I was interested in the number of virus infected Hoosiers now compared to April 27th — 2 months ago. This ‘stay at home’ thing has been going on now for 112 days for me. Yes, I’ve been out a few times (like… less than 10 times total, you guys — counting doctor visits and dog stuff), but holy cow! It’s getting old.
So let’s take a look at the numbers…
No explanation needed, right? But the schools in my community are to reopen in August. If parents are uncomfortable sending their child, they can fill out a form and school them from home. Otherwise, they go.
While at school, masks are strongly recommended and other safety precautions will be in place. I don’t envy parents who NEED to work and don’t have a Nanny (Ben’s great-g’ma kept him while I worked), like I did.
When folks say, “COVID-19 is no worse than the flu,” I cringe. Three new symptoms were added to the list by CDC yesterday: runny nose, diarrhea, and vomiting.
It’s still scary. It’s still out there. And, I’m still home.
Neither of my puppies are feeling the best today – not sure if they have the Rona or what’s going on. Merida was feeling pretty good yesterday, though, and enjoyed a bit of sunshine in the grass. Today, strong storms are expected. Yippee!
The Governor placed more restrictions on Indiana yesterday insofar as COVID-19, but I’m not sure how much different it really is from before. Most non-essential businesses are already closed for walk-in business. What I don’t understand is how it will impact factories. I’d have to read more to figure that out, and I’m already coronavirused out for one day.
The photos of Seymour that I’m sharing below were not taken by me. I thought they were great when I saw them on Facebook. They were shared by one of my FB friends that shared from a friend’s friend and I have no clue who to credit. As I’m QwD (quarantined with dogs) on day #32, I haven’t seen downtown for a long time. Crazy that it’s so empty.
And our high school — a VERY short distance from my home is empty of students. No sounds of the marching band or any of the normal outdoor activities that are normal.
40 cases in Jackson County (up 3 since yesterday) 5,507 cases in Indiana (up 563 since yesterday) 173 total deaths in Indiana (3 in Columbus, IN overnight) 378,289 cases in US (up 39,294 since yesterday)
Perry rarely misses work and a headache and nausea kept him home last night (he’s currently working 3rd shift). Although not typical COVID-19 symptoms, it scared me badly enough to go on a cleaning and moving furniture rampage. I moved my desk and work station to the formal living room area and while doing so, I got the couch STUCK in the hallway.
I didn’t finish cleaning and getting that darned couch out of the way until around 2:30 AM this morning. I’m counting that process as my “one extra thing” completed today.
My Google Fi account lasted exactly one day. I’ve already cancelled. A couple things you need to know if you’re considering the service…
I first tried the G-fi sim card in my old iPhone 8. Even though I modified all the settings exactly as instructed, I couldn’t send text messages. I also wasn’t thrilled with the fact that two iPhones with one iCloud account means text messages are received on both phones. (That’s the Apple thang and not Google Fi’s fault.)
So I popped the sim into Perry’s last Android phone. Google Fi would NOT let me turn data off. Every single time I did, notifications kept popping up that data was required to be on. I didn’t WANT data — so, I didn’t want Google Fi. And finally, I only had two bars for service inside my house. No improvement whatsoever above AT&T.
Still a good deal if you go with the unlimited option as your primary service, I think — just not workable for me.
Now that Google Fi will likely not be mentioned here again, how about an ongoing topic? Seymour, Indiana! Check out what’s going on at local business, This Old Guitar…
When I lived in Crothersville, I knew my UPS driver. Roger was the best! I had his mobile number; he knew if I wasn’t home he could leave packages at MasterSbilt; and he never took my stuff to the wrong house.
Roger has since retired and I don’t know who took his place. I do know he spoiled me — and all of his customers. Not so with my current UPS driver. You know… the one who didn’t care that he banged around my Nest camera. You think he did it on purpose or simply wasn’t paying attention?
Just the other day, I shared details about Seymour High School’s gym and the number of people packing it for the sectional. Today, the regional games were held in the same facility and this entire side of town was bustling. My house isn’t all that far from the school I guess, but still quite a hike from here to the front door of the gym — and that’s where some had to park so they could attend.
Of course, I’m the girl that ran to town for a few things and tried to get home at the exact same time everyone there was trying to leave. Maybe that’s what living in a bigger city is like all the time — and if so, I hope they’ve built roads to accommodate the traffic. Even when there’s not over 8k people at one event, US 50 through Seymour is a mess during certain times of the day. If we keep growing, we’re going to need to add another couple lanes.
