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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #425 on: March 06, 2020, 12:52:31 PM »
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #426 on: March 06, 2020, 12:55:12 PM »
Question on the composition of sanitizer:

I've carried a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car for a couple of years or more. After a few months, the stuff loses its viscosity -- no longer dispenses like a gel, it comes out as a runny liquid. A lot like alcohol, in fact, and it smells like alcohol. Is it still viable hand sanitizer after it has lost it's gel-ness, or do I need to replace it?

The active ingredient, the ethyl or isopropyl alcohol is still good even after the changes in viscosity.  So you can continue to use it for the sanitizing effect.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #427 on: March 06, 2020, 02:29:26 PM »
I locked the other two corona threads, as this one seems to be pretty much parallel to those.  Putting this one on sticky for now, too.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #428 on: March 06, 2020, 03:58:48 PM »
I locked the other two corona threads, as this one seems to be pretty much parallel to those.  Putting this one on sticky for now, too.

Just a note that people were probably posting in the other threads because most people don't even check out the stickies and go straight to the non-stickied threads.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #429 on: March 06, 2020, 04:49:58 PM »
Just a note that people were probably posting in the other threads because most people don't even check out the stickies and go straight to the non-stickied threads.

Actually might explain why the one stopped getting comments...
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #431 on: March 06, 2020, 06:59:13 PM »
Priorities:

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Will-the-Porn-Industry-Be-Disrupted-by-15111112.php

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #432 on: March 06, 2020, 08:27:26 PM »
The local Walmart, (in a town < 4k pop.), still has at least 80% toilet paper & paper towels stocked & the canned food aisles are full.  On the other hand, the hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes, bleach, & most cleansers are wiped out.  Also no masks, and a few customers have been asking for Tyvek coveralls.

Folks around here, for the most part, don't have to stock up now, they already have/do.  Seems like they're taking the cleanliness part seriously.

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #433 on: March 06, 2020, 08:41:39 PM »
Trumpvirus in Ky
No not the gel, the state

Kentucky governor confirms first case of coronavirus
https://www.wdrb.com/news/kentucky-governor-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus/article_22d27024-5ff3-11ea-8635-cff06a843010.html
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #434 on: March 06, 2020, 08:50:03 PM »
So is this seriously a "thing?"

I'm astounded by the volume of headlines on Drudge about it and you guys seem to discuss it at greater post velocity than certain other "Threads" around here.

But I don't see anything in public indicating any kind of preoccupation by anyone else.

Granted, I work from home 4/5 days and my 1 office day is in a software dev shop populated largely by introverts.

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #435 on: March 06, 2020, 09:22:27 PM »

But I don't see anything in public indicating any kind of preoccupation by anyone else.

I reckon the empty shelves in the larger cities means somebody else is pre-occupied (or at least being scared by the MSM). :)
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #436 on: March 06, 2020, 09:27:06 PM »
So is this seriously a "thing?"

I'm astounded by the volume of headlines on Drudge about it and you guys seem to discuss it at greater post velocity than certain other "Threads" around here.

But I don't see anything in public indicating any kind of preoccupation by anyone else.

Granted, I work from home 4/5 days and my 1 office day is in a software dev shop populated largely by introverts.



I think the virus itself is less of a thing than what it's likely to do to the economy, at least in the near term.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #437 on: March 06, 2020, 11:16:53 PM »
Larry Kudlow says to avoid Seattle:  https://www.kuow.org/stories/avoid-seattle-trump-s-top-economic-advisor-says

Well that's just good advice generally.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #438 on: March 07, 2020, 02:19:46 AM »
I think the virus itself is less of a thing than what it's likely to do to the economy, at least in the near term.
Lots of trade shows, festivals and sports events are being cancelled. Japan is even considering cancelling the Olympic Games. Travelling is going down, prices are being dumped. Spoke to a guy over here who said his brother had bought a ticket to Vietnam for less than $100 equivalent.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #439 on: March 07, 2020, 07:30:26 AM »
So is this seriously a "thing?"

I'm astounded by the volume of headlines on Drudge about it and you guys seem to discuss it at greater post velocity than certain other "Threads" around here.

But I don't see anything in public indicating any kind of preoccupation by anyone else.

Granted, I work from home 4/5 days and my 1 office day is in a software dev shop populated largely by introverts.



It is a thing.  It has a mortality rate 10x higher than the flu, and a much higher rate of acute sickness caused by it. 
Beyond the real dangers of the kung-flu itself, it's probably pushing the world into global recession.  Just enough spread of it could cause major economic damage.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #440 on: March 07, 2020, 08:51:43 AM »
Sam's Club in Louisville cleaned out of paper towels and TP, very low on water. Didn't check anything else, grabbed the furnace filters I went in for and left.

Hmmm, furnace filters......
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #441 on: March 07, 2020, 09:01:15 AM »
So is this seriously a "thing?"

Getting sick doesn't concern me that much.  My family and I are healthy enough to handle it.  I'm more concerned about the effect wide spread sickness will have on goods, services, and the economy.  Covid-19 will do much more damage that way than through actual death.
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« Reply #442 on: March 07, 2020, 09:05:49 AM »
I'm definitely seeing an urban/rural divide in panic buying. While out and about yesterday, I stopped in the little grocery store the next town over on my way home for the couple of items I needed just for curiosity. Like my little store, they were pretty much fully stocked. I couldn't find where the hand sanitizer was, so don't know if that was sold out, but everything else looked to be stocked in normal quantities. Meanwhile the Costcos here continue to get sold out of TP and water every day.

So it's seeming more and more like people in rural areas are just going about their daily business because they already have emergency supplies, and people in the cities are making runs on stuff that they otherwise would just conveniently grab on their way home from work. Though certainly some rural residents may be driving to the Costcos and Walmarts for cheap bulk purchasing. Certainly those are the places I go when I need to restock. While the panic buying is a bit annoying, at least a lot of these people might actually be getting into the mindset to keep at least a few days of supplies around all the time, which would be a good thing.

I checked into my old local rag in Santa Barbara this morning, and saw an article on how Trader Joe's was sold out of TP. Because when pseudo-intellectual commie pinko hippies need to make a panic run for emergency supplies, Trader Joe's is their first stop.  :rofl:
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #443 on: March 07, 2020, 09:10:22 AM »
Because only Trader Joe's and Whole Foods have the proper toilet paper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRlBtabKRFM
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #444 on: March 07, 2020, 09:14:00 AM »
Because on Trader Joe's and Whole Foods have the proper toilet paper.

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

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« Reply #445 on: March 07, 2020, 09:22:07 AM »
Getting sick doesn't concern me that much.  My family and I are healthy enough to handle it.  I'm more concerned about the effect wide spread sickness will have on goods, services, and the economy.  Covid-19 will do much more damage that way than through actual death.

Almost certainly these "unintended consequences" will be hitting us for some time to come. I don't expect some of the more serious economic hits to take place until 2nd quarter results from multi-nationals are released.

Also just overblown government reaction and spending. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently this $8 billion response plan Trump just signed is full of "Christmas presents" via Nancy Pelosi, so I assume a good portion of the dough has nothing to do with response.

I also saw that Governor Newsom in CA is requiring all private insurers in the state to provide "free" coronavirus services; employers to provide workers comp, disability, and a host of other services for anyone infected (apparently young and healthy people as well). Meanwhile many ports in CA (including Santa Barbara - another local story I read from there) continue to allow cruise ships to dock and disembark tourists because they don't want local businesses to take an economic hit. Seem to be diametrically opposed responses.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #446 on: March 07, 2020, 09:27:33 AM »
Does the Governor have the authority to force private companies to do all of that?
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #447 on: March 07, 2020, 09:45:13 AM »
Beyond the real dangers of the kung-flu itself, it's probably pushing the world into global recession.  Just enough spread of it could cause major economic damage.

And the scary part is many dems almost seem to be giddy over the prospect hoping it will bring Trump down. 2008 redux.
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« Reply #448 on: March 07, 2020, 10:08:23 AM »
Does the Governor have the authority to force private companies to do all of that?

Don't know, but here's the story:

https://www.independent.com/2020/03/05/california-requires-free-covid-19-testing/
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #449 on: March 07, 2020, 10:24:19 AM »
The Pope is changing things up a bit

Pope to give next 2 public blessings via video to prevent spread of coronavirus
https://www.wave3.com/2020/03/07/pope-give-next-public-blessings-via-video-prevent-spread-coronavirus/
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