good friend buried both parents this last three months and the other lads in the group of four island lads are kinda going full tabloid about their own aul wans after being faced with this sudden burst of mortality, im veering btwn sympathy and impatience with their freakouts
― BSC Joan Baez (darraghmac), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 21:42 (four years ago) link
xps the parade thing is mystifying to me, considering the single example of how to mishandle a pandemic that i keep seeing is philadelphia's decision to hold a flu parade (maybe the parade wasn't 'for' the flu, but the flu certainly thought it was) in 1918
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
Just come to my doctors office, I broke a toe at the weekend and have been exhausted for a couple of days, but no fever or other symptoms. My doctor is great and fabulously unflappable. Diagnosed a gastro type virus and told me to take it easy but still took me though the whole corona drill, symptoms, list of known contact spots, advice on what to do to protect myself (wash hands, hand washing more effective than sanitiser, use a tissue to open doors). Said I could get tested at the royal Melbourne if I was worried but also said there was no reason to be worried and the wait was long.
However, my doctors office is in a building with a language school, medical offices, diagnostic clinics etc. and everyone who walked in with me walk straight past the hand sanitiser dispenser and into the lift. Very glad my button was pressed on the way up and elbow presses on the way down.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
When you're sliding into firstAnd you feel something burstWho cares, nobody around to see itAnd nothing to wipe it with
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:00 (four years ago) link
I just checked the stocks & shares ISA I opened with 100 quid a couple of years ago and it was worth 97 quid, I was like fuck it just send me the cheque lol
― nephs and nieces spread diseases (wins), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:11 (four years ago) link
I wonder if the IRS will allow 401ks who follow Safe Harbor to add special Hardship withdrawals for people financially impacted by it. They did in the past for hurricanes. This would be unusual but y'know...
I mean, it's all sorts of fucked up that someone would have to raid their retirement for this reason, but given the Senate rn.....
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:13 (four years ago) link
Also my doc was furious about the Grand Prix going ahead.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:17 (four years ago) link
My doc is a good bloke.
I DON'T NEED AN EMAIL FROM MY FUCKING DENTIST ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:28 (four years ago) link
some bored PR ppl out there drafting emails about coronavirus today
― Mordy, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:31 (four years ago) link
probably soliciting clients. "iyo, do u need a coronavirus email? I'm drafting them for $5 and I'll give you my exclusive watermark to use in the background of ur email"
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 22:37 (four years ago) link
I got one from my kid’s field jockey league, thank god
― tobo73, Thursday, 12 March 2020 00:54 (four years ago) link
quitting my job right before a pandemic-triggered recession was an interesting choice. wish I'd known I was making it at the time.
― lukas, Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:10 (four years ago) link
I've been getting a flurry of e-emails and social media posts from businesses and cultural institutions about their "measures" wrt the virus, most of which don't involve closing or cancelling anything. Are they just delaying the inevitable? And if there were a coordinated effort to close things now, might it in theory not have to be for as long? Obviously it would be a big financial loss, but isn't that inevitable as well?I posted a little upthread about my selfish/trivial fear of missing out on things if they're closed/cancelled or I'm quarantined, but I'm getting the sinking sense that the responsible thing to do would be to avoid those things anyway?
― MrDasher, Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:11 (four years ago) link
GRRR.
OK so a few weeks ago we canceled our planned trip to Italy (for the kids' spring break, next week). Our alternative was a trip to New Orleans, where we were going to see the St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Mardi Gras Indians on Super Sunday. Well so of course New Orleans canceled ALL its public events, and we have now scrapped that trip as well (especially since New Orleans has just declared a state of emergency, which among other things means my wife would have to self-quarantine for two weeks when we got back, because of restrictions put in by the university where she works). So now we're telling the kids, like, maybe we can go to a movie one day?
But a lost spring break is a small thing, I know, compared to what a lot of people are dealing with.
Also the Big Ears Festival got canceled, which is the best weekend of the year every year here in town.
What a world.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:16 (four years ago) link
Oh and also a conference my wife was going to in San Jose next month that I was going to totally tag along on is also of course canceled. We had reservations at NOBU! (I know, 1st world problems and all.)
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:18 (four years ago) link
Close to cancelling our Hawaii trip, which at this rate might be out of our control by next week anyway. We have friends going to Canada, Bahamas and Disney, and I believe all three have cancelled, or are trying to cancel.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:47 (four years ago) link
canceled a trip home (both of my parents are in the high-risk age bracket and one has had a really bad health issue this year), almost certainly not going to pop conference even if there is a pop conference
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:49 (four years ago) link
still not sure at what point i'm supposed to stop doing things altogether, i have dinner reservations and tickets to see berio's sinfonia this weekend, should we still do that?
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link
I had a slight cough/headaches/fatigue the last few days so I’ve been staying home. Kaiser told me not to bother getting tested. Symptoms are p mild so I’m kinda like eh whatever I’ll just wait this out.
More bummed that our trip to Disneyland in a few weeks is lookin less and less likely.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link
xp -- same, honestly
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link
I am going to Va to visit a best friend next week.
Risk of getting it on flights is still relatively low, per the experts, and we're planning on staying in for most of it anyway.
I'm selling my tix to the Orlando City game Sat tho. Doesn't feel like a good idea to crowd in with 25k people.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:53 (four years ago) link
buy low, sell high
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:55 (four years ago) link
I have the same question about if I am supposed to stop doing things and not leave my apartment for anything that's not essential. And for how long will that go on? A few months? A year?
― MrDasher, Thursday, 12 March 2020 01:59 (four years ago) link
If yr not sick do whatever you want
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:00 (four years ago) link
hm emoji
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:01 (four years ago) link
that's the whole problem, though, is that there is no way for anybody to know for certain that they're not sick
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:01 (four years ago) link
staythefuckhome.com imo(actual guidance at that link)
― lukas, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:02 (four years ago) link
lemme try that again https://staythefuckhome.com
― lukas, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
pretty much staying in unless i need food
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
i'm not eating food until this is all over
― forensic plumber (harbl), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:06 (four years ago) link
cool a local person who attended the AIPAC conference has tested positive
― forensic plumber (harbl), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:08 (four years ago) link
i have also chosen to stay home. other than walking my dog i've been home since sunday. i'm lucky that i CAN choose to do that.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:08 (four years ago) link
I was kinda joking, nobody listen to me i’m not a doctor
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:09 (four years ago) link
maybe we should all sign a quick nda
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:11 (four years ago) link
maybe this is all a trick to 1) get us all into our homes, 2) cut off internet, 3) break us all from our internet addiction
and we've been addicted for so long that this is what it looks and feels like to try come out of it
*slo-mo shot of me crying out in anger while reading a book on day 11 of no internet*
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:12 (four years ago) link
The doc appointment I was at yesterday, the receptionist loudly greeted and HUGGED a lady I guess she knew personally. Then when the lady said "actually Im here cos Im sick" and said she had a fever they made her put on a mask.
AFTER THE RECEPTIONIST HAD JUST FULL BODY HUGGED HER.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:13 (four years ago) link
Tbh I'm in major need of saving money so i am down with laying low anyway.
Other than the one excursion.
It would be nice if state and natl govt could agree on whether we have community spread, but since fuckin' Desantnis is the one denying it, I'm sure he's lying
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:17 (four years ago) link
I think my work's about to make us all work from home and I am totally down with it. We can all do our jerbs from home anyway.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
Lol, just after I left work this afternoon, I saw a couple of business bros shake hands and their faces simultaneously fell once they realized that we're no longer inhabiting the world of casual hand contact with our work colleagues.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:22 (four years ago) link
I had lots of awkward moments with handshakes today. I asked more than one person, "Are we still shaking hands?", and did elbow bumps instead.
We have no confirmed cases in our county, so I'm being overly cautious, but mostly trying to get into the mindset.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:36 (four years ago) link
Cancelled gym, Criterion memberships tonight. Waiting til HBO Now renews tomorrow so I'll be able to finish the Outsider. Going to be up all night listing as much shit as I can on EBay and Reverb to hopefully build a little cash for a worst case scenario.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:04 (four years ago) link
"there is no right or wrong amount of actions to take" somewhat at odds with "stay the fuck home"
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:18 (four years ago) link
Im having a little social soiree at a bar right by my house for my birthday on saturday. I'm trying to pretend nothings wrong at the moment and just let it go ahead, because I havent seen any of my mates in fnyears and I dont want to be The Piker Yet Again, for once. No one's expressed "ew germs" concerns, and yet...
Friday 13th. Full Moon. Coronavirus. Stock market crash.
What could possibligh go wrong?
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:22 (four years ago) link
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:18 PM bookmarkflaglink
it's basically saying "hey we know not all of this is within your control". also it's an improvement over what's happening now where a large portion of the populace is doing this, another large chunk isn't paying attention to the news and is wiping their butt without washing hands and holding 40,000 people parties with sneezing people at it, another large chunk is paying attention and defying the conventional wisdom, and lots of big events happened instead of being cancelled where people likely got infected.
I read an article in Medium where the author pointed out China actually had 27 times the infections it thought it had during the initial outbreak, and that we probably do too.
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:25 (four years ago) link
I skimmed this quickly--I don't feel like reading it now, but looks to be pretty exhaustive. Maybe posted earlier, I don't know.
http://thewalrus.ca/anatomy-of-an-epidemic/
― clemenza, Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:25 (four years ago) link
holding 40,000 people parties with sneezing people at it
oh you mean my pepper parties? but they're FABULOUS
― j., Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:27 (four years ago) link
it was a 40,000 people pepper party paroxysm!
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 March 2020 03:33 (four years ago) link