My TOTO washlet gives me unlimited hot water, my ass is ready!
Honestly though things are starting to pressurize in the medical community here in Santa Clara County. I've been to several doctors the last two weeks and you can tell they are gearing up and the pressure is starting to hit them. Yesterday I had to go in due to a respiratory illness (troubled breathing) that hasn't fully cleared up, they called me before I came in and when I got there they were in full protective gear and met me at my car. I got asked a litany of questions about my symptoms and asked about a few locations I might have visited here in the county, which have yet to be addressed to the general public so as to not panic anyone. I shared where I've gone in the past few weeks with the medical investigations team in case those locations overlap with known/future cases. They currently are not administering testing because each test has to be approved through a system that they do not control currently, they would have ordered it if it weren't for this system artificially controlling their ability. The algorithm they are using and the metrics for testing are determined by HHS in connection with CDC. From what one of the doctors told me it isn't implemented all that well and there fear is that people who should be tested are going untested. After all that was said and done I was told that I should limit my exposure while on my meds and to watch my symptoms closely for any sudden changes, they described it as a spike on the system. They did not confirm if the times I went to any of the known locations overlapped with known/suspected cases. It was an extremely sobering experience and troubling as I've never seen anything like it before in my life.
I'm worried that people are getting the wrong impression of the false sense of easing panic like a calm before the storm. You can see the dismissive nature of people who feel like it's all just a bunch of nothing because nothing has happened yet and the panic has subsided. Those people are the ones who will be carriers and make the situation worse when things start to surge.
Panic buying is in full force here and store shelves and pharmacies are having a hard time with things right now. I got my meds Sunday at Target and there were lines all over the store for buying products like bleach, soap, baby diapers, female products. I imagine this will continue for a while as people stock up. But if it doesn't stop I fear those that need basics will be left without. Those who can't really afford to spend money on those things right now because they live paycheck to paycheck are usually those who have the jobs that interact with people directly. It's a damn disaster waiting to happen.
