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Literally Caught With My Pants Down! Being prepared & COVID
Only other olde school marms or perfectionists can possibly relate to this….
First day of class with a new crop of students. Dress hurriedly and rush very early to school “to make finishing touches” on classroom before students arrive. Just as I’m completing the day’s Welcome and other chalkboard instructions, I have an accident and am forced to remove my slacks. Students with some parents begin to fill my elementary classroom. Telling one parent, “I’ll “be right back”, I rush out to find principal to have someone “cover” until I can return “fully dressed”. Of course, the principal is MIA. And
I awaken.
Thankfully, I’ve had few remembered dreams/nightmares since the Covid cyclone struck. However, the most novice dream interpreter can connect the analogy of relationships between virus and personal mortifications this nightmare produced.
1st: “First” the descent of the sudden, worldwide-never-before-pandemic no one was adequately prepared for;
2nd: Lack of preparedness and the frantic “rush” to meet the emergency lead to dire and unexpected consequences;
3rd: As unsuspecting students (population at large) and adults (experts) scramble to arrive and meet the new challenges, I along with others “got caught with our pants down”;
4th: There will be no “getting right back” to the way our lives were lived before;
5th: The U.S. has no principal (president) available to guide, “cover” instruct, protect the “classroom” of us until a vaccine can be created and disbursed in time to prevent additional calamities of joblessness, illness and death for masses of still more innocent people;
Awakening unnerved by the nightmare this morning, I realize there is more I can do to better prepare for a possible emergency affecting myself and the lives of my loved ones in the days ahead.
Are others of you also reviewing financial, medical, personal, pet, family care instructions or taking other steps to insure that more of your affairs are in order and up to date? What am I forgetting to consider or actively address?
We will come through this trying time but working together will make us all better prepared. Best to all, Fiesty Grammer
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@merpreb Yes a hug would be great now. My cell phone stinks I dont hear the ringing . My son did call last night heard my grandson but missed the call Im going to T mobile soon so hope it is a better phone . I did call back and left my grand a message . Hope they call over weekend. Id like to zoom them so hope I can .
Well, our first of June & Fourth of July plans are cancelled. Our September trip to Europe is postponed to 2022. Our October road/camping trip to New Mexico with friends is probably off. Often we travel to a timeshare a few hours away from us for a week in August, and last night we decided to DO IT. We will have our own town house to stay in and can cook in if eating out is still not possible, there are a lot of different places to walk and bike, we can get out on the lake in kayaks or a small boat, maybe even have patio visits with some friends near there...it just seems like a safe thing to do. I cannot believe how such a little thing has buoyed my spirits.
Sue
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1 Reaction@sueinmn The time share sounds lovely My husband and I use to do this we had a kitchen in it and bought our food first The kitchen was equipped with all pot and pans. So this was out total vacation time then . On the balcony we had it was at the beach where we stayed I use to throw old bread for the seaqulls. Good memories thanks
@mayofeb2020....there are so many unknowns...travel plans, dining out, the waiting time to get into a restaurant....but your daughter and husband took the positive attitude with the Portuguese food, and wine 🍷
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1 Reaction@lioness...thanks, other than going to the commissary and pharmacy to pick up meds, the other treks outside will be ‘wait and see’....the Beaches at Ocean City, Md and Virginia Beach will be open....on the news they are showing lots of people ....
The robotic rumba sounds like what we need...we have a shotgun style townhouse....it would be good for our corridor....
Will be looking at the Live Cam feeds ....Ocean City has many at several strategic points....I find myself, even before this started, enjoying the live feeds from one of my fun favorite places....stay safe as well and enjoy your robotic rumba.
@robbie1956 Thanks Robbie . I use to go to Ocean City Md every summer with my husband and after he died with girlfriends we had a blast . It was like girls night out . So far so good with my rumba . I bought it from Amazon. If I give them a review they will gift me with a Replenishment Kit so will do so. Yes stay in and will see what happens. It takes I think 14 days for symptoms to show up .
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1 Reaction@lioness, I'm hoping you get a zoom visit this weekend also! Sometimes I don't hear my phone ring either but it is because i'm getting more deaf and have the tv sound up way too loud! Keeping my fingers crossed that switching to T mobile will improve your phone service...oughta' be against the LAW to miss a grandson message!! Harumph!
@lioness & @fiesty76 sty76 Check your phone for a vibrate setting to add to the ring. I often accidentally turn down the volume when using my phone, but feel it vibrating in my pocket when calls and messages come.
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1 Reaction@fiesty76 Yes you are right I am so upset with this phone I've had this happen more then once . Hope you get zoom this weekend also . I miss my grand and parents .
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1 Reaction@sueinmn I have this on my phone but it doesn't vibrate . I think when I bought it, it was a second hand someone else had same problem . I didn't know at first so I'm getting rid of it