Some of this is copied from a comment I just left on someone else's blog, but this made me wonder how different everyone else's situation is.
Shits fucking wild over here. Not a single day goes by where we are not constantly confronted by the fact that some crazy shit is going down, and people don’t know how to handle it. We considered going down to the family ranch to get away from the chaos, but my dad’s there right now and I’m terrified of bringing that virus with me. He has emphazema, and only 30% of his lungs are functional. On top of that he is going through chemo right now as well. So we’ll just stay here and hope things don’t get too crazy. I'd rather deal with this than be the reason my dad dies.
I'm not sure if I mentioned that I got laid off because of this, so now I have literally nothing to do most of the time. I can apply for jobs, but almost everyone in the state has been laid off, so most jobs aren't hiring. I guess all I can do is just sit on my ass and collect unemployment that comes out to more than I made before being laid off.
The grocery stores are almost empty. The entire city is out of TP, eggs, and rice. My neighbors, who I usually talk to several times a week stay like 12 feet away from me rather than 6 (they are still freaked out because I got carted away in an ambulance recently, and are pretty sure we're a plague house).
The streets are empty, and people are aggressive whenever you do encounter them. If you sneeze or cough (sneezing isn't a symptom) then sometimes strangers yell at you.
My friend, a white male of Scandinavian decent, was yelled at for being Asian at the grocery store by another white male. My friend was so confused he just walked off. Fortunately my friend who is actually Chinese hasn't encountered this yet, but she's a bit of a shut-in so I think she will be avoiding people completely (and would do so normally, not just because of the closures).
So how are things where you are at? Are they good on food? Are people handling it well? Have you encountered anything crazy?
Things are pretty fair in my part of the woods. I think it helps a lot that we have a lot of farms and such so people here are pretty comfortable and have plenty to share. I have yet to have anyone yell at me for being (mostly) Asian. But that would probably be something I would start laughing at hysterically inside since I take joy in scaring people anyway. Ehh!
My only disappointment now a days are just not being able to find space to exercise, and my roommates are making me crazy to the point that I consider moving home.