Gavin Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 Pretty much looks like Wuhan China here in the high rent district of STL....Face masks, gloves, if you gotta go IN to shop for groceries, or hardware. You will be publically shamed by the Karen's in the community if someone does not wear PPE and recognizes you shopping....... Burned a nitrile glove to pump gas today. I wear an N95 at work if entering or leaving my office, and keep the door closed. Still lots of folks without access to PPE. Saw lots walking in to QT with no mask, no gloves when I filled up today...1.56 for a gallon of gas is unreal. Did not walk in. Family was down hard for 2 weeks in March/April...cant draw any conclusion from that.
tjm Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Gavin said: if someone does not wear PPE Where is someone to get PPE? We had to go fetch some meds today from the WM pharmacy, got the curb service since we're both high risk, so had to wait about 15-20 minutes and watched dozens of all descriptions go and come from the store- lots had the fashion masks, including all the employees, but I did not see a single N95 type mask. Didn't see any gloves either.
tjm Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 3 hours ago, fishinwrench said: What happens when you don't accept it? Nothing. Well actually denial happens, but it doesn't matter. It only matters if the virus accepts you. We have zero say in the matter. We will all be exposed to it eventually either by nature or by injection. I just read that 25% of the people that died of Covid19 in England had diabetes, other common common comorbidities include dementia (18%), serious breathing problems (15%), chronic kidney disease (14%)," and ischaemic heart disease (10%)- that totals 82% of the Covid deaths that were on borrowed time before getting sick. makes the whole picture a little less bleak I think. When they get through testing for antibodies they may find that most people have already survived it, for sure the death rate will go way down when all the numbers are in. I do wish they'd put all those people back to work and school so I could go fishing, my favorite accesses are crowded every day to the point that I've not wet a line since the start of the panic. I'm contemplating going in the rain to avoid the crowds. Would go at night but water is still too high for me to be comfortable wading in the dark. I really shouldn't worry about that though, at this point in life everything I do is a risk, falling sure gets easier every day but getting back up doesn't.
jdmidwest Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 Fish are getting pounded hard by the non essentials "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
jdmidwest Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 5 hours ago, tjm said: Where is someone to get PPE? We had to go fetch some meds today from the WM pharmacy, got the curb service since we're both high risk, so had to wait about 15-20 minutes and watched dozens of all descriptions go and come from the store- lots had the fashion masks, including all the employees, but I did not see a single N95 type mask. Didn't see any gloves either. Make your own is about the only way now. Employers are providing a few, but retail shops sold out long ago. Pay high dollar online for it. Anything you wear will work, it's mainly for show. Medical workers are getting it wearing full ppe, so nothing short of a biological suit will prevent contracting it. Wash your hands, stay 6' away, don't go around any sickos. tjm and Terrierman 2 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
ness Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 Big bin full of masks at Ace Hardware last weekend. About a buck a piece. Picked up a pack at the grocery store a couple weeks ago. Friend of wifey makes them. Plenty of folks chattering about them on FB. John
Mitch f Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 38 minutes ago, ness said: Big bin full of masks at Ace Hardware last weekend. About a buck a piece. Picked up a pack at the grocery store a couple weeks ago. Friend of wifey makes them. Plenty of folks chattering about them on FB. I’ve got about 200 masks, only about 10 good ones that are made in the USA. I use the cheaper ones to keep the big stuff out of the good ones...wear them on top when I’m working out in a shop. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Terrierman Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 I've got two home made fabric masks and a buff. We bought a 50 pack of paper masks yesterday for $30. Also a couple containers with 75 wipes each and a bottle of hand sanitizer. Use all of them and only go where necessary, always with a mask on.
Mitch f Posted May 15, 2020 Posted May 15, 2020 32 minutes ago, ness said: Devastating to the economy BilletHead, ness and Terrierman 3 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
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