How has the Coronavirus impacted you directly, to this point?

My allergies decided to kick in on May 8th. Sneezing, coughing and sinuses draining. Which then caused my employer to make me go home and contact a physician. I received 3 days off and a 10 day self quarantine (paid) at home to make sure it didn't develop into Corona.
 
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I grabbed one of these from Costco for $100 a few weeks ago and it’s been good:

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Id avoid AmazonBasics chairs at all cost; I had one that I paid about $60 for a few years back and it’s the most uncomfortable POS I’ve ever sat in.

thanks man

I NEED a new one and I was gonna cop that amazon basic too
 
My family is surrounded by people that have COVID19. We live in a highrise apt complex in the Bronx with 12 apts. per floor. The 3 immediate apartments around me all have COVID-19. I own 2 apts on my floor. My older kids have one apt. and wifey and I have the other one. Our neighbors we have known for 20-30 years have it, nurses, bus drivers, mta folks, nursing home workers. We have to wear masks just to walk through our hallways. We lost no less than 15 people we know directly. Shit is real in the field. I have kids and grandkids that are always nervous when we open the door. This shit is traumatic.
 
We'll see how this plays out. Our union (BCGEU) will update us in the future.

















BCGEU calls for expansion of B.C.’s pandemic pay program for essential workers
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posted by: Rattan Mall
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May 19, 2020






THE B.C. Government and Services Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is calling on Victoria to expand the federal-provincial cost-shared pandemic pay program to temporarily top up the wages of some essential workers to cover more essential frontline workers.

“The BCGEU pushed hard for this program to cover the broadest possible range of essential works and, as a result, B.C.’s program is significantly more inclusive than those in other provinces,” said Stephanie Smith, President of the BCGEU. “We’re happy that some of our lowest-wage members doing some of the highest-risk frontline jobs will be eligible. But the bottom line for us is that all frontline essential workers are shouldering an incredible burden in terms of increased cost, stress and inconvenience as well as increased risks to their emotional and physical health. All of these workers deserve recognition—not just some of them.”

Under the program, which was first announced by the federal government in mid-April, tens of thousands of BCGEU members will be eligible for a lump-sum payment calculated at $4 per straight-time hour retroactive to March 15, 2020. BCGEU members covered by the program include those providing vital services to the province’s most vulnerable citizens like corrections officers, social workers, employment assistance workers, and those who work in health care and social services.

However, thousands more BCGEU members have been left out of the program including those in public liquor and cannabis stores and warehouses, maintaining supply chains for the restaurant industry as well as a critical revenue stream for the government during the pandemic.

“From the moment this funding was announced by the federal government, our goal as a union was to make sure B.C.’s program covered the broadest possible swath of frontline essential workers,” said Smith. “And our goal hasn’t changed. This kind of patchwork recognition creates arbitrary divisions at a moment when unity and solidarity among workers is more important than ever. We’re grateful for those who are covered, but we will keep fighting for those who aren’t.”

In addition to pushing for broader eligibility for the program, the BCGEU is continuing to work with partners in the labour movement and the social justice community on leveraging the lessons of the pandemic to improve the lives of working people with a focus on issues like family-supporting wages, universal child care, and enhanced workplace safety—including paid sick leave.
 
My allergies decided to kick in on May 8th. Sneezing, coughing and sinuses draining. Which the caused my employer to make me go home and contact a physician. I received 3 days off and a 10 day self quarantine (paid) at home to make sure it didn't develop into Corona.
Feel better, I am allergic to tree pollen this time of year. Although, I have not try this in a few years someone suggested taking organic honey as a remedy.
 
when everyone taking it easy , i hope yall take it even more serious now than before , dont be caught up in the secand wave hopefully it never happens and ends up with the seem outcome as new zealand
 
Besides that I have to wear a mask everywhere I go, shyt ain't been different ..... Job never shut down . Was in NOLA for several weeks around ncaa championship time, don't know of anyone that's died or sick ..... All you nukkas take care tho .....
 
10 weeks into lockdown my perspective on money has changed.

for instance, I never thought in a million years I would be saving this much money just by cooking my own food and making my own coffee.

also didn't think I would be able to last this long by doing deliveries full-time. Especially since I blew most of my savings by the beginning of March. However, not only have I survived, I'm building these stacks back up.

Generally speaking, deliveries pay a lot less, but they also have a lot less overhead. Never really realized how significant that was until now.

DJing is a pretty unpredictable business. You might not have work for a week and then be so slammed the week after that you might not sleep for a few days. With deliveries I work fairly predictable shifts and schedules. Always go to bed at the same time. Eat at the same time etc. Have to admit that I kind of like it. going to find ways to incorporate that routine into my DJ schedule in the future.

Right now my biggest financial vulnerability is that I only have one source of income. Since we're going through a second covid-19 wave right now and the city isn't opening the bars until at least mid-august I'm wondering if it's time to find second stream between then and now.
 
I’ve lost 12 family members one just yesterday, the only good thing the family is planning the biggest reunion we have had since the 80’s
14 people in my inner circle has died

Is there a commonality? Were people infected at once or was it a slow spread? Do you think anything could have been done differently to keep some of them alive?
 
Is there a commonality? Were people infected at once or was it a slow spread? Do you think anything could have been done differently to keep some of them alive?
well two of the fourteen was over the age of 50 and the other twelve was over weight but what all had in common they just couldnt
sit there ass down for a few..they knew everybody and felt the need to be in ever one's face...please wear a mask and sit your ass down...
 
well two of the fourteen was over the age of 50 and the other twelve was over weight but what all had in common they just couldnt
sit there ass down for a few..they knew everybody and felt the need to be in ever one's face...please wear a mask and sit your ass down...

Thanks for sharing.

From my limited first hand observations, it seems to me that black communities are not taking the proper precautions. Poorer communities, specifically.

12/14 being under 50 is surprising and sad.
 
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