COVID-19 - On the Ground

[ousdahl]

Yeah I might try the hardware store.

Fortunately we had a serviceable stash of cleaning supplies before the shit hit the fan, so it’s not like it’s an immediate concern.

[Deleted User 307]

Informed today officially that we will be WFH until at least May 15. But sounds like I might not be back in my office until June 29. I wish I had more Post-It notes.

[Geezer]

No more half donuts.

[Deleted User 307]

No more half donuts.

There's a Dunkin on my block that people love to get donuts from. It's a massacre with tons of quarter donuts everywhere.

[PhDhawk]

No more half donuts.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

[jfish26]

No more half donuts.

There's a Dunkin on my block that people love to get donuts from. It's a massacre with tons of quarter donuts everywhere.

Dunkin signs should have to disclose whether the product is being made in-store or elsewhere.

[Deleted User 307]

Anyone want to look like Bane?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lo ... lGdRzvQxc

[seahawk]

Emily Post's Quarantine Etiquette


When Having a Meal Delivered

If you are having food delivered, the preferred methods for interacting with delivery people are:

Waving to the delivery person while standing on the other side of the glass storm door as if you were an animal at the zoo and your apartment was the enclosure from which there is no escape.

Leaving an envelope filled with cash on the doorstep and instructing the delivery person to leave the food on the porch as if you were conducting a drug deal in a Guy Ritchie movie.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/emi ... -etiquette

[Deleted User 307]

Just feels like there's no way to win right now. I feel for both sides (police just doing their jobs, but people trying to mourn and celebrate their family/friend.

Fifteen charged after police break up New Jersey funeral with 60 to 70 attendees

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... bRTmCC28Z4

[Geezer]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyre ... e=Homepage

[Deleted User 307]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyre ... e=Homepage

I think this is an overreaction, and unfair. The Comfort is supposed to be CV free, and specifically CV free. Otherwise, all we have is a cruise ship with the most vulnerable, in a Petri dish in incomparable proportions.

I haven't been following the testing updates (largely because we are already so fucked, and beyond point) and I think it's still days before we get a proper negative test. Thus, to get on the ship, you need to test negative, in a few days. Since a good portion haven't had that yet, it's hard to transfer onto ships.

I'd rather this be a CV ship, and leave wards in hospitals to CV free, but you are still close to the open population.

Also, I think beds might be okay, for now. We have Central Park in Manhattan, and BJK in Flushing taking patients. There are also other field hospitals. Beds i feel are fine in the short days/weeks. We have other issues, such as PP equipment and just warm bodies to assist. Keep the Comfort CV free, and get ready to go into action in the coming weeks. That's when it will be more needed.

[Deleted User 307]

Starting today, NYC is giving people three free meals a day to anyone who wants it. Last 2-3 weeks, it was just students.

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/freemeals

[chiknbut]

My daughter needs something like 500 hours of driving time in order to get her license. So we've decided to monetize the effort and get her some experience driving in Chicago. So she signed up for Door Dash and Postmates and we spend Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's driving around the city delivering food.

It's been an interesting perspective. Here are my observations:

1. It's pretty amazing to see how some restaurants have altered their business model to do delivery/pickup only. Some are incredibly efficient (Chipotle) and some are completely lost (Buffalo Wild Wings).

2. In general, people are super nice. Lots of tips, very appreciative.

3. It's amazing what people will spend in delivery fees for ice cream or alcohol.

4. There's a Door Dash Convenience store, unmarked in a warehouse district, that has pretty much anything you'd need. I'm sure every city has one. You can make a killing doing delivery just going there and to door steps.

4. With the lack of cars on the road, speed cameras turned off, etc., the overall "asshole driver factor" is redlining, big time. Off the charts.

5. While waiting in line to pick up at a restaurant, the number of delivery people who speak very little English is kind of startling. Goes to show you the ease associated with these delivery apps.

[Deleted User 307]

500 hours? I think I needed like 20. I haven't driven 500 hours total in the last 8-9 years.

[ousdahl]

My daughter needs something like 500 hours of driving time in order to get her license. So we've decided to monetize the effort and get her some experience driving in Chicago. So she signed up for Door Dash and Postmates and we spend Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's driving around the city delivering food.

It's been an interesting perspective. Here are my observations:

1. It's pretty amazing to see how some restaurants have altered their business model to do delivery/pickup only. Some are incredibly efficient (Chipotle) and some are completely lost (Buffalo Wild Wings).

2. In general, people are super nice. Lots of tips, very appreciative.

3. It's amazing what people will spend in delivery fees for ice cream or alcohol.

4. There's a Door Dash Convenience store, unmarked in a warehouse district, that has pretty much anything you'd need. I'm sure every city has one. You can make a killing doing delivery just going there and to door steps.

4. With the lack of cars on the road, speed cameras turned off, etc., the overall "asshole driver factor" is redlining, big time. Off the charts.

5. While waiting in line to pick up at a restaurant, the number of delivery people who speak very little English is kind of startling. Goes to show you the ease associated with these delivery apps.

Interesting!

Would you be able to elaborate on point 1? What makes Chipotle so efficient and BDubs not?

[Deleted User 307]

Was just told WFH now extended to "mid-summer." There wasn't a specific date, or what is considered summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day, or the the actual season), but looks like a few months left for me.

[chiknbut]

My daughter needs something like 500 hours of driving time in order to get her license. So we've decided to monetize the effort and get her some experience driving in Chicago. So she signed up for Door Dash and Postmates and we spend Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's driving around the city delivering food.

It's been an interesting perspective. Here are my observations:

1. It's pretty amazing to see how some restaurants have altered their business model to do delivery/pickup only. Some are incredibly efficient (Chipotle) and some are completely lost (Buffalo Wild Wings).

2. In general, people are super nice. Lots of tips, very appreciative.

3. It's amazing what people will spend in delivery fees for ice cream or alcohol.

4. There's a Door Dash Convenience store, unmarked in a warehouse district, that has pretty much anything you'd need. I'm sure every city has one. You can make a killing doing delivery just going there and to door steps.

4. With the lack of cars on the road, speed cameras turned off, etc., the overall "asshole driver factor" is redlining, big time. Off the charts.

5. While waiting in line to pick up at a restaurant, the number of delivery people who speak very little English is kind of startling. Goes to show you the ease associated with these delivery apps.

Interesting!

Would you be able to elaborate on point 1? What makes Chipotle so efficient and BDubs not?

I'm guessing overall management has a lot to do with it. But also alcohol sales. It's probably not a BDubs thing across the board. Chipotle probably services 80 percent of their business as take out anyway so they're used to getting orders done quickly. BWW encourages people to sit down because they get so much more money from booze sales. They're not used to getting so many wings-to-go orders in the course of any evening.

And my "500 hours" thing was a joke, though the amount of time I've spent with her in the car feels like around 1,500 right now. I believe it's actually more like 75 or so. Either way, it's a lot of time behind the wheel, supervised. Which, in Chicago, I don't mind.

[Deleted User 289]

My daughter needs something like 500 hours of driving time in order to get her license. So we've decided to monetize the effort and get her some experience driving in Chicago. So she signed up for Door Dash and Postmates and we spend Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's driving around the city delivering food.

It's been an interesting perspective. Here are my observations:

1. It's pretty amazing to see how some restaurants have altered their business model to do delivery/pickup only. Some are incredibly efficient (Chipotle) and some are completely lost (Buffalo Wild Wings).

2. In general, people are super nice. Lots of tips, very appreciative.

3. It's amazing what people will spend in delivery fees for ice cream or alcohol.

4. There's a Door Dash Convenience store, unmarked in a warehouse district, that has pretty much anything you'd need. I'm sure every city has one. You can make a killing doing delivery just going there and to door steps.

4. With the lack of cars on the road, speed cameras turned off, etc., the overall "asshole driver factor" is redlining, big time. Off the charts.

5. While waiting in line to pick up at a restaurant, the number of delivery people who speak very little English is kind of startling. Goes to show you the ease associated with these delivery apps.

You and your daughter are doing a great thing. Thank you.
I laugh about efficiency and inefficiency. My mother has had some really bad experiences with restaurants and delivery services that you would think would be competent.

Few questions.
I assume YOU (and not your daughter) signed up for Door Dash and Postmates. Right? I say/ask that because I assume they don't let unlicensed drivers deliver for them.

Are you and her taking cash tips? I ask because I am concerned for your and her well being. I don't care what any "expert" says, I believe the virus can be on cash. I hope you and her are being careful.

As far as the asshole driver factor, I'm unsure what I would attribute that too. There are always A LOT of asshole drivers in the city. Yesterday I noticed there were a lot of people who seemed to be lost and confused driving around in my neighborhood.
Do you feel people are driving angry/upset? Drunk/high? Actually lost/confused?

[ousdahl]

Just feels like there's no way to win right now. I feel for both sides (police just doing their jobs, but people trying to mourn and celebrate their family/friend.

Fifteen charged after police break up New Jersey funeral with 60 to 70 attendees

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... bRTmCC28Z4

I mean I can fell for both sides, but these people are in the wrong. The last thing we want is folks making their own exceptions. To do so reeks of reckless entitlement.

Sorry, it sucks that your friend died and the survivors aren't afforded a traditional funeral service, but that's still better than infecting a bunch of survivors cuz they stubbornly insisted upon the service.

I mean shit, what's next? If funerals are exempt, you really wanna open the wedding can of worms too? cuz I'm sure there are plenty of bridezillas out there who expect their big day no matter what. is that really worth it if you end up spending your honeymoon with tubes down your lungs?

[TDub]

Have you delivered to gutter yet? Hold the goddamn cheese please.