THAT was funny! My husband and I used to have bird feeders. We got rid of them because of the bears (they attract bears). When we did have them though we noticed the squirrels would always eat all the bird seed, so my husband bought a large container of vaseline and he greased the bird feeder pole and we watched the squirrels doing exactly what that little guy did. ? ?
Do you know what makes me even sadder about this virus? The fact that we now have to avoid hugging. I can do without the obligatory handshake, but there are people I know and care about -- a grocery store checker .. my neighbor ... even a stranger who, after you've entered into a conversation, feels like a long lost friend and ends with a mutual hug. I'm also thinking about people in nursing homes and the isolation many feel. Human contact is so important, and sorely lacking in our culture.
As I think about it, perhaps missing that human contact will make us realize how much we are connected, and how much we need one another. I strongly believe good will come out of this experience. But it still makes me sad.
My BFF lives in New Canaan CT, her husband works with the guy who was patient No. 1 in NYC. He also had a very severe URI about a month ago, and he never gets sick, and he does 90% travel for work all over the world (except China and Russia), which again is making me wonder if many have already gotten COVID-19 and recovered.
If I was you, I'd stay out of the office. Maybe forward your co-worker the info I posted from Italy.
Again, panicking doesn't help, but neither does avoiding calm urgency in actions.
My husband is approved to work 2 days/week from home, but needs to take the subway into the city the other 3 days. I've asked him to find out if his agency will be loosening their regulations. Either that, or I'm buying him a Hazmat suit.
My husband couldn't take Goldenseal. It made him short of breath.