OldSchoolSnapper

We shalt be saved! Direct from Safer at Home order. 4. Closures. All of the following facilities shall be closed: a. Public and private K-12 schools and public libraries. Except for facilitating distance learning or virtual learning, public and private K-12 schools are closed for pupil instruction and extracurricular activities. Libraries shall close for all in-person services, but may continue to provide on-line services and programming. Schools and public libraries may be used for Essential Government Functions and food distribution. This section does not apply to facilities operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections or the Department of Military Affairs including the Challenge Academy. b. Places of public amusement and activity. Whether indoors or outdoors, including but not limited to amusement parks, carnivals, water parks, licensed public or private swimming pools, splash pads, aquariums, zoos, museums, arcades, fairs, children's play centers, playgrounds, funplexes, theme parks, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters, concert and music halls, country clubs, social clubs, and gyms and fitness centers. c. Salons and spas. This includes, but is not limited to, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, day spas, electrolysis providers, waxing salons, eyebrow-care establishments, tattoo parlors, body art establishments, and tanning facilities. Everybody else, go to work, go to the grocery store, go to the hardware store, go to the auto care shop, go to the laudromat, go to the bank, and make the trip down to Illinois to buy your dope because that is essential although it may not be legal. I have it on good authority that you are much more likely to catch this bug on a golf course than you would a laundromat. Trust me. One question, is there a difference between a tattoo parlor and a body art establishment? Regardless, I'm really glad they listed both for those of us who are unsure. There are two sides to this. I am complying but have to admit it's not causing a great amount of distress to my family. If your household income dropped to 0 overnight it's not as easy to sit back and ride out the storm. People earning low hourly wages who are one check away from the street, I'm not going to judge them for feeling like they have to do something. It's a terrible situation. Many of the exemptions you list have been proactive in closing anyway. We need some daycares to stay open.

We shalt be saved! Direct from Safer at Home order. 4. Closures. All of the following facilities shall be closed: a. Public and private K-12 schools and public libraries. Except for facilitating distance learning or virtual learning, public and private K-12 schools are closed for pupil instruction and extracurricular activities. Libraries shall close for all in-person services, but may continue to provide on-line services and programming. Schools and public libraries may be used for Essential Government Functions and food distribution. This section does not apply to facilities operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections or the Department of Military Affairs including the Challenge Academy. b. Places of public amusement and activity. Whether indoors or outdoors, including but not limited to amusement parks, carnivals, water parks, licensed public or private swimming pools, splash pads, aquariums, zoos, museums, arcades, fairs, children's play centers, playgrounds, funplexes, theme parks, bowling alleys, movie and other theaters, concert and music halls, country clubs, social clubs, and gyms and fitness centers. c. Salons and spas. This includes, but is not limited to, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, day spas, electrolysis providers, waxing salons, eyebrow-care establishments, tattoo parlors, body art establishments, and tanning facilities. Everybody else, go to work, go to the grocery store, go to the hardware store, go to the auto care shop, go to the laudromat, go to the bank, and make the trip down to Illinois to buy your dope because that is essential although it may not be legal. I have it on good authority that you are much more likely to catch this bug on a golf course than you would a laundromat. Trust me. One question, is there a difference between a tattoo parlor and a body art establishment? Regardless, I'm really glad they listed both for those of us who are unsure. There are two sides to this. I am complying but have to admit it's not causing a great amount of distress to my family. If your household income dropped to 0 overnight it's not as easy to sit back and ride out the storm. People earning low hourly wages who are one check away from the street, I'm not going to judge them for feeling like they have to do something. It's a terrible situation. Many of the exemptions you list have been proactive in closing anyway. We need some daycares to stay open.

And they about 100 cases a month ago. Hence the toll on their healthcare system...everyone got sick at the same time. The infection rate on this thing is never going to be a huge help. The trend in the numbers might help tell us when we can expect things to curb but how many of the confirmed cases in Italy were infected by 16 year old relatives and the like that never got very sick? Those people will never be counted. There will be people all over the world who infected the vulnerable never having known they had it.

And they about 100 cases a month ago. Hence the toll on their healthcare system...everyone got sick at the same time. The infection rate on this thing is never going to be a huge help. The trend in the numbers might help tell us when we can expect things to curb but how many of the confirmed cases in Italy were infected by 16 year old relatives and the like that never got very sick? Those people will never be counted. There will be people all over the world who infected the vulnerable never having known they had it.

The Swedes are arguably the most isolated culture on Earth. People do not exchange pleasantries, you don't talk to strangers, lots of young people live by themselves. Hugging and handshakes and the like are not even a thing. If you ever get a chance to go there you will realize firsthand it's very real and not a cliche.

The Swedes are arguably the most isolated culture on Earth. People do not exchange pleasantries, you don't talk to strangers, lots of young people live by themselves. Hugging and handshakes and the like are not even a thing. If you ever get a chance to go there you will realize firsthand it's very real and not a cliche.

The Brewers making the World Series and then having it in Miami or some place where the vast majority of lifelong ticketholders can't go would be the lamest thing imaginable. I'm probably in the minority but doing that paired with 60-game season or something would be the biggest asterisk possible for me. I'd rather win it normally and get busted with dugout cameras lol.

Italy is only testing the most severe cases, but I read that if the new cases are actually declining it would be right in the timeline with the lockdown measures beginning to work. The US is a much larger country especially geographically, so it's natural that some areas will mostly evade serious issues. The aggressive measures will have worked in many areas if that happens. I will be very thankful if that is the case and we have normal lives again soonish. It's not terribly surprising NY is getting smashed.

The only thing I'm totally convinced of is that some people, including within this thread, wouldn't concede the severity of the virus unless it actually killed half the country.

Chemo absolutely destroys the immune system, permanently to some extent. It is why people in remission who are healthy years after cancer are susceptible to this thing.

Doesn't appear to be that crazy. No gyms, theaters, dine in restaurants, spas, salons, etc. Just trying to keep people from congregating in large groups. It goes wayyyyyy farther than that. Most manufacturing, retails, service industries. It's not just gyms, restaurants, and salons- we've already been doing that. Not really. I've already gotten notices from multiple places that have been requested by the state to remain open. Daycares and several manufacturers we work with. This is trying to get people to take it seriously and stop congregating together in parks. Plenty of places are allowed to stay open.

It's getting kind of funny to me to watch the same people say certain things aren't going to happen, then of course those things do happen, and the goal post of what "can't happen" gets continually pushed back. The Bucks season won't be disrupted, Opening Day is fine, the Olympics can't be moved, they can't lock down restaurants, baseball is going to be played even in the worst-case scenario, etc. Is it that hard for people to stop speaking in such absolute terms, and just hope for the best? It's bad enough we have Lt. Govs of states telling people not to live in fear and essentially disobey the stay home order.

I agree Louis on the drive through testing. I am in my 30s and have been sick the last few days. Coughing and dry throat, but I can tell I'm OK. 99% sure it's just a bit of a cold, but I imagine a lot of people in my condition would want a test.

No. But you'll get a refund if no game occurs. Probably an option for a different game if the season is delayed. They won't just get to keep it without a game. The swapping out with a different game is probably as the teams will be doing anything they can to stop the bleeding.

This is pretty spot-on. Japan is a remarkably clean country, even a hub like Tokyo when compared to Paris is remarkable.

I’d venture a guess that Japan being a literal island helps reduce transmission. Doesn't hurt, but that isn't helping the UK that much. You can take a train into the UK from Paris and thousands do every day, or did. The geography is ignored in this too much. Even with South Korea, whose only border is with N. Korea.

I forgot to add...idk if anyone plays Switch or had the malfunctioning joycons but it hit all four of mine a few weeks ago. I wound up shipping them to Nintendo for free repairs right as this thing started exploding. Fortunately looks like someone is working on them as they got shipped back today.

I work at home regularly but the new aspect is having very young kids with me and it's been pretty brutal, tbh. I'm working, keeping a house together and trying to squeeze in time to keep them somewhat invested in virtual learning. Wife's business is exploding so she's still going to work as usual. Complicating things personally is that my mom is living with Stage IV colon cancer and has been since 2013. We're at the end of the line there though and she coincidentally began in-home hospice care this week. Nothing appears imminent, so we are all abstaining from visiting her at the moment. If that were to change, we'd obviously head over there. It sucks that the usual distractions like movie theaters and baseball and basketball are gone.

You're wrong, and this doesn't even make sense. Do you think the celebrities and athletes went to Dr. Oz and demanded a COVID-19 test? Most of them were probably forced into taking one. The average Joes who got a test early on, were people who had come back from various parts of Asia. There is no priority in testing a regular Joe at Northwestern Mutual who hasn't traveled in 4 months and has a mild fever. Why would you test that person before Giannis? It makes absolutely no sense at all.

I can't imagine that. Initially the guesses were like .1%. Sounds like they are going to be at least 10 times higher, if not 20 times higher. Now it's spreading in sub-Saharan African countries, so I would see world-wide mortality rates increasing. I think he's referring to 3-4% figures the WHO was throwing around at one time and I do think it will be a lot lower than that in the US.

I couldn't care less about the Bears getting Foles. That's the kind of move I'd like to see them keep doing. Continually signing retreads as it will probably keep them from being seriously good but not bad enough to actually draft a top guy.

I wasn't referring to you when I said random person. I realize that people don't have a lot to do, but there are a lot of random people on the Internet who seem to have the master plan on handling this nailed down and seem a little too confident about saying quarantine is a mistake. But the part about who is being tested seemed off base. Why would you use a limited resource like a test on a 25 year old underwriter when you could use it on an athlete who's been to 5 airports in a week, signed 40 autographs, volunteered at a hospital and had 60 different people stick a microphone in his face? I don't think it has as much to do with affluence as it does with testing high priority individuals and a lack of supply.

You do realize that test shortages are one of the major issues in the US? That is why they are testing that way. Athletes come in contact with people every day and travel extensively. That is why famous people have been tested for it. Idris Elba was rubbing shoulders with the Trudeaus. There is a reason they would be a testing priority. I do think the mortality rate will end up lower than predicted at the start. But I also think it's funny that random people feel qualified to alter the policy widely recommended by people who have been studying this for decades.

Yeah I mean every day we hear okay, we're floating this idea, we're going to send Americans checks but we don't know the details yet, this is stalled in the Senate, etc etc. I'm not going to make this political, just saying they need to figure it the hell out like now. This is not the time for the typical sluggish bureaucratic process and anyone dragging this out should have their named dragged through the mud the next time voters mail their ballots. FTFY

And COVID19 wouldn't be an afterthought if it cycled through the US and killed 2 million people. The nightmares they are describing have less to do with the severity of cases and more to do with their complete lack of capacity to handle this getting any worse, while simultaneously knowing it's about to do just that.