Latest Coronavirus - Yikes

[37L1]

Costco Knoxville this morning at 9 AM, 30 minutes before opening.

We usually go early on Saturday mornings because it is usually a pretty sparse crowd at that time.

Not today. At about 9:05, an employee comes out and announces that they are all out of toilet paper and all paper products. They do not anticipate getting restocked until at least Wednesday.

Once in, we also found that they have been out of potatoes since yesterday. "Caucasians/white folks" were buying 50lb bags of rice, which seemed at bit "unusual." I've never seen anything like this outside of a disaster like a hurricane or after an earthquake. I guess, as a nation, we believe we are having one now.

I have several emotions going on, competeing with each other. A combination of sad and disgust, is about the best I can do to describe it.

Stop Panic Buying!

 

[volbeast33]

This isn't true. There's video of China piling up kids on a tarp in this thread.

If that video was real..... there has been no reports of young children dying in china

 

[Rickyvol77]

Panic led by media? That's just stupid. The media didn't cancel sporting events. Businessmen did.

I think it’s fair to say that if the media hadn’t been leading panic, they wouldn’t have

 

[UT_VOLS13]

If that video was real..... there has been no reports of young children dying in china

Do you think China would let it be known that children were dying?

 

[Hayezb]

Verizon is about close all their stores and you can expect other companies to start doing the same thing.

I'm scheduled to fly to Denver tmrw afternoon for a week.. is it worth risking getting stuck out there?

 

[Zues1]

Costco Knoxville this morning at 9 AM, 30 minutes before opening.

We usually go early on Saturday mornings because it is usually a pretty sparse crowd at that time.

Not today. At about 9:05, an employee comes out and announces that they are all out of toilet paper and all paper products. They do not anticipate getting restocked until at least Wednesday.

Once in, we also found that they have been out of potatoes since yesterday. "Caucasians/white folks" were buying 50lb bags of rice, which seemed at bit "unusual." I've never seen anything like this outside of a disaster like a hurricane or after an earthquake. I guess, as a nation, we believe we are having one now.

I have several emotions going on, competeing with each other. A combination of sad and disgust, is about the best I can do to describe it.

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Was it Uncle Ben's rice ?

 

[Smokey'sHandler]

I hope Trump wins this one.

Luther: The winner on this one is all of those in the US in the world once we curb this thing and minimize it. The hope of this happening needs to come irregardless of politics and who we like/don’t like.

 

[hUTch2002]

I can tell you that if you have an employee working in NY or IL and they get sick WC will be required to pay. Been through that crap, one employee had a heart attack in NY off duty in hotel and another got sick (bad flu or something) while working outside of Chicago and our WC has to pick up the tab for both.

True, states run the show when it comes to WC. FL was the first state to weigh in on a CV case and the general tone was that coverage could apply but it just depends on the situation.

 

[volbeast33]

Do you think China would let it be known that children were dying?

Nope nor do I trust the sources of these random videos that are being posted..... the virus has spread enough now that if young children are dying that it surely would be reported by someone.

 

[lawgator1]

It may seem petty-- it does to me -- but I find it hard to take the Surgeon General seriously due to the lisp.

 

[37L1]

Was it Uncle Ben's rice ?

I doubt it, it was in the big old sacks but since I didn't buy any, my attention wasn't that focused. I just watched them wrestle the bags into their buggy.

Yes, I said bags, plural.

 

[37L1]

It may seem petty-- it does to me -- but I find it hard to take the Surgeon General seriously due to the lisp.

So you know why there is a problem with Pelosi.

It ain't just the blabbering nonsense either.

 

[luthervol]

Luther: The winner on this one is all of those in the US in the world once we curb this thing and minimize it. The hope of this happening needs to come irregardless of politics and who we like/don’t like.

That's pretty much exactly what I was implying.
My only hope at this point is a return to normal as quickly as possible and with as little death and misery as possible.
The blame/credit game is secondary.
Everyone I know has already been directly and negatively impacted.

 

[lawgator1]

So you know why there is a problem with Pelosi.

It ain't just the blabbering nonsense either.

He's not really a political figure. I just meant as a physician, much less the head one.

 

[37L1]

He's not really a political figure. I just meant as a physician, much less the head one.

What difference, at this point, does it make?

 

[hUTch2002]

I agree with all except that I differ on why he is doing this. I do not for one second believe its because he has a clue what he's talking about. It is solely because he refuses to acknowledge, much less deal with, difficult news.

You’re right. Trump has become a globally recognized individual, starred in a TV show, owns property all over the world, became POTUS, raised children, and more and he did all of this without being able to handle difficult news. I’m sure everything in his life was accomplished through sheer luck and everything always went perfectly smooth with no bumps in the road. You nailed it.

 

[Purple Tiger]

You all should just come out and say what you want to say

That is what I wanted to say. We know he has been exposed to COVID through the Brazilian guy.

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Washington state nursing home sees nearly 50 employees test positive for coronavirus

 

[Purple Tiger]

I think it’s fair to say that if the media hadn’t been leading panic, they wouldn’t have

The only panic I currenly see is from the dumbasses buying out toilet paper.

 

[ClearwaterVol]

The media led panic caused them to be scared. I’m not scared to say it, this is media led crap mainly in hopes to cause a recession

And a bunch of yahoos on a message board are smarter than a bunch of billionaire business owners. Ok

 

[volsarelife1]

I dont like liars, thieves, or people don't take responsibility. He embodies all 3.

So you don't like any democrat either

 

[Wireless1]

Verizon is about close all their stores and you can expect other companies to start doing the same thing.

I'm scheduled to fly to Denver tmrw afternoon for a week.. is it worth risking getting stuck out there?

Don’t turn in your rental car.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

U.S. Southern Border Flooded with Nationals from Coronavirus Countries

The United States’ borders have been flooded with thousands of foreign nationals arriving from countries affected by the Wuhan, China-originated coronavirus.

While the U.S. tries to contain the spread of the coronavirus — with leading medical experts blaming international travel and migration for much of the outbreak — nearly 151,000 border crossers and illegal aliens have been apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border since October 2019 from 72 affected countries, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data reveals.

Since October, for example, 1,657 Chinese nationals have been apprehended at the southern border. About 341 of these Chinese nationals sought to enter the U.S. illegally just within the last few months.

DHS data finds that Chinese nationals are continuing to arrive at the southern border, with about six being apprehended within the last couple of days. There are now close to 81,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in China and 3,180 deaths.

U.S. Borders Flooded with Foreign Nationals from Coronavirus Countries

 

[hUTch2002]

I spent hours yesterday on Youtube just to get away from this hell hole for awhile....I feel better too.
I watched old "The Tonight Show" w/Johnny Carson clips & "Family Feud" w/Steve Harvey....laughed my ass off.

Have you seen the Family Feud where the family had to guess a word that follows “Pork”? I was laughing so hard I was crying.

 

[SamRebel35]

Have you seen the Family Feud where the family had to guess a word that follows “Pork”? I was laughing so hard I was crying.

Pork "upine"