LETSGOBROWNIES Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 The potential social impact of the virus is much more frightening than the disease to me, at least based on age/health/etc. If I get the virus I’m likely gonna be fine, but how much of a disruption to the food supply chain, healthcare system, etc are we looking at? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsujin Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I imagine a lot of offices are implementing teleworking protocols right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistakey Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 56 minutes ago, PapaShogun said: If you aren't wearing masks yet, you should consider it, if you can get them. Yeah it does little to actually protect against acquisition of the virus probably, but it's better than nothing. Helps prevent yourself from touching your face inadvertantly. Na. Theres a medical shortage of them. Surgical masks only help others from getting sick which is nice but again theres a medical shortage. n95s apparenrly people take them off incorrectly and end up infecting themselves. Nor do they fit them correctly. Just save em for the nurses and sick in the hospitals, they will need them soon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, mistakey said: Na. Theres a medical shortage of them. Surgical masks only help others from getting sick which is nice but again theres a medical shortage. n95s apparenrly people take them off incorrectly and end up infecting themselves. Nor do they fit them correctly. Just save em for the nurses and sick in the hospitals, they will need them soon That's what i was going to say too. Thank you. It's not going to protect you, and the medical professionals need them more. Don't panic buy stuff like this, please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I just got back from the local Kroger, and they finally implemented a “3 or less” policy for all cleaning items, liquid soap, toiletries, etc. They’re still out of TP, but it’s headed in the right direction there at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, MWil23 said: I just got back from the local Kroger, and they finally implemented a “3 or less” policy for all cleaning items, liquid soap, toiletries, etc. They’re still out of TP, but it’s headed in the right direction there at least. Ours did the same on Friday, early AM. It's sensible, when people aren't being sensible. We already know there's enough for everyone, if we don't try to hoard it. So stop letting people try to hoard it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 47 minutes ago, LETSGOBROWNIES said: The potential social impact of the virus is much more frightening than the disease to me, at least based on age/health/etc. If I get the virus I’m likely gonna be fine, but how much of a disruption to the food supply chain, healthcare system, etc are we looking at? Guess it just depends how bad it gets, which has yet to be seen. Certain areas of the country will get hit harder than others. I imagine bigger cities and surrounding areas will see the worst of it. It sucks, because people are either freaking out or not taking it seriously, and those are the biggest issues. You need to be somewhere in the middle. Panic is going to lead to the social and economic chaos you mentioned, and not taking it seriously will lead to more spread of the virus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, theJ said: Ours did the same on Friday, early AM. It's sensible, when people aren't being sensible. We already know there's enough for everyone, if we don't try to hoard it. So stop letting people try to hoard it. I’d like to punch those people in the face who bought 6-48 packs apiece Tuesday. It’s outrageous. That’s like 3 years of TP. I have a wife and 3 daughters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, MWil23 said: I’d like to punch those people in the face who bought 6-48 packs apiece Tuesday. It’s outrageous. That’s like 3 years of TP. I have a wife and 3 daughters. Me too, my man. Me too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, MWil23 said: I’d like to punch those people in the face who bought 6-48 packs apiece Tuesday. It’s outrageous. That’s like 3 years of TP. I have a wife and 3 daughters. People are apparently scalping it some places, selling it for a much higher price. The simultaneous stupidity and douchebaggery we are seeing over TP astounds me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, FourThreeMafia said: People are apparently scalping it some places, selling it for a much higher price. The simultaneous stupidity and douchebaggery we are seeing over TP astounds me. I found a guy on Ebay selling it one square at a time for $2/ea (free shipping!). I laughed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Just now, theJ said: I found a guy on Ebay selling it one square at a time for $2/ea (free shipping!). I laughed. It would be funny to do that just to mock the ridiculousness of what we are seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, FourThreeMafia said: It would be funny to do that just to mock the ridiculousness of what we are seeing. I thought it was funny. My wife was mad at the guy. I told her to get a sense of humor, because he's obviously not serious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonanza23 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 56 minutes ago, FourThreeMafia said: Guess it just depends how bad it gets, which has yet to be seen. Certain areas of the country will get hit harder than others. I imagine bigger cities and surrounding areas will see the worst of it. It sucks, because people are either freaking out or not taking it seriously, and those are the biggest issues. You need to be somewhere in the middle. Panic is going to lead to the social and economic chaos you mentioned, and not taking it seriously will lead to more spread of the virus. Pretty much this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 NYC might end up being another Italy in a few weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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