Have you been impacted by COVID-19 yet?

[disneysteve]

Welp, I was supposed to work SXSW and that's not happening now. So extra OT went down the toilet.

I just heard today that it was cancelled. A big music fest in Miami was also.

[TexasHusker]

That's great. Right place at the right time.

Been interesting for sure. Prices of homes there have gone insane. I would love to sell out, but I haven’t the slightest clue of how I could replace the income with the proceeds.

[QuarterMillionMan]

At work (public sector) we men are not shaking hands. Usually someone that I haven't seen in awhile we'd shake hands. Not anymore. I notice myself crossing my arms, or putting my hands in my pockets.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Also at work we had a meeting. People were suggesting that the meeting should have been done by Skype or Webex instead of having 50 people in a room in close proximity.

[~bs]

not personally, but my company's business is seeing slowdown. February was almost nothing, but March is starting to see it.

[~bs]

Sure, 2 weeks stuck on a cruise ship with a growing number of people infected with a virus for which we have no treatment. And then after you get off the ship, probably another 2 weeks of quarantine at home before you can rejoin the world. Sounds like an awesome vacation.

No thanks. Cruise ships are really cheap right now, but no ways I'm rolling that dice. Honestly anyone taking a cruise now is after knowing what's been going on is idiotic.

[~bs]

I just heard today that it was cancelled. A big music fest in Miami was also.

Lots of conferences go on over here, as well as concerts and stuff, all canceled.

Some high schools are cancelling audiences from watching sporting events.

[creditcardfree]

The only thing affected for us is our retirement portfolio dipping. I did see a woman in Dollar Tree wearing a mask yesterday (maybe because the pollen count is high here), otherwise all looks normal. My father has flown, he's at a conference in Texas. He will be in St Louis the next week. My husband has two trips for work (military) over the next two weeks. Our daughters will both fly to visit us for spring break this month.

Of course it will spread, just like any other virus (cold or flu). Take care of yourself and go about your business. Less hand shaking and touching face (which is hard!) will help. We will have to live with this virus in our environment going forward, it cannot be eliminated. If you get it and recover, well now you are immune to it. Amazing how natural immunity works.

One patient interviewed that was quarantined, his only symptom was a 103 degree fever. That's it. His body recognized a virus as foreign invader and it reacted to recover and kill the virus. That is normal of ANY infection. Our immune system know what to do, and occasionally for some it will overwhelm their system and support and intervention will be needed. There are thousand + viruses we live with all the time and they don't have a name that we as individuals talk about.

Fear and stress greatly reduce the immune system. Stop stressing, obsessing, watch a comedy or get outside in fresh air.

[TexasHusker]

It’s probably a good idea to wear a mask in Dollar Tree, pandemic or otherwise.

[Smallsteps]

It is amazing to see some people lose their minds.
I really do not understand the hoarding of TP honestly while Always a good item to have on hand, many stores literally sold out of TP over and over.

Working with a bunch of medical researchers and yet the panic is still there. We had a bunch of THEFT of hand sanitizer and N95 masks.
Unbelievable and to add on top of that some seem put out or inconvenienced that many meetings that would have been catered ( the catering companies that this place uses must be down thousands a week) have been cancelled.
Literally heard a well paid manager complain about buying his own lunch. Many taking advantage of the if you feel any sort of sniffle etc stay home attitude.

If I did not dislike this place before this situation did NOT help my view of this company

[riverwed070707]

I'm an event planner. NYC event scheduled for the end of this month cancelled this week. We're "tracking" for an event in California in April and Omaha end of April/beginning of May. No personal financial impact to me at this time since I'm salaried but the business will likely be on the hook for some cancellation fees. Worth it IMO. Even if the risk is low, you don't want to make national headlines for being that company that held a conference and 50 people left sick.

[Petunia 100]

No thanks. Cruise ships are really cheap right now, but no ways I'm rolling that dice. Honestly anyone taking a cruise now is after knowing what's been going on is idiotic.

Hee hee. We sail Wednesday.

[~bs]

Hee hee. We sail Wednesday.

Good luck! :0

I checked cruise prices earlier, it was like $50/night inclusive of taxes and port fees. Sale of a lifetime

[Petunia 100]

Good luck! :0

I checked cruise prices earlier, it was like $50/night inclusive of taxes and port fees. Sale of a lifetime

I checked flight prices and I wish that I hadn't! Half of what we paid.

[disneysteve]

I checked flight prices and I wish that I hadn't! Half of what we paid.

Of course, you also have to hope that your flight doesn't get cancelled. Hundreds of thousands of flights have been. I also saw today that Amtrak has cancelled a lot of train service due to lack of demand.

I would probably not be doing any non-necessary travel right now and absolutely wouldn't be cruising (and I love cruising).