The fact that you seem to consider this to be "stocking up" makes me feel like such an alcoholic.
Binny's Beverage Depot for me. My wife laughed when I bought 'extra' beer but who will be laughing weeks from now she all I have are IPAs she hates. I did get her a six pack and since she drinks like 2 beers a week she is good for a short lockdown.
I live here and yeah things are looking incredibly dire.
Almost everyone I've delivered pizza to has shown a complete lack of concern for COVID-19. I have an 80 year old grandmother and an asthmatic little brother at home, so I'm in a constant 'freaking the fuck out' state.
At least my boss offered me a place to stay if turns out that I or one of the employees gets infected. Otherwise I'd have to stay at a motel.
I don't even know how to reply to this. So, I guess some good will come from Covid-19?
I follow a few craft beer subreddits, some of those people are nuts with stockpiling.
damn... that's a very tough watch. really feel for the health practitioners there having to deal with this.
makes me more enraged at everyone downplaying this
Nah if I was stocking up I woulda got a few cases and a bunch of bottles. Trying to keep a low supply to avoid temptation and keep my immune system in top shape. I'd love to drink 15 beers a day rn tbh
lol same. I have cases of beer and several big jugs of spirits. lol
My job (home care for individuals with intellectual disabilities) said if anyone in the homes we work at catches it, then us workers in that house at the time would be stuck there. For 14 days.
Can they legally do that? In Alabama if that helps. I live alone in an apartment, I'd much rather be stuck there than in a home with 3 individuals/3 staff for two weeks. There won't be enough food or anything.
I gotta do what I gotta do, but I just wonder if they can do that.
Can they legally do that? In Alabama if that helps. I live alone in an apartment, I'd much rather be stuck there than in a home with 3 individuals/3 staff for two weeks. There won't be enough food or anything.
I gotta do what I gotta do, but I just wonder if they can do that.
Exactly. The economy is less important than people's lives being affected by the virus.
It's not just about the case fatality rate, but you can get mild symptoms and still have long-term lung damage. The entire process of being in an ICU bed itself is far scarier and more painful than economic impact.
All this talk of what these measures will do to the economy are missing the point. *None* of the usual rules apply right now. Society at large, from the common man all the way up to the government, *must* change and adapt to what the current circumstances demand. The magnitude of the impact that this will have on the world will be up there with WW2 and 9/11.
White claw hard seltzer is my new jam. I tried the Budweiser ones but didn't like them.
Our weed dispensaries are crazier than normal. If they shut those down people will go back to local dealers.
I actually homebrew beer. If they shut down alcohol sales I bet a lot of neighbors will be a lot friendlier to me.
I am sad for the staff of health care while watching this...
I would absolutely consider selling weed if laid off. People are gonna want it more than ever to make the time go by.
I thought I read that the age demographics are similar to Italy there? Is that true?
In my family WhatsApp, had my grandmother just say "No way am I isolating myself for 12 weeks because I'm over 70"
My mother, who is a nurse, just replied to her "You don't have any preexisting conditions which is good. I can't believe that staying indoors is better than fresh air."
I'm tempted to go all caps on them and tell them both to just open a window or something, what the hell?
My mother, who is a nurse, just replied to her "You don't have any preexisting conditions which is good. I can't believe that staying indoors is better than fresh air."
I'm tempted to go all caps on them and tell them both to just open a window or something, what the hell?
No idea about US rules, but my mom works with the elderly (she is 60 herself), and the care center has the same rules ready to implement. And they already color coded areas of the facility to limit movement. This is EU for me
Most people will get it either way, just a matter of when. This is all about flattening the curve and not about not catching the virus ever.
And with the economy imploded and lung damage things could become rough really quick
Was only a matter of time before seeing this sort of response to the 14 day closure of businesses sans grocery stores and takeout+delivery:
While I can appreciate the financial concern for local businesses this is a sacrifice that needs to happen to contain the spread in WA state (and obviously the other states enacting similar bans). You can be sure plenty more obstinate business owners will be ignoring the order tomorrow when the 14 day closure period starts. I hope Inslee enacts steep fines for those not complying. Not sure what else he can do to prevent this from happening short of arrests but not sure if that's within his abilities as governor.
While I can appreciate the financial concern for local businesses this is a sacrifice that needs to happen to contain the spread in WA state (and obviously the other states enacting similar bans). You can be sure plenty more obstinate business owners will be ignoring the order tomorrow when the 14 day closure period starts. I hope Inslee enacts steep fines for those not complying. Not sure what else he can do to prevent this from happening short of arrests but not sure if that's within his abilities as governor.
Florida has always been something of a retirement destination for Americans.
As another poster pointed out, 22% of Floridians are over 60.
You've got this backward. If you tell people to go outside infrequently and get some fresh air people will savor it and follow the advice. If you tell them to stay inside for days and days on end some will rebel and engage in risky behavior out of desperation and create a bigger problem than if you had just let them go out in the first place. Keeping morale high is an essential part of getting voluntary self-enforcement of quarantine procedures. More people will get sick, whether it's through the virus or some other issue, if they do not take care of themselves, and infrequent outdoor exercise is one of the lowest risk options available.
I work in a retail store, and one of our employees called out today and said she was being tested.
Now I understand that you don't want the store to panic but management has been given orders to not tell any hourly employees to prevent panic.
This employee practices the worst possible human hygiene. It's a bit worrisome.
Times like this are where you really lose working in retail.
Now I understand that you don't want the store to panic but management has been given orders to not tell any hourly employees to prevent panic.
This employee practices the worst possible human hygiene. It's a bit worrisome.
Times like this are where you really lose working in retail.
This is getting scarier by the day. I'm worried about all the people losing their jobs, stores closing, and the long lines at grocery stores. People are going to get desperate.
2 more dead in nyc. I think the death toll is now at 9.
Bright side is that i think the government as a whole is now realizing how serious this is. Better late than ever i guess.
EDIT: 9 Dead in Ny State
2 more dead in nyc. I think the death toll is now at 9.
Bright side is that i think the government as a whole is now realizing how serious this is. Better late than ever i guess.
EDIT: 9 Dead in Ny State
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I've said the same thing in the SF thread, but this is going to happen because the government (city/state/ESPECIALLY FEDERAL) is keeping people in the dark about what's going to happen to their finances. These lockdowns are necessary, sure, but not providing info on what support will be given to people with rent (pausing evictions does nothing), mortgages, car payments, student loans, credit debt, etc WILL make people be noncompliant. Threatening punishment will just lead to unrest.
It's supremely frustrating to see this big piece of the puzzle not being addressed in these lockdowns in the states.
They can't expect people to sacrifice everything they have and then remain in the dark. It's so half-assed.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/coronavirus-uk-strategy-deaths
The report linked https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/im...-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf
This is the research the Government are using.
The report linked https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/im...-College-COVID19-NPI-modelling-16-03-2020.pdf
This is the research the Government are using.
My city won't test my co-worker's mom even though she's in her 70s and is having pneumonia-like symptoms. Goddamn humans are so fucking stupid.
Yeah it's insane.
Almost the entirety of the USA lives paycheck to paycheck.
It should never have taken this long. Being late is the difference between us potentially being Italy or South Korea. I'm truly scared that our government treating this like a joke for so long is going to result in us being the former rather than the latter. Seeing all those people on the beach in Florida just reinforces that. People won't treat it as seriously as it should be treated until it starts affecting them.
my direct boss has been in panic mode for about 2 weeks. We have been in clean everything for at least a week.
we got the order from the higher ups to make sure to wipe down stuff today (something we have been doing for over a week)
my boss's boss told her to stop being stupid and irrational and worrying because it's all a media hoax.
my boss's boss's boss told my coworker that it doesn't matter if people will die, we can't shut down our stores because it would hurt our profits too much and people are counting on us having that money.
I work for a nonprofit retail company. yay.
With Santa Clara County imposing a "mandatory self quarantine directive", the nerve wracking thing moving forward across the world is what does govt "enforcement" look like. Fines, finger wagging, detention?
My AirBNB host doesn't want to refund me for the month I just paid. My job site shut down, they're sending me on two planes to different airports to get back to Los Angeles of all places, I live with my 79 year old grandma who I can't go back to, so I'll be sleeping out of my car, and my host refuses to pay me back for an entire month that I will not be using.
I'm so pissed right now. I finally felt settled into a good place in life starting with this job. And this shit happens. I was supposed to be here for 5 months, I wasn't expecting to walk into work and be put on a plane 24 hours later. Or I would've never paid.
I just need to vent. Sorry.
I'm so pissed right now. I finally felt settled into a good place in life starting with this job. And this shit happens. I was supposed to be here for 5 months, I wasn't expecting to walk into work and be put on a plane 24 hours later. Or I would've never paid.
I just need to vent. Sorry.
UK - instructed to work from home for 3 months
My job 'should' survive
It's going to be hairy though
Best of luck everyone
My job 'should' survive
It's going to be hairy though
Best of luck everyone
That's really unfortunate. Try to escalate it as much as you can. Maybe even inquire from your work.
Florida begging to become Italy 2.0.
Think you have a valid complaint there with AirBnB, I would press them on it.
Sindh reports 47 new coronavirus cases,
ballooning Pakistan tally to 183.
ballooning Pakistan tally to 183.