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Seems to be a little scuttlebutt about Tennessee getting the shelter in place here pretty soon. May be true, I personally believe so, so wouldnā€™t hurt to make plans accordingly.

Also was just outside with the dog and witnessed an incredible amount of what I assume to be military aircraft. There was a caravan of at least 30, probably many, many more of airplanes flying really high in a single file line. About maybe a mile apart. Was pretty eerie, not gonna lie. Really strange times.
 
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Florida Stanley said:
Seems to be a little scuttlebutt about Tennessee getting the shelter in place here pretty soon. May be true, I personally believe so, so wouldnā€™t hurt to make plans accordingly.

Also was just outside with the dog and witnessed an incredible amount of what I assume to be military aircraft. There was a caravan of at least 30, probably many, many more of airplanes flying really high in a single file line. About maybe a mile apart. Was pretty eerie, not gonna lie. Really strange times.
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Good. I went to a restaurant last night to pick up a take out order. I was amazed at the people sitting at the bar like nothing was going on. Driving home, I noticed many restaurants were still pretty crowded.

Still don't think enough people are taking this serious, at least in East Tennessee. Governor needs to act !!!
 
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vols 30 said:
Good. I went to a restaurant last night to pick up a take out order. I was amazed at the people sitting at the bar like nothing was going on. Driving home, I noticed many restaurants were still pretty crowded.

Still don't think enough people are taking this serious, at least in East Tennessee. Governor needs to act !!!
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People are stupid. Better safe than sorry imo.
 
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Florida Stanley said:
Seems to be a little scuttlebutt about Tennessee getting the shelter in place here pretty soon. May be true, I personally believe so, so wouldnā€™t hurt to make plans accordingly.

Also was just outside with the dog and witnessed an incredible amount of what I assume to be military aircraft. There was a caravan of at least 30, probably many, many more of airplanes flying really high in a single file line. About maybe a mile apart. Was pretty eerie, not gonna lie. Really strange times.
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Yup. Looks like some of the mayors are pleading to do it and trying to convince Gov Lee. I bet it happens
 
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GAVol said:
Seriously... it just doesnā€™t take a lot of effort to avoid getting sick. People are selfish.
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Yup. I was going stir crazy today, so I just drove around for an hour to clear my head and went outside away from people for a little bit. But I didnā€™t stop in a group of people. Itā€™s not hard.
 
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I know there are a few of you guys that are probably a little more ā€œbig pictureā€ financially savvy than me, so Iā€™ll ask this...Are these draconian measures weā€™re taking to keep the death count down (of a largely already at risk subset of the population) worth the long term devastation weā€™re doing to our economic system?

The statistics of how little most Americans have set aside for a rainy day are beyond sobering. Sooooo many people have built a house of cards by living beyond their means that even a couple weeks out of work can put them in a hole they might never be able to dig out of. If weā€™re shut down into the summer, or longer, like some are predicting, I canā€™t even imagine how bad some people will be hurting. I know a $1200 check from Uncle Sam isnā€™t going to solve it.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I know there are a few of you guys that are probably a little more ā€œbig pictureā€ financially savvy than me, so Iā€™ll ask this...Are these draconian measures weā€™re taking to keep the death count down (of a largely already at risk subset of the population) worth the long term devastation weā€™re doing to our economic system?

The statistics of how little most Americans have set aside for a rainy day are beyond sobering. Sooooo many people have built a house of cards by living beyond their means that even a couple weeks out of work can put them in a hole they might never be able to dig out of. If weā€™re shut down into the summer, or longer, like some are predicting, I canā€™t even imagine how bad some people will be hurting. I know a $1200 check from Uncle Sam isnā€™t going to solve it.
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And the problem is that nobody can realistically plan for anything right now, so thereā€™s no choice but to overreact. Letā€™s just hope 2-3 weeks is enough to slow this thing down
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I know there are a few of you guys that are probably a little more ā€œbig pictureā€ financially savvy than me, so Iā€™ll ask this...Are these draconian measures weā€™re taking to keep the death count down (of a largely already at risk subset of the population) worth the long term devastation weā€™re doing to our economic system?

The statistics of how little most Americans have set aside for a rainy day are beyond sobering. Sooooo many people have built a house of cards by living beyond their means that even a couple weeks out of work can put them in a hole they might never be able to dig out of. If weā€™re shut down into the summer, or longer, like some are predicting, I canā€™t even imagine how bad some people will be hurting. I know a $1200 check from Uncle Sam isnā€™t going to solve it.
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Damned if you do, damned if you donā€™t situation
 
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GAVol said:
ThIs going to keep getting worse until thereā€™s some sliver of hope and a timeline. Is not that weā€™re shutdown. Itā€™s that nobody can realistically plan for anything right now, so thereā€™s no choice but to overreact.
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Right. I guess my real question for anyone who really understands economics on a bigger scale is, where do we go a month from now if we find ourselves in a situation where millions, or tens of millions of people arenā€™t able to make their mortgage payments because the government has literally outlawed almost everyone who doesnā€™t have an office job that can done remotely from working?

Obviously the banks can and do survive if a small percentage of people donā€™t pay, but what if 30%, or maybe more, canā€™t? I honestly donā€™t understand the whole system enough to know what happens in a situation like that, and was just curious. Plus when I see stats like ā€œbarely half the country has enough in savings to cover an unexpected $500 expenseā€, it just seems like things could get real bad in a hurry for a lot of people.
 
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