i never realized how many completely stupid people there are until this happened. and yes, I completely agree with you
For those in need of supplies, heads up: Restaurant Depot now open to the public. They do bulk kitchen supplies. You need space to store the stuff. But they do have food and associated things, in very large amounts.
I actually think it's a little more nuanced then that. Most of it being purpose. Being called to war to fight against a cause, to solve something, to make an impact, it all has a purpose. Sitting at home doing nothing, doesn't have a purpose in line with how the world works today. Society in general is consumer driven. If there is nothing to consume, society as whole doesn't really have a purpose anymore. I've seen firsthand what happens when you start to challenge the "identity" of people. Look at guys who are so tied to their jobs, where if you take that away from them, they are completely lost and start to lash out at everything in life. This is what is starting to happen the further we get into the quarantine.
That's actually HUGE. RD is like Costco on steroids when it comes to food you can buy. I actually need to replenish my chest freezer as I've been trying to use up what's been in there during this time so I don't have to go to the grocery store. I'll be putting that stimulus check to good use.
Historically this country has always been able to pull together in times of distress. I just don't see it this time around. Personal opinions and political affiliations seem to be taking precedence over the greater good. Look at Michigan as mentioned earlier in this thread....you can take a canoe out to fish, but if you dare take a boat with a motor out to do the same activity...You fucking criminal! If people want to work on their yard or fix up their property during this, as long as they're following the basic safety guidelines, I don't see a problem. But, some states are trying to shut all that down because the politicians are out of touch with real life. I'd bet a years salary that if you check out the state buildings in any state the lawns are being mowed and the landscaping is being kept up. Can y'all say "Hypocrisy?"
yeah it’s a big deal (no pun intended). If anyone is unfamiliar with it, and needs supplies, you just need to go there and trust me on this. It’s worth the trip even if it is a bit of a drive. I hate to be “that guy,” but... I wouldn’t necessarily tell everyone about this. If you need it, great. It’s there as an amazing resource. But once every hoarder and their neighborhood watch out — and there is a fine line and y’all know what I’m talking about — then RD is gonna have the same issues every other grocery store does.
I haven't seen any regulations preventing it. All I've seen are closures of stores like Home Depot and Lowes because they don't want everyone to decide "well now would be a great time to redo the bathroom" and have half the town show up nosetip-to-asshole at Home Depot.
Why did they have to completely shut the stores down? Why not limiting the number of people in the stores?
Because while limiting people is better than nothing, it's still a risk and only worth taking for essential supplies and services like food. The lines that form outside when limits are put in place aren't great either. People were crowding these stores thinking "well now that I have the time, I'll repaint the family room," and that's just in no way essential. If you have the supplies on hand, great, go nuts, but keeping the stores open to service this newfound DIY ethos isn't helpful to the overall goal of addressing the pandemic.
In a way, I completely agree with you. Those long lines waiting to get in the store are a complete cluster fuck and breeding ground to spread the virus. However, the blanket mandates are ridiculous. What makes sense to implement in Los Angeles is completely out of touch with reality for a remote population.
Ideally the regulations would be super tailored and no more of an imposition than they absolutely have to be, but I get why local governments are swinging a hammer. It seems like every inch given results in a mile being taken, and any half measure immediately has its loopholes exploited to the maximum degree. It's gotta be like playing whack-a-mole for these officials to try and keep people from just straight up drinking each other's snot. There was a church that got closed and the congregation clustered in a Wal-Mart instead. If I ran that town I would lose my God damned mind.
Like the party of 400+ in Bakersfield this past weekend. People collectively are fucking idiots. And that's why we're failing the test....there's to many idiots. Perhaps this virus is nature implementing Darwin's law.
I agree with you in many ways on this with the exception being, not every part of the country is like the other. This is actually some of the crux behind wanting to open certain parts of the economy in certain parts of the country, but we don't have the infrastructure in place to do testing and tracking in these parts of the country. I do think the DIY ideas are actually helping the mental state of a lot of people, and if they can be accomplished relatively safely, I don't see an issue with them continuing. Again, this completely falls on the businesses that are still allowed to be open to accommodate this, but I don't think people in general are at fault for wanting to find something to keep them occupied after being laid off from their jobs and are just sitting at home wasting away. Home Depot can easily keep a staff in store just running to fulfill online orders and having people pick them up curbside. You'd have almost zero interaction with anyone and the store still is making money and "helping" people during the quarantine.
This is very true, and New York is a perfect example. On the other hand, local fucktards here have been loading up the kids in the car and going to Walmart to wander the aisles for something to do. Now they'll be doing it to blow that stimulus money on tv, video games, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/nyregion/coronavirus-nj-andover-nursing-home-deaths.html The conditions at even the "good" nursing homes are terrible. If you've ever spent time in them, then you know that most of those in care there have lived long enough for it to be cruel. The fact that the nursing home population is thinning seems actually more humane to me, and maybe in the long term, it will improve the conditions without them being overburdened. My father spent the last 5 years of his life in nursing care facilities, and died a miserable death due to complications from Alzheimer's. I went to see him every couple weeks, and it was a terrible experience. For the last 2 years of his life, I just wished he would die, because he was not really alive any more. At one time, he was brilliant, generous and kind. He was a loving doctor who would have practiced probably until he was 80 had that horrible disease not stolen him at a wasted 70. I guess I'm saying that this virus may be doing favors for a lot of families.
@downndirty the numbers on both JHU and Worldmeters took a big jump overnight (couple thousand), which looks like a sudden arrival of corrections for many days. However they're now more out of sync with each other than I've ever seen them. Is this the reclassification of NYC data? Is it something else?
We have stores as our clients and it is my understanding that this is how Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, and Kohls are operating right now. You order and pay online then head over to pickup. Crew of staff locked in store to fill orders.
That is what our McDonald's is doing. They have the drive thru plus the entire parking lot is curb side pick up.
Cuomo just extended the N.Y. Pause until May 15. I never thought I’d see the day I’d be disappointed to have such extended time off. This has decimated our son’s senior year. I know that’s trivial in the grand scheme, but it just sucks for the kids.