The Swamp

Yeshiva University's men's hoops team played first round d3 tourney at JHU. Hoping for a sellout but no fans allowed and the Yeshiva hotel reservation was cancelled.

The Macabbis won.

Tim Hortons just announced they are cancelling the Roll Up To Win contest this year because of Covid19. Now it's real.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:59 pm Yeshiva University's men's hoops team played first round d3 tourney at JHU. Hoping for a sellout but no fans allowed and the Yeshiva hotel reservation was cancelled.

The Macabbis won.

But the Syracuse / hopkins lax game had tons of fans. Was that because it was outside? I got caught in the fans leaving as I was driving home from work today...

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:40 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:59 pm Yeshiva University's men's hoops team played first round d3 tourney at JHU. Hoping for a sellout but no fans allowed and the Yeshiva hotel reservation was cancelled.

The Macabbis won.

But the Syracuse / hopkins lax game had tons of fans. Was that because it was outside? I got caught in the fans leaving as I was driving home from work today...

Yeah but confirmed case or Corona at Yeshiva.

Ah, ok.

Joe K wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:18 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:50 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:48 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:42 pm The real panicking is still a week or so away I think.

I think Monday.

I’m supposed to fly to STL for work that day. Legit a little concerned about being able to fly back later in the week.

So far there haven't been any reported cases here. My wife's a doctor so I'm sure she'll hear pretty quickly if/when there are any cases. I'll post here if anything is reported in the next week.

We’ve now got our first case here: a college student who was studying abroad in Italy. She’s under home quarantine out in the St. Louis County suburbs. As of now her parents are apparently not showing symptoms.

At what point do we chicken pox this shit?

BSF21 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:26 pm At what point do we chicken pox this shit?

What is your reference ? Carry on for everyone not pox’d? I have been thinking on chicken pox as you have to be old enough to remember it being an active problem to be managed.

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:54 pm I'm going to what will be the most attended US sporting event of the weekend tomorrow (except for golf or NASCAR or whatever). I'm a little bit ambivalent about it, but it's MLS' job to cancel the game, not mine. I know my odds so I don't really care for me, but I think this weekend and next would have been the best time to pump the brakes.

Update: at the Atlanta United game last night, the lines to wash hands in the men's room were longer than the lines to pee. I'm not exaggerating. So there's hope for us all.

This administration is clueless.

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:45 pm I’m supposed to go on a cruise first week of April leaving out of Miami but I’d put odds on that happening at 50/50 right now.

State dept issues warning to not travel by cruise. Which, given how bad they are at this means you may be fine.

Getting closer to shutdowns sounds like:

I’m not saying Ted Cruz dying would make a pandemic worth it, but it would be a silver lining.

Unless they cancel the cruise I’m doing it. The warning I saw from the CDC was that people over 60 shouldn’t cruise.

Also if I’m gonna fuckin die doing with unlimited drinks sounds pretty good.

brian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:10 pm Unless they cancel the cruise I’m doing it. The warning I saw from the CDC was that people over 60 shouldn’t cruise.

My main concern would be that I'd get stuck on the ship like those two (at least) others that countries wouldn't allow to disembark. That would suuuuck.

Shirley wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:07 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:10 pm Unless they cancel the cruise I’m doing it. The warning I saw from the CDC was that people over 60 shouldn’t cruise.

My main concern would be that I'd get stuck on the ship like those two (at least) others that countries wouldn't allow to disembark. That would suuuuck.

Seconded.

And to be honest if this keeps going apace, they will cancel all cruises and we will have the great carnival bailout of 2020.

This is a pretty big step as this is a Masters 1000 tournament, just one step down from Grand Slams in prestige.

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:23 pm I’m not saying Ted Cruz dying would make a pandemic worth it, but it would be a silver lining.

Rep. Paul Gosar, the Congressman from Arizona whose family members made that campaign ad saying they all hate him, is also in quarantine now.

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:23 pm I’m not saying Ted Cruz dying would make a pandemic worth it, but it would be a silver lining.

Was Ted Cruz exposed to the Virus? Or was the Virus exposed to Ted Cruz?

Got an email last night that someone in our company has tested positive. They work on a different floor then me, but still...yikes...

If the futures are right, the Cheeto will be grumpy today.

1800 point drop at the opening bell.

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:48 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:42 pm The real panicking is still a week or so away I think.

I think Monday.

We were warned.

company cancelled all travel at least through march. and my trip to India was rescheduled to October -- no one wants to get stuck not being able to fly home.

no word on official WFH - i'm certainly not going to the city.. between NJT and Path trains.. on par with 3rd world public transportation (and i know)... so basement office it is for now.. .

Soccer Club board agreed on saturday to shut training sessions off if and when the schools closed - following what travel baseball agreed as well so at least we're consistent-- schools have a min two week shut down plan (not public yet).

went to league meeting (Mid NJ for those who care) on thursday -- all they said was that neither US Soccer nor NJ Soccer have anything on the matter -- just told to avoid end of game handshake... and that league wont force forfeits if teams can't field teams..

Costco was out of water on Friday but i hear saturday they were restocked.. no worries here.. basement fridge is always stocked.

bars were packed saturday night, drove by two local malls yesterday and were pretty empty, although that may have had to do with the weather.

and this morning in the local FB pages, a Merck Director posted a long thread w links and graphs about how the US is following Italy's trajectory - i wont post the link - but if you want to see the whole thing - his fb page is public - Erik Dienemann

back to skype!

Half my work team is out sick today, plus one girl stuck in India.

I'm dooooooooomed.

My daughter's travel club announced they are banning use of pinnies at practices, kids are required to wear training shirt and bring a white shirt. Smart and simple measure.

Saint Louis family broke coronavirus quarantine to attend a Father/Daughter Dance.

Honestly, sounds about right. Classic Lou right here.

Assuming that ppl stocking up on water aren't tap-drinkers, right? Or am I missing something? Is corona gonna dry our reservoirs?

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:19 am Assuming that ppl stocking up on water aren't tap-drinkers, right? Or am I missing something? Is corona gonna dry our reservoirs?

If you, say, live in Baltimore, where water mains break all the time (the city's infrastructure is VERY old) and sometimes take quite awhile to fix, if one were to break with a lot of people quarantined, you might want some water on hand.

The water thing, for the most part, is just like buying milk and toilet paper before a snow storm. (Silliness.)

Like tb said, it's always good to have some potable water around, especially in the winter where a water main break might not get fixed for more than 24 hours.

But that's really the high end. Unless it's a full on blizzard, we're gonna have the roads cleared and access to water mains inside of 48 hours.

It's gonna be in the 70s here in MD today. I think we're in the clear.

Stopped by the store on Saturday morning to pick up some meds, partly to have on hand, but also because my oldest was already sick. While everyone was busy stocking up on toilet paper, the cold and flu meds section was almost entirely stocked.

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:19 am Assuming that ppl stocking up on water aren't tap-drinkers, right? Or am I missing something? Is corona gonna dry our reservoirs?

This is where I admit I'm a brita guy who inexplicably got 4 cases of water last week.

phxgators wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:34 pm Stopped by the store on Saturday morning to pick up some meds, partly to have on hand, but also because my oldest was already sick. While everyone was busy stocking up on toilet paper, the cold and flu meds section was almost entirely stocked.

Wish I could say the same here. My daughter started coming down with a cold, tried to get her some zinc, and zinc is sold out at every store.

phxgators wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:34 pm Stopped by the store on Saturday morning to pick up some meds, partly to have on hand, but also because my oldest was already sick. While everyone was busy stocking up on toilet paper, the cold and flu meds section was almost entirely stocked.

Wish I could say the same here. My daughter started coming down with a cold, tried to get her some zinc, and zinc is sold out at every store. Remedies were fully stocked... Would zinc remotely help prevent corona? I doubt it...

And it's official, first case of COVID confirmed in my town. Has 2 kids in my son's middle school. Good thing they are meeting 2 weeks from now to decide what to do if a positive case comes to town...