Buffalo_Gal

I get vaccinations to protect me from other people.

We went to Tops the other day. We chose the self-checkout to stay away from the cashiers. The front end manager asked us why we were not in a cashier line (we had a big cart). ?‍♂️ She was pretty insistent we move. We declined. (They had a lot of cashiers open, but self-checkout was pretty empty too.)

To be fair, they pointed out homemade cloth masks will work. So, tie a bandana across your face.

Absolutely. Think like a criminal, not like a law abiding person.

The real scandal:

President Trump has been tested twice for the coronavirus, and been negative both times. Since everyone who comes in close contact with Trump or Pence is now being tested for cornavirus beforehand, I think they want to keep it that way. The CDC mask recommendations are voluntary. That was emphasized yesterday if you watched the presser. As I understand it, a mask is used so people with coronavirus (symptomatic or asymptomatic) do not cough or sneeze on other people possibly spreading the virus to others. If everyone coughed into their elbow or sneezed into a tissue and tossed the tissue away, masks would be superfluous. What I find interesting is recommending the masks to wear in grocery stores and pharmacies. Will that increase thefts? If I am intent on robbing a place, a bandit mask would not seem out of place at this time. Perfect way to disguise my face to rob a convenience store, gas station, pharmacy, etc.

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Trump: A lot of people cheat with mail in voting, so no mail in voting. hehe He said we should have ID voting. "Vote at the booth with voter id.' And then he left! ?

Trump: CDC announcing more steps Americans can take - advising non-medical face covering VOLUNTARY (is being stressed). Cloth or fabric mask. Wash and reuse. This does not replace social distancing.

Kevin McCarthy: BofA had 10K loans today alone

I think that is why Europe was hit so hard, too. They have fantastic public transportation and high speed trains. And since this thing can live on metal, combined with high density, you have a lot of people sharing germs (viruses).

Paycheck Protection Program Application

They sent an update: Based upon the finalized guidance received last night from the SBA we are working to complete our electronic application today. We expect to be able to take loans over the weekend but will likely not fund until Monday. We will provide an update when the application is available. As a reminder, we recommend gathering the following documents and information to expedite the application process: • Documentation to support the average monthly payroll costs. Acceptable supporting documentation includes payroll processor records, payroll tax filings, Form 1099-MISC (for independent contractor applicants), or income and expenses from a sole proprietorship. If you do not have any such documentation, you must provide other supporting documentation, such as bank records, sufficient to demonstrate the average monthly payroll amount. • Entity formation documents (e.g., articles/certificate of incorporation and bylaws; articles of organization and operating agreement; partnership agreement and filed partnership certificate; trustee certification; or trade name certificate (DBA)). We are committed to you and delivering during this time of uncertainty.

There will be some data points in Sweden and Mexico when this shakes out to see if social distancing, lock downs, and killing an economy were the correct choices or not.

Putting this in here too... His twitter account is being updated every few hours:

His twitter account is updating every two hours or so:

I hope you look into applying for the SBA loans. There is small print, but that loan will turn into a grant if you follow the guidelines.

This may have been posted yesterday. If so, apologies:

It is stuff like this that frosts my cookies. Why should people stay inside for two weeks (now 4-6 weeks) under a stay-at-home order, why should the country suffer an economic collapse, why should Upstate NY send ventilators to NYC, if people are unwilling to help themselves? IOW, either everyone practices social distancing, a lock down, and loss of income, or no one needs to.

Ahhh Schiffy.... whatchya hiddin' this time?

He looks terrible.

Mnuchin had something at the presser yesterday that sole proprietors and independent contractors would be eligible, but they would have to wait until next week. I missed a few words, but it was something about bringing in paperwork. If you can find his portion of yesterday’s presser (it was at the beginning), it is worth a listen.

Wow, that is going over well in that thread. I hope he grabs the ones in storage first.