Has your daily routine changed in any way because of the events of the past few days?

[Kaleva]

Mine hasn't. I continue to work towards adapting to the effects of climate change that are predicated to take place where I live. In event of a major war with Iran and there was a major disruption in supplies or services, i have enough on hand to last for several weeks.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. No

[pwb]

2. I changed a password?

thats it

[Blue_true]

3. No. nt

[unc70]

4. Still lying in bed with the covers over my head

No real change.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. No. Why should it?

[Kaleva]

10. If one doesn't think much will come of it, then there's no reason for one to change up their routine

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. I still can't imagine why I'd change my daily routine,

even if I thought we'd be going to war very shortly.

My daily routine isn't depending on the state of war or peace this country is in.

[Kaleva]

17. I said in the OP I haven't changed mine. Most who responded have said they haven't changed either.

A potential war with Iran isn't much of a deal for most of us I guess. We might not like it but that's about the extent of it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

22. Ahh. I wrongly interpreted your post.

Mea culpa.

The only reason to change the daily routine would be if you are personally impacted, which for almost everyone won't be the case. Even in a full-on war, most of us won't be impacted.

[Hoyt]

6. Nope. Like every Middle Eastern issue in the past 50 years, this one will blow over, until the next.

Until we quit trying to rule the world and protect oil, we just need to get used to it.

If nukes start flying -- which is highly unlikely -- I'll walk outside and breathe deeply and say goodbye.

Although trump made a big mistake/miscalculation, the potential repercussions are overblown. trump really f&%ked up when he withdrew from Nuclear agreement and levied more sanctions on Iran, setting the stage for this and recent hostilities.

Another reason to vote trump out and replace with Democrats. But to accomplish that, we ought to tone down criticism of things like not being notified beforehand. Sure we should have been, but the griping now just sounds counterproductive.

I don't think this will escalate to an invasion and ground war. Maybe we'll wise up and get more of our folks out of the ME where we are just targets.

[GemDigger]

7. Sort of. As I told my friend (I was only partly kidding)

"Is it time we start looking up for long thin things that go way high and when they come down, they go BOOM!

[brooklynite]

9. Why would you worry about that?

With the exception of Russia and China, none of our adversaries have the ability to deliver a payload that far.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. nope. my mood is worse, that's all. but even that is just

continuation of a trend that began the night the election was stolen from Hillary.

[Pachamama]

32. +10000

Same here...

[DFW]

12. N/A

I haven’t had a “daily routine” since I left high school.

[SMC22307]

13. Major insomnia the past couple of nights...

between Iran/Iraq, Australia, and feeling a bit hopeless.

[Tribalceltic]

36. Me too

Not sure if it's related to this one incident. I have had problems sleeping since 2016. Also the Dr. cut me off all anti-anxieties that I had been taking for 30 years.

[dware]

14. Nope,

I continue to drive my truck, pick up loads, make deliveries, same routine.

I don't worry about what if's, it's counterproductive.

[smirkymonkey]

15. I have built a fort with Amazon boxes inside my apartment.

I'm pretty sure it's impenetrable. I painted it with nail polish and stuck beads on it. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty safe, but it's kind of a pain to get to the bathroom and the fridge without messing everything up. I have to re-assemble everything from the inside all over again. Only a few times a day though.

[Kaleva]

18. All my boxes are being cut up into small pieces to add to the compost pile in the spring.

[Hortensis]

16. No to changing routine. We have none. :)

Ran out of butter and bread and had to do shopping anyway, though, so laid in more drinking water than usual and some extra canned goods. That was a direct response to events. We're surrounded by freshwater marsh, have a well and a hand filter, but it doesn't taste all that great unless chilled.

The subject is making me smile because one set of kids took their sons to visit NYC and are in Times Square or close by right now, sending pictures every now and then. If we were really worried, that'd supposedly be a classic last place we'd want them to be. Pix from the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building a little while ago, so at least that's not on their list for tomorrow. They're having a great time, and we hope they're not inconvenienced in some way before they get home.

[Kaleva]

19. If folks were really worried, they might be cancelling trips.

Staying away from places like NYC and avoiding flights all together.

[Hortensis]

20. Well, disruptive cyber attacks seem quite likely

to a lot of experts, but no one knows just what would be disrupted, and if it would affect ordinary people. My best guess (worth nothing, of course) is that there's no particular reason to think anything like that would happen immediately after the 3 days of mourning will have finished.

[Kaleva]

27. A cyber attack on on electrical grid and financial institutions would be disruptive

I don't know of any business that still uses old fashioned cash registers so without electricity, one won't be able to buy goods or gas even if you had cash on hand. People's cell phones will go dead after a short time.

As i said in my OP, I have enough supplies (food, water, and other goods) to last a few weeks. I just got the LP gas tank filled so I could get nominal heat for the home for some time using the stove top burners. We have a land line and I have a corded phone in a drawer that I can use to make or receive phone calls even if power goes out.

[Hortensis]

33. Everyone should be routinely self sufficient for a few weeks

like that. Just good sense.

Almost all discussion seems to think any disruption here wouldn't be designed to kill and apparently would be aimed at decision makers in business and government by causing the biggest problems for them, mostly just inconvenience for people like my kids who need their plane to take off on schedule.

A ransomware attack that affected my work for two weeks in 2017 spread to take down hospitals around the world and required rebuilding their computer systems. When I searched for that one yesterday, I learned there have been many since. A study actually attributes a rise in heart attack deaths to cyber attacks on hospitals. All other industries also. The difference with Iran is nation-level capability of course.

But how often is this discussed on the news? No wonder people still talk about war as if this was the 1960s and think storing drinking water is stupid. That notion of war is our cultural heritage, and everyone knows radioactive dust doesn't need water or worry about staying warm.

eyes:

[lunatica]

24. It's only been two or three days

I understand the need for instant reaction, but life doesn’t work like that. If, by chance, a terrorist action of major consequence happens here anytime in the next few months, plenty of rethinking our vulnerability will happen. Two days in? Not so much.

[Kaleva]

25. It's human nature to respond with vigor to a situation that is perceived to be serious.

The inverse is also true.

[milestogo]

21. Binge eating. Oversleeping. Pessimism.

[lunatica]

23. I'm a recluse, so no. My routine stays the same.

[dewsgirl]

26. The Twitter threads, I check daily have multiplied. I realize

that's not what you meant, but that's really my only difference.
A lot less sleep.

[Kaleva]

29. My feeling is that if one feels they are prepared to meet an emergency, they will worry less.

[dewsgirl]

31. True.

[FormerOstrich]

28. Yes

I have invested a hefty chunk of time contacting representatives, senators, and a governor.

I am trying to make it crystal clear FormerOstrich does not approve and wants the President removed from office forthwith.

[Kaleva]

30. And some are attending protests which is a change in routine.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

34. Well yes, now that you mention it.

The intermittent rain and constant overcast here has hampered my ambition to do most everything......

Wait, I did get out and feed the birds........

[Srkdqltr]

35. Went to a 2year olds birthday party.

They (twins) got small bikes without pedals. Interesting consept. I think they now have enough toys to stock a small store.

[samnsara]

37. the past few days have been exactly like the past few months..

[Kaleva]

38. Other then extra precautions in regards to COVID19, my routine hasn't changed in years.