What changes have you noticed in day to day life since the onset of the Kung Flu?

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Rawknees'Turbo

Stocked up on Stones?!

Nooo Dawg. Have shifted to a higher caliber of alcoholic beverage.

Busch Light and/or White Claw.

You need to see my recent thread on the IPA experience.

I'm moving up.

[Rawknees'Turbo]

^^^'

I wouldn't expect any less than onward and upward for brother Bobasaurous!

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by Baz

I haven't noticed anything different here.

I have started thinking about supplies myself and tonight picked up an extra jar of peanut butter, large bag of rice, pack of mac and cheese boxes, and some extra cans of tuna.

You have to think that we will experience 'some' shortages here of household goods but right now it's hard to know what one should bone up on except some of the food items that could get you through just in case.

I haven't seen any panicking at all around here.

Nope, nobody is panicking, lots of unconcerned people last week, more concerned now. Unconcerned people have been dropping in on my MIL, not taking any precautions, and we had to tell her to stop those interactions. She is over 80 and has bad asthma, so we are concerned.

Governor says that they expect to see peak numbers here in about 40 days. It would probably be possible for people to live almost normal lives by simply being sensible and following simple guidelines, but I expect that we will see a total lockdown in about 2 weeks, simply because you can't really expect people to follow guidelines. I'm just going to keep working until I am shut down, then I will turn my attention to other things.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by Baz

Amazon stops receiving non-essential products from sellers amid coronavirus outbreak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is suspending sellers from sending non-essential products to its U.S. and U.K. warehouses until April 5 in the latest move to free up inventory space for much-needed supplies that are in shortage as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

In a note sent to sellers on Tuesday, Amazon said it is seeing increasing online shopping demand from consumers. As its household staples and medical supplies are running out of stock, it will prioritize certain categories in order to “quickly receive, restock, and ship these products to customers.”

Amazon defined five categories as essential products that can continue shipping, including Baby Product, Health & Household, Beauty & Personal Care, Grocery, Industrial & Scientific, Pet Supplies.

Well, Amazon's not stepping up to the plate enough, tried ordering some grocery items and found there's no delivery window. None.

Better ramp up the hiring, all those laid off waiters for example.

[Racerbvd]

I have a lot more time ..

[svandamme]

Noticed i'm mostly bored lately.
it's quiet at work
can't visit anywhere
can't go to hardware store to buy home renovation crap
can't go out to eat

signed up to volunteer at the local hospital
I start saturday..
Nothing glorious, they need somebody to man a desk for people that bring clean or pickup dirty laundry for relatives in the hospital.

Anything is better then being bored.

[stevej37]

If it lasts for another 3 months (as predicted) I'll prob turn into a beer alcoholic.

[PorscheGAL]

Today was my first day taking classes through zoom. To say it is chaotic, is an understatement.

Trying to replace required patient care for my nursing license without the ability to go in a hospital has really put students and instructors on edge. It'll will all work out but there will be pain in the process.

[wdfifteen]

I've become the designated shopper for 3 households now. I wear nitrile gloves so I don't have to touch the same credit card reader pad that a thousand other diseased people have been fingering all day.
A week ago there was panic buying of all sorts of stuff - TP, milk, etc. I was out three days ago and shelves were stocked better. Today - looks like another wave of panic.
I was reminded again that noon is a bad time to go to the grocery. People who are working who normally eat at a fast food place are standing in line with a deli sandwich or some quickie lunch chemical pack from the convenience shelf. (Instant microwave Cup-O-Mac&Cheese was actually on one of the shopping lists - who the f*&k can't make mac and cheese? - Oh yeah, my neighbor)
Liquor store is still reasonably well stocked, but a few empty shelves are causing anxiety.
Gotta suit up and go back out into the population in a couple of days. Wish me well.

[ramonesfreak]

Since I last posted, stones tour cancelled, lost my job Friday, wife is working from home trying to hold on in a dying real estate market. I’m now full of worry, especially about maintaining health insurance as I am currently getting screened for lung cancer. I won’t leave the house cause doctor told me I’m a goner if I get this blah blah blah

On a good note, my wife is an amazing cook so I have fresh homemade bread and other tasty things to eat. I have my dogs. I have no shortage of toys and projects to keep me occupied so the idea of being bored is really not something I’ve ever worried about. I simply can’t get bored.

This insanity is like watching the walking dead, the black list and red dawn all wrapped into one

[vash]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

Since I last posted, stones tour cancelled, lost my job Friday, wife is working from home trying to hold on in a dying real estate market. I’m now full of worry, especially about maintaining health insurance as I am currently getting screened for lung cancer. I won’t leave the house cause doctor told me I’m a goner if I get this blah blah blah

On a good note, my wife is an amazing cook so I have fresh homemade bread and other tasty things to eat. I have my dogs. I have no shortage of toys and projects to keep me occupied so the idea of being bored is really not something I’ve ever worried about. I simply can’t get bored.

This insanity is like watching the walking dead, the black list and red dawn all wrapped into one

Dude! I’m am absolutely hoping for the best outcome. That is a full plate, friend.

[ramonesfreak]

Thanks man. You know what’s interesting is that even though I now have no job (was making a good living) I feel much happier knowing that I’m not being exposed to the virus at the office considering my underlying health issues that put me at risk

Last week at work was hell. My boss tried hard to figure out a way to keep it running amidst all the regulations and restrictions but it took all week. None of us had any work to do -law firm and courts closed etc- so I felt like I was just sitting amongst 175 other people for no good reason just waiting to get sick.

Now, I feel relieved in a way. Yes there are big worries ahead but this feels very different than 2008. Lost my job then too but I felt absolutely hopeless and lost then and full of anger. The nature of what’s going on now is not remotely similar in how it feels or looks.

[wdfifteen]

Hoping for the best for you. Learn to bake the bread, something to do and it'll help the Mrs.

[vash]

Originally Posted by ramonesfreak

Thanks man. You know what’s interesting is that even though I now have no job (was making a good living) I feel much happier knowing that I’m not being exposed to the virus at the office considering my underlying health issues that put me at risk

Last week at work was hell. My boss tried hard to figure out a way to keep it running amidst all the regulations and restrictions but it took all week. None of us had any work to do -law firm and courts closed etc- so I felt like I was just sitting amongst 175 other people for no good reason just waiting to get sick.

Now, I feel relieved in a way. Yes there are big worries ahead but this feels very different than 2008. Lost my job then too but I felt absolutely hopeless and lost then and full of anger. The nature of what’s going on now is not remotely similar in how it feels or looks.

Fingers crossed!

Kudos to the great attitude. That’s half the battle.

[techweenie]

I mostly "matchmake" buyers and sellers of Porsches, but had a big Aston Martin sale fall through over the weekend (buyer was a contractor & lost 1/2 his projects over fears).

As usual, there are a few people wanting to buy Porsches, but the specific form factor they want is not on the market. Sellers aren't coming to grips with market reality, so nothing is aligning at the moment.

Keeping amused by selling off the random accumulated Porsche goodie.

Most grocery stores have lines outside, but I have a favorite with no lines and reasonable levels of everything I need (limit 2 to a customer). Plenty of traffic on the road. Drove toward Malibu yesterday, mid day and it was bumper to bumper like a Summer weekend. I guess that's still social distancing, though. I see 30-40% of people out there NOT keeping a 6' distance, but we have only 3 cases in my part of town (so far).

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I've become the designated shopper for 3 households now. I wear nitrile gloves so I don't have to touch the same credit card reader pad that a thousand other diseased people have been fingering all day.
A week ago there was panic buying of all sorts of stuff - TP, milk, etc. I was out three days ago and shelves were stocked better. Today - looks like another wave of panic.
I was reminded again that noon is a bad time to go to the grocery. People who are working who normally eat at a fast food place are standing in line with a deli sandwich or some quickie lunch chemical pack from the convenience shelf. (Instant microwave Cup-O-Mac&Cheese was actually on one of the shopping lists - who the f*&k can't make mac and cheese? - Oh yeah, my neighbor)
Liquor store is still reasonably well stocked, but a few empty shelves are causing anxiety.
Gotta suit up and go back out into the population in a couple of days. Wish me well.

I don't understand wearing gloves unless you have cuts or sores. Whether you touch something damp enough to hold the virus long enough to pass it on is not a function of wearing gloves. If you touch your face with either your contaminated bare hands or your gloved ones, same thing. If you happen to be incubating and don't know it, your gloves aren't doing dick. OTOH, a mask (more important for someone testing positive) is necessary as is an eye shield. That will keep you from touching your face.

Meanwhile you march along in a very uncertain world.

My recommendation (and this may be implemented already) is to require anyone entering the produce section to put on gloves and take them off before leaving that section. Furthermore, I would take along some wipes to handle everything rather than touch it with your hands directly, gloved or not. Use the self checkout if available and place things directly into your own clean bag. Not a problem here as we are not allowed disposable bags, another brilliant law by the fooking CA government (that is going to bite them in the ass bigger than you know). The only possible contamination at that point is if someone else touches your bags, and, of course, you should consider everything your bags touch to be diseased including what they sat on while being filled (you could use your wipes to clean that too).

Watch, I'll be the first fck to get sick.

I bought a steamer week before last to sterilize anything brought in from outside.

[Bill Douglas]

I went to the cemetery today and the place was completely dead.

On the way there I passed through one of those cutie sort of towns that people flock to, to spend money. no one around.

[RSBob]

Drove through downtown Seattle at 4:00 rush hour after dropping food off for sick kids. Rather than stop and go creep, drove 90% of it at 60 on I-5 and 70 on I-90, cutting 45mins off. Unreal.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Zeke

I don't understand wearing gloves unless you have cuts or sores. Whether you touch something damp enough to hold the virus long enough to pass it on is not a function of wearing gloves.

I may be wrong, but here's my theory. They say two kinds of surfaces that the virus survives longest on are stainless steel and plastic. Door handles and a lot of other surfaces in stores are stainless steel. The keypad at the checkout is plastic. The stylus is plastic. And lines and lines of people - dozens per hour - use those keypads.
If you go bareback you touch the keys, then touch your car door handle, the steering wheel, controls, etc and take it home with you.
So if I'm wearing gloves I don't touch the doors or keypads. When I get out of the store I strip the gloves off and toss them in the trash. I don't bring the virus home - at least not on my hands.

[porsche tech]

Big change here. You don't have to reach down into the hole to retrieve your ball.