Seattle area is a ghost town

Is jamin okay? Any recent reports from him?

In a long line at Costco Boise. Not even open yet.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

In a long line at Costco Boise. Not even open yet.

Are you going to stock up water, TP & cat litter?

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

In a long line at Costco Boise. Not even open yet.

IMO, you should avoid crowds unless you have a mask. I ordered all my Costco items online.

tired of coronavirus threads wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

In a long line at Costco Boise. Not even open yet.

IMO, you should avoid crowds unless you have a mask. I ordered all my Costco items online.

Perhaps, but you do realize that about 8 people will be handling those orders.

Not just the delivery guy but the one who put your package in the cardboard box and the forklift guy and the receiving gal, and the labeler, and the inventory guy etc, etc plus their co-workers nearby.

You will still need to wipe every surface as you receive and open.

Covid19 lasts 11 days in surfaces.

corona delivery wrote:

Perhaps, but you do realize that about 8 people will be handling those orders.

Not just the delivery guy but the one who put your package in the cardboard box and the forklift guy and the receiving gal, and the labeler, and the inventory guy etc, etc plus their co-workers nearby.

You will still need to wipe every surface as you receive and open.

Covid19 lasts 11 days in surfaces.

True. I haven't opened the package. It's on garage quarantine for another 21 days. If you buy from the store, you still have people stocking the shelves. Plus customers coughing on merchandise in the aisles.

Inquiring minds want to know wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

In a long line at Costco Boise. Not even open yet.

Are you going to stock up water, TP & cat litter?

No water or cat litter. The wife did have TP on the list. There was no Kirkland brand , just Charmin. I presume it is all gone now,

Kirkland is Ground Zero wrote:

Only certain things are sold out, like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Everything else you can pretty much find and price gouging hasn't set in...….yet.

"Price gauging" is GOOD, people. It's how you deal with scarcity in a crisis.

Without it, it's first-come-first-serve and everything runs out immediately. With prices that reflect scarcity, you get allocate goods more efficiently.

It's not perfect, but it's better than not adjusting prices.

tired of coronavirus threads wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

Hey there, eastsider, Wasn't able to land any mega-bundles of the butt wad, but I scored mightily on the N95 masks. Wife had me load up on bleach, too, but not quite sure how that works into the mix yet...

How? I go to Home Depot when it opens and it's empty everyday. I'm in Seattle's sister sister 3 hours away. No one is taking it seriously.

Seattle is the guinea pig city. They won't take real action until hospitals are overloaded with "unknown" pneumonia patients. Could be 3 weeks. Could be less. Or maybe they'll get lucky. It feels like they're gambling now.

I got the masks off of Ebay, last week. Not a lot, but enough to ride it out if it gets ugly. I checked everything locally, like you did, and nothing available over the counter.

Virtually no one here is wearing them, by the way. I saw one person at the gym wearing one, one wearing it under their chin, and one person at Costco.

econ101 wrote:

Kirkland is Ground Zero wrote:

Only certain things are sold out, like hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Everything else you can pretty much find and price gouging hasn't set in...….yet.

"Price gauging" is GOOD, people. It's how you deal with scarcity in a crisis.

Without it, it's first-come-first-serve and everything runs out immediately. With prices that reflect scarcity, you get allocate goods more efficiently.

It's not perfect, but it's better than not adjusting prices.

Exactly!

I knowingly overpaid for the N-95 masks i got. But I'm used to overpaying for things. Just ask Igy.

Seattle white hair wrote:

A few items are out at a few stores, and lots of people are working from home...Life is proceeding just fine...

This + noticeably less traffic. I did see way more people than usual for 7 AM at the local coffee shop this morning. We figured it was techies with cabin fever, but it could have just been the first time it was dry and light out.

PS The excavator is at it again, leveling the last vacant lot in Magnolia.

The calm before the storm wrote:

Seattle white hair wrote:

A few items are out at a few stores, and lots of people are working from home...Life is proceeding just fine...

This + noticeably less traffic. I did see way more people than usual for 7 AM at the local coffee shop this morning. We figured it was techies with cabin fever, but it could have just been the first time it was dry and light out.

PS The excavator is at it again, leveling the last vacant lot in Magnolia.

At least you had a vacant lot. On Mercer Island, the builders have to knock down a house to build another. So they do.

I know you CV freakers hate good news but diarrhea isn't one of the symptoms. Why are you trying to hoard TP?

If you're gonna hoard something, start with food, potable water and an alternative energy source. This thread is the weirdest, whitest disaster prep ever.

Imagine Puerto Ricans when the hurricane was coming. "Oh no, the economy will be broke down for a month, better get some PH." I guess that's why Trump flew over and handed them some paper towels.

Good point, next to dealing with you, the rest seems easy.

seattle prattle wrote:

I knowingly overpaid for the N-95 masks i got. But I'm used to overpaying for things. Just ask Igy.

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seattle prattle wrote:

Good point, next to dealing with you, the rest seems easy.

What's so hard about clicking that "report" button?

What you have a hard time dealing with is your own snowflake emotions.

I wish just once I could have a ‘receiving girl’ before Coronavirus takes me out.

Bad Wigins wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

Good point, next to dealing with you, the rest seems easy.

What's so hard about clicking that "report" button?

What you have a hard time dealing with is your own snowflake emotions.

No what i have a hard time is you belittling a pandemic that is killing my neighbors, and in so doing, discourages others from taking the very necessary precautions that would otherwise help safeguard myself, my family, and you, frankly.

But don't let us get in the way of you having your jollies trolling these boards. Endlessly.