Corona Virus #4

[ultrarunner]

If the stores can't manage it themselves they need a law to fall back on as soon as the panic buying starts.

That is exactly what happened at the local Costco yesterday... SLPD called out for crowd control

That said... this is earthquake country and ever since I can remember a stocked pantry is a key part of being prepared

 

[dragoneggs]

France shutting down all non essential stores, restaurants, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...-latest-news/#link-TRTHKFHUGJENHOCDIY2NYPWW3U

 

[Big Barn]

The first wave or cycle was very mild then the second round came in it could kill healthy young adults in hours.

Speaking for myself ONLY of course but I would be fine with that.

 

[hawkeye08]

We have a vacation coming up in April on the Oregon coast.. not sure if we will be able to go if they are going to shut down interstate travel, especially if we are going from Washington to Oregon...

 

[California]

Just heard that the school my son in law teaches at is closing for a month, teachers have to go in and try and provide online education,
trouble is that there are still many folk in this area that do not have hi speed internet. And many homes have no or minimal cell service.

Older Daughter wanted a career change so she went back to school for a Teaching Credential a couple of years ago. It was just plain scary trying to help her prepare any sort of computer-based instruction for her own students in a manner that would earn her a fair grade from her own grad-school instructors.

She and her fellow students often couldn't make use of what their professors provided to them. First barrier was the faculty had always lived withing the closed world of Macs and refused to offer any help to PC users who couldn't read the Mac-based online instruction, tests, links to other sources, everything. And the professors couldn't view what these students prepared on their own PC's, or they considered anything non-Mac so alien that it wasn't considered first-rate work.

These Credential-school grad students were mostly recent BA graduates and had used PC's for years, now they were being told to come on campus and use the Mac's in the computer lab if they wanted to earn a good grade.

I helped daughter with several work-arounds (rtf for example) to produce work acceptable to get good grades but it was a PIA.

What I'm getting at is, I doubt that many mid-career elementary school teachers have the expertise or hardware for preparing online coursework, or any concept of making it readable to PC / tablet / phone owners.

 

[5030]

We have a vacation coming up in April on the Oregon coast.. not sure if we will be able to go if they are going to shut down interstate travel, especially if we are going from Washington to Oregon...

Think I'd vacation at home and stay safe and healthy. I know we might use out RV this summer but it will be 'backyard' camping. Travelling puts you at as much higher risk for contact with infected people who may or may not know they are...

 

[California]

I mentioned Coronavirus in backwater Ecuador a few posts back. I just heard Ecuador has closed the country to all inbound flights.

 

[5030]

Speaking for myself ONLY of course but I would be fine with that.

You can include me in that as well....

 

[5030]

I have an bad feeling this is only the tip of the Wuhan Flu outbreak, just the beginning.

 

[Sigarms]

Work....