@ The local school closed for a day last year because of some illness. I don't remember what. I assume that when the US realizes/acknowledges it has coronavirus in the bay area, they'll do it again.
If Nor Cal is supposed to be prepping for quarantines this does not appear to be on anyone’s radar. The only nervous people are people in this thread. 😬
I’m not sure if I should laugh, cry, or drop everything and run to Costco.
@ The local school closed for a day last year because of some illness. I don't remember what. I assume that when the US realizes/acknowledges it has coronavirus in the bay area, they'll do it again.
If Nor Cal is supposed to be prepping for quarantines this does not appear to be on anyone’s radar. The only nervous people are people in this thread. 😬
I’m not sure if I should laugh, cry, or drop everything and run to Costco.
I don't think NorCal should prep for a quarantine. I do think my town has plenty of antivax paranoid types and sure as shit will overreact. So I'm going to be ready for that overreaction when it happens.
I'm not worried about coronavirus decimating us. @ I'm worried about karen buying all the food on aisle 6 and leaning on the school board until they cancel school.
I think it is a good idea to have extra supplies on hand. If/when the virus does start spreading here, to clamp down on the spread, it only makes sense for people to stay in as much as possible. They aren't going to be able to test everyone with cold/flu symptoms, so a lot of people won't know exactly what they have. From what we can tell, it appears to spread more readily than influenza and obviously there is no natural immunity/vaccine since it is a novel virus. IRL, I feel like people are at the two extremes... it'll never happen/it is just a cold to doomsday preppers. I think it is best to not panic but also make reasonable preparations. The elderly and hospitals are going to need people to control the spread as much as possible.
I really don't think there will be water/electricity disruptions. I also really don't want to be wrong about that, but it seems far fetched. Unless we're talking about a The Stand situation.
I'm here. What would bring down infrastructure in the US? No workers? Contaminated water supply seems extremely unlikely. You all can generally drink out of the tap. Even I drink tap water often, though it's not recommended here. Not Mexico kind of not recommended, but more old pipes and who knows what leeched out not recommended.
I couldn't bring my anxious mind to read much of the Stand.
I recommend boxes of wine Maybe some sealed salami if you're into that and a wheel of parmesan. Whatever you do, don't get that Jim Bakker shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMbZp2P7wn4. If you have an extra 15min, this is so worth it. You may need some levity after this thread.
We have a well and it runs on electricity, so any power outages, if they cannot be repaired in a timely manner and we are out of luck. Tons of people who live outside of city limits are on well water. I'm thinking along the lines of there being a storm or an unrelated event that knocks out power and not having enough linemen to service it immediately. I know thats pretty unlikely but i still think about it.
Even in the very unlikely event I would get my act together enough to prepare, I'd have no place to put stuff. We don't have a basement, attic, or any sort of extra storage. I'm not going to have supplies just hanging out in my living room.
I think there is a difference between ignorant hysteria and paranoia and making small, reasonable preparations if possible. The key will be minimizing spread if we do have an issue in the US. So, the less trips Karen needs to make to the grocery store, the better... And, also, as someone mentioned up-thread, there will be jerks who go out and clean aisles of various supplies. This happens every snowstorm around these parts. If panic does set in, you have to be prepared for that just as much as the virus.
I think there is a difference between ignorant hysteria and paranoia and making small, reasonable preparations if possible. The key will be minimizing spread if we do have an issue in the US. So, the less trips Karen needs to make to the grocery store, the better... And, also, as someone mentioned up-thread, there will be jerks who go out and clean aisles of various supplies. This happens every snowstorm around these parts. If panic does set in, you have to be prepared for that just as much as the virus.
Agree with all of this.
Also, while I don't anticipate a lockdown like we're seeing in parts of China, or even a mandatory self-isolation period like my brother is in, I can imagine a situation in which its advisable for us to self-isolate (for example, if COVID were spreading in our area and H or I were to get mildly sick, I wouldn't want us to be out in public spreading germs). I want to prepare to minimize the inconvenience of that situation. And ideally all of us should be making small, reasonable preparations for whatever threats of natural disaster exist where we live.
Even in the very unlikely event I would get my act together enough to prepare, I'd have no place to put stuff. We don't have a basement, attic, or any sort of extra storage. I'm not going to have supplies just hanging out in my living room.
Yeah this is where I get stuck too. We can throw stuff in our 2nd bedroom I guess, but we only have so much freezer/pantry space and all our storage space (which isn't much) is already completely packed full.
I also don't know what I'd do with a stockpile of stuff that I DIDN'T use. Donate it maybe? It seems wasteful to buy cases of water that I'll never otherwise drink, canned goods that I don't normally eat, and medicines that will probably expire before I ever use them. I'll kick myself if something horrible happens and I'm not prepared, but it seems much more likely that I'd end up blowing $300 on stuff I don't need.
That said, maybe I'll pick up a small amount of extra stuff... just in case.
I think there is a difference between ignorant hysteria and paranoia and making small, reasonable preparations if possible. The key will be minimizing spread if we do have an issue in the US. So, the less trips Karen needs to make to the grocery store, the better... And, also, as someone mentioned up-thread, there will be jerks who go out and clean aisles of various supplies. This happens every snowstorm around these parts. If panic does set in, you have to be prepared for that just as much as the virus.
Agree with all of this.
Also, while I don't anticipate a lockdown like we're seeing in parts of China, or even a mandatory self-isolation period like my brother is in, I can imagine a situation in which its advisable for us to self-isolate (for example, if COVID were spreading in our area and H or I were to get mildly sick, I wouldn't want us to be out in public spreading germs). I want to prepare to minimize the inconvenience of that situation. And ideally all of us should be making small, reasonable preparations for whatever threats of natural disaster exist where we live.
This where I'm at, at least right now. Keeping a decent supply of TP, meds, soap, etc on hand. Not waiting until the cereal gets to the bottom of the box or we have no Mac n cheese left to do a grocery run. Having enough basic ingredients on hand that I can make quick and decent meals and not have to resort to just having canned green beans for dinner. Having a stocked first aid kit. This is stuff I try to do already but I'm trying to be extra vigilant about now. So if we're all sick (or just don't want to leave the house) we're not screwed because I didn't get to the grocery store yet that week and the pantry is empty.
Realistically, what level do you all think it would take for the government to start quarantining/shutting down cities in the US?
Trump falling behind in the polls.
ETA: I don’t mean to be flippant. But I’m not at all confident in how his administration is prepared to handle this. And I absolutely don’t put it past him to try and pull some shit when Nov 1 rolls around and he decides that New York City and San Francisco and all of Virginia needs to be Quarantined for a week.
Realistically, what level do you all think it would take for the government to start quarantining/shutting down cities in the US?
It's not going to happen. (Which is why I think the US will wait until the world health community has decided quarantines don't work before it starts any in country testing.)
Or maybe just blue cities in purple states, starting around October 27th. (just kidding).
ETA: I see mbcdefg already made that joke (or maybe she didn't mean it as a joke?)
Realistically, what level do you all think it would take for the government to start quarantining/shutting down cities in the US?
Trump falling behind in the polls.
ETA: I don’t mean to be flippant. But I’m not at all confident in how his administration is prepared to handle this. And I absolutely don’t put it past him to try and pull some shit when Nov 1 rolls around and he decides that New York City and San Francisco and all of Virginia needs to be Quarantined for a week.
He cannot stop people from voting. If this happens we will have crossed a major threshold of American democracy. There would be little left.
Realistically, what level do you all think it would take for the government to start quarantining/shutting down cities in the US?
Trump falling behind in the polls.
ETA: I don’t mean to be flippant. But I’m not at all confident in how his administration is prepared to handle this. And I absolutely don’t put it past him to try and pull some shit when Nov 1 rolls around and he decides that New York City and San Francisco and all of Virginia needs to be Quarantined for a week.
My initial thought was "How close are we to election day?"
Jesus, I’m not sure it’s healthy to be this paranoid.
BTW I just placed an amazon order of supplies. 😆
Right?
And then I think about the fact I have 2 rolls of TP, just a few tampons, and not much backup kitty litter I'm sure I wouldn't starve but not having enough of those would not be fun.
Every now and then one of these threads inspires me. A few years ago, I ended up with a panic box of stuff. Once, I hid cash around the house, which I promptly forgot about and surprised myself with a few years later. Is this the thread where I end up with water jugs?
ETA: I don’t mean to be flippant. But I’m not at all confident in how his administration is prepared to handle this. And I absolutely don’t put it past him to try and pull some shit when Nov 1 rolls around and he decides that New York City and San Francisco and all of Virginia needs to be Quarantined for a week.
He cannot stop people from voting. If this happens we will have crossed a major threshold of American democracy. There would be little left.
I’m not in Tin Foil Hat territory about all this, believe me ... but how many times have people said “Uh, can he DO that?” during this administration? Or how people insisted at the beginning that things wouldn’t be so awful once he took office because he’d have competent career politicians around him to rein him in.
He's gotten away with so much already, why WOULDN’T he give it a try and see what happens? Even if he doesn’t actually attempt it, I will not be at all surprised if he starts “joking” about this at his rallies, the way he “jokes” about serving two or three additional terms.
I don’t really think something WILL happen, but Trump gives me a stomachache because he’s a complete wild card and we never know what he’s going to do next.
Big outbreaks have started happening more frequently, and when they do the answer is to shut the schools down. So even if you're not a big prepper, having a plan for prolonged school closure will probably be a good idea. (In all fairness, it's good to have that in place anyway, regardless of why the school is shut.)
Big outbreaks have started happening more frequently, and when they do the answer is to shut the schools down. So even if you're not a big prepper, having a plan for prolonged school closure will probably be a good idea. (In all fairness, it's good to have that in place anyway, regardless of why the school is shut.)
A small district in Nebraska shut down a couple of weeks ago due to the flu. You're right - it doesn't take a ton.
I asked my asst. director if there has been discussion about what to do when this hit. He blew me off (in a nice way). I think I'll go down a level and talk to my boss about what happens if we can't come into work.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Feb 25, 2020 15:54:37 GMT -5
Has there been any further comment on whether the changing of the seasons may have an effect on the spread? I know initially there was some thought that this virus may act like other coronaviruses and might slow in summertime. But, with no immunity, will it just keep ripping on through?
My flippant comment aside, I am interested to see how this all unfolds. As someone who works on a higher ed campus, we've been receiving daily updates from our health services. I'm hopeful that this is indicative of effective planning for when it reaches our dorms.