Please Shelter In Place...seriously.

[dochou]

Hi everyone,
With all the stuff on sale on this site, I'd just like to give everyone a friendly reminder to shelter in place and not buy things from fellow reefers at this time.
COVID 19 is a serious problem and is putting a serious strain on our medical system. Even if you aren't worried about getting COVID 19, people around you can get very ill and there is a chain reaction to this disease.
Thank you.

 

[rostato]

I agree with you to an extent.

If you go to someone's house, just don't touch anything and make it a quick in and out.

We can live our lives if people just take precautions.

The problem is that people are dumb and our government has to protect for the lowest common denominator.

 

[Daddi0]

I am still selling coral. Buyer will give me an exact pick up time, I pre-package the frags (with clean hands) wipe down the cups with a fresh laundered towel, and place the frag cups on the front of my truck. Buyer picks up the corals and leaves cash on my truck. I will say hi and maybe chat from 12 feet away. Then the cash goes into a 7 day quarantine and I sterilize my hands. If the virus cant find you it cant infect you!!
Cheers! (and be safe)
Mark

 

[Mozby]

I agree with taking covid19 seriously but disagree that buying/sellling coral must come to a halt. The use of masks, disposable gloves, antibacterial wipes, observation of social distance, and even quarantining of money are all good practices to adopt during such a time.


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[MarAquatic]

Best way is to deal cash less with e payment apps

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[sfsuphysics]

Yeah I've given up trying to tell people what they should do, and definitely haven't told "peers" (aka the fishy folk)... at least not directly. Bottom line is even if we as a collective do the things as mentioned above with masks, gloves, wipes, a fish tank full of of lysol to dunk ourselves in, there's still way too many dumb people out there. I see it when I've had to go to the store for food, for every one person with a mask, there's at least 5 others without, I see it online reading a story about a Church in Lousiana having service on Sunday, I see it in the news with people in this area still going to the beaches, or parks, and then people ironically complain about people not being 6 feet from them while there.

As a collective humanity we're screwed because for every person who follows the rules to the letter, there are dozens who it doesn't apply to for whatever rational. There are more people who go to Starbucks, even if it is drive through, then people selling corals, so ultimately whatever man.

Stay safe people

 

[Oakland Evan]

It would really suck to get in a car accident that sends you to the hospital, right now. I'm trying to avoid any chance of ending up there for a non-essential reason.

 

[rostato]

Yeah I've given up trying to tell people what they should do, and definitely haven't told "peers" (aka the fishy folk)... at least not directly. Bottom line is even if we as a collective do the things as mentioned above with masks, gloves, wipes, a fish tank full of of lysol to dunk ourselves in, there's still way too many dumb people out there. I see it when I've had to go to the store for food, for every one person with a mask, there's at least 5 others without, I see it online reading a story about a Church in Lousiana having service on Sunday, I see it in the news with people in this area still going to the beaches, or parks, and then people ironically complain about people not being 6 feet from them while there.

As a collective humanity we're screwed because for every person who follows the rules to the letter, there are dozens who it doesn't apply to for whatever rational. There are more people who go to Starbucks, even if it is drive through, then people selling corals, so ultimately whatever man.

Stay safe people

FYI, wearing a mask does nothing for you unless it's an n95 mask. And if you have some you need to immediately donate them to your local hospital.

There is simply no need for masks if you follow the 6ft protocol.

And don't even get me started on gloves.


My wife is a nurse and I have many other health care workers in the family, so please donate to your local hospitals.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Masks help with one major thing... they help from YOU spreading around anything you may have when you breath the water droplets of your breath tend to get absorbed by said mask so you aren't contaminating others.

And the 6 foot protocol? That was largely developed for people inside office/working space who do not move a terribly large amount, i.e. desk workers. People can easily walk at a rate of 6 feet/sec, so staying 6 feet from one person only means in a second you walk through their aerosolized breath. Why the CDC is still recommending this for outdoors I don't know.

And I have some N95 masks,not a terribly large amount of them maybe a dozen or so, and I do use them when I go out, but I never bought any when this thing started they're mainly for woodworking projects and the like. And I'm sorry this is where I get selfish, and these are mine for when I go out for food to protect me and my family as a whole. The health industry knew about the potential of this well before the average American, why they didn't start hoarding masks is beyond me.

 

[MarAquatic]

Masks help with one major thing... they help from YOU spreading around anything you may have when you breath the water droplets of your breath tend to get absorbed by said mask so you aren't contaminating others.

And the 6 foot protocol? That was largely developed for people inside office/working space who do not move a terribly large amount, i.e. desk workers. People can easily walk at a rate of 6 feet/sec, so staying 6 feet from one person only means in a second you walk through their aerosolized breath. Why the CDC is still recommending this for outdoors I don't know.

And I have some N95 masks,not a terribly large amount of them maybe a dozen or so, and I do use them when I go out, but I never bought any when this thing started they're mainly for woodworking projects and the like. And I'm sorry this is where I get selfish, and these are mine for when I go out for food to protect me and my family as a whole. The health industry knew about the potential of this well before the average American, why they didn't start hoarding masks is beyond me.

Yes the healthcare industry. But the nurses and doctors shouldn't have to pay for it with their health. If someone has a box for their own well being that's fine. Me personally I would keep one for myself and each of my family members and donate the rest. But that's just me. This comment you just posted kinda ****es me off. Everyone has the right to protect themselves I agree with that but to be honest the health care workers need them more then us. They are the ones with covid just feet from them. Not us within the safety of our own home. Here is a text from my sister to me. She is a nurse in Oregon . Alot of people think it's a joke. But they really do need the medical supplies and I just hope we are able to locate these "stockpiles" its ridiculous that in America we have a shortage of necessities.
I personally would be very mad at myself if my sister got covid due to not having a proper mask and her2 I am on my couch with 2 boxes in the closet.

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[rostato]

Agreed. My sister in law just had to be pulled of her shift (nurse) and be tested for covid. She started having symptoms.

She was complaining for the last week about a lack of PPE and that the hospital had been changing rules as to what's "œexcept-able risk."

 

[Daddi0]

I wear this when I go out to shop, and when I work in peoples homes.

 

[ThRoewer]

Masks help with one major thing... they help from YOU spreading around anything you may have when you breath the water droplets of your breath tend to get absorbed by said mask so you aren't contaminating others.

And the 6 foot protocol? That was largely developed for people inside office/working space who do not move a terribly large amount, i.e. desk workers. People can easily walk at a rate of 6 feet/sec, so staying 6 feet from one person only means in a second you walk through their aerosolized breath. Why the CDC is still recommending this for outdoors I don't know.

And I have some N95 masks,not a terribly large amount of them maybe a dozen or so, and I do use them when I go out, but I never bought any when this thing started they're mainly for woodworking projects and the like. And I'm sorry this is where I get selfish, and these are mine for when I go out for food to protect me and my family as a whole. The health industry knew about the potential of this well before the average American, why they didn't start hoarding masks is beyond me.

Actually, by being selfish and keeping yourself and your family healthy you are helping the healthcare workers. Keeping the numbers of sick people down is the most important thing right now.
We have a few M95 left from a construction project and use them when we have to go out. I'm fairly certain that if I catch this virus I will end up on a ventilator. So in trying to stay healthy I'm doing the best I can for the healthcare workers.

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[Mozby]

It really comes down to stockpiling vs having one on hand. Keeping a mask for yourself and generally keeping safe, is a good thing for society as this crisis requires a total team effort. However, if you have boxes of masks stored away because you're paranoid and selfish.... that is wrong. It's your right, but it hurts us all. Our healthcare workers need to be protected.... we are screwed without them.


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[bigdeeezy]

If you guys know anyone who are working front line in local hospitals that are in need of possibly a meal or some PPE masks. Myself and some friends with businesses in the SF bay and Houston have created and donated meals and PPE masks to our front liners.

We have created a platform below during this pandemic:
https://linktr.ee/communityfirst

if you are on instagram or facebook:
@ AtxSmarthomes
@ 1STG
@ communityfirst.world

 

[ThRoewer]

The construction company one of our roommates works for donated a truckload of M95 masks and protective suits to local hospitals.
I bet there are more companies that have plenty of PPE in storage that they could donate.


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