Mostly Apolitical Thread for Discussing/Venting our Rational/Irrational COVID-19 Fears and Experiences in 2020

dunkey is hit and miss but this is amusing if you are one of those gamer types
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqXRLwKJz7s

just cancelled trip to japan ah well

Husband took a salary freeze a couple years ago in exchange for a kind of phantom-shares arrangement - boss had a plan to sell within 5 yrs and offered the two founding employees a percentage of the sale price. A few weeks ago he got great news that a big-deal consultant was now involved in the sale, and everyone was excited.

Now this country is facing a massive recession and the sale is probably in the toilet.

This is peak first-world problems. But that money was gonna get us the fuck out of the Bay Area, finally. It was gonna give us a tiny chance at maybe owning a house in the not-distant future.

And there’s also the concern for my pregnant sister who has multiple chronic health conditions, including extremely narrow airways, and corona would undoubtedly kill her. But I’m actively refusing to think about that.

https://president.utexas.edu/messages-speeches-2020/covid19-identified-within-ut-community

President of the University of Texas showing real leadership by contracting COVID-19 last week in NYC and then returning to Austin and spending the whole week meeting with faculty, staff, and students on campus.

🙁 deems & justin3

sorry but

yup yup! ate that up. pic.twitter.com/jOtb42lNpG

— hįt mē lÿke a ræy òf shîiuuuüiin (@DaShaunLH) March 13, 2020

No school for a month here. Fun!

we're closing for 2 weeks to prepare to teach online. we are...not prepared.
current meeting is getting bogged down in "what about ___" "but what about_____" "yeah and how about ________"
ugh

Governor of Illinois just closed all schools through March.

Lots of good stuff on social media today for instructors on how to resist doing too much in this online transition. A main point: our students aren’t going to be able to work at full capacity, so we should not try to get them to do so, for their sake as well as ours.

All WA public schools now ordered closed til at least April 24

Ban on large gatherings also expanded statewide

Portland schools now closed until April 1. I'm sure it will be pushed out even further.

tbqh i am already isolated, living alone and being chronically sick, and now i'm warned not to see friends or hug them, let alone try to get laid for the next X months. It's a bummer.

plus the fucking work from home shit

Just spotted a "friend" on Facebook speculating that this is all caused by 5G and "whatever you do don't get the vaccine!"

libraries in SF closed

good thing I own a lot of books, maybe my daughter will finally finish Return of the King now

xxl yep, the FB conspiracy theories are starting up, I'm snoozing people right and left

xxl xxp

NYC schools still not closing...

we're a couple weeks behind Seattle, I would expect this is going to be kind of a rolling thing for other cities as the virus spreads

I don’t know if there’s any reason to wait around before adopting Seattle/Washington-scale interventions everywhere else in the US.

schools in Northampton MA closed "until March 28"

idg why they are saying this, does anyone really think there's going to be school before September at the earliest?

it's easier to cancel something than uncancel it.

my university might close soon. managers are scrambling.

this might mean me working from home. i am not forwarding phone calls to my mobile to take them in my apartment and they can't make me. so answering emails while reading dune in bed with my cat beside me potentially. sounds good

I think they're gonna be forced to close the NYC schools but it's a blow to all of the hundreds of millions of dollars pumped into the "community schools" model, which was meant to make school buildings a hub for services and resources for students, parents, & everyone. The mayor & chancellor and lots of non-profit orgs have been working hard for almost 10 years to get ppl to look to schools for everything they need and now they can't afford to admit that maybe what people need more is for their kids NOT TO BECOME DISEASE VECTORS. But at the same time ppl are getting health care and food pantries and mental health services and online access and interpretation and parents' ESOL and immigration legal support and 100 other things at their kids' schools. It's not just kids taking classes.

There's also a very interesting, very fraught dynamic imo where teachers aren't from the communities they work in and don't connect well if at all with their students' families and I'm sure they're teeth-grindingly desperate to go home to their families in New Jersey but they keep showing up to work and doing their best because you can walk away from your office paperwork but not from children.

this might mean me working from home. i am not forwarding phone calls to my mobile to take them in my apartment and they can't make me. so answering emails while reading dune in bed with my cat beside me potentially. sounds good

― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver)

just stay the fuck away from the brian herbert books

the schools thing is hard, out here as well they're serving as a grossly underresourced substitute for the nonexistent social safety net. how do you continue to provide essential services when every single person, place, and thing is a potential pandemic vector? on what basis does one make those decisions?

ah, you know, it's not my decision at least.

this email takes the cake imo

As new reports of Coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to develop, there's no denying that we have waded into unprecedented waters. The health and safety of our employees and customers remains our first priority, and because of that, I want to share my thoughts on these difficult times.

I've been in this business for a long time and have seen my fair share of highs and lows. One thing that has served me well throughout my career is the need to pause and take a deep breath during turbulent periods. To feel anxious is normal - it's hard not to be in a world that is changing day to day. We are faced with unparalleled challenges and adversity. But if history tells us anything, it's that the human condition will rise to the challenges we face, as we are doing now. No one knows what tomorrow will bring but that doesn't mean we stop preparing for it.

HSBC has been connecting customers to opportunities since 1865. As one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, we are incredibly diversified, with operations in 64 countries and territories. Our expertise and experience has allowed us to be where the growth is for more than 150 years, enabling businesses to thrive, economies to prosper, and ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realize their ambitions.

While today's markets are experiencing unprecedented volatility, rest assured that our best and brightest are working tirelessly to understand this environment. With a bench as deep as ours, we're aware of the historical parallels and potential outcomes.

Fear and uncertainty are real and tangible emotions and it is easy to succumb to the unprecedented negative news and the panic in the market. That is why on a personal note, I recently spoke to my own financial advisor to review my family's financial plan, and to ensure we can still achieve our goals despite the current and - potentially further - market turbulence. It was a great discussion and her advice was to stay the course as this crisis, like those in the past, will come to an end. 'Don't panic and take a long-term view,' were words that helped put me and my family at ease. Based on my experience, I'd encourage you to seek advice from your financial advisor as well.

Please know that we have comprehensive plans in place to ensure our employees remain safe and are ready and able to serve our customers without disruption. Following my signature below are additional details regarding HSBC's resilience and further information we feel is important to put in your hands. As the situation evolves we will adjust our efforts accordingly.

Additionally, I encourage you to access your accounts and perform routine banking transactions at home using Personal Internet Banking or the HSBC Mobile Banking App, as well as an ATM near you where you can also access cash.

we should have an entire thread for COVID emails from businesses

So many missteps in that email, how do I choose just a few?

there's no denying that we have waded into unprecedented waters - what a metaphor, great job with that one

the need to pause and take a deep breath - always great advice when we are faced with respiratory illness

the human condition will rise to the challenges we face - wtf does that mean?

unprecedented negative news - just call it FAKE NEWS like you want to

'Don't panic and take a long-term view,' - what a masterfully crafted sentence, you really conveyed what you were trying to say there

lol why do we have 2 parallel threads again? i just posted about a bank doing this to me on the other one

i mean i know why sorry

Buffalo Wild Wings sez:

With the recent announcement of the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament and the postponement/suspension of major sports leagues, I want you to know that we are just as disappointed as you are, but we understand the tough decisions being made.

Our sports bars will remain open, and I want you to know how Buffalo Wild Wings is navigating the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Our number one priority remains the health and safety of our guests and team members. We are in close contact with local and federal health officials, including the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, to ensure we have immediate and continuous updates as this issue evolves. We are acting swiftly and proactively as counsel and direction is made available to us.

While the situation remains fluid, I wanted to inform you of a few of the steps Buffalo Wild Wings has taken:
1. We have convened an internal Coronavirus Preparedness Task Force to constantly monitor the circumstances and stay in contact with health and government officials.

2. We have re-enforced to all of our sports bars across the country our rigorous Standard Operating Procedures focused on restaurant cleanliness and sanitation.

3. We have enacted additional and enhanced cleaning procedures to sanitize all customer contact surfaces with higher frequency.

We are committed to providing a safe, clean and welcoming sports bar for guests and team members across the hundreds of communities we serve.

I want to thank you for your continued trust and support in Buffalo Wild Wings.

so did I miss something about food stores closing a week from now? is everyone nuts?

Brooklyn woman on her phone: "dere afraid were gunna get hit by MAHTIAL LAW"

the language of it is to fake concerned about you. it's like it's holding your hand: "I want you to know how Buffalo Wild Wings is navigating the impact of the Coronavirus." thanks for your continued trust and support.

Morbs, everyone is nuts and presumably looking to Do Something when really the best thing to do is "as little as possible"

i'm aware of how many workers a grocery store needs, however, the giant in my neighborhood only ever has like one person working the checkout at any given time with all the other 12 stations closed so i feel like they'll be ok to stay open

silby otm
it's so very HARD to not engage in a freakout now tho

maryland's court system is closed to the public. today i learned i am not in the public.

yeah going to the store today was a mistake, that's the most people i've been in proximity to all month

I did all my freaking out sitting in the office last Tuesday, wfh since then and I’m gloomy but not anxious

I might save the end of this spiderman game because I feel like it might be a spoiler.

Dude behind me had 24 rolls of tp at the CVS.

Then I went to the grocery store and there was no bread flour! Tons of all purpose flour though.

I ended up buying corn meal.

Is the toilet paper freakout just a US thing?

i have maybe an excessive supply of AP flour right now. there was some bread flour today but i didn't get any.

xpost well I guess a lot of the rest of the world uses bidets

Neanderthal, I wonder why you are on the email list for Buffalo Wild Wings

I mean

like, are there important chicken-wing-related developments you are afraid to miss out on

"this just in, we're taking a mostly indedible foodstuff and drenching it in a slightly different sort of sauce this month. come drink beer in front of our televisions"

I took a business trip to Winston Salem in 2018, then secretly took the company-paid rental car to Virginia on the weekend to see Judas Priest. I decided to pay for all meals outside of Winston-Salem out of pocket, and I drove back the next day and it was the NFL season opener and near kickoff, and I found a Buffalo Wild Wings. and then I like added their app or something to like get a free appetizer and inadvertently signed up and I pay so little attention to my emails since i mass delete them that I guess I never unsubscribed.

anyway that was way more of an answer than you expected but I am extremely bored.