A paper mill? The people who make toilet paper are the real unsung heroes in this story.
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He waited so long to be king and the only thing he’s king of is the coronavirus A list.
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Why don’t they just volunteer to be shot on 5th Avenue.
We don’t make tissue paper but we make the paper for the brown tubes inside TP and paper towel rolls. Also paper for oatmeal cans, pringles cans, nut canisters, biscuit tubes, and industrial paper cores that textiles, plastics, and paper is wound on.
https://mobile.twitter.com/MikeLeslieWFAA/status/1242505814499364875
I don’t know about that Cuban but we shall see.
From an email from the gym:
“That’s why it breaks our hearts to have to share with you that we temporarily laid off more than 80% of our workforce this week. We had no choice but to make this incredibly difficult and painful decision to ensure the long-term viability of our business, so that they have a job to come back to and you have a studio in which to work out when this affair is behind us.
In the past 7 years, our team has grown from 1 studio to 34, with 434 employees. We have never missed a payroll, a rent check, or a bill. For now, our leadership team (Studio Managers, Head Coaches, Regional and Corporate Admin staff) will remain at the company working at reduced wages to help carry us through this unpredictable and overwhelming crisis. Of course, we will not be taking any salary during this period.”
“Secondly, some of you have asked if you can continue to keep your memberships active during the closure in order to ensure that we can compensate our staff. While that is incredibly generous of you, that is not something we can do. However, what we can do and have done is allow each studio to optionally set up its own GoFundMe page solely for the benefit of the employees who have been laid off. We want to be very clear that we are not asking for your donations and we would never be so presumptive to assume that you should make one. But if you feel compelled to help them out, then you are welcome to do so.”
This is going to get worse than most people imagine. Will be plenty of applications at the paper plant before long.
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Please. Some 70-year-old intern is the king of the coronavirus A list? Over Tom Hanks? Come on.
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World’s most highly paid intern.
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Keed is going to be a 21st century business titan / oligarch when this is all over.
By the way I love the biscuit wrappers you pop with a spoon.
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I’ve never quite understood the post apocalyptic literature and associated predictions.
We know what failed states look like. We have dozen of examples over the last 100 years. We are not going to see roaming bands of individuals with a complete absence of organised power.
It’s all military juntas, militias and civil war while people starve or bug the fuck out.
The powerful and the people with guns are gonna organise to take what they can, just in a slightly more extreme version of what they do now.
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Spain’s death toll now exceeding China’s
The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus has just officially surpassed that of China to become the second highest in the world.
New data from the Health Ministry shows that there have now been 3,434 deaths in Spain - an increase of 738 in just 24 hours. It is the steepest daily increase in the death toll since the virus hit Spain.
The overall number of cases increased to 47,610 from 39,673 on Tuesday.
Spain is now second only to Italy in the number of coronavirus deaths.
According to data collated by Johns Hopkins University, at least 6,820 people have died in Italy and 3,285 in China.
Ugh, some well-intentioned coworkers sent out the following as “helpful information” to help keep people safe. From what I can tell a good amount of it is BS, like the whole holding your breath thing. Then the thing about the virus being killed in temps over 80 degrees. I know there has been some stuff posted on here debunking some of these things. I want to send out some info combatting the misinformation, any links y’all can provide would be much appreciated:
This is the advice given to hospital staff.
It explains the virus and hopefully, how to prevent getting it.
Please share with family, friends and work colleagues.
Virus Detection:
The simplest way to distinguish Coronavirus from a Common Cold is that the COVID-19 infection does not cause a cold nose or cough with cold, but it does create a dry and rough cough.
The virus is typically first installed in the throat causing inflammation and a feeling of dryness. This symptom can last between 3 and 4 days.
The virus typically then travels through the moisture present in the airways, goes down to the trachea and installs in the lungs, causing pneumonia that lasts about 5 or 6 days.
Pneumonia manifests with a high fever and difficulty breathing. The Common Cold is not accompanied, but there may be a choking sensation. In this case, the doctor should be called immediately.
Experts suggest doing this simple verification every morning: Breathe in deeply and hold your breath for 10 seconds. If this can be done without coughing, without difficulty, this shows that there is no fibrosis in the lungs, indicating the absence of infection. It is recommended to do this control every morning to help detect infection.
Prevention:
The virus hates heat and dies if it is exposed to temperatures greater than 80°F (27°C). Therefore hot drinks such as infusions, broths or simply hot water should be consumed abundantly during the day. These hot liquids kill the virus and are easy to ingest.
Avoid drinking ice water or drinks with ice cubes.
Ensure that your mouth and throat are always wet, never DRY. You should drink a sip of water at least every 15 minutes. WHY? Even when the virus enters water or other liquids through the mouth, it will get flushed through the oesophagus directly into the stomach where gastric acids destroy the virus. If there is not enough water, the virus can pass into the trachea and from there to the lungs, where it is very dangerous.
For those who can, sunbathe. The Sun’s UV rays kill the virus and the vitamin D is good for you.
The Coronavirus has a large size (diameter of 400-500 nanometers) so face masks can stop it, no special face masks are needed in daily life.
If an infected person sneezes nearby, stay 10 feet (3.3 meters) away to allow the virus fall to the ground and prevent it from falling on you.
When the virus is on hard surfaces, it survives about 12 hours, therefore when hard surfaces such as doors, appliances, railings, etc. are touched, hands should be washed thoroughly and/or disinfected with alcoholic gel The virus can live nested in clothes and tissues between 6 and 12 hours. Common detergents can kill it. Things that cannot be washed should be exposed to the Sun and the virus will die.
The transmission of the virus usually occurs by direct infection, touching fabrics, tissues or materials on which the virus is present.
Washing your hands is essential.
The virus survives on our hands for only about 10 minutes. In that time many things can happen, rubbing the eyes, touching the nose or lips. This allows the virus to enter your throat. Therefore, for your good and the good of all, wash your hands very often and disinfect them.
You can gargle with disinfectant solutions (i.e. Listerine or Hydrogen Peroxide) that eliminate or minimize the amount of virus that can enter the throat. Doing so removes the virus before it goes down to the trachea and then to the lungs.
Disinfect things touched often: mobile phone, keyboard, mouse, car steering wheel, door handles, etc …
Sent in to us just now and we wanted to share this knowledge & advice with you all.
Please do the same and take care!
Myth No. 1 - Holding your breath
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Jesus that whole liquid drinking thing is crazy even if the virus struggled in higher temperatures.
What temperature your beverages are is meaningless.
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So about those supply chains being fine:
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Based on that map it seems like Africa and India and parts of Europe are fucked.
People are 98.6 degrees, so that makes little sense on its face.
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