Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Locally university going online classes for spring. Additionally, all students that can go home should (meaning outside of Gainesville). Quote four University of Florida students have tested positive for COVID-19 and at the governor’s recommendation, all UF classes will remain online for the remainder of the Spring semester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Our last trip to CostCo (3rd trip with the TP aisle completely missing) consisted of watching dozens of people with paper towels and bottled water leave the store. Looks like my daughter's next arts & crafts project will be cutting paper towel rolls into pseudo toilet paper rolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Ontario declares state of emergency TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ordering the closure of bars, restaurants, theatres, libraries and banning public events with over 50 people. "We're facing an unprecedented time in our history," Ford said. "This was a decision that was not made lightly." The declaration's intent is to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and avoid overwhelming the health-care system, Ford said. Effective immediately, the province ordered the closure of all facilities providing indoor recreation programs, all public libraries, all private schools, all licensed childcare centres, all theatres, cinemas and concert venues, and all bars and restaurants except to provide takeout food and delivery. The order also bans public events of over 50 people, including parades, events and services within places of worship. It is in place until March 31. Essential services such as grocery stores will continue to operate, Ford said. The Ontario Ministry of Health has also confirmed the province's first death related to COVID-19, a 77-year-old man who tested positive for the virus. An autopsy will be performed to determine the specific cause of his death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 BBC is saying that the US Administration is deferring taxes and sending out cheques to Americans... "Treasury Secretary Sreve Mnuchin says the administration is “looking at sending cheques to Americans immediately”. “Americans need cash now and the president wants to get cash now. And I mean now, in the next two weeks.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51921683/page/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Insightful piece about root causes and the collateral damage of politics unclevlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Good stuff there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 27 minutes ago, Doc Democracy said: BBC is saying that the US Administration is deferring taxes and sending out cheques to Americans... "Treasury Secretary Sreve Mnuchin says the administration is “looking at sending cheques to Americans immediately”. “Americans need cash now and the president wants to get cash now. And I mean now, in the next two weeks.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51921683/page/2 Some Americans wouldn't know what to do with a cheque, but then those people probably have no sense of humour or moral fibre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Quote [Finnish] ... kalsarikännit (pronounced cal-sar-y-cuhn-eet). It describes the "feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear — with no intention of going out. A drink. At home. In your underwear. And there is a word for it." As Dirty Duck said, "... The only way to deal with the chaos that today's world has become is to become one with the environment. In other words, get polluted." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 So I just finished lunch.... When I have the chance to get lunch, I like to run to the local grocery store down the street from the plant: there's a small lunch counter in the back. More food than you can eat for three or four bucks, and it's always home cooking. You have to carry your plate through the store and check out at the registers on the front. I commented upon watching a crowd of people descend on the fresh pallet of toilet paper (oh, and they've added "pasta" to the hoarding list. What the hell, people?). The lady at the counter looks at me "Oh God, yes! And it's been going on like this for two weeks! Toilet paper! Paper towels! Napkins! Baby wipes! Ramen noodles! Spaghetti! You know what they are _nit_ hoarding up on?! What we haven't even had to order in three weeks? MEDICINE! They're all _idiots_, and they're going to end up in the hospital with fevers and rotten lungs and shiny clean lemony-fresh asses! " :rofl: (apparently they aren't laying on soap of any kind, either. I feel I have seen vindication for the article I mentioned explaining how the hoarding type was the least likely to survive owing too poor decision-making skills) Amorkca and ScottishFox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Yeah, the hording list is getting long. People don't seem to really know what to stock up on. When they started talking about Costco's in Chicago running out of TP a couple weeks ago, my wife and I decided to stock up at that point since the mania hadn't hit our area yet. Nothing crazy -- just an extra pack of TP, an extra 3-pack of tissues, a few cans of soup, etc. Enough stuff that, with what we normally keep on hand, we would be able to make it for 14 days if we couldn't even get deliveries (which seems unlikely). Then, late last week, the mania hit everywhere (including our area), and we were amazed what people were stocking up on, and how much. The guy behind me had filled his entire cart with canned soups! Another did the same with bottled water. And anything that could possibly be used as TP was flying off the shelves. Just amazing. I'm so glad Amazon and eBay have shut down a lot of the resellers, but there's still so much hoarding it's going to be a problem for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Duke Bushido said: You know what they are _nit_ hoarding up on?! What we haven't even had to order in three weeks? MEDICINE! Well, we are seeing the toilet paper pasta and rice shortage but also paracetamol and hand soap. It is apparently important that you use paracetamol, aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory exacerbate the lung issues. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Yesterday I went to the hospital to get a vaccine. A security guard was at the front door asking everyone who came in to use the hand sanitizer first. Then I went to Trader Joe's. There was a long line of folks waiting to get in, since the grocery was only allowing 50 people inside at a time. Thankfully the line moved quickly. A few things on the list, including TP, were not available. The store also asked the customers to limit their purchases of any product to 3 items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I dithered too long this morning, and didn't get to the market until 10 or so. OOPS. PACKED. Which is just not normal for mid-week, mid-morning. Paper products were, of course, almost non-existent again, but this time, the meat section was about half empty, the fresh veggies were the same. Almost no salads Checkout area looked like, say, Dec. 23rd, around 4 or so? When everyone's getting the last things they need. FEW full carts; looked like most would've been fine with a hand basket. Next trip will be Friday, when the salad and veggies from today are eaten. I'm *hoping* that the hoarding pattern will calm down, but it might be a bit early. Happened to chat with the Frito-Lay guy; he said his warehouses have been emptied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Hand sanitizer and most inexpensive bar soaps were sold out at the drug store I just got back from. (Just cracked open the last bar at home this morning; I am pretty intolerant of many scented soaps, so I go for unscented ones like good old Ivory.). Didn't look at paper products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Doc Democracy said: BBC is saying that the US Administration is deferring taxes and sending out cheques to Americans... "Treasury Secretary Sreve Mnuchin says the administration is “looking at sending cheques to Americans immediately”. “Americans need cash now and the president wants to get cash now. And I mean now, in the next two weeks.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-51921683/page/2 friend noted that his CPA is 70+ years old, and has closed due to the Shut down in the 5 Bay Area counties in the San Francisco Areas. Pushing the tax deadline off would be wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 The assumption I got from this morning's press briefing was that taxes still had to be filed on time; however, the standard delayed payment option will be available to more Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Luckily, we've already filed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 17 hours ago, Cancer said: Seattle/King County hospitals, I am told, reached the triage point today, so incoming cases outnumber the ability to treat them. As my source said, "And now it gets ugly." How many cases were actual cases and how many are just people panicking and clogging up the facility? Triage is usually the initial assessment of possible patients who are then categorized by severity and then moved to treatment. It's a way to identify and filter not only patients in order of severity, but also to ID and turn away people who do not actually need medical care so that treatment assets (personnel, materials and time) are not wasted. From what I have read, youngsters are weathering this fairly easily and many of the younger children that have been identified as having it do not even show any symptoms. And yet parents are flocking to ER's everytime they see a sniffle. Before I get all concerned I'd like to know exactly how they are defining "reaching triage point". Vanguard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 15 17 hotels on the Strip are closed, and another will be closed by tomorrow. Wynn and the Venetian are paying their staff during the closure. Other hotels on the Strip are laying off workers. Guidelines from the governor mean that people are no longer allowed to serve themselves at the buffets or employee dining rooms*, table games are limited to three seats, and all slot machines must be cleaned every 2 hours. Oh, and some casinos are turning off every other game to enforce social distancing. *We're getting much better food, as our EDR has been shut down and we eat at the buffet or cafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 One thing I did not add was that panic buying British style involved polite queuing and no grabbing what someone else has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 But plenty of side looks and eyerolls, right? Perhaps even the occasional snort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Not even that. More of the we are all in the same boat outlook. At least that was my experience. Ragitsu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Old Man said: But plenty of side looks and eyerolls, right? Perhaps even the occasional snort? "Looks like you have a smart trolley there mate." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 That's Australian. 'I say your trolley is rather full' is more likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, death tribble said: That's Australian. 'I say your trolley is rather full' is more likely Which part is Australian? This is nearly a quote that I heard from my co-workers when I was in the UK last year. They didn't say trolley though. It was a plate of food he commented on. I'm always amazed at how diverse language is even within a given area. Heard a ton of diversity in both New Zealand and Australia during the various tours we took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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