COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[cordex]

∞ days to stop the spread.

[Andiron]

Looks like Ohio beat Newsom to the punch: Curfew in effect for the next three weeks 2200-0500.

Not sure I get the point of a curfew (from the medical perspective - I get it from the commie pinko perspective). Wouldn't you want a "curfew" to run during business hours if you were trying to limit contact? If it's about bars and similar, just come out and say your closing them. Otherwise, most people are at home and in bed anyway.

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/11/17/science-ohio-gov-mike-dewine-issues-a-statewide-curfew-for-21-days-to-stop-the-spread-of-covid/

Any good ideas for civil disobedience?  I'm generally in bed during those hours anyway but Il Duce down in Columbus has gone too far.  Driving around and yelling "you're not the boss of me" seems pointless.

[Boomhauer]

Any good ideas for civil disobedience?  I'm generally in bed during those hours anyway but Il Duce down in Columbus has gone too far.  Driving around and yelling "you're not the boss of me" seems pointless.

Drive around and play the Purge siren instead

[Doggy Daddy]

I expect only unbelieving scorn. Nothing new for me.

Well, when your name becomes the password to an exclusive haunt...

[Doggy Daddy]

Damn it, I stopped in the store this morning on the way back from taking Seren to day care and I forgot to get toilet paper. I have an OK amount, but if we're hit with another run like we were at the beginning of this mess I won't be.

Phrasing, please!

[K Frame]

Phrasing, please!

Yeah, well the phrasing came back to bite me at 3:30 this morning...

Seren had a case of the trots and she messed her fur. I had to give her a sponge bath to clean her up.

She was not happy with me.

[Ben]

I guess the TP hoarding is in fact back here. Though I forgot to look at my Costco the other day, photos on a local news site this morning showed empty Costco shelves. Though that might have been the Boise Costco. The Costco I go to is in Trump country, and we haven't been taking the virus that seriously anymore.

I'm still fine with my paper supplies for a good while, but I kinda want to just grab a case of TP everytime I go shopping just to further reduce the panic supply.  

[ConstitutionCowboy]

... And to think I threw away about 20 old phone books/yellow pages a few years ago ... 

Woody

[Perd Hapley]

https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/spotlight-flu-season-where-hospitals-are-slammed-hardest

This year's flu season is wreaking havoc on hospitals across the country, with ERs overflowing, hospitals diverting patients and too few beds to go around.

NBC Bay Area reported Thursday that in some California counties the rate of flu cases has doubled in just the last couple weeks. Already the flu has killed at least 10 people across the state and hospitals are slammed.

[Angel Eyes]

Meanwhile, California's governor chooses to lead by example . . .



. . . okay, who am I kidding?


https://www.theblaze.com/news/photos-gavin-newsom-unmasked-restaurant

[MillCreek]

So I am golden:

[HeroHog]

So I am golden:

Oh, I remember and reluctantly used them in decades past...

[kgbsquirrel]

Oh, I remember and reluctantly used them in decades past...

Times when it was absolutely appropriate to dry yours hands on sleeves or pants legs.

[230RN]

It used to be said that subway riders in NYC were immune to everything as well.  No exaggeration of the rush hour(s) human packing density is possible.  The social distance was a negative number in some instances.

On those roller towels... didn't a clean laundered section become available when you pulled the towel down?   I also think I recall some of them having levers on the side to get a fresh section.

[Hawkmoon]

On those roller towels... didn't a clean laundered section become available when you pulled the towel down?   I also think I recall some of them having levers on the side to get a fresh section.

In theory. That assumes that the venue replaced the towel with a fresh one when it reached the end of the roll ... which usually didn't happen.

[WLJ]

Back to no in-dinning in KY. Sigh

    Private gatherings - Must be limited to current household plus one other household and no more than 8 people total.
    Indoor venues, event spaces, theaters - No more than 25 people allowed. This includes funerals and weddings, but not church.
    Restaurants and bars - No more indoor dining. Outdoor service, delivery and to-go will be permitted. Beshear did say a $40 million fund is being launched to assist those impacted by the restriction. Anyone who qualifies can get up to $10,000.
    Gyms, fitness centers, pools - Occupancy must be reduced to 33%. Masking is required and group classes are not permitted.

https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-gets-slew-of-new-covid-19-restrictions-impacting-schools-restaurants-more/34717235

[K Frame]

Virginia rolled out some new restrictions a few days ago, but they're pretty sedate compared to a lot of other places. I expect, however, for them to get a lot more stringent.

Here we go, straight from the office of Gov. Moonwalker himself...

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2020/november/headline-861342-en.html

[K Frame]

This is the one that gets me...

"Strengthened enforcement within essential retail businesses: All essential retail businesses, including grocery stores and pharmacies, must adhere to statewide guidelines for physical distancing, wearing face coverings, and enhanced cleaning. While certain essential retail businesses have been required to adhere to these regulations as a best practice, violations will now be enforceable through the Virginia Department of Health as a Class One misdemeanor."

Get nailed on a class one misdemeanor in Virginia and I'm pretty sure that that can have a negative impact on your ability to get/keep your CCW.

[Ben]

Virginia rolled out some new restrictions a few days ago, but they're pretty sedate compared to a lot of other places.

Well, hopefully you can still walk Seren, unlike:

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/11/19/crikey-south-australia-police-tells-woman-shes-not-allowed-to-walk-her-dog-because-of-covid-19/

[Jim147]

While my wife couldn't find TP or paper towels earlier this week in the larger town south of us where she works I was able to find then at the smaller town to the east across the street from my doctor.

While not fully stocked they had enough there was no limit sign yet.

[K Frame]

They can fine me all they want. I'm still walking Seren.

[WLJ]

Enter AOC

    To get the virus under control, we need to pay people to stay home.

    — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 19, 2020

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/11/19/you-and-your-ideas-get-worse-by-the-day-brain-trust-aoc-mocked-for-her-bright-idea-on-how-to-get-covid-under-control-and-lol/

[K Frame]

I thought we already paid a LOT of people to stay home...

Welfare.

How's that working out?

No matter! Pluck the money we need from the magical money trees!

[Ben]

So which workers exactly get to be paid to stay home? The plumber who you were gonna call because a pipe just burst? The Home Depot employees in case you were gonna go get the parts to fix it yourself? The people delivering all that *expletive deleted*it you're buying on Amazon because you're not going to stores? Or maybe all the grocery store employees?

Probably she means bartenders.

[K Frame]

Silly you, obviously she means everyone who is not a member of the only critical profession... politicians.

Doctors, pharmacists, grocery workers? NON ESSENTIAL! Stay home!