Coronavirus:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

All the casinos in Atlantic City, NJ have been ordered closed.

I only imagined that could happen if there were another World War. Oh wait. Maybe this is.

Nope. No zombies....

All right, then, good, I'm encouraged.

P.S. On CBS News this morning, a newscaster actually said, encapsulating the orders, to date, from the governors of NY and NJ:
"Stay away from each other."
Wow. Pretty harsh. Or is it simply practical? Our new developing reality, countrywide ?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

All the casinos in Atlantic City, NJ have been ordered closed.

I only imagined that could happen if there were another World War. Oh wait. Maybe this is.

Nope. No zombies....

All right, then, good, I'm encouraged.

P.S. On CBS News this morning, a newscaster actually said, encapsulating the orders, to date, from the governors of NY and NJ:
"Stay away from each other."
Wow. Pretty harsh. Or is it simply practical? Our new developing reality, countrywide ?

Well, some people need to get hit upside the head about how serious it is to keep your distance from one another. Some people are still choosing to believe this is all a hoax. Lot of stupid and dangerous people in this country.....but no zombies...........yet.

[up148]

In some respects this emergency is similar to a WW. I only hope we can pull together and behave accordingly like we did during WWII.

I was at a convenience store this morning and although they were running low on many basics, the clerk said no one was taking more than one loaf or one container or ??? That made me feel good and sort of offsets the *ssholes who went out and bought up huge quantities of staples and then tried/trying to sell them on e-Bay.......like the one fellow who was arrested. Saw some price gouging last week at grocery store, but that supposedly has now been addressed by Fed Government. Sort of like gas on 9-11 when I was driving home from a conference in New Orleans. Price gouging stopped by early afternoon somewhere around MO/AR state line.

Yes, people need to be protected from themselves like my dumb*ss PA.

[rogruth]

Hopefully these consumer induced shortages will even out when we find that what needs to change is seemingly a matter of crowd control.
Of course there are always some that try to use bad events to their own advantage. I realize some things will never change.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

.............what needs to change is seemingly a matter of crowd control.

Maybe if this was about zombies that issue would take care of itself?

[robert.]

You should see the lines outside of gun stores.

[HONDO74]

You should see the lines outside of gun stores.

I spent the weekend at a Springfield Mo gun show. I have a friend who has a FFL and I have been helping him the last 3 1/2 years. Wasn't anymore people than usual. However the show was cleaned out of 9mm ammunition,

On my way home I stopped at our local Walmart super center to buy some more cat food . So I trip it over to where the toilet paper was. The whole isle was empty. All paper products were gone.

You wood think that toilet paper was never going to be made again. I heard that yesterday they were restocking the shelves.

[webenda]

On my way home I stopped at our local Walmart super center to buy some more cat food . So I trip it over to where the toilet paper was. The whole isle was empty. All paper products were gone.

"The CDC recommends that those at higher risk take steps such as stocking up on supplies, avoiding crowds and staying home as much as possible. Visit the CDC website to learn more."

Well, that explains everything.

Reference: http://view.uhc-info.com/?qs=c25b4c1b76 ... a865a39769

[up148]

Stocking up is good and should even out eventually as the panic subsides. Most important for our age group as we don't want to be out much in 4-6 for sure.

But, buying 17000 bottles of hand sanitizer and marking the price way up to make a killing and then justifying it by stating "I have a right to make a profit if I want" isn't stocking up. Fortunately the b*stard was arrested.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Stocking up is good and should even out eventually as the panic subsides. Most important for our age group as we don't want to be out much in 4-6 for sure.

But, buying 17000 bottles of hand sanitizer and marking the price way up to make a killing and then justifying it by stating "I have a right to make a profit if I want" isn't stocking up. Fortunately the b*stard was arrested.

...arrested for what, exactly?

[webenda]

Stocking up is good and should even out eventually as the panic subsides. Most important for our age group as we don't want to be out much in 4-6 for sure.

But, buying 17000 bottles of hand sanitizer and marking the price way up to make a killing and then justifying it by stating "I have a right to make a profit if I want" isn't stocking up. Fortunately the b*stard was arrested.

...arrested for what, exactly?

Price gouging may be charged when a supplier of essential goods or services sharply raises the prices asked in anticipation of or during a civil emergency, or when it cancels or dishonors contracts in order to take advantage of an increase in prices related to such an emergency.

Reference: https://hbr.org/2013/07/the-problem-wit ... uging-laws

[Chris Webster]

An update from southwest Georgia:Coronavirus: US hospital uses five months' worth of supplies in six days as shortages hit

[HONDO74]

"The CDC recommends that those at higher risk take steps such as stocking up on supplies, avoiding crowds and staying home as much as possible. Visit the CDC website to learn more."

Well, that explains everything.

Reference: http://view.uhc-info.com/?qs=c25b4c1b76 ... a865a39769

Okay that did it, I went out and stocked up . 25 cases of my favorite craft dark beer. 10 case of my favorite wine. 10 bottles of vodka and rum with all the mixes. Won't need the extra toilet paper as I'm on a liquid diet. And as a Missouri Hillbilly the out house is stocked with corn cobs just in case.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Stocking up is good and should even out eventually as the panic subsides. Most important for our age group as we don't want to be out much in 4-6 for sure.

But, buying 17000 bottles of hand sanitizer and marking the price way up to make a killing and then justifying it by stating "I have a right to make a profit if I want" isn't stocking up. Fortunately the b*stard was arrested.

...arrested for what, exactly?

Price gouging may be charged when a supplier of essential goods or services sharply raises the prices asked in anticipation of or during a civil emergency, or when it cancels or dishonors contracts in order to take advantage of an increase in prices related to such an emergency.

Reference: https://hbr.org/2013/07/the-problem-wit ... uging-laws

Price gouging and profiteering during a declared emergency status.......