Corona Virus # 3

[5030]

I was reading an interview with a canadian toilet paper company exec today. She said there is no shortage in their supply chain. They have plenty of raw materials. They're making plenty. They ship it out daily. It's hoarding at the stores.

Out here in God's country, there are plenty of shelled corn cobs laying around. You can use them to wipe with in a pinch....:thumbsup:

 

[5030]

Some good news, new cases and deaths are slowing down to a trickle in China. But it is raging like a wildfire in Europe, especially Italy.

I wonder how that will impact FCA. Remember Dodge Ram Chrysler is now Italian owned (FCA). Read somewhere that Italy is on a 100% lock down, true or false, I don't know.

 

[goeduck]

In the little town I live close to (7 miles) we have 1 larger grocery store (Safeway) it is fully stocked with TP, of course they probably don't have as much a need for it in Portland 35-40 miles away they poop in the streets :laughing:.

and in Seattle!!

 

[goeduck]

Some of the things I get, but the run on toilet paper is dumbfounding.

Trees are budding out here, so soon we should be all set with leaves if we run out of TP :thumbsup:

 

[newbury]

Well the dow futures are down over 1,000 again.
Mississippi announced we have 0 confirmed cases and have tested over 35 people.
No test, no problem.

 

[rswyan]

Well the dow futures are down over 1,000 again.
Mississippi announced we have 0 confirmed cases and have tested over 35 people.
No test, no problem.

US stock futures fall after Trump suspends travel between the US and Europe - CNN

 

[goeduck]

We had long conversations about 85 year old hip replacements covered in USA routinely and not so much there

If I had a hip replacement, I would want a newer one than that!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Hordes of starving monkeys seen storming empty streets in Thailand as tourists stay away - Daily Star

I never thought of many of the COVID-19 side effects. This effectively has shut down business world wide.

 

[AllByteNoBark]

Outside of the 20% or so that it hits hard health wise I do think the side effects will be the worst portion for most people.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

IMO, the 6' that they say to stay away from someone possibly infected, is maybe if you're upwind.

We do experiments at work that involve these 3 areas of expertise...Laminar airflow, mist flow involving respirators, and we have a small, low speed clear wind tunnel.

IMO, if you are in a long hallway or corridor, depending on the HVAC design, and someone who has it sneezes or coughs, You are going to be breathing in some micro droplets. The micro droplets do not drop out of the air that fast. Think fog. It takes fog a while to dry/settle/disperse.