NW PA is in caution now, and we are still red. Even when things start to open, I am staying red BAU for a while until more numbers come in and crowds and traffic settle down. After that, I definitely want to hit some buffets.
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Not everything is re-opening in Texas and we're doing it in phases. Right now there's a 25% capacity restriction. If it doesn't worsen, mid month we might go to 50%.
Not taking my chances until we get to 100%. There was a party around the corner from here the other day where 70 people showed up that the police had to break up. I don't want to deal with that everywhere. There's more people wanting to be out then there are places and everyone wants to go to the same places.
Not taking my chances until we get to 100%. There was a party around the corner from here the other day where 70 people showed up that the police had to break up. I don't want to deal with that everywhere. There's more people wanting to be out then there are places and everyone wants to go to the same places.
In the city I was a big fan of street food. At this point though when lockdowns are lifted, if I were still working in NY then for a quick grab off street fare I'd just be buying whole fresh fruit that I could wash before eating later, not the usual fare like falafel and dirty water hotdogs. The dogs might be fine coming out of their steambath, but who knows about the buns even though the servers are gloved.
I'd probably actually be packing one of those mason jar salads that are fun to make and that one can stash in the pantry fridge along with a vinaigrette dressing until lunchtime... (Mason Jar Cookbook, Amy Fazio).
In other words for me it's entirely possible that Covid-19's jolts to both markets and supply chains --experienced by food vendors / restaurants, supermarkets and by those who produce and transport the ingredients-- might end up a permanent adjustment to how I'd tend to regard food on the go if I were still in the workplace in NYC.
After all, a market is made and economies floated or sunk by individual and often "simple" decisions like whether to tote a lunch to work, or buy it as takeout or from street vendors.
What is the new normal then as we emerge from lockdown? And who would like to know? Well let's see. That would be the entire planet's human supply of logistics managers, farmers, truckers, restaurateurs, street vendors, bike messengers and those guys that leave the damn piles of takeout menus in your apartment building's lobby when the doorman isn't looking.
Here we are most of us still in lockdown trying to remember how long it takes to suit up properly to go to work at an office.... yeah, real shoes.... so we haven't even gotten around to figuring out how to deal with healthful eating on the job yet. Well, the world is waiting for us to get there.
Meanwhile the gap in potential GDP of every nation on the planet lengthens even as we weigh (if we can afford to) whether to risk "living life like [a new] normal". Gross domestic product isn't just about the numbers. It's about are people healthy enough to contribute to it.
I'd probably actually be packing one of those mason jar salads that are fun to make and that one can stash in the pantry fridge along with a vinaigrette dressing until lunchtime... (Mason Jar Cookbook, Amy Fazio).
In other words for me it's entirely possible that Covid-19's jolts to both markets and supply chains --experienced by food vendors / restaurants, supermarkets and by those who produce and transport the ingredients-- might end up a permanent adjustment to how I'd tend to regard food on the go if I were still in the workplace in NYC.
After all, a market is made and economies floated or sunk by individual and often "simple" decisions like whether to tote a lunch to work, or buy it as takeout or from street vendors.
What is the new normal then as we emerge from lockdown? And who would like to know? Well let's see. That would be the entire planet's human supply of logistics managers, farmers, truckers, restaurateurs, street vendors, bike messengers and those guys that leave the damn piles of takeout menus in your apartment building's lobby when the doorman isn't looking.
Here we are most of us still in lockdown trying to remember how long it takes to suit up properly to go to work at an office.... yeah, real shoes.... so we haven't even gotten around to figuring out how to deal with healthful eating on the job yet. Well, the world is waiting for us to get there.
Meanwhile the gap in potential GDP of every nation on the planet lengthens even as we weigh (if we can afford to) whether to risk "living life like [a new] normal". Gross domestic product isn't just about the numbers. It's about are people healthy enough to contribute to it.
LOL! YESSS! You won the internet today bud. Literally what we all need after dealing with this thing.
Maybe an ice cream cone for everyone would have solved this entire mess sooner 😂
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Yes parties are back but much smaller. For us I think it’s only 10 people which isn’t bad if you ask me.
You, your gf, her friends, a couple of their boyfriends- reasonable.
Reading the comments sections here 
we wont be able to go out till maybe Christmas. Im just gonna sit this one out let the first RED shirts do their thing.. The problem with this stay at home order being lifted is now the states are not responsible to help people that are too sick to go out.Im gonna sit this one out. Working remotely has worked well for me .
we wont be able to go out till maybe Christmas. Im just gonna sit this one out let the first RED shirts do their thing.. The problem with this stay at home order being lifted is now the states are not responsible to help people that are too sick to go out.Im gonna sit this one out. Working remotely has worked well for me .Attachments
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The upside is that it makes staying inside that much easier.Reading the comments sections here
Oh, I can't wait to go back out and talk to other peop—
*reads thread*
…okay, maybe people aren't all they're cracked up to be.
You're right, it doesn't make sense for states to be opening this early.
Can I get your parents address, so I can send them a condolences card, or some flowers.
Anyway, the pandemic is just getting warmed up, kids. NYT published White House documents today showing internal projections of 3k dead per day by June 1. Which makes sense because bssically nothing that needs to be in place to reopen is in place. No vaccine, no proven therapeutic, no mass test and trace. People are just sick of being at home, but that doesn’t mean we actually have a handle on this is any way, shape, or form.
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Specifically to the latter: so Florida "opened up", but with supposed controls in place to mitigate things, like restaurants with folding tables in parking lots (that looks like fun ...), but on the news yesterday, it showed people packing into places, crowding entrances, no masks - and of course none of the things in place here that you identified that will be critical to prevent a massive surge now that people are exhibiting this idiotic behavior.
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Good luck then. Hope things don’t take a turn for the worse.
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Well, we're not changing our behavior at all, but of course the concern is, there's still some minimal level of interaction required to exist, and this might make that a touch more risky.
This is why since I heard of restaurants opening I've said it must be reservation only. What's the point or spreading the seating area if they have no control of the waiting area, especially when you know they will come in droves in the beginning.
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Yep, I think officials in every state now re-opening are concerned about how much more difficult it would be to re-establish lockdowns than to maintain one even as pressure builds as the weather improves and economic distress grows.
NY's Governor Cuomo prefaced his related remarks yesterday by reiterating that the general lockdown continues until May 15th in New York State. After that comes re-opening of business by categories, with entertainment and arts venues last, and up front the less problematic ones for social distancing, like construction and assorted retail etc. But these are the state's guidelines now for what it takes to re-open each of its ten regions; it's expected the upstate areas will be able to meet them before the city is able to do so.
A 14-day decline in hospitalizations, or fewer than 15 a day.
A 14-day decline in virus-related hospital deaths, or fewer than five a day.
A steady rate of new hospitalizations below 2 per 100,000 residents a day.
A hospital-bed vacancy rate of at least 30 percent.
An availability rate for intensive care unit beds of at least 30 percent.
At least 30 virus tests per 1,000 residents conducted a month.
At least 30 working contact tracers per 100,000 residents.
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... and in case we're wondering what exactly needs to be on the resumé of a contact tracer?
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What it takes to be a COVID-19 contact tracer in NYC
To be a contact tracer in New York City, candidates must have an understanding of how structural racism impacts underserved communities, according to the job description.
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JFC, people are acting idiots, look at the beach here (photo from local police opening the beach this morning):
Oh hey, the states "re-opening", let's act like complete *******s.
Oh hey, the states "re-opening", let's act like complete *******s.
Not even remotely surprised.
Slobs..... People don't use their heads and think, or they just don't care. It's like the ones who dutifully wear a mask and then as soon as they're outside again, having finished their shopping or whatever, they casually remove the mask and toss it -- sometimes it lands in a waste bin, sometimes it lands on the ground as they go their merry, careless way. Then they'll wonder why in not-too-long-a-time we'll all be locked down again for another lengthy period because infection surged up all over again and then some!
That's the pier, and if there's one place there's a concentration of places to throw things away, it's there. At the parking, the crossover, the base of the pier, all down the beach itself, up against the wall.
Lol. I think only the nutjobs care at this point. It’s like the flu. No big deal. You should be much more concerned about the depression that’s starting because of this insane response we’ve had to endure.
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