Without knowing much about your governor, I'm pretty sure he'll cave in and issue an order very soon. Every bordering state to SC has already. That alone will put enormous pressure on him to fall in line.
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GeorgiaGirl
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Yep, I think it would take Georgia going to complete, total dumpster fire bad with this over the next few weeks to wreck his chances of serving both terms. Specifically to effect much of his vote, really hurt the rural areas by spreading there and becoming a huge problem because of those hospitals not being as good as Emory/AUMC/etc (and if this scenario were to happen, there will be finger pointing at him). Otherwise he highly likely wins another close election when it's time for it in 2022.
It didn't take long for my dad to pretty much go "Yeah that's cute" about the shelter in place order btw (for a totally on topic deal). I somehow got it to where we're going to go out again on Friday just to go to a nature area (again in SC, although a different deal), and I asked him about it and he reaffirmed that we're going and feels that it's unenforceable. We do have an alibi (which is a small shopping trip) but I definitely wouldn't be comfortable doing these things on my own.
I’m pretty sure a good portion of our testing as a nation has been healthcare workers alone. That’s probably a reason why there are so many negative tests.
He was only 52. I remember Fountains of Wayne, and from reading the article apparently he did some musicals and work for tv shows since then. Obviously a very talented individual.
Snow_chaser
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Georgia up to 4748 cases and 154 deaths and 1013 hospitalized 20338 tested
dph.georgia.gov
COVID-19 Status Report
These data represent confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
10 minute video speculating the source of the virus. Pretty interesting. Will be interesting to see if something like this ever gets officially corroborated. I think something like this is what happened.
LetItSnow
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A public apology to tramadoc who reached out via PM; I took it too far with the personal part.
Interesting video. He makes a plausible case.
It’s all good brother.
Our first local death.
www.dailyadvance.com
Bertie resident first in region to die from COVID-19
A Bertie County resident has died from COVID-19, the first death in the region and the 14th in the state as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
See, I want more of this. I understand that a lot of us vary politically but we are still in this together. America isn't perfect, by any means. But we can prove the rest of the world wrong. Let's eradicate this POS virus, once and for all.
pcbjr
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Hey! All of us are (or should be if we're really human) a bit frazzled by all of this ... nice to see some humanity and I hope the good vibes you shared spread faster and are far more contagious than the virus ... ?
The US surpassed 1,000 deaths (and counting) today. That’s probably going to be normal for a while now as the death toll racks up.
Jon
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“The importance of viral dose is being overlooked in discussions of the coronavirus. As with any other poison, viruses are usually more dangerous in larger amounts. Small initial exposures tend to lead to mild or asymptomatic infections, while larger doses can be lethal.”
Interesting read:
www.nytimes.com
Interesting read:
Opinion | These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous (Published 2020)
As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.
Snowflowxxl
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Went to Kroger today. Place was close to fully stocked. Hell they even had very limited toilet paper. Definitely no shortage of things here.
“The importance of viral dose is being overlooked in discussions of the coronavirus. As with any other poison, viruses are usually more dangerous in larger amounts. Small initial exposures tend to lead to mild or asymptomatic infections, while larger doses can be lethal.”
Interesting read:
Opinion | These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous (Published 2020)
As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.
An article in the Lancet a few weeks ago said severe cases had 60 times the viral load so it makes sense. Makes me wonder if hospitals really become killing grounds if cross contamination occurs.
I had no idea about 'viral dose'. That's a fascinating read. Is there anyone else talking about this as a possible cause to account for why some are asymptomatic and others aren't?“The importance of viral dose is being overlooked in discussions of the coronavirus. As with any other poison, viruses are usually more dangerous in larger amounts. Small initial exposures tend to lead to mild or asymptomatic infections, while larger doses can be lethal.”
Interesting read:
Opinion | These Coronavirus Exposures Might Be the Most Dangerous (Published 2020)
As with any other poison, viruses are usually deadlier in larger amounts.
Shaggy
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Hopefully people will see now that during these lockdowns if people arent running on the stores they will remained stocked. I made a post a couple weeks ago about that being the biggest domino we need to keep upright.
Now convincing people to shop normally will be a hard sell but just shop normally.
Ghost
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I’ve noticed Bilo has had limited toilet paper 3 days in a row. Pleanty of all types of meat. Wonder if they are not putting All toilet paper out on one day so it looks better. People not as anxious if they start seeing it on shelves. (Went 3 days in row to get medicine for son who We think has strep but there are no swabs for a test. Doctor wouldn’t even see him. Said treat the pain. So over the counter treatment for 3 days and he is some better without antibiotics. Went other days to get groceries for myself and our neighbors. When limited to how much you can get at once have to make several trips.
Cadi40
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I work at a Publix, we do not distribute all the toilet paper onto the floor at once, We do it in batches to ensure we're not wiped out within minutes. Our stock has been getting better, but we're still lacking canned vegetables, bread, etc.. There was talk of truckers going on strike due to unfair conditions and hours, if that happens then we will undoubtedly run out of several items.
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Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported
Italy is undercounting thousands of deaths caused by the virus in the areas worst hit by the pandemic, a WSJ analysis shows, indicating the human toll may end up being much greater than official data indicate.
www.wsj.com
Do you know if Publix distributes TP like this in all stores or just yours? I'm asking because we've got a couple locations up here now.
Cadi40
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I believe most stores follow this methodology. Always be nice and ask somebody if theres any in the back. If I feel someone deserves it, I will often times get a roll from the back. Don't be disappointed however if they say no.
Dewpoint Dan
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Thanks for all of your hard work !
Thank you, this is extremely helpful.
Your advice about always being nice is spot on, especially with the added stress to anyone having to deal with the general public right now. I worked a few years of retail, and know it can be a challenging experience in normal times. I can't imagine how it is right now.
Also, I think we've got a couple of other grocery workers who post here (including webb?). If you're reading this, thank you as well.
They also reserve it in the back for group homes, homeless shelters etc. because they need it in bulk. If they don’t know you will mostly likely be told no unless they can smell you haven’t wiped yet maybe try that
The only place I’ve found toilet paper within a 3 county radius is family dollar store brand $1.
Master Chief toilet paper. Rough, tough, and don’t take any $hit off anyone.
You can’t take that as a good marker. It depends on people using that particular brand of thermometer in their home.
Shaggy
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Yeah at the same time its gonna seem like an eternity if we see the horrible numbers we saw today
Shaggy
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I know of numerous local businesses using this measure to prevent people from entering. Vidant, my wifes work thermal Fischer are all doing it......several hundred if not a couple thousand people.
At the very least it means sick people arent trying to go to work and are staying home. That alone will reduce cases.
It's a small sample size compared overall population but I believe its trends can be used and viewed with hope.
Yeah, that’s why I said “if”. Nevertheless and notwithstanding your point, I’m hopeful that it really is an indication of social distancing doing its magic for not just the flu but also for COVID-19. It is about time we had some true good news in this thread and I’m cautiously hopeful.
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I understand that, but I was talking about that particular brand which is being used by news outlets as a reporting medium. They’re only going off that one brand. It’s only going off the Kinsa Smart Thermometer. They’re home based (the majority).
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