How badly has COVID 19 affected you?

Are you serious, OP?

I haven’t fucked ass since I broke quarantine last week.

R1 dead serious. I’ve had a rough time.

Finally got my $1250 check in the mail. Drop in the bucket.

😢

Not sure just yet. I think I have it. I’ve had the dry cough for 50 days. I had a neg test on 5/4, but I think that was a false test. Today I woke with a fever and chills. So, it all depends, on what happens next, but I am glad to be getting on with it, I am hopeful that after a short period of fever and light fatigue and aches, that it leaves me, and leaves me immune.

Good luck Pierre!

I'm sorry you're struggling Collinboy. Are there any foodbanks open near you? Try to get some help, as you need to keep your strength up, and your immune system strong in the face of this virus. Try to apply for food benefits. If you lived nearby, and you dared to go out, I would invite you for tea and dinners.

I'm retired, so doing OK moneywise, but am worried a bit about my partner. I'm depressed as well. Sometimes I even feel a bit hopeless at times.

We're too new for me to pry, but I don't think he's as secure as I happen to be. He's an electrician, and much younger... and not working much. He still has not received his cheque from Trump either.

Pierre, I'm wishing you a speedy recovery, and do hope you're taking your vitamins.

OP a single LED bulb would probably cost less to run than candles. Your biggest electricity/energy users are typically the heat/ac, refrigerator, and hot water heater. Lighting costs with LEDs and CFs is minimal.

I've been quarantined for 20 days so far. Every other day I feel okay but then I'll get symptoms and am sure I've got it. I've called my doc but he didn't think I need to be tested as of a week ago. We have free testing without referral now so I might just get the test. I honestly wish I'd test positive so I could get this over with. The way I feel now, I'm afraid to 'un-quarantine' myself in case I'm carrying the virus. This is nuts.

OP, please continue taking your vitamins. I hope your check comes soon and you can get some nutritious food delivered. Take care.

R10, what’s your name?

i am in regretful sobriety watching my loved ones die around me.

other than that, tickledy-boo.

I am okay, I have taken a side gig delivering for goPuff, it is actually kind of fun. I am otherwise self-employed and biz has completely come to a standstill.

Brown rice. Vegetables. Sold the Ver-SAYSE. Social distancing has kept me from copulapoolating with the bigwig and I have not been able to be a whore, darlin.

I hate Vegas and I'm heading to Hollywood. I just KNOW I'll have a sequel there! Right??

But quit whining about the Rona. Just step up and get a KICK out of that old virus. To me it's just one more on top of the others!

R11 Pete. And that's as far as I'm going!

I think I saw a squirrel with Covid this morning. It was making this weird sound and seemed acting out of sorts.

I'm trying not to complain as I still have my health. I live on my own so the loneliness has been the biggest issue. My dad who was in hospital the week of lockdown has been staying with my sister and BiL. My BiL is a key worker so has been going out to work every day. I was invited to stay with them for lockdown but declined for the sake of my sanity, though I kind of regret that now.

I'm on 30% pay which is going to make things difficult, and I work in a customer-facing job with a shitty commute involving every form of public transport which will be a nightmare to go back to. Well I know I said I'm trying not to complain, but yeah, I'm complaining cos I'm lonely and am finding going out quite stressful.

I've had to cut back on my fine dining and luxury travel.

R16 Poor squirrel!

I feel like a pig after reading OP's situation.

R17 Good luck with getting on back to work. At least in your loneliness you have some sympathetic souls on DL.

No way at all.

Sometimes squirrels accidentally get drunk, by eating something that had fermented.

R23 Sure hope that's the case here. Several mink farms have infected animals: Minnesota, and Norway.

Urban squirrels were hungry. This might improve soon. Feed it.

My ass hurts because there’s a charmin shortage and I’ve had to wipe with shitty toilet paper

R26 You’re supposed to flush the toilet paper once it’s shitty. You may have an infection. See a doctor.

I a,ready told about my brother in law who died from it. Funeral tomorrow, cars at cemetery, no one allowed out of cars. My mother in law is driving us crazy. She can’t go to the “funeral” because she’s in quarantine (she lived with him) and she’s calling my husband 50. 60 times a day. It’s no wonder my bro in law was schizophrenic. She’s not alone. She has a 24 hour home aide who is more like a friend to her & she is staying with her. They’re both quarantined & nearby friends are doing the food shopping. I feel very bad for her, but you can’t call someone 17 times an hour. I think she needs a sedative, but she’s 90 and Drs are afraid to prescribe one for someone that old.

Yes, R28, I recall reading your story earlier. Please accept my condolences.

My grandmother was inconsolable on only one occasion, when she was maybe 85. She had cataract surgery in both eyes, and was just losing it. Then I just sat on the chair arm, and hugged her, and she calmed down, and wept a little.

I imagine your mother in law is craving human touch, and can’t get it, because of the times. The doctors should be impressed upon that she needs anti-anxiety medication or you’ll file a complaint. And mean it. Most doctors I know become more free with the drugs when the patient is older.

I’m sorry but hang in there as best you can. I hope it’s something that draws you closer to your bf and not pulls you apart.

My partner was furloughed and I took at 10% pay cut...by some strike of good luck, we paid off the only debt we had the day they told us to start working from home. Very lucky so far and hoping to just ride it out but both our jobs are in advertising (mine in production, his in ops) so imagine our luck will run out eventually.

Just work from home! That's what everyone is doing now.

[quote]I have been burning candles to save electricity

I light this candle and watch it throw....tears on my pillow

Oh, Pete, R15, live a little! Tell us about yourself.

My husband and I are EXTREMELY lucky. Other than working from home 100%, the only other impacts to our lives are so trivial they’re not worth mentioning. I feel for everyone struggling in these times. We are a leaderless nation, relying on state governors to handle a national problem, with Democratic governors trying to protect their people and Republican governors trying to protect the economy. I really worry for the future of our democracy.

My partner was let go from his job, with a 2 week severance. Not much. He had just started collecting Social Security last year when he turned 66, and got a whole year in of working with his moderate salary, and put money in his bank. I rescued him over 5 years ago, from foreclosure, and horrible late credit card payment issues. He was not going so good. I got his credit card score up from about 580, to around 760 now. Since he worked till his actual SS retirement year, he was not penalized on his salary he earned last year. While we would of like for him to continue working and banking the money, he is collecting unemployment (weeks taken away for the severance payout), but he hasn't collected a dime yet as he has not received his debit card for unemployment funds. It's been over 6 weeks. I can't imagine anyone who was desperate for food, or living expenses. He is eligible for the $600 kick from the stimulas, so he is back to banking all his SS. He will eventually get a job once unemployment runs out. It's sure to get extended a couple of times. He will only be able to get a moderate wage job. I don't want him to take on a job that will run him ragged. Just something low stress. I am still working, again moderate salary from today's standards, and was considered an essential worker and I have been in the public eye this whole time. It would be a kick in the ass if I were to get the covid-19, and bring it home to him, or my 88 year old mother. Wear a fucking mask, and wash your fucking hands.

I fortunately have been considered an essential worker and am able to telework. This may delay my retirement, but I am doing OK right now. A career change five years ago has turned out to be a life saver.

I am an an introvert, so being alone hasn't been that stressful. Not being able to see friends and doing some socializing makes me a bit concerned about continuing the isolation just because it's the new norm and it's easier for me.

Well if anyone of you want to talk more in depth offline we can kik. Quarantine can get lonely

Colin, did I see a pic of you posted in another thread?

Work is okay but the deaths are getting to me. So far, it has taken my former spouse’s father, a close friend from work, the husband of a coworker (we used to hang out together), a neighbor and two uncles. The uncles went within 6 days of each other, almost as if they needed to be together. A good friend died suddenly just before the holidays. Perfectly healthy and then was taken to hospital where he died after 2 days in the icu on a ventilator. Now our friends group is wondering if his was a COVID-19 death. These are scary days. And to think the Spanish flu had three waves, not just two.

It's awful. I was laid off before COVID, and my unemployment has run out. . I was in the midst of a job search, which came to a halt. Even when things open up, most companies are not hiring. There are now 36 million people unemployed--and a huge number of them will be laid off permanently. I don't know where to turn. It's a terrible situation.

Not too bad. Furloughed until July. Receiving regular big gov't stimulus cheques plus vacation pay plus unemployment. Online shopping, home improvement, and quality time with pets. Sunny days at my local gay beach where here is plenty of hard dick on offer.

where is that beach. I need some

May I take a moment to crow about one of the benefits of age: “experience”? It’s not easy to learn from experience. Most if the time, we want validation and don’t welcome contradiction. But when we do learn, it is sweet, when it isn’t too painful.

A freelancer whose work stopped completely on March 13. Husband doesn’t work. No money coming in, which makes me crazy, but have enough savings to last about 6 months. Hate not knowing what lies beyond that. Selling all my old collections on eBay and enjoying that. Feeling the need to let things go, to be lighter, freer, just in case. Trying to be calm and go with the flow. None of us know what comes next. And maybe, there will be a positive side to this reset. It’s all so fucking strange, isn’t it?

I'm run ragged.

Covid struck right in the middle of a home renovation marathon. (this week's assignment is to move my house into the garage while my floors are sanded

I'm an essential worker and keep getting dragged in for overtime.

One of my clients has a brain tumour and I've been voluntold I'm his "designated visitor" which means I am his only visitor allowed in the hospital. So even on my rare days off I need to drop in on the poor bugger or he gets no visitors that day.

Right now I wash I could get furloughed for a couple of weeks so I can catch up on sleep.

R38 yes I got pics. They’re attached here.

I’m sorry for the rest of you guys. Death is not fun at all

At least some if you have jobs and a person to come home to.

I was supposed to get a new convertible when we arrived back from Safari but now I’m SOL. Not buying something I can test drive first. Fml

Cannot

I'm a musician, so after thirty years in the business my career is effectively over, possibly forever

Jury is still out on whether performances will ever be safe again

A lot of us are strapped for cash and yes, I highly recommend going to a food bank. But if you can afford it, here is a suggestion: Make a list of absolute, bare necessities and stock them. I would include Peanut butter and those very large two pound boxes of oatmeal. Yes, canned Tuna, and dry beans and brown rice. Garlic, onions and sweet potatoes, and get fresh vegetables. The ones that don't spoil too fast, like Broccoli, brussel sprouts, and carrots.

As for spices and herbs, get cumin, basil,oregano, garlic powder, chili powder, and crushed red pepper. Also cinnamon and brown sugar. Now, a lot of us need to eat desserts. They're expensive. So get some pie crust. That frozen pie crust at the supermarket. Get canned pie filling, ( fresh apples last a long time so buy some Granny Smiths.)

Buy a few boxes of cake mixes. You can use them to make cookies. Oh, and get yourself some shredded cheese and two dozen eggs. Milk is cheap. Get some, but also get two or three cans of condensed milk for an emergency. That's it.

I'm quarantining, rarely leave the house except to go for a walk or to the store. I am doing a lot better staying in t ouch with family. We Zoom. I had a close family friend die from this, and it was awful.

It’s affected my mental health in that I am enraged at all the doomsdayers out there ruining life for us.

But now I’m on Klonopin!

R50 I got less than $100 in my account. Dessert is not an essential item either.

R47 convertibles are fun they need fixing. I hope it’s not a Buick convertible either.

R49 I’m super sorry about your entire lives passion. Hopefully you can get in again.

R53 Mercedes or BMW. Who buys a BUICK???

I think Tommi DiDario was selling Buick’s at one point.

what's your onlyfan page OP? I can subscribe your channel if you create quality contents

I'm tele commuting to work, I do miss seeing and working with my colleagues. I miss going to the gym.

On the other hand, I've saved money from commuting. Gas prices are cheaper too and I'm using less. I'm eating out a lot less.

I am self employed, and Illinois just got their website up and running for self employed people who can’t earn money because of the virus. They make you file for regular unemployment, just as if you worked for an employer. That application will then be denied and once denied you may then use that denial to apply for unemployment through a separate portal they created for self employed. It will take several more weeks before they make a decision on your application. By the time that happens, I will have been without income for 3 months. And this is in a state controlled by the Democratic Party!

Other states quickly had a system for self employed. Illinois is a mess.

Personally, not much. Still working the same job, same pay, but a lot of things are more expensive and harder to find. The worst part for me is all the people not following the pandemic guidelines.

[quote] He will eventually get a job once unemployment runs out.

No he won’t. Nobody is going to hire a 66 year old on SS when they can hire one of the millions of unemployed young people.

R60 I will

Good post

You're wrong. If a person gets SS & Medicare they're a great hire. You don't have to pay them what a younger person demands, they are very reliable, and All they need is supplemental health insurance rather than expecting the employer to provide healthcare.

Car and mortgage paid off, plenty of food in the pantry, hot man at my side.

I could do this for several more months.

Ok, ready for this? My brother in law who died of covid was buried today. No funeral h9me visitation allowed. Everyone at the cemetery wore masks & gloves. His cousin’s son & daughter show up ....LATE.... and get out I& the car, no masks, no gloves.

Refused to wear a mask & gloves & the son starts spouting some bullshit about NY state law says he doesn’t have to wear a mask, or anything else he doesn’t want to wear.

STARTING. POLITICAL. TROUBLE. IN. A. FUCKING. GRAVEYARD

That’s all they went there for. To start trouble at a dead man’s grave.

R65, how is your husband bearing up? It sounds overwhelming.

Christmas Moose here. Feeling much better today with no fever and a clear head. My friend is doing fine. Momma is sitting on him to keep him warm. Signing off. Roger, rover and out.

I won't be able to see my elderly parents in France this year. Had tickets, but had to cancel. Parents are in their 80's.

I hear you OP. It is hard. I am unemployed right now as well and have been steadily emptying my savings account and definitely scared about what happens when it hits zero. The tentative job I had lined up for May was pushed to June and now they aren't answering emails so I am not hopeful that will happen.

Do you have family or friends who would help out if they knew how rough it was for you? I am grateful to have people who have been helping me out and while I am watching every penny and eating through my pantry, I am not quite at the point of candles. Turn to those around you. It means swallowing your pride but people feel good when they help others.

[quote] [R65], how is your husband bearing up? It sounds overwhelming

He said, “That’s it. Everyone leave. I’m not fighting with a shithead at my brother’s grave.”

He wanted to deck the shithead but he knew the shithead would press charges, because that’s what he’s all about. Causing trouble.

Remember, OP has never worked a day in his life. He is a "freelance model" who has gone through SIX to SEVEN sugar daddies and he is not even 30 yet! He is a whore.

It just shows that looks will not get you far in life; because of his insatiability with money, he is in this predicament.

I have no sympathy for him.

So, I‘ve felt fine today, but that dry cough is just under the surface, waiting for a trigger. A trigger is any fine particulate, such as dust; dry coffee grinds; saw dust; bread crumbs, peanut dust, that kind of thing. That causes me to cough. A dry cough is weird. I don’t recall having had one ever before. It feels entirely pointless. No fever today.