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Are there any roadblocks in the quarantine states?

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[quote=Chico23231;1247661]Are there any roadblocks in the quarantine states?[/quote]

Don't need them. There is nowhere to go. Unless you want to go wander around Target for a few hours.

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I’ve heard Virginia is getting locked down soon

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[quote=Chico23231;1247663]I’ve heard Virginia is getting locked down soon[/quote]

Lovely, this is an over the top police state. I can see checkpoints all over the place asking you where you are going. I got a ticket a year ago for expired inspection sticker, they are big on pulling people over for that. Trying to see if I could quickly pay it I go to the county site and started browsing. I ended up looking for myself on the court docket. I noticed the cop who wrote my ticket was all over it and a few other names constantly popped up.

On estimation looking at the court calendar this guy and a couple others were writing 20-30 tickets a day. The ridiculous part is many tickets often had 4-5 violations on them, seems like they threw the book at people. I had family that were cops, they would usually just write the person for the most serious offense and warn them on others. Not these clowns. One guy got an illegal right turn against a red light, cracked windshield, no brake light, expired inspection sticker added to an improperly fastened child car seat.

Probably the best thing to do if pulled over now is the start coughing and wheezing.

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[quote=MTK;1247659]Yeah I think that's it, population density and NY being a major port of entry[/quote]


I would not want to ride the subways right now.

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[quote=jamf;1247665]I would not want to ride the subways right now.[/quote]

My girlfriend finally got the work at home directive from the EPA, but the week before this past one she was riding the Metro to DC and said it was empty, there was only one other person in the car she was on. A person in the subway might have their own car by now.

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[quote=Chico23231;1247576].

Special shout out:
Hollywood celebrities...99% who are not helping or don’t contribute anything to society, complaining on social media about being locked down once again proving they are the worst people in the country. Fuck them all.[/quote]

.................for chico........


[url]https://www.yahoo.com/sports/sharon-stone-shares-motivational-coronavirus-130500333.html[/url]


[url]https://deadline.com/2020/03/hollywood-fundraisers-coronavirus-music-industry-1202889428/[/url]



..............................those bastards!!!!!!!!!!

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Good morning everyone.

No MD "stay at home" order. Gov Hogan is not happy people went to the Cherry Blossoms and now I see this...

Governor Larry Hogan
@GovLarryHogan
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Today at 11 a.m., I will announce additional measures to slow the spread of #COVID19 in Maryland. This announcement will be streamed live here on Twitter, as well as on Facebook (@GovLarryHogan
) and Youtube (Governor Larry Hogan).
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toilet paper - starting to run out. Im going to just steal some from my office building but they have them locked in the dispensers so I think I will just have to pull them out and feed it onto a used paper towel roll or something.

I have now limited myself to just 9 squares a dump (3x3). works well. Never knew I had it so good.

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[quote=SunnySide;1247692]Good morning everyone.

No MD "stay at home" order. Gov Hogan is not happy people went to the Cherry Blossoms and now I see this...

Governor Larry Hogan
@GovLarryHogan
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6m
Today at 11 a.m., I will announce additional measures to slow the spread of #COVID19 in Maryland. This announcement will be streamed live here on Twitter, as well as on Facebook (@GovLarryHogan
) and Youtube (Governor Larry Hogan).
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toilet paper - starting to run out. Im going to juts steal some from my office building but they have them locked in the dispensers so I think I will just have to pull out them out and feed it onto a used paper towel roll or something.

I have now limited myself to just 9 squares a dump (3x3). works well. Never knew I had it so good.[/quote]

I was wondering if you found any toilet paper. That freaking sucks. The people that hoarded that stuff freaking suck. Did you try some of those out of the way country stores. The ones around me were the last to run out. Do they still have those ass hats in the restrooms? It would probably be easy to grab a wad of those. They would work as good as cheap toilet paper I would think.

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[quote=Chico23231;1247661]Are there any roadblocks in the quarantine states?[/quote]

A friend of gf got a ticket for driving/being out in san fransisco. for whatever thats worth

Theres levels to this. "stay at home" = essential people to their business can go to work, "shelter in place" = only essential workers for medical etc can go to work

i posted an article explaining the levels and what they mean last week or so

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[quote=Chico23231;1247663]I’ve heard Virginia is getting locked down soon[/quote]

Where did you hear that? I'm in the process today of getting my staff (a whopping 2 people) set up to work from home.

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I think some people just don't care. So I needed some charcoal from Lowes as my gas grill finally died. So I had a plan to go directly to the charcoal grab a bag and to go through the outdoor lawn and garden section to pay. Pulling into Lowes I noticed the parking lot was pretty full. So I get out wipe down the cart handle twice and I noticed others just grabbing a cart without wiping it down. So I go in and notice how people are in there just casually shopping and browsing around like nothing was going on. I was keeping my distance and had to wait on a few people as they causally browsed through the store. After about a minute I just got the hell out. I was pretty stunned how people were acting and not giving a crap.

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[quote=Back2RFK;1247698]I think some people just don't care. So I needed some charcoal from Lowes as my gas grill finally died. So I had a plan to go directly to the charcoal grab a bag and to go through the outdoor lawn and garden section to pay. Pulling into Lowes I noticed the parking lot was pretty full. So I get out wipe down the cart handle twice and I noticed others just grabbing a cart without wiping it down. So I go in and notice how people are in there just casually shopping and browsing around like nothing was going on. I was keeping my distance and had to wait on a few people as they causally browsed through the store. After about a minute I just got the hell out. I was pretty stunned how people were acting and not giving a crap.[/quote]

The more this drags on the more people will stop caring. I hate to say it but maybe a huge spike in numbers will put the fear god in some folks.

I really just don't know how long this can drag on.

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Also food for thought.

Lets say this country had all the medical supplies we needed, i bet these shelter in place shit wouldn't be going on.

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anyone have a live stream link for Hogans press conf? i cant find one ..and yes I am dumb. so .. theres that

edit - nevermind .. they just put it up on twitter

[url]https://twitter.com/GovLarryHogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor[/url]

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Maryland shut down.

Im somewhat confused and I imagine we will get clarity soon.

I am essential to my company but my company is not an essential business.

Can I go to work tomorrow? Maybe sneak in for a few hours on wed or thurs?

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[quote=Back2RFK;1247698]I think some people just don't care. So I needed some charcoal from Lowes as my gas grill finally died. So I had a plan to go directly to the charcoal grab a bag and to go through the outdoor lawn and garden section to pay. Pulling into Lowes I noticed the parking lot was pretty full. So I get out wipe down the cart handle twice and I noticed others just grabbing a cart without wiping it down. So I go in and notice how people are in there just casually shopping and browsing around like nothing was going on. I was keeping my distance and had to wait on a few people as they causally browsed through the store. After about a minute I just got the hell out. I was pretty stunned how people were acting and not giving a crap.[/quote]

Think about it. You went out just to buy charcoal. That is not a necessity, pretty sure you own another means to cook your food. That being said you have no right to complain about people casually browsing the store. You could be leaving your germs all over the place if you are infected. I don't have a problem with your physical actions or of the others in the store, just your hypocrisy.

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[quote=SunnySide;1247709]Maryland shut down.

Im somewhat confused and I imagine we will get clarity soon.

I am essential to my company but my company is not an essential business.

Can I go to work tomorrow? Maybe sneak in for a few hours on wed or thurs?[/quote]

I would just go to work until your company tells you otherwise. Even if Maryland is a heavy handed state and they ticket plus fine offenders, you should have an easy out. A person who disobeys their employer usually gets fired, and I don't think anyone would want to lose their job at a time like this. Pretty sure a lot of businesses will not survive the shutdowns, after this is over jobs may be scarce for a good long while.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1247587]In one of those articles you linked:

Patients with digestive symptoms had a variety of problems, including loss of appetite (nearly 84%), diarrhea (29%), vomiting (0.8%) and abdominal pain (0.4%).

[B][I]I think the heavy loss of appetite numbers would more than counteract the diarrhea numbers as far as toilet paper needs would be[/I][/B].[/quote]

LOL yeah I'm not saying this is reason for toilet paper shortage,I was just saying the narrative that this doesnt cause digestive issues is false.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1247714]I would just go to work until your company tells you otherwise. Even if Maryland is a heavy handed state and they ticket plus fine offenders, you should have an easy out. A person who disobeys their employer usually gets fired, and I don't think anyone would want to lose their job at a time like this. Pretty sure a lot of businesses will not survive the shutdowns, after this is over jobs may be scarce for a good long while.[/quote]

Well .. im to a degree a decision "influencer" in my office. Staff has been put on staggered hours last week so that there are less people working close to each other in their cubicles.

Im trying to get the boss to pay them for 30 hours a week even though they would only work 20.

Now, with Hogans order, I think our business is not essential and should be shut down. Boss says we are closed to the public/clients but we can still come in and maintain our staggered hours schedule.

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[quote=Back2RFK;1247695]Where did you hear that? I'm in the process today of getting my staff (a whopping 2 people) set up to work from home.[/quote]

I heard from a pharmacist over the weekend and heard from a second source this morning

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[quote=SunnySide;1247722]Well .. im to a degree a decision "influencer" in my office. Staff has been put on staggered hours last week so that there are less people working close to each other in their cubicles.

Im trying to get the boss to pay them for 30 hours a week even though they would only work 20.

[B]Now, with Hogans order, I think our business is not essential and should be shut down.[/B] Boss says we are closed to the public/clients but we can still come in and maintain our staggered hours schedule.[/quote]

Yes, but is it providing a service to essential businesses? If I was in Maryland they would not shut me down as I am a small machine shop and make parts for food processing and medical applications, of course that is only a small percentage of my business. I would be considered essential. I would assume all my vendors would be considered essential also as without them I could not continue to operate if I could not get supplies. I really think most business could beat the cases in court if it was a gray area whether they should shut down or not.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1247711]Think about it. You went out just to buy charcoal. That is not a necessity, pretty sure you own another means to cook your food. That being said you have no right to complain about people casually browsing the store. You could be leaving your germs all over the place if you are infected. I don't have a problem with your physical actions or of the others in the store, just your hypocrisy.[/quote]

No Hypocrisy here. Our oven needs to be replaced and will shut off for hours at a time. I thought it was fixed but Friday night it shut down again. Sometimes it will come back on if I throw the main breaker but sometimes not. My biggest point I was trying to make is that people were not just running in buying what they needed and getting out the were just casually browsing around. This is the first time I have ventured from home and was very surprised.

Sure I could be infected but before I went into the stores I cleaned my hands. I also wiped down the cart and I made sure to stay 6 or more feet from people. When I realized people were not taking an precautions I turned around and left.

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[quote=Back2RFK;1247726]No Hypocrisy here. Our oven needs to be replaced and will shut off for hours at a time. I thought it was fixed but Friday night it shut down again. Sometimes it will come back on if I throw the main breaker but sometimes not. My biggest point I was trying to make is that people were not just running in buying what they needed and getting out the were just casually browsing around. This is the first time I have ventured from home and was very surprised.

Sure I could be infected but before I went into the stores I cleaned my hands. I also wiped down the cart and I made sure to stay 6 or more feet from people. When I realized people were not taking an precautions I turned around and left.[/quote]

Electric or gas oven? They are pretty simple devices, with any DIY skills and basic tools they are easy to fix. Unless of course you have a high end model that has a touch screen and circuit boards in it. This forum has a lot of very knowledgeable people in a boat load of categories.

[URL="https://www.doityourself.com/"]https://www.doityourself.com/[/URL]

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1247727]Electric or gas oven? They are pretty simple devices, with any DIY skills and basic tools they are easy to fix. Unless of course you have a high end model that has a touch screen and circuit boards in it. This forum has a lot of very knowledgeable people in a boat load of categories.

[URL="https://www.doityourself.com/"]https://www.doityourself.com/[/URL][/quote]

I'm pretty much a DIY guy. Its the mother board that is acting up. From what I found its a known issue and no real fix and no recall. When cooking moist food that creates steam it some how get into where the main board is located and cause it to shut down. They recommended replacing the door gasket but that helped but didn't fix the problem. Its been working fine until Friday night when it cut off again.

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[quote=Back2RFK;1247728]I'm pretty much a DIY guy. Its the mother board that is acting up. From what I found its a known issue and no real fix and no recall. When cooking moist food that creates steam it some how get into where the main board is located and cause it to shut down. They recommended replacing the door gasket but that helped but didn't fix the problem. Its been working fine until Friday night when it cut off again.[/quote]

Are you sure it isn't the steam getting into a connection with the motherboard somewhere causing the problem. I operate computer controlled machines, if any moisture finds it's way into any of the multi-pin connections the things will go crazy. It also could be a simple problem of over heating, is there a cpu fan, or another fan they may have stopped working?

For what it's worth my clothes dryer died for the 3rd time. Fortunately it isn't a top of the line model and has no circuit boards. Last two times it was failed thermal overload elements. Can't be that because I bypassed them. I will get to it in a couple days when the gout in my wrist clears up.

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So maryland is NOT on a lock down?

Just certain businesses are ordered closed like shoe stores.

I can drive to the grocery store. I can drive to visit my mom.

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NY is turning into Italy.

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1247756]NY is turning into Italy.[/QUOTE]It also has leapt into NJ with them adding 1000 cases today.

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Keep in mind more testing = more positive cases


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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1247730]Are you sure it isn't the steam getting into a connection with the motherboard somewhere causing the problem. I operate computer controlled machines, if any moisture finds it's way into any of the multi-pin connections the things will go crazy. It also could be a simple problem of over heating, is there a cpu fan, or another fan they may have stopped working?

For what it's worth my clothes dryer died for the 3rd time. Fortunately it isn't a top of the line model and has no circuit boards. Last two times it was failed thermal overload elements. Can't be that because I bypassed them. I will get to it in a couple days when the gout in my wrist clears up.[/quote]

Yes, moisture is getting to the mother board and affecting it in some way. Its a known issue with our oven but it was never recalled. Its not over heating. It works just fine then cuts off the controls will light up but you cannot program anything. Sometimes when you flip the breaker it will work again.

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[quote=MTK;1247794]Keep in mind more testing = more positive cases


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It’s like we can’t even remember last week anymore.

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[quote=Back2RFK;1247801]Yes, moisture is getting to the mother board and affecting it in some way. Its a known issue with our oven but it was never recalled. Its not over heating. It works just fine then cuts off the controls will light up but you cannot program anything. Sometimes when you flip the breaker it will work again.[/quote]

If the board itself is properly made and hasn't been damaged condensation on the outside should not effect the pathways. It is probably shorting out at one of the connections. Any chance you could clean all the connections real good with contact cleaner, let them air dry, then use some non conductive liquid electrical tape to keep the moisture out?

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[quote=MTK;1247794]Keep in mind more testing = more positive cases


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I know they just need to stop testing.

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[QUOTE=Buffalo Bob;1247809]If the board itself is properly made and hasn't been damaged condensation on the outside should not effect the pathways. It is probably shorting out at one of the connections. Any chance you could clean all the connections real good with contact cleaner, let them air dry, then use some non conductive liquid electrical tape to keep the moisture out?[/QUOT

I'm sure I can I've replaced one in a clothes dryer. These new Appliances are crap.

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My work{family owned jewelry store outside Houston}closed yesterday,supposed to be temporary but I dont know if it's going to pull thru or not.We've had very few customers the past week and we we're the only store left open in the strip center because everyone else had shut down because of the virus.Now Houston has ordered the shelter in place except for essential personnel till April 3rd{but I'm thinking this will be extended,shit wont be over by then}.
Before Hurricane Harvey in 2017 they remodeled store at a cost of around 100 grand,then Harvey hits and floods the place{no flood insurance}so they take out small biz loan to re-open,now this.I dont think they can survive for extended period.I've been a jeweler for them almost 25 years,it is very depressing to think I will have to start over somewhere else after all this time at 58 years old,and thats if I will be able to find work.The jewelry stores that do survive the shutdown will not be looking to hire anyone,it's not like things are going to pick up just like they were before the virus hit,it's going to take awhile before things recover.

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LOL, very nice!:D

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I haven’t been watching the news because it’s too depressing, but I looked at the headlines this morning and saw Congress passed the stimulus bill last night that will be giving loans to small businesses that they don’t have to pay back if they keep paying their employees,WOW!
If this actually happens I am so thankful, this will probably save my job.

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[quote=htownskinfan;1248026]My work{family owned jewelry store outside Houston}closed yesterday,supposed to be temporary but I dont know if it's going to pull thru or not.We've had very few customers the past week and we we're the only store left open in the strip center because everyone else had shut down because of the virus.Now Houston has ordered the shelter in place except for essential personnel till April 3rd{but I'm thinking this will be extended,shit wont be over by then}.
Before Hurricane Harvey in 2017 they remodeled store at a cost of around 100 grand,then Harvey hits and floods the place{no flood insurance}so they take out small biz loan to re-open,now this.I dont think they can survive for extended period.I've been a jeweler for them almost 25 years,it is very depressing to think I will have to start over somewhere else after all this time at 58 years old,and thats if I will be able to find work.[B]The jewelry stores that do survive the shutdown will not be looking to hire anyone,it's not like things are going to pick up just like they were before the virus hit,it's going to take awhile before things recover[/B].[/quote]

I definitely agree. I think this crisis is going to cause people to put more money toward savings as they would in the past. This is probably the first time in many people's working lives they got blind sided and cut off from a steady pay check.

Before the great recession of 2008 I had 23 active customers in the limousine building industry, that I sold upgraded charging and air conditioning systems to. The recession pretty much wiped them all out and only two of them are in business today and one of those now makes cop cars. What many people don't realize is most limousines go to transportation companies that cater to the average Joe for weddings, prom night, funerals,etc. A very small chunk of their business is personal limousines bought by the wealthy.

I am kind of wondering the hit I will take as I am a small machine shop, and I only have 2 customers that are recession proof medical and those make up about 15% of my gross sales. Probably 25% of my business is gun related. Which I suppose will improve as I hear people are rushing out to buy guns to protect their stash of toilet paper. The other 60% are hobby related. I figure a lot of people are going to put a big chunk of their entertainment budget in a savings account for a good long while. I have a feeling this is going to cause people to want to double their emergency cash fund.