Recession

[J Grant]

Media is just terrible.

Their mantra : " If it bleeds, it leads "

After displacement from storm after first moved to Florida I worked for a year for the Nielsen ratings -ratings drives everything they do and talk about.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

How much could a test cost?

They said it will be free. Again, I wonder about false positives. Apparently the early tests had at least a 10% rate of false NEGATIVES as later the patient developed the disease and there are people stuck in Cairo, Madrid, etc. who apparently had a false POSITIVE and were quarantined for weeks only to test negative repeatedly before being allowed out of quarantine.

I am concerned about the social consequences of states imposing closures upon churches such as Utah just did. I know Utah is sort of a church state but infringing upon the First Amendment is a serious business. I don't want to see a hysteria turn into a police state. We can all be cautious without being paranoid. And most of us are going to be OK. We need to worry more about our health care workers. My nephew's wife is a nurse at the VA...one of the worst places you could possibly be in terms of exposure.

 

[Eli]

My mom like never misses church and she is not going. She is elderly. She watches it on the internet. They stream it. They have quit passing the plate. I think they had the plate at the front entrance yesterday.

 

[djd09]

NYC orders nightlife shutdown while bars, restaurants go takeout-only
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late Sunday that the Big Apple’s nightlife will shut down and its restaurants and bars will only provide takeout or delivery service as authorities struggle to get ahead of the mounting coronavirus pandemic.

The restrictions will take effect at 9 a.m. Tuesday and are similar to measures announced in Ohio, Washington, DC, and across much of Western Europe, all of which have been hit by the deadly virus, too.

“Our lives are all changing in ways that were unimaginable just a week ago,” de Blasio said in a statement released by City Hall, which acknowledged the step was “drastic.”

“We are taking a series of actions that we never would have taken otherwise in an effort to save the lives of loved ones and our neighbors.”

NYC orders nightlife shutdown while bars, restaurants go takeout-only

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late Sunday that the Big Apple’s nightlife will shut down and its restaurants and bars will only provide takeout or delivery service as authorities struggle to …

nypost.com

 

[Eli]

I am not sure this is not the beginning of tribulation. I am not a prophet. I don't have that gift. I probably could not survive the virus. It would be divine intervention if I survived it.

 

[Eli]

It started getting crazy at stores here around Thursday. It blew up over weekend. Empty shelves. My brother in law is in the janitorial business. He sells all kinds of things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer, soap etc. They had to stop answering the phone Friday. They are swamped. Like, in West Tennessee, you can't go into a business somewhere where they sell and service soap dispensers,, soap, toilet paper, etc...etc.

They got a new computer, and it is messing with them and then their main office person quit. When it rains it pours. Excellent business to be in right now. They service government offices, industrial businesses, etc...etc.. Not just regular commercial business. They are not big in Memphis, but huge north of Memphis and to Tennessee River. Jackson, etc.....etc.. They focused on the rural areas pretty much. Schools, hospitals, whatever etc...etc.. They have done well. This was like a shot in the arm. They are overwhelmed now.

 

[djd09]

Dow Plunges 2,250 Points, Trading Halted One Minute after Opening

Dow Plunges 2,250 Points, Trading Halted One Minute after Opening | National Review

Wall Street took another hit on Monday as the Dow Jones plunged 2,250 points, or 9 percent, while the S&P 500 fell 8 percent and the Nasdaq 6 percent.

www.nationalreview.com

doom and gloom.

 

[Pittsburgh Pete]

Their mantra : " If it bleeds, it leads "

After displacement from storm after first moved to Florida I worked for a year for the Nielsen ratings -ratings drives everything they do and talk about.

Because that is what's important and impacts people's lives. You just want "feel good" stories--there are sources for those.

Criticism of media is downright idiotic.

 

[Pittsburgh Pete]

Their mantra : " If it bleeds, it leads "

After displacement from storm after first moved to Florida I worked for a year for the Nielsen ratings -ratings drives everything they do and talk about.

So the main point is that they give people what they want.

 

[Mr Rex]

So many idiots, and so many "credible" sources. Facebook, Twitter, CNN, MSNBC, the Russians et al...