It seems like opening an area only invites the rate to increase. In San Francisco, we have loosened up a teeny, tiny bit since March 17. As long as there is social distancing, we can do non-necessary shopping as long as it’s not in a mall & outdoor dining. That’s it. We have to wear masks at all times when outdoors. Our cases & deaths are at a continued slow pace - neither better nor worse. 

I wish I could go to church, am Catholic, but they are closed. My pastor passed away last month (the one who told me to leave the GIDXH asap & file for a civil divorce).  No one was allowed to attend his funeral. He was only 68.

I am attending a grief support group at another parish with an excellent facilitator. Have attended Catholic divorce support groups & they weren’t helpful to me. 

I am certain it’s monotonous for us all to be so cautious & painful to not socialize in person after TGT.  I wish all of you the best as we wait COVID out.

The number of cases in my county shot up in July--more than doubling the case count for the previous four months, and now the university where I taught is opening to on campus classes with first year students moving in yesterday (I live in a neighborhood very close to campus).  As with year round residents in other college towns, I would prefer that the colleges weren't bringing in thousands of students who can't be counted on to act responsibly.  There were two houses of them down the street for me last spring, and they had numerous parties with many, many students in attendance, even though our state was under a lockdown.  

When my state began to open up, in June and July, when the temperatures permitted, I began having friends over to socialize on my porch, no more than four of us at any one time, and all of them people I knew were also, like me, very careful and with a small circle of others they socialized or lived with.  To be able to have a glass of wine or a cup of coffee or glass of iced tea and talk face to face was and is wonderful, and I hope the arrival of students and an upswing in cases doesn't shut down my social life again.

I am also waiting until the case count goes down across the country before traveling a thousand miles to visit my 94 year old mother, and I would like to do that as soon as I believe the risk is acceptable. 

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longwayhome wrote:

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 Elle, I read about this. I was so sadden to hear. Someone brought into the country, one of those four?.....

 

 Longway hello. There were an initial 4 people from the same family, but with a robust tracing system they have been able to determine that one of those traveled to one of the tourist spots here so hundreds of people were tested there yesterday. A child from the family meant her whole school had to be tested, and both parents work in different parts of Auckland. The virus can spread it's Covid fingers to many corners. 
 Invisibly too

 Elle

MJM017 wrote:

........................ My pastor passed away last month (the one who told me to leave the GIDXH asap & file for a civil divorce). No one was allowed to attend his funeral. He was only 68................ I wish all of you the best as we wait COVID out.

MJ...that must have been so sad, to lose somebody able to see & understand what you were going through.....and give you the advice you needed. Did he catch the virus?
As for the virus...I think the wait will be longer than we're hoping

Elle
 

OutofHisCloset wrote:

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OOoHC....from the initial 4 cases earlier this week we now have 17 in total, in Auckland, and hearing of some Aucklanders 'escaping' the city and going to holiday homes, which can only hinder the efforts to keep it contained. 
Not sure if my daughter's planned September wedding will have it's numbers altered or be cancelled all together. 
It's all in the lap of Covid19 


Elle