on coping with C19 lockdown

[bad hammy]

Sir, I have seen your bippie! It is, at best, adequate.

I didn't know you two were such close friends . . .


And Pedant Alert: it's bippy, not bippie.


Thanks, Klingon!

[gh]

and on the good side

California forces auto insurers to refund policyholders, but doesn’t specify how much

The requirement, mandated by the state commissioner, comes as a new study shows car crashes are down 50% across the state

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/13/california-forces-auto-insurers-to-refund-policyholders-but-doesnt-specify-how-much/

[jazzcyclist]

and on the good side

California forces auto insurers to refund policyholders, but doesn’t specify how much

The requirement, mandated by the state commissioner, comes as a new study shows car crashes are down 50% across the state

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/13/california-forces-auto-insurers-to-refund-policyholders-but-doesnt-specify-how-much/

Some insurance companies (eg. USAA, Allstate, etc.) have been proactive in doing this.

[lonewolf]

Some insurance companies (eg. USAA, Allstate, etc.) have been proactive in doing this.

I have been with USAA for 67 years, just received notice of premium rebate but did not say how much/when/how.

[booond]

Received one as well... wonder how the drunk driving arrests have gone as bars/restaurants are closed.

[DrJay]

Well, here's one way to deal with hunger at the zoo:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/europ...rnd/index.html

[J Rorick]

Why did I know that zoo would be in Germany?

[bad hammy]

Apparently no liquor stores open in Pennsylvania. Limited online sales available: https://www.lcb.pa.gov/Consumers/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx

Causing a few issues in the neighborhood: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/pe...rnd/index.html

[Conor Dary]

Causing a few issues in the neighborhood: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/pe...rnd/index.html

Indeed....fortunately our Governor isn't that dumb....

[Halfmiler2]

Causing a few issues in the neighborhood: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/us/pe...rnd/index.html

Beer and wine can be sold in supermarkets in Pennsylvania.

Hard liquor can only be sold in State-owned liquor stores. So hard liquor is apparently not considered essential in Pennsylvania.

[Conor Dary]

Beer and wine can be sold in supermarkets in Pennsylvania.

Hard liquor can only be sold in State-owned liquor stores. So hard liquor is apparently not considered essential in Pennsylvania.

That's Oregon...but the state owned liquor stores are open here.

[Conor Dary]

New record today with Instacart...bought $200 worth from Safeway and 38 minutes from order put in to delivery....of course I tip well....still I couldn't believe how fast it came...

[schigh]

Received one as well... wonder how the drunk driving arrests have gone as bars/restaurants are closed.

Also have USAA. Here's what's on their website: "Every member with an auto insurance policy in effect as of March 31, 2020, will receive a 20% credit on two months of premiums in the coming weeks." While that's a total of $520 million it's not a lot per individual. About $80 for me (3 cars). But I do like the insurance.

While there may be less drunk driving, it seems to me that people are driving faster with less traffic and still watching their phone instead of the road. I'm usually one of the fastest on the road and now I'm one of the slowest and coming home from the grocery store the other morning I had 3 separate cars cross the line coming towards me due to inattention. Pretty sure they weren't drunk (it was 10am), but weren't watching where they were going either.

[schigh]

That's Oregon...but the state owned liquor stores are open here.

My friend works in a liquor store in Oregon. I asked him what the biggest sellers were and he said mostly the 1.5L bottles of cheap hard liquor. Not the good stuff. We still have some drive through liquor stores in Georgia. Sometimes the lines rival Chick-fil-A. Also noticed at our farmers market, the lines are for Chicken, but no line for beef, pork, lamb.

[jeremyp]

There's always this

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