Coronavirus

How is it affecting you?

After skiing on Saturday, I did a dump run, which had to be done,  and went to the grocery store for my normal stuff. The TP aisle was bare. My next stop was the farm and garden store. I jokingly asked if they had any TP.  They did, so I grabbed a pack. I also stopped by another grocery store on the way home, which was fully stocked. I am good to see go.   I also stocked up on wine. 😁

WP

wonderpony wrote

How is it affecting you?
I also stocked up on wine. 😁

WP

I stocked up on Corona

I admit I have started using the hand sanitizer that’s been in my glove compartment for years. Other then that, not much has changed for me. When I’m told to work from home I’ll get back to you

#flattenthecurve has prompted a website created by someone who clearly works in public health.  Worth checking out.

https://www.flattenthecurve.com

Seen that. Basically everyone is going to get it. Or the number is fixed, it's just the timing.

Self preservation, run right out now and start kissing strangers.

I look at CL everyday, you just never know what will be on there. Anyway, here ya go. 1 gallon of hand sanitizer for $100.

https://ithaca.craigslist.org/for/d/trumansburg-1gallon-purell-hand/7091049984.html

Yonkers and White Plains cancelled the St Pats parades. I’d appreciate it if all Westchester residents on here could buy some extra Jameson to make up for it.

I work at Cornell.  They are sending all the undergrads home, not to return after spring break.  All classes will be held online.  It's pretty crazy here.

This article is full of charts and very sobering. A long read but worthwhile:

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Yep, all were doing is spreading out the numbers so the system can keep up and warm weather will lessen the severity. We’re all likely to get it.

Cuomo closed all state colleges.

Sick Bird Rider wrote

This article is full of charts and very sobering. A long read but worthwhile:

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Yikes

they just closed all of SUNY and CUNY

NCAA hoops tourney to be played with no fans. I feel bad for these kids.

JasonWx wrote

they just closed all of SUNY and CUNY

Not closed, but distance learning.  My son is at Plattsburgh.  They’ve just been notified that after spring break there will be no on-campus classes.  However, housing and community living will remain open.  So, at least for now, students can still chose to live on campus, so everything isn’t closed.

Sick Bird Rider wrote

This article is full of charts and very sobering. A long read but worthwhile:

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

The discussion and plots showing differences between cities for the 1918 flu show the impact of decisions about closing schools and otherwise limit people's interaction is worth checking out.  It's towards the end of the article.

Another good source of info about why it's worth the effort to limit transmission to slow down the spread is a new website based on Flatten The Curve.

https://www.flattenthecurve.com

JTG4eva! wrote

JasonWx wrote

they just closed all of SUNY and CUNY

Not closed, but distance learning.  My son is at Plattsburgh.  They’ve just been notified that after spring break there will be no on-campus classes.  However, housing and community living will remain open.  So, at least for now, students can still chose to live on campus, so everything isn’t closed.

thanks for the clarification..

JTG4eva! wrote

JasonWx wrote

they just closed all of SUNY and CUNY

Not closed, but distance learning.  My son is at Plattsburgh.  They’ve just been notified that after spring break there will be no on-campus classes.  However, housing and community living will remain open.  So, at least for now, students can still chose to live on campus, so everything isn’t closed.

Just curious, if he decides to come home are they offering a prorated refund for his room and board?

Brownski wrote

JTG4eva! wrote

JasonWx wrote

they just closed all of SUNY and CUNY

Not closed, but distance learning.  My son is at Plattsburgh.  They’ve just been notified that after spring break there will be no on-campus classes.  However, housing and community living will remain open.  So, at least for now, students can still chose to live on campus, so everything isn’t closed.

Just curious, if he decides to come home are they offering a prorated refund for his room and board?

Well, that would be HIS decision!  See how that works? I bet that was a consideration in keeping the housing and community living open.  If they closed it people would (rightly) expect a refund.  But it isn’t closed so....no refund for you!

JTG4eva! wrote

Brownski wrote

JTG4eva! wrote

JasonWx wrote

they just closed all of SUNY and CUNY

Not closed, but distance learning.  My son is at Plattsburgh.  They’ve just been notified that after spring break there will be no on-campus classes.  However, housing and community living will remain open.  So, at least for now, students can still chose to live on campus, so everything isn’t closed.

Just curious, if he decides to come home are they offering a prorated refund for his room and board?

Well, that would be HIS decision!  See how that works? I bet that was a consideration in keeping the housing and community living open.  If they closed it people would (rightly) expect a refund.  But it isn’t closed so....no refund for you!

That’s what I figured

Someone has stolen all the sanitizer from our local hospital, as well as, they are running low on certain protective supplies.

This is going to get real crazy.