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My best friend is having a terrible year. His son died, one of his dogs ran off and came back with a broken hip, the fuel pump went out on his truck, and now he might be coronaed. :( Doctors say it might be "seasonal" (I assume that means a "regular" flu) but they are not sure at this point.

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Prayers and get well soon...

Thats horrible! Does he have all the corona symptoms?

I haven't really discussed it with him since he feels very bad. I took him a CARE package earlier but I didn't hang around - "Here ya go. Bye." He'll probably get bored and call/text with details before too long. I'll relay what I find out.

I see him almost every day, so there's a good chance I've already got whatever he has. I may be able to tell you about it from a personal point of view in a few days. :(

Edit: He went downhill very fast. He was at my house on Tues and looked OK then. He went out of town with his wife on Wed and was very sick that afternoon.

Can you get tested?

Probably not. True story, a tech at my wife’s work was showing all the symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc), but symptoms weren’t severe enough, she was turned down for testing, told to self quarantine. This was 1.5 week ago though.

Other than being uber rich, celebrity or politician, or you show all symptoms, it takes a lot to get tested when the kits are still limited.

Hopefully the test kits become more available. How is the tech doing now?

She’s doing ok. Don’t think she’ll have life threatening development. She was certainly exposed (her brother came from out of state with symptoms, she took him to hospital, then she started feeling not well).

I've been reading stories and people from work saying that folks in th healthcare industry are being infected. May or may not be related to the industry, but I hope they take extra precautions. Hiw is your wife doing?

Think im going cruising at this price!

All this work from home is nuts!

I dont recall fuel ever this cheap and Im 53 years old.

When I started to drive in the mid 70's. Price was around .35 for regular and .49 for Hi-Test. i can't remember the gar wars they had in the 60's. $3.00 to full up a 25 gallon tank. :eek: Prices dropped today in my area. 87 is 2.25, and 93 is 2.78.

Of course health care workers are being infected. It's a much higher risk occupation. My sister just quit her job, nurse in N. Carolina for 20 years at the same hospital. Inadequate protective equipment.

I meant even those with gloves and N95s

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, I've heard stories of medical personnel bleaching masks and reusing them. Lowers the micron efficiency.