"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
04/02/2020 at 20:42 • Filed to: Mortgage schmortgage!
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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
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f86sabre
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 20:51 |
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You have time to brew your own. Georgia just got a clue the other day.
facw
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 20:51 |
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Not shocking, we clearly aren’t at the point where we can end it. My brother just went back to Seattle, and I think he’s probably going to go nuts hanging out alone in his apartment for a month+. Will be worse if they shut down the places where he likes to run.
phenotyp
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 20:52 |
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Good thing you have a good governor up there. TX is still mostly stupid, but Austin’s been pretty good, and people have been wearing masks, distancing, washing like hell, and most of the people I know are smart.
States’ rights, and all that.
Jesus fuck, this whole thing has been extremely revealing. One of the biggest outbreaks in Korea was
traced to this
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I’m gonna need some beer soon.
wafflesnfalafel
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 20:54 |
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just got back from my marginally legal beer run -
lone_liberal
> facw
04/02/2020 at 20:59 |
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Yeah, it sucks but it’s not a surprise and it’s probably the right thing to do.
Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> phenotyp
04/02/2020 at 21:04 |
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JFC. I suspect that the irony of those infections you linked to will be completely and totally lost on those affected.
Nom De Plume
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 21:22 |
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Could you be talked into giving an overview of what the situation is actively like there at the moment. What it is actually like when you walk out the door and inside public spaces like grocery stores.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 21:23 |
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I bought and dropped off 2 12 packs for my sister/parents. i think I’ll need to stock up.
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phenotyp
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
04/02/2020 at 21:25 |
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There is no irony in this.
The affected probably won’t get how stupid they were. It’s like living in a pre-germ theory society. Like, reality isn’t a thing.
I just don’t understand what the fuck people are doing. And let’s not get started on “religion.” Yeah, I want to provide for my family, for my neighbors, and we should all be in this together. But I know that too many people just don’t get it.
fintail
> Nom De Plume
04/02/2020 at 21:29 |
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I’ll pipe up as I am about 20 miles south of the Dr.
I went to a couple supermarkets this afternoon. Fairly sparse crowds, very light traffic compared to the usual nightmare here, but some people are still out and about. Many people wearing masks, which has me tempted to wear my hockey helmet with face shield just for laughs.
One store had maybe 10% of its usual TP stock and the same for paper towels, no sanitizer, but cereal and pasta were in stock. The other had zero zilch nada for TP, towels, sanitizer, and pasta.
I’ve also been going for a walk every afternoon, slowly increasing the distance of it. Light traffic makes jaywalking a breeze, a handful of others getting some air.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Nom De Plume
04/02/2020 at 21:30 |
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Well, six days ago we went to QFC late and it was still chaos . Shelves still cleared, lots of people, short staffed, very tense. Three days later we went to WinCo but it was mmmmmostly stocked (no ramen, paper anything, cleaning products, bulk foods, rice of course). Few people. Quiet. Still a strong aura of anxiety among patrons and workers.
Driving is interesting. People going 20-30 mph over everywhere. No one seems to be stopping for red lights or stop signs of they can help it . It’s a ghost town on the road, but you better not drop your guard.
My neighborhood is enjoyable. Lots of people just jogging and walking their dogs, giving everyone wiiiiiide berths of travel distance.
I make no extra trips anywhere. Not to pharmacies, nor drive-thrus, nor the big box stores.
In summation: at/around home, it's like an unpaid holiday. As soon as you venture further: a little frightening.
sony1492
> fintail
04/02/2020 at 21:39 |
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P eople wearing full face gear has been more regular , todays standout was a paintball mask.(peppered with full face clear grinding helmets, and a few respirators)
Its also great seeing people with bandanas and tinted glasses matched with hats pulled real low.
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fintail
> sony1492
04/02/2020 at 22:00 |
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I wish I had my old “Jason” style goalie mask, could be handy these days.
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fintail
> phenotyp
04/02/2020 at 22:04 |
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Revealing about which states are more firmly rooted in the first world, too.
Speaking of TX, Austin (which I understand can be an island of sanity) , COVID, and stupid, this story is something:
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Nom De Plume
> fintail
04/02/2020 at 22:10 |
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Went grocery shopping yesterday and it was less a war zone than the previous attempt. Nearly everyone wearing masks but no one way aisles (which disappointed).
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/02/2020 at 22:16 |
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It’s amazing, dude. I live in the hardest hit county in PA, which is one of the hardest hit states. What it’s like here:
1) Traffic is no different. If anything, it’s worse, because people are going 90+ on the highway. Surface streets are just as busy as always.
2) Grocery stores are still barren. I went to Aldi today because I really did need milk, eggs, and chicken...it was mostly okay stocked, however that is not the norm.
3) Home Depot was busy for a Thursday afternoon. That being said, they were limiting the n umber of people in the store. Very few people were practicing any type of distancing, especially in the plumbing and paint aisles. People were all up in my spaces.
4) My housemate works at the local hospital ER. It’s been quiet; most of the corona patients go to the ICU and don’t check out. They’re seeing very few normal ER issues. Tonight, however, they’ve had quite a few likely positive cases. She’s one of three ER people with a N95 mask, and only because a private-doctor friend of ours was able to give us a few. Most of the nurses and doctors are operating without. They’re almost out of gloves. There’s no provisions for any more.
All-in-all, It’s a weird combo of things. People aren’t taking it seriously , we’re supposed to be inundated but we’re not, but basically 100% of those admitted in the hospital aren’t going to leave. Every person i talk to from work is contemplating jumping off a bridge, however my friends are cautious but not worried. Weird dichotomy.
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fintail
> Nom De Plume
04/02/2020 at 22:21 |
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I haven’t seen the one way ideal anywhere here - but plenty of marks on the floor where people are supposed to stand. Fortunately, the stores were empty enough to where those weren’t needed.
My last venture to the supermarkets, last week, was taken early in the morning shortly after opening time, and it was a little more chaotic. It seems the crowds might taper off a bit with time, although I bet Costco is a joy all day.
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phenotyp
> fintail
04/02/2020 at 22:56 |
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Yeah, that was a big, obvious story here.
Short answer: people be stupid. Whether it’s spring break parties or churchy bullshit, people don’t get the problem, and they become vectors on a spreadsheet.
glemon
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/03/2020 at 01:12 |
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We are not in a hard hit area, and Nebraska is one of the few states not on total lockdown yet. When the shit all hit the fan in the states 2-3 weeks ago and all the schools and sports and gatherings were being cancelled our modest rush hour turned to a trickle of traffic, more like 10:00 am traffic than 5:30 pm traffic. There was a frenzy at the grocery stores and the usual stuff disappeared.
Since then the daily number
of cars in my large office parking complex has
steadily gone down, but rush hour has gone back up from maybe 25%
of pre Corona days to more like 50-60%. Restaurants are closed, grocery stores have slowed down, but hardware and big box stores are slower, but certainly not dead.
People are out walking more and neighbors talk about what is going on from a distance. Kids are out in their yards playing with dogs instead of running rapidly through their programmed week. We are trying very hard not to waste any food, make the most of what we have and eat plenty of leftovers. We have no 4r4 of money or food. It just seems the right thing to do. We talk to family more, and of course see them less.
Life seems like one of those low key sci fi movies where to the world may be coming to an end, but there aren’t a lot of crashes or explosions.
Old-Busted-Hotness
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/03/2020 at 07:17 |
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And toilet paper!
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/03/2020 at 10:15 |
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Australia is being carefully coerced to accept being socially withdrawn into July and internationally isolated into 2021.
Given the data that I've seen...May is ambitious. So buy lots of beer...
RPM esq.
> Nom De Plume
04/03/2020 at 18:26 |
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I’ll chime in too since I live in the area, within the Seattle city limits. Fintail’s and Zoidberg’s accounts of grocery stores and roads are consistent with my experience: lighter traffic everywhere but lots of people out walking/jogging/biking and being very respectful of others’ space, and same goes for nearby parks ; grocery stores reasonably well stocked with exceptions for certain items. I’ve been working from home but had to stop by my office right in the downtown business district earlier this week to pick something up , and that part was surreal: I saw about four people total, near-empty buses on their normal routes, and almost everything closed...no point in staying open for takeout right now if you’re a restaurant that depends on the office crowd for lunch, happy hour, and people attending concerts or sporting events at night and on weekends. I did see a pickup basketball game in a driveway while walking my dog yesterday...that’s about the worst social distancing offense I’ve witnessed. Everyone is calm and polite—as is usual in Seattle, but extra careful about personal space these days.