Now that you're stuck at home on quarantine, what are you doing with your time?

[Katy Lied]

I'm confused about the school lunch thing. School is cancelled so kids don't have to mingle-- but 80% of all the kids are coming to school for breakfast? And the kids won't mingle while eating or after eating?

[LiveCoug]

Still working. As a home health pediatric physical therapist, there ain't no way I can work from home. If there is a mandatory quarantine for any length of time, that will suck financially.

[Pelado]

I'm confused about the school lunch thing. School is cancelled so kids don't have to mingle-- but 80% of all the kids are coming to school for breakfast? And the kids won't mingle while eating or after eating?

I don't think that's a thing in our district. My understanding is that it's basically two weeks of spring break here. In other districts, I thought I heard that they might have meals to go for the kids. Don't know if/how that's actually been implemented.

[BigPiney]

I'm confused about the school lunch thing. School is cancelled so kids don't have to mingle-- but 80% of all the kids are coming to school for breakfast? And the kids won't mingle while eating or after eating?

In one district here that are preparing the lunches and the kids can come pick them up between 11 and 12:30 to eat at home. Kind of like a drive thru. That way they are getting food still but not all eating in the cafeteria.

[beefytee]

Yep. Our school district's breakfast and lunch program is a curbside pickup program.

[imanihonjin]

In one district here that are preparing the lunches and the kids can come pick them up between 11 and 12:30 to eat at home. Kind of like a drive thru. That way they are getting food still but not all eating in the cafeteria.

This is how our schools are doing them.

[Northwestcoug]

This is how our schools are doing them.

Ours also. Someone smart realized that cancelling school classes of 20-30 kids but allowing them to congregate in the hundreds to eat breakfast and lunch wasn't a good idea.

[Katy Lied]

Yep. Our school district's breakfast and lunch program is a curbside pickup program.

For all the kids driving through.

I guess they are not in lockdown yet. Quarantine means no leaving the house, and no receiving visitors.

[smokymountainrain]

working from home.

[Bo Diddley]

working from home.

Me too. The boss suggests we get a beard growing contest going.

Does anyone else remember the King of Queens when the drivers went on strike? It's a little like that.

[BigPiney]

working from home.

I have been considered "essential" for the time being. Me and my staff. I think we are going to be sending most everyone home, but there may be 4 or 5 of us that come in to our area. If that is all that are here, we will be able to stay away from each other easily.

[falafel]

For all the kids driving through.

I guess they are not in lockdown yet. Quarantine means no leaving the house, and no receiving visitors.

Who is actually in quarantine? Almost no one, right?

[Green Monstah]

I have found marble races on YouTube to be surprisingly entertaining.

[Donuthole]

Now that you're stuck at home on quarantine, what are you doing with your time?

Someone asked on a neighborhood fb page if anyone had a kid who would be interested in pulling weeds to earn some money. Another person in that neighborhood said "yeah, i need someone too." So I unilaterally volunteered my two oldest kids to pull weeds at 7:30 am this morning. They are both early risers, and usually pretty eager to find ways to earn money (son especially--that kid loves to earn a buck). I took a work-from-home morning and drove them over to the neighborhood and dropped them each off at the respective houses. I sat in my minivan nearby and worked from my laptop. Son finished his yard at around 9:30, and then joined sister to help her finish hers (bigger lot) by 10. Collectively they earned $60 bucks, which they split down the middle. And I made it through my entire inbox, drafted a complaint, and vetted two expert consultants to retain on my biggest case. All in all it was a pretty productive morning.

[falafel]

Nice. What was your take?

Just for reference, my three kids would have pitched a full-on fit, in the middle of the street where friends and neighbors could see, rather than work and earn their own money.