This.
CoVID-19
i'm operating under the assumption that today is my last day working in the office for the foreseeable future.
Might as well show up dressed like this.And then I see someone on Bookface suggest that you should go visit elderly friends/relatives in assisted living facilities before they get shutdown to visitation.
WTF, people?
Yeah, looking most likely México is off.
italy's # of cases have quadrupled in a *week*. think about that.
That is entirely expected given theirs and other countries 3 days doubling time.
All spring events have been cancelled here. Snow King Hill Climb, Rendezvous mountain festival, everything. I will be surprised if JH stays open.
Same for me. However, it is staggering how long my bosses did not react. I sent a few of my coleagues home by my own responsability on Monday to work from home. Some had symptomes of the flu. Others were scared.
Somehow Homeoffice in Italy is still a big no here. Fucking neanderthals.
Dafuq?
Hoping my company does the same, but email this morning said business as usual, though you can talk to your manager if you live with elderly or immunocompromised people, which I do. Yet I dont feel like I'm in a position to ask, given that I'm new here and really couldnt do much of anything from home. Tis a bit of a conundrum.
that's what, three confirmed infected who have had hands-on contact with Trump recently?
I bet he's been tested and just isn't saying so.
I bet he's been tested and just isn't saying so.
Finally some good news in this dreary thread.
Exponential compounding...
A lily pad is growing in a pond and it doubles in size every day. After 30 days, it covers the entire pond. On what day does it cover half pond?
29 days.
Maybe the fake tan spray stops it surviving on skin.
Those were what we served at my wedding.
trying to get more details, but it sounds like the state gov't is, at the very least, recommending non-essential retail stores to close.
@Jozz: no March break travel for you? https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1661268/quebec-coronavirus-legault-mesures
I must admit I'm a little confused about what to do. Next week is March break. We booked a 5-day stay at Jay Peak way back in July last year. We'd be staying in a condo and doing outdoor things (i.e. not congregating in large groups). It's a drive for us, Jay Peak is about an hour from the border as far as I can tell.
I think our deposit (50%) is non-refundable, and we'd incur a 25% penalty on the remainder if we do cancel.
I don't want to cancel our trip. Not only for the financial loss, but also because the kids have been looking forward to it for quite a while, and no one is sick, or has been in contact with a sick person, or people who have traveled.
So far, no one is saying don't travel, but they are saying "isolate socially". I think our vacation amounts to social isolation...
I think our deposit (50%) is non-refundable, and we'd incur a 25% penalty on the remainder if we do cancel.
I don't want to cancel our trip. Not only for the financial loss, but also because the kids have been looking forward to it for quite a while, and no one is sick, or has been in contact with a sick person, or people who have traveled.
So far, no one is saying don't travel, but they are saying "isolate socially". I think our vacation amounts to social isolation...
I canceled our spring break trip just now, as well as weekend skiing before then. I'll be out somewhere between $50 and $1700 depending on how lenient the condo host proves to be, but I think it's the right thing to do now.
Crazy times we're living in.
The markets are diving like crazy, which is having an impact on 401K and other investments. Some of my colleagues are talking about selling everything and sitting on the cash until things turn around. What are you guys doing, if anything?
The markets are diving like crazy, which is having an impact on 401K and other investments. Some of my colleagues are talking about selling everything and sitting on the cash until things turn around. What are you guys doing, if anything?
Are you retiring this or next year? No?
Then sit on your hands and dollar cost average in at the current sale prices.
(And if the answer was "yes" then the advice is just that first part as it's too late for you, and most of your holdings would recover by the time you had to withdraw them via RMDs or need.)
We've pretty much been in isolation since we moved up north, 9 years ago. #getoffmylawn
Are you actually seeking financial advice on RideMonkey? You might end up investing in companies making root beer paint and shimz.
One thing that I think this will do for a lot of folks is to reset their *ACTUAL* risk tolerance - I believe for the last 10 years or so people have *thought* that their tolerance was much higher than it actually is...
NCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus
The NCAA has called off its men's and women's basketball tournaments as part of a complete cancellation of all remaining spring and winter championships.
www.espn.com
gah. damn you and your clear logic. rebooked it to March break 2021. no cost, so there's that. but my little guy is going to be devastated. we had to cancel his birthday party because of his throat accident, and now this.
but we still have march madnessNCAA tournaments canceled over coronavirus
The NCAA has called off its men's and women's basketball tournaments as part of a complete cancellation of all remaining spring and winter championships.
Builds character... just tell him that.gah. damn you and your clear logic. rebooked it to March break 2021. no cost, so there's that. but my little guy is going to be devastated. we had to cancel his birthday party because of his throat accident, and now this.
