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@hoopsjock fwiw I went out today to get the final things I needed for our house. I was surprised at how insanely busy Home Depot was, the Parking lot was packed more than I had ever seen.
I didnt get a great look at Office Depot. Walmart in cornelius was pretty much packed too when I was picking up prescriptions and groceries for my parents, who I finally convinced that they should avoid crowded places for a while and I’ll go get whatever they need. -Their older folks -

Not sure if people are crazy, they just dont care, they’re trying to get what they need before we get locked down or what.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
@hoopsjock fwiw I went out today to get the final things I needed for our house. I was surprised at how insanely busy Home Depot was, the Parking lot was packed more than I had ever seen.
I didnt get a great look at Office Depot. Walmart in cornelius was pretty much packed too when I was picking up prescriptions and groceries for my parents, who I finally convinced that they should avoid crowded places for a while and I’ll go get whatever they need. -Their older folks -

Not sure if people are crazy, they just dont care, they’re trying to get what they need before we get locked down or what.
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All of the above
 
You know your mayor is a worthless POS when the goveernor has to step in and do his job.

Cuomo calls for more NYC streets to be closed off to cars amid coronavirus

By Frank Miles | Fox News

As an order requiring most New Yorkers to stay home from work and not gather in groups outside their families took effect Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called to ban more cars from New York City streets to slow the coronavirus pandemic.

Cuomo asked local officials to figure out a plan that could include closing parks, closing playgrounds or opening streets, many of them typically teeming with traffic but now largely quiet.

“You have much less traffic in New York City because non-essential workers aren’t going to work,” Cuomo said. “Get creative: Open streets to reduce the density. You want to go for a walk? God bless you. You want to go for a run? God bless you.”

Cuomo added, “But, let’s open streets, let’s open spaces. That’s where people should be.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he agreed with the governor’s plan in principle, but added that the rollout could be complicated. “It cannot be, we’re just going to close off some streets and let it be,” de Blasio explained. “I guarantee if we let that happen, we’re going to see some people who start to congregate.”

Streets have made up 80 percent of public space in New York City, and the governor tasked city officials to create a density reduction plan to pinpoint which streets to close to car traffic by Monday morning.

Cuomo has expressed exasperation that people were still ignoring orders to stay away from one another, saying he’s still seeing people clustering in groups acting like it was just another spring weekend.

“It’s insensitive. It’s arrogant. It’s self-destructive. It’s disrespectful to other people,” Cuomo said. “It has to stop and it has to stop now.”

The order to close all nonessential businesses in the state, now one of the world’s biggest coronavirus hot spots, and require nonessential workers to stay home took effect Sunday night.

On Sunday, New York passed Washington state, the initial epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, in the number of deadly cases. Only China, Italy and Spain have reported more cases than the U.S.

Worldwide, over 316,000 people have been infected and nearly 13,600 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. About 150 countries have reported cases.

Over 27,000 cases were reported across the U.S., with 375 deaths. New York state accounted for 114 deaths, mostly in New York City, where there were over 4,400 infections, but officials warned the concentration may be greater because of increased testing.

Cuomo spent much of Saturday scouting places to build makeshift hospitals. He told existing hospitals to figure out ways to increase their current beds by at least 50 percent, saying health officials predicted that COVID-19 cases needing advanced medical care would top 100,000 in New York state in the next month or so. Such a deluge could overwhelm hospitals in a city that had about 53,000 beds.

For most people, the new coronavirus has caused only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever or coughing. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it could cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. Some 93,800 people have recovered, mostly in China.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 
BTW, Cuomo is now being pushed as a substitute for Biden, even though he couldn't possibly win the Dem primary by citizens votes.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Sorry Mr. Standard Deviation.

I'll go look in the latest journal of Asians Getting Assaulted Monthly.
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Every person who studies sociology knows about statistics, I have no idea how you got your PhD without at least being aware of it.
 
barfo said:
I hope that he survives and becomes a changed man, that this experience shows him that constantly going out of his way to be an asshole isn't the way to live.

barfo
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Fat chance.
 
tlongII said:
What would a stay at home order mean exactly? Does that mean you can’t go to the grocery store?
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No

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Which means it's essentially a request. How can you tell where a person is headed? People have to have gas, food, water, household supplies, medicine, etc. etc.etc. so how can you tell they're headed somewhere prohibited?
 
Lanny said:
No

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Which means it's essentially a request. How can you tell where a person is headed? People have to have gas, food, water, household supplies, medicine, etc. etc.etc. so how can you tell they're headed somewhere prohibited?
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It gives legal opportunity to fine someone for being at the beach or at the sex toy store or buying drugs from the guy at the corner.
 
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