(Post Master Supreme)

01/23/20 09:13 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

If you are in Markham chances are you were born with Sars.

(Post Master Sr)

01/23/20 09:26 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Hahahahaha
Man. I remember when it was farm land and I and didn't have to worry about Air Bourne diseases

(Post Master Supreme)

01/23/20 09:30 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://thebigstorypodcast.ca/2020/01/23/coronavirus/

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

01/23/20 01:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

RIP Markham.

(Post Master Supreme)

01/23/20 02:16 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

ready with my teddy bear mask.

(Post Master Sr)

01/23/20 02:43 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

(Post Master Supreme)

01/23/20 08:38 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Looks like SARS part II.

Originally Posted By: c2k

RIP Markham.

https://globalnews.ca/news/6462626/coronavirus-toronto-hospital/

(Post Master Sr)

01/25/20 05:38 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Quote:

Ontario health officials have announced that a “presumptive” case of coronavirus has been confirmed at Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital, marking the first such case in Canada.

In an evening press conference at Queen’s Park, officials said they were made aware of the case Saturday afternoon.

The victim is a man in his 50s who recently travelled to Wuhan, China, which is believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak.

His condition is stable, officials said.

The illness has sickened more than 1,200 people and killed at least 41 in China.

Australia and Malaysia reported their first cases Saturday — four each– and Japan, its third.

France confirmed three cases Friday, the first in Europe, and the U.S. identified its second, a woman in Chicago who had returned from China.

(Post Master Supreme)

01/25/20 05:56 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

FFS

(Post Master Sr)

01/25/20 08:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

was only a matter of time.
fak

(Post Master Sr)

01/27/20 07:29 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

His wife now the second case...

(Post Master Supreme)

01/28/20 07:28 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

kennedy and 16th lol suuuuuuuuuupppppppeeeeerr

(Post Master Sr)

01/28/20 07:31 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Moved out of Mahkam just in time

Now probably gonna get racisted by the Jeffersons $\:\|$ Heard on radio about parents asking school boards to get list of kids who visited China so they can decide whether to pull their kids and shit ... wtf.

brb gonna finish my bat soup.

(Post Master Sr)

01/28/20 07:32 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Plenty of talk in Markham. So much so that cf Markville had to put out a formal statement saying no employees went to wuhan or are in quarentine. Lol also seen a pic of a dude with a full face mask on at the cashier at a grocery store

(Post Master Supreme)

01/28/20 12:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/01/man-worried-about-coronavirus-still-hasnt-gotten-flu-shot/

snowman888

(Jr Member)

01/29/20 09:41 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Apparently the CCP told healthcare practitioners to sweep it under the carpet, tell people who displayed symptoms that it was just a cold and stay home. They didn't want the public to panic, so these old folks just went home thinking it was nothing serious.

(Post Master Supreme)

01/29/20 04:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

(Post Master Sr)

01/29/20 06:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Is that real?

Fuckin hilarious. Lol

(Post Master Sr)

01/29/20 08:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I just taught junior how to cough on command ... Scare the white people $\:\|$

(Post Master Supreme)

01/29/20 09:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

We were suppose to go to Fisherman's Wharf Lobster place in Markham/scarborough today but decided to stay in the area instead.

It was almost a year long plan for my bro's bday since he comes to Canada once a year. He's gotta go back to Korea in a couple of days and we couln't find the mask anywhere.
Ended up getting one at Benjamin Moores.

We also just flew back from Costa Rica yesterday.
The crews were wearing masks and I didn't know why.
Didn't really watch the news all week lol.

(Post Master Supreme)

01/30/20 11:00 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://twitter.com/BettingBruiser/status/1222920358141054982

(Post Master Supreme)

01/30/20 12:24 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Confirmed fake in the comments.

(Post Master Supreme)

01/31/20 10:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://twitter.com/FYcXMFYL7ddnQzu/status/1222907294469328896?s=20

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

01/31/20 05:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

https://twitter.com/FYcXMFYL7ddnQzu/status/1222907294469328896?s=20

what the fuck dude?

(Post Master Sr)

01/31/20 08:21 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

https://twitter.com/FYcXMFYL7ddnQzu/status/1222907294469328896?s=20

what the fuck dude?

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKK

(Post Master Sr)

02/01/20 12:01 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: zaius

Originally Posted By: c2k

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

https://twitter.com/FYcXMFYL7ddnQzu/status/1222907294469328896?s=20

what the fuck dude?

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKK

For those that didn't scroll down and missed this additional gem: https://twitter.com/MEM7761/status/1222948677586706439

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

02/01/20 12:44 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO

Originally Posted By: zaius

Originally Posted By: c2k

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

https://twitter.com/FYcXMFYL7ddnQzu/status/1222907294469328896?s=20

what the fuck dude?

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKK

For those that didn't scroll down and missed this additional gem: https://twitter.com/MEM7761/status/1222948677586706439

Seriously? What the fuck is wrong with them? What is the rationale for this?

fatso

(Post Master)

02/01/20 12:44 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

🤣🤣🤣

And now we have bird flu again...

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/...-chickens-hunan

(Post Master Sr)

02/02/20 03:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Meh, let them get Bird Flu.
Don’t want it? Wash your fucking hands, and bark at any asshole who doesn’t.

I was at Sunnybrook when the crew brought in the first patient. The medics and nurses at the Brook did everything right for containment, but in the end to stop the spread, it’s just basic on our part.

People trying to steal hand sanitizer from hospitals but don’t even wash hands.
Yesterday I had to tell people at Humber River “that mask you just put on does nothing to protect you... it’s for the person who has a fever so it decreases the radius of potential droplet contamination.”
So they took it off.

If you have a fever, stay the fuck home. And still wash your hands! 😂

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

02/03/20 06:17 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

we miss reading your stories while on the job. any chance you'd post more of your stories?

(Post Master Sr)

02/03/20 08:40 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Corona Map by John Hopkins U:

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

(Post Master Sr)

02/03/20 05:54 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://multimedia.scmp.com/widgets/china/wuhanvirus/

(Post Master Supreme)

02/05/20 12:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.680news.com/2020/02/05/queens-university-students-coronavirus-party/

(Post Master Sr)

02/06/20 05:07 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Lol " infect me daddy"
Somebody go get their daughter. Lmao

(Post Master Sr)

02/07/20 09:07 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Lol thanks man.
Well, I can tell you that today we had someone call because they just got back from a trip and said they were constipated. Literally... this is why they called. They were also a 45 second drive from their local hospital.

Everything I do is stupid. Stupid people who are incapable of coping with anything... same thing that many of you see every day at work, but mine aren't at work and are legit asking for help.
I don't understand how they walk and breathe sometimes.

(Post Master Sr)

02/27/20 10:56 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

$\:\|$

Quote:

Health Minister Patty Hajdu is encouraging Canadians to stockpile food and medication in their homes in case they or a loved one falls ill with the novel coronavirus.

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/coro...da-wuhan-deaths

In other news, a tour guide in Japan is the first case of RE-infection ...

snowman888

(Jr Member)

02/27/20 04:23 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Doesn't this feel like the beginning of some dystopian movie?

(Post Master Sr)

02/27/20 08:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Meh according the the ER wife. Not even on the radar here.

(Post Master Sr)

02/28/20 07:29 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Interesting, there's an Ontario Public Health page on COVID-19 ... gives more accurate results than newsbits from radio etc.

https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/di...vel-coronavirus

Currently 21 cases under investigation, on Feb 27 $\:\|$

(Post Master Sr)

02/28/20 03:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Local Costco Richmond Hill

Fucking Public Health Minister told everyone to hoard... well... there they go.

video: https://imgur.com/b2waXLg

https://imgur.com/a/sgCjcWh

UPDATE: See below... These photos/vids are being tagged as 'my local Costco in xxxx' ... So, not sure where they're really from.

(Post Master Supreme)

02/28/20 06:04 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Man, I'd love to be in the middle of that.

(Post Master Supreme)

02/28/20 08:23 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Man, I'd love to be in the middle of that.

lol i would not

(Post Master Supreme)

02/29/20 12:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Fucking asians lol

(Post Master Sr)

02/29/20 04:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Hatorade

Fucking asians lol

So fuckin annoying lol typical

(Post Master Sr)

02/29/20 04:29 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

A friend sent pics of the Markham Costco. Shelves in food section is completely empty. Like bare

(Post Master Supreme)

02/29/20 04:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

People are so fucking dumb.

(Post Master Supreme)

02/29/20 08:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lmao morons

(Post Master Sr)

03/01/20 07:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/peo...id-19-1.4834012

Apparently people were also buying freezers, with the intent of stocking up on meat .... Hide yo dogs y'all...

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 06:55 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So. Internet. Yeah.

The source of those Costco photos are unknown.

And people then say it’s their local Costco. I don’t even know if it’s RH anymore ...

https://twitter.com/ianjamesyoung70/status/1234175897671888896

(Post Master Supreme)

03/02/20 11:13 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Ontario +3 new cases today for 18 total.

I'm going to Costco tonight.

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 01:12 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Seriously though.... Why toilet paper?

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 01:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I hate how some people are treating it like the Apocalypse. Like we get it, you are trying to stock up on a few supplies. But shit like water, batteries, extra freezer to store 3 months of food. Last I checked there is still electricity and water and all stores are opened.

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 01:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Gonna drop by 1-2 Costcos in whiteman-dominated locales, will report back. Maybe I'll get racisted. $\:\|$

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 04:30 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So what exactly are people stocking up on? I heard Tylenol, Advil, vitamins, clorox wipes and sanitation supplies. Am I missing something? Are these supposed to prevent or cure the corona virus?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/02/20 05:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

People are cattle.

My big concern would be food in case grocery stores are shut down due to quarantined employees/etc, aside from that there isn't much you can do in a situation like this imo.

I don't understand why people stock up on water, unless you are buying water by the gallons you are wasting your time. If our water supply is compromised we are all fucked in days, then you gotta go to whoever has well access, rely on water purification tablets, etc.

I am not a prepper, have basics, but most shit people do is just stupid, which is right on par with emotional overreaction.

In the end the guy with a gun and ammo wins anyway hah (at least temporarily).

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 08:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Only had time to drive by 1 location to fill up on gas. People still holding the gas nozzle bare-handed, so forget about clean hands.

Parking lot looked to be 95% capacity.

Family member went today for some reason -- pasta/pasta sauce was almost out, canned meats all out. Canned soup all gone.

Originally Posted By: furball

Gonna drop by 1-2 Costcos in whiteman-dominated locales, will report back. Maybe I'll get racisted. $\:\|$

(Post Master Sr)

03/02/20 08:12 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

One dude at work, whose mom is 'in the medical field' (nurse at seniors home) was telling everyone doomsday stories and I'm like fuck ... GTFO and STFU, these lemmings are lapping your bullshit up.

Unless you're immunocompromised, work in the field, or really young or old, even if you get it it won't be terrible -- seasonal flu is worse.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/02/20 08:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Costco update: no toilet paper.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/03/20 06:58 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The contrast between furball and eddie82 costco situation.

(Post Master Sr)

03/03/20 10:02 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

All this hoarding will just lead to more spreading. If I get it and don't have the supplies I need, I'll be driving around town going everywhere trying to get what I need while infecting everyone along the way.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/03/20 11:17 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So the solution is to avoid markham and brampton. got it.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/03/20 11:21 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

So the solution is to avoid markham and brampton. got it.

Wisdom from the Hamilton

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/03/20 02:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Originally Posted By: c2k

So the solution is to avoid markham and brampton. got it.

Wisdom from the Hamilton

Hamilton, the home of where all the hipsters flee from CHRAWNna

(Post Master Sr)

03/04/20 07:33 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Even your God can't save you now; Bhudda nor Vishnu will get you toilet paper. So, yeah. The locusts have reached The Oaks, the Burls, the Hams, and the Guelphs...

I think this was ... ~ March 1? Burlington.

I went to Costco yesterday at ~4pm ... It seemed, lighter than usual. About 100 bags of Basmati rice left, zero TP or wipes or tissue of any kind except for baby wipes, zero Clorox wipes/etc, but they had bleach/Mr Clean and other cleaners.

Wife goes to me "we're fine, with your hoarding I found 6 boxes of Clorox wipes in storage. That's on top of the 2-3 opened ones you have lying around the garage/basement" $\:\|$

That's on top of the 20 Purell I swiped out in Guelph 1st wk of Feb $\:\|$

(Distributed to the fam.)

Originally Posted By: c2k

So the solution is to avoid markham and brampton. got it.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/04/20 07:40 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So this hoarding shit is still going on? Fuck, I need to make a Costco run today LOL. Will report back.

(Post Master Sr)

03/04/20 10:00 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xgq5ew/coronavirus-porn-going-viral-pornhub-xhamster

(Post Master Sr)

03/04/20 10:19 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The paranoia is real in Markham/RH ... So even though the wife doesn't give a shit about all this, I end up having to hoard on behalf of the fam in Markham (if I can), then maybe have to drive that shit over

Originally Posted By: Hatorade

So this hoarding shit is still going on? Fuck, I need to make a Costco run today LOL. Will report back.

(Post Master Sr)

03/04/20 10:35 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My dad tried to go to Costco 2 days ago at like 4pm. No parking so he went home. Lol that being said. I'm not worried and looking forward to not having to line up at dimsum this weekend.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/04/20 03:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I am going to Costco shortly, will report back. Keep an eye out on cp24

(Post Master Supreme)

03/04/20 05:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Went at 3pm was a bit busier than normal but not too bad. Near the main entrance at the aisle they had a skid of Kirkland wipes and a huge display of freezers LOL. Fucking Costco cashing out on idiots.

In the aisle where paper is usually sold they filled it with water and were only bringing out 1 skid at time for toilet/towel paper. I guess try to and prevent stupid asians from hoarding all that shit.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/05/20 04:44 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I drove by, parking lot was busier than usual for a week night so i nope'ed the fuck out. Today I will conquer.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/06/20 08:59 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Someone in my office building has been quarantined as a possible positive case.

It's been nice knowing all of you. Except titty sprinkles. He can go to hell with me

(Post Master Sr)

03/06/20 01:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Did they close your work down or is it business as usual?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/06/20 02:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lmao see you there!

(Post Master Supreme)

03/06/20 04:37 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Went to costco, was busy-ish normal for a Friday. When you walk in they had extra people wiping down the handle of your cart with lysol wipes. Thanks bro, that did it!

Nothing was out of stock but i did see certain ethnicity (SHOCKER) continually ask for hand sanitizer that was sold out.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/06/20 04:38 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I don't remember ever using hand sanitizer, maybe the the very odd time at a hospital, even then i am good fam!

(Post Master Supreme)

03/07/20 12:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

This was North Woodbridge location at 10:50am Friday.
Toilet paper was sold out but plenty of kitchen towels.
Basically everyone filling their carts with water and paper towel/toilet papers.
Mean while I got out with a bag of milk.

Nations supermarket on weston/7 had lots of hand sanitizers a few days ago.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/07/20 07:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/08/20 05:11 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Shit popping off this weekend in the states, I wonder if the chaos will spill over here this week.

(Post Master Sr)

03/10/20 05:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

One dude at work, whose mom is 'in the medical field' (nurse at seniors home) was telling everyone doomsday stories and I'm like fuck ... GTFO and STFU, these lemmings are lapping your bullshit up.

Lol “healthcare.” Not even front line.
And by “nurse” means she went to nursing school to be smart and then dumbed right the fuck down in the least skilled and most lazy “nursing” environment ever.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/11/20 09:35 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i'm in the "medical field"....i work at shoppers drug mart stocking the shelves full of MEDICINE. EVER HEARD OF IT.

my expert opinion is that we're all fucked and we should lock yourselves at home with 24 months worth of toilet paper and two cans of tuna, and like maybe a bag of rice or pasta.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/11/20 10:02 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Carbs are the enemy.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/11/20 10:00 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

NBA suspended their season. Time to cash in on that toilet paper. $5 per roll bitches.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/11/20 10:09 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

That or take it seriously and start taking real precautions or we may end up like Italy.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 05:59 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

so uh... fuck? I have tickets to the raptors game on Saturday, so what will happen? will the game be rescheduled or... what?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 08:28 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

so uh... fuck? I have tickets to the raptors game on Saturday, so what will happen? will the game be rescheduled or... what?

it means your hamilton red neck god blessed you with not having to be triggered going into Toronto.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 09:51 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 09:56 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Not sure which is funny. The fact you guys think I live in Hamilton or the fact I don't live anywhere near Hamilton.

Your ignorance on the other hand is amusing.

Wildout

(Post Master Jr)

03/12/20 10:02 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 10:21 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I have tickets to the Raptors in 3 weeks and tickets to the Marlies at Scotiabank next week. We'll see if the latter gets cancelled. As for the Raptors, at present my guess is the games will be rescheduled as the season has been paused/suspended and not cancelled. They may choose to just issue refunds and continue when/if they resume.

Additionally, I went to Costso yesterday. They had lot's of toilet paper. I no longer fear of getting the runs without having reinforcements.

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 01:12 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Did... did they have the Clorox wipes thou?

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 02:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Negative

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 03:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Holy fucking shit.

Flurry of activity all over the map.

On top of all the stuff from yesterday/this morning ...
- Rumour is Ontario legislature having emergency meeting: planning on quarantining City of Toronto ....
- My work just instituted 3 wks mandatory WFH.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 03:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Schools closed for two weeks after march break!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-government-closing-schools-1.5495736

https://twitter.com/tdsb?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 07:27 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My wife is one of the teams that tests people when they come into the hospital.

The only thing Ive stocked up on is booze and shotgun shells lol.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 07:27 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Man what a bunch of degenerates everywhere. I usually do groceries mid week, I was going to do them last night but because of all the dumbass corona shit i postponed until today.

Sure enough, today is exponentially worse. Around 5pm I roll up to 1 of the Markham walmarts, fucking RAMMED. Parking lot jammed, I've never seen it like that ever. Go inside, I put the first item in when i caught the size of the lines. nope.gif

Went home, looked at google live traffic of various stores and had to drive to Stouffville, which got as bad as Markham by the time I got there. An hour later I was out, but shelves were getting sparse and for no real reason. Got my shit and left, went to a local No Frills by my house that I thought would be fairly quiet because it's small, nope, all rammed and the owner was talking about how his other No Frills in Scarborough just got shutdown as it got overrun by people and they couldn't handle everyone.

It's like real life furball out there. FUCK

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 08:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

What I dont get... why toilet paper? If I had to self-isolate for 2 weeks, tp would be last on my list lol.

3 minutes without air
3 days without water
3 weeks without food

My n95 masks are going on ebay soon lol.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 08:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

People are dumb.

I was creeping people's carts and it was a mix of cases of bottled water/gatorate/junk food, literally the last fucking shit you want to be consuming in case of a food shortage. I don't know if people are just stupid/lazy or reactionary or both.

I am going to assume tomorrow will be worse.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 08:44 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Looking at google live right now the walmart is at capacity as we speak and it's almost 10pm $\:\|$

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 09:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Walmart here in Niagara, cheapo no-name and on sale TP is gone, the $20 stuff still full lol. Wipes gone, but lots of water.

Id go nuts if I had to stay home for 2 weeks. Ive got plenty of frozen food and MREs, water and booze. Id doe from boredom before the virus.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 09:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

costco was a gong show. No carts available. Line ups to the meat counter. Probably a little worst than the weekend.

People were stocking up on water. I assume we can just boil water so we didn't bother. Just got baby supplies, the Kirkland Lasagna is damn good. Organic chicken thigh and we booked it.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 09:35 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The next 3 days will be telling, I wouldn't be surprised if we literally shut down most grocery stores. Given the overreaction started this afternoon and people freaking the fuck out, I highly doubt shelves will be stocked in time, which will then lead to more overreaction.

I hope I am wrong.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/12/20 09:37 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

In other news it's not the end of the world, I've been doing 72 hour water only fasts on/off and it's honestly not that bad...just saying you don't need food to survive the weekend.

(Post Master Sr)

03/12/20 10:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

And you def dont need tp to survive.

I gave a few packs of Lysol wipes that I had to my elderly neighbours. They are susceptible more the I am. Old dude is a Korean war vet. He told me to shoot him if he gets sick lol.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 06:04 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

news flash - small towns aren't as coco for cocoa puffs over supplies unlike toronto.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 06:49 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Regular weekend grocery shopping will be crazy especially with March break and now kids home even longer.

Gonna have new windows installed tomorrow, was gonna get bottled water for the workers but now will probably have to hunt for it.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 07:01 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

wasn't even aware of the panic run until i saw the news (still wondering why tf).

need milk, eggs and bread (for the week) - since i'm wfh, will try to get some this morning to avoid the afternoon / weekend madness.

let's see what i end up getting back.

tp / tissues / wipes - all that stuff we always have enough in our basement - never thought of stock piling in that way.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 08:50 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

TP is the same material for masks I’ve read. So people are afraid they will stop making tp.

We go through a pack every 5 months. We got 2 packs. We good

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 12:12 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Lunchtime drive around Brampton results:

Costco - rammed
No Frills - rammed
Giant Tiger - not so rammed

Weed dispensary - rammed

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 12:14 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Richmond Hill/Newmarket Walmarts/Costcos/No Frills have been emptied out, non perishables and the degenerate isles (tp/water/etc).

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 12:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Ganjika House? Guy that started that absolutely crushed it, rolling in the dough.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 12:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Mississauga, Caledon, and Oakville all opting out helped.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/13/20 12:31 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Yep, similar situation with a place called Smok Cannabis in Ajax where majority of stoners congruate (Durham). Gold mine with no competition (for now anyway).

Ganjika took a few mil loan from some bay street sharks, paid it off in like 5 months $\:o$ Now self made, doesn't answer to anyone.

(Post Master Sr)

03/13/20 02:37 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Spoke too soon. Confirmed case here in Niagara. Grocery stores were rammed as panic ensues lol.

(Post Master Sr)

03/15/20 06:22 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

3 week lockdown is going to be bonkers.

(Post Master Sr)

03/15/20 07:53 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: zaius

3 week lockdown is going to be bonkers.

but if it helps with controlling the spread then its worth it. We always have a few spare cases of TP and tissues so I didn't bother with that stuff. Same with non-perishables too. We just always have that stuff, not because of apocalypse planning but because I actually like those canned soups. Especially in winter. Sure its loaded with sodium but we don't eat them everyday.

Most people in my office are working from home. I don't have remote access yet so I'm going in this week. I'll likely be the only one in the office. I've been driving to work these last couple of weeks just to avoid the subway crowds. I'll continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

(Post Master Sr)

03/15/20 08:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

LCBO and Beer Store are next apparently. Fuck TP and sanitizer, scotch and vodka are top priorities.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/15/20 08:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Shutting down LCBO/Beer store is probably a good idea considering the risk of domestic abuse with everyone at home.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/15/20 09:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

my work was going to be 3x off, 2x on but got a note from my boss staying just stay your ass home. I was going to drive in anyhow and pay $24.

Shit getting real, son!

(Post Master Supreme)

03/15/20 10:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Sis works with LCBO and they are having record sales. She didn't mention anything about closures.

Nothing official from my office so it's status quo as far as they're concerned.

(Post Master Sr)

03/16/20 10:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Lol I bought 30 tallboys last Friday. Looks like I'm going to have to restock since it's half done. Lol

(Post Master Supreme)

03/16/20 11:31 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Things seem normal now except Costco.

Went to Home Depot to stock up on paint and consumables, looks like home reno SZN starts now instead of summer time $\:\)$

The type of people that go to Costco, I don't think I'd have a problem smashing right in the face. The worst type of crowd, ever.

Walmart/No Frills/Loblaws all good, extra staff working on replenishing shelves.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/16/20 11:49 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Apparently shoppers is shutting down today, only pharmacy will be open.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/16/20 01:09 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/16/20 02:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Happy B-day Big Tasty. I hope it goes well for you.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/17/20 10:01 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I CAN'T FIND GARLIC ANYWHERE.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/17/20 10:06 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Happy B-day Big Tasty. I hope it goes well for you.

Thx, was a good day $\:D$

(Post Master Supreme)

03/17/20 08:08 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

so, who is working from home?

My work is basically wfh week to week. Wife's work is wfh indifinitely.

Sister is does research at a hospital and ask to take shifts to screen......don't think she signed up for that.

(Post Master Sr)

03/17/20 09:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My wife it’s the opposite. She volunteered to screen people. Started at 7 am this morning and she’s working till 11 tonight.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 12:58 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

wifey works (almost) virtual (she wants to keep her desk at the office so she's supposed to show up twice a week - but nobody really checks); so BAU for her

i'm wfh indefinitely, can't vpn in during the day as connections are reserved for critical staff - not a big deal since i spend time during the day dealing w/ the boy (now that daycare is closed too) -- luckily my role doesn't have a lot of phone meetings right now (people can't open bridges anyway lol)

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 08:20 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Was off the last two days, wfh now for the next two weeks. Wife is starting a new job on Monday, they are sending her the company laptop by courrier.

(Post Master Sr)

03/18/20 09:40 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: The Postman

My wife it’s the opposite. She volunteered to screen people. Started at 7 am this morning and she’s working till 11 tonight.

For free? U know some places are paying people yo do that

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 09:46 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Some people don't cower in the face of fear. If you are in the medical field you probably want to be out there helping people.

(Post Master Sr)

03/18/20 09:54 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My cousin in Greece is a nurse and has been putting in crazy extra hours to help at the hospital. I found out yesterday that despite being overly cautious, he has tested positive.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 10:44 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO

My cousin in Greece is a nurse and has been putting in crazy extra hours to help at the hospital. I found out yesterday that despite being overly cautious, he has tested positive.

$\:\($ sorry to hear. hope he'll be ok and has a speedy recovery.

kudos to the front line health care workers for dedicating their lives to help others.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 11:31 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO

My cousin in Greece is a nurse and has been putting in crazy extra hours to help at the hospital. I found out yesterday that despite being overly cautious, he has tested positive.

Yikes. All the best.

(Post Master Sr)

03/18/20 12:03 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My friend works at a hospital. He took the week off cause it's getting too busy and doesn't want to deal with that shit

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 01:59 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Hope your cousin makes a speedy recovery.

What’s crazy is kids in the USA going to hang out at the beach for Spring break and people going to concerts.

GNSP to their health care systems

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 02:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

God damn Americans, supposed to be flattening the curve, not FATTENING it.

Hey, if you're good at something, keep doing it. Right?

(Post Master Sr)

03/18/20 03:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Thanks for the well wishes guys. My cousin is in good health so we're hoping for a full recovery.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 04:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Kastoria? My MIL was telling me about her town and 16 infections last night, I kinda tuned out on details.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 04:48 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/18/20 05:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

GNSP

(Post Master Supreme)

03/19/20 11:51 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Some companies are still such a shit show.

Bro in law works in a warehouse - he only found out yesterday from work that one of the guys on the team was sent home starting last week because that guy was in contact with a relative that had a fever (nobody's even sure if that guy and their relative even live in the same house); but shifts continue as is.

This curve won't be flattened...

(Post Master Sr)

03/19/20 01:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Kastoria? My MIL was telling me about her town and 16 infections last night, I kinda tuned out on details.

No he works in a hospital in Athens.

(Post Master Sr)

03/19/20 02:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Curve won't be flattened until staying home is enforced. Companies waiting for government to shut everything down but government is holding off to see if companies are going to send workers home on their own dime first. It's a game of who is going to pay. That being said. I'm done waiting around. Next week I will be exhausting all my sick days and vacation days and maybe even quit in the end lol.

(Post Master Sr)

03/19/20 03:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Wasn't able to REALLY stock up, Asian-style, for the past year or so, as the wife ain't about dat hoarding lyfe.

Costco today was pretty fucked - lineup outside, 6ft social distance, stacked pallets blocking/corralling the herd. No TP, but there's paper towels and tissue paper. I saw some tubs of Lysol at No Frills a few nights ago but they're all gone now.

Canned food is still available but shelves bare-ish... It's, still a shitshow around town.

Trying to do some DIY home projects, but haven't had time to head to Home Depot for supplies...

(Post Master Supreme)

03/19/20 05:05 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I went to the grocery store twice today also home depot at 6am to get a chest freezer. I am not a prepper of any sort, but I am pissed at how poorly this is being handled and am convinced we will be on lockdown since we can't help ourselves but to be degenerates.

First trip this week was Home depot for supplies as I am positive I will rebuild this house from top to bottom if I am confined to it.

That said, is it just me or are neighbourhoods absolutely rammed. Feels like when I was growing up, ball hockey being played everywhere, people walking everywhere, etc.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/19/20 09:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Yup was at the park with the kid. Parents and kids everywhere...so much for social distancing LOL

(Post Master Sr)

03/20/20 04:55 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i have a feeling this social distancing is going to last till september...

(Post Master Sr)

03/20/20 12:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Alot of fucking assholes still going out. You mfs might as well go to work. Traffic this morning was regular. Meaning almost same amount of cars as any other day.
Government cares more about trying to sustain the economy rather than sustain the virus.
Tons of people forced to work while dumb ass office workers go out all day when they should be working from home.
Eat dicks

(Post Master Supreme)

03/20/20 12:59 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

What are you talking about man? Roads are empty, I was blasting down most major roads today/hitting greens and shit. 16th is basically an autobahn lol People are listening, or so it seems up here in maaaaaaaaakam

(Post Master Sr)

03/20/20 01:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

After work has been less traffic this morning was almost the same. days go by we're suppose to see less cars not less and then go back to more. Ppl aren't following orders

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/20/20 02:00 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: BroKe

Ford Government cares more about trying to sustain the economy rather than sustain the virus.
Tons of people forced to work while dumb ass office workers go out all day when they should be working from home.
Eat dicks

FTFY

Fuck Ford.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/20/20 02:04 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Although I am not a huge Trudeau fan, but I must say that I am pleased with how he is handling with the situation so far. What are your thoughts on how JT handling it so far?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/20/20 02:12 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

He has done nothing except follow the lead of everyone else, still continues to sound scripted and posting selfies of working from home. More being a mouth piece (as usual) than a leader.

(Post Master Sr)

03/20/20 02:47 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I'm working from home this week and for the next 2 weeks at least. I also find there is less traffic on the road. For me, I'm trying to do my part and stay home and avoid going out. I did have to go get some meat from the butcher just to have something and some meds for my father this week as well. But other than those 2 excursions I've been home and inside.

I hope Canada gets a handle of this. The idea of working from home is better than the reality of it. We do the whole VPN thing too but it was never designed for 90% of the staff to be on it all at the same time. So it's a bit of a challenge but we're working through it.

I opted to purchase groceries this week for delivery from superstore but their service is pretty shitty and I am forced to go pick up instead. Hopefully its an easy transition to pick up as I'd really rather not be stuck in a crowd of people. If I see that, i'm out. Next time I'll try Metro's delivery service.

Anybody still buying food for delivery? I've cut that out as well. Cooking at home for the most part. And eating less I might add. I'll probs end up losing a few lbs over the next couple of week. Thats not a bad thing at all though.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/20/20 08:35 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

this is gonna be a looong road.
my bet is people are already bored being confined for 1 week and are already laxing a bit, thats when shit starts to get out of hand.

only positive is highways have been beautiful...although I shouldn't be driving on them as my company still thinks fixing someones alarm system is an essential service lol...

the mindset of some of these companies is bonkers, like mentioned above if they don't do something I may have to do it on my own

LNXGUY

(Post Master Supreme)

03/20/20 11:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Business as usual at work, although everyone but essential staff isn't there. Shift change is interesting, no more face to face with each shift, they do turnover over a video feed. Shift A completely leaves before Shift B even enters the SOC. Lots of hand sanitizer, Lysol wipes just a bit of common sense and everything seems good.

Next week I'm taking a day and self isolating on Lake Ontario $\:\)$ Can't FUCKING WAIT

(Post Master Sr)

03/22/20 12:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

for those who wanna keep track of wtf is going on, CTV is pretty good

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/tracking-every-case-of-covid-19-in-canada-1.4852102

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronaviru...4852102#ontario

(Post Master Supreme)

03/22/20 01:53 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I haven’t had any luck finding an English equivalent of this page:

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/2020/co...es-propagation/

(Post Master Sr)

03/22/20 07:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

damn, that seems more up to date than my link. too bad it's in french (but not hard to figure out)

(Post Master Supreme)

03/22/20 10:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

People who traveled on March break are back....use caution out there. The same folks may break isolation and be shopping for food and stuff.

Anyone with a good tan, stay away! lol

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 07:41 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

How are you all coping with kids being home on week 2? Wife was talking with her Mom friends who set up a learning routine for the kids to keep them learning and also out of their hair while working.

I printed some math sheets for the kids to work on, link a few websites for them to do work and also found that Audible.com has free kids books available while they are out of school.
https://stories.audible.com/discovery

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 07:49 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Google Translate worked pretty damn well for it, if you really like that page.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

I haven’t had any luck finding an English equivalent of this page:

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/2020/co...es-propagation/

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 08:01 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I'm hearing murmurs from 'a friend's co-worker's sister who works at Queens Park' a curfew is a-coming for GTA ...

(I heard about the citywide shutdown on a Sat, and they announced it on ... Tuesday? Then I heard about the border shutdown...)

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 10:00 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I think its quite simple. People are either morons or ignorant. Even talking to people in the neighborhood I have to keep myself from saying something offensive/rude. Where the fuck do these people live? I get it that not everyone is on social media, but don't you watch the news? You don't need to be on IG, FB etc to know what the fuck is going on in the world.

People are so oblivious. "I hope this doesn't last another 2 weeks". Really? What the fuck do you think will get accomplished in 2 weeks? Even if there were ZERO reported cases today, do you think things will go back to normal?

People need to die en mass and then maybe people will take things seriously. Nah, no chance. Look at Italy and people are still going on with their daily lives with no fucks given.

/end rant

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 10:01 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I get it, in the beginning people didn't take things seriously, but with everything that has happened in the last few weeks, how can you ignore it?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 10:56 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I’ve lost faith in humanity. People are so fucking ignorant/stupid it’s not even funny anymore.

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 12:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Some fucktard girl at work is going to make thank you cards and baked goods for a resident at Sick Kids to bring in for the medical workers $\:\|$

She means well, but fuck, this is how shit starts ...

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 04:05 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

anyone know where to report non essential businesses that refuse to close?

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 04:27 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: BroKe

anyone know where to report non essential businesses that refuse to close?

dial 311 and report it to the local city. the city has to comply to the provincial order.

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 04:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

thanks will try tomorrow.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 04:59 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Luckily hospitals will still be open, cuz somebody gonna need some stitches $\:\)$

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 09:25 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Essential service list

https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/03/list-of-essential-workplaces-2.html

(Post Master Sr)

03/23/20 10:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

List is basically everything. Business as usual folks.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 11:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Pretty much.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/23/20 11:35 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Lol

(Post Master Sr)

03/24/20 08:45 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1242245135129346050?s=09

amurica, fuck yeah.

(Post Master Sr)

03/24/20 09:27 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lol

i just called 311 and another 1-800 number and box cut off before they even rang.
guess there's too many people reporting non essential companies still working. which is basically everyone

(Post Master Supreme)

03/24/20 09:34 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Considering the shutdown doesn't start until midnight tonight, you're a little early there quickdraw.

(Post Master Sr)

03/24/20 12:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Considering the shutdown doesn't start until midnight tonight, you're a little early there quickdraw.

i don't think so considering the government is weeks behind. the list is already out and the line is busy as shit so i guess i'm not the only one concerned.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/24/20 01:27 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: zaius

https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1242245135129346050?s=09

amurica, fuck yeah.

I am forever thankful that I am not an American dealing with the assfuckery government who value wealth over a human being's well being.

MAGA!!!!!!!

(Post Master Sr)

03/24/20 02:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

we are not far behind.

(Post Master Sr)

03/24/20 03:16 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

even better link for us.

https://russell-pollari.github.io/ontario-covid19/

https://sites.google.com/view/covid19on/home

we should pin it to the front page

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/25/20 07:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: zaius

even better link for us.

https://russell-pollari.github.io/ontario-covid19/

we should pin it to the front page

That's a much better link. Although this concerns me - Awaiting Results: 10,074

(Post Master Supreme)

03/25/20 07:47 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

At current failure rates, that's another 250 people testing positive.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/25/20 02:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Flour seems to be the next shortage.

Lots of people making cookies these days?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/25/20 03:05 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Also, moving the bar on "resolved" cases.

Quote:

Dr. Yaffe on changes to criteria for resolved cases: “If the case is not hospitalized, not a healthcare worker, they recover/feel fine and it’s been 14 days since they became ill, we are saying they can be considered resolved." Previously needed 2 neg tests 24 hrs apart.

I wonder if people were going back for the tests after getting over the symptoms.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/25/20 03:32 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Saw a twitter post:

"While everything is shut down, pave the roads!"

(Post Master Supreme)

03/25/20 03:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

LOL truth

(Post Master Sr)

03/25/20 07:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Asians making dumplings out the ying yang ... We have a 20kg bag on the floor $\:\|$

In other news, all that weird shit you're buying on Amazon Prime, do it now ... once they run out, they're not replenishing stock anymore, and/or it's already happening v30DayDelivery

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Flour seems to be the next shortage.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/26/20 07:12 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/32721/street-racing-is-rampant-on-torontos-newly-empty-highways

That was bound to happen.

(Post Master Sr)

03/26/20 11:09 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Still quite a few ppl I know going out and business open that shouldn't be. The entitlement is a joke. Hope they all get sick.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/26/20 02:02 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lol who hasn't dropped a gear or two with cheap gas prices and empty roads?

(Post Master Sr)

03/26/20 02:20 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

We have two levels of PPE.

Level 1 PPE is a lower level gown, and a basic mask.
Level 4 PPE is full wrap-around non-porous gown, N95 respirator, thigh-high boots, visor, KKK hood, goggles.

Level 4 is only used for COVID confirmed. I don't have a place to upload what I look like in it. Would like to.

In addition, certain medical procedures are being knocked down the priority list. They're called Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures.
- BVM ventilation
- yankauer airway suction
- CPR (yes... CPR)
- endotracheal intubation (the thing with the blade and the light)
- all nebulized medications (like ventolin)

So if a person has COVID, and they're in cardiac arrest, the CPR and BVM ventilations will render the COVID aerosol which the research now shows will remain aerosol for 8 hours before coming out of the air.
So even though intubation is an AGMP, I am intubating early in order to protect the rest of the people who are helping me resuscitate the patient because once tubed, the airway is closed circuit.
To do this, I either kick everyone out of the room, or I send everyone as far away from the patient's mouth as possible and don level 4 PPE to perform the procedure. Everyone in the room must also be at LEAST wearing goggles and N95.

The other thing the media isn't talk about (and surprisingly social media is the driving force behind it) is that hospitals are severely lacking in PPE.
Nurses are being told to wear the SAME mask all day. One mask per day is fucking retarded and dangerous.
The other thing, we are running out of ventilators.
Also, hospitals are turning certain wings into ICU wings now to accommodate the intubated COVD+ patients.
Some hospitals have so many ventilated patients they have 5 patients on ONE ventilator. That means they have to see what patients have similar breathing volumes and put them together to share. It is FUCKED.

So while the press talks about positive cases (which means fuck all)... the hospitals and paramedics are the ones who are talking about the actual state of things.

People may not wanna social distance, but they really fucking need to.
Stay safe guys... it is real.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/26/20 02:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Hero of the day:

-Wearing a mask
-In his car
-All windows closed
-Alone

What exactly is the mask "protecting" him from?

(Post Master Sr)

03/26/20 03:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Hero of the day:

-Wearing a mask
-In his car
-All windows closed
-Alone

What exactly is the mask "protecting" him from?

He wearing gloves too?
What a fucking sheep.
Should ask him if he's using the special Cover cabin filter too.

I hate people lol

(Post Master Supreme)

03/26/20 03:21 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Hero of the day:

-Wearing a mask
-In his car
-All windows closed
-Alone

What exactly is the mask "protecting" him from?

Ha, seen a few like this on the roads.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/26/20 03:25 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

lol who hasn't dropped a gear or two with cheap gas prices and empty roads?

$15 fill up from half tank today $\:D$

Back, back in the day I remember full tank fill up for $20.

(Insert "ok boomer" comments below)

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/26/20 04:26 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

Titty & 355-Si

No doubt that it is dangerous time out there for you guys. Folks on social media are tweeting what's going on in the GTA hospitals and most of the people especially young kids (ok boomer) are well aware of what is happening in there.

Both of you, please PM me your email address. I'll e-transfer coffee funds to your way! Thanks for all of your hard work and please stay safe.

355-Si - upload pics here: https://imgur.com/upload

(Post Master Sr)

03/26/20 07:14 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Big Tasty

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

lol who hasn't dropped a gear or two with cheap gas prices and empty roads?

$15 fill up from half tank today $\:D$

Back, back in the day I remember full tank fill up for $20.

(Insert "ok boomer" comments below)

i had flashbacks pumping gas the other day. it was nostalgic.

(Post Master Sr)

03/26/20 11:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Both of you, please PM me your email address. I'll e-transfer coffee funds to your way! Thanks for all of your hard work and please stay safe.

Aw thanks man, but no need for that. Appreciate it though!
Will report back with whatever we can as things progress.

I can tell you that things will progress and the death count with increase dramatically.
Beyond that, I don't know... but that's what worries me. April is the slated month for the increase though.

Stay safe, and try and FaceTime your families and maintain that communication with them.
It's so so important.
I wish I could see my parents... my kids wish they could hang with them. So FaceTime is all we have at the moment... but it's all we will have if people don't straighten their shit out and distance themselves.

p.s: somehow the images don't scale well and are huge when I try and link them here.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 05:00 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Hero of the day:

-Wearing a mask
-In his car
-All windows closed
-Alone

What exactly is the mask "protecting" him from?

everyone here drives like, I am actually given dirty looks for being the outlier.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 05:02 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

Good post.

My buddy's wife works in a Hamilton hospital, they are not allowed to wear PPE as they don't have any and the SOP right now is show up to work without PPE and if you show signs self quarantine (that's with confirmed covid 19 people in this hospital).

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 05:03 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: c2k

Both of you, please PM me your email address. I'll e-transfer coffee funds to your way! Thanks for all of your hard work and please stay safe.

Have the bullshit calls subsided now with this going on? I figure all the scum bags that used to call for 'paining' are now scared to call in and don't want to catch da 'rona.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 07:29 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The other day the Peel paramedics tweeted out "stop lying to paramedics about COVID symptoms"

Not sure if they're lying about having the symptoms, or not having the symptoms.

b00st

(Jr Member)

03/27/20 07:44 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

p.s: somehow the images don't scale well and are huge when I try and link them here.

if you're using imgur, add an m or l before the .jpg

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 08:12 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

The other day the Peel paramedics tweeted out "stop lying to paramedics about COVID symptoms"

Not sure if they're lying about having the symptoms, or not having the symptoms.

They are lying to get tested probably. Scum.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 10:55 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

a friend of ours son went on vacation recently and when he came back he was self isolating for 14 days and then not even half way through was told to go back to work because they needed as many people as possible...

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 10:57 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question, but we hear stories about other countries trying different anti viral medications used primarily to treat other things but seem to have a positive impact on some covid patients...whats stopping canada from trying these as a last resort? I know they are working on a vaccine but that is like a year away..what harm can come from trying something that was designed for SARS but may have a positive affect on a covid patient as well, and hopefully free up more ventilators?

Simon_the_Pieman

(Post Master Sr)

03/27/20 02:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

talking about antimalaria drug?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-chloroquine-treat-coronavirus/

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 02:21 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Simon_the_Pieman

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

i'm at work, full PPE, screening ppl for covid assessment. good times.

talking about antimalaria drug?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-chloroquine-treat-coronavirus/

thats one i think there was another

(Post Master Sr)

03/27/20 03:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

It's not a stupid question at all.
So any drug that goes on the market is subjected to something called an RCT (Randomized Control Trial.) That consists of the target drug and placebos... all packaged the same and the provider doesn't know what they're giving.
There's ethics issues with giving drugs that aren't actually drugs... there's also health concerns if you haven't got a large enough capture to determine whether the medication is even effective. Efficacy is a huge thing... you're not gonna just dump something out there and see if it fits. It has to be tested... vaccines are customized to the strain and genetics of the virus in question.
Controls need to be in place... especially when it'll go out at such a large scope.
Hell, Trump was all about Azithromycin... which is an antibiotic. That doesn't nothing for viruses

It's not like adding salt and flavour to taste when it comes to medicine.
I don't have a solid answer but there are podcasts on why RCTs are needed to start with drug therapies.

Vas, the dumb calls are still there but it seems that they don't even want to go and just want to be "assessed" so we end up doing that.
There are plenty of people who might need to go on any other occasion but they don't want to even though they're actually sick. Not sick enough to be in the acute area, but sick enough that they should probably see a doctor at some point quite soon. But they still don't go because "I don't want the covid."

Imagine trying to start an IV or intubate someone in this thing (level 4)

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 06:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

JFC

i think everyone on here commends all you front line guys, thats a living nightmare doing what you do

if you guys need any help any way we can let us know

(Post Master Supreme)

03/27/20 06:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Thank you to the guys on the frontline! Please go and enjoy Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet LOL

(Post Master Sr)

03/27/20 11:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

At work now.
Basically told a 63 year old with a sore throat that the hospital doesn’t want him.

Like come on... you want to really go for your sore throat when public health says stay away from EMRG???
You shouldn’t be going even without this pandemic!!

(Post Master Supreme)

03/28/20 06:07 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Hatorade

Thank you to the guys on the frontline! Please go and enjoy Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet LOL

(Post Master Supreme)

03/28/20 12:03 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Originally Posted By: Hatorade

Thank you to the guys on the frontline! Please go and enjoy Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet LOL

(Post Master Supreme)

03/28/20 12:31 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Or Nando's, or free CAA service, or free Starbucks, or free 407 rides to work, or ......

Ya'll making out like bandits for putting yourselves at risk. And it's still not enough. Thank you.

(Post Master Sr)

03/28/20 01:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Yo free 407?? lol

I honestly think nurses are finally getting a fraction of the credit they deserve at this time.
I just hope it sticks and doesn't go away after this is over.
EMRG nurses work so fucking hard.

Finished shift this morning. Thank god Golf has lane assist lol.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/28/20 05:05 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

How nice of 407, when no one fucking needs it. 🤣

(Post Master Supreme)

03/28/20 06:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

How nice of 407, when no one fucking needs it. 🤣

Truth LOL

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

03/28/20 07:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

Imagine trying to start an IV or intubate someone in this thing (level 4)

Jesus.

So kinda like this?

https://v.redd.it/e2hv26qu3hp41

(Post Master Supreme)

03/29/20 10:41 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

stay safe 355....

(Post Master Sr)

03/29/20 03:29 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

$\:\|$

(Post Master Sr)

03/29/20 03:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Apparently fines for not self-isolating are being handing out. On my fb feed:

Definition of self-isolating:
- NO symptoms, but a) came back from abroad, 14 days, or b) someone around you has COVID-19.

definition source: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/s...risks.html#self

(Post Master Sr)

03/29/20 04:04 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

2 and 3 are probably people refusing to give up their names/id.

Wife finally has a few nights off after working a good 7-8 shifts in a row. Around 20 cases in all of Burl/Ham/Niagara . Couple of deaths but lots recovering too.

People are donating PPE to her hospital, leaving flowers and notes for the staff, restaurants delivering tons of food too.

(Post Master Sr)

03/29/20 07:12 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: The Postman

2 and 3 are probably people refusing to give up their names/id.

Wife finally has a few nights off after working a good 7-8 shifts in a row. Around 20 cases in all of Burl/Ham/Niagara . Couple of deaths but lots recovering too.

People are donating PPE to her hospital, leaving flowers and notes for the staff, restaurants delivering tons of food too.

Thats great news! We need more stories like this. So tired of the doom and gloom! This WILL come to an end eventually. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/29/20 07:22 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Raocorp

Originally Posted By: The Postman

2 and 3 are probably people refusing to give up their names/id.

Wife finally has a few nights off after working a good 7-8 shifts in a row. Around 20 cases in all of Burl/Ham/Niagara . Couple of deaths but lots recovering too.

unfortunately you need the doom and gloom, without it the majority would be on with their day like the kids who were out celebrating spring break still

People are donating PPE to her hospital, leaving flowers and notes for the staff, restaurants delivering tons of food too.

Thats great news! We need more stories like this. So tired of the doom and gloom! This WILL come to an end eventually. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 07:24 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Wife's supplies are fucked HARD.

~10 days worth of N95s, even less for face masks (with and w/o shields.). They reduced use by ~50% last week, this week to 25%, as no shipments for at least 2 weeks $\:\|$

This reduction to 25% is also worse as some depts are only now starting to use masks.

This is in addition to a shit ton of other measures they're put in place in the weeks prior: external staging areas in tents, external tents for COVID-19 suspected cases, security guards and nurses checking temps for anyone coming in, etc. I'm guessing blast shields (i.e. plexiglass) are also installed in areas where there wasn't prior. (i.e. grocery stores are all over this now.)

I've seen photos (on fb) of hospitals with brown bags on a table, each one labelled with a name. That's your ration for the day. 1 mask per person, re-use it by putting it back in the bag etc. Showed it to the wife, she's like yep they're doing that now. (*Not 100% sure if she meant yeah they're doing it at all hospitals across the US/Canada, or if her hospital.)

Have a physician couple in TO; come in thru a diff entrance, blocked off with chairs/etc (so the kids don't go in that area.). Straight to the shower in basement, clothes straight into the basement laundry. Things wiped down before they take a breath, and settle in to home life. This is daily. $\:\|$

Peeps in Asia wash their disposable cotton(?) face masks, then let them dry in the sun $\:\|$ (No money, no supply, etc.)

https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/on/covid...ally-prohibited

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 07:33 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Quote:

Ontario Has Officially Banned All Gatherings Of More Than 5 People
The ban is effective immediately, and includes weddings, parties, and community projects

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 09:44 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

For those people who still have to work in grocery stores or transit or healthcare or whatever, that still have human interactions on the daily, how safe do you feel going home that you aren't bringing anything back? De-con in the garage with lysol wipes? Strip down to nothing and straight to shower? I still have to work and have seriously thought about living in a tent in the backyard or setting up in the Element with a sleeping bag.

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 09:45 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I'm basically doing that if I have to go into work. Shower right when I come home and clothes to laundry and I don't work in health care.

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 10:46 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

There's talk some Asian grocery stories have banned ENTRY if you are NOT wearing a face mask $\:\|$

https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2020/03/toronto-supermarkets-face-masks/

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 12:35 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 4Three

when it gets hotter out hanging in the garage and backyard may become a thing
I work in security and told them I can't continue to do non emergency work at this time so either accommodate with working remotely or I would just go into self isolation, so right now Im doing as much as I can from home and only going into locations with very little people or closed up and we can get access if needed.

At home we run 2 air cleaners with UVC on and at night I run my essential oil diffusers with some different oils in them

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 01:01 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Wait, essential oils defeat the virus?

Man, is there anything they can't do?

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 01:26 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Wait, essential oils defeat the virus?

Man, is there anything they can't do?

defeat the virus? no not even entertaining that (though some might believe lol)
its more to promote a healthy environment and help your lungs and immune system so if you do happen to catch it, hopefully you are able to stay at home and not crowd the hospitals even more.

Some essential oils are even linked to helping some strains of pneumonia so taking anything at this time to help is worth it.

ive been using essential oils in a diffuser for years now, just changing around the oils for different things

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 02:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

wait hold up, we get free 407? lol

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 02:21 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 4Three

I fell safe coming home.
I shower at the station before coming home... and come home in my civi's.
I don't understand medics who go home in their uniform... it's fucked.
It's one thing to go into work in it, because that is hopefully a fresh wash and you have clothes to change into after work, but there's no excuse for wearing your shit home.

If you're wearing your PPE, you and your families will be fine.
Do you have eyewear to protect against droplet contamination? That and a surgical mask is all you need unless you're in an area where aerosol generating medical procedures are occurring.

Protect eyes, mouth and nose.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 02:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i'm wearing full PPE over my work scrubs, but when i get home there's no contact, i get right into the shower and clothes are washed every day. that's normal procedure tho except now i just wear the 1 pair of scrubs.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 03:51 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

how do you guys, as front line health workers, feel about motherfuckers banging their pots and pans at 730 everynight?

don't y'all just want to chill in peace and quiet after a long day of being worried if you've been vid.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/30/20 04:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

well at 7:30pm i'm on my lunch break but during the morning when i'm sleeping it can suck when people make alot of noise.

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 04:54 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

I certainly don’t deserve it, but I understand it and it makes me smile.
A lot of people are on the receiving end of that banter... doesn’t bother me.
Without some of the people they’re lauding... we’d be way more fucked.

Also, Titty... that’s your shower cap from home isn’t it lol

(Post Master Sr)

03/30/20 07:02 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My wife is a trooper. If the world went to shit, the PPE runs out, if she had 500 patients in her ER, would prob still show up to work. Her biggest concern isnt getting sick and dying, but making others sick because she has been exposed.

ER people dealing with sick and dying COVID patients, plus the normal car accident, injured, etc and EMTs walking into an unknown call get all my respect.

I get really irritated when I see some soccer mom wearing gloves and a mask when the medics and nurses face shortages.

(Post Master Sr)

03/31/20 01:25 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

$\:\|$ Where's our resident medic ...

(Post Master Sr)

03/31/20 03:02 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

:| Where's our resident medic ...

...

(Post Master Sr)

03/31/20 08:45 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So, is that the new standard for Ontario? For Canada? For US?

I mean, CPR also means using the bag ventilator thingie and chest compressions, no? That's also no longer standard medical procedure thingie? :|.

If that's the case, fuck me man ... That's fucked.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

...

(Post Master Supreme)

03/31/20 09:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Hope you all stay safe out there.

My Mom lives in a condo. Being a cancer survivor, I just told her to stay put and I'll bring her groceries. Being in a condo seems to add more exposure.

(Post Master Supreme)

03/31/20 10:26 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Hope you all stay safe out there.

My Mom lives in a condo. Being a cancer survivor, I just told her to stay put and I'll bring her groceries. Being in a condo seems to add more exposure.

For sure when in the elevator If there are other people. Hope your mom is ok.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 05:34 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Hope you all stay safe out there.

My Mom lives in a condo. Being a cancer survivor, I just told her to stay put and I'll bring her groceries. Being in a condo seems to add more exposure.

If possible when bringing her groceries leave them on a balcony for a day or two if possible so if there is any trace of the virus it dies off.

All mail/deliveries I quarantine in the garage for 48 hours before bringing into the house.

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 06:14 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

CDC's changing their tune on the public/everyone wearing masks ... world run on masks will make the TP run look like a walk in the park.

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 06:58 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Asians were never listening to cdc on masks. They knew from time what was up. Which is why there are no more left. I bought a few back in Jan and was already hard to get then.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 10:08 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Hope you all stay safe out there.

My Mom lives in a condo. Being a cancer survivor, I just told her to stay put and I'll bring her groceries. Being in a condo seems to add more exposure.

good tips
if you need them right away you could spray them with a quick bleach/water solution and wipe down

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 10:09 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

CDC's changing their tune on the public/everyone wearing masks ... world run on masks will make the TP run look like a walk in the park.

I was watching some documentaries about other cultures always wearing masks in public when you are sick, makes perfect sense so the sick person doesn't transmit to others, are they saying even if you aren't sick to wear a mask?

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 10:23 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Hope you all stay safe out there.

My Mom lives in a condo. Being a cancer survivor, I just told her to stay put and I'll bring her groceries. Being in a condo seems to add more exposure.

on the flip side there is this, but to each their own

https://vitals.lifehacker.com/you-dont-n...ccFjZsCd7Qc19ow

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 11:17 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

You may not know you have covid and could be spreading it if you are still going out. Better to wear a mask. Every better to just stay home

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 11:42 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: furball

:| Where's our resident medic ...

...

Not performing CPR would go against the very oath they took. I'm sure they take every precaution to ensure they do it safely, or maybe for once, defer to the firefighters and give them a chance to feel important. 😁

You know who'll stopped doing CPR? Family members. "How I know they ain't got da 'rona? I bet they died cause da 'rona!" Guaranteed.

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 12:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The whole premise of 'no need to wear a mask UNLESS you are sick or caring for someone who is sick', is true, to a point.

- You don't know when you are sick, i.e. usually this starts asymptomatic, at which point you're already dangerous to others
- Some go thru COVID-19 all the way without any symptoms (cue article in Iceland where 1% of those tested were positive, and of that 1%, 50% of them said they had no symptoms.)
- Wearing a mask also protects you from touching your own damn face, in the event you touched a contaminated surface.
- The 'no mask' thing is also so there's supply for those in true need. So in times of rationing, it makes sense to go with the 'no mask' logic.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

are they saying even if you aren't sick to wear a mask?

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 02:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So the latest news seems to be that we'll be operating in this mode (WFH, lockdown, isolation etc) for another 3 months. To be honest, that sounds about right. Anyone who thought this was going to blow over by the end of April must be fooling themselves.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 03:47 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Hope you all stay safe out there.

My Mom lives in a condo. Being a cancer survivor, I just told her to stay put and I'll bring her groceries. Being in a condo seems to add more exposure.

overkill

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 05:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

are they saying even if you aren't sick to wear a mask?

i agree with those points

what about wearing masks over and over and becoming saturated with the virus or other bacteria in itself. I fear people will try and do that and end up getting sick because of that and touching the mask and then their face etc

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 06:24 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

If you are sick, stay home and stay isolated.

Wifes ER is rationing supplies. She gets 2 N95 masks to wear for a 12hr shift.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 07:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: The Postman

If you are sick, stay home and stay isolated.

Wifes ER is rationing supplies. She gets 2 N95 masks to wear for a 12hr shift.

agree but as mentioned lots of people are sick but dont show it so they go to work if their business is deemed "essential" and the cycle continues

not to mention every company out there that is deemed "essential" so owners are like "yup lets continue to work"

(Post Master Supreme)

04/01/20 08:22 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Thanks for the reminders.

All the mail and all the groceries we get online we wipe down with Clorox. I need to remind her to do the same with her mail.

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 10:03 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Apparently fines for not self-isolating are being handing out. On my fb feed:

Police in GTA say they’re not issuing tickets to cars with multiple passengers

https://www.cp24.com/news/police-in-gta-...ngers-1.4878207

Quote:

Despite rumors circulating on social media,🚔#PRP🚔
are not issuing tickets under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act if there are 2+ people in a🚗. We recommend limiting the number of people in any 🚗 to family, to limit the spread of COVID-19 #KeepYourDistance

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 11:30 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

:| Where's our resident medic ...

Sorry, I didn't realize there was a picture there initially.

Ok, so no CPR is in fact being "performed" in patients who are covid positive until paramedics arrive.
The reason is because CPR is an aerosol generating medical procedure and in performing it, you are rendering the virus airborne, which is the worst possible thing to do... especially when it remains airborne for several hours even when the case is over.

We did a cardiac arrest today.
I had CPR withheld until I intubated the patient.
Intubation, though an aerosol procedure, closes the airway circuit, thus rendering the environment free of aerosol for the remainder of the call (which can last a while if it's workable.)

Once intubation is established, start CPR, IV, drugs, defibrillation.
Closing the circuit is the most important thing... because it protects the team.

Sadly, Fire is gonna get roasted here, but I honestly don't care because you don't have to be me to see a problem with what happened.
Everyone in the world is aware that there is a shortage of PPE. Specifically N95s.
So we get on scene and fire shows up. There's a crew with the patient already... I'm the backup.
The fire crew isn't downstairs with the crew... they're outside.
The captain says "We're only going to send one in to limit exposure."
Fair... this is a good protocol for them.
So then please tell me why ALL of you are standing OUTSIDE with N95s on???
It won't be worn again... it shouldn't even be out. It should still be in the packaging in your pocket. You just wasted THREE masks.

For Christ's sakes. I even asked the Captain in a snarky tone "then why are you all wearing N95s?"
I didn't care about the answer because I was putting my shit on to go in... but like really come the fuck on

(Post Master Sr)

04/01/20 11:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 4Three

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: furball

:| Where's our resident medic ...

...

Also, we are calling for early pronouncement in systolic patients with unknown downtown.. which essentially means no upfront CPR because of aerosol.

Fire is useless more than ever now because they're so fucking scared to put on the big shoes and do medical calls like nurses and doctors (well, in fairness, it's their union who says they're amazing and needed on medicals.)

(Post Master Sr)

04/02/20 07:41 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The moral of the story here is we all need to be careful and should only be doing things that are absolutely necessary.

I am not driving anywhere, going anywhere, or doing anything that I absolutely don't have to. I'm even going as far as being extra careful when using knives. The very last thing I want to do is accidentally hurt myself in any way and require hospital attention. So the safest thing to do now is absolutely nothing. Its all about risk, the only way to lower your risk is to reduce or eliminate an activity. I didn't even think about "routine" car accidents until someone mentioned else here mentioned it. The reason that one hit close to home is because yesterday I went to pick up the Mini from my brothers place and brought it home from winter storage. It was nice out so I took the long route home. Not even thinking about the possibility of a car accident, which is scary enough in a normal circumstance! Sure it was a nice day out but I saw SO many people hanging out, chilling with each other. Mind you this was in a lower income area I was driving through (Jane/Wilson) but still. Seems like people just aren't getting it. Its crazy to me.

This is our life for the next 6 months.....I pray to God everyday that the world get a hold of this.

What is happening in China? I thought I read a few weeks ago that they've finally got some kind of control on it? I'm not checking up on the stats of this thing everyday anymore. Its too depressing for me, and raises anxiety levels. I guess you could say in a way i'm burying my head in the sand but realistically I'm home and limiting my exposure anyway. I don't need to know that, for example, 1000 people died in one day from this.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

04/02/20 11:13 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Raocorp

What is happening in China? I thought I read a few weeks ago that they've finally got some kind of control on it? I'm not checking up on the stats of this thing everyday anymore. Its too depressing for me, and raises anxiety levels. I guess you could say in a way i'm burying my head in the sand but realistically I'm home and limiting my exposure anyway. I don't need to know that, for example, 1000 people died in one day from this.

I would take it with a grain of salt with what is happening in China. CCP is obviously sequestrating and downplaying COVID.

(Post Master Sr)

04/02/20 01:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The video here, holy fuck re: US handling COVID-19. (especially the part re: refrigerated truck)

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/us/coronavirus-medical-shortages-us/index.html

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

04/02/20 01:21 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

The video here, holy fuck re: US handling COVID-19. (especially the part re: refrigerated truck)

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/us/coronavirus-medical-shortages-us/index.html

Trump is a winner on handling it.

January 22: “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. It’s going to be just fine.”

February 2: “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China.”

February 24: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”

February 25: “CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus.”

February 25: “I think that's a problem that’s going to go away… They have studied it. They know very much. In fact, we’re very close to a vaccine.”

February 26: “The 15 (cases in the US) within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero.”

February 26: “We're going very substantially down, not up.”

February 27: “One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.”

February 28: “We're ordering a lot of supplies. We're ordering a lot of, uh, elements that frankly we wouldn't be ordering unless it was something like this. But we're ordering a lot of different elements of medical.”

February 28: “Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that, right? Coronavirus, they’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, ‘How’s President Trump doing?’ They go, ‘Oh, not good, not good.’ They have no clue. They don’t have any clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa.” “They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’d been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning. They lost. It’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.”

March 2: “You take a solid flu vaccine, you don't think that could have an impact, or much of an impact, on corona?”

March 2: “A lot of things are happening, a lot of very exciting things are happening and they’re happening very rapidly.”

March 4: “If we have thousands or hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by, you know, sitting around and even going to work — some of them go to work, but they get better.”

March 5: “I NEVER said people that are feeling sick should go to work.”

March 5: “The United States… has, as of now, only 129 cases… and 11 deaths. We are working very hard to keep these numbers as low as possible!”

March 6: “I think we’re doing a really good job in this country at keeping it down… a tremendous job at keeping it down.”

March 6: “Anybody right now, and yesterday, anybody that needs a test gets a test. They’re there. And the tests are beautiful…. the tests are all perfect like the letter was perfect. The transcription was perfect. Right? This was not as perfect as that but pretty good.”

March 6: “I like this stuff. I really get it. People are surprised that I understand it… Every one of these doctors said, ‘How do you know so much about this?’ Maybe I have a natural ability. Maybe I should have done that instead of running for president.”

March 6: “I don't need to have the numbers double because of one ship that wasn't our fault.”

March 8: “We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus.”

March 9: “This blindsided the world.”

Edit: March 9: "The Fake News Media and their partner, the Democrat Party, is doing everything within its semi-considerable power (it used to be greater!) to inflame the CoronaVirus situation, far beyond what the facts would warrant.”

March 10: "It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away."

March 13: National Emergency Declaration

March 13: “I don't take responsibility at all”

March 15: "TODAY IS A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. GOD BLESS EVERYONE!"

March 16: "I give myself a 10 out of 10"

March 16: “I’ve always known this is a, this is a real, this is a pandemic, I’ve felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic” source

March 17: "It snuck up on us." source

March 22: “It is absolutely critical that Americans continue to follow the federal government’s guidelines. So important about social distancing, non-essential travel, and hand-washing.”

March 23: Democratic concerns have focused on a $500 billion funding program Republicans want to create for loans and loan guarantees, with some Democrats calling it a “slush fund” that lacks any oversight because the Treasury Department would have broad discretion over who receives the money. Asked about this Monday evening, Trump responded, “I’ll be the oversight.” The vote Monday was 49 to 46, well short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the legislation for a final debate.

March 24: “THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM!”

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

04/02/20 01:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

a tweet from ice t on new york trailer morgue

https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/1244677852286660614

$\:\($

(Post Master Supreme)

04/02/20 01:29 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

applaud places like Taiwan, they were proactive as soon as the first cases started showing up in China, put on their big boy shoes and put in strict measures.

They are not locked down and going about day to day activities yet look at how low their stats are.

Everyone else....lets slowly ramp this up because it can't get "that bad" right

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...s-idUSKBN21I3I8

(Post Master Sr)

04/02/20 01:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Every once in awhile, you read these gems ...

Cliffs Notes: Prato, Italy is the largest Chinese community in Italy. Locals looked at them like wtf masks wtf virus carriers. Next thing you know, infection/death rate in Italy thru the roof. Prato Asian population infection rate? 0.

Quote:

So as Italians headed to the ski slopes and crowded into cafes and bars as normal, the Chinese inhabitants of Prato had seemingly disappeared. Its streets, still festooned with Chinese New Year decorations, were semi-deserted, shops shuttered.

“Most of them looked at me like a Cassandra,” he said. “No one could believe it was happening here ... Now Troy is burning and we are all locked inside.”

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

applaud places like Taiwan, they were proactive as soon as the first cases started showing up in China, put on their big boy shoes and put in strict measures.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/02/20 02:18 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

cause taiwan knows china are lying pieces of shit and gave them the fuck you (like always lol). they knew what china was about to go thru and setup their own checks/balances and blocks in place right away. smart move.

(Post Master Sr)

04/02/20 02:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My station is on Wilson between Jane and Keele.
That strip mall at Jane and Wilson is a bustling place... ain’t nobody distancing shit there.
And even the guy that was... he was sleeping under the sign drunk and someone had to call 911 anyways 🤦🏻‍♂️

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...s-idUSKBN21I3I8

(Post Master Supreme)

04/02/20 08:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The article said Chinese people elsewhere were self isolating well before. We noticed that in Markham. In January, it was noticeably less busy at restaurants and malls.

They were the Canary, they knew what was up.

Originally Posted By: furball

Quote:

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

applaud places like Taiwan, they were proactive as soon as the first cases started showing up in China, put on their big boy shoes and put in strict measures.

(Post Master Sr)

04/02/20 11:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

2 covid calls yesterday.
4 very likely covid calls today.

I didn’t personally have any under my belt until 1.5 weeks ago... seems to be picking up..
Stay home stay safe.

The masks mean nothing if you still don’t wash your hands.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 05:43 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

People can't get masks anywhere so it's a moot point.

(Post Master Sr)

04/03/20 07:13 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Even mainstream sites such as CP24 and CNN are now showing/telling people HOW to clean their groceries (or leave them outside etc) ... :|. A tad overkill, no?

https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/0...ts/coronavirus/

re: masks ... DIY Shop Towels + sewing machine ...
https://www.businessinsider.com/homemade-mask-using-hydro-knit-shop-towel-filters-better-2020-4

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 09:59 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I went to my friends place yesterday to deliver some stuff which I hung on their front door. I didn't even see my buddys face for last 3-4 weeks and what do I see happening on that street?

A bunch of people with Audis having a meet at the house.
There must been 7-8 cars and kids just hanging out in the driveway.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 10:14 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

shouldve called the hotline

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 10:30 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Trump asks medical supply firm 3M to stop selling N95 respirators to Canada

https://globalnews.ca/news/6772979/coronavirus-3m-n95-respirators-trump-canada/

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 10:55 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Trump asks medical supply firm 3M to stop selling N95 respirators to Canada

https://globalnews.ca/news/6772979/coronavirus-3m-n95-respirators-trump-canada/

that guy is something special

trudeaus response will probably be "thanks eh"

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 02:25 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Not verified, but heard from an ER nurse:

Man comes in. No symptoms. States 'I want to be put on a ventilator.' 'Why do you want to be intubated?' 'I hear they are running low on venitlators. I want to reserve one.'

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 02:38 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lol

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 02:45 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lol doesn't surprise me.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/03/20 03:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

that guy deserves to be connected to a leaf blower

(Post Master Sr)

04/03/20 03:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Quote:

COVID-19 Technical Briefing - Friday April 4 2020

<snip> refer to the links below...

(Post Master Sr)

04/03/20 05:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/6824779/COVID-19-Technical-Briefing-Friday-April-4-2020.pdf

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid-projections-1.5519575

presentation is at the bottom of the CBC link

(Post Master Supreme)

04/04/20 07:48 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

wow markham going full communist. This is good tho

https://twitter.com/frankscarpitti/status/1246418231457460226?s=20

Scarpitti getting 100% Chinese vote next re-election (as well as mine

)

(Post Master Supreme)

04/04/20 09:50 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

He needs to change his first name to Putin.

(Post Master Sr)

04/04/20 11:08 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Woke up a couple of hours ago.
Just when I thought I escaped covid for a day... we got one (a diagnosed positive) at around 10pm.
Then forced overtime due to call volume. There were a lot of echoes (echo is the highest priority call on the list.)
One of which was the MVC at Islington and Steeles.
We were a bit far from it, but 5 minutes after that call went over the air, we got banged for a cardiac arrest.

Soooo... 15 hour shift and thank God I'm off and got to sleep in lol.
Today is laundry, groceries, cleaning...
Back to work Monday night.

On a happier note... the community in Downsview put this up across from our station so we'd see it every time we pulled out of the driveway. That was really nice. Wilson between Keele and Jane.

(Post Master Sr)

04/05/20 08:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Word is we have these and will be issued in the near future.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/05/20 09:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Are these the N96666666666666666 Ford was talking about? These are like the T2000 of masks. Hope you guys get these. They look plenty safe.

(Post Master Sr)

04/05/20 10:18 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Reminds me of aliens 2. Sick

(Post Master Supreme)

04/05/20 10:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

That's some serious PPE!!!

(Post Master Supreme)

04/05/20 10:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Based on the location of the unit - it looks like it's recycling your farts so you can breathe it back in. $\:D$

(Post Master Sr)

04/05/20 11:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: hyper-s2k

Based on the location of the unit - it looks like it's recycling your farts so you can breathe it back in. $\:D$

My farts cure cancer motherfucker.

(Post Master Sr)

04/06/20 02:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I wonder how many couples that don't live together are still visiting each other's places. Haven't heard much talk on this but I suspect alot of people are still going out. Personally no one is allowed over my place not even family.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/06/20 05:54 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: BroKe

I suspect that's going on all over. Think of all the couples that still live at home or at their own places, no way they are not seeing each other this long.

Ive seen activity on my street of comings and goings so it's pretty obvious what they are up to.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/06/20 07:14 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

ppl don't give a shit. on my break the gf and i drive by kennedy commonds to go to the only starbucks open in the area and there's still a bunch of people on bikes and shit meeting up.

(Post Master Sr)

04/06/20 07:57 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Couples are no big deal if they're only visiting each other .

Separated parents trying to figure out custody and passing kids back and forth? It's all messed up for them. They don't agree on anything on a good day.

Or the ones on the verge of separation, now stuck in a house together, non-stop, no bar or club for an outlet. Yikes!

(Post Master Sr)

04/07/20 08:03 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Well, I guess I didn't plan/prioritize it properly ... With HomeDepot closed, open only for pickup/delivery, don't think I can order up the driveway sealer or all the gardening shit I need ...

Wife pulled the whole 'That's what Amazon Prime is for", and "It says Next Day Prime Delivery for me" on diapers, and ... sure enough ... we're fucked now and I gotta head out to Walmart $\:\|$

(Post Master Sr)

04/07/20 10:33 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Fuck N95, we got N96

https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/04/n96-masks/

(Post Master Sr)

04/07/20 11:48 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Protocols and Guidelines for companies with positive COVID cases: https://cme-mec.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CME-COVID-19-Resource-Guide-v5-2020.pdf

(Post Master Supreme)

04/07/20 01:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Could be an overkill but good.

Korea ran out of N95 material briefly and suggested manufacturers to produce N88 which is still sufficient.

Then a diaper manufacturer invented a new and efficient way to produce N95, so they are back to game.

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 10:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Just went to 3 grocery stores. First 2 Loblaws has lineups. Ended up at freshco and got half of my list only. Lol guess I'll have to try again another day

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 12:08 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I just went thru a process of ordering shit at Canadian Tire. FML it feels like the 80s/90s again ala Consumers Distributing.

War-dialing until you get through, press 0, tell them the product IDs, quantity, name, phone, wait for them to call you back. They call back, verify order, take your CC number manually, then tell you to come for curb-side pickup wtf...

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 01:00 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Is .... is anyone else FREAKED THE FUCK OUT what's going on here in the GTA?

- Hospital in Burlington set up 90+ bed facility specifically for COVID-19 patients
- Now, Construction begins on field hospital to be erected in Mississauga hospital parking lot

(Post Master Supreme)

04/08/20 01:22 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Went to Costco, line up was approximately half a kilometer long. Close to 2 hour wait to get in.

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 01:51 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

On a weekday during COVID?

Damn.

Fam member for whatever the reason thought it was necessary to go to T&T and Costco on the wkend, in Markham/RHill .... 2 hrs trip each ...

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Went to Costco, line up was approximately half a kilometer long. Close to 2 hour wait to get in.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/08/20 03:54 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Went to Costco, line up was approximately half a kilometer long. Close to 2 hour wait to get in.

did you actually wait? it's not bad once you're in tho. shelves are stock. plenty of space to walk around. no scum bag families crowding around samples of frozen pizzas and hummus, even less scumbag having sunday brunch at the costco food court.

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 03:57 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Went to Costco, line up was approximately half a kilometer long. Close to 2 hour wait to get in.

Yes I'm curious if you waited. I went early Saturday morning and despite there being a long lineup, I was in in about 15 mins. Lots of space, not crowded at all and everything was in stock.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/08/20 04:55 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

You guys are wondering if I lined up in a half a kilometer/2 hour line up?

Are you serious?

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 06:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

can't stand that line up culture in our city. it almost seems as if some people enjoy it

(Post Master Supreme)

04/08/20 07:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Costco in Markham is the one store I frequent where the bigger the line up the more people it attracts lol fucking degenerates.

(Post Master Sr)

04/08/20 08:44 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

You work in my neighborhood 355. I live at keele and Lawrence.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 09:21 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Healthcare and first responders get to the front of the line at Costco starting today.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 01:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Free roadside assistance for healthcare & emergency workers.

https://www.aviva.ca/en/tools/roadside-assistance/

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 02:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

shit all i need now is a costco membership lol but sick to know about the roadside, im going to keep that number on hand. thanks!

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 03:26 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Man I hate Costco on normal days, staying very very far on a Covid fueled long weekend

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 08:07 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

This weekend will probably be worst considering the government $$$ was deposited today.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 08:22 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I did curbside pickup from online order at Canadian Tire/Rona today.

I highly recommend you avoid this if at all possible unless you are prepared to fuck up your day.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/09/20 09:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

for $20 i will accompany you to the front of the costco line. holla @ me.

(Post Master Sr)

04/09/20 11:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

I did curbside pickup from online order at Canadian Tire/Rona today.

I highly recommend you avoid this if at all possible unless you are prepared to fuck up your day.

I did a "curbside pick up" at Canadian tire the day before they were forced closed. It was a nightmare then, I can only imagine the fockery of it all now. Canadian Tire's web site is so archaic. Their online presence is abysmal imo.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/10/20 04:43 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The way people are treated at "pick up" is insane, everyone running around like a chicken.

The process is to show up to front of Canadian Tire, call number on sign and stay in your car and it will be delivered to you.

20+ people sitting in their cars calling the number, no one can get through. If you walk up to the store you are yelled at to go back into your car and call the number which no one picks up or is busy.

After 45 minutes of the above when they take your "order" to bring to you they notify you it was sent to another Canadian tire 20 minutes away. That's when you politely start your car and fucking SMASH the gear lever into D to go and repeat the process again somewhere else.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/10/20 09:49 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Went to Costco yesterday to pick up the prescription.
I think about 15-20 min wait. I thought that was bad then I heard a buddy waited 1hr to get in. I think in Markham.

So much paper towel and toilet paper in stock, they could build a Costco sized castle.

(Post Master Sr)

04/10/20 04:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Raocorp

You work in my neighborhood 355. I live at keele and Lawrence.

Swing by the station $\:\)$ I'm working Tuesday to Thursday next week!

So I just finished my set of four nights this morning.
Several covid cases, 3 cardiac arrests of younger (sub 60yo) people.
Man, if you're covid+, why are you anywhere near your geriatric parent. This geriatric parent is fully functional... and yeah maybe you live in the house, but there's gotta be something you can do.
But instead, your parent is going to die now.

Glad to be off for 3 days though. Time with the family, do normal shit... take walks with the kids, watch them rides bikes. I'm gonna enjoy this.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/11/20 04:56 PM

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At bad as the virus COULD BE this day to day control shit is getting stupid.

(Post Master Sr)

04/11/20 06:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Healthcare and first responders get to the front of the line at Costco starting today.

It was a glorious feeling walking right in at the front of the line on a busy Saturday. The dirty looks were priceless lol.

Also got 4 750ml bottles of hand sanitizer from a local booze distillery thats making and supplying it for free to first responders.

Nandos is offering free meals too.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/12/20 01:05 PM

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you guys deserve it. Kudos! As for the dirty looks. Record it for us. $\:D$

(Post Master Sr)

04/13/20 11:39 AM

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Still seems like cleaning products are still out of stock. Every time I do a grocery order i check for cleaning products and there's always nothing in stock.
I have one costco container left and have been using them sparingly but would still like another container at least.

(Post Master Sr)

04/13/20 02:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

It looks like Canada has done a good job with flattening the curve.
Yes there are obviously deaths and will continue to be deaths, but in the grand scheme of things, everyone is doing their part and the numbers show it.

We had the good fortune of seeing it coming from Europe and we shut things down a lot earlier.
On top of that, we're not as stubborn as Americans and actually listened to what the Government asked us to do so we didn't blow up due to non-conformity.

If we keep this up, hopefully they'll lift the restrictions and we can get back to our daily lives.

Back to work tomorrow...

(Post Master Sr)

04/13/20 04:02 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I went to a local Canadian Tire to pick up some Clorox wipes. Ended up only with 1.

My experience was nowhere near the pain you went thru. I went last ... Wednesday? As I pulled into a spot, about to call and someone came by asking for my name.

In and out, no fuss, in about ... 5-7 minutes? (They fucked up my name and so had to run back in,)

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

(Post Master Supreme)

04/13/20 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted By: 355-Si

thats nice to hear, especially coming from someone like yourself who sees this day in day out

unfortunately after reading many responses online from people in the US (facebook groups I'm part of for work) it's pretty clear the US has no concept on whats going on and sort of remind me of mini Trumps. It's sad when most think this will pass soon and they dont really have to stay home, stay inside etc, most just keep working and doing their thing until someone gets sick.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/13/20 08:27 PM

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Yeah. Sad that US is going to be bad for a while. The States that have not been hard are still ignorant about it and still not physical distancing.

(Post Master Sr)

04/14/20 07:27 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Yeah. Sad that US is going to be bad for a while. The States that have not been hard are still ignorant about it and still not physical distancing.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1249829129379360771

This shit is just bonkers. What a clusterfuck

(Post Master Supreme)

04/14/20 11:39 AM

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Covid Cruise

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7rpQEAM0P/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7rpQEAM0P/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

(Post Master Supreme)

04/15/20 08:20 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Covid Cruise

https://www.instagram.com/p/B--PkcmAnu-/

(Post Master Supreme)

04/15/20 11:56 AM

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🤣

(Post Master Supreme)

04/15/20 12:35 PM

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Sad they had to consult the police to realize how bad this idea was.
Still don't know how many cars they are planning to travel with.
They do have a bunch of "staffs"

(Post Master Supreme)

04/15/20 10:10 PM

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are you guys washing your groceries? My wife washes and wipes whatever she can with soap.

Forgot if we talked about this....too lazy to re-read.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 07:30 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Anyone else checked out the price on exercise equipment (weights, plates, benches) on Kijiji recently?

It's sad.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 08:08 AM

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supply and command

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 08:27 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

are you guys washing your groceries? My wife washes and wipes whatever she can with soap.

Forgot if we talked about this....too lazy to re-read.

i soak everything in bleach including produce and keep it there until i use it....

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 08:48 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

are you guys washing your groceries? My wife washes and wipes whatever she can with soap.

Forgot if we talked about this....too lazy to re-read.

Not me. I get why people would want to do it, I'm just not that paranoid.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 08:59 AM

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Lysol wiped the first time.
Did shopping yesterday, didn't bother but felt like I should have.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 09:25 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

are you guys washing your groceries? My wife washes and wipes whatever she can with soap.

Forgot if we talked about this....too lazy to re-read.

Not me. I get why people would want to do it, I'm just not that paranoid.

I just let everything sit for a day or two (produce in particular) so if there is a trace of the virus it dies on its own.

I thought about using soap to wash produce and I decided that we are now entering diminishing returns in terms of "safety".

(Post Master Sr)

04/16/20 11:47 AM

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I'm only washing my beers. Everything else pretty much isn't touched for a few days or washed before eaten

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 01:32 PM

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Seems like something changes every time I go to the grocery store.

This week it's been:
(Monday) Don't bring your own bags in
(Wednesday) Sanitize your hands when entering, carts and baskets moved to a different area (again)
(Friday) ???

(Post Master Sr)

04/16/20 03:40 PM

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Wtf is up with the traffic. Dvp was like 70% full just now. I have a feeling alot of companies are illegally working now. We need a serious crackdown

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7rpQEAM0P/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 05:16 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Covid Cruise

https://www.instagram.com/p/B--PkcmAnu-/

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 05:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: BroKe

Wtf is up with the traffic. Dvp was like 70% full just now. I have a feeling alot of companies are illegally working now. We need a serious crackdown

seriously. commute in today was like normal.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/16/20 07:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

are you guys washing your groceries? My wife washes and wipes whatever she can with soap.

Forgot if we talked about this....too lazy to re-read.

Not me. I get why people would want to do it, I'm just not that paranoid.

I let my wife sort it out and she wipes and runs things through soap water. We buy groceries for grandma so just rather have the peace of mind.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/17/20 02:43 PM

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Traffic did seem to be heavier today. Interdasting.

(Post Master Sr)

04/17/20 06:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Lysol wiped the first time.
Did shopping yesterday, didn't bother but felt like I should have.

I think that's fair.
It's redundant if you're washing your hands or using hand sanitizer after your'e done... but you're picking stuff up too and that could theoretically transfer.
Vas has it right as far as letting certain things sit for 2 days. It's extreme, but if you're not gonna wash it, then that's reasonable practice.

My thing is gloves.
Why in the fuck are people wearing gloves?
Do you know how frequently healthcare providers change gloves? That's why they're effective.
These people are wearing the same gloves all over the place... just spreading shit.
I saw sheep waiting for Shoppers to open. gloves on... masks on.
Hey I understand the mask.. you're protecting people from yourself (lol I know that's not why they're wearing it but hey it works.)

But the gloves you put on and walk into shoppers... touching doors, touching product... paying... touching doors again, opening your car door. Maybe you take them off (I've seem otherwise

) but then put them back on to go to another store... spreading shit lol.

Fucking stop with the gloves.

(Post Master Sr)

04/17/20 08:03 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Lysol wiped the first time.
Did shopping yesterday, didn't bother but felt like I should have.

) but then put them back on to go to another store... spreading shit lol.

Fucking stop with the gloves.

Thats 1000% what the RN wife would say lol.

(Post Master Sr)

04/18/20 12:12 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

are you guys washing your groceries? My wife washes and wipes whatever she can with soap.

Forgot if we talked about this....too lazy to re-read.

I do this too.
Also let some stuff hang out without touching for 5-6 days if possible. Stuff like noodles and condiments. I don't really need that stuff right away so it's fine. I also don't reuse the plastic bags anymore. They go right into recycling.
Maybe overkill but better safe than sorry. I'm not worried about dying but from what I've heard it's not a fun experience when you get it.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/18/20 12:31 PM

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I've got the shopping bags in the garage....when we run out of our current supply, the ones we get via C19 deliveries should be more than good.

robbbby

(Post Master Supreme)

04/18/20 01:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Fucking stop with the gloves.

It seems like such a logical thing but so many people are just too fucking dumb to understand.
Went into bulk barn last week. They make you put on hand sanitizer when you come in and then put on clean gloves that they supply. The lady behind me was so pissy that they were making her take off the gloves she walked into the store wearing and put on new ones. She just couldn't understand. "I'm already wearing gloves!", she argued with the workers. They had to spell it out for her.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/18/20 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted By: robbbby

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Fucking stop with the gloves.

haven't been to bulk barn in a couple of weeks - good to know of their protocol -- i know they've always been pretty good w/ their covered bins -- just wondering if they also impose people putting on masks to avoid people accidentally coughing into bins they open while scooping?

(Post Master Sr)

04/19/20 08:42 AM

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Nations grocery not only make it mandatory that you wear a mask inside, if you show up without anything covering your face, they will give you one. Kind of them, instead of forcing you to buy one for $0.50, etc.

Can't for the life of me get the fam to understand this shit, and I'm getting made the bad guy for being paranoid, neurotic, etc. WTF. (the fam in RHill/MHam are freaking out like the rest of the Asians, so do stay at home for the most part.)

Family reuse the same mask over and over (non-N95. We do have some thicker ones, and then there's the standard thin blue ones), keep it in a bag in the car, etc...

Wife is thick in the head and thinks the basic hand-washing bit is enough. Reasoning with her just doesn't seem to get it, and she pulls this "if any of us (in the family) get it, we're all already infected, so this bullshit about isolating within the home from each other make no sense"

(I've been trying to set up contingency plans of exactly what room and how to isolate one of us in the event we need to do so.)

Has this bullshit idea that if I want to disinfect the door knob, it's my problem, and she can walk in and out with her hands touching anything, because she already disinfected it with sanitizer etc... FML.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/19/20 09:00 AM

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$\:\|$

(Post Master Supreme)

04/19/20 11:56 AM

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Went for a drive last night. Here's a few of the streets I explored:

Featherston Dr
Doulton Dr
Blythe Rd
Kingsway Cr
Prince Edward Dr
Queen Marys Dr
Rosedale Rd
Glen Rd
Roxborough Dr
Park Ln Cir
Suncrest Dr

$;\)$

(Post Master Supreme)

04/19/20 12:26 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

GNSP

(Post Master Supreme)

04/19/20 05:16 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

Originally Posted By: furball

GNSP

time to set up the man cave as your new home. may want to beef up her life insurance pay out - just saying...

(Post Master Sr)

04/19/20 06:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Some gunh-ho Dr the wife works with admitted 15 people from a nursing home with unknown symptoms of Corona. The 15 less beds for people that actually need them, for 15 people that may infect everyone or get infected themselves lol.

(Post Master Sr)

04/19/20 10:59 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: robbbby

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Fucking stop with the gloves.

I only use gloves at the gas station. Your not gonna get the virus through your hands but gas pumps are dirty in a normal circumstance lol, let alone this. I've seen people get out of their car wipe their snotty nose with their hand and then grab the pump.

I get out of the car, put glove on my right hand only. Use that hand to touch the pump and enter pin etc. Then I use the non glove hand with paper towel to pull out cc. Wrap cc in new paper and put in pocket. Finish filling with glove hand. Once full, I hang up pump and remove glove into garbage immediately. Then close gas door and get back inside car. I have a small bottle of sanitizer that I use just in case. Then drive away......never would I have thought I'd be living like this.

(Post Master Sr)

04/19/20 11:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

You know what's most annoying?
This economy needs to start up. People need to go back to work. People need to go to parks, and recreational facilities.

At its core... this could totally happen.
But it would require people to continue being mindful of what they do when it comes to coughing into their elbow, washing their damn hands regularly like they teach their kids to do (but seems lost in adulthood), and keeping a reasonable distance from most others in an attempt to create that space.
But no. Everyone is a stupid motherfucker who is out for themselves and THAT is why we can't open shit up yet.
And for that reason, we actually have to get the case and death counts low enough that the curve is considered flattened... because we're not capable as a society, to be responsible and do things the right way.
Stay home when you're sick. Physically distance within reason/application. Don't lick toilets. Wear a mask if you're sick and have to go out (like to your appointments.)
Not hard... but somehow, it's completely lost on 90% of the population.

I hate that.
I hate that those are the reasons that we really can't open life up because we can't rely on the general public to actually do THEIR part. Everyone's out for themselves.

I just got back from work. For a short portion of the day, I was among a fairly large group of first responders up at Humber River Hospital showing thanks and appreciation for our nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, environmental services, porters, etc...
I look on social media (yeah that was my fault) and I see people criticizing everyone for drawing crowds.
First of all, assholes, this was for the hospital staff.
Secondly, Jesus Christ, LITERALLY everyone I saw was distanced from each other except for the nurses... but they're allowed to be side by side since they essentially live on top of each other when they're inside the hospital.
So don't chirp them for coming out and receiving what is rightfully theirs.

Give it a rest... bunch of motherfuckers.

LNXGUY

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 05:48 AM

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The 5% ruin it for the rest of us. Hence why they've closed all the fucking boat ramps

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 07:16 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

You know what's most annoying?
This economy needs to start up. People need to go back to work. People need to go to parks, and recreational facilities.

At its core... this could totally happen.
But it would require people to continue being mindful of what they do when it comes to coughing into their elbow, washing their damn hands regularly like they teach their kids to do (but seems lost in adulthood), and keeping a reasonable distance from most others in an attempt to create that space.
But no. Everyone is a stupid motherfucker who is out for themselves and THAT is why we can't open shit up yet.
And for that reason, we actually have to get the case and death counts low enough that the curve is considered flattened... because we're not capable as a society, to be responsible and do things the right way.
Stay home when you're sick. Physically distance within reason/application. Don't lick toilets. Wear a mask if you're sick and have to go out (like to your appointments.)
Not hard... but somehow, it's completely lost on 90% of the population.

I hate that.
I hate that those are the reasons that we really can't open life up because we can't rely on the general public to actually do THEIR part. Everyone's out for themselves.

I just got back from work. For a short portion of the day, I was among a fairly large group of first responders up at Humber River Hospital showing thanks and appreciation for our nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, environmental services, porters, etc...
I look on social media (yeah that was my fault) and I see people criticizing everyone for drawing crowds.
First of all, assholes, this was for the hospital staff.
Secondly, Jesus Christ, LITERALLY everyone I saw was distanced from each other except for the nurses... but they're allowed to be side by side since they essentially live on top of each other when they're inside the hospital.
So don't chirp them for coming out and receiving what is rightfully theirs.

Give it a rest... bunch of motherfuckers.

good to hear this from a front line person finally...i been saying this for a month lol. like i'm all for taking protective countermeasures vs this virus but the gov. has gone fucking overboard with some stops. but as usual it is the 5% of fucktards that mess it up for the rest of us $\:\($

(Post Master Sr)

04/20/20 07:35 AM

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Many, many lemmings are like: Yeah yeah, just like the news said, we just have to wait for the vaccine. Everything will go back to normal.

When was the last time you've seen the world shutdown like this motherfucker, over an enemy you cannot see?

I then ask them: How has China set their new 'normal'? i.e. how have they started re-opening and getting back to something close to pre-COVID-19?

Forget China. Think Taiwan, South Korea. Singapore. They got back to normal by leveraging, and the people allowing, the use of contact-tracing, support and belief in their govt to be prepared, loss of some privacy for the greater good, etc.

Note: Singapore isn't doing especially hot right now -- they're under a month-long 'circuit-breaker', i.e. stay-at-home mandate, with outbreaks now particularly in dorm settings, and foreign workers. But, their initial part of the COVID era was pretty tame thanks to the precautions/countermeasures set forth.

(I've read stories (about China) how you basically need a QR code on your phone to go/leave certain places. When you get on a subway, each subway car has a diff QR code, etc. If you want to enter a restaurant, not only must your temp be taken, but you need to show your QR code to indicate that you're not under quarantine, etc. Which, all goes into a national database.)

I found this to be a good read: How Coronavirus will change the world, permanently: https://www-politico-com.cdn.ampproject....is-covid-135579

(Post Master Sr)

04/20/20 08:27 AM

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If everyone did the right thing, there would be no need for any rules or regulations. Except that what one person thinks is right is not going to line up with what about person thinks. Society has to operate on the lowest common denominator, "Caution, cup contains hot beverage" type shit, then set rules to that.

Things should not open up yet. No one needs getting their hair did, nor to go out to a fancy restaurant, just so we can see a spike with the virus. I feel bad for all the businesses that are forever fucked, but if you're not essential, just keep it shut.

People talking like "my wedding is in July. I'm sure things will be back to normal." LOL. This virus has been a giant slap to humanity to get it's shit together.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 08:44 AM

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It's good to read everyone's perspective here, I think we all bring a different angle to this.

From a business owner perspective as well as interest in real estate I can already tell you things will not go back to "normal". We will have a new normal, life is not over as we know it, but there will be significant changes.

From a business perspective, there is no way around it, a lot of businesses especially small/mid sized are gone. Some are hanging on by a thread hoping between a stimulus and quick reopening they can survive (this is where majority operate). The rest already can't hack it or have closed shop. This will certainly trickle up to large corps with layoffs.

Commercial landlords especially those with many restaurant chains already have a large amount of confirmations that the businesses are closing shop. Government stimulus isn't enough, uncertainty of how long this goes on for isn't worth accruing more debt for. No bailout will dig you out of that.

Car repos are up in Canada, pretty sure this is still kept quiet, but if you think dealers (especially used cars) can afford to sit on inventory that's not moving for prolonged time, you are mistaken. Following China, in their first month of the lockdown car sales were down 20%, 2nd month they were down a further 80%. Between that, people with negative equity in their cars I think the used car market is going to take a massive shit. 911's for everyone $\:\|$

This comes down to rich vs. poor. If you are fortunate to have a job or a job that can be done remotely, you are good for now. Doesn't mean safe, but at least you have something as the lockdown continues. Those who don't have the privilege of such jobs have no choice but to expose themselves to the virus and continue to work if the work is there.

I agree everyone should stay home to help the greater good, but I too remember not having money and I can't say with confidence that if I was faced with feeding my family and catching the virus vs staying home and potentially losing my house/apartment/no food on the table that I'd pick the latter. I think most of us would take the risk and work even if we can catch the virus. I don't see how there is a choice.

We all know what the right thing to do is and those of us who can adhere to the lockdown should do so, but we are not in a position to pass judgement on others from the comfort of our homes when many are in much worse positions (save for the few assholes ruining it for everyone else).

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 09:35 AM

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We gotta think twice before opening up restaurants again.

This is how one person infected 9 people at a restaurant in Guangzhou China. The person A1 traveled from Wuhan and was the only one who had Corona at the time. It is believed that air conditioning was the reason how virus circulated.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article

zimms

(Post Master Sr)

04/20/20 09:47 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: hyper-s2k

Originally Posted By: robbbby

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Fucking stop with the gloves.

I was there about 2.5 weeks ago and what they did was you sanitize / put on gloves when you enter and then you wait for an employee. They basically shop for you - you tell them what you want and they scoop / bag it for you, then take everything up to the cashier.

(Post Master Sr)

04/20/20 10:15 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

100% Vas.
Especially when you consider that typically, most people survive and don't have anything more than a week of flu symptoms... I'd bet if I wasn't in the position I'm in, that I'd go to work regardless of the lockdown.
But this is all based on time.
A week or two... people stay in. The longer this drags on, the more we're gonna find what you described... people stepping out and doing it anyways because survival is the only thing left for them.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 11:21 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Not to be all Trump supporter but the prolonged Stay at home stance will do more harm than good. We live in a very fragile economy where small changes causes drastic events and we simply can't keep this going for much longer. Restaurants are holding on by a thread, as Vas said Corps will feel the affects soon enough and everyone will suffer for it.

My wife started a new job a month ago (process started before the lockdown) but as a result she had her laptop mailed to her and she as of yet has not seen a coworker face to face yet. Company has started laying off people.

We need to start up again, those who can continue WFH can do so but for others, have it mandatory to wear masks in public (malls, shops..whatever) and have other protocols in place to be safe but have it rolling up again.

Also what is this going to do for all the kids in schools from all age groups? Does school get cancelled for the year, have them forgo summer vacation and continue then, if cancelled then does the summer programs get cancelled too so parents are then stuck again?

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 11:26 AM

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Got this email from one of the whoesale marketers.

Quote:

MVR is requesting members to wear face masks and gloves while shopping in our facility.

We are strongly implementing:

Membership Card must be presented at entrance.
Maximum 2 people to enter per membership card

I don't agree with the gloves, but if that's what it takes, hope other non-food related businesses open up their doors.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 11:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Big Tasty

I agree, of the lowest hanging fruit, if everyone wore masks we can definitely accelerate reopening part of the economy. I think that in itself is a very viable solution, the only problem is that effective masks are limited to the N95's.

Last I checked I think 3M N95 can produce about 35 million units per week at full capacity (someone should double check). So once you cover all hospitals/frontline/essential workers and there are enough masks to go around for everyone I think it's reasonable to make it mandatory in public to wear one so we have something quasi functioning opposed to nothing. It's not a perfect solution by any stretch, but I don't know what the alternative is.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 01:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/swe...8?ocid=msedgntp

This will be interesting to see how Sweden does.

LNXGUY

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 02:14 PM

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New York state is re-opening all public/private boat ramps. We'll see how this goes.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 02:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/sweden-says-controversial-virus-strategy-proving-effective/ar-BB12TP18?ocid=msedgntp

This will be interesting to see how Sweden does.

I've been watching them for a while.
Their death rate is 156 people per 1M, and they are not densely populated country.

Canada is 45 people per 1M.
US is 126

Sweden's total case rate 1,463 per 1M.
Canada 972.
US 2,363

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 02:21 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

None of this means anything.

If you don't know how many people are tested/a-symptomatic in relation to the population this data is completely useless.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 02:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

You can also see how many are tested.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Japan lol, only 892 tested. Korea 11,000 tested.

Korea got it under control.
Only new cases are ones that returning from other countries.
Those people are locked down for 2 weeks, GPS tracked.
Some people are arrested for leaving the house. They tracked them to near by stores. Somehow they even found the ones who turned off the GPS on their phone.

(Post Master Sr)

04/20/20 02:55 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Too early to reopen but we most likely will anyways cause rich people starting to lose money now lol
Hopefully they'll be the ones that will catch covid next.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 02:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/sweden-says-controversial-virus-strategy-proving-effective/ar-BB12TP18?ocid=msedgntp

This will be interesting to see how Sweden does.

Actually it would - I didn't think that their capital (Stockholm) would be more urbanly dense compared to Toronto.

https://versus.com/en/stockholm-vs-toronto

The scale is relatively on par so yes if it works for them, maybe there's hope for us.

HOWEVER, this also assumes our citizens follow the same discipline, which to 355-Si's point - we don't.

(Post Master Sr)

04/20/20 04:04 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: A2B-Lexus

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/sweden-says-controversial-virus-strategy-proving-effective/ar-BB12TP18?ocid=msedgntp

This will be interesting to see how Sweden does.

Sweden is basically asking its citizens to do exactly what I said we're incapable of doing.
I'd love it if we did it... but I guess I'm a big skeptic on Canadians because so many are retarded as fuck.

Trump isn't wrong with saying that he closed things and did all this good stuff... he did, but he did it late and discredited everything up until he gave it due credit.
I think that's been my thing with him. Not his execution but his lack of ownership. But hey, it's politics.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 05:11 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Was walking around my area today and noticed the 24/7 gym was closed, just like my gym down the street...but it looked odd. Walked up to the glass and there was the typical "closed due to covid 19" note, but everything had been ripped out, all equipment gone, reception gone, signs gone, just an empty space.

I know as a commercial landlord, you can take over a place in default of rent payment after 15 days and sell assets to recover rent in arrears. What I suspect happened here was these emptied the whole thing and stopped paying rent to basically hold the landlord hostage so that he can't make a legal claim for the money they would owe during covid as accrued debt, essentially forcing to forgive it or they most likely went bankrupt and tried to liquidate as much shit as possible before the banks come after them.

Just a tiny example of how we are about to see a lot of empty store fronts.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/20/20 09:44 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

That's going to suck. I could see the government having to give grants for small businesses to start up.

There has to be a happy medium between landlord and tenants so they don't get evicted.

(Post Master Sr)

04/21/20 07:57 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

All those stores along Eglinton LRT construction? Beyond fucked.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

04/22/20 01:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ontario-premie...eopen-1.4906840

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provinc...y-opens-up.html

So, back to work after May 2-4 weekend?

(Post Master Sr)

04/22/20 01:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_SFrbxF1rQ/?igshid=1monpdtcwtj3t

(Post Master Supreme)

04/22/20 02:07 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lmao i saw that yesterday. what a goof

(Post Master Supreme)

04/22/20 03:03 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1253041723510587394

Oh boy

(Post Master Sr)

04/22/20 04:32 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Who wants to go to Vegas for some gambling! lol

That said, if people actually did their job... it would total work.
But who actually has that faith and trust in humanity?

(Post Master Supreme)

04/22/20 06:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Batshit crazy

(Post Master Sr)

04/22/20 08:20 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Got issued n95 masks today at work if we want them. I declined.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/22/20 08:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Dare I say going to Vegas is dicey? $\:D$

(Post Master Supreme)

04/22/20 09:07 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Screamin Type ARGH!

Batshit crazy

happy birfday bro!

(Post Master Sr)

04/22/20 10:05 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

One dead every 3 minutes in NYC $\:\|$

https://www.businessinsider.com/fdny-ems-first-responders-trauma-guilt-coronavirus-ptsd-2020-4

In other news, I found 1 used and 2 newish N95 masks in my basement stash. Who knew. Wasn’t perfectly sealed in a ziploc so not pristine ...

(The used was SARS-era)

(Post Master Sr)

04/26/20 10:29 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Who's been cutting onions up in here ....

Fucking Mon Sheong long-term-care downtown is so fucked, it's got 50 positive, 26 of them dead.

I contemplated what would happen if my parents were in an old age home at this time, and whether I'd have the ability to pull them out of an old age home, take the 14-day isolation hit with the entire family, etc. etc. etc...

Easy to say, very difficult to do.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/27/20 12:20 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Costco Woobridge on Weston rd.
5 employees infected.

Longos on Rutherford just opened the other day after closing for 2 weeks because their employees were positive

(Post Master Supreme)

04/27/20 12:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Who's been cutting onions up in here ....

Fucking Mon Sheong long-term-care downtown is so fucked, it's got 50 positive, 26 of them dead.

Wow how come this didn’t make the headlines? Long-term care is fucked and the province/gov really dropped the ball hard on this. Feel so bad for all the families going through this. Lots of heads will be rolling post covid.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/27/20 02:08 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

long term care and shelters have been getting hit hard lately.

(Post Master Sr)

04/27/20 02:30 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

This is hitting the Canadian airwaves, cuz someone in Alberta said it's possible.

https://nationalpost.com/health/covid-19...-on-an-hvac-fix

Quote:

COVID-19 can be spread by building ventilation, argue Canadian researchers working on an HVAC fix
A group of Alberta researchers are working on ways that buildings could change their HVAC set-ups to curb the risk of infection

Originally Posted By: porschetr

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0764_article

(Post Master Supreme)

04/27/20 02:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Good luck on the HVAC fix

(Post Master Sr)

04/27/20 06:18 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

after seeing whats happening to long term care facilities. i will never put my parents in one if i can help it

(Post Master Sr)

04/27/20 06:44 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Who was it here on CSI:On that said they have a UV light thingie in their furnace? I thought about it before COVID, but ... never got around to it.

We had duct cleaners come by in ... Jan-Feb to clean the ducts, we were noticing a weird film on anything plastic (thought it was the humidifiers), and the spiders all over the place is fuuuuucked.

We're using MERV8 4"-thick no-name filters from Amazon though...

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Good luck on the HVAC fix

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak-computer-algorithm-artificial-intelligence

(Post Master Sr)

04/28/20 11:26 AM

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Quote:

60 Minutes

The computer algorithm that was among the first to detect the coronavirus outbreak
On New Year's Eve, a small company in Canada was among the first to raise the alarm about an infectious disease outbreak. Its computer algorithm calculated where the virus might spread next. The technology could change the way we fight another contagion.

(Post Master Sr)

04/28/20 11:48 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Funny to watch health Canada get called out just now.
They got asked why their long term death predictions aren't higher if the short term predictions went up. They looked like they were caught off guard and said they Could change the number but that is what they are using for planning purposes.
Sounds to me they fudging numbers to get the economy to open back up as quick as possible.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/28/20 03:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

sick!

https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/04/p...g-covid-19.html

https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/gta/202...-canadians.html

(Post Master Sr)

04/28/20 03:48 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

This was one of the people in the Mon Sheong that died ... she was 111 yrs old and a bad mutha fucka too ...

Fucking tears as I'm reading this ... $\:\|$

Originally Posted By: Hatorade

COVID claims 111-year-old Foon Hay Lum, pioneering activist for Chinese Canadians

(Post Master Supreme)

04/28/20 09:01 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Good luck on the HVAC fix

UV-C if anything...

small air purifiers like germ guardian have UV-C built in

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronaviru...laims-1.4885104

(Post Master Supreme)

04/28/20 09:02 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: BroKe

so if it opens back up...will people actually want to go back knowing they could get fucked in the end ?

(Post Master Sr)

04/28/20 10:43 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

Originally Posted By: BroKe

so if it opens back up...will people actually want to go back knowing they could get fucked in the end ?

Yes because the general public is legit stupid AF. Maybe it's my tin foil hat talking but I likely won't be going to many public places even after the lock down is lifted. I'm enjoying grocery delivery/curbside pick up. I'll likely never set foot in a grocery store again. Not because of covid but I like the convenience of it.

(Post Master Sr)

04/29/20 07:37 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Apparently TD telling healthcare workers they cannot bank in person: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doctor-td-bank-covid-19-1.5547010

(Post Master Sr)

04/29/20 07:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

We have one of these as the wife learned about it, so have been using it the past ... 2 mths or so. https://www.phonesoap.com/

Thanks for tip re: Germ Guardian ... we have 3 humidifiers and ... it's been a bitch to clean them. Maybe I'll pick up one of those.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

UV-C if anything...

small air purifiers like germ guardian have UV-C built in

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronaviru...laims-1.4885104

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 08:50 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

What problem are you trying to solve?

(Post Master Sr)

04/29/20 08:53 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

re: PhoneSoap, the wife saw an fb thead and jumped on the bandwagon of disinfecting her phone etc.

re: UV-C and furnaces ... Thought about making the air in the home 'cleaner' ... even pre-COVID, but never got around ... Just wondering who's done this, efficacy, etc...

(I have a little electric toothbrush head cleaner that uses UV light as well

)

I argue with the wife that this whole UV-C thing is about DECREASING the amount of virus by killing it, by %. i.e. you'd have to let it bathe in UV-C for like 24 hours or something to really really kill 99.9% of viruses ... (or whatever time it takes.).

i.e. putting your phone into that UV-C thing for 10 mins ain't going to make it hospital-grade clean, or wiping it down with a Clorox wipe.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

What problem are you trying to solve?

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 04:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Boss told us today that the company may be letting a skeleton staff back in the office this summer. Things like one person per elevator means there really can't be too many people in there at once. They may open the doors a little wider in the fall, but it's quite possible most of us will be at home until next year.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 05:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

hey if you really want to be out and about some essential companies are still hiring $\:\)$

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 06:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

Is your pay still at 100%?

Lots of people I talked to at bigger companies/former employers are taking paycuts. Some have been gradual like 10% in April, another 5% coming in May.

Some as drastic as 25% right out of the gate since this started.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 08:29 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Pay is solid.... for now.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 08:48 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

for us i am a bit surpried how tight things are getting, for how 'well' things usually are for our Co.

-raises that were due in May now cut (no surprises, fair enough)
-xmas bonus due for july in question (prob will be cut, but maybe not as it's based on last years results so waiting on this)
-pay cuts across the board, 2% for me then it goes 3.5 and 5 up the ladder, ouch, but it's temporary...no end date in sight yet
-we're going into wk 3 of forced 1-day off work, unpaid, can't use vacay to get paid, again TBD
-they have begun packaging out senior staff already, 1-3 a week it seems
-POSSIBLE future cut measures to be taken tbd......

factory guys heading back May 11th so that's good for them. prob very slow production with the safety measure in place, not to mention a shitton of unsold cars both at dealers and at autoports/compounds across canada.

otherwise, can't complain. working from home is working out ok though. hard as fuck with 2 lil guys running amok but we're making it work.

been filling in/assistin with our CR dept's lately given the insane backlog too lol.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 09:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

so you're saying that if i want to get into a CTR now is the time to do it? lol

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 10:04 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

so you're saying that if i want to get into a CTR now is the time to do it? lol

ironically last i heard was almost all of the 2020's were already pre-sold lol. but heck i'm sure many orders have been cancelled given this covid19 shit so yeah, prob some deals to be had in the coming months...

dunno how many of the 2021 yellow special ed. ones we're getting but they'll make it here eventually.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/29/20 10:32 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

One of the biggest insurance brokers in the world.

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/04/27/566445.htm

No mentions of pay cuts for my work....

(Post Master Sr)

04/30/20 01:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I've been thinking about the accrued vacation everyone is shoring up, as there's nowhere to go ...

The 'forced-use' of vacation, 4-day work-weeks, makes sense as a way to burn that time, as well as the no-bonus

So far I haven't heard anything about the cancellation/reduction of our $2k/yr/pp education budget...

At a crown corp I used to work at .... they mandated a 20% reduction in fees that contractors can charge, so that kinda sucks.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/30/20 09:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I opted for half days. Wife is a teacher and shes doing the online learning for the kids and thats a feat in itself so she can't look after the youngest while shes helping answer questions for kids etc, so in a way its a nice little vacation as well as working from home on things I can (even though my job isn't a typical work from home, but I'm reinventing lol)

(Post Master Supreme)

04/30/20 09:07 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

anyone else notice the abundance of "this is all a hoax, we need to open back up again" posts on FB groups etc?

Man its like some people are clueless as to whats going on.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/30/20 09:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i was able to sell 10 days back and throw that $$ into RRSP. Parked it all in $$$ market. I am not sure how low the market will go. Will throw it back in the market once there looks to be an upswing. Don't want $$$ in money market if there is going to be a depression or inflation from the world printing money.

(Post Master Supreme)

04/30/20 10:08 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

anyone else notice the abundance of "this is all a hoax, we need to open back up again" posts on FB groups etc?

Man its like some people are clueless as to whats going on.

I have two people who post stupid shit.
One didn't graduate high school.
The other, flat earthener, anti vexxor.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

05/01/20 09:37 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

anyone else notice the abundance of "this is all a hoax, we need to open back up again" posts on FB groups etc?

Man its like some people are clueless as to whats going on.

Yep! However, Im extremely thankful we do not have a leader who behaves like an Orangutan.

I noticed that it's the rich that's stirring the shit in the pot to get people back work?

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

05/01/20 09:39 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Since the lock down and I've been working from home on a daily basis. I. just. can't. stop. snacking.

It's hard to say no to the wife's homemade eastern european pastries.

(Post Master Sr)

05/01/20 12:18 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Since the lock down and I've been working from home on a daily basis. I. just. can't. stop. snacking.

It's hard to say no to the wife's homemade eastern european pastries.

Ironically I've been eating less since I've been working from home.

ehko

(Post Master Sr)

05/01/20 12:33 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

What are restaurants looking like in GTA now? You still seeing a lot of them shifting to take out/pick up? I follow the big independent guys, but I'm more curious as to what your neighbourhood places are doing. What about the chains?

(Post Master Supreme)

05/01/20 01:20 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Seems like a very odd mix.

Some chains are doing take out only others are permanently closed even though they did/can do take out. I don't understand it.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/01/20 02:37 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I've noticed a couple of independent places who originally closed during the lockdown are now open for delivery/pickup. I really hope the churrasqueira around the corner from me re-opens soon.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/01/20 04:13 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Wow traffic almost back to normal today, jfc. Everyone driving around, OPEN ER UP

(Post Master Supreme)

05/01/20 06:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: ehko

i was at a local neighborhood Pho place. They had 4 ppl in there waiting. Pho was ringing off the hook but probably no where close to what their revenue would be if they had dine in.

Simon_the_Pieman

(Post Master Sr)

05/01/20 10:35 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i support some small local food spots in the area and they seem to sell out fairly quickly which is nice to see.

i guess its a balance of how much food can you put out and make money on vs how much supply you need to order so youre not wasting anything

but yes i agree that many more could be offering delivery or curbside pickup to pay for some bills but for whatever reason are choosing not to.

ehko

(Post Master Sr)

05/01/20 10:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

We have 2 of our 4 locations open from 4-8 Tuesday to Saturday, and we're only doing about 5% of the revenue we would normally be doing. No location running profitably. Our phones were busy from 330-730.

I can't imagine these big boxes in plazas in the GTA can keep paying these rents for that long. Mom and pop shops should make it, they'll just suffer their own pay in the short run.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 04:51 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

They can't, I keep talking to my guys that run commercial Class A + some independent strip malls. From the restaurants at the class A 50%+ are gone, not coming back and closed for good. The strip malls are fairing better, I think this is because it's usually independent smaller landlords/cheaper rent/both scrappy entrepreneur types (not franchise owners) and are working together.

Crazy to hear you are down to 5%, damn. I remember visiting one of your locations in Barrie, it was a main strip (can't remember the name of the street), place was popping and food was great but you were entirely setup for dine in. Are the government programs going to be enough to get you through?

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 11:13 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Only 25% paid their rent at Cadillac Fairview...

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 12:27 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

$\:o$

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 10:48 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

anyone else notice the abundance of "this is all a hoax, we need to open back up again" posts on FB groups etc?

Man its like some people are clueless as to whats going on.

Yep! However, Im extremely thankful we do not have a leader who behaves like an Orangutan.

I noticed that it's the rich that's stirring the shit in the pot to get people back work?

The people I’ve seen do it are not rich nor intelligent

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 10:51 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: ehko

There is a subsidy but also some just won’t pay. Gap already said it is stopping paying rent as an example. As mentioned above CF said about 25% of their base have paid. It’s not always about can’t pay it’s also a about won’t pay since it is not open / delivering returns

Just think of a big company like Best Buy if they said nah we aren’t paying this month what would a property company do? It would be short sighted to take action and the good ones will work with companies. It’s not like they would kick Best Buy out and then have it empty and find another massive retailer in that location (there isn’t many) that could fit all of the clauses and afford it to replace the BB space.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 10:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

UV-C if anything...

small air purifiers like germ guardian have UV-C built in

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronaviru...laims-1.4885104

I have 2 phone soaps as well. Neat product

(Post Master Supreme)

05/02/20 11:00 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: ehko

A majority have pivoted to delivery but are still getting smashed. For some odd reason Krispy Kreme is off the hook busy but for the most part it’s very small numbers for a majority of these businesses

(Post Master Sr)

05/03/20 04:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Henry's filed for Chap 11

A friend who has a breakfast joint in Markham isn't fairing well ... about a year in, and it's a franchise, which JUST so happen to be CASH ONLY .... I think they've finally pivoted to a payment processor, but in the meantime all the cash is washed in a soapy bucket of water.

Plexiglass panels just installed ... Not sure if it'll survive.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/03/20 05:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Sucks about Henry's, but I am not sure if there is any brick and mortar business that won't follow suit, at least they are doing it early on and not wasting time trying to keep shit afloat when there is no point. If they were able to do this quick chances are these stores were already on the chopping block for some time now. I think it's a good opportunity for a lot of these retailers to cut out the low performing profit centers via restructuring and double down on their profitable locations and online. It allows many to get out of long term leases/severance liabilities at a reduced cost if they do it now under these conditions than trying to maintain status quo.

https://petapixel.com/2020/05/02/henrys-canadas-top-photo-retailer-to-close-a-quarter-of-its-stores/

(Post Master Supreme)

05/03/20 07:03 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Chapter 11 is a US code, doesn’t apply in Canada

(Post Master Supreme)

05/04/20 01:17 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

This guy understands business

(Post Master Sr)

05/04/20 07:22 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Quote:

Customers at Longo’s locations across the Greater Toronto Area will now be required to wear masks or face coverings while shopping in the stores.

https://www.cp24.com/news/longo-s-says-c...tores-1.4923329

(Post Master Sr)

05/04/20 07:31 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

At a crown corp I used to work at .... they mandated a 20% reduction in fees that contractors can charge, so that kinda sucks.

Don't worry, they'll just take 50% longer to finish the task.

(Post Master Sr)

05/04/20 09:18 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Costco Canada (Quebec), and Costco US mandating all customers wear face coverings of some kind effective today.

Costco Canada (ex-QC) still not mandatory as of now $\:\|$

Also @ Costco: Overheard by a friend ...

Some ransom smart-ass commented out loud as a HCW bypassed the line:

"I didn't realize I was getting heart-surgery at Costco today." $\:\|$

https://www.cp24.com/news/longo-s-says-c...tores-1.4923329

(Post Master Supreme)

05/04/20 12:48 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Quote:

Customers at Longo’s locations across the Greater Toronto Area will now be required to wear masks or face coverings while shopping in the stores.

The employee of Longo's been wearing masks for a couple of weeks now since two of their stores were affected.
Funny though, you can tell some of them don't want to wear masks. This old man who were restocking was only wearing on his mouth having the nose completely exposed.

Feel safer shopping at Asian grocery stores now. Everyone there including employees wear masks.
Went to Nations today, they were handing out gloves and masks as people enter.
No line ups.

Employees at these stores in Vaughan tested Positive.
Costco (Western/7) - happened last week but they kept it open.
Walmart (Maple) and Sobeys
https://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/two-emp...Rvs_Up6HUAeNfEE

(Post Master Supreme)

05/04/20 12:51 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Heh.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/china-seizes-over-89-million-shoddy-face-masks-1.4912366

ehko

(Post Master Sr)

05/04/20 12:55 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I only have 2 of my 13 tenants that have been able to pay me for May including myself.

That location is our biggest and sprawls across 2 buildings. Our capacity is around 550 and we haven't had a single person in it since March 16th. It's a big restaurant that pivots to bar at night. We shut down for a renovation in January that we hadn't fully paid for, so this hit us at a really really bad time financially.

Luckily I pulled out a lot of weed money that I've been sitting on, so we'll have no problem making it through... but our burn rate between the 4 locations is about $15k/week right now.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

(Post Master Sr)

05/04/20 06:23 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

And they take your temperature before they let you in.

(Post Master Sr)

05/05/20 07:17 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Depends which grocery store you go to...

Nations in Hamilton ask you to wear a face covering at the entrance, and give you one if needed.

Next thing you know, you're walking around and every once in awhile you'll see white/black people with no mask

(They walked in with a mask, then took it off.). No employees in the store monitor/nor say anything to them about it.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Feel safer shopping at Asian grocery stores now. Everyone there including employees wear masks.
Went to Nations today, they were handing out gloves and masks as people enter.
No line ups.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 08:08 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: ehko

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

That's tough man, I can imagine as I am in a similar boat to a lesser extent. Good time to rethink restructure if possible, otherwise not much else to do but ride it out as best as you can and try to leverage as much of the government aid as possible. There is supposed to be further small business funding, but nothing that I've seen as of yet.

(Post Master Sr)

05/05/20 09:53 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

traffic on dvp northbound yesterday at 4 was wayyyy more than last week. got a few ppl doing 60 again. few weeks ago the avg speed was 120-140. yesterday was about 100 then everyone slamming on their brakes for those people doing 60 in left lane. going to be hard to transition from 12 mins to work, back to 40-50 mins. i might lose my shit

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 11:46 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Just went to Longos.
After closing down their two locations, they are not fucking around anymore.

Temperature measured at the front.
Masks handed out.
Carts are wiped.

Nations didn't wipe their carts or measured temperature.

fuck sakes. I went to buy a chicken to fry, and forgot to get it. Spent $104 though

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 12:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

this is why were doing as much of our grocery shopping online either amazon or pay and pickup, no going in stores

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 02:08 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

i gotta say, this line bypass for front line workers is nice. granted, i don't use my super powers for evil, but masked up and everything and went in, was in and out in 5 mins. they let me go infront of everyone lined up outside and waiting for the cash too.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 02:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

you gotta start using it to your advantage...ask around who else in line wants to experience the VIP for some $$ :p

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 05:29 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

Nice! I should give you my shopping list :P

(Post Master Sr)

05/05/20 07:45 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

... Have ... Have you tried?

Amazon's like 3-4 weeks out for random shit even if you have Prime membership, and last we checked diapers were out of stock.

Order Online + Curbside Pickup for groceries? Forget it. Timeslots are unavailable, whether it's direct with the store (Fortinos, Walmart), or thru Instacart, etc...

I'm the peasant that does our shopping now (unless the wife does what she wants when she wants and gets takeout) ... and we spent $1800 fucking dollars last month

...

We also picked up a fridge + freezer and shoved it into the basement ... Need to start prepping/packing meats into smaller portions into freezer bags etc... FFS eggs, fucking eggs get the beatdown each time and we lose a few FML we go shopping.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

this is why were doing as much of our grocery shopping online either amazon or pay and pickup, no going in stores

(Post Master Supreme)

05/05/20 08:31 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

this is why were doing as much of our grocery shopping online either amazon or pay and pickup, no going in stores

been doing both without issue
amazon has some backlogged products but they usually ship[ much sooner than they advertise

we are using wholesale club for curbside, no longer than a week for pickup so we plan accordingly

theres also places like gordon food services, buy and pickup same day
theres also woodward meats
and sysco now offers buy and pickup

so many options besides the big name brands if you're having issues

c2k

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05/06/20 08:19 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

this is why were doing as much of our grocery shopping online either amazon or pay and pickup, no going in stores

zero issues, try stepping into a store or pay for amazon prime. I ordered 10 items on amazon on sunday and I will be receiving my order this afternoon.

Generally it's much better now than what it used to be a month ago and you shouldn't really have any issues ordering what you need. We ordered a bike for one of the kiddo last week at crappy tire and the curb side pick-up was painless. It was great and I love that I don't have to go inside the store.

Oh and.. 1,800 on take outs?

(Post Master Supreme)

05/06/20 08:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Instacart here. No issues. Just add stuff to the list and it comes in a week. Just gotta pland ahead.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/06/20 08:56 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

How is the produce using these online ordering things? I'm really picky when it comes to produce and it probably makes up 80% of my grocery bill. Pretty sure I don't want someone else picking my veggies and fruits for me.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/06/20 09:14 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Was gonna order some Mobil1 from Canadian Tire since it's 45% off.

Put it in cart.
Says "In store purchase Only"

I changed the location and it worked.
I guess some locations don't even offer Curbside pick ups.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/07/20 04:47 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Sweet, just ordered 3 jugs as I have oil changes coming up.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

05/07/20 03:51 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Was gonna order some Mobil1 from Canadian Tire since it's 45% off.

Put it in cart.
Says "In store purchase Only"

I changed the location and it worked.
I guess some locations don't even offer Curbside pick ups.

Not a fan of M1, but VW just quietly made the switch from Castrol to M1.

But for that price? Im not gonna complain, I'll grab a couple of jugs.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/07/20 05:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Ya, I used to buy Amsoil for my EL.
But at the end, for what?
I am sure Mobil 1 is premium enough for my ordinary car.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/07/20 07:43 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

beggars can't be choosers. They generally do ok. I am sure they just grab whatever they see.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/08/20 05:42 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Liqui Moly for Audi
Mobil 1 for Toyotas

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

05/08/20 07:54 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Liqui Moly for Audi
Mobil 1 for Toyotas

Is your Audi a TDI?

Simon_the_Pieman

(Post Master Sr)

05/08/20 02:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Liqui Moly for Audi
Mobil 1 for Toyotas

my hyundais pop moly. they seem to like it.

(Post Master Sr)

05/09/20 11:36 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

LCBO is on the list now too lol.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

05/10/20 07:56 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Anybody nervous about Quebec's restrictions easing up? I'll admit that I am nervous because there's nothing more that I would love to have life to go back to normal.

(Post Master Sr)

05/10/20 05:07 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Anybody nervous about Quebec's restrictions easing up? I'll admit that I am nervous because there's nothing more that I would love to have life to go back to normal.

Not too concerned... can't tell you why tho. Not being facetious, I just feel like it'll be ok.
The "second wave" will be more like a ripple.
{time stamp May 10, 2020}

(Post Master Supreme)

05/10/20 09:06 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I had to make a grocery /beer run today at Loblaws near Markville. All Asians (yellow and brown) were wearing a mask and non were walking around like its nothing. The staff didn't look to be social distancing from each other while not wearing a mask either.

One of my coworkers friend who is a nurse got Covid but she only found out because someone else on the floor had it.

I command their bravery /stupidity.

(Post Master Sr)

05/11/20 10:04 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

So, with the lack of (serious) COVID infections for children / infants, apparently Sick Kids is pretty quiet, so much so the staff there (likely just the nurses) are concerned they'll be called up to help in crazier areas like LTC homes etc...

(friend's wife took extended (unpaid) leave during the crisis immediately after her mat leave)

(Post Master Sr)

05/11/20 11:25 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: furball

My understanding is RNs won't be called to help in LTC facilities because they're kind of the top dog. With less RNs at hospital, you're actively committing patient murder if anything were to happen.
However, RPNs are "disposable" and are being sent over to do swabs. The swab doesn't require the high skillset of an RN so I totally understand sending the RPN to do that. It just requires a brief education on swab and nasal cavity anatomy and some virology and they can do it. That would take about an hour or two.

It would be like sending an advanced care paramedic to transfer someone with low haemoglobin to the hospital... or an anaesthesiologist to prep drugs for a cardiac arrest.

And sick kids RNs are soooo specialized. So much so that they don't even function on the same wavelength for drugs.
"1mg of epi? um... I don't know anything beyond 0.3mg" lol. Everything they do is so scaled down for paediatrics its nuts. I admire them for what they do. They're amazing.

I'm back to work tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.

(Post Master Sr)

05/11/20 02:38 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Last I heard about dentists in Ontario ...

They're not opening up anytime soon for standard procedures (emergency only.). RCDSO cannot enforce, they can only 'strongly recommend' things ... (i.e. dental clinics can open if they want.).

Based on some bullshit change.org my dental friends are supporting, supposedly RCDSO recommending:

- ALL standard procedures continue to use the same existing safety protocols, plus:
- closed-room capabilities, i.e. not partially-open rooms.
- there must be a 2-3 hour DELAY BETWEEN PATIENTS, for 'the virus particles to drop to the ground' or some shit

https://www.change.org/p/provincial-dent...-evidence-based

Other recommendations by RCDSO is kinda crazy:
https://www.rcdso.org/en-ca/rcdso-members/2019-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-faqs#a6

Quote:

Have clinic staff manage commonly-used surfaces, i.e. open/close doors for patients

I'd be concerned how the dental hygienists will manage thru this re: PPE ... (all the hygienists have already been laid off since March at my buddys' clinics)

(Post Master Supreme)

05/11/20 02:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Why have teeth? Should setup a little side business extracting teeth, make that CERB money on the low low.

https://www.rcdso.org/en-ca/rcdso-member...g-teledentistry

(Post Master Sr)

05/11/20 02:58 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Fuck that Vas ... RCDSO recommended guidelines on .... teledentistry

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Why have teeth? Should setup a little side business extracting teeth, make that CERB money on the low low.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/13/20 05:53 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Coming up from downtown today at 5pm, traffic on DVP was backed up from Don Mills, ahh the good old pre covid days are back

(Post Master Supreme)

05/13/20 09:37 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My work has no intent to get any of us back into the office. They would never meet the social distance requirements. I don't foresee seeing a full office until a vaccine is made.

(Post Master Sr)

05/14/20 10:10 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

My company (small start-up) was to move to Liberty Village in Dec 2020/Jan 2021 ... That's likely on hold as the current tenant there might stay a bit; likely sub-lease out more space there as well...

(Post Master Supreme)

05/14/20 10:45 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

Coming up from downtown today at 5pm, traffic on DVP was backed up from Don Mills, ahh the good old pre covid days are back

screw that..it was almost "nice" to go into the city for a service call in the last month

(Post Master Sr)

05/14/20 02:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

It's funny that they had opening dates all along and were planning to open regardless of testing, ppe supply and case numbers.
I'm gonna say we'll be fully open by mid June at the latest. We will get a second wave but will not shutdown for the second time. Live at your own discression.
Had a friend tell me yesterday we need to open back cause he needs to walk his dog in the park. Wtih that type of thinking. Yeah I'm gonna see staying home for a while still.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/14/20 02:28 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Now (well, next week) is the time when PPE, hand washing, and distancing are going to be the most important. It's gonna be a free-for-all. I haven't been very concerned up until now, but I think this is the time to start wearing gloves.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/14/20 03:38 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Went to Longos today, they won't let you in unless you wear a mask.

good cat.gif

I think we are all right to be concerned as people are starting to not care/not take this seriously. Even I catch myself being less cautious to be honest.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/14/20 05:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Longo's doing it right.
Masks handed out, temp checked, make you sanitize hands, cart sanitized as they hand one to you. Your location didn't do that?

Went to Canadian Tire to pick up previously ordered items. Went inside to see.
Only thing they do is have you push the cart for distancing even if you don't need it. Then one way isles.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/15/20 09:58 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

that was quick

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3575064-sorrento-claims-covidminus-19-cure

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

05/15/20 11:06 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Screamin Type ARGH!

that was quick

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3575064-sorrento-claims-covidminus-19-cure

sorrento? I'd take it w/ a grain of salt.

(Post Master Sr)

05/20/20 08:37 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

(Post Master Sr)

05/20/20 02:40 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

so stupid lol whatever little precaution they can do as long as they get to open up right? i hope they go out of business.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/20/20 03:57 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

so here's my take on it.

they are closing schools for the rest of the year, but re opening stores and shit. i've gone to grocery stores, shoppers etc and nobody was wearing masks, hundreds of people at niagara falls, downtown etc so a "second" wave of infections would already be happening....however numbers are still the same and same amount of volume at hospitals. with H1N1 there were no closures, basically a free for all and i think it's the same with this covid shit.

basically at this point, unless you're super old or have pre existing medical conditions, i don't think that covid NOW, is as bad as SARS or H1N1 was in it's full extent.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/20/20 05:02 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The second wave seems happening in Korea.

South Korea had 0 new domestic cases for 4 straight days a couple of weeks ago.
(we still have 1,000 each day)

New case developed at a club last week by 1 girl who ignored self quarantine order.
Now back to couple hundreds. 20-30 new cases each day since, ALL linked from that club and that girl.

One of the club attendee was a private learning center teacher who spread to his students, then to their parents.
One guy from the same club infected his uncle and 1yr old nephew

It's a Korean site. City of Gunpo's official site.
If you click on 33th person, they list all the places she visited until she was admitted to hospital on the 19th
http://www.gunpo.go.kr/intro.jsp

They also closed high school as soon as it opened.
2 students who were linked to that club tested positive.
Above teacher's student went to a karaoke place. 2 OTHER students went to the same karaoke place and got infected.

(Post Master Sr)

05/20/20 07:30 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

That is some mad crazy shit. All from 1 person. Should be charged/fined with something. Do they know how/where she got it?

(Post Master Supreme)

05/20/20 07:48 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

my work sent out a survey about if we "felt safe" going back to the office. The offices are so packed now that there would be 2 or 3 ppl max compare to what it used to be.

I am comfortable with sleeping in, doing my work and getting off and saving 3 hours of commute. I told them I would not feel comfortable until there is a vaccine because I am more "comfortable" at home. $\:D$

An ex-coworker from another company is redoing the whole floor to adhere to social distancing. They are sending their personal stuff home first. I don't see her being back for a long while.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/20/20 08:39 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Raocorp

Originally Posted By: porschetr

That is some mad crazy shit. All from 1 person. Should be charged/fined with something. Do they know how/where she got it?

I just checked the news articles again.
Actually that girl got the Corona from club then went all over the place despite the order

The guy who brought the virus to the club was all over the country with a coworker, province to province between April 30 - May 6th. Don't know where he got it from. He had the symptoms before going to the club. His coworker also went to the club. Both tested positive after.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/20/20 08:55 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Originally Posted By: Raocorp

Originally Posted By: porschetr

That is some mad crazy shit. All from 1 person. Should be charged/fined with something. Do they know how/where she got it?

and people are complaining online about all this abuse of power rights and freedom etc..

well this is a clear cut example...some people are going to do stupid shit and not use their heads...so guess what you sometimes need Gov to make that decision for you.

I'm sure of the Gov said everyone be safe and do what you think is right, we'd be in a whole diff place right now.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/21/20 08:09 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles

(Post Master Supreme)

05/22/20 05:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: loudsubz

Originally Posted By: porschetr

Originally Posted By: Raocorp

Originally Posted By: porschetr

That is some mad crazy shit. All from 1 person. Should be charged/fined with something. Do they know how/where she got it?

Just watched a news clip uploaded today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arSrgtc63hQ

9 people tested positive from a birthday party for a 1 year old.
The photographer was the carrier, who was infected from the teacher who went to the club above.

One of those 9 people is a construction worker.
They just shut down the construction site which employee 200+ workers.

The teacher is responsible for 40 people so far.

(Post Master Supreme)

05/23/20 05:47 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I was running a few missions yesterday throughout the Toronto and I have to say I am not comfortable with what's happening. One business I was at where social distancing was not possible, no one adhered to any of the mandated policy, not the line ups, not the coverings, people talking together in VERY confined spaces, no masks, no gloves, people from outside walking in and out.

It was uncomfortable to watch, maybe we all have herd immunity by now? I don't know, but it's not looking good.

Also wearing a mask in the heat yesterday was shiiiiity.

(Post Master Sr)

05/23/20 09:19 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/05/23/leaving-hand-sanitizer-in-hot-vehicles-a-fire-risk/

(Post Master Supreme)

05/23/20 10:32 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

lots of news articles and top doctors saying were opening up too fast/soon

I really hope this isn't the case but can't disagree with someone that knows way more about this than I do...

fall second wave could be a big deal... $\:\($

https://nationalpost.com/news/do-not-imp...b-and-ei-claims

(Post Master Sr)

05/23/20 12:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Quote:

But the memo seems to take that approach a step further, encouraging civil servants to turn a blind eye to abuse.

i have a feeling the CERB thing will lead to universal income. why even work bro?

(Post Master Supreme)

06/16/20 02:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

14 Employees at Home Depot richmond hill
https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/10...ill-home-depot/

2 Employees at Longos again by my place.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBdSFC4AddJ/

But this one only seen on their Instagram page.
What the hell? Why is this information so hidden.
Only found out because someone sent me the link

(Post Master Supreme)

06/16/20 02:55 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Walmart has been hiding cases as well. I’ll just leave it at that... No cases in Markham that I know of, but lets just say some stores in Toronto had hourly workers tested positive and this didn’t make the news.

(Post Master Sr)

06/16/20 05:37 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

It's after the fact now, but Toronto Public Health is stupid.
I was sent off for 14 days self isolation because I intubated a patient without a respirator on.
They initially presented completely differently so we were wearing surgical masks, but they declined very quickly (within 7 minutes) from normal to flatline so we were caught a little off guard.
The decline started as we arrived at the elevator banks to go down to the ambo, to just after we loaded them into the ambo...

When their heart stopped, it happened in the ambo and we intubated her, forgetting to switch masks.
We got the patient back so that's the good part. But because it was considered an "unprotected exposure" we were sent off.

We were told that public health would notify us if the patient swabbed positive at the hospital... but not if they swabbed negative.
Through sources at the hospital, the patient swabbed negative... and of course my partner and I were asymptomatic... but yet, public health insists on only telling you if the person is positive, and that if you don't get a call you still have to self iso because "it could take a while for them to receive the results."
That means you have to stay off the entire 14 days no matter what.
I even asked "what if we get swabbed and are negative?"
Still no.

So basically, rather than having a full crew back at work... they would rather pay us to be off for 14 days.
You might say "hey, 14 day paid vacation!"
But it's not. It's isolation... under the umbrella that you don't ACTUALLY know if you're negative. You could be told 10 days into the iso that the person actually tested positive... so for the 2 days until someone told me (which is unofficial) I slept downstairs and didn't hang out with my kids.

Once I found out they were negative, I went back to normal life.
However, if public health or Durham Health paid a visit and found that I was out of the house or whatever, I would be nailed hard for breaching my isolation directives.

I hate Toronto Public Health.

No wonder everyone is so fucking scared.

(Post Master Supreme)

06/16/20 10:49 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Glad to hear you are negative.

The Cases have been steadily decreasing. I guess we've been doing ok. Need to keep washing hands.

I suspect I won't be in at work until 2020. If they aren't forcing me, I am not going.

(Post Master Supreme)

06/30/20 03:42 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Peel regions made the mask mandatory indoors.
Toronto waiting for approval.

So I went Costco to buy some filtered masks and it was sold out.
Went to another location and they had some left.

Costco.ca had some early today, and all gone now.

(Post Master Sr)

06/30/20 03:50 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Those in the suburbs can likely pick up some of those medical masks at Canada Computers (50/$25.99)

https://www.canadacomputers.com/search/results_details.php?language=en&keywords=mask

T&T has them too:

(Post Master Supreme)

06/30/20 05:34 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I grabbed 50 at Costco this morning, $25.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-coronavirus-ontario-july-2-update-1.5634774

(Post Master Sr)

07/02/20 03:25 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Quote:

The Windsor-Essex Health Unit ordered a work stoppage at one local farm Wednesday after 191 workers tested positive for the virus over the weekend.

Quote:

Sources confirm Nature Fresh farm effectively shut down

(Post Master Supreme)

07/02/20 04:24 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

I've been down that way a number of times when visiting Aphria's greenhouses. The whole area is Mexicans in yellows vests on kijiji used women's bikes riding in the shoulder of country roads. They also all live together in company bought houses (at least that's how Aphria does it) and for sure if 1 worker has it, it's spreads like wildfire when you have 10-15 dudes rooming in 1,500 sq. ft. bungalows in bunk beds.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

07/03/20 07:24 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

can we separate from the americans?

JFC, mask wearing is a huge controversy.

(Post Master Supreme)

07/03/20 08:42 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

The Big Story podcast this morning covers the US mask issue nicely.

There would have been a lot less resistance if the message from the top was to wear a mask from the get-go.

(Post Master Supreme)

07/03/20 08:59 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

It's not his fault, he didn't know if we should wear masks. Talk to Fauci.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

07/03/20 09:34 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Senor Eduardo_82

The Big Story podcast this morning covers the US mask issue nicely.

There would have been a lot less resistance if the message from the top was to wear a mask from the get-go.

SAD!

(Post Master Supreme)

07/03/20 08:52 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

lmao. Truth

(Post Master Supreme)

07/03/20 11:46 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

LaPaloma Woodbridge parking lot tonight.
It was insane. Haven't seen this many cars and people for a while.

(Post Master Supreme)

07/04/20 05:07 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

untz untz untz

(Post Master Sr)

07/04/20 08:32 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

We had a huge problem at the start with news and government telling everyone not to wear masks. Fucking retarded. That being said i don't trust them. Y'all can move to stage 3. I'll stay in stage 1 at most.

c2k

(Post Master Supreme)

07/04/20 08:45 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

LaPaloma Woodbridge parking lot tonight.
It was insane. Haven't seen this many cars and people for a while.

I so do not miss the hard parker scene.

[/old cranky man]

(Post Master Supreme)

07/04/20 08:17 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: BroKe

Yup!! Won't catch me out on public transit until 2021!

(Post Master Supreme)

07/05/20 04:19 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: c2k

Originally Posted By: porschetr

LaPaloma Woodbridge parking lot tonight.
It was insane. Haven't seen this many cars and people for a while.

I so do not miss the hard parker scene.

[/old cranky man]

I don't get this at all anymore. Yay so fun hanging around a parking lot??? At least back in the day we would actually do runs in Mexico...

(Post Master Supreme)

07/05/20 05:08 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Most people were young...like us back in the day.
So, it's kinda new to them I guess.

But way too many people in the lot like Corona is thing of the past, and 50-60 people lined up to get ice cream.

(Post Master Supreme)

07/06/20 06:14 AM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

While I think it's irresponsible to have the woodbridge meets right now, I have to say it makes me happy seeing young kids still do car meets. It's not even remotely close to the shitshow we grew up in along highway 7 $\:D$ but I am glad the scene/whatever is left of it is alive and well. Many good times were had, this forum's entire existence over the last 20+ years is precisely because of the picture above.

(Post Master Sr)

07/06/20 01:15 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

What's crazy is when you drive past some of the locations it used to happen at and it's completely different.
The biggest one for me is Milley's Donuts. There was just a field on the south side of Steeles back then. Now it's a bustling centre of Asian-ness.

(Post Master Supreme)

07/06/20 01:41 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: 355-Si

Originally Posted By: Risky Business

(Post Master Supreme)

07/06/20 02:10 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Originally Posted By: porschetr

LaPaloma Woodbridge parking lot tonight.
It was insane. Haven't seen this many cars and people for a while.

yo fuck that la paloma asshole. guy is a racist POS no wonder people fuck the place up all the time.

(Post Master Supreme)

07/06/20 09:54 PM

Re: Chinese New year corona special $4.

Millies Donuts was pretty fun. Cruising along to the 404 and back up on Kennedy and then eventually ending up at Midland and Ellesmere.

Can't picture myself doing that now with all the street "racing" laws.