The Swamp

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:00 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:29 pmNo *known* cases within 60 miles of the county *yet*.

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Schools officially closed.

Yeah yeah yeah the virus doesn’t distinguish between Democrats and Republicans but this thing is definitely gonna kill more Republicans.

The bars will have to close this week. The mayors and governors know they have blood on their hands.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:29 pm The county I reside in has declared a state of emergency, will close schools Friday, which will last into April. The reason for the delay is to prep for the closings, including to help kids who only eat at school, allow parents an opportunity to set up child care, and the shift to online learning.

It is so nuts to me that Trump brags about the "Greatest Economy Evah!", but then we have to worry about kids who won't get meals if schools close. That's fucked up.

We’re living in a week where even the NCAA stepped up and all these sad arrogant fucks are still out partying.

Rex wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:01 pm We’re living in a week where even the NCAA stepped up and all these sad arrogant fucks are still out partying.

Wow when you put it that way.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:08 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:40 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:35 am Is it really that hard to just jump in the shower after you shit?

I'm deployed right now and I can't even flush toilet paper or baby wipes. I have to walk long distances to go to the bathroom tents. I'm in a much dumber asswiping scenario right now. (And that's not including redeployers! Ammiright?) But there's no hysteria.

It's so fucking weird.

I don’t want to take 3 showers a day.


(Not all of us have healthy GI systems, Airman.)

Just use the shower head to clean your ass.

I do t have a shower at say, work.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:46 pm

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:29 pm The county I reside in has declared a state of emergency, will close schools Friday, which will last into April. The reason for the delay is to prep for the closings, including to help kids who only eat at school, allow parents an opportunity to set up child care, and the shift to online learning.

It is so nuts to me that Trump brags about the "Greatest Economy Evah!", but then we have to worry about kids who won't get meals if schools close. That's fucked up.

Obviously Trump sucks shit but he’s hardly alone in this respect. Way too many people across the spectrum of politics and the political media make the mistake of treating the stock market as synonymous with “the economy.” There is a huge swath of American society that lives paycheck to paycheck, or even meal to meal, who can’t even dream of having a 401(k). This crisis is going to expose just how desperate the circumstances are for tens of millions of Americans.

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:39 pm

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:08 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:40 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:35 am Is it really that hard to just jump in the shower after you shit?

I'm deployed right now and I can't even flush toilet paper or baby wipes. I have to walk long distances to go to the bathroom tents. I'm in a much dumber asswiping scenario right now. (And that's not including redeployers! Ammiright?) But there's no hysteria.

It's so fucking weird.

I don’t want to take 3 showers a day.


(Not all of us have healthy GI systems, Airman.)

Just use the shower head to clean your ass.

I do t have a shower at say, work.

If you would still go to work during a pandemic even after your office building ran out of toilet paper then you are in like the 99.99th percentile of diligent employees.

Coal keeps the hospitals on.

This is a good article:

America Is a Sham

Policy changes in reaction to the coronavirus reveal how absurd so many of our rules are to begin with.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:06 am This is a good article:

America Is a Sham

Policy changes in reaction to the coronavirus reveal how absurd so many of our rules are to begin with.

The article is pretty silly. You couldn't lift these rules all the time. This is going to cost alot in hopefully a short period of time.

The point is they shouldn't be rules in the first place. Liquids on a plane? Capped broadband internet? The police helping evict tenants? Suddenly it all goes away when a real threat presents itself.

Also, this isn't good:

If broadband is uncapped, you're just going to get slow shitty service. The tower will get congested.

I expect a counter article.

This guy is a fucking scumbag:

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:30 am If broadband is uncapped, you're just going to get slow shitty service. The tower will get congested.

I expect a counter article.

Not for nothing, but big broadband companies sue municipalities trying to have their own high speed fiber lines that offer better speeds because of course they do.

So if the towers get congested, then build more towers, billion dollar a year industry making an eventual public utility shittier than it needs to be.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:35 am

degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:30 am If broadband is uncapped, you're just going to get slow shitty service. The tower will get congested.

I expect a counter article.

Not for nothing, but big broadband companies sue municipalities trying to have their own high speed fiber lines that offer better speeds because of course they do.

So if the towers get congested, then build more towers, billion dollar a year industry making an eventual public utility shittier than it needs to be.

Of course they will just make the government pay for it.
The arguments in the article, if they were to be the norm, would just end up in government subsidies to cover forfeited rent for example.

The government already gets conned into everything. Making things shittier to get someone to pay for improvements is always a bargaining ploy. This would be an easy case.

Much like the gps systems are, internet should be free and a basic civic right, imo.

Someone unloaded a clip this morning at like 5 am. I never even heard a gunshot living in downtown Portland for a decade.

That said it came from the direction of where a lot of college kids live, and there were a lot of parties last night. Not putting too much stock in it.

I just went to my local grocery store for a few things ... it was closed.

Apparently they've gone to reduced hours, so will open at 10 today. And if that's to allow more employees to stay home, I guess that's a good thing. But it was pretty eerie to walk up to locked doors in broad daylight.

Maybe staying deployed longer isn't a bad thing.

(If you're wondering, there's no immediate answer to what next for me, but I'm not going to be mad if my original date to redeploy gets pushed back.)

Read and heed, Mayo Pete.

Restaurant we went to last night has a normal maximum occupancy of 309. They were allowed 70 customers inside and 25 on their patio. Watching people storm out after being told they could not be given an estimate for wait time because the restaurant can't seat anyone until someone else leaves was telling.

A couple assholes literally came in and sat directly between the two of us and another two people at the bar while there were about six empty seats on the other side of us. We slid down two seats after a couple minutes.

Tonight should be the last night eating out (catering after that). Cannot wait to go home Wednesday. Hoping I can leave that morning instead of at the end of the day.

We have ordered carry out twice from independent places. Th are the route I think will help the most.

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:14 pm We have ordered carry out twice from independent places. Th are the route I think will help the most.

Same we had some pizza delivered from a local place last night even though we have plenty of food thinking even that option may not be viable soon enough.

Yea, I guess I'm lucky because I literally can't be tempted to go out and do things, but people just should not be interacting with others right now, for real.

brian wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:28 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:14 pm We have ordered carry out twice from independent places. Th are the route I think will help the most.

Same we had some pizza delivered from a local place last night even though we have plenty of food thinking even that option may not be viable soon enough.

The local sportsbar had a surprising amount of people in it for there being no sports.

Hogan has closed the casinos and racetracks in Maryland.

Yep. I've gone from resenting being lumped in with dudes with goatees and plaid shirts tied around their waists in beer commercials, to surprisingly happy with my generational identity.

Rumblings* NJ might institute a curfew.

*FB post of one mayor

rass wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 4:07 pm Rumblings* NJ might institute a curfew.

*FB post of one mayor

My sources heard the same.

Our town just declared a local state of emergency through 3/29. Libraries closed. City hall and police HQ closed to the public.

rass wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:02 pm Our town just declared a local state of emergency through 3/29. Libraries closed. City hall and police HQ closed to the public.

Samesies. I've heard rumblings that forced business closures are in the works (which is fucking needed because I've gone on 2 dog walks today and restaurants are all packed.)

Looks like I’m starting to Boston Thursday in advance of picking the kid and stuff up on Friday and coming home.

All of her roommates stayed home and she anticipates they will close campus.

Just read that IL and OH governors are forcing restaurants and bars to close to the public,

rass wrote: ↑Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:30 pm Just read that IL and OH governors are forcing restaurants and bars to close to the public,

Kentucky suggested they close except for carry out and delivery


ETA: we ordered out one more time. Did a full inventory and we could totally last 2 weeks plus with what we had and what I got earlier this week.