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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Aveng3r
United States2411 Posts
Agreed with JimmiC above, this post is wrong on multiple levels There is no reason to reduce a serious, complex problem to a broad personal attack like this. | ||
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frontliner2
Netherlands844 Posts
No ques at the liqour store and supermarkets, no? | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Fleetfeet
Canada2768 Posts
On March 16 2020 04:04 JimmiC wrote: What about even Coffee? Caffeine withdrawal even has physical side effects! When I read the snide response, I initially thought he was talking about the cafes, as caffeine is both a drug and addictive. | ||
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frontliner2
Netherlands844 Posts
I hate the boomer response 'weed very bad lol' Yeah it's bad, but so are other things. It's not THAT bad though. Alcohol is often heralded by boomers. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Nakajin
Canada8990 Posts
On March 16 2020 04:10 JimmiC wrote: I mean if Timmy's shuts down in Canada, I think people would actually freak out. Even more than hockey being canceled, which I have not really heard anything negative about. But I think no Timmy's would create a real and humorous shit storm on social media. I've never understood why people go to Tim Horton, there's food but not really enough to get a cheap fulling meal or a satisfying dinner and pretty much only plain coffee and tea and nothing to fancy, and there's pretty much no side snack or pastry saved for (delicious) donuts and almost always barely enough place to sit. I'm always confuse when I walk into one and hear thing like "do you want a coffee with your soup to go?" | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27072 Posts
On March 16 2020 04:37 Mohdoo wrote: edit: nvm Is it any less tasteless than ‘stressed people just need to learn breathing techniques’ really? | ||
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ragnasaur
United States804 Posts
And heres a playlist from a local DJ glhfdd + Show Spoiler + | ||
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
Something about the phrasing of the bar alternative here amused me : He also said to be prepared for a drastic spike in positive tests on Monday at one point, but I can't find the source. There are a number of economic steps being taken as well : They're also trying to setup low interest loans for any businesses affected by the closures. I think Ohio is handling it really well. Illinois is doing the same for restaraunts/bars by end of day Monday. https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/15/21180375/coronavirus-bars-restaurants-closed-pritzker-trump-pence-cdc-covid-19 | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
I suppose that’s the “shut everything down” approach some folks were hoping for. | ||
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SC-Shield
Bulgaria868 Posts
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
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SC-Shield
Bulgaria868 Posts
On March 16 2020 06:28 Danglars wrote: The “good” Trump speech Friday appears to have given permission to states and cities to do their own legislation and mandates to close down large gatherings and practice more work-from-home in industries that can do that. My state governor closed down events over 250 people. Local schools are shut down for two weeks, with some online programs scrapped together for students stuck at home (with AP testing around the corner). My job can’t be done from home and is impacted by what’s in demand right now, so it’s pretty crazy. The calls and email volume is so high. Has government announced that they'll pay/help financially those who can't work? I think I've read that somewhere. If so, is it good enough? | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22440 Posts
On March 16 2020 06:26 SC-Shield wrote: The big danger is overwhelming hospitals to the point where they run out of equipment(Italy). So yes the main goal is to slow the spread to flatten out the curve of new cases not eliminated them completely (eliminating would obv be great but that is really hard).Excuse me for this probably obvious question, but why does it matter if people enter shops only 5 at a time? What difference does it make if someone is infected? Or, is the idea to infect as few people as possible but not to eliminate it completely? But if that's the case, the infected person could touch a lot of items/surfaces, so everyone after them could still get infected or maybe it's low enough risk? Additionally people still need to go to the supermarket to buy food and other necessities. Especially considering this is going to take upwards of 2 weeks. I saw that somewhere in Spain shoppers had to wear gloves, I imagine that helps a bit, aswell as more regular cleaning. And remember that action taken now doesn't show up in the amount of new cases for 2 weeks. That is also why these actions are being taken while the situation looks kinda ok. If you only take action when its close to getting out of hand your already to late because of the lag time from incubation. | ||
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Artisreal
Germany9235 Posts
On March 16 2020 06:40 Gorsameth wrote: The big danger is overwhelming hospitals to the point where they run out of equipment(Italy). So yes the main goal is to slow the spread to flatten out the curve of new cases not eliminated them completely (eliminating would obv be great but that is really hard). Additionally people still need to go to the supermarket to buy food and other necessities. Especially considering this is going to take upwards of 2 weeks. I saw that somewhere in Spain shoppers had to wear gloves, I imagine that helps a bit, aswell as more regular cleaning. And remember that action taken now doesn't show up in the amount of new cases for 2 weeks. That is also why these actions are being taken while the situation looks kinda ok. If you only take action when its close to getting out of hand your already to late because of the lag time from incubation. This is the 2nd time at least I've read this sentence today. Can we sticky it? | ||
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