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Maybe you should reconsider. Even if you are not worried for yourself (I am not), we should all be worried about the spread and tenacity. If you have any old relatives or friends, or relatives or friends that have medical conditions, you (and all of us) should be taking every possible precaution.
Since everyone seems to be “hoarding”, don’t forget the 9v batteries for the pedals, a battery powered amp, and extra strings. Let’s take this thing to the next level. That was meant for the daily laughs. Stay safe everyone, we’ll make it through all of this. Ground Zero signing out.
I'm IT at a local government. I really have no idea what will happen. We are in Alaska on an island but Alaska Air flies in twice a day so... there's that. Just praying to the Good Lord that they figure it out before it gets here. People are starting to buy out all kinds of antiseptics, wipes, etc. Wife has a pantry full of food and we have an upright freezer filled with venison and fish--halibut and sockeye. Think I'm going to buy a dozen pizzas!
Take precaution, sure. Worry and freak out, no. But as I said; I'm not a doctor nor a scientist so maybe it itself is more serious than I believe it to be.
It’s unfortunate that petrus61 isn’t able to comprehend or is simply refusing to acknowledge the very valid distinction that you are making, but either way, it has become clear that debating the matter with him is a pointless exercise. FWIW, any moderately intelligent and rational person will understand your point and recognize that you are right.
Boo to the selfish individuals stockpiling items that are in short supply. Just saw it in Safeway. No thought for others. Pathetic but predictable human behavior.
I think it's serious. If you are young(ish) and in good health, it's not serious wrt your health maybe, but wrt to your friends, family, and pocketbook, you should be very concerned. I agree that panic is the opposite of the right response.
Oh well, I've given up. I admit I do have a persistent need to be right, but in this case I am pretty sure I am. I wasn't trying to start an argument, but to quote Ron Burgundy, "that escalated quickly."
Maybe reconsider wearing that particular hat.
I'm well stocked up on pedals, just added an Accountant, I figure if three overdrives are good two compressors are good too.
I agree on both counts. You are right, and that did escalate quickly!
Well, it’s admittedly a tried and true response to crisis, but there is some seemingly unresolvable tension between the hooker part of you plan and the whole “social distancing” thing!
we have tons of rechargeable batteries of all size, so hopefully we're all set.
no store in our area has had hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, rubbing alcohol for about two weeks. amazon and walmart have been out for a while now.
there are young people who have been stricken with extreme symptoms, too. it's less frequent, but it can happen. who knows whether it's the luck of the draw, the person's health or something else...
I'm pretty well set to work from home. If I go into real quarantine, as in getting sick, then I've got a spare room in the basement waiting for me, a really boring but valuable textbook (Machine Learning in Python), and my upright with plenty of scales to choose from. I've already decided if we survive this, I will reward myself with a new fretless.
It certainly sounds plausible that it could have been COVID-19. I’ve seen three children that had the virus, and it barely slowed them down while it seriously incapacitated one or both parents. Sorry to hear your wife is still struggling and I hope she bounces back soon. For me, it felt like the cough and difficulty breathing was never going to go away. It finally did, but it took almost 4 weeks.
