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[Battersbox]

Yep, it’s so sad.  They release the news on that drug after hours so they can all make their money after hours and all the regular folks get nothing. There’s no reason to believe that this is anything other than a blatant money grab.

Technically, they didn't release anything. The story 'broke' from a reporter at STATnews, Adam Feuerstein. 

Her comments were made this week during a video discussion about the trial results with other University of Chicago faculty members. The discussion was recorded and STAT obtained a copy of the video.

In a statement Thursday, Gilead said: “What we can say at this stage is that we look forward to data from ongoing studies becoming available.”

Gilead had said to expect results for its trial involving severe cases in April. Mullane said during her presentation that data for the first 400 patients in the study would be “locked” by Gilead Thursday, meaning that results could come any day.

 

[tangfoot]

Who do you think recorded and seeded that video to STAT?

 

[huthut]

Wow. Not a fan of Dr Oz or Dr Phil...can't believe how dense they are. Phil only looking at deaths v flu and Oz saying only 2 or 3%. Just showed me just because you have MD or PHD after your name, you can still be stupid and insensitive. 

Always a good rule of thumb, if someone with a PhD tells you to call them Dr, they are an #######.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Yep, it’s so sad.  They release the news on that drug after hours so they can all make their money after hours and all the regular folks get nothing. There’s no reason to believe that this is anything other than a blatant money grab.

Biotechs seldom announce stuff during the day.

As far as I know only robin hood doesnt allow after hours trading. Robin hood is a fraction of the volume iirc. 

 

[GoBirds]

I think the reopening plan is reasonable. It has always been about not overwhelming the medical community and that seems to have been achieved. Time to slowly open up, understanding that there will be some deaths along the way. It is inevitable. But society needs to start coming back. NYC will be a long way off but many other parts of the country can try to restart. I'm excited by the idea and happy for the light at the end of the tunnel.

You nailed it, glad we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and many of the worst case scenarios thrown around don’t appear to be our reality. A lot to be thankful for. 

 

[Battersbox]

I have no idea. Possible Gilead fed it to Feuerstein, sure. But on the whole, I think Feurstein is an ethical guy, I've followed him for a while.

Let me flip the script: why release the video immediately ahead of the news of the data coming out anyway? What would Gilead have to gain? I suppose there are stock holders (and more likely options traders) who could potentially gain, but the stakeholders themselves, University of Chicago & Gilead, will be announcing the results very soon anyway.

 

[Battersbox]

Biotechs seldom announce stuff during the day.

As far as I know only robin hood doesnt allow after hours trading. Robin hood is a fraction of the volume iirc. 

True, valid point there as well: most retail traders have easy access to trade after hours.

 

[shader]

https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-futures-soar-on-gilead-coronavirus-drug-report-51587079853

Gilead responds "We understand the urgent need for a COVID-19 treatment and the resulting interest in data on our investigational antiviral drug remdesivir,” Ridley said. “The totality of the data need to be analyzed in order to draw any conclusions from the trial. Anecdotal reports, while encouraging, do not provide the statistical power necessary to determine the safety and efficacy profile of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19.”

 

[Battersbox]

https://www.barrons.com/articles/stock-futures-soar-on-gilead-coronavirus-drug-report-51587079853

Gilead responds "We understand the urgent need for a COVID-19 treatment and the resulting interest in data on our investigational antiviral drug remdesivir,” Ridley said. “The totality of the data need to be analyzed in order to draw any conclusions from the trial. Anecdotal reports, while encouraging, do not provide the statistical power necessary to determine the safety and efficacy profile of remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19.”

No doubt. Also doesn't sound like a 'blatant money grab'.

 

[Super King]

Got a question about reusing and disinfecting the few n95 masks I have. Could I use an essential oil diffuser filled with hydrogen peroxide, sealed in a box, that I let let run over night to disinfect them? I know hydrogen peroxide vapor is an approved method to disinfect and reuse PPE. Would this have the same effect?

 

[parasaurolophus]

Got a question about reusing and disinfecting the few n95 masks I have. Could I use an essential oil diffuser filled with hydrogen peroxide, sealed in a box, that I let let run over night to disinfect them? I know hydrogen peroxide vapor is an approved method to disinfect and reuse PPE. Would this have the same effect?

Cant you just bake it? 

 

[Doug B]

It is a huge if. And why wouldn't anyone expect anything other than doctors being swayed by their own personal biases. There are doctors who say we never should have stayed at home in the first place. So when these criteria are met, I'm sure the media will be able to drudge up a few who don't think it's safe. But the extremes will always be there for every side. In the end, we have to go with some standard. And the standards set today are by doctors it seems the vast majority of people have respected to this point. Why stop now?

It’s not “doctors”. It’s never been about doctors. It’s been about a ‘living’ body of information, synthesized by consensus.

 

[Super King]

Cant you just bake it? 

I thought I read that the baking method degrades the electrostatic charge of the masks after a few runs. Where as the H2O2 method, you get way more cycles out if one mask

 

[Whyatt]

No doubt. Also doesn't sound like a 'blatant money grab'.

I can’t think of any reason why Gilead would leak this, and there plenty of reasons why they wouldn’t want this to happen.

But someone outside of Gilead, there is plenty of $$$ motivation to leak this story.

 

[Doug B]

Is the new remesdevir data that strong? Has the underlying research already been replicated and corroborated a bunch, or is it yet another one-off?

 

[Alex P Keaton]

You nailed it, glad we can see the light at the end of the tunnel and many of the worst case scenarios thrown around don’t appear to be our reality. A lot to be thankful for. 

And this mindset is precisely why I won’t be ending quarantine anytime soon.  Just so much wishful thinking for little reason.

The next spike should happen in mid-to-late June.

 

[BigJim®]

CA looks to be approaching exit strategy well.

Probably just me, but exchanges about federal guidelines are exhausting. Of course guidelines are great. But now that its decided we’re the People’s Front of Judea (Life of Brian reference), why spend another second debating words? Let’s become better able to test and trace those with the disease, and manufacture PPEs and other necessities to keep vital medical professionals & food/grocery industry safe. 

It would be energizing to wake up to a headline to the effect of ‘1000 furloughed Medical Professionals Redeployed to Ramp Up Testing.’ Seems our main obstacle is scale of needs; e.g. intending for everyone to wear masks as part of an exit strategy, while unable to even meet hospital needs. With a large number of furloughed, could they help overcome various scale challenges?

 

[Whyatt]

Is the new remesdevir data that strong? Has the underlying research already been replicated and corroborated a bunch, or is it yet another one-off?

The data so far is anecdotal, but in my opinion, pretty strong. Phase 3 trial data is expected the end of the month.

 

[Biff84]

My 7-year old boy has had this odd cough for the past 2 weeks.  Like he's trying to clear his throat or something.  No fever.  Took him to doctor as they thought it could be croup.  Nope.  Supposedly fighting off a sinus infection - his first ever.  Doc recommended allergy meds like Zyrtec and Flonase... and an antibiotic, which we chose to hold off on giving him for a couple days to see if he could fight it off on his own.

Anyways, called in the prescription and the pharmacy department girl was nice enough to go grab the Zyrtec and Flonase from the store so I could just drive through.  Flonase was $31   ... thought of going back after driving through to return it, but it's on my way home from work so I decided to return it (with receipt, of course) the next day (yesterday).  Was told by masked employee then masked manager that they were not accepting any returns.  Wut?  Apparently there's a sign on the front door (which I obviously didn't see since I drove through) and it's on the receipt (the mile-long receipt that no one ever looks at).  Me in my mask... everyone in masks, plastic sheet inbetween us... so weird.  Anyways...

Guess I should have asked for pricing beforehand, had no idea Flonase was so expensive.  So now I'm stuck with it... manager said "after this is all over you can probably return it". 

Lame?  Or am I being short-sighted?

And, FYI, I've heard it's happening at other stores... no returns... 'cuz of f'in hoarders.  Thanks a lot.  

Most stores currently have no returns on anything right now. Started with an anti-hoarding policy but quickly switched to a public safety issue.

As someone mentioned, many pharmacies/states have laws against return prescriptions after they leave the pharmacy. In AZ, the only way we can take anything back is if it’s a major mistake like wrong medication or wrong patient. From your story, they weren’t the prescription meds but the OTC versions, so it would like go under the general store policy.

They should have been more upfront with the price before charging your card but in the current state of mind we’re in, there’s not much you can do.
 

Consider yourself lucky it is only $31.00., My 15 year old daughter had her psychiatrist on Monday via teledoc. He was going to call in a refill for Abilify--she told him what pharmacy we use. My wife talked to him and told him what pharmacy to call it in to.  Did his office do it right? Nope, they called it in to another place my insurance won't cover. I tried to call the Dr.  and apparently they are only using a call center now to forward calls to the office, so I can't talk to anyone. Their physical office is closed due to the virus.

My daughter has two pills left and they are not being responsive--so I said forget it, we will just pay cash for it.  Get this---$1,100 for 30 pills is what the pharmacy quoted me.  I asked about the generic version and it was $850 for 30 pills. I have put in a call to her PCP to see if they can authorize something for us, but more than likely, my daughter will be without her meds. 

As already mentioned - GoodRX.com is your best bet on generic drugs. Prices can be get ridiculously low. You’re probably looking at $20 for a 30 day supply. It helps a lot of customers out but not the pharmacy. We generally lose money on those prescriptions.

 

[Herb]

Got a question about reusing and disinfecting the few n95 masks I have. Could I use an essential oil diffuser filled with hydrogen peroxide, sealed in a box, that I let let run over night to disinfect them? I know hydrogen peroxide vapor is an approved method to disinfect and reuse PPE. Would this have the same effect?

No.

The vaporization process of H2O2 is actually done at a relatively low temperature via specialized cassettes in a chamber designed for that process within a machine that in some cases has a number of sterilization settings based on the material being sterilized. Those machines can cost a couple hundred K. I would not attempt that at home.

 

[CurlyNight]

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[Super King]

No.

The vaporization process of H2O2 is actually done at a relatively low temperature via specialized cassettes in a chamber designed for that process within a machine that in some cases has a number of sterilization settings based on the material being sterilized. Those machines can cost a couple hundred K. I would not attempt that at home.

Certain ultrasound diffusers don't use a heating element to make the vapor. They use vibration to make the vapor (which I know creates its own heat, but it's not a direct heating element). But I'll probably just bake my masks and rotate them, more than likely.

 

[Kal El]

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[beer 30]

When I was early-bird shopping at Costco this morning, I saw two signs on non-returnable items: Patio furniture and rice.

The patio furniture I get but rice? 

I think we’ve seen enough of this little fella in 2020 thank you, no need to go poking the bear anymore. He’s awake and angry.

 

[beer 30]

Dr. Oz walking back his statement yesterday. “It was never my intention...”, yes it was you d-bag. You got the publicity bump you were looking for from millions of people that follow you and actually listen to what you say. Do better

https://twitter.com/droz/status/1250896878104969216?s=21

 

[GoBirds]

And this mindset is precisely why I won’t be ending quarantine anytime soon.  Just so much wishful thinking for little reason.

The next spike should happen in mid-to-late June.

Sure thing fella, no one is stopping you from hiding in your bunker as long as you want knock yourself out. For those of us that can run our business while adhering to the social distancing guidelines the plan makes a lot of sense. But you do you and keep acting like this. 

 

[Kal El]

The patio furniture I get but rice? 

I think we’ve seen enough of this little fella in 2020 thank you, no need to go poking the bear anymore. He’s awake and angry.

Truthfully, I doubt he has much to do with this, at least any more than usual.

 

[The Flying Turtle]

My 7-year old boy has had this odd cough for the past 2 weeks.  Like he's trying to clear his throat or something.  No fever.  Took him to doctor as they thought it could be croup.  Nope.  Supposedly fighting off a sinus infection - his first ever.  Doc recommended allergy meds like Zyrtec and Flonase... and an antibiotic, which we chose to hold off on giving him for a couple days to see if he could fight it off on his own.

Anyways, called in the prescription and the pharmacy department girl was nice enough to go grab the Zyrtec and Flonase from the store so I could just drive through.  Flonase was $31   ... thought of going back after driving through to return it, but it's on my way home from work so I decided to return it (with receipt, of course) the next day (yesterday).  Was told by masked employee then masked manager that they were not accepting any returns.  Wut?  Apparently there's a sign on the front door (which I obviously didn't see since I drove through) and it's on the receipt (the mile-long receipt that no one ever looks at).  Me in my mask... everyone in masks, plastic sheet inbetween us... so weird.  Anyways...

Guess I should have asked for pricing beforehand, had no idea Flonase was so expensive.  So now I'm stuck with it... manager said "after this is all over you can probably return it". 

Lame?  Or am I being short-sighted?

And, FYI, I've heard it's happening at other stores... no returns... 'cuz of f'in hoarders.  Thanks a lot.  

Costco charges $38 for 3 bottles of Flonase. They also have a store brand that comes with 5 bottles for about $25 (I think). 

 

[JAA]

States that never had high numbers were never in a perilous position to require a life saving parachute or directive to stay home. And states that drop theirs going forward once these criteria are met will not be ditching a life saving chute either. The chute will have done it's job and gotten them to the ground. Nothing in these guidelines is reckless or akin to ditching a parachute too soon if people would actually read them.

And none of this hyperbole is surprising either.

In my opinion the phrasing of your response felt incredibly disingenuous.  .02

 

[JAA]

These statements seem at odds. I assume you must anticipate treatment breakthroughs? 

I apologize for the phrasing.

I don’t anticipate breakthroughs.  I anticipate that we will open too early because people see the light at the end of the tunnel and will have no self control. When this happens, more people will be exposed. More people will die due to impatience.

opening up needs to be measured. Just like the federal govt has outlined. The absence of the virus in areas where there isn’t testing doesn’t mean the virus isn’t present.

 

[JAA]

But he also said everybody will get it.

If everybody will get it who cares who gives it to them? 

Timing. That is the point of flattening the curve. I assumed that was obvious, I apologize for flossing over it. 

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

 

[JAA]

And this mindset is precisely why I won’t be ending quarantine anytime soon.  Just so much wishful thinking for little reason.

The next spike should happen in mid-to-late June.

The only way I see his posts is if someone else quotes him. I recommend you put him on ignore also.  Honestly thought everyone had already. 

 

[Cjw_55106]

The only way I see his posts is if someone else quotes him. I recommend you put him on ignore also.  Honestly thought everyone had already. 

Please stop. Posts like this add nothing to the thread. 

 

[mr roboto]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

Yeah - I’m torn. We can’t let the only factor be reducing the spread as much as possible. This is economically untenable. 

 

[JShare87]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

Good post. I think we all need to understand we’re all in different situations. It’s okay to disagree, but we need to try and respect everyone’s opinion. Nobody has the correct answer on how to properly handle this situation.

 

[JAA]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

This is a fair statement. A couple of responses:

All economic studies show our country will be better off if we stay the course of the lockdown. The countries approach is measured against the medical and economic experts. In addition, there are no economic studies which show opening the country sooner is better. This means that it is in the best interest of everyone, not just the affluent, to stay the course.

The govt has just started an unprecedented stimulus program, that while not perfect, is pretty darn good. I have seen articles about huge food lines (thanks @Mr Anonymous) but I have not seen any articles about families who can’t feed themselves.

My observation is that posts like yours, and this isn’t directed at you, but ones that make claims like that are not evidence based and emotional with no truth basis. 

Im open to being convinced I’m wrong. Please feel free to dispute anything I have said. 

 

[ConstruxBoy]

This is a fair statement. A couple of responses:

All economic studies show our country will be better off if we stay the course of the lockdown. The countries approach is measured against the medical and economic experts. In addition, there are no economic studies which show opening the country sooner is better. This means that it is in the best interest of everyone, not just the affluent, to stay the course.

The govt has just started an unprecedented stimulus program, that while not perfect, is pretty darn good. I have seen articles about huge food lines (thanks @Mr Anonymous) but I have not seen any articles about families who can’t feed themselves.

My observation is that posts like yours, and this isn’t directed at you, but ones that make claims like that are not evidence based and emotional with no truth basis. 

Im open to being convinced I’m wrong. Please feel free to dispute anything I have said. 

You are thinking of the country as an aggregate. Not as individual people. There is no way that any lock down at all is best for any individual people. We are all hurt by this, even the wealthy, just in lesser degrees. But putting the country as an aggregate ahead of the needs of the individual is not the slam dunk decision you make it sound like. It may be the textbook decision in some classroom somewhere, but real life isn't a classroom. It's a much harder decision in real life. 

And do you have links for all those economic studies? Haven't seen any. TIA. 

 

[JAA]

This is a fair statement. A couple of responses:

All economic studies show our country will be better off if we stay the course of the lockdown. The countries approach is measured against the medical and economic experts. In addition, there are no economic studies which show opening the country sooner is better. This means that it is in the best interest of everyone, not just the affluent, to stay the course.

The govt has just started an unprecedented stimulus program, that while not perfect, is pretty darn good. I have seen articles about huge food lines (thanks @Mr Anonymous) but I have not seen any articles about families who can’t feed themselves.

My observation is that posts like yours, and this isn’t directed at you, but ones that make claims like that are not evidence based and emotional with no truth basis. 

Im open to being convinced I’m wrong. Please feel free to dispute anything I have said. 

You are thinking of the country as an aggregate. Not as individual people. There is no way that any lock down at all is best for any individual people. We are all hurt by this, even the wealthy, just in lesser degrees. But putting the country as an aggregate ahead of the needs of the individual is not the slam dunk decision you make it sound like. It may be the textbook decision in some classroom somewhere, but real life isn't a classroom. It's a much harder decision in real life. 

And do you have links for all those economic studies? Haven't seen any. TIA

Here they are, I hope you read them. The evidence is clear at a macro and micro level.  I hope you keep an open mind and we move forward in this unprecedented time:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3561560

https://www.morningstar.com/articles/976107/coronavirus-update-long-term-economic-impact-forecast-to-be-less-than-2008-recession

http://www.igmchicago.org/surveys/policy-for-the-covid-19-crisis/

 

[Cjw_55106]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

In MN, I would receive $1340 a week if I lost my job. Yes, its a pay cut, but my family wouldn't starve. The extra $600 a week that was added to unemployment is huge. 

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Here they are, I hope you read them. The evidence is clear at a macro and micro level.  I hope you keep an open mind and we move forward in this unprecedented time:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3561560

https://www.morningstar.com/articles/976107/coronavirus-update-long-term-economic-impact-forecast-to-be-less-than-2008-recession

http://www.igmchicago.org/surveys/policy-for-the-covid-19-crisis/

LOL, wasn't I raked over the coals on here when I posted that Morningstar article? Maybe it was another site. Have read that one. Don't think it says it will be _better_ if we keep up the quarantine, just that it won't be as bad overall as some are projecting. 

Anyway, thanks for responding. Good luck. 

 

[ConstruxBoy]

In MN, I would receive $1340 a week if I lost my job. Yes, its a pay cut, but my family wouldn't starve. The extra $600 a week that was added to unemployment is huge. 

Well, I sure hope it doesn't come to that for you. 

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

I’m actually cool with everything you wrote and agree fully.  A lot of people don’t have great options - including a lot of my family members - so I get it.  
 

That doesn’t mean I’m going to be in the camp of “let’s pretend everything is perfect, the virus is under control, stop the gloom and doom!”

I prefer reality.   Being rational and clear about reality.  We have imperfect choices right now, and that’s ok.  That’s where we are.  But folks who pretend that it’s all perfect is just so.....bizarre and dangerous.

 

[parasaurolophus]

In MN, I would receive $1340 a week if I lost my job. Yes, its a pay cut, but my family wouldn't starve. The extra $600 a week that was added to unemployment is huge. 

If states can get it figured out. 

 

[toshiba]

In MN, I would receive $1340 a week if I lost my job. Yes, its a pay cut, but my family wouldn't starve. The extra $600 a week that was added to unemployment is huge. 

If states can get it figured out. 

NY is doing a bang up job.  I know a large group of people who were just received their 2nd extra $600 on top of their regular unemployment.  This is a great thing for these people.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

I’m actually cool with everything you wrote and agree fully.  A lot of people don’t have great options - including a lot of my family members - so I get it.  
 

That doesn’t mean I’m going to be in the camp of “let’s pretend everything is perfect, the virus is under control, stop the gloom and doom!”

I prefer reality.   Being rational and clear about reality.  We have imperfect choices right now, and that’s ok.  That’s where we are.  But folks who pretend that it’s all perfect is just so.....bizarre and dangerous.

Agreed and I'm not saying there are any perfect choices. The reason I bring it up this morning is because I think we'll start seeing a push to open things up quicker than medical officials would prefer. Some of that will come from people with political reasons to do so (apparently there is an idea that this is being dragged on to hurt the current President's re-election chances), but some of the push will come from people that will soon get into desperate straits if this continues much longer, even with an extra $600 in their UI check. Let's not assume everyone pushing these things are doing so for political reasons. 

 

[prosopis]

Given that this board is mostly full of educated, reasonably financially well off users that can handle another 2-3 months of quarantine, it's no surprise that the sentiment skews toward that course of action with disdain for those that suggest something different. But keep in mind that we are almost all very lucky and there are a lot of unlucky people in this country that will not survive if we stay locked down for 2-3 more months. Some people would rather take a chance getting the virus than take a chance starving. Try to feel sorry for them and understand their point of view. Just my 

Speak for your self. I could not handle 2-3 more months off. I am not even sure I can handle what has happened already. I have yet to see any unemployment money and those that have say the extra $600.00 a check is not there. My opinion on what I can handle may change if I see the unemployment money I was told I would get.

 

[the moops]

If states can get it figured out. 

I got my extra 600 yesterday for my first week of being unemployed (MAR 29 week). Co-workers got theirs last week. My delay was in my direct deposit didn't work for some reason so I got an actual check

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Speak for your self. I could not handle 2-3 more months off. I am not even sure I can handle what has happened already. I have yet to see any unemployment money and those that have say the extra $600.00 a check is not there. My opinion on what I can handle may change if I see the unemployment money I was told I would get.

Thanks for sharing. I hope it gets straightened out for you soon. 

Edit to add: Are you implying that I am educated? 

 

[GoBirds]

Good post. I think we all need to understand we’re all in different situations. It’s okay to disagree, but we need to try and respect everyone’s opinion. Nobody has the correct answer on how to properly handle this situation.

Great post. While some are thinking of areas like NYC others are in areas where it makes sense to start planning to get back to work and adapt to the new normal. Good news is the world isn’t ending and we will adapt as we always do, be safe but don’t buy into the excessive fear spreading and keep positive.