Coronavirus Coronavirus: In-Iowa General Discussion (Not Limited)

[mywayorcyway]

I have it on good authority everything is better now.

The cashier at the gas station I went to told me the something similar. I believe she said "I think this has all been overblown but I'm glad it's over."



Of course, this was LAST Monday so I hope she's turned on a TV or something.

 

[Die4Cy]

Old people need to have some respect for themselves during this by staying home. Plenty of them just carrying about like their actions can't affect others.

C'mon, despite the sentiment conveyed, that was about as believable as the ones from people whose six year olds have profound political opinions.

People don't call Facebook Fakebook for nothing.

 

[simply1]

C'mon, despite the sentiment conveyed, that was about as believable as the ones from people whose six year olds have profound political opinions.

People don't call Facebook Fakebook for nothing.

My Facebook crap response kicked in and I projectile vomited.

 

[Cat Stevens]

Saw this posted on Facebook, it does make a lot of sense, at least to me.


I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America.
He simply smiled, looked away and said:
"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for... I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children...
I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies...that they respect what they've been given...that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today.
And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole damn family...fathers, sons, uncles...
Having someone, you love, sent off to war...it wasn't less frightening than it is today. It was scary as Hell. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battle front news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped...you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America.
And we had viruses back then...serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued:
"Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think a sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms who's husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids rush the store, buying everything they can...no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made.
So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own...now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear.
I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them. Learn from them...to respect them.

Haha. I have six different friends on Facebook that posted the same story.

All from different people who claimed to be the person.

 

[KnappShack]

Haha. I have six different friends on Facebook that posted the same story.

All from different people who claimed to be the person.

Facebook and the Boomers are going to be the end of humanity

Throw in the gullible, uninformed, and just odd folks too

 

[khardbored]

My brother in law works at a bank in Arizona. At another branch in the same town (not his), a man came in, made a deposit, then told the staff that he had just tested positive for Covid-19, but wanted to make one last deposit before his quarantine started.

They aren't sure if he was being serious or not, but because of the zero-tolerance policy, now that branch has to close for 10 days (mandatory). I sure hope Iowans are smarter about things than that guy.

Follow up-- the police confronted the man and he admitted that he was "joking." He was actually arrested for something (disturbing the public or something like that)

 

[Proton]

 

[NWICY]

Much better message from the Governor today. While yesterday's message was "if you are sick stay home," today's message has been "if you are not out doing essential work or doing essential tasks for your family, stay home, keep your kids home, and let your employees do whatever they can from home."

Better late than not at all.

 

[wxman1]

Can’t get appointment at my optometrist but I sure as hell can get my dog into the vet.

 

[AuH2O]

Saw this posted on Facebook, it does make a lot of sense, at least to me.


I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America.
He simply smiled, looked away and said:
"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for... I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children...
I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies...that they respect what they've been given...that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today.
And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole damn family...fathers, sons, uncles...
Having someone, you love, sent off to war...it wasn't less frightening than it is today. It was scary as Hell. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battle front news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped...you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America.
And we had viruses back then...serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued:
"Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think a sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms who's husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids rush the store, buying everything they can...no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made.
So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own...now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear.
I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them. Learn from them...to respect them.

Somebody needs to write some better fake conversations. My Grandpa is 95 and actually fought in WW2 and would tell this old bastard in the story to get over himself and thank the young man for asking to help. Then he'd tell the young man in the story that he would love it if he could pick him up 4 lbs of thick slab bacon.

 

[NorthCyd]

Somebody needs to write some better fake conversations. My Grandpa is 95 and actually fought in WW2 and would tell this old bastard in the story to get over himself and thank the young man for asking to help. Then he'd tell the young man in the story that he would love it if he could pick him up 4 lbs of thick slab bacon.

I avoid Facebook so I don't have to see this crap, now people are copying it on CF. FML.

 

[simply1]

I avoid Facebook so I don't have to see this crap, now people are copying it on CF. FML.

Have I got a quiz for you.

 

[HitItHard58]

Saw this posted on Facebook, it does make a lot of sense, at least to me.


I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America.
He simply smiled, looked away and said:
"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for... I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children...
I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies...that they respect what they've been given...that they've earned what others sacrificed for."
I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.
"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today.
And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole damn family...fathers, sons, uncles...
Having someone, you love, sent off to war...it wasn't less frightening than it is today. It was scary as Hell. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battle front news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped...you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.
And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America.
And we had viruses back then...serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."
He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued:
"Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think a sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms who's husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids rush the store, buying everything they can...no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made.
So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?"
I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own...now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear.
I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them. Learn from them...to respect them.

Keep this garbage on fb where it belongs.

 

[SoapyCy]

It isn't to avoid fraud. It's because the state doesn't have the money to keep up with tax refunds until new tax payments come in. So this situation surely will not help.

Previous timing was somewhere around 4-5 weeks, if I recall correctly from the tax thread. I'm due for mine in two weeks and have the same question as you.

you all wouldn't have this problem if you owned money

 

[cyclonespiker33]

Keep this garbage on fb where it belongs.

That story is top notch Ok Boomer gold.

 

[Halincandenza]

I wonder when Iowa is going to update the numbers? It hasn't been updated since yesterday morning.

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

My mom's second outpatient cataract surgery was postponed yesterday, she asked when she could get the surgery and they said it may be the middle of summer before they can start up again. This is in rural Southern Iowa.

 

[jdcyclone19]

I wonder when Iowa is going to update the numbers? It hasn't been updated since yesterday morning.

It seems they update once they get the daily numbers from IDPH. That varies depending on the day. Wouldn't surprise me to see it updated after the daily new conference going forward.

 

[Mr Janny]

My mom's second outpatient cataract surgery was postponed yesterday, she asked when she could get the surgery and they said it may be the middle of summer before they can start up again. This is in rural Southern Iowa.

Yeah, organizations are putting off any procedures that they can safely put off. Elective surgeries and procedures for non-life threatening ailments are being delayed to avoid exposure, and make sure as much capacity available as possible for when COVID-19 cases start ramping up. They know it's coming. Outpatient surgeries are some of the most profitable procedures for medical organizations, because they have significantly less overhead than procedures with overnight stays. So, the fact that they're postponing them should give you a strong indication of how seriously they're taking this situation.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I avoid Facebook so I don't have to see this crap, now people are copying it on CF. FML.