Preparing For Spreading Coronavirus

[ironpony]

How long does the virus live without a host, like on a door knob etc?

Does Lysol kill this thing too?
Have they found animals to be carriers at all?

 

[cmb]

Just think this is the least of our worries , Bernie gets elected we will wish for the sweet release that death brings

Just a few short years ago,I wouldn't have thought the American people were so ignorant. They proved me wrong....TWICE.

 

[pbharvey]

I was in Walmart about an hour ago. There were no bags of dried beans over 1lb, and the ones left were basically the lentils, green peas, and small red beans. No black beans, kidney, pinto, great northern, etc. All the bags of rice were gone. Most of the canned beans and vegetables were gone except for stuff like collard greens. The pasta was almost all gone. No hand sanitizer anywhere, not even in the travel sized aisle. I didn't see any antibacterial liquid soap and all the Dial Gold bars were gone. People had three and four bulk packs of TP in their carts and the TP shelves were mostly bare. No masks in hardware and only one pack of nitrile gloves left. People were walking around the store wearing masks, a lot of people.

I was in sams club yesterday and they had everything (food, bleach, etc.) in stock (didn’t check masks or gloves).
I’m still topping off my stuff though.

 

[willtill]

I was in sams club yesterday and they had everything (food, bleach, etc.) in stock (didn’t check masks or gloves).
I’m still topping off my stuff though.

I'm really not wanting to go into panic mode over this. I can't remember what it was many years ago around here in the DC-Baltimore metro areas, but people were buying duct tape and plastic sheeting to tent their houses. What a goat fornicating exercise that was...

 

[Norton]

I was in sams club yesterday and they had everything (food, bleach, etc.) in stock (didn’t check masks or gloves).
I’m still topping off my stuff though.

I'm really not wanting to go into panic mode over this. I can't remember what it was many years ago around here in the DC-Baltimore metro areas, but people were buying duct tape and plastic sheeting to tent their houses. What a goat fornicating exercise that was...

I always view these "scares" as an opportunity to examine my preps and to go ahead and fill in gaps. When "it happens", you don't want to be the guy that's running around filling in those gaps along with the sheep.

99.9% of the time, it's been for nothing in the short term, but I feel like in the long term I've plugged some holes in my planning.

 

[LeadSled1]

My guys in Korea were told not to report to work for a week. AD .mil.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Wellll, everything from no big deal, it’s just like the flu. “Treat it like the flu.”

OTOH, Denver stores having empty shelves...already??

That’s a pretty wide spectrum of reaction.

I wonder which is more correct? Time will tell.

 

[Boxcab]

I always view these "scares" as an opportunity to examine my preps and to go ahead and fill in gaps. When "it happens", you don't want to be the guy that's running around filling in those gaps along with the sheep.

99.9% of the time, it's been for nothing in the short term, but I feel like in the long term I've plugged some holes in my planning.

Last night I dug out my supply of N95 masks I had bought a year or two ago. The box has 20 masks in it. I'm now thinking that number needs to at least quadruple when supplies return to normal. I was not thinking I'd might need a month or two's worth. I need to look at the other supplies with the same time line in mind.





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[Trek4Ward]

I'm going to get a handful of N95s from Home Depot, and get some more water jugs and long term storable food. But so far this isn't world war z...

Good luck finding them at this point

 

[hdatontodo]

...
Does Lysol kill this thing too?
...

https://www.lysol.com/healthy-home/understanding-coronavirus/

Does Lysol kill the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)?

Specific Lysol products have demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) on hard, non-porous surfaces. In accordance with the EPA Viral Emerging Pathogen Policy, the following Lysol products can be used against 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) when used in accordance with the directions for use.

• Lysol® Disinfectant Spray EPA #777-99
• Lysol® Disinfectant Spray Max Cover Mist #777-127
• Lysol® Multi-Surface Cleaner Pourable EPA #777-89
• Lysol® Multi-Purpose Cleaner with Hydrogen Peroxide EPA #777-126
• Lysol® Multi-Purpose Cleaner with Bleach EPA #777-83
• Lysol® Power Bathroom Cleaner EPA #675-55
• Lysol® Power Foam Bathroom Cleaner EPA #777-71
• Lysol® Power Toilet Bowl Cleaner EPA #777-81
• Lysol® Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach EPA #777-102

Please refer to the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ for additional information.

 

[teratos]

How long does the virus live without a host, like on a door knob etc?

Apparently up to 10 days.

 

[CrazySanMan]

I agree with Norton that this is a good time to analyze what you have put away and to see where any holes may be. I checked the masks in my garage, I always have some on hand since I occasionally grind and weld metal. Unfortunately all of the masks I have are the type with that plastic valve in them so I need to try to find some more.

I was surprised to see the Walmart shelves like they were, but to be fair, if you draw an arc from Denver from due south to due west, this would be the only Walmart for 30-50 miles in that area. This one is the only store like it for all the people in the mountain towns SW of Denver to shop at. You could tell too, a lot of the people in there looked like they walked right out of a Nat Geo "Doomsday Preppers" episode. Long beards, faded camo coats, old boots, gun company hats, etc. It was pretty wild seeing these guys pushing carts with propane bottles and big sacks of flour and toilet paper and bleach. I think the CDC statements yesterday about not if but when spooked a lot of these people. Just for fun this evening I'm going to go to a Walmart further in the metro area and a Sams Club to see how they are stocked.

 

[CrazySanMan]

Apparently up to 10 days.

Do you have a rough idea of what temperature it can survive down to? It was 6 degrees when I got up this morning, is that cold enough to kill it on any outside surfaces or say from someone sneezing outside?

 

[teratos]

To my knowledge there are no scientific studies that have proven that jerking off into a Kleenex while watching Golden Girls protects against against the virus.

I’ll let one of the real Doc’s weigh in.

If you are jerking off into a Kleenex while watching Golden Girls you probably have limited human contact and thus a very low risk of contracting the virus.

 

[OLM-Medic]

If you are jerking off into a Kleenex while watching Golden Girls you probably have limited human contact and thus a very low risk of contracting the virus.

Great news

 

[OLM-Medic]

How about some sugar and salt to make homemade oral rehydration solution. And an old Camelback tube if you need to go rectal. Ain't pretty but it works.

 

[Alphabrew]

Home Depot and Lowe’s have been out of the N95 masks for weeks now.

I’m getting a bathroom remodeled right now which includes tearing down plaster and doing drywall work. I hope the guys working on it have a good mask supply.

 

[CrazySanMan]

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will discuss the deadly coronavirus outbreak during a news conference at 6 p.m. ET with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/trump-says-he-will-have-a-press-conference-at-white-house-on-coronavirus-at-6-pm-et.html

 

[CrazySanMan]

I hope the guys working on it have a good mask supply.

You planning on stealing them?

 

[danb]

Pick up smoking and they’ll give you a pneumonia vaccine.

Not sure if you are kidding. None of us fall into the "older/sicker" category, but they will give it to us anyway. I dont really see any downside.