[Mr Anonymous]

My favorite line so far: "If you dont have ammo, you are collecting and hoarding things for people who do!"

[Region Warrior]

^LOL!^

Coworker just came in and said Indiana closing bars and restaurants.
Said going to get supply of beer on lunch break. Think I will too.
When will the madness end?...

[dataway]

Something is going on at Amazon .... my usual Prime deliveries are 1-2 days ... now they are four days.

[Firedup6975]

Originally Posted by dataway

Something is going on at Amazon .... my usual Prime deliveries are 1-2 days ... now they are four days.

Yes I heard that Fed Ex and UPS is going to 3 day delivery and changing the amounts of shifts the warehouses are running to keep masses of warehouse workers and packers to have space in the work place.

[Stuart]

A woman who works at the local Amazon fulfillment center was on the radio this morning. She said they are busier now than how they normally are during the Christmas season, and since they don't have the additional temporary workers like they do during the holidays it's made even worse. So, it makes sense that delivery times may suffer.

[Region Warrior]

My son works at a rail yard moving shipping containers from incoming to outgoing.
Incoming been less then normal past week. Working bout 8-10 hours vs 11-12 hours per shift.
Has option to sit and receive pay or clock out early. He doesn't care feeding the blood sucking(his words) Teamsters so leaves.

[400 4spd.]

Originally Posted by Will

I'm a commercial electrician doing mostly maintenance and service work. With a giant portion of our potential customers closing up shop, I doubt I'll be working much longer.

Same situation with my girlfriend though - she's a senior admin at Harbor view, one of the very few level 1 trauma centers in the PNW. They're letting her work from home, but if her kid won't cooperate it may not make any difference.

Is this "kid" you've mentioned old enough to move out? Maybe it's (past) time to change the locks.

[400 4spd.]

I was at an Advance Auto parts store about an hour ago and was talking with the regional commercial sales manager. She told me that on average sales are cut in half over what would be normal.

[marxjunk]

I was in QT at lunch...2 other people and me...food on the roller was burning etc and they where throwing it away...they where cleaning everything..it was strange that the place was almost empty..no lines for gas etc...

from 11:30ish til 1 ish you usually have to wait in lines 5 or 6 deep and 4 or 5 wide etc..its a super busy location..forget getting gas..it isnt going to happen at lunch time...its usually a mad house inside and out...

i left there...went to get some groceries, and tried to stock up a little...it was empty too...only thing sold out was produce...no potato's or tomatoes or onions at all...bananas where just about gone..i got 2 bunches.. TP..hand sanitizer and for some reason rubber gloves for cleaning..totally empty shelves...meat section was low..but still a good selection..

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by Trulyvintage

Stopped on my way out of Houston last night at an In-N-Out Burger.

Debated going in - but decided to order at the counter - washed my hands in the bathroom first.

Very young man at the counter looked scared to death - we talked - they probably will only have drive thru service soon - he is scared to work there he said.

Interstate LED overhead signs in Texas all have CV warnings.

It seems surreal as I travel across the country.

Bars & restaurants are closed in Ohio & Illinois - only delivery.

My schedule has been focused on attending the Chickasha Pre War Swap Meet in Oklahoma later this week.

Very big pre WW2 meet w/ folks driving in from all over the country.

Tulsa had a Directive issued Saturday banning events over 250 folks - Oklahoma governor declared state of emergency yesterday - I am expecting Oklahoma City to follow Tulsa today & issue public gathering ban which will cancel the meet.


Jim

Go to eventcrazy.com to keep track of pre war swap meet. I was looking forward the the Cleveland County swap meet, this same weekend, it got cancelled yesterday.
THere's like one confirmed carrier in Oklahoma county and Canadian county, here, so everything is going bonkers. I work for a school. just got a text, the state is closing all schools till April 6th.

[Jerry H.]

This is getting silly. Our President advised us today not to go to restaurants for at least 15 days. I know that a lot of small restaurants operate week to week. A couple of slow weeks could close them for good. Two weeks of being closed and they are doomed for sure. Plus all of the employees. Most have already had their hours cut. And you know they live week to week. Think about the ripple effect.

If we all use our common sense; don't go out if we are sick, wash our hands often, and keep our distances from others, especially those who look like they may be sick, we'll get through this fine. The media is jumping on every little tidbit they can find and twist it to get the most sensational headlines.

[tigergto]

Here in NY state, Restaurant's, Bars, Casinos, Entertainment Centers and many others are being forced to close at 8 pm tonight for an unknown length of time. Restaurants will be able to have take out and delivery. This is going to cost financial hardships that many will never recover from.

[400 4spd.]

Jerry, I wish it were that simple. Besides the air-borne transmission hazard, this virus can live for hours on some surfaces.
The fact that people are carriers of the virus, feel fine for days and unknowingly spread it, are complicating matters. I think about how many opportunities there are in an "average" day to be exposed.
On your way to wherever you stop for gas. Paying at the pump you punch the key pad with your finger tips, push your gas choice then grab the hose handle. Maybe you need to use the windshield cleaning sponge-on-stick before you leave. Then you pull the outside and inside door handles, grab the steering wheel and put it in gear. Whatever you touched is riding with you now. If you go inside and pay cash, the glove wearing clerk will take your money hand you back any dirty change that you might be due.
Many restrooms are paper towel free and force you to dry your hands with forced air, before you grab the handle on the exit door that only swings inward. Use the bank drive through to avoid others and you have to use the plastic vacuum tube carrier that 75 others held twice that day.
If you eat at a restaurant that uses hand held menus, I doubt they are sanitized at any time, just stuffed back in a rack.
A delivery shows up at your workplace that you need to sign for. You're handed the electronic devise that 500 other people held this week so that you can sign your name.
You turn the corner at a store isle and walk through the coughed up mist left behind by someone 15 seconds earlier. You're now on the medicine isle, where sick people shop. You pick up that bottle of cough syrup to buy that another sick person read the label on that day and put back.
I really believe that this will be much more serious and far reaching than most people are expecting. But I would rather be wrong and considered a fool.

[tom s]

Keep you hands really clean and drink lots of liquids,and hope.Tom

[bird72]

Went to the store and no TP. No water. No rice. But lots of this stuff. Now, I only have an occasional beer typically. Don't buy it for home. But when I saw the gleaming bottles, lots of it..... it was like a revelation. I had to support the beer all are afraid of. Also, I decided if I drink Corona "Light", I will only get it the virus "lightly" at worst. Yup.

[400 4spd.]

For those who have not visited the CH and read the postings of CrustySarge over the past week, check in and read about life in Northern Italy.

[71GP76TA]

My favorite bar was closed today... Had to go to Applebee's..

[60sstuff]

It prefers steel and plastic.

It also lives for about a full day on cardboard which most of our goods are delivered in at your door.

Some people are still taking this lightly.

I’m a senior and this is no joke!

Get Serious People!!

[bird72]

We have tested 26,000 to date and S Korea is up to 10,000 tests a day. Until we achieve testing levels here, USA statistics are kind of meaningless. This is a new challenge for America and my fear is that our freewheeling society does not take this seriously enough. I have given up eating out, fun shopping, having friends over, until I see what the spread becomes here in Montana. I said yesterday, this is like the old western, where the townspeople know the bad guys are coming and they are just waiting. Difference with this is they are here, we just can't test to quantify.

[77 TRASHCAN]