Corona virus run at Costco (Phoenix: amusement parks, purchasing, live in)

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

Originally Posted by Bates419

My Cousin lead the WHO team that just went to China. He was very impressed with how they contained the area in question. But it was a late start and the numbers are fudged??

Thanks for sharing. Here are some of his suggestions. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/sho...hina-1.5481938 Per his suggestion, I'll be dodging the hugs and handshakes.

[Bates419]

Originally Posted by MN-Born-n-Raised

Thanks for sharing. Here are some of his suggestions. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/sho...hina-1.5481938 Per his suggestion, I'll be dodging the hugs and handshakes.

That's him. My Wife's Cousin to be totally correct. High achieving Family and he is John's Hopkins educated Dr.

[wase4711]

I just read that wrapping yourself up, head to toe, in toilet paper is the best way to protect yourself; THAT's why every mouth breather is running to Costco and buying 100 triple rolls of butt wipe...

[wit-nit]

"Stupid is as Stupid does"...Forrest Gump

[LBTRS]

I was at Costco on Sunday morning and there was a run on water and TP. I can understand the water but why TP? Seems like there are more pressing things to be purchasing in this crisis???

[wase4711]

Originally Posted by LBTRS

I was at Costco on Sunday morning and there was a run on water and TP. I can understand the water but why TP? Seems like there are more pressing things to be purchasing in this crisis???

see post 33...

[More Rock]

People stockpiling on water, avoiding purchase of Corona beer. Good to know my neighbors are morons.

[LBTRS]

Originally Posted by wase4711

see post 33...

I was looking for the actual reason people are purchasing TP not that nonsense.

[Mike from back east]

Stockpiling of water seems silly to me. Very silly. People just are not thinking this through.

The water works will continue to operate, as will gas, electric and sewer infrastructures. This isn't a nuclear attack armageddon, this is a flu-like event. In all such flu-like events, whether in past bad flu seasons, or in SARS and MERS and ZIKA and EBOLA, the utilities kept humming along. And they will this time.

I recall after the 9-11 attacks that people stockpiled plastic sheeting to put over their windows in case of poison gas attacks. Good grief. There were no legions of Al Queda here, with thousands of artillery and howitzer pieces and hundreds of thousands of gas-filled shells, and no Al Queda airforce flying out of your local aerodrome to drop gas-billed bombs on your humble burg, but that didn't stop people from stocking up on plastic sheeting. (Man shakes head in dis-belief.)

What I envision if this thing turns into real pandemic is hunkering down in-place.

Stock up on canned goods and items with a long shelf life to avoid going out. Consider ordering foodstuffs via delivery from Amazon or your local grocery store. Do the personal hygiene thing as recommended.

Above all, stay calm, stay home, and keep informed.

[LBTRS]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

Stockpiling of water seems silly to me. Very silly. People just are not thinking this through.

The water works will continue to operate, as will gas, electric and sewer infrastructures. This isn't a nuclear attack armageddon, this is a flu-like event. In all such flu-like events, whether in past bad flu seasons, or in SARS and MERS and ZIKA and EBOLA, the utilities kept humming along. And they will this time.

I recall after the 9-11 attacks that people stockpiled plastic sheeting to put over their windows in case of poison gas attacks. Good grief. There were no legions of Al Queda here, with thousands of artillery and howitzer pieces and hundreds of thousands of gas-filled shells, and no Al Queda airforce flying out of your local aerodrome to drop gas-billed bombs on your humble burg, but that didn't stop people from stocking up on plastic sheeting. (Man shakes head in dis-belief.)

What I envision if this thing turns into real pandemic is hunkering down in-place.

Stock up on canned goods and items with a long shelf life to avoid going out. Consider ordering foodstuffs via delivery from Amazon or your local grocery store. Do the personal hygiene thing as recommended.

Above all, stay calm, stay home, and keep informed.

I keep hearing on the news about ordering stuff from Amazon and other online retailers if this gets worse. I would imagine that FedEx, UPS, and the USPS will have employees that are ill or refuse to come to work, etc. I don't see this as a viable option if people are directed to stay isolated and avoid others.