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So my mom the nurse said she ordered some washable charcoal filter masks in etsy because the nursing home is still not providing any masks. That's a great sign. My essential job has so many people calling out sick I had to work an involuntary 4.5 hours of overtime last night and if that trend continues I will start calling out myself. Just had a crying jag in the bathroom at work, possibly because my eyes are already itchy from allergies and lack of sleep but also because I'm incredibly depressed and anxious.
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Arven posted:Are these instructions posted everywhere for DIY facemasks to donate to hospitals legit? My wife sews and wants to help but it seems like something hospitals would never accept for a myriad of reasons. Prisoners nearby have been sewing home made facemasks for the last week, but they use them internally in the prison. Not high production: 10 men made a few hundred masks in a few days. But better than nothing. In a hospital nearby staff has been sewing good quality masks using special foil that came with other medical equipment. A handful of staff are there sewing. Meanwhile, today the first of a couple of plane loads of masks from China have arrived here in the Netherlands. Those were ordered a few weeks ago.
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In the capital region of NY, things are ridiculous -hospitals are out of tests so they only give them if show up and its critical. -several pharmacies are closed because the staff was exposed. -I haven't seen TP or paper towels on a shelf in a week -installed a bidet we had floating around for abut 3 months, waters cold but can live with it. -grocery stores are a crap shoot if they have things like meat, bread or milk. -local government has basically shut down except for utilities -the quarantine is a joke since every business that hasn't been ordered closed pretends everyone is essential. -most sit down restaurants have given up trying to get by on take out and have closed, few have said they are closed for good. -everyone i know who works in a kitchen is unemployed. -state unemployment site legitimately broke. -only pizza places and chains are still operating. -police have said they will not respond to minor crimes (i.e. tresspassing and minor theft). -every gun shop has sold out of guns and ammo. I now regret not buying a leather outfit in advance of the apocalypse.
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I'm sorry dude. I'm really glad he's got a ventilator though. Can you guys Facetime or Skype or something? His wife was able to talk to him before the ventilator, but I would assume he is intubated now. Strictly no visitors whatsoever. There Bias Two posted:I'm sorry, is there anything we can do to assist? Just having a place to vent where nobody knows me and I can speak openly is great. His wife is quarantined with the kids, and kids are low risk. His wife’s family has been able to drop off food and stuff. Google Butt posted:poo poo dude I'm so sorry. What country is he in? Age, any known underlying conditions? Lives in the USA, mid 40s, large urban area, generally healthy. Had minor outpatient surgery for something a few months ago, but it was not serious (face/nose/mouth related, so maybe it gave the virus a way in?). His work was related to children and education, and as I understand serves a particularly needy population and he was working hard to keep many family and kids fed once the schools shut down. Basically the families who relied on school to provide lunch and dinner still needed the food even if the kids could not go to school. Surely that put him at high risk, as are the grocery and other workers keeping us going right now. Trying to keep anything remotely personal off here since people who know him may also be goons but drat it sucks.
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Mar 21, 2020 23:35
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There was poo poo like this spraypainted all over in 28 Days Later.
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Truniht posted:Czech Republic is as well That said this seems to be working pretty well so far, under 1k infected and only 40 hospitalized. Starting social distancing reasonably early really makes a huge difference. Which should be obvious if you e.g. go from interacting with 100 people f2f to like 5 or even 0 per day.
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In the capital region of NY, things are ridiculous Contrasting in Seattle -hospitals are out of tests so they only give them if show up and its critical. UW chugging along with tests. Still not enough capacity, but open rebellion seems to help -several pharmacies are closed because the staff was exposed. -I haven't seen TP or paper towels on a shelf in a week Sames -installed a bidet we had floating around for abut 3 months, waters cold but can live with it. Same(worth the extra plumbing to get that sweet warm water I tell you) -grocery stores are a crap shoot if they have things like meat, bread or milk. Grovery stores are pretty well stocked, seem to be restocking about when they run out with fall-off from that. -local government has basically shut down except for utilities same/ utilities working overtime with the clear roads. -the quarantine is a joke since every business that hasn't been ordered closed pretends everyone is essential. Seattlites are real good at social distancing. Streets are pretty dead, too many walkers though. The not locking down the whole city thing has made us on the edge of it(manufacturing) unclear how to protect people -most sit down restaurants have given up trying to get by on take out and have closed, few have said they are closed for good. I'd say 60% remain open for take out, with more coming back online every day. -everyone i know who works in a kitchen is unemployed. Most kitchens disbanned immediately, bars are decimated, restaurants and actual food cafes remain open and are trying to get open as fast as possible for take out. Whispers of a rent strike growing louder. -state unemployment site legitimately broke. Still running! -only pizza places and chains are still operating. Not many chains in Seattle proper so it's mostly local businesses figuring out to kick rear end -police have said they will not respond to minor crimes (i.e. tresspassing and minor theft). Police are still giving parking tickets in residential zones in the middle of the day, pretty sure most neighborhoods are going to riot over this fact. -every gun shop has sold out of guns and ammo. no more bullets anywhere. I now regret not buying a leather outfit in advance of the apocalypse. Fad Max is here.
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Spinz posted:Yea I quit in October after 30 years. I'm such an idiot. Stop smoking goons PLEASE Spins, i smoked cigs for maybe 10 years, but you cant keep me off that dank, dank herb, i need it more than ever
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Shrieking Muppet posted:-snip- was it one of these bad boys? 
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Scaramouche posted:I live on one of the worst streets in Canada, Hastings in Vancouver, pretty well in the eipicentre of homeless, panhandlers, and drug addicts. Very little has changed here, though some of the "regulars", people who have panhandling for years, have disappeared. They're being replaced by what I assume are the quasi marginal drug addicts who may have been able to get by couch surfing, squatting, getting into hostels in better times etc. These guys are a different breed, more abrasive and hungry, not aware of the unwritten rules (e.g. don't panhandle inside businesses, don't follow people down the street continually asking them for money, other hypocritical "norms" the community enforces). Based on behaviour seeing people on meth early in the mornings, and opiates late at night.
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pro starcraft loser posted:Has there been any good news out of anywhere in the West? I've been on the edge of a panic attack all drat day (probably because I drank a bunch last night). The news is only going to get worse every day for the next 3- 18 months. Dedicate a small piece of the day to getting up to date on the latest virus developments, and then just don't let yourself turn on a news channel or navigate to a news website or anything with a news ticker for the rest of the day. I read the news and maybe watch the latest update from the wise british doctor nurse on youtube in the morning and then that's it for the day if I can help it other than the dank memes and maybe a relevant press conference. Nothing is really happening on an hourly basis, and nothing they say is going to change your plans with regard to sheltering at home- it's just going to make you more depressed and anxious. Do literally anything else. Make bread, wash dogs, cook dumb elaborate food you normally wouldn't bother with, clean your room, learn to knit, read a book, play videogame. Call your family, friends and neighbors and make sure everyone is doing ok. Even day drinking is probably better for your health and well-being than consuming a constant drip of human misery for the next year.
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mrfart posted:Source? Yeah working on it. I read it on a friend's phone.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Is there any good news anywhere though? China’s “no new cases” doesn’t count, they’ve been lying about this whole thing pretty consistently, it’s about as believeable as their sub-200 yearly flu deaths reported. South Korea appears to have things under control and they seem believable, only a few dozen new cases a day. Taiwan also doesn't seem bad. And Japan though they may be lying because they are still under the illusion there is any way the olympics are still happening this year.
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Minnesota Manatee posted:http://www.startribune.com/cub-kowalski-s-others-give-raises-to-hourly-workers/568933152/ Hey there Minnesota buddy. I made a point to say "thank you for being here for us" to the folks at Whole Foods and Byerlys that I interacted with on Wed (Minnetonka). You guys are keeping society going as much as I am as a doctor, probably even more so. Thank you.
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Arven posted:Are these instructions posted everywhere for DIY facemasks to donate to hospitals legit? My wife sews and wants to help but it seems like something hospitals would never accept for a myriad of reasons. Yes, actually. They're that desperate. https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1241075512128286720?s=20
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Ugh. My friend has been planning a movie night tonight for months and is determined to go through with it.  Now I'm stuck in an awkward position where she's pressuring me to come, and my housemate is pressuring me not to leave the house.Granted it's only going to be 5-ish people , and there's no cases in our podunk town yet, but I'm still wary. Maybe I'll just go and stand as far away from people as possible all night.
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kloa posted:was it one of these bad boys? Nah, there is not other choice but this 
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Whoria Discordia posted:Ugh. My friend has been planning a movie night tonight for months and is determined to go through with it. Just don't go and let them skype the entire night to you.
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poverty goat posted:The news is only going to get worse every day for the next 3- 18 months. Dedicate a small piece of the day to getting up to date on the latest virus developments, and then just don't let yourself turn on a news channel or navigate to a news website or anything with a news ticker for the rest of the day. I read the news and maybe watch the latest update from the wise british doctor nurse on youtube in the morning and then that's it for the day if I can help it other than the dank memes and maybe a relevant press conference. Nothing is really happening on an hourly basis, and nothing they say is going to change your plans with regard to sheltering at home- it's just going to make you more depressed and anxious. Do literally anything else. Make bread, wash dogs, cook dumb elaborate food you normally wouldn't bother with, clean your room, learn to knit, read a book, play videogame. Call your family, friends and neighbors and make sure everyone is doing ok. Even day drinking is probably better for your health and well-being than consuming a constant drip of human misery for the next year. This is pretty good advice that I'm going to take up myself. It's hard to focus on work or even things I enjoy any more because I find myself seeking out any news on the virus and it's starting to give me anxiety. Not the world is ending kind of anxiety, but there's just only so much negativity that I can to handle before I need to just tune out. Checking this thread dozens of times a day is only making things worse.
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Apparently in Paris and Lyon the cops have been handing out fines to homeless people for breaking the confinement. Where the gently caress are they supposed to go? Would be nice if there was a plan to help them out instead of just loving them over, considering they're probably not getting much in the way of money from passers-by at the moment
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Bloopsy posted:This is pretty good advice that I'm going to take up myself. It's hard to focus on work or even things I enjoy any more because I find myself seeking out any news on the virus and it's starting to give me anxiety. Not the world is ending kind of anxiety, but there's just only so much negativity that I can to handle before I need to just tune out. Checking this thread dozens of times a day is only making things worse. Yes but on the other hand posts in thread go brr must read
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Kerosene19 posted:Just...... wow. This looks like something the local news crew might be interested in!
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I'm a county employee and one of the higher ups posted a FAQ about getting called in to work as an emergency worker at one of two centers. Theres not going to be any health testing or ppe, just cleaning of surfaces/hand washing and 6 foot social distancing. Its not for sure yet that we'd be getting called in but....yeah... gently caress that
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Shrieking Muppet posted:In the capital region of NY, things are ridiculous lmao
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How the gently caress are we out of tests, didn't the CDC guy say they had millions available almost 4 days ago?
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NihilismNow posted:South Korea appears to have things under control and they seem believable, only a few dozen new cases a day. Taiwan also doesn't seem bad. And Japan though they may be lying because they are still under the illusion there is any way the olympics are still happening this year. I have a friend who is working in Japan and she just saw someone get the poo poo beat out of them for *coughing*.
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I live in Seattle with my immunocompromised type 1 diabetic girlfriend who also has asthma and we live fifteen minutes walking from First Hill where all the coronavirus patients are. I have only left the apartment to get necessities and a couple times to smoke some weed to calm my anxiety over how loving insane this is. We've been self quarantined for 18 days with only me leaving to pick up her insulin and toilet paper and such. 7/11 often has supplies of staples BTW. I got two bags of rice and several packs of TP plus a dozen eggs at my nearest 7/11 when the Safeway and QFC were barren
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ilmucche posted:Apparently in Paris and Lyon the cops have been handing out fines to homeless people for breaking the confinement. Where the gently caress are they supposed to go?
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poverty goat posted:The news is only going to get worse every day for the next 3- 18 months. Dedicate a small piece of the day to getting up to date on the latest virus developments, and then just don't let yourself turn on a news channel or navigate to a news website or anything with a news ticker for the rest of the day. I read the news and maybe watch the latest update from the wise british doctor nurse on youtube in the morning and then that's it for the day if I can help it other than the dank memes and maybe a relevant press conference. Nothing is really happening on an hourly basis, and nothing they say is going to change your plans with regard to sheltering at home- it's just going to make you more depressed and anxious. Do literally anything else. Make bread, wash dogs, cook dumb elaborate food you normally wouldn't bother with, clean your room, learn to knit, read a book, play videogame. Call your family, friends and neighbors and make sure everyone is doing ok. Even day drinking is probably better for your health and well-being than consuming a constant drip of human misery for the next year. I got off of social media as well as limited reading the news to once a day at most because it was straight up messing with me sometime fierce. It's human to want to stay connected and informed but this is such a slow burn that you don't need minute by minute updates.
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Zugzwang posted:The shelter in place order where I live specifically states that homeless people are exempt from having to stay indoors. Which is pretty ridiculous for the reason you mentioned, but at least the cops can’t ticket them for “not staying home.” Apparently the cops in Lyon are denying, wouldn't put it past the cops in Paris because from what I've seen they hate the homeless. I learned to day that the government has updated their rules and going to a run during confinement means not being allowed more than 2km from your home if you're in the country, and 500m in cities. It's wild.
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Whoria Discordia posted:Ugh. My friend has been planning a movie night tonight for months and is determined to go through with it. Do not go under any circumstances. Movie night, are you loving kidding me? Your friend is pressuring you to do stupid bullshit when the entire country should have been buckled down 2 weeks ago. If you have any decency or sympathy for others, you will STAY THE gently caress HOME
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Philthy posted:How the gently caress are we out of tests, didn't the CDC guy say they had millions available almost 4 days ago? They lied.
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Whoria Discordia posted:Ugh. My friend has been planning a movie night tonight for months and is determined to go through with it. That's a no-brainer. Either you don't have it and can easily contract it from one of your friends, or you have it and can easily transmit it to your friends. Encourage your friends not to meet but some people just can't be helped
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QuarkJets posted:They lied. Or rich people stole them all! I can't decide which is more likely.
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BIG-DICK-BUTT-gently caress posted:That's a no-brainer. Either you don't have it and can easily contract it from one of your friends, or you have it and can easily transmit it to your friends.
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DLC Inc posted:If there's one thing I've learned in the midst of this, it's that most apocalyptic takes are pretty wrong. TBH this is an American fantasy ("we need guns to survive the roaming bands of pillagers"). WWII was pretty much the Apocalypse and it wasn't Mad Max
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QuarkJets posted:The treatments with malaria drugs are being trialed in Seattle now so we should have a better idea of the effectiveness in a week or two. Early trials were promising and they could save a lot of lives if they're effective The Chloroquine is a chemical whicj seems to bind to some stuff inside a red blood cell with a malaria parasite in it causing everything to break apart horribly via lysis. And while it's v cool and good to research this type of chemotherapy against covid-19 where it destroys all the lung cells the virus has infected, wouldn't it be more beneficial right now to reduce the infection rates by focusing on the production of an inactivated vaccine via the same method of growing it inside chicken eggs then killing it, as we're been doing with the influenza virus?
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Stocky Manhood posted:Spins, i smoked cigs for maybe 10 years, but you cant keep me off that dank, dank herb, i need it more than ever Ok I honestly think smoking weed is not as bad as smokes *hug* to everyone this is so scary and insane I'm doing ok because I'm so incredibly fortunate to be isolating, I can't believe my mother continues to be as hateful as she's ever been at her worst ever  She literally is in a rage like I created this in a lab It's coo coo
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