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Stocking up for Corona virus

940 257 March 1, 2020 at 10:57 AM in Chat
Hey guys,

Is anyone stocking up on "survival items" in fear of the Corona virus? So far I haven't, but I see a lot of the supermarkets empty from people like that here. Are the fears warranted, should I do the same?
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iamiamian
03-11-2020 at 08:10 AM.
03-11-2020 at 08:10 AM.
Quote from acesmuzic :
posts deleted...this isn't the podium....if you want to have a podium-like discussion there's a nice thread for you over there

now back to your regularly scheduled toilet paper hoarding...
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03-11-2020 at 08:46 AM.
03-11-2020 at 08:46 AM.
Quote from acesmuzic :
posts deleted...this isn't the podium....if you want to have a podium-like discussion there's a nice thread for you over there

now back to your regularly scheduled toilet paper hoarding...
Can I borrow a cup of sugar and 2 packages of TP?
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noungning
03-11-2020 at 09:14 AM.
03-11-2020 at 09:14 AM.
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That's an important note when people freak out thinking military will be in the streets. Declarations of emergency only really give the government leeway to do things it normally couldn't do, and also allows them to access federal funding in certain cases. This is the same when there's a natural disaster. It doesn't mean there will be Army in your town nailing your door shut.

Here in CT here is what it means:

Governor Declares Public Health Emergency Over Coronavirus [nbcconnecticut.com]

That opens a new range of possible measures that could be taken, including speeding up public health regulations.
The emergency declarations also trigger aspects of the state laws against price gouging.
The emergency allows Lamont to order travel bans and the closing of schools, as well as private businesses.
The declaration also gives the governor and the attorney general the power to crack down on scammers and those who are charging extremely high prices for things like face masks and hand sanitizer.
I didn't expect the martial law. I'm only expecting common sense things but with a leader as the one we have there's no such thing as common sense or logic it's just $$$.
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tennisplayer888
03-11-2020 at 11:53 AM.
03-11-2020 at 11:53 AM.
Went to costco during my lunch today, the place is like a zoo weekend frenzy. I have never seen so many people load up on Spam like this before, all paper towels and toilet paper are sold out. I luckily got a bag of 25 lb flour but its a crazy thing atm.
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Joe Davola
03-11-2020 at 11:57 AM.
03-11-2020 at 11:57 AM.
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My goldfish may have virus. Will update.
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Dr. J
03-11-2020 at 12:00 PM.
03-11-2020 at 12:00 PM.
Can you people stop buying all the rubbing alcohol and wet ones wipes?
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03-11-2020 at 12:28 PM.
03-11-2020 at 12:28 PM.
I'm tired of washing my hands. Let me wipe them on your shirt.
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03-11-2020 at 03:47 PM.
03-11-2020 at 03:47 PM.
The cajones virus.
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ProfessorChaos
03-11-2020 at 04:06 PM.
03-11-2020 at 04:06 PM.
Ever notice that the truly idiotic trolls have so little self-respect that they mis-spell their supposedly witty remarks?
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ikonoklast
03-11-2020 at 04:09 PM.
03-11-2020 at 04:09 PM.
I normally have enough rice, beans and lentils for a month. I trippled it to 3-4 months. Might have to pick up some spam. No need for toilet paper, have a diy bidet, butt have enough TP for a month. I only use TP to dry my butt after using bidet. I will have fresh clean ass while you TP fools will have nasty poop stained underwear when you run out of TP. :Lol:
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iamiamian
03-11-2020 at 04:09 PM.
03-11-2020 at 04:09 PM.
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Ever notice that the truly idiotic trolls have so little self-respect that they mis-spell their supposedly witty remarks?
It's because they believe everything they hear that confirms their existing bias but lack the faculty to go beyond that.
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ScorpionRage
03-11-2020 at 07:28 PM.
03-11-2020 at 07:28 PM.
Just go about your normal life, live healthy and practice good hygiene. We do not choose when it's our time to go. If I believed everything I've read about food I would have already died of starvation.
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03-11-2020 at 07:46 PM.
03-11-2020 at 07:46 PM.
Quote from ProfessorChaos :
Ever notice that the truly idiotic trolls have so little self-respect that they mis-spell their supposedly witty remarks?
I think I trolled some twenty somethings in Home Depot tonight. I went at 8:00PM when i thought it would be the deadest. I was in the paint dept looking at samples. I was all by myself. A twenty something couple with a couple of kids running everywhere stormed in. Guy was skinny and had a man bunn. Woman looked like she does not want to control her kids tonight and was eager to start her partying for the night. They get 18 inches away from me looking at the same samples I was. Then the woman starts sticking her hand in front of my face to pick her own samples. By that time i was grossed out, so i went to check out the gallon paint isle. Woman chuckles.30 seconds later the guy follows me there and gets in my space again to look for paint.Kids running everywhere. I go back by the samples and let out 3 or 4 fake coughs......The whole brood scrammed in 10 seconds. It was like magic.

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03-11-2020 at 07:55 PM.
03-11-2020 at 07:55 PM.
That's not trolling. It's survival. Works great during flu season. Best if you can fake a sneeze near them.
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cr8ter
03-12-2020 at 12:53 PM.
03-12-2020 at 12:53 PM.
snowflakes are melting, you can smell it in the air.

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