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Covfefe 19: now in 3D

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Jimjamesak said:
My job feels like that right now. My company has taken zero precautions at this point. In fact they forced Management to enforce a stricter attendance policy.
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Talking with my UPS driver today, he said that nothing has been said, other than "Wash your hands, etc etc"

They are not addressing the issue at all.
 
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The Rube said:
Talking with my UPS driver today, he said that nothing has been said, other than "Wash your hands, etc etc"

They are not addressing the issue at all.
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Oh yeah they've done nothing, said nothing, and probably haven't thought about anything.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Oh yeah they've done nothing, said nothing, and probably haven't thought about anything.
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From the sounds of it, I agree. He's a semi-truck driver, with a prime route, so he's a true vet of UPS. He's not some small parcel box truck guy. ;)
 
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Against all my own precedent in the Information Age (aside from paying for video services like HBO & flohockey) I subscribed to the WaPo and installed the app, about a week ago or so. It’s like 25 bucks for a year - being an election/apocalypse year and all.
It might be the best money I’ve spent. Very impressed with the app, the daily newsletter, the coverage of the pandemic ... I recommend.
 
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French Rage said:
Bull****! He could have release "My Corona!" if he really wanted to help.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yeah, no, sorry. Not gonna do "My Corona."</p>— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) <a href="https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/1234923352810119168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Turns out, Google was blindsided by the "Creation of a website" to verify symptoms and to direct people where to go.

Looks like TrumpMD.gov was ANOTHER lie by the Commander in Thief.

Again, no shocked faces, eh?
 
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Meanwhile, BoJo tries his best to out-crazy Sniffles.

"Your loved ones will die."

Way to reassure the public!
 
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Curious what everyone's level of social distancing is. Are you bunkered in for the long haul? Will you go get your morning coffee/go to supermarket? Are restaurants a no go? Important that people at least order food online or pick up. Not a good time to be a waiter/waitress though.

Also, when it comes to quarantining. I don't know other cultures but it's very difficult for the average American (myself included) to stay quarantined for what, two weeks if you get it? When symptoms might subside after a couple days? Hourly workers even more likely not to do a full quarantine because of their work situation. Very important for employers to step up to the plate here as best they can.
 
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J.D. said:
Curious what everyone's level of social distancing is. Are you bunkered in for the long haul? Will you go get your morning coffee/go to supermarket? Are restaurants a no go? Important that people at least order food online or pick up. Not a good time to be a waiter/waitress though.

Also, when it comes to quarantining. I don't know other cultures but it's very difficult for the average American (myself included) to stay quarantined for what, two weeks if you get it? When symptoms might subside after a couple days? Hourly workers even more likely not to do a full quarantine because of their work situation. Very important for employers to step up to the plate here as best they can.
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For work (warehouse), I have 1 co-worker, and 4 drivers. I am also at a "higher" risk of catching it, due to my job. Personal life, when I need things like food or whatever, I go out, and it's brief. If I go out for pleasure? No crowds. If it gets crowded, I leave.

The COVID is a minor adjustment to how I do my daily business. At some times, yeah, it sucks missing out on some stuff, but it's for the greater good.
 
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I am taking it seriously. mr les thinks if he makes excuses for why he shouldn't worry the virus will stay away. Like no to a party this weekend with a lot of people but ok for one with only 20 coming from a bunch of places and with people >60. lil not so lil les has been working but is now in for the next few days. He has had enough of idiots being idiots

I go for a 2+mile walk every day. I might end up going more than once. WIll probably have the cleanest garden I have ever had. Not going anywhere there are a lot of people if it is possible to avoid.

Taking it seriously because
-All 3 of us in the house have asthma. mr is >60, I am real close
-I know enough to know this is the real deal and sh1t is going to get scary
-I live in an area of deniers so they are not going to be doing anything smart
-I feel a moral/ethical responsibility to avoid anything that will put others at risk

2 weeks is a short blip in time unless that is all you have left to live.
 
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Sure is but still gonna be difficult for people to abide by that if they don't have symptoms. That's just the way it is.
 
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I was reading some threads on this over at Flyertalk, where I used to read religiously when I was flying 100k miles a year.

I’m not surprised, but there are a few American posters going on about how this isn’t a big deal, no one can control them, and they’re still planning on traveling, in fact may even travel more now. Other posters are from all over, including many from more community focused cultures vs western focus on oneself. A few of my favorite replies-
“Can someone quarantine Americans away from the world? “
“Now I understand how these morons elected Donald trump.”
 
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For me I’ll definitely be doing quite a bit more distancing.

- Kids are out of school for 2 weeks and all activities have been canceled.
- My work has given a directive to not visit customers on site so I’ll be doing a lot over email and phone. (company is located out of state so I’m usually in the car almost every day)
- I’ll be skipping the gym and will likely skip going out to dinner etc.
- if I need to go to the store I’ll go Etc
 
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Most of my union members are firmly in the trump camp and suspect this is at the very least being overplayed by the media to mess with trump and at the very worst a plot by dark forces to infect enough Americans, again to mess with trump. The more enlightened ones just think Americans are all a bunch of whiny bit c hes anymore who all have to go to Jiffy Lube to have their oil changed instead of doing it yourself like real men.
 
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