posted by AutomatikI went to Trader Joe's today. I've just been making smaller trips to stock up.
They were limiting the amount of people in the door to control the crowd, I guess it was absolutely mobbed the past few days. It was a rather pleasant experience, out of a lot, but I got mostly what I went for.
Aside from fresh fruit and veggies and meat, I'm good for at least 3 weeks.
How long of a line to get in?
My wife teaches English to Chinese kids. China is back to normal. Roughly 44 days and all the hysteria is gone. Her 9-year-old student went to a big festival on Saturday. Lots going on there now.
Those temporary hospitals are shutting down. Seems like all is well.
posted by OSHMy wife teaches English to Chinese kids. China is back to normal. Roughly 44 days and all the hysteria is gone. Her 9-year-old student went to a big festival on Saturday. Lots going on there now.
Those temporary hospitals are shutting down. Seems like all is well.
Saw that today. One of the main areas of infection was allowing factories to open back up and people heading to work. Seems they have hit the worst and moving forward. Hoping America can get it done in closer to 30 days. Had no faith in that a few days ago, but this news is promising.
posted by justincredibleHow long of a line to get in?
Like 25-30 people. This was at 2pm on a Monday. They were letting in 5-10 at a time. It wasn't packed in there at all, but I guess it was chaotic and this was the only way they could contain the crowds.
NYC, Manhattan specifcally just has a weird vibe. I work in Soho, it's usually crowded all day everyday, walked through today and it was a ghost town.
posted by friendfromlowryIs this grocery store hysteria going to be a normal thing now?
My step brother recently married an Indian girl and she just got all cleared to work. I got her on a local small grocery store....she’s bottom of totem pole be a lot....told her she’d get 16-24 hours a week.......she also applied at Kroger and bottom of their pole as well. Told her 15 hrs a week and she could work her way up to 30.
She worked 44 hours last week at small grocery and is scheduled for 40 this week at Kroger. Poor thing wasn’t even trained.
Well, I kinda figured this was coming, because no sports = no revenue. But just got the company email that all full-time salaries will be reduced to a "30 hour maximum" pay scale. Essentially, I'm making 25% less as of 8am this morning.
posted by OSHMy wife teaches English to Chinese kids. China is back to normal. Roughly 44 days and all the hysteria is gone. Her 9-year-old student went to a big festival on Saturday. Lots going on there now.
Those temporary hospitals are shutting down. Seems like all is well.
China also shut shit down. We have people still galavanting around like its no big deal.
posted by Laley23Well, I kinda figured this was coming, because no sports = no revenue. But just got the company email that all full-time salaries will be reduced to a "30 hour maximum" pay scale. Essentially, I'm making 25% less as of 8am this morning.
Is it safe to assume that execs aren't taking cuts?
posted by kizer permanenteChina also shut shit down. We have people still galavanting around like its no big deal.
Clearwater Beach video is a perfect example
posted by ernest_t_bassIs it safe to assume that execs aren't taking cuts?
Well, the entire revenue for the company is based on providing our services to the given sports. Currently losing out on:
And countless others I’m not thinking of. So, by default, he (our CEO) is losing out on a ton. The problem lies when you realize how well we have done for the past decade, with minimal raises or bonuses (while he buys the clubhouse of the local country club and turns it into his own residence).
Youngest son (22) been living in Chicago for a little over a year. A lot of rumors and hysteria. He does not want to be locked down in the city away from family. His older brother is on his way to bring him back home to Ohio to hunker down with family.
It is safe to say that we have 2 examples of how this is going to go....China and Italy.
If we go the way of China, we are back to normal by May. If we go the way of Italy.......you can kiss it goodbye till July 4th
posted by SpockIt is safe to say that we have 2 examples of how this is going to go....China and Italy.
If we go the way of China, we are back to normal by May. If we go the way of Italy.......you can kiss it goodbye till July 4th
China has slowed the curve, but they certainly aren't out of the woods. What's going to stop it from flaring up again when they open everything back up?
Now I will agree that slowing the trend is crucial, at least until we have the vaccine ready. But they're saying that could be 12-18 months away.
This whole thing is so fucking chaotic. It's shit I never thought I'd see outside of the movie theater.
posted by wildcats20CNN is wrong. The judge ruled against.
The uber liberal obama surrogate and abortion proponent who somehow slinked her way into becoming Ohio director of Health, Dr. Amy Acton, shut down the primaries last night.
posted by AutomatikI went to Trader Joe's today. I've just been making smaller trips to stock up.
They were limiting the amount of people in the door to control the crowd, I guess it was absolutely mobbed the past few days. It was a rather pleasant experience, out of a lot, but I got mostly what I went for.
Aside from fresh fruit and veggies and meat, I'm good for at least 3 weeks.
I live in an area that is likely 80% vacationers/weekenders and there is a grocery there that has still is pretty well stocked.
Did find a make shift gym that had bare essentials that I still got a good sweat on.
1920's had secret bars during prohibition.
2020's has secret gyms.......
posted by kizer permanenteChina also shut shit down. We have people still galavanting around like its no big deal.
China didn't shut shit down until it had already completely exploded. We started shutting shit down after just a few hundred cases in the US.
Italy went like China, and it blew up in their face.
We are not quite as "shut down" as S. Korea did. Crap, they had GPS phone apps that you could literally see, in real time, where everyone who was confirmed infected was currently located so that you could avoid them. They went that "big brother" on the situation. But we are closer to SK's reaction right now than China/Italy based on WHEN in the outbreak we are shutting things down.
We haven't seen our curve "flaten" yet, so the jury is still out if we really helped or not.
posted by jmogChina didn't shut shit down until it had already completely exploded. We started shutting shit down after just a few hundred cases in the US.
I don't know if China really has the travel/movement between cities that the US does, or even Italy. So even though they were slow to react in Wuhan, it was still mostly contained to Wuhan when they did take stricter actions.
Anyway, I'm sure I'm not the only one in denial about how long this might go on. Although I feel like once we stabilize, most business can carry on being smart about personal spacing and limiting meetings. Public gatherings, though, and restaurant/bars and the like might be closed for a while. And we may need curfews to limit house parties....
If the sun & warm weather don't have an impact, I think it's going to be touch & go for at least 6-8 months until a vaccine is available. I know that's ridiculously optimistic, but I think it will happen.
Really sucks for people in the service industry.
I have a ton of friends....servers, bartenders, hotel workers. They all either got canned completely or shifts severely cut.
If the cases keep increasing at this rate, NYC will have stricter guidelines like the Bay Area.
I almost wish I had been fired (and subsequently rehired). Would be making about the same off unemployment but not having to worry about meetings etc. But, need those benefits.
PA is allowing those who have had hour cut/salaries cut to apply for unemployment. So, say your shifts are cut in half; you can apply for unemployment and they will grant it based on full salary, then slash it in half. My co-worker did it last night, then they gave him 25% (which is our pay cut). IL, as far as I can see, is only offering it for total job loss until said job reopens.
