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Online on vacation? ** -- aficionadHOO 03/23/2020 7:45PM I thought you couldn't go to Mexico now ** -- 111shamrock 03/23/2020 7:02PM Drawing on...um...experience. ** -- Stimp 03/23/2020 7:10PM You went over the wall? ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 7:14PM Might have to in order to get back ** -- MBHoo 03/23/2020 7:34PM
Just for debating. Economy is toast. What if we just kept on as before? -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 6:38PM I skimmed this thread and found it dire. It’s a false choice -- HooShotYa 03/24/2020 07:05AM Read an article yesterday that Hong Kong is seeing a boomerang. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 08:44AM True, my brother and family are there. Schools closed til late April at . -- GoochlandHoo 03/24/2020 09:37AM Yeah, we just aren’t ready yet. Need South Korea level testing -- HooShotYa 03/24/2020 08:52AM I will have my first Tuesday off in lieu of however many I will need to -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 08:56AM Just remember not to lick the trees and it should be a wonderful time -- HooShotYa 03/24/2020 09:08AM Dirty Hippies! -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 09:19AM Threads like this one are why I deleted the Soapbox. Clearly at this point -- carolinawahoo 03/24/2020 05:42AM No offense to any of the posters below, but this is -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:50PM Everybody's economy is toast. It will be like a wartime recovery. -- Wiz92 03/23/2020 11:10PM Don’t know if it’s been posted, but Dr. David Katz -- Hooddihsm 03/23/2020 8:34PM Let me guess...Juice Plus cures Coronavirus. ** -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 9:34PM I had to look it up 😀 ** -- woodyhoos 03/23/2020 9:50PM Starting reading about state and local budgets today -- BuckHoo 03/23/2020 8:16PM Trump will be reopening the economy within... -- Los Angeles Hoo 03/23/2020 7:22PM We can only hope ** -- BuckHoo 03/23/2020 8:11PM The Pres is talking like we might be doing that soon ** -- MBHoo 03/23/2020 7:13PM Not gonna happen unless we get an effective treatment. ** -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 9:54PM I would want to see detailed cost vs benefits analyses -- woodyhoos 03/23/2020 7:11PM Unfortunately... -- The Hook 03/24/2020 11:30AM Said it above but think what services states will now not provide -- BuckHoo 03/23/2020 8:32PM Exactly. Health experts shouldn't be the only ones weighing in. ** -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 8:04PM Laura Ingraham- is that you? ** -- Lile Hancock 03/23/2020 9:46PM I wish we could have a serious, deep discussion about this in the public -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 7:14PM Yes. Even on the no politics free discussion board -- BuckHoo 03/23/2020 8:37PM 7,000 people die every day in the US so you may be right about that tree ** -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:30AM Maybe we should start questioning that reality. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 7:56PM Is that you Alexander Hamilton? ** -- The Hook 03/24/2020 11:32AM Agree. I think our only hope is that leadership at the state level -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 8:07PM I don't think people realize how bad this is going to be economically -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 8:23PM No one does. i have a lot of friends who are concerned about the virus -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:17AM Whichever restaurants open back up whenever this is considered over aren't -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 08:36AM Weren't the seeds of most of that sown over the last 8 years? -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 8:49PM Excellent overview. ** -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 11:59PM Thank you! ** -- Hoobedoobedoo 03/23/2020 11:12PM Most of this stuff goes well beyond the last 8 years -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 9:07PM Agreed. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 9:12PM True but by 2012.... -- The Hook 03/24/2020 11:38AM I’ll say it again as I agree with much of what you’re saying -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 8:33PM If only it were that easy. -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 8:48PM You have a link to all this red tape? The Pres could easily use the -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 11:22PM I understand the structural issues, but that is why our legislatures need -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 9:12PM Agreed - but good luck getting that sort of measure through NY, IL and CA -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 9:19PM As Andrew Jackson once said -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 11:10PM Then my daughter is more likely to die -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 7:10PM What if there is 30% unemployment. How many people will die then? -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 7:34PM Interestingly, life expectancy increased during the Great Depression and... -- CavalierLion 03/24/2020 12:05PM Crime rates, murder rates fell during the recession of 08. Just FYI. ** -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 8:05PM And lots of babies in the 3rd world died ** -- Early Cuyler 03/24/2020 07:23AM We should pray this is on par with 2008. Read jpmHoo's post above. -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 8:33PM Said this weeks ago. -- CDCHoo 03/24/2020 07:23AM I neglected to mention that the retirement savings of millions of Americans -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 8:54PM You certainly don't have to mention it to me. I see what's coming. Every -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 9:33PM So basically, we are fed one way or another...or doubly fed ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 9:28PM We screwed up at the beginning and this was one we couldnt do that with -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:24AM Right, but unemployment peaked at ~10% in 2009. -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 8:31PM Where are your sources for this? I just googled this and multiple -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 8:27PM First article when I googled this. Link inside. First paragraph -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 8:38PM Check out 1932 and 1933 - 2008 was an economic hiccup compared to this. ** -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 8:26PM 2008 was the biggest since 32-33. Every other recession had an uptick. No -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 8:43PM It is difficult but there is a consensus among health experts -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 7:44PM Medical experts may be adept in predicting what will occur to the health -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 8:37PM Its been 2 weeks and everyone is saying we can't take 9 months of this -- Toolie92 03/24/2020 1:13PM Why the snippy tone? Seriously. We can't have civil discourse any more -- hooincarolina 03/24/2020 1:49PM Health experts know as much about the economy as economists know about -- Hoodlum 03/23/2020 8:01PM I thought you were going to say "the economy" ;) ** -- 111shamrock 03/23/2020 8:05PM Good point. ** -- Hoodlum 03/23/2020 8:27PM Devils advocate. -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 7:33PM Its not the devil its natural selection. this is biology 101 right now. -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:29AM That is indeed what the devil would argue and it's what the Nazis practiced ** -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 7:41PM Yeah, Nazis killed. No one is advocating killing anyone. -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 7:46PM My gut says this virus dies out in a month or so. We should keep quarantine -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 7:52PM Well they did lock those buildings and let no one leave. that aint gonna -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:31AM There is absolutely no evidence anywhere in the world to support any part -- 00 Hoo 03/23/2020 9:18PM Yes there is. Japan did not impose martial law. They are massed together. -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 11:53PM What evidence is there that we will end up the same as Japan? -- 00 Hoo 03/23/2020 11:57PM They were there before ** -- Hoogle.com 03/24/2020 06:47AM You said there was no evidence. you were wrong and i think that was his -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:32AM I'd be curious to know what explains Japan. They had cases -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 9:38PM Japan is culturally VERY different from the US -- Toolie92 03/24/2020 1:22PM I haven't spent much time looking into the specifics of Japan, but have you -- 00 Hoo 03/23/2020 10:53PM If the world follows your gut rather than science and evidence, we r doomed ** -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 8:22PM Or ANYONE'S gut. ** -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 10:47PM True that. ** -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 11:37PM You realize they went military state, right? -- Diehl 03/23/2020 7:56PM When we knowingly make a choice to abandon taking steps that save lives -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 7:50PM Following yours, every road in this country should have 15 mph speed limit -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 9:46PM We make this choice every year with the flu season -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 8:12PM If we don’t get proper capacity in place we could see 10x that -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 8:21PM Letting die is not shooting in the head. When you go Nazi statements... -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 7:58PM Layoffs start here on Thursday, first day of pay period. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 10:43AM Most of Stalin's victims died because he let them rather than killed them -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 8:20PM You are a great poster and I enjoy your stuff here. But I have to ask. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 10:48AM So im curious, i know you read science and may it easier for lay people to -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:38AM How many lives will be lost due to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse from -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 7:20PM How about divorces and pregnancy rates? thats gonna happen if you lock us -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:38AM Worry about domestic incidents because of increased time spent with -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 08:30AM Indeed ** -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 09:28AM Bingo. It's not about "saving lives." It's about saving which lives. As you -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 7:40PM Losing a job is not remotely like losing a child -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 7:39PM Many, many people have a legitimate fear over whether this virus will -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 10:12PM We can recover from a lost job or business -- I know that first-hand. -- NorthernExposure 03/23/2020 11:57PM No, you can recover from a lost job in a decent economy. 30% jobless -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:42AM Everyone is selfish. They're just selfish about different things. -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 7:53PM I feel for him. he has a legitimate fear that as a parent i understand. but -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:44AM Health experts are not economists, and generally not in the biz world. ** -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 7:42PM Would need rampant testing NOW to open up the economy -- Diehl 03/23/2020 7:29PM Could a depression affect the medical industry as well? -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 7:24PM You’d get your death panels as doctors select who lives and dies -- hooshouse 03/23/2020 7:07PM You're game for 3.3 million deaths in the US? -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 7:00PM You cant look at raw numbers. you have to look at the percentages. if you -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:48AM Please don't tell me how to evaluate the morality of this issue. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/24/2020 12:00PM Keep your blinders on. The irony of calling my post arrogant is funny -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 6:17PM Makes perfect sense from the guy who believes war movies are objective. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/24/2020 6:25PM Youre too emotional and clearly dim to have any kind of debate with. I real -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 6:33PM What a strange thing to worry about. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/24/2020 8:01PM LOL. I have an economics degree. You keep telling yourself that shutting -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 8:52PM 3 million people die per year in the US -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 7:55PM 7000 die a day ** -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:48AM Absurd. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 8:12PM We should ban alcohol too then. free society means accepting some risk. you -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:50AM Right, but tradeoffs need to be considered. On point 2... we could -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 9:12PM I am not espousing that position. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 9:21PM Since it is primarily Boomers who will die, you can hardly call it selfish ** -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 7:26PM We can free up some Social Security for the rest of you! ** -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 8:07PM Mostly Boomers? Where'd you get that? ** -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 9:49PM See above ** -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 11:45PM Heard it killed the older folk. Dat be dem ** -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 9:59PM I'm old and I'm not a boomer. -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:45PM 1964 is the last year of the Boomers and 1965 is the first year of Gen X. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/24/2020 08:40AM They are near the high limit. 80+ is where the majority of the deaths occur ** -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:52AM And a lot more would probably die due to hospitals being overwhelmed. Not -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 7:02PM Given what type of jobless rates we are talking about if we lock down for -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 6:50PM Why just three months of hell on earth? The virus would not be done -- NaturalMysticHoo 03/23/2020 8:38PM A spike in infection will also result in a spike in immunity -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 9:06PM Sounds like the President is leaning toward lifting some restrictions next -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 6:49PM The president is going to lift state restrictions? What federal -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 7:00PM He will do it Federally, so he can blame Lib Governors. I want to see Trump -- Mg234 03/23/2020 7:27PM He would definitely do it -- Diehl 03/23/2020 7:30PM Who is really in charge of the current shutdown? The states or the feds? ** -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 6:54PM Exactly. ** -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 7:00PM Feds can't stop the states from shutting down. -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 6:56PM Wanna bet? Commerce clause. ** -- The Hook 03/24/2020 11:49AM Very true but some states will gladly open things back up if the Feds give -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 7:02PM Who is to say the economy wouldn’t be toast regardless? Because that is -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 6:44PM South Korea's numbers are increasing....the NCAAT was toast no matter what ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 6:57PM South Korea is still having deaths and new infections, the NCAAT was toast -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 7:01PM During water restrictions, they are essential all too often. ** -- aficionadHOO 03/23/2020 7:47PM Our club in MD just closed its course per the Governor’s order ** -- Lile Hancock 03/23/2020 6:48PM So here is my perspective. My son works at a golf course country club -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 6:27PM Did not think that members were allowed to smoke on -- Birddog 03/23/2020 6:38PM Huh? Lol ** -- BEASTHOO 03/23/2020 6:57PM We have smoke free golf courses at our club. ** -- Birddog 03/23/2020 7:00PM Odd ** -- BEASTHOO 03/23/2020 7:01PM Can he wear those blue gloves when he picks up trash? That's what anyone -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 6:33PM Now, if they tipped like Al Czervik, I'd have a different opinion :>) ** -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 6:45PM Sure he could, but shit happens. And honestly, now knowing that the patrons -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 6:38PM How many golf courses does it have? ** -- Birddog 03/23/2020 7:07PM 1 I think ** -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 7:08PM Ok, so we are not talking about the same place. -- Birddog 03/23/2020 7:10PM Ahhhh...... THE club....😄 ** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 03/23/2020 7:58PM And he's done as many as forty carts during closing, by himself and only -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 7:11PM I was a cart boy for years to pay for my membership when I was a junior -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 7:25PM Wow, that is just sad.** -- Birddog 03/23/2020 7:12PM Understandable. ** -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 6:51PM At our club in NOVA, no carts allowed, no ball washers, & holes are -- gfhoo 03/23/2020 6:15PM Better idea -- LenMosser 03/23/2020 6:34PM They are doing this at Glenmore -- DnDHoos 03/23/2020 7:38PM Same at Farmington..also no jugs of water at every hole anymore and the -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 6:28PM Similar here, one to a cart and don't touch the flags, no washers ** -- ARKHOO 03/23/2020 6:17PM In MI, they were exempt from the first order last week -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 6:10PM Not in AL. Governor specifically noted benefits. Our club did go no carts ** -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 5:51PM Amazon Pharmacy is coming. I have a feeling the world we are in now makes -- carolinawahoo 03/24/2020 05:52AM Walgreens was did poorly last year -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:25PM Walgreen's had revenue growth problems before all of this. -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 6:47PM Just complete irrational panic -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 5:58PM Sometimes, you just need the liquidity -- HoonDog 03/23/2020 6:07PM One positive to this would be Index Funds declining in popularity -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 6:10PM This isn’t happening and is completely wrong ** -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 6:56PM Are you thinking about ETFs, which I'm not referring to? -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 7:21PM I get how and why index funds sell but there are not huge outflows from -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 8:01PM Interesting because one commentator on CNBC reported there were -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 8:15PM It would not be a positive if index funds were less popular. Furthermore, -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 8:34PM I agree that in concept Index Funds are a sound investment vehicle. -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 8:47PM That's interesting. I admit, I don't understand. -- HoonDog 03/23/2020 6:12PM They aren’t. Ignore. ** -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 6:58PM Index Funds don't trade stocks based on business plans or -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 6:39PM You have a link to the data on index funds being run by ESG acolytes and -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 7:12PM Start with reading the advocacy link here -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 7:26PM ESG is new and mutual funds do not even have defined definitions of what -- THECZAR 03/23/2020 8:13PM That's some pretty specious logic so I'm assuming you work for ISS or MSCI -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 8:25PM Thanks. Now I understand your position. ** -- HoonDog 03/23/2020 6:58PM Waiting anxiously for the answer ** -- MBHoo 03/23/2020 6:16PM Plus, lots have drive thrus that mitigate the traffic loss in store -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 5:49PM A guess: people are limiting the number of stops they're making so they're -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 5:42PM I know CVS pharmacists...they say they are the busiest they have ever been -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 5:46PM Maybe more people are using the pharmacy drive-thru to keep social distance -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 5:54PM You really think a $20 co-pay adds to the bottom -- HOOGATORB 03/23/2020 6:19PM They aren't.....Front stores are doing record sales ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 6:18PM I live in the UK. Today is first day don't see anyone walking by the house -- 98Cav 03/24/2020 06:10AM Where in UK? ** -- Farming Hoo 03/24/2020 08:02AM Nothing for a country that lived in the Underground for 6 months. ** -- aficionadHOO 03/23/2020 7:47PM Having just refi'd back in November, I got a "goodwill" modification... -- HooCJ 03/23/2020 9:31PM How did you qualify for "goodwill" modification? ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:54PM I just signed my re-fi for 3.25%, jumped on it as soon as they slashed rate -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 6:12PM Don't you need to know the closing amount and principal to decide that? -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 5:35PM I was given an estimate witin a $100 -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:21PM Wait, what? are rates back below 3.5% or are you preparing? ** -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 5:30PM Today they were below a 3.5% - on Friday they were like 3.75% -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:19PM Nice. Liquidity crunch squeezed me gaming rates. -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 9:26PM I was told to lock into this rate (one of the three) -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:53PM I've been offered 3.375% -- HoonDog 03/23/2020 6:09PM How long will you be in house ** -- HburgCav 03/23/2020 5:10PM 5-30years -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 5:11PM How much are closing costs? -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 6:14PM In Illinois -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:18PM I would hope that experts in this area do these types of analyses -- woodyhoos 03/23/2020 6:25PM The “non-vulnerable” still need proper treatment which they can only get -- Wahoo1186 03/23/2020 5:51PM What is becoming increasingly apparent is that we rip the band aid off -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 6:09PM Why do you think it will end in 3 months? Some believe that the virus is -- Wahoo1186 03/23/2020 6:30PM If we just let everyone get it “at once” -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 6:43PM One option I have seen is to go lockdown to get it under control and -- Wahoo1186 03/23/2020 6:52PM That might be where we are headed ** -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 6:53PM Summarize article, please...it’s behind a paywall ** -- CAV itee 03/23/2020 4:57PM Coronavirus articles on The NY Times website are free -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 5:08PM It would have the elderly and otherwiise vulnerable to shelter in place -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 5:02PM This is the approach the Dutch are trying. The Brits were also but reversed ** -- JMHoo 03/23/2020 6:42PM How would that work for families? -- 00 Hoo 03/23/2020 5:18PM A potential solution -- DnDHoos 03/23/2020 5:41PM A friend of mine is sort of doing that. She is of high risk, but husband is -- JohnHoo2 03/23/2020 5:47PM I expect that older people would more apt to stay inside than the young -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 5:25PM Yeah, I think a LOT of people are starting to wonder about this sort of -- chicken 03/23/2020 5:07PM This. Rather than let our society completely collapse -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 5:05PM Exactly. ** -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 5:32PM Interesting idea that may deserve a trial -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 4:54PM I suspect there is a good opportunity for some type of Ap, that -- GoochlandHoo 03/23/2020 4:48PM Just what I was wondering below. ** -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 4:41PM Yes, but many seem remarkably unconcerned about this potential -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 4:50PM None of the politicians or epidemiologists are foregoing a pay check this -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 5:34PM The theory is it is better to shutdown now then be forced to later -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:10PM Deleware being the exception - shut down to Mid May -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 5:13PM If it is for 4-6 weeks it shouldnt be that bad down the line -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 4:57PM Expect to see many more conversations about it in the coming days. As -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 4:48PM No one is paying attention. its all ok as long as no one ever dies. ill -- ftwuva 03/24/2020 02:58AM Can I have your seat in JPJ? -- hooman#1 03/23/2020 10:03PM No one wants my seat at JPJ. ** -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 10:05PM It is better than mine -- hooman#1 03/23/2020 10:09PM It appears those not infected lose empathy ** -- hooshouse 03/23/2020 4:29PM And taste. ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 4:23PM Thanks... I forgot that -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 4:26PM I just cleaned my hands with purell....still smells strong. I'm good. -- GoochlandHoo 03/23/2020 4:44PM The NBA player said the he has lost his sense -- Birddog 03/23/2020 4:43PM Olympics will be postponed per (Richard) Pound not clear for how long** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 4:08PM Postponment likely but Pound does not speak for the IOC -- NVHoo 03/23/2020 7:01PM His name is Dick Pound? ** -- zee 03/23/2020 6:47PM Yep. Met the man. Nice guy ** -- NVHoo 03/23/2020 6:49PM Thank you Canada for taking the lead on that ** -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 4:24PM USA Swimming, USA Track, Norway, and Brazil pressured the IOC pre-Canada -- aficionadHOO 03/23/2020 7:49PM I’m just spitballing here... -- Stimp 03/23/2020 4:10PM As you continue your thinking.. -- UVaFan 03/23/2020 4:26PM Gimme a sec.... -- The Hook 03/23/2020 4:34PM Actually -- UVaFan 03/23/2020 4:37PM Lol ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 4:12PM Turns out our Hoos were just ahead of the curve this year ** -- darkstar 03/23/2020 8:13PM Alb County parks chief says people stealing toilet paper was one of the -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 4:38PM Usually feels like there is a lid on for me ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 4:09PM Was about to say the same... I’ve been tossing up bricks lately ** -- hooville1 03/23/2020 4:17PM This is happening in the US and will continue for the next two weeks -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 5:07PM Yep. Very predictable. ** -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 3:48PM Why is it a surprise to anyone that the virus will spread again unless -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 3:43PM Human psychology is a funny thing. People aren't thinking about the -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 3:51PM Exactly. -- HAZER 03/23/2020 3:46PM Well, I thought the point of this is to build capacity to handle.. -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 4:03PM Without ubiquitous same-day testing, a new flare up could occur anywhere -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 4:30PM What are you going to do, test everybody every day? -- 111shamrock 03/23/2020 4:37PM Test everyone that flys on entry -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 5:04PM This may start becoming a new normal. I’ve experienced fever checks... -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 5:21PM Have been through Mexico years ago -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 5:25PM No but you can aggressively backtrace on positives -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 4:46PM I liked your idea of randomly testing a population ** -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 5:23PM I think it is definitely doable at borders and airports at a minimum -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:26PM I hear you, but backtracing 10 days of contact is practically impossible. ** -- 111shamrock 03/23/2020 4:58PM Agreed ** -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 4:31PM If it is determined that those who recover from corona virus are immune -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 4:35PM Can't train more doctors if college are shut down. ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 4:17PM I don't think the capacity needs to come in the form of more doctors. -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 4:22PM I read that in one hosptial, the word went out to doctors to forget their -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 4:32PM Actually, the point was to slow spread of the disease to ensure that the -- Williamsburg Wahoo 03/23/2020 4:15PM Sure, but we cannot remain inside for the next year to year and a half -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 4:30PM Agree with that, and don't believe we're looking at 12-18 months of this -- Williamsburg Wahoo 03/23/2020 4:38PM Except that.... -- The Hook 03/23/2020 3:59PM I am there now -- BuckHoo 03/23/2020 6:47PM The curve will spike if you don't continue the practices that flattened it -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 4:15PM Plus -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 4:09PM It's going to be 12-18 months of this on an intermittent basis, saddle up. ** -- hoodeyo 03/23/2020 4:05PM I'm hoping for an accelerated vaccine and/or improvements in -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 4:19PM I truly don’t believe it’d have to be this way if we built capacity now -- HoosGuy 03/23/2020 4:07PM They'll be building that, but seems like a best case scenario to me. -- hoodeyo 03/23/2020 4:12PM I also believe that. But we need to buy time. -- HAZER 03/23/2020 4:10PM If that is true... -- The Hook 03/23/2020 4:06PM There will be social unrest, and the police and military will be out. ** -- hoodeyo 03/23/2020 4:14PM That may also be the case. ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 4:07PM And now you know why schools were closed for the rest of the year. ** -- The Hook 03/23/2020 4:09PM That is what I think might happen as well. We will see. ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 4:06PM Agreed ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 4:03PM Those stats aren't very different from Virginia, are they? -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 3:41PM Just a wee bit more dense ** -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 3:51PM I mentioned that as a factor. ** -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 5:04PM Given everything I'm seeing, I am expecting this for USA as well eventually ** -- Kamikaze Hoo 03/23/2020 3:41PM Fried squirrel with gravy was not an unusual meal growing up -- Hoo82 03/23/2020 9:23PM Proper (at least by my Farmville side of the family) Brunswick Stew! ** -- HooInDE 03/23/2020 6:38PM From a cooking site, important information for you squirrel eaters -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 5:36PM Deer ** -- 79 Wahoo 03/23/2020 4:43PM If the food supply chains run out, big game in the US is functionally -- Longlost 03/23/2020 5:35PM Time to get back into this book... -- Tony BroncOak 03/23/2020 4:11PM I ate quite a few growing up in the sticks -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 3:50PM With dumplings ** -- ARKHOO 03/23/2020 6:20PM Yep. Certainly have done that. Not too bad -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 6:23PM Cockroaches are truly everywhere - an untapped goldmine ** -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 3:39PM Let's all get on a train that circles the Earth forever and eat bars made -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 3:45PM That movie was a metaphor for something I never quite figured out ** -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:41PM Snakes on a Spaceship? ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:48PM PACKED with protein. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:44PM Chocolate covered grasshoppers are not the worst thing... ** -- GtownHoo 03/23/2020 3:43PM I hear bats can be quite tasty too ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 3:34PM Bats, civets, pangolins, we ought to have vast markets with these live -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 3:39PM And its pretty easy to make a salad from street weeds (link) -- BrevardHoo 03/23/2020 3:31PM Not entirely safe to go off the grid foraging in Nelson County. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:46PM Used to be stills in all Virginia counties -- ARKHOO 03/23/2020 6:21PM Just bring cash ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 4:14PM I've had squirrel in Brunswick Stew. It's tasty that way. ** -- Jimmy Jazz 03/23/2020 3:26PM True Stew has rabbit or squirrel, not chicken ** -- HooStu 03/23/2020 4:56PM Time for box & stick traps - assume folks already hoarded all guns & ammo ** -- HooSingleBarrel 03/23/2020 3:11PM Remember my Granddad literally slobbering at the table as Grandma put -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:09PM I've only had them pan fried. -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 3:18PM An old guy that lived across the road from my grandma was called Johnny -- TroublesHooter 03/23/2020 3:16PM I don't think I could eat groundhog, but I sure would like to kill a few. -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 3:45PM I have a thing for the foraging type critters, I won't lie. From a looking -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:50PM Lol ** -- praise1Hoo 03/23/2020 3:10PM Good luck enforcing this -- mikec171 03/23/2020 4:53PM I’m with you -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 5:31PM Yes, we are up by Williamsburg Middle School -- mikec171 03/23/2020 5:53PM Schools near me have already begun enforcing shutdown of courts and fields -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 4:59PM Why though? Were there too many close groups of people? ** -- mikec171 03/23/2020 5:00PM They observed a spike in usage and wanted to nip it in the bud ** -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:02PM OK. I just feel like walks in the park and catch with your kids, are ways -- mikec171 03/23/2020 5:09PM As far as I can tell taking walks is still ok everywhere -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:11PM Parks closed in Arlington -- mikec171 03/23/2020 5:51PM Trails are still open at Arlington parks -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:54PM At some point the military/guard will need to be called in to keep order -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 3:31PM You've never seen the Military used for National emergencies I'm guessing? -- NBHoo 03/23/2020 4:21PM Deployed to keep the peace on a national basis? No. -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 5:08PM I shouldn't be laughing at this but I am. -- The Hook 03/23/2020 4:29PM Time for people to form Minuteman Companies and enforce the law ** -- Mg234 03/23/2020 3:47PM Who's law? The law of the people, or the law of exuberance -- NBHoo 03/23/2020 4:24PM The law of existence is what it will be -- The Hook 03/23/2020 4:30PM Law of shutdowns! ** -- Mg234 03/23/2020 4:24PM There are some seniors in my community who are already doing it ** -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 3:59PM And I’m called dramatic. ** -- hooshouse 03/23/2020 3:47PM Yep police will only be needed at certain prime attractions (like beaches) -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 4:06PM And the public will turn against it once unemployment hits 25%+ ** -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 4:56PM Do not disagree ** -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 5:03PM Drones is the way to go...... -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 3:35PM Didn't know that drones can now facial-recognize pre-teen & teenage kids. -- HWA 03/23/2020 3:51PM They have cameras..... -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 4:19PM I expect increases in birth rates and divorce rates in the next year ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:32PM We already have one in the family. -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 3:46PM Maryland shuts down all non-essential businesses at 5 pm today ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:13PM I assume that covers Restaurants? ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:14PM Restaurants can stay open ** -- lovetoaster 03/23/2020 3:18PM For takeout only, then? Better than nothing. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:21PM Carry out, delivery, and drive-thru sales still allowed ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:31PM Might come in handy for the squirrel discussion above :) ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:31PM When I was in 4th Grade, my Stepdad came home with a new bumper -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:33PM Precursor to Eat More Chicken slogan? ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 4:11PM Everything -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 3:25PM "Chemically simulated truffle hot sauce". There, I fixed it for you. ** -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 3:14PM That stuff is very good though -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 3:24PM I'll stick with Tapatio and Picamas ** -- Lucius 03/23/2020 3:06PM Is this the stuff that costs like 15-18 bucks in Wegman's? ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 2:59PM I assume so -- hooman#1 03/23/2020 3:05PM This is the stuff I've seen at Wegman's - the black label. -- HAZER 03/23/2020 3:16PM Yes thats it my parents gave me a bottle for Christmas ** -- hooman#1 03/23/2020 3:47PM I'd love to try it as a gift, that's a nice gift. ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 4:03PM Tell your Dad I say hi and that I truly hope everybody is doing well. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:53PM Packaged like Perfume! LOL ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:28PM I like the gold fork. -- HAZER 03/23/2020 3:36PM Chipotle. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:06PM I really try to stay strong through this, but I do have lots of anxiety -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 2:50PM God bless you and all of your coworkers, and your families. My hope is -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 5:13PM Yes, you all are my best therapy! -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 6:08PM Exactly..teachers will still be fully paid without having to work. Other -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 4:15PM Of all of our current problems, continuing to pay teachers is at the top -- woodyhoos 03/23/2020 6:32PM Not what I meant to say....didn't end the post very well, I will concede. ** -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 9:29PM I’ve had to close my dental office at least until April. I got very lean -- CAV itee 03/23/2020 4:10PM Sorry to hear, I have a good dentist friend going through the same ** -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 4:18PM Have you looked into telemedicine? ** -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 3:54PM We are trying to get that off the ground quickly here -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 4:13PM I can understand that. My mom and dad are 78 -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 4:23PM I am so sorry for all of you. Running your -- HburgCav 03/23/2020 3:26PM Yeah I'm trying to do some phone visits -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 4:15PM Sadly, much of medical practice in the U.S. and Canada were behind w/tech -- NorthernExposure 03/24/2020 01:34AM I'm sure it'll come back around, but could be months/yrs to -- Oregon Hoo 03/24/2020 12:32PM Ours doesn't look any more complicated than documenting time in -- HburgCav 03/23/2020 5:12PM You need a PhD I think to understand medical billing ** -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 6:05PM I'm seeing too sides of what's happening -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 3:39PM So sorry. i would have assumed the medical field, along with gov jobs, were -- Boris HOOinski 03/23/2020 3:17PM Virginia laid off thousands of state employees in 2002 and during the 2008 -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 3:08PM Yes, but how many hours a week do state employees really work? -- Diehl 03/23/2020 3:33PM This is where the federal gov't could help by stepping in -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 3:03PM Are hospitals hiring temporary staffing? -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 2:58PM Oh definitely routine well care visits are not happening now -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 3:02PM Would it be possible for them to pick up shifts at the hospitals? -- Wahoos8181 03/23/2020 2:54PM Home care industry is an option as well... ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:35PM I think the hospital is pretty fully staffed at present -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 2:59PM Of all the Dick Trickle names out there,Dick Pound of the IOC is a standout ** -- UVaFan 03/23/2020 2:50PM Used to know someone named Richard Wonder ** -- JohnHoo2 03/23/2020 5:03PM Don't forget Gold Medal winning Figure Skater, Dick Button ** -- BJWAHOO 03/23/2020 2:52PM And pitching coach Dick Pole ** -- UVaFan 03/23/2020 2:56PM I’ve got one for you -- HooStu 03/23/2020 2:59PM Dick Phelan was a politician in Chicago. ** -- SaxonHoo 03/23/2020 3:04PM Her's another oldie but goodie (link)... -- Slider 03/23/2020 3:08PM Cycling announcer Richard "Dick" Ring, a legend in New England racing -- capwater 03/23/2020 3:24PM Glad to see our state officials are smart enough to not be wearing ties ** -- HooStu 03/23/2020 2:42PM This is definitely a dark navy windbreaker occasion ** -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 4:00PM Merely copying from the best ** -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 2:49PM In open collars we certainly trust! ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:45PM Anybody else doing a Pandemic beard? Just passed one week working at home. -- Wiz92 03/23/2020 2:09PM I shaved today after more than a week. I left a goatee. -- Tony BroncOak 03/23/2020 4:06PM Me ** -- Skeets 03/23/2020 3:41PM Started with day of ACCT cancellation ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:36PM Going strong, but I shave my head; need to Google "bald man beard styles"? ** -- HooSingleBarrel 03/23/2020 3:04PM Working on a Grizzly Adams as we type. ** -- BJWAHOO 03/23/2020 2:50PM I was accused of being the Unabomber this weekend. LOL -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:58PM You saying you didn't "bomb" in your performance? ** -- Saratoga Hoo 03/23/2020 3:50PM Shaved mine yesterday to change it up. LOL -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:38PM Yep- my wife has never seen me with a beard. I look -- Lile Hancock 03/23/2020 2:38PM Good Movie. Put that on my list. We are gonna be conversating in Movie -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:39PM Bathtub scene. Many years and about 100 lbs ago for her. ** -- Lile Hancock 03/23/2020 2:55PM Yep ** -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 2:33PM I am on too many damn Zoom, webinars..etc. dammit. Can’t do it ** -- hooville1 03/23/2020 2:30PM I refuse to use video cameras for Zoom meetings. -- Saratoga Hoo 03/23/2020 3:52PM Me too, but everyone likes my pandemic protest beard. ** -- HoosWillWin 03/23/2020 2:31PM And then there is this: -- WAYoVerraTed 03/23/2020 2:25PM Yukon Cornelius. ** -- Wiz92 03/23/2020 2:26PM Wahooooooo!!! Nothin'... ** -- EHoo 03/23/2020 2:56PM Wannabe Joe Thornton ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 2:26PM I was thinking Brett Keisel replacement... ** -- WAYoVerraTed 03/23/2020 2:28PM I shaved yesterday for the first time in a week. My hair is -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 2:17PM Think of the senior discounts! ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:37PM About 10 years ago I was sitting in a food court -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 3:44PM I was accused by a co-worker of looking to get into the Santa business ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:41PM How are we doing haircuts? Wife duty? ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 2:24PM Flowbee -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 2:43PM I shaved off my beard yesterday before it got out of control. First time -- HokieNLot11 03/23/2020 2:15PM Hopefully online learning will still occur. ** -- ryno hoo 03/23/2020 3:13PM What could be easier than teaching young kids online? :) ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:38PM This might cause a spike in military recruiting. Few job options & no -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 2:34PM One could hope. Better than coughing on vegetables, and other mischief. ** -- HWA 03/23/2020 3:08PM Gonna probably be end of calendar year soon ** -- Mg234 03/23/2020 2:27PM Cuomo was just quoted as New York state on lockdown for months. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:42PM See ya in 2022 ** -- Mg234 03/23/2020 3:33PM Time square is gonna be empty for NYE!!!!! ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 9:13PM Tease. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:34PM My son just lost his senior prom and graduation ceremony. Other than that -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 2:22PM So sad. sorry. such a special time of life. i also feel so bad for college -- Boris HOOinski 03/23/2020 2:27PM Virtual party events....the next big thing -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:26PM Not sure the perfect prom night can be done virtually. Hey-o ** -- Chesapeake HOO 03/23/2020 2:29PM Every dad with a girl attending virtual prom will tell you that its perfect -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:31PM Complete with dad cleaning his virtual shotgun when virtual date arrives ** -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 3:01PM LOL ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 2:50PM My senior daughter will be pissed. ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 2:24PM But he gets a pretty awesome Senior Skip Day. ** -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 2:23PM Now the summer camps---sleep-away & day camps--start to worry big time. ** -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 2:21PM I haven't signed my kids up yet because it seems inevitable summer is off. ** -- Kamikaze Hoo 03/23/2020 3:46PM ABC stores to remain open if you were wondering ** -- bocohoo 03/23/2020 2:20PM I cleared out another closet to up my hoarding game for bourbon. ** -- ryno hoo 03/23/2020 3:11PM Essential service. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:42PM It's medicinal I tell you... ** -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:38PM ABC stores sell the best and has the most variety of bacterial -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 3:29PM Teachers are gonna give them another Black Friday this week ** -- typed by ben 03/23/2020 2:35PM Phew! ** -- hooville1 03/23/2020 2:29PM Guns, Tobacco and Alcohol are the 3 most essential things for the south -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:25PM Fishing -- 4theHOOS 03/23/2020 2:46PM My son has been maintaining his fishing quota. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 3:41PM Football. that will probably be nixed though. ** -- Boris HOOinski 03/23/2020 2:28PM Tuscaloosa, we pray for thee. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:43PM But will they deliver to my doorstep. :) ** -- HooSingleBarrel 03/23/2020 2:20PM It's all I care about, tbh. ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 2:20PM The important things in life must stay open ** -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 2:20PM May 2020 or dec 2020? ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:12PM May/june. this school year. ** -- Boris HOOinski 03/23/2020 2:12PM E learning and pass fail? -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:15PM No new material at this point, just doing review exercises but they are -- Diehl 03/23/2020 2:22PM What is the point of making that order that now versus a month from now? ** -- Bourbon Bowl 03/23/2020 2:11PM To go ahead and allow teachers to prepare more for online and to allow -- Mg234 03/23/2020 2:27PM Except now you have basically told the state that -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:29PM Certainty is sometimes preferable over false hope ** -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 2:24PM Because we jump the gun and dont think stuff through ** -- hoolu 03/23/2020 2:19PM Agreed, push to end of April or at latest mid May if it's helpful, but EOY -- GoHoos99 03/23/2020 2:17PM My wife.. a teacher, just said the same thing ** -- hooville1 03/23/2020 2:15PM My feeling exactly. The country will look different April 30. Re-asses then ** -- mikec171 03/23/2020 2:13PM Unreal---kids in math & foreign language classes never learned what they -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 2:10PM Or continue online teaching all summer long? shorter days maybe but that -- TriplHoo 03/23/2020 3:40PM Those two in particular build on knowledge year-to-year. ** -- 111shamrock 03/23/2020 2:16PM Why just those two classes? ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 2:12PM Just thinking you can't move forward without the foundation in math/foreign -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 2:20PM True, more so with those although math is often pretty separated in HS -- Diehl 03/23/2020 2:21PM We have no idea what things will look like -- bridgehoo 03/23/2020 2:08PM Surgeon General is preaching Apocalypse if we don't lock down now. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:44PM All that over a fake DEMOCRAT HOAX? ** -- TheBigEasy 03/23/2020 2:04PM How many times are you going to repeat that lie? ** -- JMHoo 03/23/2020 3:01PM NC Governor just announced NC schools closed to May 15 ** -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 2:13PM Isn't that essentially end of school year? ** -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 3:50PM School year not calendar year ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 2:09PM For now. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 2:59PM Only for you... ** -- Wiz92 03/23/2020 2:03PM Probably getting inundated with traffic. I know it ain't what it was -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:49PM Looks like it's back up now. Times are weird. ** -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 1:51PM So if you need some comic relief, for some reason a few months ago I got to -- 1994Wahoo 03/23/2020 1:14PM ANTS! ANTS! ANTS! ** -- darkstar 03/23/2020 1:49PM ANTS! ANTS! ANTS! ** -- darkstar 03/23/2020 1:48PM Nice! ** -- HAZER 03/23/2020 1:23PM IIRC, that whole episode with Kyle MacLauchlan was funny as hell. Chris -- 1994Wahoo 03/23/2020 1:44PM Watched The Doors over the weekend. Good turn for Kyle as Manzarek. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:52PM WTOP’s website is saying he’ll be announcing the extension of school -- 1994Wahoo 03/23/2020 1:33PM Don't expect them to go back in session this Spring. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:43PM Probably, NC just closed until May 15 ** -- hoolu 03/23/2020 1:36PM Telling you, dude. My place of employment is gutted percentage business -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:25PM Oh man - hang in there and God be with you and yours, jdub!!! ** -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 1:47PM Sorry, man. Are there any specific businesses that we can support -- woodyhoos 03/23/2020 1:44PM Appreciate the thought but not really. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:48PM So sorry. good luck. wild and scary times. ** -- Boris HOOinski 03/23/2020 1:34PM I will be here employed until/unless my boss is forced to shutter. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:36PM What is the announcement, are we thinking Shelter In Place? -- Hooddihsm 03/23/2020 1:20PM West Va issued a stay-at-home order with about 45 exceptions -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 4:12PM Which is ridiculous since grocery stores will remain open. ** -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 1:31PM It's generally good for people to have something to eat. ** -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 2:17PM Well, I just have a few more things -- Hooddihsm 03/23/2020 1:50PM Grocery stores should remain open, but I'd prefer to see them (and all -- CharlestonSC 03/23/2020 1:41PM That would pretty much necessitate a pay in advance method. -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 1:50PM This already exists for virtually all grocery curbside/delivery pickup -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 1:54PM The ones in my area had to stop - they weren't scaled for the demand -- Toolie92 03/23/2020 3:07PM Certainly an employee could run back inside and use a register -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 1:58PM Schools closed thru the end of the year is coming ... shelter in place who -- CharlestonSC 03/23/2020 1:30PM The definitions seem to vary significantly by state. Big lobbying $$$ helps -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 1:38PM And Schools gonna be closed for a while ** -- bridgehoo 03/23/2020 1:23PM China shut down much harder than the US so far, no real talk about that -- hoodeyo 03/23/2020 2:50PM Military state ** -- Diehl 03/23/2020 3:36PM Paywall ** -- Faz d. Hoo 03/23/2020 1:40PM Number of new cases down in VA today. So may be good news. ** -- RML Hoos 03/23/2020 1:26PM Hope he's right! ** -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 1:22PM That's the stat I've been watching.... -- The Hook 03/23/2020 12:58PM The US is lagging in the number of people who are "recovered" -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 4:14PM Amazing that he can predict fake #s coming out of China so accurately ** -- confuzionrains 03/23/2020 12:51PM Is it a proven fact that their numbers are fabricated? -- BrevardHoo 03/23/2020 1:23PM Given China lies about everything, safe to say yes -- hoos2008 03/23/2020 1:51PM I don't know that it's proven, but pretty widely accepted. I also think -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 1:37PM Thanks for linking- he seems to have been extremely accurate on China ** -- BrevardHoo 03/23/2020 12:51PM Do SBA loans require a personal guaranty? I just can't imagine how many -- CharlestonSC 03/23/2020 1:51PM They must be guaranteed.But 3% with 30 year term, means cheap working funds ** -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 1:58PM What a disaster..... ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 12:35PM Interesting, I can confirm the numbers at UVA -- Hooddihsm 03/23/2020 2:02PM No way I'm going to the ER unless it is ABSOLUTELY necessary -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 1:32PM Line to get into ER in NYC -- Minderbender 03/23/2020 12:51PM Aren’t they screening for symptoms before they even go in? -- RML Hoos 03/23/2020 1:29PM They are way too close to each other. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:04PM Those umbrellas are great to establish the correct social distancing... -- Slider 03/23/2020 1:25PM I hope your Dad is OK for whatever he's dealing with. ** -- zeropointzero 03/23/2020 12:22PM Thanks sincerely for your kind words. He seems to be as ok as he can be; -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 1:45PM This echoes what is going on out here now too -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 12:14PM What have you seen wrt to positive tests? Hospital admits?Symptoms? ** -- CAV itee 03/23/2020 1:08PM Aside from a few early cases in hospital, has quieted down here -- Oregon Hoo 03/23/2020 2:30PM This notice may explain why, -- ARKHOO 03/23/2020 11:54AM I didn't see any evidence of any other patients anywhere (I mention not to -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 1:40PM We can all hope your observation/conclusion is the right one! ** -- ARKHOO 03/23/2020 2:03PM Doing same at Sentara Martha Jeff. ** -- Wahoos1 03/23/2020 12:13PM St. Mary's in RVA, too -- darkstar 03/23/2020 12:15PM Also it was good to see that EVERYONE employed there had a mask -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 11:51AM They probably didn't have N95 masks; those are in short supply -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 11:56AM A few people wore the fancier N95-looking masks but they were mixed -- QBSacker 03/23/2020 1:37PM Is Chesapeake a small town? Just kidding. Wow...that's amazng. ** -- Mo Better Hoos 03/23/2020 11:48AM It's a city...good bit larger than Roanoke... -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:50AM It's really a suburban "county" of Norfolk. But, yes, a city nonetheless ** -- Mo Better Hoos 03/23/2020 11:53AM Actually, a suburban "county" of Portsmouth -- Williamsburg Wahoo 03/23/2020 12:06PM I wouldn't say that it was a "county of" Portsmouth. Chesapeake was Norfolk -- JMHoo 03/23/2020 12:27PM Portsmouth was the county seat of Norfolk County, which the City of -- Williamsburg Wahoo 03/23/2020 5:25PM Not only larger, but better too ** -- Chesapeake HOO 03/23/2020 12:10PM Virginia Beach was Princess Anne County ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 12:09PM Suffolk was Nansemond County, Chesapeake was Norfolk County -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 12:12PM Hampton and Newport News essentially consolidated with their neighboring -- Williamsburg Wahoo 03/23/2020 5:28PM How bout the county of Albemarle & city of -- HOOGATORB 03/23/2020 12:43PM Charlottesville annexed a bunch of Albemarle until the moratorium -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 12:47PM When is Virginia going to join the rest of the country and stop making -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 1:27PM Never, County parents don't want their kids with city kids. ** -- RoanokeHoo 03/23/2020 7:46PM There was already a Hampton and Newport News though, right? They just -- JMHoo 03/23/2020 12:24PM Hampton existed, but it was actually formed from Elizabeth City County -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 12:31PM Suffolk and Nansemond were a little different -- 757 03/23/2020 1:02PM Correct-voluntary mergers for Hampton & NN. ** -- BJWAHOO 03/23/2020 12:26PM Actually now the 2nd largest city in Virginia. Just passed Norfolk, -- JMHoo 03/23/2020 11:57AM Yeah, but it has more area than most counties. ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 12:09PM Careful...This conflicts with the narrative. -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:41AM So Cal -- PhooL 03/23/2020 2:11PM They are just getting their Vitamin D ** -- Yosemite Sam 03/23/2020 1:03PM Is there anything wrong with being on the beach, as long as you set up more -- JMHoo 03/23/2020 11:59AM I would not do that (6') if I were downwind of other people. -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 12:21PM However, humid beach air would then shorten distance but you're right that -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 1:19PM I agree with that for someone like yourself in a high risk group. -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 12:43PM No but apparently there was no social distancing...... ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 12:06PM The beach pic in the article looks like responsible distancing. Their are -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 12:42PM Look at the bike path image below -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 12:57PM Both are clearly perspective issues (oblique angle at long focal length) -- hoomonger 03/23/2020 1:13PM I would think getting in the Ocean makes even that a moot point. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 12:24PM Swim out past the breakers, watch the world die? ** -- HooStu 03/23/2020 1:07PM In my big black boots! Yes -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:09PM Well i think "shelter in place" refers to staying home. not going out and -- CAVern 03/23/2020 12:07PM I agree but I am 99% sure the governer of Cali allowed people to leave -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 12:34PM Who cares how much time you spend outdoors. The key is to limit -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 1:03PM To a point...... -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 1:52PM Yeah, but then I get back to my point about not needing to reduce the risk -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 2:42PM Why cant we just all try and follow the rules -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 3:32PM Because I think you have a better shot at getting people to -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 3:48PM I was struck by the image of a man walking down the sidewalk holding his -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 1:12PM ‘Cause California is a small homogenous place ** -- Molina 03/23/2020 11:41AM When it comes to dumbness it is... especially near the beaches. ** -- The Hook 03/23/2020 1:00PM Too bad the Midwest and east coast didn’t get the memo to stay away. ** -- Molina 03/23/2020 1:46PM Do as i do not as i say -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 2:13PM .....How do you know it's not tourists? ** -- The_Superhoo 03/23/2020 11:38AM They were all in Florida ;) -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 11:55AM According to Worldometer2020. New York has nearly as many cases as Iran. ** -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 11:28AM Sounds like they are testing a lot more than other states ** -- Chesapeake HOO 03/23/2020 11:39AM Must be. But, is there any other possible explanation? It is so skewed -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 11:43AM I think New York is also run something like 1/4 of all the tests done in th -- RML Hoos 03/23/2020 12:19PM 16,000 tests per day in NY now; higher per capita than S. Korea -- Hoobert 03/23/2020 12:59PM 6 million daily subway riders ** -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 12:19PM NYC life depends on close interaction with other people. -- Wiz92 03/23/2020 12:16PM The higher the population density, the higher the rate of spread -- hooincarolina 03/23/2020 11:52AM Been saying that for a good while... -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 2:23PM I don't know where they keep testing stats -- Chesapeake HOO 03/23/2020 11:51AM Going to get worse -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 11:37AM I don't get this view. No, some people don't "get it" and will never get -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 12:24PM What exactly do you suggest beyond what NY has already done? -- jpmHoo 03/23/2020 12:17PM Iran's "count" is off by a huge margin -- VignetteHoo 03/23/2020 11:36AM Iran = China ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 11:37AM If they are lying now, why did they report anything initially? ** -- Hoogle.com 03/23/2020 11:39AM Cause they had no choice after Baghdad Bob the Health Minister -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 12:05PM I think they are not reporting the -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 12:03PM Gotta pretend to be transparent to keep the subject s from revolting -- Molina 03/23/2020 12:02PM He’s gonna knee jerk and close schools -- bridgehoo 03/23/2020 11:45AM Every day, but today's, I think is 1 pm. -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:33AM Sorry...2 pm. ** -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:34AM Hope we get all that detail ... -- T Room Cav 03/23/2020 11:20AM 2 pm today time has changed some day to day. Yesterday was 11 am** -- HokieJamie 03/23/2020 11:13AM Believe it will be 2pm moving forward. -- s.mill hokie 03/23/2020 11:23AM 2pm... supposedly about public schools. ** -- chefhoo 03/23/2020 11:13AM Thanks. Was wondering when they were going to announce -- VintonVAHOO 03/23/2020 11:14AM 2pm is what I was told. ** -- graycalhoo 03/23/2020 11:11AM My friend from school started this site... -- GtownHoo 03/23/2020 6:09PM I have a SAMS Plus membership -- 757 03/23/2020 12:01PM Costco - but haven't tried them ** -- FfxStationHokie 03/23/2020 11:20AM If you can find anything...... ** -- Zhoo 03/23/2020 11:35AM It's worked well for us... and we used Costco home delivery -- BocaHoo91 03/23/2020 11:23AM Google Shopping? ** -- Hooplehead 03/23/2020 11:03AM Postmates ** -- vbuva05 03/23/2020 11:02AM Not sure about that, but Home Depot offers -- GtownHoo 03/23/2020 11:02AM Home Depot delivers most everything, but they are limited in their -- HooSingleBarrel 03/23/2020 11:10AM Ah gotcha - best of luck! ** -- GtownHoo 03/23/2020 11:14AM Equip Cville emergency drive seeking gloves, masks, goggles for healthcare -- wahoowad 03/23/2020 10:32AM Realistically, how many people... -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 10:58AM It doesn't take that many people to move the needle -- Faz d. Hoo 03/23/2020 11:47AM What are they going to do... -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:56AM I don't know but I'm guessing that if you have this stuff, they will come -- Faz d. Hoo 03/23/2020 2:45PM Would it be more ‘helpful’ to not ask for this stuff? -- Hooddihsm 03/23/2020 11:33AM Of course it would not. -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 11:49AM Most won't have every item but lots could have some -- wahoowad 03/23/2020 11:05AM Even I have a box of masks and one of gloves -- NJHoo 03/23/2020 11:16AM Diageo owns most of the good booze on the planet. They -- HOOGATORB 03/23/2020 11:11AM Might start showing Price Is Right reruns with Bob Barker, so hang in there ** -- UVAFan2626 03/23/2020 10:42AM Ugh, I find daytime television so depressing -- Hooddihsm 03/23/2020 11:34AM 8. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 10:42AM She can EAD. -- CDCHoo 03/23/2020 12:33PM Let's Make a Deal. Wayne Brady and Tiffany Coyne. Excellence ** -- HoosQ 03/23/2020 11:27AM If anything comes out of this, I wish it was that people realize that 99.9% -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 10:41AM I thought you were gonna say that 99.9% of Bar Rescue is staged! ** -- WAYoVerraTed 03/23/2020 12:38PM Really hate that guy. Gordon Ramsey usually just makes me laugh. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 12:51PM 100% of reality TV is staged.... ** -- HOOfan_1 03/23/2020 12:39PM Wait...what????? ** -- WAYoVerraTed 03/23/2020 1:27PM Duck Dynasty? -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 12:51PM Meetings are usually a waste of time for sure. -- HAZER 03/23/2020 11:20AM I am going to be real interested about sports, in general. -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 10:45AM I had previously cut back significantly... -- WahooFla 03/23/2020 10:52AM Over the next few weeks I am going to perfect the art of -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 03/23/2020 10:35AM Yin and Yang! ** -- jdubforwahoowa 03/23/2020 10:45AM 11 is gold ** -- hoos2008 03/23/2020 10:34AMGet the Sabre Edge!
