so there are no shortages of any kind thankfully and all the rich people are taking it seriously.
Here in the FL property, we’re still operating under “Business as usual”.
Stores look like Venezuela when it comes to ground meat and toilet paper.
Employee: *Literally blown in half with malaria, cancer and a Xenomorph*Company: "You're still coming to work right"Meme Flu: *Less than 2% mortality rate*Company: "Work machine canceled"
Why did the WHO only just label it a pandemic a few days ago? I had thought it had been considered a pandemic for over a month now.
but I hear that corona is now capable of making the jump to dogs
Quote from: CMD.exe on March 13, 2020, 04:09:29 PMEmployee: *Literally blown in half with malaria, cancer and a Xenomorph*Company: "You're still coming to work right"Meme Flu: *Less than 2% mortality rate*Company: "Work machine canceled"The issue with this flu isn't the mortality rate, it's the fact that it's apparently so highly infectious and adaptable. I don't know if the rumors are true, but I hear that corona is now capable of making the jump to dogs, therefore enabling them to be carriers(if the rumors and talk is true at least)The problem with viruses is that they mutate constantly. While the mortality rate of corona isn't really something to write home about, imagine what would happen if it developed a new strain that had a higher mortality rate and retained it's highly infectious qualities? We'd be looking at spanish flu all over again.If anything, this whole charade is a warning that nobody really takes the threat of viruses seriously and nor do we have remotely near enough effective systems in place to deal with what's otherwise an evolutionary war that we're on the losing side of. Nevermind that, the work machine is taking hits mainly because of the stock market right now.
Can someone tell me why people are panic buying toilet roll? The virus doesn't even give you the shits.Is it because of some misinformed boomer Facebook post that's been making the rounds?
Quote from: E on March 14, 2020, 02:01:24 PMQuote from: CMD.exe on March 13, 2020, 04:09:29 PMEmployee: *Literally blown in half with malaria, cancer and a Xenomorph*Company: "You're still coming to work right"Meme Flu: *Less than 2% mortality rate*Company: "Work machine canceled"The issue with this flu isn't the mortality rate, it's the fact that it's apparently so highly infectious and adaptable. I don't know if the rumors are true, but I hear that corona is now capable of making the jump to dogs, therefore enabling them to be carriers(if the rumors and talk is true at least)The problem with viruses is that they mutate constantly. While the mortality rate of corona isn't really something to write home about, imagine what would happen if it developed a new strain that had a higher mortality rate and retained it's highly infectious qualities? We'd be looking at spanish flu all over again.If anything, this whole charade is a warning that nobody really takes the threat of viruses seriously and nor do we have remotely near enough effective systems in place to deal with what's otherwise an evolutionary war that we're on the losing side of. Nevermind that, the work machine is taking hits mainly because of the stock market right now.The problem with Corona is its low mortality rate - no one dies so they walk around spreading it to everyone else. The only non-spreaders are the risk groups of 60+ people.There are benefits of course to wiping out a bunch of boomers that are most likely hogging up property, but these people are someones relatives and loved ones too. This panic is really about protecting those that are vulnerable.
Quote from: Mordo on March 16, 2020, 11:06:27 AMCan someone tell me why people are panic buying toilet roll? The virus doesn't even give you the shits.Is it because of some misinformed boomer Facebook post that's been making the rounds?so that people don't run out in the event of a quarantineor at least, that's the idea
I work in a grocery store and what baffles me is that it's just mainly toilet paper that's flooding out. Some people are buying food of course, but I see more stocking up in paper. Honestly, I'd think having food stocks would be a bigger priority than paper. And like what was talked about above in another post, I had a discussion with another employee over all the idiotic/shitty stuff people are doing. The non-sick can potentially be worse than those who are simply because sick people don't riot and loot stores. They kindly die off at home. I work in an alcohol vendor too. It's another layer of funny to see people stock on up on booze, and honestly kind of sad.