Popular Post Myles Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post #1 Share Posted March 12, 2020 It's impacting me some but not a whole lot. The local high school my wife teaches at will shut down the week after next for 3 weeks minimum. So when I go home for lunch it won't be nice alone time. I can work from home but haven't as of yet. I have resources here at work and get more done. I'm not going to see my dad who live a little over an hour away. He's 90 and I don't want to spread it to him if I'm carrying it. I have brothers and a sister near him that will make sure he is OK. I bought extra stuff at Sam's Club last weekend. An extra box of toilet paper and a bunch of non perishable food. Not enough to fill up the basement or anything like that. Just enough that we won't need to go to the grocery store for a month or so. My youngest daughter (high school junior) is bummed because she got the lead in the spring musical. It'll most likely get cancelled. Prom too most likely. My other daughter is graduating college this May and they probably won't have the ceremony now. She's a little bummed. She's more bummed because they announced only online classes the rest of the year. She said she had many classes with the same people for 3.5 years and now she doesn't even get to say goodbye to many of them. 7 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted March 12, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The only way it's affected me is through work. They wanted to make sure we can still make parts....yeah, big money winner chicken dinner. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted March 12, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 12, 2020 At present it has only affected me by giving me a good laugh at the speed that the toilet paper flies off the shelves. I don't go to the grocery store more often than every two weeks so I had not been since I heard about this. Funny how people have scarfed up the toilet paper but you can still get plenty of food. I did see a zombie with cart full of 8 24 pack bottles of water and nothing else. There are 4 cases reported in this state since Monday, all of them recently (last week) returned from travel, 3 out of country and one to New York. We do not live packed close, even in the cities so if people will use proper hygiene and make a conscious effort to cough into their sleeve or what ever, I don't expect it will affect me much except next month when I need toilet paper I will have to get it at Home Depot and pay twice as much. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted March 12, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Desertrat56 said: At present it has only affected me by giving me a good laugh at the speed that the toilet paper flies off the shelves. I don't go to the grocery store more often than every two weeks so I had not been since I heard about this. Funny how people have scarfed up the toilet paper but you can still get plenty of food. I did see a zombie with cart full of 8 24 pack bottles of water and nothing else. There are 4 cases reported in this state since Monday, all of them recently (last week) returned from travel, 3 out of country and one to New York. We do not live packed close, even in the cities so if people will use proper hygiene and make a conscious effort to cough into their sleeve or what ever, I don't expect it will affect me much except next month when I need toilet paper I will have to get it at Home Depot and pay twice as much. Seems to be mostly cleaning supplies and toilet paper that's missing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted March 12, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I find my hand automatically goes to the volume knob to turn it down whenever the news comes on the radio *, and I automatically close any "BREAKING NEWS" story that pops up on my phone, because I know it'll just be hysterical guff * I never watch the news on tv 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jim Posted March 12, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I haven't been affected and don't expect to be. So far the only inconvenience has been that the stores I regularly shop at have been out of hand sanitizer. I've been using it for years and just happen to be running low, not wanting it because of the current panic. Unless they close all the grocery stores and impose martial law I can't see any real changes coming my way. I stay well stocked on all things except perishables like milk, eggs and bread. I could live off my pantry and freezer for a month or more with only minor menu modifications. I'm retired and don't really have interaction with people other than cashiers so I'm already in a quarantine of sorts. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted March 12, 2020 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) My art class closed down. People are going nuts in the stores like there is a hurricane coming. My roommate freaked out, so I am good for toilet paper for a while. I had the flu last month, so I still have a little bit of a cough. If you cough in public it's like.... Edited March 12, 2020 by Grandpa Greenman 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stiff Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post #8 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I'll sum it up like this... 1 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted March 12, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Well, I'm still catching the train and I've been thinking about strategies for social distancing; but, I haven't put anything in place... 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted March 12, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2020 35 minutes ago, Big Jim said: I haven't been affected and don't expect to be. So far the only inconvenience has been that the stores I regularly shop at have been out of hand sanitizer. I've been using it for years and just happen to be running low, not wanting it because of the current panic. Unless they close all the grocery stores and impose martial law I can't see any real changes coming my way. I stay well stocked on all things except perishables like milk, eggs and bread. I could live off my pantry and freezer for a month or more with only minor menu modifications. I'm retired and don't really have interaction with people other than cashiers so I'm already in a quarantine of sorts. I have a similar situation, I can live off my pantry and the food in the freezer, have plenty of cleaning supplies. And I have plenty of flour and yeast to make my own bread, because I do that often anyway. I work from home so that's another plus. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted March 12, 2020 #11 Share Posted March 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Golden Duck said: Well, I'm still catching the train and I've been thinking about strategies for social distancing; but, I haven't put anything in place... An Italian man has taken extreme measures to ward off coronavirus, after it was classed as a pandemic by the World Health Organization this week. In a clip shared to Twitter on Wednesday, he strolls along the streets of Rome wearing a giant disc in an attempt to enforce social distancing amid the global outbreak. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8104031/Italian-man-wears-GIANT-disk-extreme-attempt-enforce-social-distancing-Rome.html 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromdor Posted March 12, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 12, 2020 We had to do a proposal for Corona virus prevention prior to starting an outage up in Wisconsin. Down here in Iowa we are no longer allowed access to the control rooms of the power plants because there isn't enough trained operators to continue plant operation if the current ones get sick and quarantined. The outage I am currently on (at a gas turbine power plant) has both turbines currently torn apart for blade work. So they won't be coming back online if we were to suddenly get quarantined. To mitigate this, the company was discussing cancelling another scheduled major outage at a nearby coal plant. If that gets cancelled, then the four guys on my crew that was scheduled to go there might have to take a layoff. Places where we have maintenance agreements are cutting back or delaying maintenance as well. No one has contracted Covid-19, however. The closest we got was a cancelled scheduled walk down at a Monsanto plant because the guy we were supposed to walk it down with had an exposure. There is still toilet paper in the stores but the hand sanitizer is long gone. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted March 12, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I'm just really annoyed at the whole circus (media and otherwise) that has been built up around this whole thing. A Filipino friend of mine told me she was harassed in the subway because people thought she was Chinese (and thus, apparently, automatically a Coronavirus carrier) I'm annoyed at the toilet paper and spaghetti shortages. And I'm kind of worried about the possible long time ill effects that this (largely media produced) "panic" could have. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted March 12, 2020 #14 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I just got an email from our corporate headquarters. We are not required to work from home but encouraged to. Also encouraged not to travel and if we do to let our bosses know where we are going. We have 3 people from our office that are currently on cruises and they are expected to work from home for 3 weeks after they return. I already mentioned that I work from home. Only one person in my group is going to be in the office because he finds it too difficult to work from home. I don't think it will affect our productivity since we are programmers and QA personnel, only the bosses see the clients. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted March 12, 2020 #15 Share Posted March 12, 2020 If anything goes down (like power) I should be fine. Got plenty of food, rain water with a filtration system, plus 250 watt solar with inverter. It's other people that bother me. I'm still picking up misc items as I can. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Razman Posted March 12, 2020 #16 Share Posted March 12, 2020 No more booze sales after Saturday in the U.S. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eldorado Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post #17 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) I hope I don't need to go buy myself a bra; or worse, go stealing one. Maybe this is why it's old guys who are dying most. Edited March 12, 2020 by Eldorado 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jim Posted March 12, 2020 #18 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Eldorado said: I hope I don't need to go buy myself a bra; or worse, go stealing one. It's bad enough going to extreme measures without having to look like a t(w)it. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted March 13, 2020 Author #19 Share Posted March 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Orphalesion said: I'm just really annoyed at the whole circus (media and otherwise) that has been built up around this whole thing. A Filipino friend of mine told me she was harassed in the subway because people thought she was Chinese (and thus, apparently, automatically a Coronavirus carrier) I'm annoyed at the toilet paper and spaghetti shortages. And I'm kind of worried about the possible long time ill effects that this (largely media produced) "panic" could have. It is a media circus. But it should be a real concern for anyone who visits or takes care of elderly. It's pretty rough on them with I believe a 15% fatality rate for over 70 years old. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 13, 2020 #20 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Big Jim said: It's bad enough going to extreme measures without having to look like a t(w)it. Naomi Campbell wears hazmat suit to airport amid coronavirus outbreak https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/naomi-campbell-coronavirus-precaution-outfit/index.html Toilet paper stampede in Australia: (39secs) Edited March 13, 2020 by Eldorado 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcgram Posted March 13, 2020 #21 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) The schools are going to be closed for the next 3 weeks, which means our clients are going to be bringing their entire families to appointments. We are going to be requiring them to either leave the older kids at home or have someone take them to the car. They are not going to be happy about it. I am going to tell them if they insist on bringing everyone we will simply reschedule them. Edited March 13, 2020 by tcgram 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jim Posted March 13, 2020 #22 Share Posted March 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Myles said: It is a media circus. But it should be a real concern for anyone who visits or takes care of elderly. It's pretty rough on them with I believe a 15% fatality rate for over 70 years old. I'm approaching that age myself and I'm not worried. What is the percentage of 70 year olds that make it to 80, or even 75? Most of the fatalities I've heard of were in their 80s. Few of them make it to 90. So at most this disease might be accelerating the end by a few months, or years at most. Not to be cold hearted about it, but I know personally that living to this age infuses one with gratitude for all the things we've lived through that we probably shouldn't have and by now we've made our peace with the inevitable. My sadness comes from young soldiers dying, not old geezers like myself. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted March 13, 2020 #23 Share Posted March 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Myles said: It is a media circus. But it should be a real concern for anyone who visits or takes care of elderly. It's pretty rough on them with I believe a 15% fatality rate for over 70 years old. Of course, but those cases aren't exactly helped with the media making a bad situation worse.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted March 13, 2020 #24 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) I 9 minutes ago, Big Jim said: I'm approaching that age myself and I'm not worried. What is the percentage of 70 year olds that make it to 80, or even 75? Most of the fatalities I've heard of were in their 80s. Few of them make it to 90. So at most this disease might be accelerating the end by a few months, or years at most. Not to be cold hearted about it, but I know personally that living to this age infuses one with gratitude for all the things we've lived through that we probably shouldn't have and by now we've made our peace with the inevitable. My sadness comes from young soldiers dying, not old geezers like myself. If you run out of toilet paper, you know you’re gonna be pizzed. Edited March 13, 2020 by Raptor Witness 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted March 13, 2020 #25 Share Posted March 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Raptor Witness said: I If you run out of toilet paper, you know you’re gonna be pizzed. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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