OT: COVID-19 general thread (read OP, post #841)

[Nubmer6]

Interesting article talking about what happened in the Stanley Cup finals in 1919:

Looking Back at the Last Time A Pandemic Halted the NHL Season | Spectors Hockey

I've never read any details about what happened before.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Talk about out of touch, my company sent out a message today saying "We're open for business on Monday, if you're healthy we are looking forward to seeing you in the office tomorrow."

Glad I have to risk my health and the lives of my high risk family members for a company that clearly does not give a shit about me.

I'm in the same boat. My company is prehistoric in terms of technology, we hardly have the capability of working from home as it is. It's ridiculous. We're so far behind the times in our industry it's embarrassing.

 

[Satans Hockey]

They bumped up closing times for everything to tonight and closed gyms and casinos

 

[Davegarri]

Better start prepping yourselves for martial law

 

[Nubmer6]

They bumped up closing times for everything to tonight and closed gyms and casinos

Seems NJ implemented a state-wide curfew too.

COVID-19: New Jersey Institutes Statewide Curfew

 

[Satans Hockey]

Seems NJ implemented a state-wide curfew too.

COVID-19: New Jersey Institutes Statewide Curfew

Yup this is wild

 

[billingtons ghost]

My last post was that NYC closed public schools for a week, and will start remote learning a week from tomorrow.

As someone who works in IT for a school that was prepared for such a scenario, whereas I'm not sure that the NYC BOE is, I shudder for their sanity.

My son's school starts tomorrow. As someone who has taught in one of those video classrooms, your shuddering is well-founded...

 

[Davegarri]

Im gonna teach myself archery during this time so I can shoot deer when I run out of food and so I can also protect myself like darryl from the walking dead when shit really hits the fan

 

[Satans Hockey]

From NJ.com...

"While not an order under Murphy’s declaration of a state of emergency, the governor said he is “strongly discouraging non-essential travel.”

 

[Patrik26]

Better start prepping yourselves for martial law

It's coming. All it's going to take is the first confrontation between law enforcement and the general public that results in a death.

 

[Davegarri]

From NJ.com...

"While not an order under Murphy’s declaration of a state of emergency, the governor said he is “strongly discouraging non-essential travel.”

My work considers my drive here essential travel so I have to come in anyway

 

[BenedictGomez]

Im gonna teach myself archery during this time so I can shoot deer when I run out of food

I have a chest freezer filled with venison steak, backstrap, hamburger meat, cutlets, etc... Months worth.

I also LOFF at the fact the grocery stores are apparently completely sold out of bread & pasta, but are sitting on plenty of bags of flour. People have become helpless, especially people who were born/raised in cities.

 

[njdevils1982]

I have a chest freezer filled with venison steak, backstrap, hamburger meat, cutlets, etc... Months worth.

I also LOFF at the fact the grocery stores are apparently completely sold out of bread & pasta, but are sitting on plenty of bags of flour. People have become helpless, especially people who were born/raised in cities.

my brother's wife has said there are no eggs on the store shelves near them……i gave her all i had (about 20) ….and ive already got 5 more from the clucks (i get 5 a day from them)

and ya, about pasta and bread i have a 50 lb bag of flour in the cellar and a ton of homemade jars of tomato sauce, dried and frozen sausages for the bbq and an ample amount of booze…i should be able to ride this thing out

 

[TheUnseenHand]

I have a chest freezer filled with venison steak, backstrap, hamburger meat, cutlets, etc... Months worth.

I also LOFF at the fact the grocery stores are apparently completely sold out of bread & pasta, but are sitting on plenty of bags of flour. People have become helpless, especially people who were born/raised in cities.

Haha. I know. I have enough flour, water, salt sugar and yeast to bake several loaves of bread. Enough eggs to make pasta for a while too.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Canada boarders are closed...



We can still get in as of now lol

 

[BenedictGomez]

my brother's wife has said there are no eggs on the store shelves near them……i gave her all i had (about 20) ….and ive already got 5 more from the clucks (i get 5 a day from them)

I've wanted to raise a few chickens for years now. When we move, I'm 100% getting a small backyard coup, 2 to 4 birds.

But so many people out where I live have chickens that even if the grocery stores run out I think we'd be fine. Every few miles you see "eggs" signs; one of the small joys of country living.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Absolute idiots that will cause more harm and inconvenience for the rest of us...

 

[Davegarri]

Absolute idiots that will cause more harm and inconvenience for the rest of us...

Thats the Florida education system for ya

 

[johnny pierogi]

one of the small joys of country living.

same way in warren county. where are you located?

 

[Colin226]

Went over to the Shop Rite in Somerville and I was very impressed. Lots of eggs, meat, and produce on the shelves with no one panicking. Only things that were very depleted were cleaning supplies and pasta.

 

[BenedictGomez]

same way in warren county. where are you located?

Hunterdon.

Everyone here is well-armed, and most of us hunt. lol

 

[Davegarri]

Hunterdon.

Everyone here is well-armed, and most of us hunt. lol

Yeah we're safe over here in the hills lmao

 

[Blackjack]

Went over to the Shop Rite in Somerville and I was very impressed. Lots of eggs, meat, and produce on the shelves with no one panicking. Only things that were very depleted were cleaning supplies and pasta.

As far as I know there aren't any actual shortages, just some (hopefully temporary) panic buying. Once people have their cereals and frozen foods, the shelves should be restocked and it should go back to relatively normal.

 

[Emperoreddy]

As far as I know there aren't any actual shortages, just some (hopefully temporary) panic buying. Once people have their cereals and frozen foods, the shelves should be restocked and it should go back to relatively normal.

I believe you are right. No actual shortages, just hoarding and panic buying.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Absolute idiots that will cause more harm and inconvenience for the rest of us...

Sorry @Bleedred but Florida has to be removed.