Coronavirus Covid-19 Is it Affecting You and How?

[Baymule]

I was just talking to my wife and our whole area had fevers and coughs two weeks ago. So I'm wondering if we all had it already.

Sounds like y'all don't have to worry about being caught up in the panic of getting Corona-ed LOL LOL

Guy at work just said two stores are sold out of ammo

That's so everyone can protect their Clorox and Toilet Paper.

 

[Grant]

I’m still stocked on ammo from the ammo panics of 2016. Doubt the TP supply will last that long.

 

[Simpleterrier]

I didn't hear of anyone dieing two weeks ago either.

I went to Lowe's and stocked up on material to do a few projects if we all have to stay home from work.

 

[Mini Horses]

@Beekissed I LOVE that pic & farm search!!! May print & post at TSC. LOL Sums up the current rage nicely.

As I've said before, I'm so set....no concerns. Yeah, I could get the virus but, we will all eat have TP to use! In a few days, I'd feel better. I'm ok with that.

We have had some of our food demos cancelled...I understand that. It's ok I get another day at home. The resets I do are still going strong and -- to be honest -- are a lot less work with so much stuff sold. Empty shelves means a lot less product to move around. Thank you!

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Lol don't encourage them lol i figure it be more work when the next shipment comes in.

 

[Beekissed]

Whatever this panic has done, it's made for some GREAT memes!!!!

 

[Baymule]

Oh gosh! These are so funny! I have used leaves before out in the woods...….LOL LOL
Life savings.....

Yes, I am a Texan. 'Nuff said.

 

[Coolbreeze89]

I just got a text from a friend. She was in a grocery store In Katy, a town close to Houston.

Literally just watched a woman get tazed by police over toilet paper lmao

I believe it! My observation: The most affluent areas (Katy, parts of Austin, etc) get the most aggressive about hoarding. Smaller towns: people are more reasonable and more likely to “leave some for their neighbor”. I, too, have a couple friends in Katy: everything is sold out (paper, cleaning, water but also meat, produce, frozen foods; everything!). Very thankful to be out in small-town Texas!

Just an FYI to your original comment: the reason educated medical leaders don’t want everyone to “just get it over with” is that, while most people will get an illness they can manage at home, those who get it worse will completely overrun the healthcare system if everyone gets it in a short time. NYT has a good explanation:

Flattening the Coronavirus Curve

One chart explains why slowing the spread of the infection is nearly as important as stopping it.

www.nytimes.com

I hope everyone stays well. An infectious-disease doc with whom I used to work posted these stats from what is known so far:
over 80 with health issues: 15% mortality
over 70 with health issues: 8% mortality
general mortality of younger adults: ~2%
overall mortality of the entire population: about 3.4%

These are huge numbers relative to the flu and other more common infections. While I don’t advocate buying a decade’s worth of TP, it truly is in everyone’s best interest to stay home and minimize exposure to anyone and everyone, as much as is possible. For your sake and for the sake of others.

Thank goodness we all have our animals for company!

 

[Baymule]

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[Baymule]

My sister is in Conroe and the stores are out of everything. The stores are a zoo of upset angry people. In 2005, when hurricane Rita was aimed at Houston and people evacuated, we lived in Livingston, 75-ish miles north of Houston. A normal 1-2 hour trip took 28 hours, people ran out of gas as they got to our and every other small town around Houston. We opened our schools and churches to shelter people. Things got out of control at the Junior High and people destroyed it, even smearing feces on the walls. It took 2 weeks to repair the damage and sanitize the school before it could open up to students. It was a real eye opener for me. I vowed to get out and away from fleeing people in a blind panic and we did. Most people were grateful to have shelter, but some were horrible examples of humanity.

Normal, rational people under normal circumstances can go to pieces when things are no longer their version of normal.