New York and Me vs. the Corona Virus
Mar. 18th, 2020 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkat1. Damn. According to The Johns Hopkins Corona Virus Tracking Map - which has been methodically tracking every confirmed case in the world since this began - NY has a 1,000 more cases than Great Britain.
New York is at 3,074 with over 1800 in the City. (Good news - patient zero in New Rochelle, according to my mother who is watching the news, is recovering from it.)
We have more cases than the UK and pretty much all the countries under South Korea.
South Korea has 8,565, Switzerland 3067, the UK has 2,646. The US now has 9249, with NY making up 33% of the cases.
2. Work has gone a bit nutty. Spent most of the day talking to project managers on the phone about how to resolve various issues. All panicked for various reasons. Crazy workplace didn't handle this at all well. There's a shortage of lap tops, some people have access to everything on the network, most don't - because not everyone can hook up to the Citrix server. We all have remote access tickets out waiting to be approved, but there's 3666 tickets and the IT help desk crashed.
The contractors want to stop work. And really who can blame them?
Also how do we get bids in - since up until now we insisted on everything being sent by Mail or in person, nothing electronic. Now, we're figuring out how to do it electronically because there's no one in the office who can open them or can come in and do it.
Then there's all these other items that have to be paid for, modified, etc.
It's a major transportation agency that is already in debt, and now due to significantly decreased ridership - it's asking for a billion dollar rescue.
And, apparently there's a shortage of lap tops. Gee, can't think why. What with all the schools and businesses asking for them. Honestly don't people have their own?
Apparently not. One of my managers doesn't - she has to use her daughter's - her's is ancient.
It's a nightmare. By 5 pm, I was exhausted. I'd been talking on the phone, text messaging, emailing, answering questions, etc and trying to work on writing up a financial justification, and an addendum to a contract, and checking the news...with noise cancelling head phones on to block out the banging - because they are working on something next door to me.
So, I meditated and fell asleep at 5:45 pm, and almost missed the Video Bible Study Meetup - I'd agreed to do this evening. I came in at 6:33. Missed half of it. Was very embarrassed. They didn't care and were understanding.
After that, I went to fix dinner and panicked. I realized that I had no meat really outside of breakfast sausages and limited veggies. So opened a can of Amy's Chili, sliced some cheese into it, with a spinach salad. I'm kind of on a restricted diet so can't eat anything. Also am supposed to be limiting cheese - but alas it was what I found, and beans give me gas. Although Amy's Medium Chili seems to be fine so far.
I should be fine - but, I'm worried. Fresh Direct is sold out on all deliveries in my area for the next five days at least. Couldn't get anywhere with Green Grape. And Amazon is really limited now.
I guess I could try ordering from restaurants, but I don't eat out - so no clue where. I didn't stock up as much as others have - for various reasons: I have a full time job, no car, no room and not a lot of freezer space -- I can't fill it to capacity. I may end up becoming a vegetarian.
3. Texted Sis-in-law to let her know she was in my heart and I'd been thinking of her. She told me that she was glad I was near a park - which was a nice reminder. I can walk to the park and watch geese and wander among trees and stay away from people -- the Park should still be open. They can't really close Prospect park to visitors - it's not that doable. Also near Greenwood Cemetery, but that's kind of morbid at the moment. It is a beautiful cemetery though.
Sis-in-law is annoyed all the Manhattanites are fleeing to their weekend homes and invading their area. She's on lock down with my brother. My family is self-isolating. The good news is that everyone in my family is fine. I'm the only one who is at risk. This relieves me greatly. I don't have to worry about any of them.
I keep reaching out to folks. Trying to stay in contact. Please try to stay in contact with me as well. I want to know that everyone is okay. We'll only get through this together.
I will try to make a grocery store run tomorrow and check with the pharmacy on the blood pressure meds. There are various grocery stores near me. I'll be alright. Just need to not panic. Life is change.
New York is at 3,074 with over 1800 in the City. (Good news - patient zero in New Rochelle, according to my mother who is watching the news, is recovering from it.)
We have more cases than the UK and pretty much all the countries under South Korea.
South Korea has 8,565, Switzerland 3067, the UK has 2,646. The US now has 9249, with NY making up 33% of the cases.
2. Work has gone a bit nutty. Spent most of the day talking to project managers on the phone about how to resolve various issues. All panicked for various reasons. Crazy workplace didn't handle this at all well. There's a shortage of lap tops, some people have access to everything on the network, most don't - because not everyone can hook up to the Citrix server. We all have remote access tickets out waiting to be approved, but there's 3666 tickets and the IT help desk crashed.
The contractors want to stop work. And really who can blame them?
Also how do we get bids in - since up until now we insisted on everything being sent by Mail or in person, nothing electronic. Now, we're figuring out how to do it electronically because there's no one in the office who can open them or can come in and do it.
Then there's all these other items that have to be paid for, modified, etc.
It's a major transportation agency that is already in debt, and now due to significantly decreased ridership - it's asking for a billion dollar rescue.
And, apparently there's a shortage of lap tops. Gee, can't think why. What with all the schools and businesses asking for them. Honestly don't people have their own?
Apparently not. One of my managers doesn't - she has to use her daughter's - her's is ancient.
It's a nightmare. By 5 pm, I was exhausted. I'd been talking on the phone, text messaging, emailing, answering questions, etc and trying to work on writing up a financial justification, and an addendum to a contract, and checking the news...with noise cancelling head phones on to block out the banging - because they are working on something next door to me.
So, I meditated and fell asleep at 5:45 pm, and almost missed the Video Bible Study Meetup - I'd agreed to do this evening. I came in at 6:33. Missed half of it. Was very embarrassed. They didn't care and were understanding.
After that, I went to fix dinner and panicked. I realized that I had no meat really outside of breakfast sausages and limited veggies. So opened a can of Amy's Chili, sliced some cheese into it, with a spinach salad. I'm kind of on a restricted diet so can't eat anything. Also am supposed to be limiting cheese - but alas it was what I found, and beans give me gas. Although Amy's Medium Chili seems to be fine so far.
I should be fine - but, I'm worried. Fresh Direct is sold out on all deliveries in my area for the next five days at least. Couldn't get anywhere with Green Grape. And Amazon is really limited now.
I guess I could try ordering from restaurants, but I don't eat out - so no clue where. I didn't stock up as much as others have - for various reasons: I have a full time job, no car, no room and not a lot of freezer space -- I can't fill it to capacity. I may end up becoming a vegetarian.
3. Texted Sis-in-law to let her know she was in my heart and I'd been thinking of her. She told me that she was glad I was near a park - which was a nice reminder. I can walk to the park and watch geese and wander among trees and stay away from people -- the Park should still be open. They can't really close Prospect park to visitors - it's not that doable. Also near Greenwood Cemetery, but that's kind of morbid at the moment. It is a beautiful cemetery though.
Sis-in-law is annoyed all the Manhattanites are fleeing to their weekend homes and invading their area. She's on lock down with my brother. My family is self-isolating. The good news is that everyone in my family is fine. I'm the only one who is at risk. This relieves me greatly. I don't have to worry about any of them.
I keep reaching out to folks. Trying to stay in contact. Please try to stay in contact with me as well. I want to know that everyone is okay. We'll only get through this together.
I will try to make a grocery store run tomorrow and check with the pharmacy on the blood pressure meds. There are various grocery stores near me. I'll be alright. Just need to not panic. Life is change.