This is the look Social Distancers are looking for. Wear this, enjoy a zesty onion/garlic sauce on your scrambled eggs, and you're safe to go shopping.
If anyone gets within six feet, start mumbling. I recite the 1978 NY Yankees lineup but you do you.

Numero Uno!
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 01:50 PM
They banned reusable shopping bags in Madison. Get with the program, TM!
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 01:52 PM
What a jackalope
https://mobile.twitter.com/henryrodgersdc/status/1241025410781102080
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 01:53 PM
If people who don't normally follow politics, trapped at home and scared, are tuning in to watch these press conferences for the first time, I suspect they're getting the reddest of red-pilled upon watching in horror just how awful and aggressively stupid the media actually is.
Posted by: Biergood at March 20, 2020 01:25 PM (FQWHA)
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 20, 2020 at 01:54 PM
Heh, TM--I'd run to the least traveled aisle. XO
Posted by: clarice | March 20, 2020 at 02:01 PM
Stupidity is not viral
https://libertyunyielding.com/2020/03/20/1-in-4-voters-prepared-to-postpone-the-november-elections/
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 02:03 PM
Nice outfit, TM. I wouldn't go near you.
Posted by: Extraneus | March 20, 2020 at 02:04 PM
Maybe he wears that every day.
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 02:07 PM
1978 Yankees roster--that's a good one! Let's see- there was Reggie in right, Lou Pinella, Chris Chambliss, Thurman behind the dish, Graig Nettles at third, Willie at second, Goose closing, I'm having trouble here-- all right, I don't want to steal your material, TM. Thanks so much for making this blog available to us JOMers.
Posted by: peter | March 20, 2020 at 02:12 PM
And Happy Belated St. Patrick's Day to you, Maguire
Posted by: peter | March 20, 2020 at 02:13 PM
On a lighter note, proof I have raised my 19 year old son properly.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is available on one of the streaming services I have. I suggested he watch it and this morning he told me had. I asked him if he caught the obvious error regarding Led Zeppelin.
In the movie Damone tells Rattner that to score with girls all he had to do was play Side 1 of Led Zeppelin 4 (Stairway to Heaven, Black Dog, Rock & Roll, Battle of Evermore). Later on when Rattner is on date with Stacy, Kashmir from Physical Graffiti was being played.
My son correctly pointed that out the error with no hesitation. :-)
Posted by: Tom R | March 20, 2020 at 02:14 PM
Dittoes peter.
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 02:15 PM
https://perspectives.eiu.com/healthcare/secret-life-coronavirus-why-we-need-such-drastic-social-distancing-measures
From a young friend whose specialty this sort of thing it.
Posted by: clarice | March 20, 2020 at 02:17 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | March 20, 2020 at 02:18 PM
Has anyone seen an official chart of the COVID 19 curve for the US only? This website from John Hopkins doesn't display the curve by country.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Posted by: Tom R | March 20, 2020 at 02:18 PM
Is that THE TM?
He might be a TP hoarder.
Where do we report him?
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 02:18 PM
From the last thread- narc's post
So the latest fusion substuture play from yesterday was a boessert closeup with understudy from lisa monaco a solon protege.
I think I know what fusion is and lisa monaco was one of Zero's National security advisers. Boessert? Sounds familiar but can't place it.
So no, can't quite make it out.
Posted by: peter | March 20, 2020 at 02:18 PM
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
Makes more sense if you choose logarithmic
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 02:20 PM
Left out Bucky Bleepin' and Mickey Effin.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | March 20, 2020 at 02:20 PM
In October 2019, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security hosted a pandemic tabletop exercise called Event 201 with partners, the World Economic Forum and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Recently, the Center for Health Security has received questions about whether that pandemic exercise predicted the current novel coronavirus outbreak in China. To be clear, the Center for Health Security and partners did not make a prediction during our tabletop exercise. For the scenario, we modeled a fictional coronavirus pandemic, but we explicitly stated that it was not a prediction. Instead, the exercise served to highlight preparedness and response challenges that would likely arise in a very severe pandemic. We are not now predicting that the nCoV-2019 outbreak will kill 65 million people. Although our tabletop exercise included a mock novel coronavirus, the inputs we used for modeling the potential impact of that fictional virus are not similar to nCoV-2019.
http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/newsroom/center-news/2020-01-24-Statement-of-Clarification-Event201.html
Posted by: Neo | March 20, 2020 at 02:20 PM
The site our school uses for online work (Edmodo) is experiencing extreme growing pains! Crashing over and over as it's not equipped for so many students.
Our private school is still requiring and grading all assignments. We are posting our lectures online as well as study guides and quizzes.
CH - I wonder if the parents will agree to that policy you posted on the previous thread (online work won't count?)
Posted by: Momto2 | March 20, 2020 at 02:21 PM
Hes disneys new hire, trump dismissed him last year. The same bylines repeating dubious gossip, also as pointed out last night war games end mostly the same way.
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 02:21 PM
TomR:
This is funny. That error in the movie was the source of discussion among my cronies and me in junior high, and then later in hisgh school. Over time we have concluded that it was not in fact an error in the production of the movie, but simply Rat screwing up Damon's instructions.
It's nice that you are turning your son on to a peek into a better, less stupid and fragile era.
Posted by: Soylent Red | March 20, 2020 at 02:22 PM
About 3 or 4 years ago, I was Numero Uno on about three threads in a row.
It's been quite the drought on such an auspicious achievement until today.
Ran home to config and test Cisco AnyConnect access to the network for the looming 'remote worker' crush next week.
The bonus is I get to make the network changes in the garage while knocking down an Upland Daypack.
I've never felt so productive working remotely.
The gal at the little liquor store I picked it up at in Ellettsville said that they had just got a call from their Gosport store that they were shutting down due to a gov order.
I doubled my purchase of essential supplies.
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 02:27 PM
#restingCNNface
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | March 20, 2020 at 02:28 PM
Tom R
Corona.help has breakdown by country, as well as daily change by country. US page has breakdown by state.
Posted by: John S | March 20, 2020 at 02:29 PM
Still coronavirus-free in central Virginia. Since I am non-essentially languishing at home I am living my best life.
1. Gym workouts every morning. Gym is open but restricted to ten people in the building. Not a huge problem at 0600, and...no waiting on equipment.
2. CGSC coursework online. Plugging through class segments like #CCPVirus through Italy. Papers a little slower going.
3. Planting flowers. Nearly 100 new plantings, plus some landscaping work. This weekend I will clear a new forest trail.
4. Playing with dog.
5. Photography of previously planted flowers, and dog.
6. Painting basement stairwell.
Well stocked supplies of meat, propane, and alcohol. I hope this goes on for another three weeks.
Posted by: Soylent Red | March 20, 2020 at 02:30 PM
ROFL
@maurabarrettnbc
NEW: @MikeBloomberg is scrapping his plan to fund an independent expenditure campaign to support the Democratic nominee (he's endorsed @JoeBiden).
Instead, he's laying off his staff & transferring $18mil to the DNC.
Story tk, w/ @aseitzwald @JoshNBCNews
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 02:31 PM
Good afternoon! We took a Jeep ride earlier to observe the local situation. The parking lots at Publix and Walmart were full. Many of the local business owners are still open,but in the "touristy" section of town,there was plenty of street parking. Then we drove down the beach road. The parking lots at the beach parks were full. The Florida beaches are supposed to be closed. The local beaches here will be closed as of six o'clock tomorrow morning. We noticed police barricades already in place. There are still people on spring break and they're taking advantage of the last day. The Gulf water looks beautiful today.
Posted by: Marlene | March 20, 2020 at 02:32 PM
I don't like Senator Burr at all, but I agree with Iggy on his stock sale unless we learn more. Without any special info we, too, shifted to bond and sold off equities about the same time.
Posted by: clarice | March 20, 2020 at 02:33 PM
Smooches, soylent.
Posted by: clarice | March 20, 2020 at 02:33 PM
@CNBCnow
Correction: UK PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown measures, telling cafes, pubs and restaurants to close
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 02:38 PM
Just saw on my UK Mail app that Trump "exploded in anger after being asked if he is giving false hope to scared Americans". Take a look at this video and tell me where it is that Trump explodes in anger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9Jfpyf9lY
Posted by: peter | March 20, 2020 at 02:39 PM
bubarooni,
Shutting down liquor stores in Indiana?
Yikes!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 20, 2020 at 02:40 PM
I had plenty of other reasons to hate barr.
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 02:41 PM
Clearly, the Chinese have figured by now that the next wave will start by dumping the virus at the FDA administration building in Silver Spring, MD so nothing can be "FDA approved"
Posted by: Neo | March 20, 2020 at 02:43 PM
Burr damned autocucumber.
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 02:43 PM
I ditched a bunch (roughly 50%, the dreg of my holdings) of my 401k on 3/2/20.
I'm less than half as smart as Burr.
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 02:44 PM
PSA from the NSA:
NSA assessed that there are more than 5600 COVID 19 related sites and most are fake. Users should stay vigilant of opportunist hackers exploiting coronavirus fears thru the use of COVID 19 phishing emails, fake websites and weaponized graphics (i.e. infection maps with hidden malware).
Posted by: Tom R | March 20, 2020 at 02:47 PM
Amen, MM!
Since Kroger sells beer and wine, you might need to modify your online orders.
We all have to adapt!
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 02:51 PM
I wonder if the parents will agree to that policy you posted on the previous thread (online work won't count?)
It's been my experience that what parents want is a low priority item in the public propaganda centers.
Posted by: Captain Hate | March 20, 2020 at 02:54 PM
I didn't see any exploding either, peter. A little frustration, yes, but no explosion. I understand Dr. Fauci threw cold water on the drug hopes, is that correct?
Posted by: Extraneus | March 20, 2020 at 02:56 PM
I get a text last night from my cuz who lives in Duxbury, MA saying their little burg has just gotten their first confirmed case of CV and—this is an exact quote—“there’s palpable fear.”
I text back: of what, exactly? This isn’t the Black Plague.
Haven’t heard back from him...
Posted by: lyle | March 20, 2020 at 02:56 PM
Review of biochemistry behind the “cures.”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/20/wuhan-coronavirus-therapies-scientific-background/
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 03:00 PM
My kinda TP, TM. But they have bigger packages ar Sam’s!
Posted by: Jane | March 20, 2020 at 03:01 PM
I understand Dr. Fauci threw cold water on the drug hopes, is that correct?
IMO not really. He made a point to say Trump's optimism that hydroxychloroquine would work was justified. He then said as a doctor and a scientist that there are rules and processes to follow when conducting drug studies and that he wasn't going to make an official statement about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine until that process was followed.
Posted by: Tom R | March 20, 2020 at 03:03 PM
Checking in. Are we missing anyone we haven't heard from lately?
Heading down to the Korean market shortly for some fish and cephalopods for Lenten dinner. A bit frustrating as I now have a large pot of last night's boeuf bourgiugnon in the fridge and freezer, but it will keep.
Been heavy on the stews and ragouts as they can last a few days each.
Some advice for maintaining resiliency.
Get some exercise
keep your mind busy with games, puzzles, learning, reading
duct tape the kids
Don't watch the news - it's all bullshit scare tactics
Connect with others
They say don't do alcohol or drugs, but giving up a 2009 Pride Mountain merlot will be difficult so I'll nix that one right now.
I hope you are all doing well. God bless.
Posted by: matt - deplore me if you must | March 20, 2020 at 03:06 PM
Tom R,
That was exactly my takeaway from the Good Doctor's comments.
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:06 PM
Guy replacing a broken spring on one of the garage doors this morning went on a sterling rant about...the media. I just smiled and nodded in agreement.
Oh, and BTW: I’m really disappointed in the movie buffs around here on the lack of more huzzahs on my Wuhan Luke riff a coupla threads back. I mean, c’mon! “What we got here is a failure to communicate.” That’s gold! 😉
Posted by: lyle | March 20, 2020 at 03:10 PM
Bubarooni,
I made $16,000 in the last 3 days with Zoom (zm). If you are holding cash look at it.
Posted by: Jane | March 20, 2020 at 03:11 PM
bubarooni,
Unless they have changed it, you cannot order alcohol on line!! I may have to run to the liquor store and lay in some supplies!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 20, 2020 at 03:12 PM
Cool Hank Luke.
I caught it the first time lyle.
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:13 PM
but giving up a 2009 Pride Mountain merlot will be difficult
NOOOOOOOO! 😬
(I just had that same vintage recently. Delish!)
Posted by: lyle | March 20, 2020 at 03:13 PM
Thanks, bub.
Posted by: lyle | March 20, 2020 at 03:15 PM
Dang Jane...
I don't think I can bury individual stocks in my 401k. There is a list of
I'm gonna go check but I think I'll just have to remain jealous...
Thanks for the tip though!
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:16 PM
Fidelitys up now that im out.
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 03:18 PM
Making the email and FB rounds:
Well, I finally lost it...Was just in CVS.. Saw a man whose cart was FULL to the brim with hand sanitizers, baby wipes, soaps, everything that people need!! I called him a selfish @$$hole, and gave him a low down about the elderly, moms, and people who need these types of things. Told him he should be freaking ashamed of himself! He said: “Are you done? Cause I really need to get back to restocking the shelves now...”
Posted by: Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma | March 20, 2020 at 03:18 PM
Make a supply run MM.
Now!
Buy Oliver Winery or Butler Winery if possible to support our local (Bloomington) wineries.
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:18 PM
I understand Dr. Fauci threw cold water on the drug hopes, is that correct?
Nope.
The way the "reporters" asked the question was disingenuous, as was CNN's vulgar intro Kaitlin Collins. Trash.
Ably responded to by Trump and then amply backed up by Fauci and Pence.
Elsewhere, Pompeo laid every single pushy pedantic pseudojournalist out with a smile.
Fauci supported Trump's hope and nevertheless waits for the reality of scientific results.
Posted by: sbwaters | March 20, 2020 at 03:18 PM
The first confirmed CV case in WA was Jan. 21; the guy (from Wuhan) had been in the country for over a week. Nobody quarantined at that time. A bunch of people in a nursing home got very sick and a bunch of them died. They got sick because the people who worked there had the virus, didn't know, and brought it to the nursing home--after going home and spreading it amongst families and friends.
That was two months ago. If it were going to run rampant, why didn't that happen in WA?
The corona infection and illness has run for two months in Washington, with somewhere less than 1500 people getting it (out of 7.5 million) and 75 deaths. (per the Worldometer site linked above.
While other states are catching up and numbers are growing, one would think that WA would be pretty accurate at this point.
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I see no reason why this is not the rough scenario as a model for what will happen across the country--including NYC.
If we are still panicking two weeks from now we are doomed as a country.
Posted by: boatbuilder | March 20, 2020 at 03:18 PM
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright.
CHEAP TRICK REFERENCE.
Posted by: GUS | March 20, 2020 at 03:19 PM
don't think I can bury individual stocks in my 401k.
I know it’s autocuccumber but that seems somewhat appropriate these past few weeks...
Posted by: lyle | March 20, 2020 at 03:20 PM
Nice look, TM!
Good job Tom R. Kashmir is better for the situation anyway IMO. :)
Posted by: Porchlight | March 20, 2020 at 03:20 PM
Agree wholeheartedly, boatbuilder. Nice to see you around these parts btw.
Posted by: Porchlight | March 20, 2020 at 03:22 PM
They just seem a little weird.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | March 20, 2020 at 03:22 PM
Also--Based on that TM picture, we are pretty much doomed as a country anyway.
Posted by: boatbuilder | March 20, 2020 at 03:23 PM
Dang Jane...
I only have mutual funds to pick from...
Jane says, "I'm done with Mutual Funds"
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:23 PM
Hah!
Lyle, that was autocuccumber but, the good ones I kept are now buried so almost prophetic...
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:29 PM
She does, indeed!
Posted by: Jane | March 20, 2020 at 03:30 PM
--So when does the looting begin in CA and NY?--
I'm not sure compliance is exactly what Commissar Newsome was hoping for.
Went over to a friend's house to help with a balky shower faucet [which by itself is presumably verboten] and traffic didn't look too different than normal.
The cute gal that runs the local nursery had a sign out that said Gardening is NOT Cancelled.
And we were joking about social distancing in the line at Lowes.
My daughter's employer who builds circuitry for flight simulators and elevators is open and doing business.
Not sure I saw anyone who wasn't open other than restaurants.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | March 20, 2020 at 03:30 PM
Here's the liveblog I did on the presser, FWIW:
POTUS:
Long phone call with new best buddy, Chuck Schumer. Ds want to get soemthing done re: re;lief. So does Mitch. We'll see how they do. (Ball in your court, you two)
IRS--Don't have to file now til July15. (change from just no payment)
Ed--no federal standardized testing students
Great phone call with the governors
Working on mass uncontrolled movement at southern border with Mexico. Problem for decades. Now the importance of border control is evident to many more people. Secure borders are a public health issue.
Enacted some reg that allows all kinds of things to be done on both physical borders.
Non-essential travel suspended.
People working together!!
Defense response raised to Level One.
Paid sick leave at NO COST to employers.
WalMart, Target, et al all doing great. Lifting regs on transit. (Watch out for tired truck drivers!)
Sec State Pompeo:
Staying focused on all risks: Isis, ME. Thank you to SD employees taking care of getting people home.
Two big steps--Canada and Mexico joint decision to control borders for thirty days.
Mexico to restrict non-essentail crossings.
Level Four travel advisory. ALL international travel should be curtailed. Come back if you want to get in. If you leave, be prepared to be gone for long time.
Virus did NOT come from USArmy.
Chose news sites carefully; avoid Fake News.
DHS Acting Secretary
Reviewing why controlling border matters; magnitude of problem.
Had CDC order to return all undocumented aliens.
Number of border patrol agents positive; many more in quarantine
Some guy giving the timeline; still peddling a vaccine. (Dream on! I'm still waiting the one Tony Fuaci promised me for HIV in 1982)
21,000 undocumented aliens at northern border last year
151,000 undocumented aliens at southern border last year
Dr. Brix
She loves DATA!
But no new data.
Elders dying at twice the rate of young.
Follow guidelines.
NO ONE IMMUNE!
And POTUS's buddy Tony (Fauci)
One: keep outside infections from coming in
Two: What happened in NY--lockdown. Needed there, because of stress to the system.
Please cooperate wiht your governor , your mayor
Pence
Full resources being brought to fight virus: feds, states, people, businesses.
Inspiring how people are coming together.
Follow 15 Days guidelines. Everyone--even without significant outbreaks.
Plants being retrofitted to meet healthcare needs.
FEMA in the lead. Locally executed; state managed, federally supported.
Everyone--do your part
Congress-get er done re economic package.
Commercial labs doing great. PRIVATE -Public partnership, getting 'er done.
Medical supplies. HUGE effort to get PPE manufactured and distributed.
Industrial masks fully available.
Major procurement by Feds.
Many more ventilators besides the 20,000 on stand by that the Feds have stockpiled.
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS "reveal" there are 10s of thousands of ventilators available in ORS !!!
FOLLOW 15 DAYS GUIDELINES!
Posted by: anonamom | March 20, 2020 at 03:30 PM
Surrender
Surrender
But don't give yourself away
Hey, hey
(loud drun and guitar crecscedno)
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:32 PM
and--the Q and A:
Flyover country still safe.
Happy w progress on 15 day guidelines. Will evaluate at 14th day.
Hydroxychloroquine--
Fauci trying to downplay the hydroxychlorquine. "All anecdotal."
POTUS all in on it though!
Tony steps to podium and says "No controlled studies!"
POTUS ain't giving ground. "I feel like it will work."
(You come get covered with Covid19, and wait for your controlled study, Tony.
I'll take it and take my chances with Torsades!)
"May work, may not work. I feel good about it."
"Let's see what happens. What the hell do you have to lose??" (yes, POTUS said those words)
To reporter who is trying to foment a fissure here:
"Get back to reporting, and stop sensationalizing... You should be ashamed of yourself!"
Fauci does a great job explaining to the morons of the press what a controlled study is for.
"It's the difference between hoping that it will work, versus proving it will work. "
(I'm not signing up to chance being in the control group of that study. I already did my part with Hep B vaccine. I'm lucky I didn't get HIV! I've got hydroxychloroquine on my kitchen counter and I'm taking it if I get exposed and start feeling sick.)
Manages to get out Diane Feinstein's name with the stock sell off when asked about it.
(This is not POTUS's first rodeo.)
NPR is only reporting about Burr.
"Coming together is much harder when we have dishonest reporters."
No stock buy backs by corps or owners w federal $.
Pompeo-- getting people out of Morrocco and Peru.
You got their on your own--try to get out on your own.
We'll get you all out.
Border restrictions will last as long as we need it to.
Was Iran responsible for missile attack? "I'll get back to on it to you. Iran is funding the militias in Iraq."
Pompeo reinforces that reporters have done a horrendous job of covering this.
POTUS defends tanking the economy. Will evaluate in two weeks. Talking about saving 100,000s of lives.
"We can bring our finances back; we can't bring people back."
Fauci: false equivalency to use traffic accidents and Covid deaths.
Can't defend the moral equivalency. (Really? I bet that Singer guy from Princeton could.)
Supplies--explained to this guy why he let states go at it first til Feds stepped in. (States can't compete with price Feds can pay)
Companies stepping up in a big way to produce what is needed--ventilators, etc.
"We inherited an obsolete, broken system that now is now getting addressed to become functional."
Boy, are these "journalists" stupid and ill informed.
I'm guessing average IQ doesn't hit 94.
Listening to this whole thing has not been easy!
Posted by: anonamom | March 20, 2020 at 03:32 PM
the DREAM POLICE, they live inside of my head...
.....
POLICE POLICE.
Posted by: GUS | March 20, 2020 at 03:33 PM
Flio the numbee around.
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 03:34 PM
Dave @ 2:20 heh. We'll always have 1978.
Jane@ 3:11--you sound like those spam commercials--"I made $30,000 at home on my computer last month--learn to code"
Loving the Cheap Trick reference--GUS, have you ever seen them perform live in person?
Posted by: peter | March 20, 2020 at 03:36 PM
"The general scratches his belly and thinks..."
Posted by: KevlarKid | March 20, 2020 at 03:37 PM
Indeed:
https://mobile.twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1241052558048858112
Posted by: Narciso | March 20, 2020 at 03:39 PM
bombs away, kev!
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:43 PM
Thanks for the live blog, amom.
Posted by: Extraneus | March 20, 2020 at 03:43 PM
but we're okay, bubs!
Posted by: KevlarKid | March 20, 2020 at 03:46 PM
Peter, from the last thread:
the New York courts system has made it extremely difficult to foreclose on a mortgage for years--it takes many months from filing of the papers to completion.
Yes, that's true in a lot of places, but my guess is with this order they can't even file for 90 days, so the whole thing gets pushed back. Lots of ripple effects from that, especially when other blue states follow suit.
Posted by: jimmyk | March 20, 2020 at 03:50 PM
heck yeah we are Kev!
Oh.. didn't I, didn't I see you hoisting a cold one.
Oh... didn't I, I see you hoisting...
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:55 PM
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I see no reason why this is not the rough scenario as a model for what will happen across the country--including NYC.
If we are still panicking two weeks from now we are doomed as a country.
I'm inclined to agree, though the pessimists point to Italy as the other extreme. As I posted yesterday, it's really hard to square how different the experiences have been in different places. NYC area might have it worse than WA because of the population density and tourists, but with everything shut down we should see improvement.
I wouldn't be so negative about the shutdown if I thought they'd ease it as things improve (knowing that there's probably a 10-15 day lag between putting something in place and seeing the effects. I think we'll see signs of improvement in a week or so even from the first round of shutdowns a week ago if we know how to read the data.
But I'm sure Cuomo will leave it in place for longer than needed, and will be impervious to evidence and rational advice.
Posted by: jimmyk | March 20, 2020 at 03:57 PM
well... i might getting out there with lyrics at this point due to my Cheap Trick affection.
Posted by: bubarooni | March 20, 2020 at 03:57 PM
Great photo of TM!
(Yes, I'm late to the party)
Posted by: JimNorCal | March 20, 2020 at 04:01 PM
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Posted by: JimNorCal | March 20, 2020 at 04:02 PM
Had to turn off Fox. Neil Cavuto sounded like he was in ecstasy that the Dow Jones is now lower than when Trump took office.
Posted by: Tom R | March 20, 2020 at 04:03 PM
Beaches here are open. Flagler Beach is roaring. All the biker pubs, bars and food joints booming. JAX reports 15 confirmed 1 dead and the beach communities shutting down their economy (I.e. beaches).
The croquet players not practicing social distancing like they should.
Club closed, take out only. Singles in the carts. Courses open.
Beautiful day herewith a dark blue sea.
Posted by: Jack Lillywhite | March 20, 2020 at 04:06 PM
Qiagen on its RNA extractionkit production:
Posted by: DrJ | March 20, 2020 at 04:08 PM
Insty says IL going to Shelter in place starting tomorrow.
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 04:10 PM
Lots of ripple effects from that, especially when other blue states follow suit.
Which our politicians either (1) are incapable of understanding, (2) understand but don’t care about because by the time the ripples are visible they’ll already be onto the next crisis,, or (3) actively want to happen because they profit from mass misery and disaster.
Posted by: James D. | March 20, 2020 at 04:16 PM
anonamom,
Thanks for the live blog. I listened but I often miss things due to laundry, dogs, etc.
News from my sister the nurse:
Pretty busy today. Community Hospital East (of which her hospital is a satellite), one of the largest in the state, is starting to fill up, so she admonished us to follow what the government says, because there is a reason they are doing it.
Daughter made a wine/beer run and is also going through the drive-through of a local restaurant the brother of one of our friends owns, because we are trying to help small businesses out.
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 20, 2020 at 04:16 PM
I am just hoping that my liquor store is open.
Posted by: peter | March 20, 2020 at 04:24 PM
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS "reveal" there are 10s of thousands of ventilators available in ORS !!!
So just how many vents do you have squirreled away anonamom? :)
Posted by: Buckeye | March 20, 2020 at 04:28 PM
Things just got uglier.
@VickyMcKenna
Evers just ordered shut down of all salons, barber shops, nail salons, tattoo parlors, etc as of 5 p.m. His legal counsel, Nilsestuen said personal care businesses “will not be able to be open, period.”
Posted by: henry | March 20, 2020 at 04:28 PM
Qiagen said that a significant capacity expansion project is underway at sites in Europe and the US to reach more than 20 million patient tests on a monthly basis by the end of 2020.
They obviously think this virus will cause problems for sometime on a large scale.
Posted by: Buckeye | March 20, 2020 at 04:31 PM
Henry
We already have that in Ahia.
Been trying to convince Mrs. Buckeye to cut my hair.
So far, pretty much pound salt:)
Posted by: Buckeye | March 20, 2020 at 04:33 PM
I am just hoping that my liquor store is open.
I just stocked up on liquor and wine. Here there seems to be mass confusion regarding what Cuomo's order means. I asked the liquor store cash register guy if they were going to have to close, and he said yes, and then I heard one of his co-workers or boss say no, liquor stores don't have to close. The wine store guy said he didn't know.
I don't see how they enforce any of it.
Posted by: jimmyk | March 20, 2020 at 04:33 PM
Video at the link. Oh, how blessed I am to be in a home with my daughter and dogs!
Posted by: MissMarple2 | March 20, 2020 at 04:33 PM