Welcome to the Hotel California
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave (your house).
Governor Newsom just announced that the entire state is under a mandatory shelter in place order. Apparently that report showing that 58% of the state would be infected within 8 weeks made an impression.
Any news from our MGoCalifornian's? Do you have enough toilet paper?
Have to figure more states will be soon to follow.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:51 PM ^
Contagious riots? I like the sound of that!
We clearly can't though. As the images of crowded bars in Nashville and NYC, and crowded Florida beaches prove, people would rather socialize and hangout than take this seriously
March 19th, 2020 at 10:45 PM ^
It's probably used to justify Federal funding from CMS for emergency waivers through Medicaid to treat the infected. It's not a real number. It's the game states play to get federal funding.
March 19th, 2020 at 10:47 PM ^
For weeks experts have been saying 50%+ of Americans could be infected. I think the CDC estimated 160-200 million or thereabouts. California is probably in a worse situation than a lot of places due to population density in LA and SF.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:03 PM ^
This governor: climate change is the biggest threat. Don’t recal having to quarantine due to the climate, now we do over what? Lack of supplies and infrastructure? Why do I pay taxes if you canT figure out how to provide an infrastructure for medical needs?
We are the number 7 overall economy in the dam world ! Can’t allocate funds for shit and invest accordingly, but keep paying taxes
felt good to to vent
March 19th, 2020 at 11:08 PM ^
Nailed it. It never was about a virus and it's frightening. Newsom is pulling some Nazi style shit. Guy is a Kommandant at this point. I'd rather die of a virus that live in concentration camp Cali.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:12 PM ^
Feel free. I hate having to share a country with people like you.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:39 PM ^
People can’t even get along on a common blog without telling someone to kill themselves.
He can live, but it’s time for his Internet personality to die.
March 20th, 2020 at 12:01 AM ^
isn’t it wonderful that no one us forcing you to live in California
So is COVID-19 a direct result of the toxic chemicals being dropped from airlines to control the weather?
You are a real whack job, Western_...
There's been countless models that have come out that all predict at least 50% of the population will get it. 58% is definitely not crazy
March 20th, 2020 at 10:33 AM ^
The question is where are these models getting these numbers. What data are they using? How complete is that data? How complete can it possibly be?
March 19th, 2020 at 10:44 PM ^
Geez. If true, that’s upwards of 200k dead in CA by end of spring assuming about 1% mortality (not sure if that is the current estimate for mortality). It all really feels like a tsunami right now that is just a few miles off the coast and approaching fast.
1% mortality if they are getting great care and the health care system is not strained. In Italy, where it is, the death rate is closer to 8% (3405) of total cases (41,035). The scary thing however, is that of the 7845 closed cases, or that have run their course, 57% recovered and 43% died. This is why people that know what they are talking about are asking others to stay home.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/italy/
March 19th, 2020 at 10:52 PM ^
Yes, live in San Diego. All good, got gas today, went to BevMo and Vons. Essentials will be open tomorrow...
March 19th, 2020 at 11:54 PM ^
There isn't just an absence of gas shortages, there is the biggest glut of oil and gasoline in perhaps the modern history of this country. Which is why the price of oil has dropped to levels not seen since the 1990s.
Essentials will continue to be open. There is no shortage of anything you want to buy. There is so much TP being produced right now that we're going to have to start wrapping people's houses like we're in middle school to get the inventories down.
Everyone: Coronavirus epidemics spike, they don't plateau. We're trying to make this one flatten a little so the spike is less pointy. In other words, we're trying to make this epidemic play out a little longer because longer would actually be better than shorter.
March 19th, 2020 at 10:56 PM ^
The data coming out of China in January was also suggesting a 60 pct infection rate. I posted a simple math equation a few weeks ago showing 330 million x .6 x .032 for a worst case fatality rate. It's a big number which is what these Governors are also seeing.
March 19th, 2020 at 10:59 PM ^
The data coming out of China in January said this couldn't be transmitted between humans.
Edit: Here you go
March 19th, 2020 at 11:50 PM ^
When Wuhan was getting thousands of cases daily?
March 19th, 2020 at 11:56 PM ^
There was literally (and I mean literally) no one in China or anywhere else on this planet who was saying that in January or even before that.
March 20th, 2020 at 12:03 AM ^
There was sootertooter
March 20th, 2020 at 12:11 AM ^
https://mobile.twitter.com/WHO/status/1217043229427761152
Caught me. This is my twitter handle.
March 20th, 2020 at 12:16 AM ^
A Chinese party boss saying there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission in the 5 cases they grudgingly admitted existed at the time is not "data coming out of China in January [that] said this couldn't be transmitted between humans."
March 20th, 2020 at 12:21 AM ^
You okay man? Look a little tired. Need help moving those goal posts?
March 20th, 2020 at 12:27 AM ^
So according to you, these are totally equivalent statements:
(1) There is no evidence that Jimmy Hoffa was murdered.
(2) Jimmy Hoffa definitely was not murdered.
I can't even begin to help you, man.
March 20th, 2020 at 12:34 AM ^
Remember 5 minutes ago when you said literally no one was saying something?
And then you found out the World Health Organization said the thing you said literally no one was saying?
And you got super mad about it and started bringing up Jimmy Hoffa for some reason?
That was funny.
March 20th, 2020 at 12:45 AM ^
That "senior year" in 7th grade must have left a lot of memories for you, guy.
You should probably admit Scooter was right on this.
we can all read the challenge he laid out “There was literally (and I mean literally) no one in China or anywhere else on this planet who was saying that in January or even before that.”
he pointed to real evidence that it had been said.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:00 PM ^
Today I found myself at a fitness store buying dumbbells for my son, who's home from college. The gyms are all closed and he needs something to lift, as much for mental health as physical health. All we have are 10 pound weights. Anyway, the line was ridiculous, and I stood in it for 30 minutes. I've otherwise been at home except for a few trips to the grocery store. So if I succumb, it was nice knowing you fellas. I hope Michigan finally gets that elusive win against Ohio State. But in all seriousness, I'm happy to do my part to make sure hospitals don't get overwhelmed with this. From here on in, I'm staying put.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:13 PM ^
How many days food do you have? We have about 2-3 weeks supplies...been stocking up for a month now.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:17 PM ^
My new neighbor was doing jumping jacks in the back yard yesterday. I'm now hoping this thing lasts until bikini season.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:19 PM ^
Pics.or it didn't happen!
March 19th, 2020 at 11:24 PM ^
I totally would have too, because I'm an awful person, but little Hatter was with me. Didn't want to risk him ratting me out.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:34 PM ^
Whats his name?
March 19th, 2020 at 11:44 PM ^
Two weeks tops. There's a big grocery store right around the corner so as long as they're open, we're good. But let's just hope supply chains don't break down in all this craziness.
March 20th, 2020 at 12:27 PM ^
We probably have a month's worth if we are careful. Will keep replenishing every week to maintain our food supply.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:06 PM ^
Wait for the financial reset. It's coming.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:10 PM ^
May you live in interesting times...an ancient Chinese curse
If the DJIA doesn't hit 15k or 10k next week I'll be shocked
March 19th, 2020 at 11:28 PM ^
I heard that ohio will be doing something similar, maybe tomorrow.
Michigan on Saturday.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:33 PM ^
Article is misleading...other business can remain open. Manufacturing attorneys etc if you read the details it is basically what Michigan is doing now
March 19th, 2020 at 11:54 PM ^
Very misleading, everything is the same today as it will be tomorrow. It’s damn headlines. Guy is fucking joke...will his paycheck get furloughed?
This is why I think trading should be suspended. It’s really quite insane to be shutting down the economy yet still continue trading.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:39 PM ^
Hello from Sunnyvale! It's not a lockdown, by the way. The order we've been under since Monday in the Bay Area even specifically has a carve out for anyone who wants to leave their house for "walking, hiking, or running."
Well hell. If that ain't the most California thing ever. The Hiking Industrial Complex still rules this state.
Seriously, it's fine, the groceries stores are all stocked, and the worst thing that has happened this week is that they ran out of hard taco shells at Safeway. So, in other words, I'm hours from resorting to cannibalism.
March 19th, 2020 at 11:49 PM ^
dog biscuits are your pressure point. how are they doing with those?
March 20th, 2020 at 12:02 AM ^
Human-grade only. If things get really bad, I'll consider going to Carl's Jr.