March 13, 2020 at 3:10 pm
Disneyland closed down. And I think Disney World is following suit.
March 13, 2020 at 3:17 pm
Disneyland closed down. And I think Disney World is following suit.
Yep. Friend of mine arrived at the weekend for the trip of a lifetime having booked 22 months ago. She's trying not to be bitter about it.
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March 13, 2020 at 3:47 pm
I wonder how this will go. My wife was listening to some of the things they did in China to contain the virus. Seems to be working, but it was totalitarian. Everyone tested, people showing positive signs were quarantined. No choices given, no self quarantine. Government mandated.
That won't work here in the US, and it hasn't worked so far in Italy. Trying not to be too paranoid, but concerned about an older generation and a lot of people with chronic illnesses.
March 13, 2020 at 3:54 pm
It has happened. people from Wuhan didn't go straight home, they went to the air force base. Cruise ships didn't let people off.
People won't like it, but if it's bad enough, it will happen.
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March 13, 2020 at 3:59 pm
My parents recently moved close to me. Now I have to be extra careful because they have enough additional health conditions that COVID19 probably will be fatal if they get it. Not to mention I'm worried about my toddler.
And Universal shut down too. This on top of all the sports games being held without spectators, all the writers' conferences shutting down, company policy (just sent out the other day) restricting in-person gatherings to necessary meetings of less than 25 meetings (use Skype or video conference if possible)...
All those poor hourly workers at the theme parks and sports venues no longer able to get their paycheck or afford their insurance / groceries / rent & mortgage. This is officially going to tank the economy.
Oh, and at least one grocery store locally has run out of sanitizer and toilet paper.
March 13, 2020 at 4:16 pm
From what I've read, and my wife keeps researching because she has lots of older clients and is worried, most of us will be fine, but if you have respiratory issues or you are older, it's a concern. The bigger concern is that hospitals get overwhelmed. We expect x, say 10, people a day to have pneumonia and care for them with 12 machines. If 30 people come, it's a problem.
Two weeks ago, a friend had a lung issue (not COVID-19 or flu). They went to the ER, but the three closest hospitals didn't have beds for admittance. Between normal flu being high and other issues, they were full. Imagine now just 10 people having more severe reactions to COVID-19. We can get quickly overwhelmed, especially as we tend to work in a JIT supply chain for many things, including hospital supplies.
I'm concerned, not for me, but for us in general. Older people, those with chronic diseases and obesity should be extra careful. The economy will take a hit, but all of us will and we'll recover. Most of us won't get sick, but we might lose someone we care about or know.
We're worried as my son teaches 5th grade and a fellow teacher went out this week with fever and bad cough, no sinus issues. That's a clue on this strain as some other strains have more running/clogged nose and other symptoms. She can't get tested, and we're worried we are exposed. Told my coaching boss we're going to stay away. A couple grandmothers of my team come into the gym and refuse not to. I'd be devastated if I thought I exposed them.
Stay safe, do your own research, and be careful. I listened to part of this, but had to stop. It's too much for me, but this does seem like good information. UofM infectious disease researcher: http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/michael-osterholm
It is slightly amusing when it seems Joe wants to know how to protect Joe.
March 13, 2020 at 4:21 pm
It's not really about us (younger than older folks with no complications) although nobody wants to get sick. it's about us accidentally passing it from PersonA (who doesn't know they have it) to us (personB) who isn't at high risk, to personC who has conditions. And round and round we go.
Everybody just stay home as much as possible. Pretend you're living with Steve and you can't leave because the horse stalls need mucking out, or you're living with Grant and there's nothing fun to do but chop wood and talk on the zombie radio.
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March 13, 2020 at 4:23 pm
have to admit, I was at the grocery store this morning and a guy had on a TSA jacket, so I turned around and went to another aisle....
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March 13, 2020 at 4:42 pm
LOL, the grocers have been crazy. I'll need to go get some supplies Sat or Sun, but might go really early or late to limit contact.
We're going to lay low. Wanted to go skiing this week or next, but likely thinking to skip and hang here.
March 13, 2020 at 5:07 pm
LOL, the grocers have been crazy. I'll need to go get some supplies Sat or Sun, but might go really early or late to limit contact.
We're going to lay low. Wanted to go skiing this week or next, but likely thinking to skip and hang here.
Took me 3 days and 4 trips to a supermarket to buy Toilet Paper... I honestly thought I was going to have to "borrow" (aka Steal) some from work. Still not been able to buy any frozen mince or dried pasta, and a few other bits I'm running low on. I use normally a lot of the things people are panic buying as I don't live with anyone else. Fresh simply doesn't last long enough for me to use it all unless I want to be visiting the store every day or 2 for the stuff I need for dinner that day (and doing it that way gets expensive).
It's insane seeing people just picking up 20 cans of Baked beans or tinned spaghetti and thinking that "ok". I'm starting to feel like I'm going to need to hoard a few items just so that when I run out in a couple weeks I don't have the same problem; which just makes everything worse...
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March 14, 2020 at 12:11 am
So an international academic writers conference (ICFA) that I usually am invited to as a fiction writer, and forgot to accept the invite last October, has been cancelled. I haven't read the email, I was just told by someone else. At a guess, though, there are worries about passing COVID19 around as well as the fact that many attendees come from the recently banned European countries and from countries that President Miller has been asking ICE to stop at the U.S. borders.
When I heard about COVID19, I was somewhat relieved I forgot about accepting the invite (and hence have no travel plans to cancel). I am not at all surprised today that the entire event is getting cancelled. But disappointed for all the graduate level students who were to present their theses at this event. This is going to hit them hard. Especially the ones who are trying to get attention for the next stage of their careers (and references).
Rumor has it that they cancelled because you weren't going, Brandie. 😀
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March 14, 2020 at 2:31 pm
Grr. Hoping this is just a "morning" sniffles I've got right now. Was fine last night, fine this morning up until a minute ago, now I've got a stuffy nose and a bit of a cough.
At least I saw the e-mail sent out at work @ 4:00pm Friday advising organizations to allow "liberal situational telework," so if it comes to it I can work from home next week.
I think if my boss allows it, I'll probably telework next week anyways, I had the flu last year, don't want to go through something like that again...
March 15, 2020 at 9:47 am
Speaking as an advocate for "don't get me sick too," you should be working from home whether you have just a cold or flu or have the COVID19 nasty.
I really hope the one good thing that comes out of this is that all companies encourage people to use their PTO / Sick time properly or offer telework options for people who are sick so we don't have cold and flu bouncing around the office for months.
March 15, 2020 at 9:48 am
Brandie Tarvin wrote:So an international academic writers conference (ICFA) that I usually am invited to as a fiction writer, and forgot to accept the invite last October, has been cancelled. I haven't read the email, I was just told by someone else. At a guess, though, there are worries about passing COVID19 around as well as the fact that many attendees come from the recently banned European countries and from countries that President Miller has been asking ICE to stop at the U.S. borders.
When I heard about COVID19, I was somewhat relieved I forgot about accepting the invite (and hence have no travel plans to cancel). I am not at all surprised today that the entire event is getting cancelled. But disappointed for all the graduate level students who were to present their theses at this event. This is going to hit them hard. Especially the ones who are trying to get attention for the next stage of their careers (and references).
Rumor has it that they cancelled because you weren't going, Brandie. 😀
Hee. @=)
March 15, 2020 at 9:50 am
Was there an update to SSC recently?
The "last page" bug is back. When posts are under a certain number, the email link sends me to the page before and when I reply, the page refreshes to the page before.
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