Corona Virus #4

[LouNY]

I just got back from our local grocery store here, it was amazing.
No tp, no kleenex, no paper towels, then many of the food stuffs were low or out.
No flour, butter was almost bare, 1/2n1/2 was about empty, the cereal aisle was well picked over, no oatmeal.
I had napkins on my list and got the next to last pak of them.
Simply amazing about like the day before a snow storm times 10.

 

[kf4uda]

I can never remember; isn't the saying "Leaves of three, it's a tree"?

That’s “Leaves of three, let them be”. You really want to get that one right.

 

[5030]

Also reminds me of the song, 'Paranoya, mean destroya'...............

 

[kf4uda]

Schools are on spring break next week in our area. They decided to extend spring break an additional week due to the virus.

I am sure this will work as everyone will stay at home with their kids for the next two weeks and not run to Walmart, Dairy Queen and such everyday......not

 

[Big Barn]

It is so ironic that the panic buyers most afraid of the spread of the virus immediately head for the big box stores where they know it will be MORE crowded than normal and they will have to spend MORE time in close proximity to others.


Meanwhile smaller local businesses owned by family, friends and neighbors who will typically have smaller concentrations of people will suffer and may not be able to economically survive.

I am all for saving money at the big box stores but they do not need our help. Your local vendors DO and they may not be around in the future when you really need them.

 

[5030]

Schools are on spring break next week in our area. They decided to extend spring break an additional week due to the virus.

I am sure this will work as everyone will stay at home with their kids for the next two weeks and not run to Walmart, Dairy Queen and such everyday......not

I know you are joking of course. People in general don't exhibit that much sense.

 

[California]

I saw one credible report that there is original Coronavirus plus one similar version evolved from it and both kinds were found in the same cluster of sick people. It's possible this might be like the flu of 1918 with waves of evolved versions. But that issue is simply an unknown at present.

 

[LouNY]

Just heard that the school my son in law teaches at is closing for a month, teachers have to go in and try and provide online education,
trouble is that there are still many folk in this area that do not have hi speed internet. And many homes have no or minimal cell service.

 

[ultrarunner]

If the stores can't manage it themselves they need a law to fall back on as soon as the panic buying starts.

That is exactly what happened at the local Costco yesterday... SLPD called out for crowd control

That said... this is earthquake country and ever since I can remember a stocked pantry is a key part of being prepared

 

[dragoneggs]

France shutting down all non essential stores, restaurants, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...-latest-news/#link-TRTHKFHUGJENHOCDIY2NYPWW3U

 

[hawkeye08]

We have a vacation coming up in April on the Oregon coast.. not sure if we will be able to go if they are going to shut down interstate travel, especially if we are going from Washington to Oregon...

 

[California]

Just heard that the school my son in law teaches at is closing for a month, teachers have to go in and try and provide online education,
trouble is that there are still many folk in this area that do not have hi speed internet. And many homes have no or minimal cell service.

Older Daughter wanted a career change so she went back to school for a Teaching Credential a couple of years ago. It was just plain scary trying to help her prepare any sort of computer-based instruction for her own students in a manner that would earn her a fair grade from her own grad-school instructors.

She and her fellow students often couldn't make use of what their professors provided to them. First barrier was the faculty had always lived withing the closed world of Macs and refused to offer any help to PC users who couldn't read the Mac-based online instruction, tests, links to other sources, everything. And the professors couldn't view what these students prepared on their own PC's, or they considered anything non-Mac so alien that it wasn't considered first-rate work.

These Credential-school grad students were mostly recent BA graduates and had used PC's for years, now they were being told to come on campus and use the Mac's in the computer lab if they wanted to earn a good grade.

I helped daughter with several work-arounds (rtf for example) to produce work acceptable to get good grades but it was a PIA.

What I'm getting at is, I doubt that many mid-career elementary school teachers have the expertise or hardware for preparing online coursework, or any concept of making it readable to PC / tablet / phone owners.

 

[5030]

We have a vacation coming up in April on the Oregon coast.. not sure if we will be able to go if they are going to shut down interstate travel, especially if we are going from Washington to Oregon...

Think I'd vacation at home and stay safe and healthy. I know we might use out RV this summer but it will be 'backyard' camping. Travelling puts you at as much higher risk for contact with infected people who may or may not know they are...

 

[California]

I mentioned Coronavirus in backwater Ecuador a few posts back. I just heard Ecuador has closed the country to all inbound flights.

 

[5030]

Speaking for myself ONLY of course but I would be fine with that.

You can include me in that as well....

 

[5030]

I have an bad feeling this is only the tip of the Wuhan Flu outbreak, just the beginning.

 

[Sigarms]

Work....