Coronavirus:

[Roy]

Nice blankets and chairs. The Spanish flu was somewhat unusual, in that it attacked those in their 20s disproportionately. My grandmother was 20, and grandfather 26. Neither probably got sick, as those that did ended up bleeding from their nose and mouth, and drowning from fluid in their lungs.

[Chris Webster]

"There are now 19 states higher in per capita cases than Italy on March 9th when their country-wide lock down occurred":
https://twitter.com/isfBob/status/1243714318966767616

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Cheery...........

[rogruth]

"There are now 19 states higher in per capita cases than Italy on March 9th when their country-wide lock down occurred":
https://twitter.com/isfBob/status/1243714318966767616

Chris,
You saying you want tot be locked down?

[robert.]

"There are now 19 states higher in per capita cases than Italy on March 9th when their country-wide lock down occurred":
https://twitter.com/isfBob/status/1243714318966767616

Chris,
You saying you want tot be locked down?

Must have been 150 cars in their lot. yesterday was nice and sunny. a group of 50 bicycle riders rode by in a group. I can guarantee you. their mind set was. There are less cars on the road now. Lets go for a ride! Here in the south eastern corner of pa. we have a stay at home order. Governor wolfe has asked for people not to make him enforce it. " Don't make a tough time harder with a fine. Please stay home and out of groups.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Governor wolfe has asked for people not to make him enforce it. " Don't make a tough time harder with a fine. Please stay home and out of groups.

Some folks just think it does not apply to them...........

[MurphOnMillerAve]

True that!

[healey36]

Unlike last Saturday, it's pretty quiet around here today. We've only had eight or nine cases here in the county, but then we only have ~ 170,000 people here. Still, I would have thought, being just 25 miles from Baltimore, we'd have a few more. Regardless, I'm thankful. Laying low and I plan to stay that way.

Healey

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[robert.]

I think these people were stealing TP. for their office. Now with a stay at home. They can't steal their weekly supply. Otherwise there is no explanation for it. I could see people hoarding spam,rice or tuna fish. But tp? It's beyond logic.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I think these people were stealing TP. for their office. Now with a stay at home. They can't steal their weekly supply.

Right, all those seniors with TP are just thieves.....and all those folks in the check out lines are not paying......right......

Otherwise there is no explanation for it. I could see people hoarding spam,rice or tuna fish. But tp? It's beyond logic.

Sure there is - same explanation that rules this same behavior when there's a forecast of snow. Simple irrational fear. Eggs were sold out, flour (all kinds, all the canned goods, most of the other baking supplies, most of the produce, all the the yogurt and most of the milk.

They got told to prepare to be home for 2-4 weeks ......with their kids......more meals every day with more mouths for weeks.

[robert.]

It was a typo. I wanted to say "people were stealing tp from work. " How much does one person need? or a family of 3?. All the stores near me are empty. no tp. no bleach. One store has gallons of chlorinating liquid. Nobody will buy it. I think and this is just my opinion. Stores are holding food back. Keeping the shelves half stocked. Trying to control hoarding or give a chance to people that shop later in the day.. They have limits on some items but that wont stop people from going to their car and returning.
I also feel that in 15 day or so . They shut this whole country down. Septa dropped 94 percent in ridership last week. Their cutting over 50 percent of their trains and buses. We have a small bus here called DART. Their driver makes a 10 mile loop. Every 30 minutes he passes my place. No one is on board. Shut it down or give a phone. Have people call if they want a ride. why waste the gas. The NRA went to PA's supreme court. They won a case against the governor for closing gun store. Guns stores are now allowed to be open. Booze stores are closed and withdraw problems have spiked in the hospital. wont be long till some rummy smashes a window for a drink. restaurants have tossed in the towel. You can't make it on take out only. Plus they need to deal with the small spike in food prices. Most of them make no money on take out beer. their money is people having a drink while dinning in.
On my Mother-in-law's side of the world (Slovakia) A pair of late gloves goes for 35 euros. She is making face masks and selling them online for 2 euros. The mayor of her town came and s"aid stop it.we don't want people traveling here." She then gave my mother-in-law fabric and elastic plus 1,500 euros. with the request to make a mask for every person in the village. They want to stop people from touching their face or coughing out droplets. She now has 2 ladies working for her almost around the clock. One cuts the mask. the other pins in elastic and the MIL sews it.

[Chris Webster]

Chris,
You saying you want tot be locked down?

We've been doing the self-isolation thing since Friday the 13th, the day that schools closed here. Ten days later, on Monday the 23rd, our Mayor finally announced a stay-at-home order but people are ignoring that. It is going to be very bad here -- as of 7 PM today, the county I live in already has 378 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 13 fatalities from it. (Statewide, there are 2,446 confirmed cases, which is a lot considering that they've only done 11,051 tests in all.)

Gwinnett County announced a stay-at-home order yesterday; it has 131 confirmed cases and 1 fatality. It is the county where TrainZ is located. The stay-at-home order caused them to pull all their auctions down from ebay.

Trainmaster Models, a local train store that also does mail order, has a notice on their website that says "We are not receiving FEDEX shipments. FEDEX has deemed Model Trains as a non-essential business. TrainMaster cannot at this time process new orders. We are working to get the existing orders shipped via USPS or refunded. Sorry for the inconvenience."

It was a typo. I wanted to say "people were stealing tp from work. " How much does one person need? or a family of 3?. All the stores near me are empty. no tp. no bleach. One store has gallons of chlorinating liquid. Nobody will buy it. I think and this is just my opinion. Stores are holding food back. Keeping the shelves half stocked.

People eating a lot of beans and rice are going to go thru a lot of TP....

Clorox wipes and bleach have been gone from the stores here since about March 3rd -- I was grocery shopping that day, noticed that the store had been cleared out of those products, so I ran over to Target only to find it had been cleaned out as well.

On the Nextdoor site for my neighborhood, people are reporting that the stores are all being restocked overnight, so if you need something you're much more likely to find it at a store in the morning.

[rogruth]

Chris,
It sounds as if you may be in Georgia also. At last report Bryan County had four cases. We are next to Chatham County (Savannah ) but
the population of this area is much below your area,
IMO the "stay at home" orders need to be applied on an area basis.
We need to be cautious and use some good sense but why close all of New York state if only a certain area is in trouble?
There is a lot I don't know admittedly.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

We need to be cautious and use some good sense but why close all of New York state if only a certain area is in trouble?

It's not just one area - the entire state is a mess; some parts are worse than others.

NY looks like it might peak on diagnosed cases soon (but maybe not - could be premature), but the death rate will not peak and recede for at least 2 weeks afterwards.

Other major cites however are about 2-3 weeks behind NY and some are starting to catch up and follow the same pattern.

There are a lot of states and cities still in denial of reality that are ignoring everything and refusing to act. What I read about Mississippi makes me wonder if the Gov. there is just flat out stupid.

There is a lot I don't know admittedly.

That's probably a healthy attitude - way too many others can't admit it.