All fine, just noting we could keep it at the routine ones, no need to add another on into the mix and make flu vaccinnes even harder to predict/formulate

 

Yeah, something bad, something snake. Chinese like their magixks...

 

Talking about the elderly, the nations closng down schools and such just to make the kids get dumped at the grandparents place is hindsight 20/20...

Thought some of you might find this interesting

 

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200304-coronavirus-covid-19-update-why-people-are-stockpiling

Interesting link, thanks for sharing!

In relation to the article I posted a few weeks ago....

 

I had to go out tonight to pick up a few things.  I ended up at the No Frills grocery store.  MADNESS!  ABSOLUTE MADNESS!

Nothing left on the shelves, no toilet paper, no junk food, no fruit, no vegetables, no meat, no canned vegetables, no flour, no rice. Nothing.

Line ups around the bloody store.  I waited 20 minutes to get through the self checkout line!

I watched a lady buy a cart full of Mr.Noodle!

I was having a lovely time, chatting with the other people around me.  Common reaction to the people I spoke with was just to laugh at the panicked idiots.

 

There are (currently), 40 cases reported in Alberta.  Our Prime Minister and his wife are in self isolation after she tested positive for COVID 19.

I'm glad that there are still people out there with a sense of humour about this. 

On the way to work, I listen to "Terry and Phillip In the Morning" on K97.  They currently have a contest running based on the difficulty of finding toilet paper in Edmonton.

"if you're the X caller, you'll win a two pack of Go Anywhere Bidet"  that they found on Amazon.

Here it is!  https://www.amazon.ca/Brondell-GS-70-GoSpa-Travel-Bidet/dp/B008CSDKSQ

 

I thought I'd share another article from the National Post, some of you might find it interesting: https://nationalpost.com/news/eighty-minutes-that-changed-our-world-how-covid-19-went-from-abstract-to-very-real-in-a-hurry

 

On that note, (most of you know what I do for a living), I am not permitted to leave the country, as there may be a need for us to deploy domestically.  That has already been released in the media, so I can disclose it.

 

All I can say.

Stay safe, and exercise some common sense.

Don't buy a shopping cart of Mr.Noodle!

I am getting worried. Not because of the virus, but rather the economic effects: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-pandemic-economy-which-stocks-are-weathering-the-storm/

 

It's too early to say how bad it will be, but hopefully we can avoid a repeat of the 2008 recession.

ccabal, you are right to worry about a recession.  From everything I've seen it going to just as bad as 2008, if not worst.

 

I know on Thursday the Dow Jones and NYSE posted their worst day since 1987.  On the same day, the TSX posted its worst day since 1940.  I'm not sure how the Asian and European markets fared, but I'm assuming they were just as bad.

On that note, now is a good time to get in.  Prices are down.

 

I don't know where you are, or if you've been following international news.  Last night the Bank of Canada cut the prime lending rate to 0.75%, and the Federal Government announced a one billion dollar stimulus package.  Alberta's provincial government is announcing one as well, I just don't have the details.  From what I've been able to gather, other national governments are doing the same.

 

The bank called us on Thursday night, and told us our Mortgage Rate has dropped.

 

Hell, it was my husband's birthday today.  We went out to a nice restaurant.  We were the only ones in the restaurant, and our waitress told us that normally at that time on a Saturday night, the place was packed.

 

 

From everything I've seen it going to just as bad as 2008, if not worst.

2008 was real. After years of over-inflating Real Estate values for the sole purpose of making everyone from Loan Officers to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation filthy rich... most every piece of Real Estate in the entire USA was mortgaged to the gills for far more than comparable sales... which all property values are based on... could possibly continue to appraise for. Anyone that owed money on a house, lost everything. This caused the entire country to go pretty much belly up. This was real economic collapse.

 

This is a virus. We go through them all the time. I believe this will last a few weeks, and then everyone will get real sick and tired of being bored and not making any money. They will discover that this is all self inflicted, and it's back to normal as fast as these idiots caused a global panic. 2008 was a real economic collapse. This is overhyped bullshit. I feel sorry for those that have died... but the flu killed my mother back in '97 along with thousands of others, and Congress didn't spend a trillion dollars to make themselves look more important back then. I know for a fact... if I get this virus... I will beat it. It's largely over within the month, and everyone I know is already changing the channel. If no one wants to hear about it anymore, then you have lost the crowd.

I guess we'll see. I also hope that once the pandemic is over with, the economy will bound back, since this wasn't caused by an endemic problem, but an outside factor. Who knows, maybe we're even better off in the long run, as everyone from governments to investors were already talking about a looming crisis that would eventually arrive. Maybe this event will serve as a pressure valve for those fears, and we can get back to growth once this blows over.

 

Here's hoping at least.

Investors just don't like their dividend to be slashed due to less profit. That and markets were in for some re-adjustment cause interest rates are still hilariously low despite being a booming economy.

 

Meanwhile, people be people and they are celebrating their 2 week holiday by going to parties just over the border. meh.

 

 

That and markets were in for some re-adjustment cause interest rates are still hilariously low despite being a booming economy.

No... they're hysterically low. I don't think it's very healthy for the US Dollar to be so... worthless. Surprise! We agree on this.

Had to postpone my vacation to the white beaches of Phuket due to this outbreak. Me = not happy 

 

Not really worried about the coronavirus too much ( I think people are panicking a bit too much) but worried about the travel restrictions worldwide and possibility of being put into forced quarantine if I go overseas. 

I know how you feel, i'm pretty much in same boat. Ended up canceling my vacation due to the panic that it has created.

 

That and markets were in for some re-adjustment cause interest rates are still hilariously low despite being a booming economy.

No... they're hysterically low. I don't think it's very healthy for the US Dollar to be so... worthless. Surprise! We agree on this.

 

 

while interest rates and exchange rates are seperate, you guys were indeed making your $ rather cheap. Then again, you guys were doing that to let exports pick up (kinda like what the UK did with the £).

 

I know how you feel, i'm pretty much in same boat. Ended up canceling my vacation due to the panic that it has created.

Ignore the panic, but understand the reasoning for the movement restrictions. Think any nation with some deaths has an example of the virus getting inside an elderly home and wreaking havoc

The total number of people in my entire state that have this virus can fit comfortably in my office... but my city looks like it did after 9/11

The total number of people in my entire state that have this virus can fit comfortably in my office... but my city looks like it did after 9/11

For now. But it'll be worse, for sure.

Well, Alberta just declared a Public Health Emergency, 97 cases.  All public gatherings of over 50 people are banned, public spaces are closed.  The West Edmonton Mall is shutting its  doors tomorrow.

We were stood down yesterday in the name of operational readiness, so I have a 14 day paid vacation, with a possible extension.  I'm still on call, in case we are needed.

 

I went to Darcy's Meats yesterday to get my Variety Box.  I do that every three months.  $240.00 for 50 pounds of meat, bloody good deal.  They were cleared out of pork roasts, beef roasts, pork chops, and chicken breast.  Still got my box, just a bunch more steak, ground beef, and whole chickens.

 

I had a few errands to run today.  Its madness out there.

I was at the pharmacy to get a tax receipt for my husbands meds.  When the pharmacist saw me use my bottle of Purell, he said (jokingly, I hope), "Be careful, you might get tackled for that."

 

I ended up at the grocery store, nothing left.  No bread, no meat, no rice, no canned fruits/vegetables, no pasta, no frozen foods, no toilet paper, paper towels, cleaners.

 

I took the last box of rice that I could find, when a family came up and started to panic because there was no rice left.  I just handed it to them. 

 

I think North and South America is only on the leading edge of this.  Its going to get worst.

Curfew in Belgium, Betsy? I think we're also days away from one.

Las Vegas, and the entire state of Nevada, is now under a 30 day complete shutdown. Highly inconvenient. We don't have a lot of cases here, so I'm pretty sure it's to keep everyone else from bringing it here. My wife works for Outback Steakhouse, so she is virtually out of work for the first time in her life. I work at home, so I'm still in business... at least for now. I have never seen anything like this. Good luck to everyone. We will get through it.

Las Vegas, and the entire state of Nevada, is now under a 30 day complete shutdown. Highly inconvenient. We don't have a lot of cases here, so I'm pretty sure it's to keep everyone else from bringing it here. My wife works for Outback Steakhouse, so she is virtually out of work for the first time in her life. I work at home, so I'm still in business... at least for now. I have never seen anything like this. Good luck to everyone. We will get through it.

Yeah. My wife and I are lucky to enjoy a fairly comfortable economic situation, and so far, we're not AS impacted as some other sectors. However as the entire economy freezes, things might change, and I hope it won't come to that.

 

Hang in there guys!

 

On a funny note:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10110149347308538&set=a.983268749488&type=3

Curfew in Belgium, Betsy? I think we're also days away from one.

No curfew, atleast not in name. Yes to quarantine. Here is to hoping it can halt the current increasing daily deathrate in the coming 2 weeks.

First off, I'm taking off the mask.

 

My name is Mike.

Edmonton went into lock down a few hours ago. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-mayor-declares-state-of-local-emergency-1.5504990

 

At least all systems are go for Monday, when we have to meet with the lawyer for the conveyance.  For now anyway.

I've been stuck in the house since Monday.  Tired of shooting Nazi Zombies in the head.  Painted all my Robotech miniatures.  Played the s**t out of Star Trek Online.  Well, lets just say there's only so much intimacy one man can handle.

I'm wondering how many babies are going to be born nine months from now?

 

Tonight was the first time I've been out of the house since Monday.  Went to the Beer Store.  I got talking with the young lady who works there, she's from Newfoundland like me.  They are shutting down on Monday.

 

I'm on some pretty tight restrictions.  Not allowed to travel more than 150 km from home.  Not allowed on public transit, including Uber and Lyft.  Have to check in with my Sgt every 24 hours, giving my status and readiness level.

 

In all seriousness.  We'll pull through this.  Both myself and Ed (my husband), are wishing each and everyone of you, and your families all the best.  We hope that you and your families and friends are doing well.

I played Star Trek Online for it's first several months back in 2010... it got very boring and it was real glitchy. Did it get better?

I played Star Trek Online for it's first several months back in 2010... it got very boring and it was real glitchy. Did it get better?

Played over 200 hours since its good. Havent played it in a couple of years but the expansions make it better.

 

So nz has grown to over 50 cases and developed a alert system and seeing as i live in the most region with the most population i am seriously hoping gamestop pay us our bonus next pay so i can do something while we probably on lockdown. Kinda annoyed as coronavirus is goimg to screw up my first holiday in 4 years

I would think so Lys.  I've played off and on since 2012.  Lot's  more options as playable races.  Plenty of things to do.  Only thing I don't like is the inclusion of that awful Star Trek: Discovery.

 

Hope you and yours are doing well.

I’m working from home, about the same amount as before. We usually have various meetings once or twice a week, which we have cancelled at first, but now we’re slowly moving them online to MS Teams.

 

I’m fairly well supplied with a backlog of games, I’ve played:

 

- Yes, Your Grace (narrative indie game)

- A Plague Tale: Innocence (vary topical, lol)

And of course

 

- DOOM ETERNAL WHICH IS AMAZING