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According to NJ.com the curfew has been requested but is still voluntary: Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday people should not leave their homes between 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The only exceptions, according to the governor’s recommendation, would be emergency or essential travel. While not an order under Murphy’s declaration of a state of emergency, the governor said he is “strongly discouraging non-essential travel.” The measure was announced during a joint conference call with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont.

To contribute to troubleshooting, I get the worst delay when replying to a topic. Maybe 30-50 seconds for the write to commit. But then again, not every single time.

OK, here's two articles today. Take them for what they're worth. Remember the H1N1 Pandemic? I Don't Either. Snip: "A week after his administration first received word about a deadly flu spreading across Mexico, President Obama convened his cabinet on Friday and instructed every agency to play a role in preparing the United States for a pandemic. The president’s comments came at the end of a weeklong balancing act in which his public words and actions were carefully measured to summon a sense of urgency without setting off a panic. It was no coincidence, his aides said, that he played golf the day his administration declared a national emergency." How The Corona Hype Developed Snip: “So, it’s been remarkable to watch this threat assessment evolve over the last seven to ten days. Very specifically, we had two business leaders visit the Washington Post the week before this, from Silicon Valley and Wall Street. This (pandemic) issue barely came up in those hour-long conversations. “And by Wednesday we were receiving phone calls from people who were in high levels in both the Bush and Obama administrations, telling us ‘Hey guys, this is getting terrible. This could be, like, a hit of five percent to GDP. You guys need to be writing about this.’ “And so the threat assessment evolved very, very suddenly.” Bold is mine.

Tell that to RTSP Randolph. They want everything. Only bought one handgun there and had to make two trips (two hours worth) because I didn't have my FPID card with me. That was the last firearm I will buy there.

Hahahaha! We have four. Just replenished the litter last Wednesday on a hunch. We have prepper stores of cat food so there's no problem here.

I think I already mentioned that last week they were stealing the cart wipes out of the Newton ShopRite vestibule, so they moved them inside to the customer service desk. Seems like months ago. Also, Steve Doocy lives in NJ. This morning on F&F he said he went to his local Shoprite Sunday AM at 7:05. The store opened at 7. When he got there every single cart was already in the store. The meat counter was empty. So he asked his employee friend Bob if they were out of meat. And Bob said no, the people were emptying the display cases faster than they could replenish them. The hoarders are going to make things much worse if they don't cut it out.

Not to mention C) "There's three of us and one of you".

There's still something intermittently wrong on the server. The IP ping response in the network is consistent and fine. But the page selection after clicking is intermittent. Some are immediate, others delay the load up to 50 seconds. They do eventually complete. FWIW.

And those California residents will really appreciate the 10 day waiting period for completion if the SHTF this week, won't they?

Yes! 8,000 rolls of 9mm! Uncle Joe

So let's see... Trump's strongest re-election card is the economy. The Wuhan virus may or may not be a terrible threat. Remains to be seen. But regardless, if we can create a panic over it that dumps the economy prior to the election, maybe we can defeat Trump indirectly. I mean if we can get the unemployment rate back up to 7 or 8% can't we club him over the head with that in November? Why not?

They must all be arming up to protect their stashes of toilet paper! Sheeesh.

Well, in accordance with our current zeitgeist, I give you The 2020 Toilet Paper Olympics. It IS an Olympic year after all. Watch at least the first video clip.

I did email my post to Tucker and got a delivery receipt. Whether or not he or his staff will read it... who knows. And Kevin, I'll record Janine later tonight and review it. Thanks.

Oh right, from Old Joe... the Hair Sniffer. He didn't rule that out did he?! The coughing limp-wristed Salamander boat captain!

This is for those who don't watch Greg Gutfeld. A seven minute video, but seven hits on Old Joe. "Text Jooooooooooe… to 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS. C'mon man!"

Where's that Puke emoticon?

So, let's see if I understand. Given today's national posture and assuming the testing process is 100% accurate: - You have no symptoms, we test you anyway, and you test negative. Course of action? Go home and practice good hygiene and social isolation. - You have no symptoms, we test you anyway, and you test positive. Course of action? Go home and practice good hygiene and social isolation. - You have symptoms, we test you, and you test negative. Course of action? Go home and practice good hygiene and social isolation. You have something other than corona. Come back if your symptoms become very serious. - You have symptoms, we test you, and you test positive. Course of action? Go home and practice good hygiene and social isolation. Come back if your symptoms become very serious. The exception would be if your symptoms, regardless of the cause, were initially so serious you obviously required hospitalization. This would be true for any infection. I mention this because Tucker really pissed me off last night implying that we should be testing everyone, and that somehow not testing everyone would result in some different and presumably terrible scenario. And if we don't have millions of test kits right now to test everyone and their brother we're all doomed. He's been harping on this all week, like test kits were the difference between salvation and disaster. What he did not ask, and what I have heard no one ask, is 'What is the difference in your treatment based on a positive or negative test result?'. Again, assuming you're not displaying hospitalization level symptoms. Anyone got a thought about that? I understand it would be nice if we instantly knew each and every person carrying the corona. That could allay some fears about the scope of this thing, or confirm that the current separation recommendations are important. So other than cost and effort there's no downside to widespread testing. But unless we're going to immediately and forcibly slam anyone testing positive into isolation, I don't see the courses of action or treatments changing because the testing band is narrow or wide.

Doesn't your boat list?

Yes, I noticed it too this morning. DNS looks OK and the IP ping response is fine. Would seem to indicate an issue on the server.

No. We're going to a small dinner party tomorrow night. But we've all consulted in advance. One gentleman will not attend because he's been on airplanes and in airports in the last week. Neither will his wife. An abundance of caution. All the rest are vetted and risk is extremely low. Bon appetit.

Not here. That's why I use Excel.

And the NRA annual convention is history. As is the Masters Tournament.

The extra ammo I bought is a price hedge against the next ammo panic, whenever it comes. Also the next NJ legislative dump, which will happen eventually. I want to be able to keep practicing. If necessary, ammo is also excellent for bartering. As far as gunfights go, if I had to fire anything approaching 100 rounds, somebody is shooting back and I would expect to be shot before number 101. So my ammo stash is not about gunfighting.