see the guy dressed as a bush in the UK?  Looked staged but funny as hell.

[MakeSabresGrr8Again]

10 minutes ago, Indabuff said:

Anyone see the guy dressed as a bush in the UK?  Looked staged but funny as hell.

Yea, that polka dot bikini hid the bush though.

[Indabuff]

I know all of you on the front line are getting burned out and I couldn't imagine what you are going through.  I don't have to remind you that what you do is one of the most paramount undertakings one can shoulder in life but know that everyone is behind you.  We're all depending on you.  My wife and kids are depending on you.  I'm depending on you.  Keep punching this ***** in the mouth.  

[Brawndo]

7 hours ago, Eleven said:

Should be towards the top of reddit.com/r/buffalo....wait, here:  https://www.reddit.com/r/Buffalo/comments/fsq12c/buffalo_braces_to_become_a_coronavirus/

 

Russo, the infectious disease specialist, said that based on reports from overseas, Erie County likely has 10 times more cases than the 499 that have been reported. But Russo still isn’t sure whether Buffalo — or other similarly sized cities including Cleveland and Pittsburgh — will see a “worst-case scenario.”

Those three cities, Russo said, may benefit from less density and mass transportation use when compared to New York. But he worries residents in those cities have also been less compliant with stay-at-home orders.

“This is not just a public health experiment, this is also a social experiment,” Russo said.
 

I’m hoping this holds true 

[sabremike]

Pro Wrestling's first ever Social Distancing Match:

 

[FogBat]

I just came across this article. Do any of our resident medical experts want to weigh in on this?

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0OcSqX1G?s=a99&pd=04oiQ1U0

[MODO Hockey]

2 hours ago, Crosschecking said:

I just came across this article. Do any of our resident medical experts want to weigh in on this?

https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0OcSqX1G?s=a99&pd=04oiQ1U0

The link your pasting is no article, just saying. And im not medical expert so to speak but wouldlike to weigh in anyway.

This is the article, ( https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/fitness-wellbeing/a32001167/mild-coronavirus-symptoms/ ) 

This is normal symptoms of a flue, i hate these clickbait articles. ZzzZzzz.. it gives you absolutly no more info than you already know, and it sure does not help all these sensitive people we have in this world that think they might die if they sneeze.

 

[FogBat]

2 hours ago, MODO Hockey said:

The link your pasting is no article, just saying. And im not medical expert so to speak but wouldlike to weigh in anyway.

This is the article, ( https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/fitness-wellbeing/a32001167/mild-coronavirus-symptoms/ ) 

This is normal symptoms of a flue, i hate these clickbait articles. ZzzZzzz.. it gives you absolutly no more info than you already know, and it sure does not help all these sensitive people we have in this world that think they might die if they sneeze.

 

I see what you're getting at with clickbait. I just couldn't outright dismiss it, given their references to their NHS.

[Stoner]

22 hours ago, Eleven said:

"Let Me Clear My Throat" would indicate one example.

OK, now we're getting somewhere. I had asked about how asymptomatic people spread it when the CDC has always said it's spread through respiratory droplets when someone coughs or sneezes.

BINGO: (For those who don't want to click, they're saying it can be spread by talking or merely breathing). The evidence of aerosolization is growing. Folks, beware those enclosed spaces with poor ventilation even if no person is still around.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/index.html

[North Buffalo]

Interesting implications of the disease spread from Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-unique-threat-south-young-people/609241/

[matter2003]

21 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Ii appreciate reading this thread, honestly I know that the world is losing it, and we, by no means, have the answers. With that being said, I have conversed with many here, met many and we all sort of "get" each other to a certain point. 

This Covid thing came out of the blue for all intents and purposes, and it's weighed on me more than I would like it to. When I say this, I don't mean the actual virus itself, but the reaction in the world to it. The hoarding, greed, lack of thinking and foresight, the selfishness, finger pointing, racism, social media attention seeking, etc. 

I can handle the medical side of it, that's what I was born and trained to do, it's why I put myself into the 3rd world without a second though, and conversing with my 2md family and kiddos from Uganda today, it made my heart very heavy. Were sitting here in the 1st world acting like asshats and they are in just as much trouble there with almost zero chance to fight back and I can't get down there to help. 

I go to the hospital run by business people, ill prepared, and people are still showing up entitled and ignoring guidelines. Meanwhile my heart breaks for a culture that does whatever it can to survive. 

Sure, it's nice all these gestures around NYC and etc, but the negatives I've witnessed from this pandemic have far outweighed the good. 

I've been trying to avoid most media, social media, news, etc but it's literally impossible, especially since I work in this field. This last couple of weeks has been tough on everyone, apologies for the venting, but I feel this is a place that I can and others may understand a bit. 

I'm close to the edge of resigning and starting a new career, financially it may not work, but it's more on the forefront of my mind than ever before and Covid has really pushed that lingering thought to the foreground. I'm just tired. 

 

Honestly I would be terrified if I worked in the health sector with so many places lacking proper PPE and telling staff not to wear masks while walking around.  I am shocked they haven't staged a mass walk out around the country to force them to get them the proper PPE, like sveral month supply based on how much is being used currently on a daily basis plus a huge surplus...it's literally their lives at risk, and I wouldn't be risking mine for ANY job where I was put into harms way in that manner....

Edited April 2, 2020 by matter2003

[North Buffalo]

We are being told to wear masks at all times... PS our ultra sound lead tech is down with it and struggling, our rad nurse is positiveand now lead CT tech tested yesterday but only mildly had a cough for 2.5 months but he has his daughter and newborne grandson at home.  He is sequestered in the basement till results come back.  Please say your prayers for all of them.

Edited April 2, 2020 by North Buffalo

[pastajoe]

Received a phone call yesterday from my family in Buffalo. My uncle passed away from the virus, he was 87. My cousin couldn’t contact him so he went over to my uncle’s house. He found him unconscious on Saturday, and he passed away Wednesday. They couldn’t see him to say goodbye. Can’t have any service, and he’s being cremated. My cousin and his wife are now in 14 day quarantine. Out of 10 siblings, my 89 year old mother is the last one left.