Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[PatsyandEddie]

2 minutes ago, PatsyandEddie said:

My oldest granddaughter has had her university classes cancelled.  She is supposed to graduate this year and is freaking out. 
 

Oldest son who works in the CDN film industry is out of work for now

Youngest  grands are out of school for 3 weeks and are quite happy. Parents not so much. 
 

Hubby can’t travel to his conferences or meetings for now. He is yelling in the phone  

BUT no one is sick so Mama is happy. We’ll have to work things out  

 

 

 

[lovemesomejoolery]

heard this today and it gave me hope, considering all of the finger pointing that is taking place (instead of helping to solve an issue........any issue)

https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-pledges-to-ship-coronavirus-tests-masks-to-us-2020-3

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma just pledged to donate 500,000 coronavirus tests and 1 million face masks to the US as shortages mount.

I was in my car when I heard this and it made me cry.  There was a time when the United States ran towards other countries in their time of need (we went to Africa - we sent our best to Africa - to help eradicate ebola).  I am grateful but it makes me sad that others now have to help us - not because we don't have resources but because our leaders chose to look the other way.

 

[jewel21]

My course is still starting tomorrow. Because the classes are small, five students or less, and they took precautions to disinfect the classroom, they feel it's okay to still start on time. Hopefully no one in the class is sick, heh.

[peacheslatour]

29 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

My course is still starting tomorrow. Because the classes are small, five students or less, and they took precautions to disinfect the classroom, they feel it's okay to still start on time. Hopefully no one in the class is sick, heh.

Go for it! Just keep washing your hands and try not to touch your face.

[Petunia13]

Someone I work w called today and informed me they were just put into quarantine. 

[PatsyandEddie]

2 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

 

Edited March 13, 2020 by PatsyandEddie

[jpagan05]

14 hours ago, Petunia13 said:

I’m worried the shortages of things will continue and that quarantines will escalate. Shit is starting to get real. 

I knew the sanitizer would run out but sorta scoffed to myself and didn’t load up. And felt the water and tp would be next and that occurred. A lot of dry goods are gone now. We are starting to run out of ibuprofen and I think gas runs or bank runs (especially if the stock market continues to tank or a quarantine happens somewhere in US) will be next. I also think menthol cigarettes, pet food, and certain kinds of alcohol will sell out. They think a travel to or from certain states may be on the table, at least according to SM tonight. 

My day job is in a nursing home and it’s basically in lock down and they are even reticent about me since I had been waitressing the past 2 weeks a few shifts and they don’t let anyone in and the v essential people let in have to scrub down and get their temps taken by a RN. A lot of the residents like their outings and visitors and some even leave for jobs or church during the day and can’t... one I particularly like got very upset. I have heard in quarantines if you work in health care you can leave your home... I can’t afford to not have income. My other job is serving in fine dining so if no quarantine might be empty and no money and if is one will no money. 

 

4 hours ago, jewel21 said:

Well I just got a call that the eye place I work at Monday will be closing for awhile as a precaution. I hope I'm still getting paid...

I hear ya. Hubs was informed that they would be slashing everyone's hours at the hotel as occupancy has gone way down due to cancellations. Bah! It couldn't have come at a worse time.

[Petunia13]

I know. A lot of people, including myself, are going to be financially hit or screwed. 

[bannana]

Even though things are very under control here right now, I started getting notifications today about upcoming conferences (not international ones, just local delegates) being cancelled/postponed.

The temps here are super cold, -30 with the windchill so people are pretty much staying home for that reason.

Volunteer organizations I am involved with are all struggling with decisions on what to do as well.  It really is a kind of unprecedented situation that touches absolutely everyone and everything.

I watched that press conference south of the border today.  It was very illuminating.

[peacheslatour]

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I watched that press conference south of the border today.  It was very illuminating.

Wasn't it just?

[Cupid Stunt]

3 hours ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

heard this today and it gave me hope, considering all of the finger pointing that is taking place (instead of helping to solve an issue........any issue)

https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-pledges-to-ship-coronavirus-tests-masks-to-us-2020-3

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma just pledged to donate 500,000 coronavirus tests and 1 million face masks to the US as shortages mount.

I was in my car when I heard this and it made me cry.  There was a time when the United States ran towards other countries in their time of need (we went to Africa - we sent our best to Africa - to help eradicate ebola).  I am grateful but it makes me sad that others now have to help us - not because we don't have resources but because our leaders chose to look the other way.

 

Jack Wa needs to be thanked for his generosity of spirit. Not everyone living in a country hard hit buy disease would offer valuable materials like tests and face masks.  

The Atlantic takes this subject to task.

On the ground public health initiatives are our first line of defense, and benefit everyone in the long run. Defunding them or cutting their budgets to the bone has proven grimly short-sighted. 

[Cupid Stunt]

To hell with all the doom and gloom … The family is coming over for dinner.

[lovemesomejoolery]

10 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

To hell with all the doom and gloom … The family is coming over for dinner.

this may have made my evening (night is still young, though!).

Enjoy dinner with the fam and thank you for making me recall a fun moment in my own family with this video!

[lovemesomejoolery]

26 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Jack Wa needs to be thanked for his generosity of spirit. Not everyone living in a country hard hit buy disease would offer valuable materials like tests and face masks.  

The Atlantic takes this subject to task.

On the ground public health initiatives are our first line of defense, and benefit everyone in the long run. Defunding them or cutting their budgets to the bone has proven grimly short-sighted. 

In other news, I thought I also heard this week that China airlifted supplies to Italy.

Did you see the press conference today?  Apparently the defunding of the CDC is not remembered and is thought to have been done by the O'bama administration.  Or, possibly, Hunter Biden (I'm being facetious).  Sherrod Brown of Ohio has cleared that up for them, producing the letter he wrote in May 2018 demanding answers as to why this Pandemic Team was defunded, fired, whatever you want to call it.

Edited March 13, 2020 by lovemesomejoolery

[Cupid Stunt]

8 hours ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

this may have made my evening (night is still young, though!).

Enjoy dinner with the fam and thank you for making me recall a fun moment in my own family with this video!

Hee Haw is a favorite rerun show. It's corny, but the music is terrific.

Dinner turned out to be cathartic. We broke the tension by telling coronavirus stories, ate and drank wine, played Cards Against Humanity and held on to each other. 

[Cupid Stunt]

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Edited March 14, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Petunia13]

To get into work building every employee has to have their temperature taken by a nurse and examined until further notice i was informed yesterday afternoon. I mean that’s good and everything. 

With schools being closed a lot of parents are worried about their kids getting fed during the day or child care. One of my friend’s (a single mom) son is already flunking 2 classes and is not sure how well he’d respond to online curriculum...the schools in my area are doing 4 hours online. I had only 2 tables last night and one was 3 teen boys, they ordered calimari, 2 London broils, and a half chicken. I was concerned teens usually don’t tip but they gave me 20 in cash for $91 w tax check on card. Anyhow they weren’t fazed by the online shit and I told them in uni even if you go to lecture a lot of shit is  like the lecture slides and assignments are in blackboard so it’s gonna be realistic for future. My other table was a couple on their 26 th wedding anniversary and their daughter and son in law i comped them dessert and they tipped me $46 on card (so it’ll be on my paycheck later). 

A lot of stores in my area are sold out of stuff or closing. 

[pearlite]

23 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

My oldest granddaughter has had her university classes cancelled.  She is supposed to graduate this year and is freaking out. 
 

Oldest son who works in the CDN film industry is out of work for now

Youngest  grands are out of school for 3 weeks and are quite happy. Parents not so much. 
 

Hubby can’t travel to his conferences or meetings for now. He is yelling in the phone  

BUT no one is sick so Mama is happy. We’ll have to work things out  

 

 

Well, if it's of any use to you or your grand daughter, I can tell you this--because I work for a university/college--this holds for Canada, because almost all our universities are partially public: even in the events of strikes [of which I've lived through five], the main single obligation any university has to its students is this: to provide them with both the subject-content they contracted/paid for and evaluation thereof.

Given current circumstances, delays in delivery of subjects or changes to methods of delivery [i.e., online, Skype, and so on] are inevitable. But those delays or alterations to delivery methods don't mean that students will never receive what they've paid for. Those changes just mean waiting, nerve-wracking as it undoubtedly is for many.

Believe me, I'm arse-deep in trying to work things out with my faculty, students, and the administrations of two institutions. The focus is to get content material and response-systems up and running as fast as possible for students.

[Cupid Stunt]

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[Cupid Stunt]

Happy  π Day!

Celebrate mathematics and baked goods!

[jpagan05]

[peacheslatour]

17 minutes ago, jpagan05 said:

I'll take two, please.

Shit, this sucks so much. My son isn't coming for his weekly dinner tomorrow night and his poor fiance hasn't seen him for two weeks. I've got a QFC rotisserie chicken carcass and I going to make some kick ass chicken noodle soup. My mom used to call it Jewish penicillin.

[jpagan05]

I'm sorry about your family.

Do you have an Instant Pot? It still daunts me but I made turkey stock in it for Thanksgiving and it was fast and perfect.

[peacheslatour]

14 minutes ago, jpagan05 said:

I'm sorry about your family.

Do you have an Instant Pot? It still daunts me but I made turkey stock in it for Thanksgiving and it was fast and perfect.

I wish. No, I'll just slow simmer it on the stove.

[PatsyandEddie]

5 hours ago, pearlite said:

Well, if it's of any use to you or your grand daughter, I can tell you this--because I work for a university/college--this holds for Canada, because almost all our universities are partially public: even in the events of strikes [of which I've lived through five], the main single obligation any university has to its students is this: to provide them with both the subject-content they contracted/paid for and evaluation thereof.

Given current circumstances, delays in delivery of subjects or changes to methods of delivery [i.e., online, Skype, and so on] are inevitable. But those delays or alterations to delivery methods don't mean that students will never receive what they've paid for. Those changes just mean waiting, nerve-wracking as it undoubtedly is for many.

Believe me, I'm arse-deep in trying to work things out with my faculty, students, and the administrations of two institutions. The focus is to get content material and response-systems up and running as fast as possible for students.

Thanks Pearlite ! She attends Mac in Hamilton so it’s reassuring that the school will do whatever is necessary to get the students through. 
I tried to reassure her that things would work out just not like she imagined. 

[lovemesomejoolery]

6 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how much we need each other -- What Albert Camus’s “The Plague” can teach us about life in a pandemic.

I can't take credit for this thought - one of the hosts on an MSNBC show I had on (I think it was Katy Tur) said that we've become such a nation of "me and I" that perhaps this will force us to return to a place that is "We and Us". 

[Cupid Stunt]

3 hours ago, jpagan05 said:

3 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

I'll take two, please.

 

Your bar stool is open at the Algonquin Round Piano Bar. We just finished singing “Sweet Caroline” … Duh duh duhhhh

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Shit, this sucks so much. My son isn't coming for his weekly dinner tomorrow night and his poor fiance hasn't seen him for two weeks. I've got a QFC rotisserie chicken carcass and I going to make some kick ass chicken noodle soup. My mom used to call it Jewish penicillin.

I reckon on the Thing's regular visits. It's a mother's prerogative to count the days.

I made chicken and dumplings for the family dinner. I'll admit I'm anxiety cooking and baking … and eating.

The latest Amazon delivery was 15 pounds of Cadbury Mini Eggs … My hips thank you, Mr. Stunt. 

[boes]

12 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

 

The latest Amazon delivery was 15 pounds of Cadbury Mini Eggs … My hips thank you, Mr. Stunt. 

Well, all I can say to that is, God Bless you and keep you, Mr. Stunt!

Man is a keeper, Cupid, a total keeper.

[lovemesomejoolery]

53 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

The latest Amazon delivery was 15 pounds of Cadbury Mini Eggs … My hips thank you, Mr. Stunt. 

15 pounds??  Really?  Wow....Mr. Stunt is definitely a keeper!

I thought my husband and I were a little over the top with the 4 pounds of Ghirardelli squares we got from Amazon today! 

[pearlite]

2 hours ago, PatsyandEddie said:

Thanks Pearlite ! She attends Mac in Hamilton so it’s reassuring that the school will do whatever is necessary to get the students through. 
I tried to reassure her that things would work out just not like she imagined. 

Mac will do the work and it’s a great school. Don’t worry!

Me I just worry as PLL sets out for an evening with friends and those do go on—on the premise that there won’t be any evenings for a while. Paranoia of her teenage years has returned,

i feel crazy about this.

[Cupid Stunt]

1 hour ago, boes said:

Well, all I can say to that is, God Bless you and keep you, Mr. Stunt!

Man is a keeper, Cupid, a total keeper.

That he is.

; )

He brought home more supplies for the duration. Two gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a 5-gallon bucket of bicarbonate of soda, 50 yards of cheese cloth, two cases of synthetic 10W30 and 5W30 motor oil, case of 100W soft white fluorescent light bulbs, a collection of oil filters and spark plus, and six gallons of white vinegar. I'm not clear on what he's planning. 

Mr. Stunt and Thing2 went on an all day food scavenger hunt for the Dorothy Day Mission where Thing2 volunteers and worships. I've been on the phone with mothers from our local PTA organizing volunteers and Meals on Wheels to deliver meals from school kitchens for students that qualify for free breakfast/lunch while the schools are closed.

[jewel21]

2 hours ago, boes said:

Well, all I can say to that is, God Bless you and keep you, Mr. Stunt!

Man is a keeper, Cupid, a total keeper.

Wait, wait, wait. 

This is important @Cupid Stunt. Was this the Cadbury Mini Eggs with the lovely cream filling? Or the boring chocolate one? 

[Snaporaz]

How was the first day of your course, jewel?

[jewel21]

51 minutes ago, Snaporaz said:

How was the first day of your course, jewel?

Thanks for asking!

It's a small class right now consisting of 4 students including myself. Two are French, and myself and another girl are English. The teacher is going back and forth from French to English in the instruction but it's still too much French for more liking and some stuff I'm still waiting for the English versions like the glossary of terms. I'm guess just going to have to google that on my own. 

Next Saturday w'ere going to be starting an hour later and finishing an hour later, so 10-4 instead of 9-3. It's a lot of information and I haven't done my homework yet because I touched the binder and pen with 'Purell hands' and not 'soap washed hands' and I'm all 'Coronavirus!' but I will be a good girl tomorrow and go over all my notes and stuff. We learned the anatomy of the tooth and quadrants and touched on the different surfaces of the teeth. Some stuff she skipped over and said we would read it alone at home. I just hope we'll have time to cover everything in three more classes. 

[bannana]

5 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

He brought home more supplies for the duration. Two gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a 5-gallon bucket of bicarbonate of soda, 50 yards of cheese cloth, two cases of synthetic 10W30 and 5W30 motor oil, case of 100W soft white fluorescent light bulbs, a collection of oil filters and spark plus, and six gallons of white vinegar. I'm not clear on what he's planning. 

And I thought my hubs was out of control. He discussed with me today again the need to stock up on more canned goods, and not to deplete what is in our freezer!

[Capricasix]

10 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

That he is.

; )

He brought home more supplies for the duration. Two gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a 5-gallon bucket of bicarbonate of soda, 50 yards of cheese cloth, two cases of synthetic 10W30 and 5W30 motor oil, case of 100W soft white fluorescent light bulbs, a collection of oil filters and spark plus, and six gallons of white vinegar. I'm not clear on what he's planning. 

Mr. Stunt and Thing2 went on an all day food scavenger hunt for the Dorothy Day Mission where Thing2 volunteers and worships. I've been on the phone with mothers from our local PTA organizing volunteers and Meals on Wheels to deliver meals from school kitchens for students that qualify for free breakfast/lunch while the schools are closed.

Honest, non-snarky question - does he think society is on the brink of collapse? Because I understand laying in supplies for a few weeks, but forgive me if that seems a little excessive 👀

[lovemesomejoolery]

I guess it's true what they say - once a schemer and crook,  always a schemer and crook.

Televangelist Jim Bakker sued for selling fake coronavirus cure  https://cbsn.ws/2QevpQa

 

[boes]

10 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

He brought home more supplies for the duration. Two gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a 5-gallon bucket of bicarbonate of soda, 50 yards of cheese cloth, two cases of synthetic 10W30 and 5W30 motor oil, case of 100W soft white fluorescent light bulbs, a collection of oil filters and spark plus, and six gallons of white vinegar. I'm not clear on what he's planning. 

I'm pretty sure you've got all the ingredients you need for a warp drive.

[lovemesomejoolery]

12 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

He brought home more supplies for the duration. Two gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a 5-gallon bucket of bicarbonate of soda, 50 yards of cheese cloth, two cases of synthetic 10W30 and 5W30 motor oil, case of 100W soft white fluorescent light bulbs, a collection of oil filters and spark plus, and six gallons of white vinegar. I'm not clear on what he's planning.

I told my husband what Mr. Stunt is up to........at first, he was like "you don't expect me to do all that do you?", then he thought about it and wondered how long it would take us to drive from Maryland to your place in California and was like "I want to be THERE with him at the Stunt Thunderdome and ride this thing out!"

[Cupid Stunt]

14 hours ago, jewel21 said:

Wait, wait, wait. 

This is important @Cupid Stunt. Was this the Cadbury Mini Eggs with the lovely cream filling? Or the boring chocolate one? 

The little, candy-coated, boring, milk chocolate eggs … They're from Canada. ; )

3 hours ago, Capricasix said:

Honest, non-snarky question - does he think society is on the brink of collapse? Because I understand laying in supplies for a few weeks, but forgive me if that seems a little excessive 👀

I agree. The crisis buying is extreme. And I'm not entirely convinced that the government's response doesn't warrant careful scrutiny and caution. When West Nile and SARS broke out, Mr. Stunt prepared in small ways, but the attitude he's taken this time is unexpected. He assures me that he's responding to the inability to isolate the disease, the Administration's inability to speak directly to government medical response, Glorious Leader declaring a State of Emergency has Mr. Stunt guarded and watchful. 

I already had a full pantry when the crisis purchasing started, and we haven't used anything from the store room. I pulled paper products, canned and dried food from the hoard for Thing2 to donate to the food shelf this morning. 

4 hours ago, boes said:

I'm pretty sure you've got all the ingredients you need for a warp drive.

I was putting away the recent additions, wondering what to make of it all. Then went to scrub the bathroom grout with baking soda paste. 

2 hours ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

I told my husband what Mr. Stunt is up to........at first, he was like "you don't expect me to do all that do you?", then he thought about it and wondered how long it would take us to drive from Maryland to your place in California and was like "I want to be THERE with him at the Stunt Thunderdome and ride this thing out!"

You and Mr. loveme can take 2nd watch -- 4pm to 11 … jk..

Actually "ride this thing out" is exactly what Mr. Stunt is preparing for, though I'm not committed to the hair cut and chainmail … and sing like a hinge.

 

 

[Cupid Stunt]

13 hours ago, jewel21 said:

Thanks for asking!

It's a small class right now consisting of 4 students including myself. Two are French, and myself and another girl are English. The teacher is going back and forth from French to English in the instruction but it's still too much French for more liking and some stuff I'm still waiting for the English versions like the glossary of terms. I'm guess just going to have to google that on my own. 

Next Saturday w'ere going to be starting an hour later and finishing an hour later, so 10-4 instead of 9-3. It's a lot of information and I haven't done my homework yet because I touched the binder and pen with 'Purell hands' and not 'soap washed hands' and I'm all 'Coronavirus!' but I will be a good girl tomorrow and go over all my notes and stuff. We learned the anatomy of the tooth and quadrants and touched on the different surfaces of the teeth. Some stuff she skipped over and said we would read it alone at home. I just hope we'll have time to cover everything in three more classes. 

It sounds like class went well, jewel. Read, take notes, highlight questions for your next class, and ask your instructor to translate any French language concerns.

[pearlite]

A selfish reaction today: I'm someone who enjoys grocery shopping. It seems useful and pleasant.

Until last Thursday. Keep in mind I gave up Costco years ago--it gives me hives and I tend to be a little optimistic in the face of scare stories. The toilet paper thing, okay; I accepted the limitation to two packages, but otherwise the store closest to me seemed more or less normal.

And then yesterday PLL [who is today nursing an epic hangover and being told drinking your brains out will not delay the end of the world] and I safari'd over to a large-format local supermarket--Sobeys for fellow Canadians. Close to the door, fancy produce and cheeses--all normal. I had hopes. And then huge empty areas in aisles, many of which were kind of hard to understand; i.e., ice cream, butter. We got depressed and couldn't find half of what we were after.

But wait, there's more! My local LCBO [liquor store] was fairly normal and well stocked shortly after opening this morning. I thought, well, maybe Loblaws won't be as nightmarish as Sobeys was yesterday. Fat chance. Pasta aisle empty, frozen boxed food cases empty, no paper goods of any kind, no vitamins, no toothpaste [? who eats that?] and so on.

Luckily as I live downtown I have lots of local independent stores along the retail street 3 houses away. Except for booze, I can cover most things without going into chain stores.

I hope we all weather this well!

 

[Cupid Stunt]

Beware the Ides of March … Why the Ides of March is considered bad luck

 

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[peacheslatour]

Thanks Cupid, for keeping us up on the latest news.

[Petunia13]

fuuuuuuck Illinois legally closing all restaurants and bars starting tomorrow until April. There goes most of my income for weeks! 

Do they realize how many servers, cooks, busser a rely on that daily or weekly income and are broke?!? 

[boes]

1 hour ago, Petunia13 said:

fuuuuuuck Illinois legally closing all restaurants and bars starting tomorrow until April. There goes most of my income for weeks! 

Do they realize how many servers, cooks, busser a rely on that daily or weekly income and are broke?!? 

Petunia13, there's some action being taken on the federal level for workers like yourself.

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UPDATED: 1:50 p.m. Saturday, March 14

The House passed a coronavirus relief bill Friday night that requires employers with less than 500 employees to provide two weeks of paid, virus-related sick leave and family leave.

It would cover people who become infected with the coronavirus or have to care for someone who is, as well as people who are quarantined or whose place of work or children's school is closed due to coronavirus.

 

So keep abreast of what's happening with this. 

Also, are you eligible for unemployment in a situation like this? 

Is Illinois addressing this issue?  I didn't see anything online yet that says one way or the other about that.

Restaurants out here are already on their last legs, at least in the Bay Area.  SF and Bay Area are working on what to do, looks like some sort of wage replacement will come into play from the state when the order to close does come down.

[peacheslatour]

20 minutes ago, boes said:

Petunia13, there's some action being taken on the federal level for workers like yourself.

So keep abreast of what's happening with this. 

Also, are you eligible for unemployment in a situation like this? 

Is Illinois addressing this issue?  I didn't see anything online yet that says one way or the other about that.

Restaurants out here are already on their last legs, at least in the Bay Area.  SF and Bay Area are working on what to do, looks like some sort of wage replacement will come into play from the state when the order to close does come down.

Here in Seattle, they are giving rent relief and the utilities will not shut you down if you can't pay because your place of business is shutting because of the virus.

[jpagan05]

1 hour ago, Petunia13 said:

fuuuuuuck Illinois legally closing all restaurants and bars starting tomorrow until April. There goes most of my income for weeks! 

Do they realize how many servers, cooks, busser a rely on that daily or weekly income and are broke?!? 

How stressful! I don't know what we're gonna do either. We live from paycheck to paycheck and it is so expensive here. As far as I know we have 4 virus cases; 2 were just announced last night on Kauai but the couple had spent a few nights in Maui at the Marriott. 

I went to $5 Friday at Safeway and they were busting out cases of tp. A package of four small rolls (the type that lasts one day per roll on a good day) was $6.99. I haven't even seen a roll anywhere else for weeks. I have a pretty well stocked pantry with rice, legumes and some canned goods and I'm a pretty good cook so we won't starve to death but for the love of gods people, please stop hoarding stuff that everybody needs!

I'm not actually scared of getting sick but we are still up in the air about our trip. I got another email from Delta yesterday saying, "please don't call us. we're extra busy". 

[boes]

Update - Gov. Newsom here in California just ordered all bars/nightclubs to close.  Restaurants are allowed to stay open as long as they comply with the approved distance between customers.  

He's also ordered self-isolation for everyone 65 and over, with a system to get us food and medicine to announced shortly.  That's us.  Luckily, I think we're in decent shape supply wise.

 

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[lovemesomejoolery]

40 minutes ago, boes said:

Petunia13, there's some action being taken on the federal level for workers like yourself.

So keep abreast of what's happening with this. 

Also, are you eligible for unemployment in a situation like this? 

Is Illinois addressing this issue?  I didn't see anything online yet that says one way or the other about that.

Restaurants out here are already on their last legs, at least in the Bay Area.  SF and Bay Area are working on what to do, looks like some sort of wage replacement will come into play from the state when the order to close does come down.

This is great information!  I also just watched the press conference that happened - it was explained that unemployment will be available for those who temporarily lose work because of this virus.  I know our state is looking at it, but I think states were looking for the federal government to signal unemployment was was on the table - that appears to be on track to be voted on by Congress at some point here.

In Maryland, many restaurants are closing and just providing curb pickup or, in some cases, delivery.  Baltimore has an area called Little Italy (where Nancy Pelosi grew up!) with numerous long standing, fabulous old school restaurants.  They are hurting, as all restaurants are.  One of the restaurants there set up a website today that tells who is open for what so that residents of Baltimore can continue to buy from them.  Other restaurants and bars are, on their own behalf, closing because they took a look around and realized that there was no way to keep patrons 6 feet from each other and still manage to turn enough tables.  Of course, they waited until St. Patrick's day was over - it is typically celebrated the weekend before here (not sure about other cities) but from the looks of it, not as many showed up at the pub crawls and bars as in past years.  My 56 year old self went to the celebrations last year.......I think I aged dramatically after that experience (but had a great time!).

I hope all of you keep safe and hold your loved ones tight.  This looks to be a bumpy, bumpy ride......uncharted waters, as it were.