Hey BethRags -

Yeah, it should be every state. We really need to get this under control, and it seems like there are a ton of people that are not getting it. I talked to my mom (who is almost 70) and she's still going out socializing, restaurants, the gym (until it closed - now she's planning to go to the trainer's house for personal training!), and is "looking forward to book club starting". It's crazy and it's not helping.

Way too many people are not taking the situation seriously. I really wonder what it will take for everyone to stop denying. Our governor has implemented national guard in a few locations. Maybe that's what it takes.

I'm self-quarantining, and have been trying to stretch out the time between grocery trips with getting things online.

That's smart.

We don't have a reliable supply of toilet paper yet here. Yesterday I did my shopping.. it was unbelievable, so many people didn't seem to understand the concept of social distancing, and to try to find toilet paper I had to go to multiple stores (thus I'm out more, exposed to more chances to pick up the virus or exposing more people if I've already been exposed).

The tp problem is outrageous here. There is no tp anywhere. No paper towels. Just empty shelves. Some stores are finally limiting things like water.

I wish they'd think about this and find a way to pre-sign up for rations of things like toilet paper and foods that are going out of stock quickly, so people can pre-order, come in, pick it up at one store, and quickly leave.

Yes! I agree. Seems it would be easier to do that than end up with a situation like Italy.

I'm super stressed. I can't imagine how much more stressful it is to be under an order to stay home - although I really do think it's in the best interest of the people.

I hear you. I'm stressed, too. Overnight our lives turned upside down, and it's not like we can say "This will be over in 3 weeks" - there's no time limit. And if the majority of people aren't taking the pandemic seriously we're looking at many months during which our lives become increasingly complicated.

It's all crazy. Yes.
*hugs*
to you, too.