I'm trying to figure out what part of "Social distancing" involves the 11 kids comingling together at the playground across the street from my house.
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Agreed...but all I can see is 11 little disease factories swapping germs around <shudder>
Finally an industry death not blamed on millennials.
There's some department here that they refuse to let work from home which is the only thing really keeping things going and giving me anything to do at all.
Our manager said we might start taking even more drastic measures like isolating the salad bar and soup wells and instead of those being self service we would be the ones to dish it all out. It still feels a bit like security theater though.
So, I went to the store today. My local grocery store serves 2 small towns of about 10K people total.
Grocery store wasn't completely decimated. But it was pretty close to being wiped out. No bottled water. I didn't bother to check the TP aisle.
Eggs, potatoes, only a few of each. Bacon and pre-cooked bacon, wiped out. About 80% of frozen veggies are gone. Seemed to have plenty of beef (which is what I was there for). Most of the pasta was gone. There were about 10 people clustered around the flour trying to figure out what kind they needed to buy in case they needed to make their own bread. All the 'family' bread was gone: Wonder, Stroehmann's, Sunbeam. All of the 'expensive' bread (such as the Meijer Italian bread my family likes) was untouched.
Basically all of the cheap staples were gone, but things like fresh greens, fruit, etc, were fine. And the expensive versions of staples were still there.
I generally keep about 2 weeks of meats and veggies in the deep freeze. I rotate it out on those weeks I don't feel like grocery shopping. I tend to keep about 2 weeks worth of pasta and sauce, and plenty of frozen pizzas for those days I don't feel like cooking, and there's always a ton of frozen veggies in my deep freeze. So I haven't really felt the need to stock up--I've got enough beans, rice, meat and veg and frozen dinners to last the family a month if I had to.
I suppose that's a good thing--if I were trying to stock up now, I'd be shit outa luck for most things.
Grocery store wasn't completely decimated. But it was pretty close to being wiped out. No bottled water. I didn't bother to check the TP aisle.
Eggs, potatoes, only a few of each. Bacon and pre-cooked bacon, wiped out. About 80% of frozen veggies are gone. Seemed to have plenty of beef (which is what I was there for). Most of the pasta was gone. There were about 10 people clustered around the flour trying to figure out what kind they needed to buy in case they needed to make their own bread. All the 'family' bread was gone: Wonder, Stroehmann's, Sunbeam. All of the 'expensive' bread (such as the Meijer Italian bread my family likes) was untouched.
Basically all of the cheap staples were gone, but things like fresh greens, fruit, etc, were fine. And the expensive versions of staples were still there.
I generally keep about 2 weeks of meats and veggies in the deep freeze. I rotate it out on those weeks I don't feel like grocery shopping. I tend to keep about 2 weeks worth of pasta and sauce, and plenty of frozen pizzas for those days I don't feel like cooking, and there's always a ton of frozen veggies in my deep freeze. So I haven't really felt the need to stock up--I've got enough beans, rice, meat and veg and frozen dinners to last the family a month if I had to.
I suppose that's a good thing--if I were trying to stock up now, I'd be shit outa luck for most things.
They've found a dog with coronavirus.
qz.com
The WHO has changed its position on coronavirus and pets
Pets can be infected, but there's no evidence they can spread the virus to humans.
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figmentPez
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Dave
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My boss has been out of the office all week. He and his family were on a cruise when this all started going down. We were just informed that either he'll be on the cruise ship for th enext two weeks in port, or if he makes it home before then he's not allowed on campus.
The rest of us, though...You better be here!
The rest of us, though...You better be here!
Dave
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Very interesting bit that I just read. Sorry, democrats. I misunderstood what was going on. And @netsirk was 100% correct.
The help legislation drafted by democrats is being held up because republicans are worried that some of the language COULD BE misconstrued to overturn the Hyde act. So they are holding it up for IMAGINED ideological reasons, not because there is any language in the bill about abortion. Well done, dumbfucks.
www.vice.com
The help legislation drafted by democrats is being held up because republicans are worried that some of the language COULD BE misconstrued to overturn the Hyde act. So they are holding it up for IMAGINED ideological reasons, not because there is any language in the bill about abortion. Well done, dumbfucks.
Republicans Tried to Sneak Abortion Restrictions into the Coronavirus Bill
Anti-choice lawmakers are stalling emergency legislation.
www.vice.com
My boss has decided ...
... to make a decision later.
This was Walgreens when I went in for toothpaste and draino (which they had):
... to make a decision later.
This was Walgreens when I went in for toothpaste and draino (which they had):
I had an appointment at Secretary of State to finally get my disability placard...except i get there and the doors are locked, and when i got in the vestibule they shut the lights out on me. Apparently the SoS has moved to an emergency “appointment only” system starting Monday. Oh, you had an appointment, but it was before Monday? Lol sucks to be you!
Yeah, work hasn't made the call yet and it's actually super frustrating how trivial it would be for us to work from home. Apparently the better option is having us all commute in on packed public transit.
I'd understand if we were unable to and definitely sympathize with those that can't but I feel like it's irresponsible at this time to be make those that can come in.
I'd understand if we were unable to and definitely sympathize with those that can't but I feel like it's irresponsible at this time to be make those that can come in.
figmentPez
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It's gonna vary widely, depending on location. I was already seeing photos of empty shelves at grocery stores yesterday, but I was also at Trader Joe's yesterday and the only shelf empty at that location was hand sanitizer.
They also had a lot of staff there actively stocking the shelves. I wonder how many stores have empty shelves just because they don't have enough staff to restock. Walmart never has enough staff to restock under normal circumstances, so...
They also had a lot of staff there actively stocking the shelves. I wonder how many stores have empty shelves just because they don't have enough staff to restock. Walmart never has enough staff to restock under normal circumstances, so...
Fucking Shoppers drug Mart sure knows how to price gouge.
Had to pick up diapers and some toiletries, stopped at a Shoppers on my way to work.
Not a single thing in store was on sale.
Not
A
Single.
Thing.
All regular price. And shoppers is pricey.
We normally buy 118 diapers for $25.99. I just bought 50 for $35.99.
Had to pick up diapers and some toiletries, stopped at a Shoppers on my way to work.
Not a single thing in store was on sale.
Not
A
Single.
Thing.
All regular price. And shoppers is pricey.
We normally buy 118 diapers for $25.99. I just bought 50 for $35.99.
Received this at work, figured it might be some useful information. Sorry if it's a repeat:
We're going minimum manning at work, so our team of two has to have one on site in case classified docs come in and one teleworking to avoid contamination. Gonna work pretty well I think, if the bandwidth holds.
The bandwidth's not gonna hold.
We're going minimum manning at work, so our team of two has to have one on site in case classified docs come in and one teleworking to avoid contamination. Gonna work pretty well I think, if the bandwidth holds.
The bandwidth's not gonna hold.
As long as you're teleporting in, it's foolproof.