Dodger Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 At ikea to get a desk and chair and it’s a madhouse so if you Need d stuff for your setup look into getting it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, MarSolo said: My side job is in retail as the pricing/inventory guy, and I’m worried I’ve already been exposed. Even worse, I’m currently living at my parents temporarily and my father is a cancer survivor. I don’t know what to do. Do you have any friends or younger family that you could stay with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Just now, Dodger said: At ikea to get a desk and chair and it’s a madhouse so if you Need d stuff for your setup look into getting it now. Of all places, why is a furniture store busy at a time like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Trump Coronavirus Approval rating split Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 So I just lost my job. I work for a small telecom company with about 30 employees. Instead of giving us paid time off, they just shut the whole company down "until further notice." The email ended with instructions on how to collect unemployment. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Lastly, and importantly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: So I just lost my job. I work for a small telecom company with about 30 employees. Instead of giving us paid time off, they just shut the whole company down "until further notice." The email ended with instructions on how to collect unemployment. I'm bracing for this as well. I work for a direct mail company (eh, it's a living), and it wouldn't surprise me at all if they just have to either shut all production down because of employees infected or if a bunch of our clients just pull out of all of their jobs . All the best. If this gets bad enough maybe we'll all get some New Deal-style make-work government jobs at the other end of this thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: So I just lost my job. I work for a small telecom company with about 30 employees. Instead of giving us paid time off, they just shut the whole company down "until further notice." The email ended with instructions on how to collect unemployment. Shit, man. I'm sorry . 3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: In NO scenario is the British approach better than the other approach. They are acting like the only way to get herd immunity is to just let everyone get it at once. But herd immunity will be achieved NO MATTER WHAT over time, the goal is to spread out the damage to avoid tangential deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: So I just lost my job. I work for a small telecom company with about 30 employees. Instead of giving us paid time off, they just shut the whole company down "until further notice." The email ended with instructions on how to collect unemployment. I work as a contractor with Highmark, so I don't know how worried I should be about losing my job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Ricofoley said: I'm bracing for this as well. I work for a direct mail company (eh, it's a living), and it wouldn't surprise me at all if they just have to either shut all production down because of employees infected or if a bunch of our clients just pull out of all of their jobs . All the best. If this gets bad enough maybe we'll all get some New Deal-style make-work government jobs at the other end of this thing. I work for a marketing agency that specializes in direct mail. I'm not super concerned, because we do a lot of digital work as well and serve a lot of medical clients (who I would imagine will especially want to push forward). IMO the most likely situation is that USPS will suspend direct mail for a time in order to cut down on their own staffing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 I’m taking screen shots of tweets like these so they can be reposted in a couple months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, SilentWorld said: I’m taking screen shots of tweets like these so they can be reposted in a couple months. Also, if it's 0.5% (which would match Korea, which is basically testing everyone and where people are taking it seriously), then it's still 750,000 dead. Yeah, no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, CitizenVectron said: Also, if it's 0.5% (which would match Korea, which is basically testing everyone and where people are taking it seriously), then it's still 750,000 dead. Yeah, no big deal. They (stupidly) think because less than 100,000 have been infected in China that it will be the same everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Oh my god can we get him to shut the fuck up. Trump just can’t get over himself. Your fucking country is pretty much running into hell and he almost seems to cherish this. He must be making money hand over fist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Comet said: My father in law is a bartender at the VFW. I'm not sure this order includes private clubs like the VFW, but it honestly should - most of the people who go there to drink are at least in their 60s. My father in law himself is 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 for a bit of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Empowering states fuck off Private industry Medical propaganda fuck these ppl Omg military propaganda now this press briefing is terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 While a bit of a rumor there is strong hinting/leaning in that the Canadian Government might be announcing tomorrow/early next week in regards to possibly closing the border or limiting travel. There was a strong push from the government yesterday for canadians to return home immediately while they can. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-travellers-abroad-should-return-home-champagne-says-1.5498252 Also just heard on a live stream that canada is now over 300 confirmed cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 We need someone to just drug Trump into a coma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Smart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 They haven't given anything close to an answer about the ventilators from what I've seen, so I can only assume that the reality of the situation is real bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Uaarkson said: So I just lost my job. I work for a small telecom company with about 30 employees. Instead of giving us paid time off, they just shut the whole company down "until further notice." The email ended with instructions on how to collect unemployment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Went to Best Buy to get some monitors for work and everything under $400 was sold out. So it’s not just food and tp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Yeah you can never have too many Monster HDMI cables in a pandemic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Well, all schools in Massachusetts are closed for the next three weeks along with all eat-in restaurants. It's delivery or take out only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dodger said: Went to Best Buy to get some monitors for work and everything under $400 was sold out. So it’s not just food and tp. I just ordered like 25 monitors to hand out to people to help them work from home. I imagine I'm not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbiggsly Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Michigan is closing casinos. Nothing on bars and restaurants yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DarkStar189 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Went to local pizza place for takeout tonight around 5:30pm and the guy said they have been much slower the past 2 days. I walked in and instead of seeing a bunch of boxes/orders waiting to be picked up, it was just mine. Felt bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Nevada schools are now closed to at least April 3rd. The big hang up was that online schooling to make up for lost days was ruled against the state's constitution a couple of years back. Basically one of the schools in the Tahoe region tried to use online classes for days school was cancelled from snow and somebody sued over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 hours ago, mclumber1 said: Of all places, why is a furniture store busy at a time like this? 4 people bought desks including me that I saw. People have been told to wfh but if you haven’t set yourself up yet you need to get your office stuff. The girl at ikea said they were at 160% index and it’s only been this busy when college starts. Best Buy was sold out of monitors keyboards mouses web cams etc. Not all of us were ready to go wfh at a moments notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 hours ago, mclumber1 said: Do you have any friends or younger family that you could stay with? I would go to my sister’s but my grandfather goes there a lot, so I called my friend and asked him since he’s single with no elderly nearby, but he’s diabetic too so I’m worried about him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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