Coronavirus complaint/commiseration thread.

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

We've done a few things...but mostly for sanity. All major home projects are on hold and we're just enjoying our time around the house as best as possible. I've gone through all my winter gear to put it away and have dialed my summer gear so if things open up, I'm not spending time f'ing with gear.

We did clean out the liquor cabinet and laid out everything we don't want or know why we even have it. Every day around four, I pick a liquor from the outcast pile for Lady C and she picks one for me. If we're unwilling to make something out of it, it's poured in the sink and the bottle tossed. Why put something back neither of us would drink and store for another five years? Normally that stuff would go to the local drunk on the corner asking for money but we're not interacting with strangers right now.

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Gold.

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Originally Posted by uglymoney

I came here for this today. You guys are good people. I've got a buddy who everytime he posts something talks about he how he interrupted his painting project or whatever to do something even more industrious. Whatever. I've been shuffling through a few things and I earned my youtube plumber merit badge when I fixed our sink 3 times when it broke three different ways but I am hardly using this covid twighlight zone to make proud some random retired hedge fund manager turned motivational speaker squawking about how we need to use this time deliberately and efficiently or risk falling behind. Meh.



Is there really a getting shit done thread? I never would have known, and that is kind of a buzzkill, compared to the rest of your covid stoke.

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https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...-s-Gettin-Done

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Originally Posted by riser3

Thanks. One foot after the other. I feel bad posting as some people are having much worse problems.

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yep. and those guilty feelings just add to the overall struggle. it's a vicious circle: feel shitty, feel guilty for feeling shitty when other people have it worse, feel even shittier, repeat.

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

We've done a few things...but mostly for sanity. All major home projects are on hold and we're just enjoying our time around the house as best as possible. I've gone through all my winter gear to put it away and have dialed my summer gear so if things open up, I'm not spending time f'ing with gear.

We did clean out the liquor cabinet and laid out everything we don't want or know why we even have it. Every day around four, I pick a liquor from the outcast pile for Lady C and she picks one for me. If we're unwilling to make something out of it, it's poured in the sink and the bottle tossed. Why put something back neither of us would drink and store for another five years? Normally that stuff would go to the local drunk on the corner asking for money but we're not interacting with strangers right now.

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I mean, you could blast some Tupac, pour it on the ground, and record a video. Of the wife. In a wet tshirt.


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Originally Posted by Danno

yep. and those guilty feelings just add to the overall struggle. it's a vicious circle: feel shitty, feel guilty for feeling shitty when other people have it worse, feel even shittier, repeat.

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Thanks for annotating my post/thoughts to a “T”. That’s exactly the cycle.

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

We did clean out the liquor cabinet.....

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I've been doing this every night too, but haven't poured anything in the sink yet.

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Originally Posted by Rideski

I mean, you could blast some Tupac, pour it on the ground, and record a video. Of the wife. In a wet tshirt.

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Originally Posted by muted

I've been doing this every night too, but haven't poured anything in the sink yet.

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We found a bag of about 40 mini bottles and there are some real gems in there. No idea where it came from...maybe a couple of booze piniatas and random crappy stocking stuffers....

And some random schnapps and other assorted weird shot mixers from theme parties over the years. Seriously, who the fuck brought a fifth of apple caramel vodka to my house?

It's all these weird stages of grief and everyone is in various phases. Then add in the kid(s) or spouse or being totally alone, all scenarios come with challenges. Too much in our head or no way to get out. I've snapped at my daughter a few times for no good reason, just have to use it as an opportunity to apologize and try again.

I bitch about Boulder a lot but I am grateful to be where I am on the south end. I'm semi optimistic about real estate but my wheelhouse isn't turning right now.

And fuck, I didn't get the SBA or PPP in the first round so trying again. Way too much "what ifs" and uncertainty, it's stressful.

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

Seriously, who the fuck brought a fifth of apple caramel vodka to my house?

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Someone with a sense of humor.

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Originally Posted by Danno

yep. and those guilty feelings just add to the overall struggle. it's a vicious circle: feel shitty, feel guilty for feeling shitty when other people have it worse, feel even shittier, repeat.

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Get out of my head!

There's a lot perspectives changing. Pre-Covid, the highlight of our month might have been destination bike trip or a flight to the "big city" for a show or a game. Now it's sitting at a buddy's house in the front yard 15' feet away in lawn chairs drinking a couple beers. And the guilt...we're able to afford the beers and the mortgage of the front yard we're sitting in.

I've been on the phone a lot talking to employers about PPP, unemployment, insurance etc. The common theme is the unknown. When does the market come back? What about retirement? How do I keep my employees? Then the conversation trickles down to the employees' fears and how to help there. What if they don't have enough money for rent/mortgage? What if they or a family member gets sick? What do they do with their kids? What if we have to lay off or furlough? Can the employees and their families get by? Is unemployment ever going to kick in?

There's a lot of stress and uncertainty. I'm finding it's okay to not feel okay right now. I don't think anybody is 100% these days.

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Originally Posted by Mazderati

Someone with a sense of humor.

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Indeed.

Reading some of your guys posts, you may relate a Henry Rollins song from a long time ago when he sings (well, he screams it he can't sing):

"Paranoia, fear and guilt, I hope I don't explode"

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Originally Posted by muted

Reading some of your guys posts, you may relate a Henry Rollins song from a long time ago when he sings (well, he screams it he can't sing):

"Paranoia, fear and guilt, I hope I don't explode"

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Definitely a long time ago. Dang. Nailed it.

I'm committed to doing at least one productive thing a day. Sometimes it's all day in the yard, sometimes it's change the sheets. Most days I succeed at some level.

Been smoking a lot of weed, planting a lot of seeds, and pulling a lot of weeds. Have a good supply of weed and seeds, the weeds to pull are getting fewer and fewer.

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Originally Posted by BobMc

Been smoking a lot of weed, planting a lot of seeds, and pulling a lot of weeds. Have a good supply of weed and seeds, the weeds to pull are getting fewer and fewer.

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Is your shop still open?

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Originally Posted by BobMc

Been smoking a lot of weed, planting a lot of seeds, and pulling a lot of weeds. Have a good supply of weed and seeds, the weeds to pull are getting fewer and fewer.

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Are you planting any weed seeds??

Been doing the little house on the prairie thing. Planted a bunch of seeds, etc. hung the washed bath mats out to dry in the sun and a bird shit all over them. Shaking my fist.

Discovered the bird attack after coming back from a run which ended with a fat lady in a PT cruiser honking at me because I was in the opposite lane of the road running and not on the sidewalk where there was a group walking 4 abreast.

Yes, we’ve settled into a no human interaction thing, phone contact only. Reduced hours and a lot of down time.

Negatory on the weed seed combo. Weed smokage is only at home, never been a work and burn guy.

Good to hear at least some work is still coming in.

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I'll leave this here
so much commiseration but I try to look on the bright side
talking to my neighbor today, she was sloshed as usual, been like that for a month
talked with an ex the other day, starts drinking in the morning and goes from there been like that for two years
I have so much compassion and sorrow
I'm happy for my sobriety
Song is about the four year old

I lead a team of about 160 sales people across 3 states, we are laying off 50% of them today. Fuck...


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Originally Posted by dtown

I lead a team of about 160 sales people across 3 states, we are laying off 50% of them today. Fuck...


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Suck.

What industry?


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CPG


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Woah.

Was CPG kind of in flux even before covfefe? Not that it is any consolation.

I’m in N/A beverages and we’ve been very healthy the last 5 years and this year right up to April wk1.

Fucking sucks...


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Originally Posted by dtown

I’m in N/A beverages and we’ve been very healthy the last 5 years and this year right up to April wk1.

Fucking sucks...


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Sorry you have to do that to 50%. Are you the one to deliver the bad news?

I don’t have to deliver the news but I know a lot of the people’s life situations. Ultimately I had to decide who stayed and went and with it being 80+ people there’s no way to avoid laying off a single mom, someone that just went through a divorce or a single earning head of household.

Makes my stomach turn.


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Not a great situation.

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Originally Posted by riser3

We're "ok" for now. It's funny, I was going to post this in the getting shit done thread. I know a lot of people are cleaning or doing projects like they've never done before. In our house it's the opposite. We can't seem to get out of our own way. Nobody is getting much done. Anyone else?

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Been waiting for a couple weeks now for a big container. None available. Seems like everyone is getting to the big cleaning out projects.

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Originally Posted by KQ

Been waiting for a couple weeks now for a big container. None available. Seems like everyone is getting to the big cleaning out projects.

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Did you try The Container store?


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Originally Posted by AK47bp

Did you try The Container store?


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LOL!!

*visualizes big green containers stacked on shelves*


I'll take that one... let me drive the car around......


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Originally Posted by dtown

I don’t have to deliver the news but I know a lot of the people’s life situations. Ultimately I had to decide who stayed and went and with it being 80+ people there’s no way to avoid laying off a single mom, someone that just went through a divorce or a single earning head of household.

Makes my stomach turn.

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Ugh, that's rough.

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Originally Posted by KQ

LOL!!

*visualizes big green containers stacked on shelves*


I'll take that one... let me drive the car around......


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RORO

At this point I'm looking at the almost $300 I've earned in the last month being about double what I'm going to take home after this month. When you work on commissions and there's nothing going on it really hurts. It also really sucks when you can't even apply for any of the "assistance" that's (sort of) happening.

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Originally Posted by gravitylover

At this point I'm looking at the almost $300 I've earned in the last month being about double what I'm going to take home after this month. When you work on commissions and there's nothing going on it really hurts. It also really sucks when you can't even apply for any of the "assistance" that's (sort of) happening.

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How can we help?

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Originally Posted by KQ

How can we help?

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Tell bike shop owners in NY that they don't need to be afraid of the sales rep from the downstate hot zone and that I should be allowed to travel and visit their stores. Yeah, that's not going to work :( I think it's time to reinvent myself again. Tough to do at 53 for the second time in 5 years but apparently that's what needs to happen. I absolutely appreciate the sentiment, thanks. Hopefully I won't have to take you up on the offer.