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OrlandeauxSaint83
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Voluntarily Bowel Cleanse?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 11:29 pm
A weird and not always pleasant subject I know, but one I've thought about. I'm thinking about doing a Voluntary Bowel Cleanse during the stay at home. Completely my own decision, not preparation for any procedure like a colonoscopy.
I believe I suffer from IBS even though I've never been diagnosed with it. I will occasional suffer from constipation. I also suffer from hemorrhoids and therefore even at 36 have already had a colonoscopy. To be completely honest I felt better after cleaning out my system and I think a good cleanse maybe once or twice a year is a good thing.
How should I do it though? Should I just take a few laxatives to clean everything out or do a little more? For any doctors on here, especially gastroenterologists, how should I proceed with a good bowel cleansing?
I believe I suffer from IBS even though I've never been diagnosed with it. I will occasional suffer from constipation. I also suffer from hemorrhoids and therefore even at 36 have already had a colonoscopy. To be completely honest I felt better after cleaning out my system and I think a good cleanse maybe once or twice a year is a good thing.
How should I do it though? Should I just take a few laxatives to clean everything out or do a little more? For any doctors on here, especially gastroenterologists, how should I proceed with a good bowel cleansing?
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re: My house is in tip top shape.
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 11:22 pm to 1LoudTideFan
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I have squared so many jobs around the house that I have been putting off, some for years.
I get excited when I think of something that still needs to be organized.
Haha yep I'm OCD at times and even I've run out of things to organize. I've gotten rid of so much paperwork due to scanning and storing it on thumb drives it's crazy.
While not house related I've even caught on 2 years of scrapbooking. I do a scrapbook for every trip I go on and I'd really gotten behind, now I'm all caught up. :lol:
re: My house is in tip top shape.
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 11:18 pm to PanhandleTigah
Great job 3nOut, no way I could've done that.
But like you I've done a lot of house stuff as well and my condo is almost completely perfect. Like you I organized and cleaned all my rooms. I also took advantage of the time and scanned and digitized a lot of old paperwork that I wanted to keep (doctor's notes, bank statements, insurance statements, etc.). I cleaned every single light fixture and replaced several bulbs. Cleaned out all the window screens as well and did some detailed cleaning in the kitchen area.
Outside I replaced some mulch, put in new pathway lights and fixed a few cracks. Pressure washed my front pathway and steps. I also had pest control come by to spray the exterior.
Only thing I have left to do is a good cleaning of the garage and perhaps re-painting the door from my garage to the inside. I have 2 other projects I could do to but they are electrical in nature and therefore I would have to get an electrician. Figure I'll wait on those.
But good job on everything you did. All this time to get house stuff done will be one of the few good things to come out of this whole thing. :cheers:
But like you I've done a lot of house stuff as well and my condo is almost completely perfect. Like you I organized and cleaned all my rooms. I also took advantage of the time and scanned and digitized a lot of old paperwork that I wanted to keep (doctor's notes, bank statements, insurance statements, etc.). I cleaned every single light fixture and replaced several bulbs. Cleaned out all the window screens as well and did some detailed cleaning in the kitchen area.
Outside I replaced some mulch, put in new pathway lights and fixed a few cracks. Pressure washed my front pathway and steps. I also had pest control come by to spray the exterior.
Only thing I have left to do is a good cleaning of the garage and perhaps re-painting the door from my garage to the inside. I have 2 other projects I could do to but they are electrical in nature and therefore I would have to get an electrician. Figure I'll wait on those.
But good job on everything you did. All this time to get house stuff done will be one of the few good things to come out of this whole thing. :cheers:
re: Unemployment
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 11:11 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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How is this a choice? The restaurant need stop fire em then they wont be eligible for UR
Nado I would also say it comes down to the fact that businesses won't be running at full capacity and therefore won't need all their employees immediately.
Take the restaurant and/or bar example. The establishment reopens but only at 50% capacity so in theory that means you only need around 50% of the staff, especially the front of the house (servers, bartenders). So in that situation I could see the managers asking which employees want to come back since they don't need them all back immediately.
I work at Disney and I know the talk is we'll reopen in phases. Rumor is a few resorts and the main shopping area will open first. When the theme parks do reopen a lot of us think they'll only reopen 2 of them and then the other 2 will reopen later. So another example, even when Disney reopens they won't immediately need all their employees. I imagine a lot of businesses will be in the same situation.
re: Unemployment
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 11:06 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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How is this a choice? The restaurant need stop fire em then they wont be eligible for UR
Except all the employee has to say is they are scared to come back and the company will get the PR backlash. Maybe not from you or me but they would get it and then somehow the employee would still get unemployment benefits.
It's definitely a concern for me as I have asthma which makes me more susceptible to complications from the virus.
Really it's two problems employers are going to have when getting employees back to work. The ones who simply want to stay on unemployment because they make more and the ones who are honestly scared to come back due to pre-existing conditions that cause them to be in the high risk group.
re: Smokey Mountains/Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip in May?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 10:50 pm to hungryone
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Are you unemployed? Cause many of us absolutely are still working. We are not on vacation, we are doing our usual jobs, just at home. In some workplaces, the workload has actually increased.
And it’s entirely within your control to determine how much time off you have. Very much a false statement that you’ll “never have this much time off again until retirement” is more about your personal priorities and time allocation than it is about the pandemic.
Your comments are not related to the topic but I'll reply. Currently I am furloughed/unemployed. I am still employed by my employer with all benefits but I am not scheduled for any work for the foreseeable future or being paid by my employer. You might still be working, but the reality is a lot of us in this country have been furloughed/unemployed.
And with all due respect I disagree with your statement. Time allocation has nothing to do with it. Most of us can't afford to take anything more than maybe a few weeks of unpaid time off. I typically get 4 weeks of vacation in an average year, so even if I included all 4 weeks of vacation and say 30 days on a personal leave of absence you're talking about 2 months. I probably won't be back to work for another 2 months and have already been off since March 20th.
So yes I do believe I am being accurate when I say that outside of retirement (which for me being 36 is probably at least 30 years away outside of a medical issue forcing retirement) or being fired/laid off (at which point a vacation is probably not a high priority) the vast majority of Americans will never have this amount of time off at once again.
re: Go to work tomorrow!
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 6:45 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Ugh yeah no. If I tried to go to work tomorrow I would be met by security and potentially charged with trespassing, lol.
Smokey Mountains/Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip in May?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 6:42 pm
Like many of you I'm starting to go stir crazy. Done as much binge watching as I possibly can, lol. Anyone else thinking of doing a random road trip during this time?
I know many people would say "this is not a vacation, this is a pandemic" but part of me hates the idea of not utilizing this time for a trip. I mean when are we every going to get this amount of time off again? For most of us the answer is not until retirement when we might be too old or have too many medical issues to travel.
Obviously international travel and even most U.S. cities would be out. Most things would still be closed so there wouldn't be much of a point. But what about a road trip up to the Smokey Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway? I love being up in the mountains but I haven't been up to that area in years.
Tennessee and North Carolina seem to be some of the states on the list for opening up soon. Are there hotels in Gatlinburg or Cherokee open? Is the Blue Ridge Parkway itself open? I live in Florida, do you think it might be worth it to drive up sometime mid May?
I know many people would say "this is not a vacation, this is a pandemic" but part of me hates the idea of not utilizing this time for a trip. I mean when are we every going to get this amount of time off again? For most of us the answer is not until retirement when we might be too old or have too many medical issues to travel.
Obviously international travel and even most U.S. cities would be out. Most things would still be closed so there wouldn't be much of a point. But what about a road trip up to the Smokey Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway? I love being up in the mountains but I haven't been up to that area in years.
Tennessee and North Carolina seem to be some of the states on the list for opening up soon. Are there hotels in Gatlinburg or Cherokee open? Is the Blue Ridge Parkway itself open? I live in Florida, do you think it might be worth it to drive up sometime mid May?
re: Unemployment
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 6:17 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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I turned down a job just before the the 1st of the year. I dont like changing jobs and I love the team I work with now. Probably would be safer as it was in a new industry.
Same here, I'm okay with changing positions but I hate changing companies. It's always hard to know if you're going to fit in with the culture of another company. I wasn't going to leave my current job, but I knew we weren't going to be paid forever. I applied for the Amazon job before I knew what we would get in unemployment. Considering I'm making more sitting at home and the reports of Amazon employees getting Coronavirus in some of the warehouses I'm glad I didn't start working for them.
re: Unemployment
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 6:11 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
I can't lie, I'm not minding the unemployment right now.
I work for Disney as a Tour Guide so assuming I work a regular 40 hour week plus tips I'm usually right around $825. $16/hr base rate and average usually $150-$200 a week in tips. Some weeks a little more, some a little less.
Ironically with the $600 federal unemployment and $250 (I believe) Florida state unemployment I'll literally make about the same as I would working. The hardest part of course being I haven't gotten any unemployment money yet but I know I'll be getting it at some point. I don't want this unemployment to last forever but I definitely wouldn't mind if this goes into July.
I feel really bad for the people having to work right now. More exposure to the virus and getting fricked financially if they would've made more on unemployment. They should definitely be getting some sort of hazard pay.
Heck once I learned the amount I would get in unemployment I actually declined a position with Amazon making $17.50/hr. Has anyone else here declined employment due to the fact they would make as much if not more on unemployment?
I work for Disney as a Tour Guide so assuming I work a regular 40 hour week plus tips I'm usually right around $825. $16/hr base rate and average usually $150-$200 a week in tips. Some weeks a little more, some a little less.
Ironically with the $600 federal unemployment and $250 (I believe) Florida state unemployment I'll literally make about the same as I would working. The hardest part of course being I haven't gotten any unemployment money yet but I know I'll be getting it at some point. I don't want this unemployment to last forever but I definitely wouldn't mind if this goes into July.
I feel really bad for the people having to work right now. More exposure to the virus and getting fricked financially if they would've made more on unemployment. They should definitely be getting some sort of hazard pay.
Heck once I learned the amount I would get in unemployment I actually declined a position with Amazon making $17.50/hr. Has anyone else here declined employment due to the fact they would make as much if not more on unemployment?
re: Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 1:23 pm to TaderSalad
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I don’t change my way for the flu.
Even if it's a better way? I outlined what would be an average day for most Americans. Are you or anyone on here truly happy having at most 4 hours for personal time in a day? Is that not worth at least re-examining?
I know this virus is making me re-examine a lot of aspects of my life.
re: Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 1:19 pm to baldona
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Hell Yes. In person meetings when done properly and efficiently are also a hell of a lot better for in house. Internet based meetings are fine, get the job done. But they aren’t great or efficient.
For example, if you have one presenter travel to a Corp office to meet with an entire staff in person then that is very efficient. As opposed to having everyone in a zoom meeting at home? No way that works as well.
And that's the problem, how many in person meetings are really done properly? How many are really efficient? i know in all the ones I've had maybe 30% are actually efficient or done properly.
Plus there is a middle balance. I agree there are some things you can't do online, that's when you would be brought into a physical meeting space. Perhaps once a week or a few times a month. During those days and meetings the stuff that has to be done in person would be done. The rest of the time though would be remote work.
I think a mix of both would be the best solution.
re: Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 12:54 pm to BaddestAndvari
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The "younger generation" turns 40 this year... I would say it's more people over 40 that would still prefer to go in.
Lots of gen X's I've talked to also like more remote work - so that increases the age even more, and Gen X is starting to take over management as well
Agreed. Even though I consider myself more like Gen X than Millennials I think both prefer remote work. More time with family and friends instead of spending 1 - 2 hours every day in your car stuck in rush hour traffic.
If you really think about it, here's how an average day for a person broke down before the Coronavirus:
Work - 8 hours
Lunch/Commute - 2 hours
Breakfast/Getting Ready in the Morning - 1 hour
Dinner/Errands/Cleaning - 2 hours
Sleep - 7 hours
So essentially that's 20 out of 24 hours of your day (21 out of 24 if you actually get 8 hours of sleep which most Americans don't). So that gives a person only 4 hours (at most) of personal time. Of course if you have kids then forget it.
Are we really going to be willing to go back to maybe having 4 hours of personal time a day? I know that's the debate I'm having right now. Not sure if I'm okay going back to that lifestyle.
re: Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 12:44 pm to BaddestAndvari
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The hotel industry might not ever recover from quarentine. In more urban areas hotels typically stay booked about 80% year round... Most of that is probably not business trip people per say: but I would say a substantial enough of it is that we will see a visual percentage dip after all this is over.
Agreed. Here in Orlando hotels stay booked the vast majority of the year. Now unlike other urban areas the vast majority of that here is leisure travel. Leisure travel of course is being crushed right now but long term I think leisure travel recovers quicker than business travel. I think there's a good chance business travel never recovers from this.
Here in Orlando the big thing will be convention business. Is the convention industry going to essentially crater and never recover? I could absolutely see a fair amount of the hotels around convention centers across the U.S. going under.
re: Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 12:33 pm to Paul Allen
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I’ve brought this up a lot on the money board.
How much is business travel going to change at all levels? Not just salespeople traveling but all aspects of corporate travel.
The people that stayed at hotels 60-90 nights a year, are they now going to be doing 20-30 nights a year?
I can see where someone’s supervisor will be monitoring expenses and asking you instead of flying to x location why did you not just do a zoom or web meeting?
Anyone else think technology will replace the way people used to travel for business?
Absolutely. My brother in law travels a lot for work. Given its mostly driving but it still involves a lot of nights at a hotel. I would say he averages 60 - 90 as well.
I think in general in person business will go down. Web and Zoom meetings will become the standard.
Think about how this could affect people who work in office cubicles or in call centers? I absolutely think a lot of that will now be done at home. People could get an at home office set up and come in for meetings 1 - 2 times a month. The company would set up their internet access to ensure a good connection.
If this happens you'll see a crash in the commercial real estate market. There will be a lot of vacant office space.
re: Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 12:29 pm to LSUminati
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Agreed on the 4 days versus 5. That extra day really would do a wonder in terms of traveling and being able to get away, get home tasks done and still have the flexibility to enjoy a full weekend. But we can still very much work the same amount “40” hour week during that compressed time. If you’re only working 40 hours you have plenty of time to have a fully balanced life unless you are just horrific at time management. We can allocate that 40 hours more efficiently over four days though, you’re right.
Yep whenever I've done a 4 day week it amazes me the difference. Working 4 days a week makes work a part of your life but not your whole life which is how it should be. Working 5 days a week work dominates your life and you essentially get into a "living for the weekend" mentality.
Sadly the type of work I do makes a 4 day week hard to justify to corporate. And I know my head manager has explained on occasions why a 4 day week with 10 hour shifts wouldn't work from an operational standpoint.
Given I can still give shifts away and achieve a 4 day week but it would only be around 32 - 36 hours. I would essentially give away any chance of having a 40 hour work week. But it's something I'm going to consider.
Work/Lifestyle Changes After Coronavirus?
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 12:15 pm
So as the title says, anyone else using this time during the coronavirus to reassess their life priorities and how they spend their time?
The two biggest things I've discovered is how much time we truly waste in traffic and at work.
When it comes to traffic I think that will be the hardest thing to get used to again. I live in Orlando which has horrible traffic and right now traffic is non-existent. As an example I have been catching up on 2 years of scrapbooking and have gone to a local Michael's for materials. Typically it would take me 30 minutes to get to this Michael's with traffic, right now it's only taking 10. So just 20 minutes each way completely wasted.
When it comes to work again, 40 or 50 hours a week wasted helping a corporation. I don't know about you all but with all the extra time my condo is as clean and organized as it's ever been. I've also caught up on some house projects that I've been meaning to do but didn't want to waste half my weekend doing it. And for what? So we can keep up with the Joneses and always have to have the newest iPhone or Android? So we can always have the newest TV? This time off has shown just how much work and mindless consumerism dominates our life.
Are there any changes you want to make in your life as a result of this? For me it would be the following:
1) Live life more and work less. Obviously I know I'll have to go back to work, but I'm thinking about maybe only working 32 - 36 hours a week on 4 days compared to 40 - 44 hours a week on 5 days. Yes it means less money but it also means more time to have a life.
2) Spending money more wisely. I've gotten to used to eating out a fair amount, overpaying for mostly cr*p chain food. Eating more at home and only eating out on weekends at the local/independent places.
3) Spending more time in nature and traveling. Again something I've gotten away from. Spending too much time inside just watching TV and gaming. Getting outside more again.
What changes do you think you'll make?
The two biggest things I've discovered is how much time we truly waste in traffic and at work.
When it comes to traffic I think that will be the hardest thing to get used to again. I live in Orlando which has horrible traffic and right now traffic is non-existent. As an example I have been catching up on 2 years of scrapbooking and have gone to a local Michael's for materials. Typically it would take me 30 minutes to get to this Michael's with traffic, right now it's only taking 10. So just 20 minutes each way completely wasted.
When it comes to work again, 40 or 50 hours a week wasted helping a corporation. I don't know about you all but with all the extra time my condo is as clean and organized as it's ever been. I've also caught up on some house projects that I've been meaning to do but didn't want to waste half my weekend doing it. And for what? So we can keep up with the Joneses and always have to have the newest iPhone or Android? So we can always have the newest TV? This time off has shown just how much work and mindless consumerism dominates our life.
Are there any changes you want to make in your life as a result of this? For me it would be the following:
1) Live life more and work less. Obviously I know I'll have to go back to work, but I'm thinking about maybe only working 32 - 36 hours a week on 4 days compared to 40 - 44 hours a week on 5 days. Yes it means less money but it also means more time to have a life.
2) Spending money more wisely. I've gotten to used to eating out a fair amount, overpaying for mostly cr*p chain food. Eating more at home and only eating out on weekends at the local/independent places.
3) Spending more time in nature and traveling. Again something I've gotten away from. Spending too much time inside just watching TV and gaming. Getting outside more again.
What changes do you think you'll make?
re: "Things will never go back to normal"
Posted by OrlandeauxSaint83 on 4/26/20 at 11:56 am to chimesstreet
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I'd like the new normal to be that people stop going to work/public places when sick. But I think it is more likely that the new normal will be an increase in face mask use similar to Asia.
I agree with this but then are you ready for the fall out? A lot of people go to work when sick because they don't have sick time, have very limited sick time (a week or less for the entire year) or have used their sick time for the year.
I think the attitude about working while sick will change and that's a good thing. but then companies are going to need to update their sick policies as well. Let's be honest, the average American is going to get at least mildly sick around 3 - 4 times a year. Assume 3 - 4 days per sickness. That means companies will need to be providing Americans around 10 days (2 weeks) of sick time a year. Are companies ready to do that?
I do agree with the face mask thing. We always thought it was funny of Asians but it seems to have worked in their favor. We're already seeing companies produce custom facemarks. Heck I could see Saints or LSU themed facemarks coming if they aren't already here. I think a lot of people will continue wearing facemarks long after the virus is under control.
In addition to that, what about hand shaking? I think that needs to be a thing of the past with the exception of family and close friends. Maybe replace it with a bow like the Asians. A respectful gesture with no physical contact. Do you th ink Americans would be ready for that?
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