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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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ikonoklast
03-20-2020 at 04:34 PM.
03-20-2020 at 04:34 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Reaching for what? The political undertones of everything being done at the federal and state level on both sides of the aisle of this crisis is disgusting. The response itself can be judged after it is over. Both sides feeling like they need to "win" this while it is still happening only hurts the progress that could be made.

Here we go with the whole "both sides are equally bad" argument. President and his handlers have been downplaying this threat and now that he realizes this is not one of his scandals that disappears with the gnat level attention span of the news cycle and the general population, he's trying to save face. You notice everything is about him and how HE came up with the ideas? All his underling have to congratulate him everytime they talk, probably to keep him from exploding. If it's not clear how incompetent he is then I don't know what will convince folks. This pandemic is revealing him to be the con man he always was.

He is the leader of the country and he is not leading.
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Iaaaiws
03-20-2020 at 05:34 PM.
03-20-2020 at 05:34 PM.
Quote from ikonoklast :
Here we go with the whole "both sides are equally bad" argument. President and his handlers have been downplaying this threat and now that he realizes this is not one of his scandals that disappears with the gnat level attention span of the news cycle and the general population, he's trying to save face. You notice everything is about him and how HE came up with the ideas? All his underling have to congratulate him everytime they talk, probably to keep him from exploding. If it's not clear how incompetent he is then I don't know what will convince folks. This pandemic is revealing him to be the con man he always was.

He is the leader of the country and he is not leading.
My point is that political nonsense is pointless at this point from either side. Yours is just as pointless as everyone else's. Nobody cares who you like or don't like. I don't want to hear from the right how great this has been handled and I don't want to hear from the left how poorly this has been handled. History will judge that when it is important. Right now it is not.
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ikonoklast
03-20-2020 at 06:12 PM.
03-20-2020 at 06:12 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
My point is that political nonsense is pointless at this point from either side. Yours is just as pointless as everyone else's. Nobody cares who you like or don't like. I don't want to hear from the right how great this has been handled and I don't want to hear from the left how poorly this has been handled. History will judge that when it is important. Right now it is not.

Fair enough and I do agree with that sentiment.
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Iaaaiws
03-20-2020 at 06:22 PM.
03-20-2020 at 06:22 PM.
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Fair enough and I do agree with that sentiment.
It's sad that you can hardly find any source of real news about the virus that isn't hammering one side or the other.
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fsyowad
03-20-2020 at 06:43 PM.
03-20-2020 at 06:43 PM.
Well the good news is that we haven't had a nuclear war in 2020......yet
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SlickDealzYo
03-20-2020 at 07:14 PM.
03-20-2020 at 07:14 PM.
yo fam where you guys stocking up on them sanitizing wipes? we're good with TP until 2021 (not through hoarding, but family didn't know that others were buying and we all ended up bringing home a package lol). but yeah, sanitizing wipes i can't find them.
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03-20-2020 at 07:29 PM.
03-20-2020 at 07:29 PM.
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yo fam where you guys stocking up on them sanitizing wipes? we're good with TP until 2021 (not through hoarding, but family didn't know that others were buying and we all ended up bringing home a package lol). but yeah, sanitizing wipes i can't find them.
Bleach not good enough for you?
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ProfessorChaos
03-20-2020 at 08:11 PM.
03-20-2020 at 08:11 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
It's sad that you can hardly find any source of real news about the virus that isn't hammering one side or the other.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2...-Jc7DDYlSc
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fsyowad
03-20-2020 at 08:16 PM.
03-20-2020 at 08:16 PM.
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yo fam where you guys stocking up on them sanitizing wipes? we're good with TP until 2021 (not through hoarding, but family didn't know that others were buying and we all ended up bringing home a package lol). but yeah, sanitizing wipes i can't find them.
Just use Bacardi 151 on a paper towel.... you can still find that.
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Jokester713713
03-20-2020 at 09:00 PM.
03-20-2020 at 09:00 PM.
Diabetics are having trouble finding alcohol wipes and gloves.
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ProfessorChaos
03-20-2020 at 10:29 PM.
03-20-2020 at 10:29 PM.
Seen looking for toilet paper at a Walmart....

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03-21-2020 at 06:36 AM.
03-21-2020 at 06:36 AM.
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Just use Bacardi 151 on a paper towel.... you can still find that.
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ikonoklast
03-21-2020 at 06:59 AM.
03-21-2020 at 06:59 AM.
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Just use Bacardi 151 on a paper towel.... you can still find that.

They no longer sell 151 here, that's what was told at the liquor store I went to.
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ProfessorChaos
03-21-2020 at 01:06 PM.
03-21-2020 at 01:06 PM.
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They no longer sell 151 here, that's what was told at the liquor store I went to.
I need some to disinfect my mouth and esophagus.... nod
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03-21-2020 at 03:54 PM.
03-21-2020 at 03:54 PM.
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I need some to disinfect my mouth and esophagus.... nod
Can you answer a question about PPE? I've got some cognitive impairments so... Somebody educate me!

I looked up whether masks prevented the spread of the flu in 1918 and they didn't. Was that due to the fabric or...? It seems like with corona it will be the same and not help with the spread of the virus. Confused TIA!
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