How's everyone doing amongst the Coronavirus shut down? (Reading, Bryn Mawr: theatre, living)

[1ondoner]

I read elsewhere yesterday that Philly will be a Covid 19 hotspot in 2 weeks time. I say they are right on the money. Bingo!


Many in Philadelphia ignoring stay at home order amid coronavirus outbreak

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by AJNEOA

Haha, all true. It's also a baby-maker!

Of course, so is self-isolation.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by 1ondoner

I read elsewhere yesterday that Philly will be a Covid 19 hotspot in 2 weeks time. I say they are right on the money. Bingo!


Many in Philadelphia ignoring stay at home order amid coronavirus outbreak

In my immediate neighborhood there are essentially no pedestrians where normally there would be a LOT. There's way less vehicular traffic than there normally would be. But, yes, what that article says matches what others have said here.

Right now there are slightly more than 600 confirmed cases in the city and, I think, 2 deaths. So, yes, the next couple of weeks will be telling as more people get tested.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by moneymkt

I want to go out and do something since it's a 3 day weekend

According to some epidemiologists May is going to be a tsunami of cases. Maybe think about something not related to fun. Like staying safe.

I sincerely hope they are wrong!

[eliza61nyc]

Originally Posted by 1ondoner

I read elsewhere yesterday that Philly will be a Covid 19 hotspot in 2 weeks time. I say they are right on the money. Bingo!


Many in Philadelphia ignoring stay at home order amid coronavirus outbreak

I saw this news report also. I have mixed feelings about it though. I mean if you ride your bike pass someone what's the probability. for the most part I've been sticking inside but yesterday I admit I took a walk around my block. green street was for the most part pretty empty, some folks sitting on their front porches and people walking dogs.

If you have a dog what are you supposed to do. gotta get the poor pooch outside.

Now the knuckleheads in the park, playing chess etc. stupidity has also been a disease for a long time.

[jazzy jeff]

Originally Posted by eliza61nyc

I saw this news report also. I have mixed feelings about it though. I mean if you ride your bike pass someone what's the probability. for the most part I've been sticking inside but yesterday I admit I took a walk around my block. green street was for the most part pretty empty, some folks sitting on their front porches and people walking dogs.

If you have a dog what are you supposed to do. gotta get the poor pooch outside.

Now the knuckleheads in the park, playing chess etc. stupidity has also been a disease for a long time.

I do not think anyone has said we can not go for a walk. Just not in a crowd, and that is easy in most of the areas here in town. I worry more about going into grocery stores.

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by jazzy jeff

I do not think anyone has said we can not go for a walk. Just not in a crowd, and that is easy in most of the areas here in town. I worry more about going into grocery stores.

I think the hitch is, we remain social creatures, and virtual socializing, while valuable, still goes only so far in filling the hole.

The grocery stores fill because they're about the only places we're allowed to go.

I'm not saying, however, that we should lift the restrictions.

[Pennsport]

Originally Posted by jazzy jeff

I do not think anyone has said we can not go for a walk. Just not in a crowd, and that is easy in most of the areas here in town. I worry more about going into grocery stores.

Agree. I'm not sure what the solution is, as we all obviously need food and supplies, but you're not going to catch my wife or me in a store in the near future. We just ordered some groceries the other day and got them delivered. No chance I'm rubbing shoulders with dozens of people, grabbing goods off the shelf that someone might have just handled a few minutes ago, and being within 3 feet of the check-out clerk to pay. They just found like 12 Wawa workers positive (in different stores) and thus shut down those facilities. I would be surprised if fewer than like 50% of workers out there aren't positive.

[Muinteoir]

Originally Posted by eliza61nyc

I saw this news report also. I have mixed feelings about it though. I mean if you ride your bike pass someone what's the probability. for the most part I've been sticking inside but yesterday I admit I took a walk around my block. green street was for the most part pretty empty, some folks sitting on their front porches and people walking dogs.

If you have a dog what are you supposed to do. gotta get the poor pooch outside.

Now the knuckleheads in the park, playing chess etc. stupidity has also been a disease for a long time.

I got out of town before things got quite this serious. I'm in Upstate NY visiting family, but the weather here is miserable and I feel I'm overdoing my stay. Right now, regardless of where I am, my mindset is the only activity outside of a house I'm partaking in is going outside to exercise. But is the stay at home order going to become strict enough I can't even get outside in the Wissahickon or Valley Forge?

[Pennsport]

Originally Posted by Muinteoir

I got out of town before things got quite this serious. I'm in Upstate NY visiting family, but the weather here is miserable and I feel I'm overdoing my stay. Right now, regardless of where I am, my mindset is the only activity outside of a house I'm partaking in is going outside to exercise. But is the stay at home order going to become strict enough I can't even get outside in the Wissahickon or Valley Forge?

Yeah, I would imagine so. I think we're going to be in a serious lock-down situation by the end of this week unless the numbers turn dramatically.