Well, I’ve done it. My wife thinks I’m crazy. Tonight I suggested that her best friend, whom is pregnant, consider a home birth (in May) in lieu of going to a hospital for childbirth.
My argument was that hospitals, at best, IMO, will be filled with 75% COVID patients. Maybe it’s possible one hospital is designated for non-COVID? This is Boston fwiw, lots of hospitals.
I suggested that they at least consider it, given what I perceive to be the future circumstances. This was not received well, she told me that we can’t have rational conversations if I’m proposing measures such as this.
When I’m right, I’m going to venture out to Sports Authority to buy a basketball to literally dunk on her. Like I’m the white Vince Carter in my mind. BOOM you get a windmill.
The liquid shock I buy is only bleach (sodium hypochlorite). But you could be right and maybe other brands have a different active ingredient. I’ve seen it called liquid shock, super shock, and some other names too.
Question: did your wife ask you whether you think her best friend should give birth at a hospital? If so then it’s totally cool to offer your opinion on the subject, and it’s on her if she doesn’t like it. If you jumped out of your lane to give this suggestion, then I think you will be happier if you hold onto these ideas unless and until they’re requested.
Called doctor yesterday urging staff to e-prescribe my C-II so I could avoid coming to hospital for a piece of paper. That is “not their policy” and she laughed when I asked if they had a plan for when everything shuts down. Governor has declared state of emergency. This hospital has restricted visitation rules and I suspect may have treated COVID there. Multiple confirmed cases in the city including one in critical condition at hospital one block away. Laugh it up.
TR: It’s a long trip for me since temporarily relocating. I left with an N95 respirator, nitrile exam gloves, disinfectant wipes (code checks out), 70% hand sanitizer, and 20 oz of Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gr1 Bedhatu Jibicho washed process. I am shocked–shocked I tell you–that I did not see a single person in this hospital with any of these things. Everyone (including hospital staff) just barebacking and yambagging it up face to face. Patients were cramming into elevators; I saw one lady approach the elevator with a latte, switch hands to mash the call button, then switch back to her beverage. Valet guy juggling car keys which is some real Evil Knievel Russian roulette shit.
One selling point about this particular hospital is the recent redesign that herds everyone like cattle through bottlenecks like the faux marble lobby that the marketing team really wants you to see. A virus couldn’t have designed a better layout itself. The birdseye maple veneer on the main elevator panels is already peeling off which is a nice touch. I get through all of that and into the offices and sign in. The receptionist looked scared and the phone lady was having another chuckle. “You sure are prepared aren’t you???” Laugh factory. They had four patients in an 8 x 8 waiting room practically sitting on top of each other. We are all absolutely, completely, indisputably, unequivocally, categorically, and undeniably fucked.
Industrial agriculture requires ~1 acre to feed one person for a year. If you’re going to try growing enough for yourself you can double or triple that number. Also, it’s still winter. And most crops need at least 4-5 months before they can be harvested.
I always skip potatoes because of the space in my garden and I can’t really ever tell the difference between purchased potatoes and those vs. other garden items. Same with sweet corn with all the people that sell it in farmer’s markets.
Only problem with that is you have to buy a small bag of tiny potatoes that cost as much or more than a giant bag of big potatoes, and then wait 5 months. (Of course, I could be doing something wrong but that’s how it seems to work around here.)