COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[K Frame]

Looks like the Treasury is extending tax season by 90 days.

Doesn't matter to me, I filed 2 weeks ago and should have both refunds by tomorrow.

[brimic]

Looks like the Treasury is extending tax season by 90 days.

Doesn't matter to me, I filed 2 weeks ago and should have both refunds by tomorrow.

This is good news for me. Going through a divorce, have no-contact with wife, tax deadline was another stresser in my life that I don't want to deal with.

[Perd Hapley]

The Wuhan epidemic anthem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZGahvrep3o

[zxcvbob]

Iowa is pretty much shut down. Schools are closed until mid April, bars and eat in restaurants closed until the end of the March.

This sucks.

How about used car dealers?  I was planning to drive thru there in a few days on my way home to look at a truck (near Coon Rapids, IA)  https://www.exiraauto.com/used-2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-reg-cab-4y4-v5168108.html

[brimic]

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/covid-19-cases-soar-deaths-top-2-500-in-italy/1769626

That's nudging up on a 10% death rate, and most people haven't recovered yet.

What's more, that number of deaths is comparable to what China was reporting for months, which only further proves that the Chinese have indeed been lying about this (shocker, eh?)

[brimic]

Xi visits all 15 people left in Wuhan City...  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/world/asia/coronavirus-china-xi-jinping.html

[charby]

How about used car dealers?  I was planning to drive thru there in a few days on my way home to look at a truck (near Coon Rapids, IA)  https://www.exiraauto.com/used-2012-chevrolet-silverado-1500-reg-cab-4y4-v5168108.html

Call first, all I can say

[cordex]

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/covid-19-cases-soar-deaths-top-2-500-in-italy/1769626

That's nudging up on a 10% death rate, and most people haven't recovered yet.

What's more, that number of deaths is comparable to what China was reporting for months, which only further proves that the Chinese have indeed been lying about this (shocker, eh?)

So Italy has universal testing now?

[Boomhauer]

As expected SC governor has ordered all bars and restaurants and so on closed (except
for takeout/delivery)

He is requesting store to put limits on items and allow special hours for senior citizens only and encouraging those able to work from home to do so/be allowed to do so.

This is going to be a huge hit to our state economy because tourist season was about to open with spring break. I don’t think we have faced  something with such economic impact since WWII. It’s unprecedented and it’s going to be wild

[Boomhauer]

I’m going to make a prediction..in two months I won’t have a job...

[Jamisjockey]

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-in-chicago-air-traffic-workers-at-midway-airport-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

[Jamisjockey]

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/covid-19-cases-soar-deaths-top-2-500-in-italy/1769626

That's nudging up on a 10% death rate, and most people haven't recovered yet.

What's more, that number of deaths is comparable to what China was reporting for months, which only further proves that the Chinese have indeed been lying about this (shocker, eh?)

1) Higher per capita average age.
2) Their health care system in the primary area being affected is overwhelmed. Doctors are triaging the worst cases and letting people die.

I was doing some more reading on Korea and why they only hit a .6 and snuffed the spread so fast.
So most of the cases were in that christian cult.  And a large number of them were under 40.

[cordex]

I don't think all that many people got a lot of supplies.  As with most hoarding events a few did, but they were buying a bunch if not to depletion.  The next people saw low stock and bought what was left and then a bunch of other stuff.  There are plenty of people out there who don't have a lot of staples and weren't able to buy them.  They won't starve - plenty of calories are still available - but they aren't able to buy what they want or as cheaply as they want, so when they see a staple they'll buy more than usual which will push this on even longer.

Based on what I'm seeing in my area I think it's going to be a good bit until stores can keep staples on the shelf.  It's a psychological thing, not necessity.  Even if folks already have a gallon of milk in the fridge they will remember when the shelves were completely empty and will be tempted to buy another gallon just in case, which means less milk for the next guy.  The solution to that is going to be supply-side flooding.  When people start to see full shelves for a few visits running then they'll calm down.

Had to pick up a prescription (in my state) and I may have been wrong. They had purchase limits but some staples were restocked. Still a lot of empty shelves but seemed a little better (in my area).

[RoadKingLarry]

Tulsa is shutting down all dine-in bar and restaurant operations as of midnight tonight. the Indian casinos are closing their doors.
I'm still at the point where I am more concerned with people idiots going out of their way to cause trouble than I am with the virus pandemic.

[Ben]

Only in California: Cannabis sales are way up, including doorstep delivery.

https://www.independent.com/2020/03/17/cannabis-sales-surge-under-covid-19/

[Boomhauer]

Groceries weren’t bad today so long as you weren’t buying chicken, rice, or bread (bakery section still had loaf French and Italian)

[Doggy Daddy]

Guy just came out of Green Valley Ranch and told me the governor's shut down all casinos in Vegas. I assume that also means all of Nevada.

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[WLJ]

Got an e-mail from Costco saying they're going to limit the number of people at one time in their stores. No mention of what the limit would be.

[Ben]

Now the commies in congress want to make canceling all student debt part of the virus response package. This whole response bill is nothing but a vehicle for free stuff. I'm wondering if even 10% of it is operational funding for virus response. I'd be pretty happy to see a tactical nuke hit DC right about now.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pressley-warren-say-next-coronavirus-spending-package-should-include-student-debt-cancellation

[230RN]

CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) is saying back ground checks have doubled (but I missed the time period.)

People are speculating why.  Har-har-har.

Ski areas are closed, "Authorities" are speculating that this may make more idjits people ski in prohibited areas, are offering the usual advice about skiing buddies, comm devices, etc.  Reports from surviving victims of avalanches are that the most horrifying thing, even if you have a pocket of air, is there's no way to tell which way is up.

[WLJ]

Going to start being a buffet for criminals

Police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday suspended arrests for what they consider to be low-level offenses and violations late in the day.

The Fraternal Order of Police announced that they would not be making arrests for vandalism, prostitution, narcotics offenses, burglary, theft, economic fraud, stolen cars, and outstanding bench warrants following the closure of Philadelphia courts until at least April 1.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elliebufkin/2020/03/17/philadelphia-suspends-low-level-arrests-amid-concern-over-wuhan-virus-n2565153

[Ben]

From one of the gun stores here. I particularly note that they said background checks are lagging. With a CCW permit you can skip the background check in Idaho, but I again wonder how these purchase delays sit with people. Especially people in favor of waiting periods, etc. You know there have to be some liberals contributing to this run on guns and ammo.

Retail Stores: currently we are taking precautions in our retail store locations, and at this time retail stores are open. Phone lines were unable to be answered due to the huge influx of customers, so we have temporarily disabled them.  We are trying to respond to emails related to store backorders, but all employees are trying their best to help in-store customers, restock, and clean.  Product, especially ammo, is moving off the shelves at a very rapid rate, and we are doing our best to stay as stocked as possible.  There are long lines at registers, we apologize for that and are working to fix it, but to get new registers up and running and new employees trained won't help us in the short term.   Also, government background check systems are overloaded, and approvals are coming back very slowly.  This is out of our control.  If you need to, you can place your gun on a layaway and come back later or on a following day.

Ranges:  ranges are open as normal and operating with normal business hours.

Internet Orders:  product is disappearing at an extremely rapid rate, and we are doing our best to grab as much product for our customers as possible; however, in times of crises we cannot guarantee that we will be able to fill every order.   Apologies if this happens to you.  Our computer systems update from suppliers every few minutes, but product can disappear before we have a chance to react.   Leadtimes may be extended past the time that you are initially quoted.  Again, this is due to supply disruption.  It is possible that if our suppliers stop shipping product, that we may have to put outstanding orders on a temporary hold, until the situation resolves itself.  You will be notified if this occurs.  Again, we try to plan ahead for these types of events, but this situation is affecting the entire supply chain. Phones are currently disabled as we don't have the manpower to process orders, move product, and answer phones-- you will still be able to contact us via email and we will strive to get back with you as soon as possible.

[makattak]

My wife just had a wedding gig in May cancelled since the groom and most of the family won't be allowed to fly in...

First personal financial hit we've taken. (And it's nothing compared to most small businesses- we don't rely on her earnings. They're just nice to have.)

[sumpnz]

Looks like the Treasury is extending tax season by 90 days.

Doesn't matter to me, I filed 2 weeks ago and should have both refunds by tomorrow.

Finally got around to filing last night.  Wonder how long it will take to get the refund.

[Nick1911]

Looks like the Treasury is extending tax season by 90 days.

Doesn't matter to me, I filed 2 weeks ago and should have both refunds by tomorrow.

Sweet, I can hold onto my 5 grand for another three months!