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2020-03-13 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Coronavirus Update: US Capitol closed to general public
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Posted by Fred 2020-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 Colorado health officials close drive-through coronovirus testing lab after high volume leaves patients waiting three hours for ten minute procedure
Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-13 01:39||   2020-03-13 01:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Ohio schools closed for 3 weeks to stop spread of coronavirus; statewide confirmed cases rises to 5

Separately, several musician friends on tour in Europe and the U.S. today announced their tours are cancelled for the duration.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-03-13 03:00||   2020-03-13 03:00|| Front Page Top

#3 A good primer on the Covid-19 (hat tip to AOSHQ): A Brief Fact-Based Message From Your Doctor on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Posted by Frank G 2020-03-13 06:44||   2020-03-13 06:44|| Front Page Top

#4 ? WTF does that even mean?
CNN's Chris "Fredo" Cuomo tells viewers 'go straight ethnic' with 'the harshest cleaners' to combat coronavirus
Posted by Frank G 2020-03-13 07:41||   2020-03-13 07:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Late yesterday NRA announced its 2020 convention and exhibits in Nashville are cancelled.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-13 07:46||   2020-03-13 07:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Good stuff at #3. Thanks Frank.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-13 08:22||   2020-03-13 08:22|| Front Page Top

#7 #5 Mike Williamson's commentary.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-13 08:41||   2020-03-13 08:41|| Front Page Top

#8 ZDogg MD. Funny. Serious.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-13 11:08||   2020-03-13 11:08|| Front Page Top

#9 US Capitol closed to public. "Can you say Hunger Games, kids? I knew ya could..."
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-13 11:21||   2020-03-13 11:21|| Front Page Top

#10 'Closed to the public'? If they want to limit damage I believe they have that backwards.
Posted by Cesare 2020-03-13 11:23||   2020-03-13 11:23|| Front Page Top

#11 President Trump will be holding a press conference on the coronavirus situation at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-03-13 13:32||   2020-03-13 13:32|| Front Page Top

#12 ^ Invoking Stafford Act for National Emergency Powers
Posted by Frank G 2020-03-13 13:54||   2020-03-13 13:54|| Front Page Top

#13 Just in time for Spring Break!
Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-13 14:21||   2020-03-13 14:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Re #4, "straight ethnic"

It'll tickle your nose -- "Ohhh... mocoso! --
Or render your path luminoso,
And takes but a splash
To unsettle your hash.
Los colores! You'll drool! FABULOSO!

Ingrediente activo: Cien prociento aposematismo puro. Disfruta responsablemente!
Posted by Albert Untervehr4295 2020-03-13 15:57||   2020-03-13 15:57|| Front Page Top

#15 Asked about his name, the doctor said his parents would name their children in alphabetical order. Being the third, his name had to start with “c.”

“There was no such thing as baby name books at that time, so they decided to take my name from the Toyota Corona car, which was a popular model back in the 1970s,
Posted by Classer 2020-03-13 17:38||   2020-03-13 17:38|| Front Page Top

#16 Ah, the forbidden city and activated troops in major metros.

Wait, is this a Chinese plan afterall?
Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-13 20:49||   2020-03-13 20:49|| Front Page Top

#17 Mild hoarding panic arrived in SD today (luckily I mostly pre-panicked). Also census forms (heh) and a hint of pain at the root of # umpteen (so much for pre-panicking).

3dc, if you read my crap, thanks for the heads up on selenium. No idea whether the rumor(?) will hold up, but felt pretty smug watching the Sack of Sprouts with a couple of pounds of raw shelled tucked away in me pouch, aflatoxin and imminent selenosis notwithstanding.
Posted by Albert Untervehr4295 2020-03-13 22:05||   2020-03-13 22:05|| Front Page Top

#18 Santee Smart & Final was only mildly hit
Posted by Frank G 2020-03-13 22:13||   2020-03-13 22:13|| Front Page Top

#19 Cool. I exaggerated a bit. The mood was almost festive despite the weather. Better manners than usual. More spontaneous convos. Older and disabled folks not seen in a while. Lotta kids, come to think of it. Just decent civic-minded Californians coming together in the spirit of cooperation and friendship... to create a special one-day-only virus transmission spectacular! Or not, hopefully.
Posted by Albert Untervehr4295 2020-03-13 23:52||   2020-03-13 23:52|| Front Page Top

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