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Lostin76

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  1. 8,115 confirmed cases and 60 deaths just in NYC as of this morning. We have almost 2,500 cases here in Brooklyn. Was following a Twitter thread of a friend of a friend, who is a young-ish, healthy male. Late 30s, ran two marathons, non-smoker. He was tweeting from his hospital bed daily saying stuff like, "Guys, this is no joke. Totally kicking my ass." Then nothing for a couple of days. Yesterday, someone posted that his family said he had been intubated and put on a ventilator. Was really sobering.
  2. First of all, thank you to @Reacher for starting this thread. As far as peppers and tomatoes in containers, in my experience they do really well. We have a pretty large south-facing fourth floor terrace and I grow tomatoes and peppers, with tons of herbs and flowers. The one thing to keep in mind with growing tomatoes in containers is they need a LOT more water than tomatoes growing in the ground. During the height of summer, if it wasn't raining I would water each tomato plant every morning. You can stick your finger in the soil and see if it's dry, but they almost are always ready for more water each morning. For peppers, I put 2-3 in a big pot. Tomatoes start out small, but I would advise only one plant per pot - even if it's a large container. They get huge! Also, put up tomato cages when you plant, rather than trying to do it when they start to need it. We harvested tons of tomatoes and peppers form containers last year. I was giving them away to neighbors and bringing sacks full into work.
  3. I would imagine they will stay open. At least I hope so. I'll need some potting soil. @Seeking6 I would be down with a gardening thread, b/c I think it will keep us sane!
  4. Thank you, and yeah we're taking it seriously but no one is really freaking out about anything other than bed and protective gear shortages. Also, there are MANY parts of NYC that are definitely"not for me." I get that. My wife has to drag me to Midtown/Times Square area kicking and screaming. It's literally one of my least favorite places in the world. So many people crowded together shopping at crappy stores. It's definitely cheaper to live up in Wash. Heights, but I can see why they want to move further south on west side. I have had two international staff go back to their countries (India and Netherlands) since this started. Our Netherlands person just got here on a paid summer internship two weeks before this all blew up. It had been her lifelong dream to live and work in NYC for a summer. She was here for 8 days, before her university recalled her. Told her it was too dangerous in the US. We are up over 5,100 cases now in NYC. Watching the positive results come in has been pretty discouraging, but everyone knows this is a long slog with many people recovering. Another positive, much more time hanging out with the dogs. They don't seem to mind having us home all the time! I'm also about to place a huge order of annuals for our terrace. We'll be spending a lot of time out there this Spring/Summer. Normally, my wife tries to limit me to 50 pots/containers for flowers and veggies. This year, she said "Go crazy, let's make it into a jungle since we'll be out here all the time." Challenge accepted! One last bit of positive news, liquor stores have been deemed "essential stores" that may remain open during shelter in place. And here's an article about bars adapting to the new reality of to go drinks: https://gothamist.com/food/heres-how-nyc-bars-are-adapting-new-alcohol-go-rule
  5. Yep, we just got back from a walk around. Stopped at a wine shop, only two customers allowed in at a time. Very orderly and everyone was maintaining good distance between each other. Cuomo has been reluctant to shut down the state, but I don't think he had any choice. The numbers of positive cases are increasing at a dizzying speed, especially here in NYC. The new rule allows us to go out to buy food, medicine and other basic needs. They said we can also go outside and exercise as long as they practice social distancing. We live close to Prospect Park and have been going out for runs, but keeping well clear of people when we pass them. Our hospital already has 100 positive cases with another 80-100 probable. They are begging for volunteers and are estimating about two weeks before protective gear runs out.
  6. Ha, just one quart. Tomorrow we might order two!
  7. I have all of my staff and faculty working remotely from home. We are now approaching 4,000 cases in NYC. It's not safe for them to commute, even though the subs are much less crowded. Some of my staff are fairly young - in their 20s - and this is really freaking them out. I have one research assistant who has asked if he can return to his parents house in Iowa and work remotely from there. Poor kid, he just moved to NYC 6 months ago and thought he was living the dream. On a positive note, my wife and I walked to our local Mexican place last night after placing a carryout order. It was a beautiful spring evening - the trees are starting to bloom here. When we got there, the staff already had our order together and we were all happy to see each other. They are now selling quarts of their frozen margaritas and man did they taste good! We left them a 50% tip, b/c I consider what they are doing hazard pay worthy.
  8. I know you have to be freaking out and I certainly would be too. The one thing that kids have as an advantage is that they don't seem to get sick from it, but I do remember reading that your son has some immunity issues. It sounds like you guys are doing everything you can to protect Ayden on your end. That's the one thing you have some control over. My thoughts are with you and your family. Can't imagine the fear coursing through your veins. Thinking of you guys.
  9. Those little things on our part can make a big difference for a delivery person when they add their tips up at the end of the night. Our local taco/margarita place is now allowing people to carryout quarts of their famous margaritas. We are ordering tacos and margs tonight at the end of the workday. And will be tipping very generously for the people busting their butts at the restaurant. All research seems to show that food heated up is safe, but to still be careful handling plastic containers.
  10. No panic here, but definitely concern for our neighbors and business owners. One of the things that makes Brooklyn so great (as compared to all the chain stores in Manhattan) is that we are a collection of smallish neighborhoods with vital small business owners - shops, restaurants, and bars. Picture a bunch of small Indiana towns all pushed up against each other, so that you can comfortably walk from town to town to sample the best that each has to offer. I do worry that our local businesses won't survive this.
  11. I wish I could stop checking these numbers, as we now have 1,871 cases in NYC as of the end of the work day. If you do the math for the next week or month, it does not look good.
  12. I listened to it and it was brutal to hear how they were having to just let people die. I don't envy small business owners right now, no matter where you are. Best of luck to you in the coming months.
  13. We have 923 cases in NYC as of earlier this morning. They had predicted 1,000 by end of week, but we'll top that by the end of the day. Ugh, there are going to be so many of these types of stories. My Dad was saing he only comes into close contact with 6-8 people each day on his job. He was silent when I asked him how many people those 6-8 people came into close contact with each day. And then how many people those people came into contact with. And so on...
  14. Am seeing that now. I trust Cuomo over DeBlasio. DeBlasio is not exactly projecting strength or inspiring confidence.
  15. Dang, didn't expect that many in IN. We just passed 650 cases here in NYC this morning. Expecting over 1,000 before Friday. But, I think that's being conservative. On the plus side, leave it to NYC to figure this stuff out. Our local wine shop has an app that no one used before, but now they have a sign on the door directing people to order/pay on app. I downloaded the app and 5 minutes later they opened the door and put our wine/booze on the ground for us pick up. It was all very orderly and someone else already there walked us through the procedure. We walked our dog the one and half blocks and then walked home with a month's worth of prosecco for the wife. I already have rye, gin, and sweet vermouth. It looks like NYC will have a shelter in place order in the next few days. Shouldn't affect us too much as we are already hunkering down. We could leave the city and stay at our place on Maryland Eastern Shore, but Brooklyn is our home. All the people and businesses around us are important to us. Our bodegas an grocery stores are staying open and just asking people to limit the number of people going in at one time. There's a sense that we know that the city will be hit really hard, but also a sense that we are all in this together, even if it means keeping our distance from each other. Last night, I smoked a big fat joint and instead of listening to music I watched the 2002 IU/Duke tourney game that @dbmhoosier posted in another thread. I give that dude lots of attitude for his negative posting, but he gave me Moye stuffing Boozer and a lot of Jared Jeffries being a badass. So, I thank him for that! Stay safe everyone.
  16. Our local vet here in Brooklyn is instituting "curbside service." We are lucky though, b/c our vet lives on our floor of our building.
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