Coronavirus pandemic

[bandit957]

Remdesivir when?

[LM117]

Apparently an engineer tried to ram his train into a hospital ship down in Los Angeles because he was "suspicious"  about the military vessel being present:

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/engineer-tried-crash-train-usns-mercy-los-angeles-233500380--abc-news-topstories.html

To that end the conspiracy crowd has started to pop up again on social media platforms also.  The whole thing about tanks being transported on trains thing is started to crop up again on Facebook as a common example.

One of the comments on that article summed it up perfectly.

I think its safe to say Eduardo Moreno left the tracks long before Mercy sailed in to port.

[US71]

Apparently an engineer tried to ram his train into a hospital ship down in Los Angeles because he was "suspicious"  about the military vessel being present:

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/engineer-tried-crash-train-usns-mercy-los-angeles-233500380--abc-news-topstories.html

To that end the conspiracy crowd has started to pop up again on social media platforms also.  The whole thing about tanks being transported on trains thing is started to crop up again on Facebook as a common example.

One of the comments on that article summed it up perfectly.

I think its safe to say Eduardo Moreno left the tracks long before Mercy sailed in to port.

He was off his trolley?

[Duke87]

I find it assuming they are prohibiting outside visitors, yet they are just free to travel wherever they please. Somebody could easily leave, go to an area with a COVID-19 outbreak, travel back, and start a new internal outbreak.

IMO, if we can't enter, why should they be allowed to leave? Why only one way? They get the ability to travel where they please, meanwhile no outside visitors allowed, even property owners.

They may not legally have the authority to tell residents they can't leave.

But beyond that, it's a question of what is perceived as being the real threat: under ordinary circumstances, the vast majority of people on the roads entering Dare County are visitors. So letting residents only in is still a much lower risk than letting everyone in.

[oscar]

I find it assuming they are prohibiting outside visitors, yet they are just free to travel wherever they please. Somebody could easily leave, go to an area with a COVID-19 outbreak, travel back, and start a new internal outbreak.

IMO, if we can't enter, why should they be allowed to leave? Why only one way? They get the ability to travel where they please, meanwhile no outside visitors allowed, even property owners.

They may not legally have the authority to tell residents they can't leave.

But beyond that, it's a question of what is perceived as being the real threat: under ordinary circumstances, the vast majority of people on the roads entering Dare County are visitors. So letting residents only in is still a much lower risk than letting everyone in.

And conveniently, visitors can't vote in local elections, while residents can.

[vdeane]

Grocery stores are open, not crowded and mostly well-stocked unless you need TP.

Just did groceries tonight.  Shelves are still low but not as bad as they were.  Had to compromise on bread and go to a different store for soup.  The brand of bread I buy seems to get sparser every time I go, which isn't a good sign, especially since other brands have so many slices in a loaf that it would start to go bad before I finished (also, it would be hard to put it in a large freezer bag to keep safe from the ants that once broke into my pantry).

You can just put the loaf of bread straight in the freezer without otherwise rebagging it. That's what I always do.

That's actually what I do for whole loaves when I buy them before I need them (even when I'm not buying groceries days in advance, this happens about 50% of the time; at 2 slices of toast with 2 eggs for breakfast, for every three grocery cycles synced to cartons of eggs I buy 2 loaves of bread, so the first week I start the bread immediately, the second I start it half way through, and the third I don't buy bread*).

*Except for now, because of the scarcity of bread, I'm buying a loaf if I can find what I regularly buy whether it's a week where I need to or not, in case it's missing the following week.

Looks like I forgot the reason I replied in the first place.  Whoops!  To continue, when the loaf is in the freezer, the moisture leaves the bread and condenses on the packaging.  When I have it defrost for the hours leading up to use, the moisture goes back into the bread.  I fear that opening it early and not allowing the defrost process to work its magic, the loaf will dry out.

[1995hoo]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

https://twitter.com/kmov/status/1245323809059753985?s=21

[oscar]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

[Duke87]

Looks like I forgot the reason I replied in the first place.  Whoops!  To continue, when the loaf is in the freezer, the moisture leaves the bread and condenses on the packaging.  When I have it defrost for the hours leading up to use, the moisture goes back into the bread.  I fear that opening it early and not allowing the defrost process to work its magic, the loaf will dry out.

I just take two slices out of the freezer and throw them straight in the toaster. Works fine.

[Max Rockatansky]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

Single ply is still better than splintered.  I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide. 

[kalvado]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

Single ply is still better than splintered.  I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide.

i am not sure I want to enter any bathroom outside of my home these days.... Other than no wash hands, maybe.

[Max Rockatansky]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

Single ply is still better than splintered.  I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide.

i am not sure I want to enter any bathroom outside of my home these days.... Other than no wash hands, maybe.

I haven't missed a single day of work (out of necessity) since I got back from Mexico and walk around an environment that takes me by at least 50-100 people a day.  For the most part there are far less crowds out in public and people are far more worried about germs than ever before.  To that end I'm finding public bathroom cleanings are occurring almost 1-3 hours everywhere I go. 

[nexus73]

Looks like I forgot the reason I replied in the first place.  Whoops!  To continue, when the loaf is in the freezer, the moisture leaves the bread and condenses on the packaging.  When I have it defrost for the hours leading up to use, the moisture goes back into the bread.  I fear that opening it early and not allowing the defrost process to work its magic, the loaf will dry out.

I just take two slices out of the freezer and throw them straight in the toaster. Works fine.

You can also microwave frozen breads to thaw them out.  I use this trick on non-frozen breads and pastries to make them have a measure of "freshness".  15 seconds does the trick!

Rick

[Brandon]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

Single ply is still better than splintered.  I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide. 

Like this: https://www.thetrucker.com/trucking-news/the-nation/toilet-paper-bandits-strike-rest-stops-along-i-80-in-nebraska

[jeffandnicole]

Growing up my family bought several loafs of bread at one time, then put most of them in the extra freezer we had in the basement.  We'd thaw them out when we were low on the current loaf.  I never noticed any issue.  I've never done that as an adult though.

We also never bought Wonder Bread.  That sticks in my mind also, probably because of the multi-colored packaging when I was a kid.

[1995hoo]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

Single ply is still better than splintered.  I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide. 

[Max Rockatansky]

Tragedy strikes in Texas.

The toilet paper was all huge rolls designed for dispensers in business restrooms, not like what we'd use at home.

Single ply is still better than splintered.  I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide. 

That's what happens when you don't have a square to spare. 

[nexus73]

Growing up my family bought several loafs of bread at one time, then put most of them in the extra freezer we had in the basement.  We'd thaw them out when we were low on the current loaf.  I never noticed any issue.  I've never done that as an adult though.

We also never bought Wonder Bread.  That sticks in my mind also, probably because of the multi-colored packaging when I was a kid.

Bread in our family's freezer for six months was still good.  Amazing isn't it?

Rick

[kalvado]

Growing up my family bought several loafs of bread at one time, then put most of them in the extra freezer we had in the basement.  We'd thaw them out when we were low on the current loaf.  I never noticed any issue.  I've never done that as an adult though.

We also never bought Wonder Bread.  That sticks in my mind also, probably because of the multi-colored packaging when I was a kid.

Bread in our family's freezer for six months was still good.  Amazing isn't it?

Rick

I am emptying the fridge - there is too much food frozen and never retrieved.. The other day some chicken breast with 2017 label went onto the grill... 

[J N Winkler]

One way to solve the bread problem is simply not to eat it in the first place.  This can be very helpful in preventing unwanted weight gain.

So far we have been able to remain stocked on a one-week cycle, though we have had a few issues:

*  We normally buy 14.5-oz cans of diced tomato but have had to settle for the 28-oz size.

*  Last week there were only two baking potatoes left in the bin, both with mold.

*  Fresh bagged carrots have been running low for several weeks now.  At our usual supermarket I have not been able to buy 2-lb bags for three weeks running, and last weekend I had to make do with three 1-lb bags (usually I buy 4 lb a week).

[webny99]

I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide.

I think anyone that was minded to steal toilet paper was already doing it before COVID-19.

[Max Rockatansky]

I'm surprised people aren't raiding the bathrooms of stores and offices nationwide.

I think anyone that was minded to steal toilet paper was already doing it before COVID-19.

Yeah but what I can tell you from catching people stealing for 19 years is that people will take things for resale if there is an opportunity.  It seems like most retails are putting measures in for crowd control which is a deterrent to that kind of thing.  That still leaves places like public restrooms open (as described above on I-80) to get hit if they easily accessible.  There was people putting things like toilet paper on eBay almost the day the panic started nationwide.  If that isn't being sold for a considerable markup then there is a strong chance the items are stolen.

[LM117]

I had to go pick up a prescription today and noticed two things:

1.) People around here can't social distance for shit.

2.) Apparently, many think the stay-at-home order was just a friendly suggestion. I haven't noticed any difference in traffic.

[Bruce]

Today's rush hour in Seattle

https://twitter.com/Seattle2019nCov/status/1246203861213147136

Bus ridership is also way down, with some commuter routes down 90 percent (Community Transit's 400/800 series).

[tdindy88]

This kind of makes me wonder, will we ever see the heavy traffic on the highways again? Or even heavy ridership on public transit. I'm hopeful that things return to what they were in some fashion in the future, but could enough things become permanent (such as working at home) that may make heavy rushes into a city center less necessary?