D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

So I've read that coronavirus can persist anywhere from hours to days on different surfaces, but one thing I haven't seen is how refrigeration or freezing affects that. If I buy, say, a packet of frozen chicken that's been surface contaminated and put it in the freezer, would it still be contaminated when I take it out a week later?

No idea that's the flaw we discovered with perishables. We did the best we could then mostly gave up.

Ideally you would grab 60000 calories and head for the hills for a month. Not really feasible for most people/society. I did look into granddad's spot in case the Japanese invaded in WW2.

They shut down most places anyway so no Amazon packages etc. They tweaked it later but first week or so couldn't buy bupkids including take aways and delivery.

Even with some restrictions lifted it's roughly the same as say California. Schools are going to partially reopen.

 

[MarkB]

No idea that's the flaw we discovered with perishables. We did the best we could then mostly gave up.

Ideally you would grab 60000 calories and head for the hills for a month. Not really feasible for most people/society. I did look into granddad's spot in case the Japanese invaded in WW2.

They shut down most places anyway so no Amazon packages etc. They tweaked it later but first week or so couldn't buy bupkids including take aways and delivery.

Even with some restrictions lifted it's roughly the same as say California. Schools are going to partially reopen.

Yeah, I've got weekly supermarket deliveries booked for the next couple of weeks, and I know the workers wear PPE when selecting items for delivery, but they're selecting from the same shelves that customers are shopping from, so there's always a possibility of contamination. Not an easy risk to manage.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

For the most part, there probably isn’t much risk from your groceries.

Do You Really Have to Disinfect All Groceries Now? An Expert Explains

There is no evidence currently that COVID-19 is transmitted by food.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah, I've got weekly supermarket deliveries booked for the next couple of weeks, and I know the workers wear PPE when selecting items for delivery, but they're selecting from the same shelves that customers are shopping from, so there's always a possibility of contamination. Not an easy risk to manage.

They overwhelmed the deliveries here and prioritized old people.

I think that the human brain over rides stuff to enable you to function. At least to done extent. I had a sleepless weekend mid March, everyone else a week or so after that.

I never worried about getting sick from Covid, my wife and her family did. I was cautious but the odds were excellent.

We've had no new cases locally for a week, they can't find any cases of community transmission, and it appears contained.

Some people still don't want to open things up, realistically we have to. Our lockdown level 3 is comparable everyone else's.

If we're lucky we can pretend things are somewhat normal for a month before the wheels fall off the economy in June.

We gave up on groceries isolation.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

It looks like the governors of New England and New York are coordinating and planning together in some semblance of recognition that they all impact each other - which may mean we don't start opening until all of us are ready, so we don't start making each other worse.

Meanwhile here in TX... As of Friday, many businesses can open at 25% capacity. Counties with <=5 cases can open at 50% capacity. Excepted are high-contact businesses like salons, gyms, etc. Any penalties levied by local authorities for not wearing masks are also explicitly forbidden. And other details.

Gov. Greg Abbott to let restaurants, movie theaters and malls open with limited capacity Friday

The businesses must limit occupancy to no more than 25%. Abbott said the state's stay-at-home order "has done its job to slow the growth of COVID-19."

www.texastribune.org

Overall, it's looks like a somewhat more (little-c) conservative plan than, say, Georgia's or Florida's.
Also of note: TX has one of the lowest testing rates in the US. According to IHME projections, we're 3 days past peak deaths per day.

So the next few weeks will be interesting.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Meanwhile here in TX... As of Friday, many businesses can open at 25% capacity. Counties with <=5 cases can open at 50% capacity. Excepted are high-contact businesses like salons, gyms, etc. Any penalties levied by local authorities for not wearing masks are also explicitly forbidden. And other details.

Gov. Greg Abbott to let restaurants, movie theaters and malls open with limited capacity Friday

The businesses must limit occupancy to no more than 25%. Abbott said the state's stay-at-home order "has done its job to slow the growth of COVID-19."

www.texastribune.org

Overall, it's looks like a somewhat more (little-c) conservative plan than, say, Georgia's or Florida's.
Also of note: TX has one of the lowest testing rates in the US. According to IHME projections, we're 3 days past peak deaths per day.

So the next few weeks will be interesting.

I’m in D/FW, and nobody in THIS house is scampering out the door.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

I’m in D/FW, and nobody in THIS house is scampering out the door.

Yeah, I won't be, either... but I can't say the same for others in this house.
Like I said: it'll be interesting.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yeah, I won't be, either... but I can't say the same for others in this house.
Like I said: it'll be interesting.

Part of it is that, at 52, I’m the YOUNG’N in the house. Everyone else is over 70.

 

[Zardnaar]

Oops nowheres perfect.

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

Stock rotation something you learn at McDonalds but bureaucracy. Count boxes and tick checklist.

Second time this week, 3 new cases. Someone is gonna screw up though.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Part of it is that, at 52, I’m the YOUNG’N in the house. Everyone else is over 70.

Hehe, I share your relative whippersnappery! I'm 46, and my parents are both 70ish-- adults with their own lives & ideas. And it's their home, whereas I'm the accidental guest who kinda got stuck here by the pandemic. So until I can leave, I suppose the best I can do personally is promise that, if anyone in this house does get it, it's not going to be because of me.