on coping with C19 lockdown

[gh]

Paper goods once again tough to come by around here.

yeah, when I did my Sunday shopping trip my store was back to a sign of "one piece only for all paper goods"

[gh]

and Fresca is well into its second round of MIA!

[bad hammy]

yeah, when I did my Sunday shopping trip my store was back to a sign of "one piece only for all paper goods"

Like Atticus, I saw this "school's in session and we're all indoors 'cause it's cold outside" virus/flu clusterf* coming and stocked up on TP when it was easily available over the summer. I have near-survivalist-quantities of that and a number of other must-haves.

Funny how back in April when masks were scarce and there were about 30k positives daily many of us were extremely cautious about any contact outside the home. Now when masks are common (but far from universally used) many/most of us are quite a bit more relaxed about outside trips. On the other hand the daily positives are around 150k. I'd say extreme caution is required now more than ever. (Taking into account that there is a lot more testing these days than in April; on the other hand testing is far from universally and/or easily available.)

[Halfmiler2]

The NJ Governor has limited Thanksgiving Dinner to ten. We normally have about fourteen but for reasons unrelated to COVID-19, we will only have eight - four siblings and family members.

[Atticus]

yeah, when I did my Sunday shopping trip my store was back to a sign of "one piece only for all paper goods"

Suddenly my 200 TP rolls and similar stashes of paper towels, Lysol spray, Lysol wipes and Purell - all in plentiful supply in late summer - are looking pretty good.

[gm]

Suddenly my 200 TP rolls and similar stashes of paper towels, Lysol spray, Lysol wipes and Purell - all in plentiful supply in late summer - are looking pretty good.

You have plenty to share with neighbors and others in the community less fortunate!

[Atticus]

You have plenty to share with neighbors and others in the community less fortunate!

My 3 kids' families do indeed get a lot of it!

[tandfman]

The Onion gives us this news:

Headline - Experts Confirm Virus Stockpile Large Enough To Prevent Any Covid Shortages This Winter

https://www.theonion.com/experts-confirm-virus-stockpile-large-enough-to-prevent-1845688859

[gh]

A massive, unmasked homecoming party at a steakhouse in Missouri included a deliberate campaign to hide from pesky health officials and contact tracers.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rolla-missouri-unsanctioned-homecoming-dance-at-steakhouse-became-possible-coronavirus-superspreader-event

[tandfman]

Headline - Due to Covid-19, Mardi Gras parades are canceled in New Orleans next year

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/us/mardi-gras-new-orleans-parade-trnd/index.html

[tandfman]

Very interesting view of vaccination priorities:

Headline -- Israeli expert’s plan to triple impact of 1st shots: Don’t vaccinate the elderly

Sub-headline - Immunizing superspreaders is the ‘only way’ to protect society with an initially limited supply of inoculations, says Israel Prize-winning physicist Shlomo Havlin

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-experts-plan-to-triple-impact-of-1st-shots-dont-vaccinate-the-elderly/

[NotDutra5]

Very interesting view of vaccination priorities:

Headline -- Israeli expert’s plan to triple impact of 1st shots: Don’t vaccinate the elderly

Sub-headline - Immunizing superspreaders is the ‘only way’ to protect society with an initially limited supply of inoculations, says Israel Prize-winning physicist Shlomo Havlin

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-experts-plan-to-triple-impact-of-1st-shots-dont-vaccinate-the-elderly/

This seems to make a lot of sense

[jeremyp]

This seems to make a lot of sense

What if social Butterflies don't want a vaccine?

[J Rorick]

What if social Butterflies don't want a vaccine?

A lot easier to implement mandatory vacccination in Israel than in the United States.

[NotDutra5]

What if social Butterflies don't want a vaccine?

Exactly what my wife said.