That's not good news Jarkeld. I hope all turns out well with your family and your town. My city is dialing back a little bit on their "openings". Bars had been approved for opening a couple of weeks ago but now they can only be open if they serve food and they do that outside (if I understand it correctly). I still will not go to get my hair cut, and today took some scissors to it myself but only cut the ends a little because I am not sure I can do it. Not that anybody would see it since I don't go out anywhere, but...

Oh, no, Jarkeld! I was hoping you were ahead of the game there. We are having a huge spike in my local area too, but it's still just a part of the first wave.. I just found out someone we know very, very well has tested positive. He is still home, but is very sick. He's in his late 70's, so we are all quite worried. My good thoughts are with you and your family.

Trail, speaking of sci-fi novels; I read/heard somewhere that Stephen King is spooked since he couldn't have produced a piece of fiction much better/scarier than what is happening now. It would be hard for me to be interested in reading/watching something that I've already lived thru.

Jarkeld, sending positive thoughts your family's way. So sorry to hear!

Drac, sending positive thoughts to your friends way too!

oldbroad, I only get my hair cut once a year so I'm still good for a long while.

Mine is going on 2 years now Ana. It is in my way!

Just a 'Hello' from across the pond, haven't been around for ages. Some might remember me, I feel I haven't been well for a long time. They couldn't find anything when I had tests and I kept telling them I didn't feel well at all. Then just lets say my colitis started raging. I am now on imune suppressants, life is difficult but we manage, 'carry on reguardless' chin up friends new and old. I can't believe what I hear about going on over there and I fear for my sister in Redwood City, ca. She's my little big sis, I always was bigger than her. Thinking of you all, stay strong. I'll be rooting around the forum for Ideas on a new game to play. Have to say I've had a lot of trouble with BIGFISH games of late or the download manager the customer service blames windows 10, I've tried all sorts and wondered if I should have bothered with win 10. As Felix looks down on me from the shelf by the tv in my santuary. Rather disaproving if you ask me. Love to all Johnnycowgirl

I certainly do remember you, Johnnycowgirl, and I am sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling well and that your life has had such difficulties.

I am also sorry to hear you have been having trouble with Big Fish games - I haven't had any technical problems at all with them. Don't hesitate to ask questions in our Glitches forums for any problems you might be having. It would be nice if Felix were not looking at you disapprovingly.

Good to hear from you.

You stay strong too Johnnycowgirl and on Felix.

Nice to see you, Johnnycowgirl I remember you too. Certainly hope they can figure out how to make you feel better... colitis is an awful disease. My DIL had it. I have Windows 10 and don't have any problems with Big Fish either. Please come see us in the Glitches forum and maybe we can help you!

Hey I thought Draclvr was familiar of course I love anything to do with that guy too. Good to hear from you and Marian. I see a certain Tgre is still about. And goodaye to u oldbroad. I have been with Bigfish a long time now emailed them many times over the years mainly the early days so I automaticly (spellcheck) compatability etc, I'll think about droping into hints and glitches but I have a few games on steam i am playing at the mo. I never did find my way out of the fog in Dracula 5, well [blip]!
bfn johnnycowgirl

Hi Johnnycowgirl! I remember you too and it's so nice you stopped in! So very sorry to hear about your health issues and your added difficulties with BF. I hope you can get both sorted out.

Ana

Hey, everyone. Hope you're all still safe.

We seem to have things more or less under control here in BC except for the young party-goers in places like Kelowna, which is a summer party hotspot.. Of course young people feel that they're bullet-proof. The problem is that the rest of us aren't. Also, we do have people from the US here going places they aren't supposed to. Americans are allowed to travel through BC to get to Alaska, but some people are taking side trips to Banff and Tofino, so that's a real worry because we can't control that.

We just got through a health issue with my husband that's been hard to deal with, but with an adjustment in medications he's back to his usual cheery self. We've only been able to get out in our boat a couple of times this summer because the wind has been awful, but finally we have some semblance of summer.

Stores and other businesses are now open again but with restrictions on the number of people allowed in at any time. We lost one restaurant, but unfortunately it was the only real fine dining place in town. They had only just opened last year, too. I feel terrible for the owners.

Hi hagatha. I'm glad to see you posting and that your husband is "back to his usual cheery self". I hope he stays that way!

I have been reading that the younger crowd is starting to be the ones getting hit with this thing now.

Yes, now that restrictions have been eased the college crowd seems to think life is back to normal. We're really fortunate to live on Vancouver Island -- we have our "moat."

Because of my husband's health, we still need to be very careful. We will have a few visitors from Vancouver in August for socially distanced gatherings on our deck, which is huge. We can easily have a party of six out there without getting too close. Of course they'll have to stay in hotels, but there are lots of those around here since we're tourist country.

This has been a weird year. On top of COVID, we've had no real summer weather so far. We've mostly had rain and extreme winds. Yesterday was hot and still, but it got cold again overnight and I had to get up at 4 am looking for a blanket. My tomato plants are only now starting to fruit.

2020 has just been a strange year altogether. Glad to hear hubby is back to his cheery self! It's the same here with the young people - they don't think it's going to affect them. The idiots are having COVID parties and purposely infecting themselves, taking bets on who gets it first. Two of them died... I read both their stories and it was heart-breaking. And now the number of children being hospitalized is rising in Texas. This is just a very scary virus and for those of us with issues, having to deal with the people who won't take it seriously is even more scary. I'm skipping my granddaughter's baby shower Saturday because my doctor advised me to stay away from any gatherings because I have blood clots in my lungs.

But tomatoes! Wish I could share some of mine with you, hagatha! We're getting tons and I had hubby get my nifty Italian tomato strainer out so I can start the canning!

In my own opinion, the easing of lockdowns in some locations (globally) might not be the best decision.
This virus is STILL rampant.
And common sense and regard for others needs to be HUGELY utilised

Annnddddd...we now have one case here, linked to the Kelowna parties. So that means we are now back into self-imposed lockdown, apart from grocery store trips and boating.

Yes, I've read about those parties also Draclvr. How ridiculous is that???!!!

Here in Chicago the cases are rising a little bit again with some things partially reopened. They are keeping an eye on things and have back pedaled a little already. If the rise hits a certain point, we will be shutting more things down again.

Unfortunately, our state levels are on the rise. Most counties are being classified as "High" activity level for COVID, meaning the % of those being tested is on an upswing.

My significant other and I ended up getting tested last week, because I was running a light fever and had a couple other minor symptoms the weekend before last. No idea how any virus could have penetrated our defenses, because we've been extremely cautious ( mean to the point of obsessive ) , but apparently it did. Luckily, my test came back negative and the fever has not returned since Saturday. Even so, our family MD said I should still monitor and self-isolate for 10 days, which is what I've been doing. Apparently, if your the kind of person who is very self-aware of their health like me (read as paranoid) and catch it quick, it may not show up on the first test. So far so good though, been just a little tired, which isn't anything unusual.

Well I hope you stay safe and well, Trail_Mystic

Sending positive thoughts to you Trail!

Trail, hopefully this will prove to be nothing and you'll be fine. Be well.

Sending positive vibes that all is well.

Thanks for the well wishes I'm doing good, seem like the symptoms I had are pretty much gone.

My significant other, who tested negative as well, didn't have any symptoms at all, but thought she should get tested out of an abundance of caution.

What I wonder about is what virus made it passed all our defenses (masks, disinfectant, hand wipes, hand gel, etc). Must have been a pretty durable bug. My MD thinks that it may have been just a summer cold variant that I could have had in the past, which is why my symptoms were so mild. At first I thought it was just allergies until the fever started, weird. I'm just glad that it's not covid. Honestly, I was a little terrified there for a bit.

Now I'm back to my old obnoxious self

I'd be freaked out too, TM. So glad all is okay.