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They must. There are 4 pack rolls on the shelf.

Well, some good news and bad news... The good news: ...." Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told lawmakers during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday that COVID-19 — the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — is probably about 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu. At the same time, he did clarify that 10 times figure actually brings the new coronavirus' fatality rate lower than official estimates, which hover around 3 percent. The flu has a mortality rate of about 0.1 percent, so, when considering the likelihood that there are many asymptomatic or very mild cases that have gone undiagnosed, Fauci places the new coronavirus' lethality rate at somewhere around 1 percent. https://theweek.com/speedreads/901470/coronavirus-10-times-more-lethal-than-seasonal-flu-trumps-task-force-immunologist-says Which means, 99% WON'T die if you catch it! Bad News: The WHO is officially calling it a Pandemic: ....."The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on Wednesday as the new coronavirus, which was unknown to world health officials just three months ago, has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. “In the past two weeks the number of cases outside China has increased thirteenfold and the number of affected countries has tripled,” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva. “In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries to climb even higher.” https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/who-declares-the-coronavirus-outbreak-a-global-pandemic.html

That's pretty much it.

If that was from last night, it was a good one! That's very true.. But, will the public be willing to pay 3X for the same stuff, since it's made here, considering 2/3rds of the population live paycheck to paycheck NOW? Plus, if a movement started now to move all manufacturing back here, that's not done in a month, and probably couldn't be done even by the end of the year. The economic damage going on NOW can't be stopped on a dime.

Sounds like this forum. A lot of people are putting hope in a vaccine. Problem is, these take quite a while to develop and test. No chance of getting one soon, it's probably a year away.. Then, that also depends on mutation of the virus. They might develop a vaccine for the current strain, only to have it mutate, and 6 months from now, the vaccine is useless. Just look at the effective rate of our current seasonal flu vaccine, which has been developed annually for decades. This doesn't give me much confidence...

and anything else that has a component made in China. The Port of LA and Oakland say they already have 40 sailings cancelled coming from China, and more to come, and EACH ship holds on average, like 15,000 containers... That's a lot of cheap China crap that ain't getting here in the next few months.

I would kill it. Even though I love dogs, if I was there, that would be the last person that dog ever bites.

Why not? Greenday wants them gone, so he can inherit their houses!

I tried to warn you guys back in the end of January, but you all thought I was nuts... You should listen to your elders!

Very true, plus it never goes bad, like gas. I have a propane generator and space heaters and convertable gas fireplace, besides the grill, so extra propane is always good to have. That too.. I would add, pick up ALL health and beauty products NOW, as there's a BIG shortage of incoming containers coming in from China (where a lot of that stuff is made). You might not be able to get your favorite personal care products in a few weeks.

I just posted that article in the Stock Market thread. Yes, more are coming.. Oh, come on.... sometimes you just need to live on the edge....

What I believe we're going to see in a short while is the hospitals and medical centers get overwhelmed with people wanting to be tested. NYC has seen a major ramp up in cases in the last day or two. This will spook people, who, when they have any flu symptoms, think they have the COVID, so they will run to the E.R. to get tested. What will happen is there will be 100's of people, sitting shoulder to shoulder, coughing and spewing on each other. The ones who don't have the COVID going in, will have it going out. This is what happened in Wuhan...... ......""We are 10 days from the hospitals getting creamed,” Tom Bossert, who was Trump’s homeland security adviser until he was ousted in 2018, told NBC News. Bossert was never replaced, and Trump eliminated the national security council jobs related to disease outbreaks. In an op-ed in The Washington Post published Monday, Bossert said that unless the U.S. closes schools, halts public gatherings and takes other steps to reduce community transmission, the country is headed for the sort of crisis Italy is now facing, with hospitals overwhelmed by elderly people in need of critical care." https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/coronavirus-updates-live-u-s-europe-brace-infection-spread-italy-n1153801/ncrd1154211#liveBlogHeader

That's exactly what I do when in the islands. Keep a few buck in one pocket, separate from the main dollars and credit cards. If a local tries to start something, throw the loose bills, and take off.

Make sure you go Flyboarding on Emerald Beach in St. Thomas.

The one plus about catching that, it helps you "purge" all the excess weight put on from the buffet all week...

Ha... actually you were correct, it is Princess. It's our first time on that cruise line, I figured we try something different...what are the odds.... We've been on numerous cruises, and the bigger deal is the Norovirus that strikes cruise ships every year. We've never got sick (maybe a little from the Pina Coladas ). So are shopping cart handles ATM keyboards McDonalds countertops Elevators Door handles any retail store... If you're that concerned about catching something, better go live in a bubble... can't be hiding under a rock because of the FEAR of POSSIBLY catching a virus... life goes on...

So, does that mean it wasn't the Russians?

Ahhhhh, yeah.... We go every year, I splurged this year, and got a Suite, since it's a big year for us, so I'll be pissed if we cancel. That's what I'm doing, still have time to watch it, but I expect the panic to get worse, not better.

We have a anniversary cruise scheduled in May to the Caribbean. I have ZERO concerns of CATCHING the virus. I have bigger concerns of getting caught up in a 14 day quarantine, and being stuck sailing around in circles for two weeks. Plus, there are many islands not allowing ships to come in and dock, which means missing the activities I have planned on that island.

Would you like to quote where I said those pictures are from this country? I said they were from Costco. Then, as a followup, I gave the link to the Brooklyn Costco. Is that Costco in a different country? Just stop already, you're digging your hole deeper and deeper. How about proving that there hasn't been any panic buying going on in the US... go ahead, show us that... I'll be waiting...................................................... a long time for that data from you.....

Did that hold true for the other links I posted, which took place in Brooklyn, NY and California. Are they isolated from the rest of the country too?

Thanks for that Einstein, you're amazing!! Telling us that human nature can vary, is so enlightening. That's correct, you're finally learning. At least I back up what I post with links, charts and data. You, on the other hand, back up your posts with... well, nothing.... Who said ANYTHING about that????

Once again, why does it matter which store it was, here, I did the work for you, since typing in Google seems to be so difficult for you: https://www.google.com/search?q=panic+buying+at+costco&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjycuC3IPoAhWdlXIEHc1KCGUQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1234&bih=545 https://www.google.com/search?q=panic+buying+at+costco&source=lmns&bih=545&biw=1234&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwiMvv3J3IPoAhWEBt8KHVvsAycQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/newsalerts/video-2122138/Video-Panic-buying-hits-Miami-Costco-coronavirus-fears-spread.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/02/coronavirus-toilet-paper-shortage-stores-selling-out/4930420002/ http://sandrarose.com/2020/03/panic-buying-hundreds-line-up-at-costco-stores-as-2nd-coronavirus-death-confirmed-in-u-s/

Is Google broken on your computer? Really, so people panic differently in other countries from the same virus and fear? Amazing.

Why does it matter? Does panic buying, no matter where's it's taking place, make a difference?