Jax and Coronavirus

[Ken_FSU]

I-10, please stop commenting like this.

Agree. Seems like this "voluntary isolation time" has moved up the anger scale on many comments on all the feeds. Oh well, it should pass in time.

Because I don't trust the New York Times??? I apologize thought police... This is just "attack the guy with a conservative opinion". If I was an opinionated leftist, there would be no issues....

Just a suggestion I-10... severely curtail your exposure to the news... especially national news. I get a small bit every day... mostly local... and it sure is beneficial. I really don't miss it at all.  This is the best way to tell the "talking heads" to go to hell...

Fantastic advice.

The first week of this lockdown, I refreshed the news - national and local - every five minutes. I'm not normally one for anxiety, but it felt just as bad as 9/11 and the days after just in terms of pure dread and uncertainty. The national coverage is just so toxic too. Trump clearly dropped the ball on getting ahead of this thing, and a lot of people will die needlessly as a result of that arrogance, but a worldwide pandemic ain't the time or place for 75% of coverage to be dominated by partisan screaming on either side. We can sort out the blame once we get the problem under control.

CNN in particular has become just as embarrassing as Fox News, burying important news beneath all the gotcha articles and opinion. Such a far cry from the CNN of the 1990s.

Still think the New York Times is the best pure news source in the country, though the editorial page admittedly leans left.

Anyway, this week, I resolved to just check the news three times a day - morning, lunch-time, and after work. Get the facts, then get out. Threw myself into work, my family, and a few house projects instead. Made such a big difference. Felt so much calmer and less anxious. Still felt informed, just without all the alarmism and noise.

Still impressed by Curry, his Twitter feed has been one of the best places to keep up with local news, and he's doing a really good job balancing caution with reassurance.

Coming around on DeSantis in these last few days as well.

Florida's doing a pretty solid job reacting to a situation that would have been unthinkable to most of us back in Q4.

[acme54321]

Looks at these jackasses.  SJC beached closed now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/travisakers/status/1243990179557359616

[Wacca Pilatka]

Tony Boselli reportedly was in ICU with coronavirus and is recovering but still being treated.

[Tacachale]

Looks at these jackasses.  SJC beached closed now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/travisakers/status/1243990179557359616

Ridiculous. This is one area DeSantis really needs to step it up and quit leaving decisions to local governments.

[BridgeTroll]

We have a variation of the social distancing that we are now very familiar with... Family distancing... right now everyone has retreated to their respective rooms or areas... Seems minor irritations are now being magnified by our forced close proximity... anyone else?

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Looks at these jackasses.  SJC beached closed now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/travisakers/status/1243990179557359616

Ridiculous. This is one area DeSantis really needs to step it up and quit leaving decisions to local governments.

I'm on the fence with this one.

On one hand, it's not really difficult to just go out with your family/roommates/daily personal people and keep your distance from others.

He tried using common sense governing and there's just too many YOLOs out there to allow it to continue.  IMO - not enough 'warning' patrols out there making sure people were doing what's in the best interest of all.

DeSantis is too much of an easy-going jackass and should have closed them immediately.

On the other hand, if he had come out and immediately shut down all the beaches/parks/recreational area, then he's going to HAVE to enforce it with more than a warning.  Then we're immediately thrust in to a quasi-police state.

DeSantis is a heavy-handed jackass and should have found a better way to work with the public.

Either way, it's a lose-lose because too many aren't even taking the slightest of cautions.

[Florida Power And Light]

My favorite Avondale restaurant is offering take out.
I am not interested in take out but am thinking to go there and just pay the $120 typically spent on dinner for two as a tip for staff.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

My favorite Avondale restaurant is offering take out.
I am not interested in take out but am thinking to go there and just pay the $120 typically spent on dinner for two as a tip for staff.

I guess since we're humble bragging....  I just paid $50 for 2 pieces of cake.

[Adam White]

Looks at these jackasses.  SJC beached closed now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/travisakers/status/1243990179557359616

anyone else notice the guy in the picture  in an Oklahoma City cap sitting under a New Urbanist umbrella?

LOL.

[vicupstate]

Many states have requested ventilators, face masks and other essential equipment from the federal emergency stockpile as their hospitals ramp up for the coronavirus pandemic, but only Florida has gotten 100 percent of what it asked for, the Washington Post reports.

[Charles Hunter]

Many states have requested ventilators, face masks and other essential equipment from the federal emergency stockpile as their hospitals ramp up for the coronavirus pandemic, but only Florida has gotten 100 percent of what it asked for, the Washington Post reports.

I guess DeSantis being a sycophant is paying off.

[thelakelander]

Publix employee tests positive in Miami-Dade: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241609691.html

[marcuscnelson]

Many states have requested ventilators, face masks and other essential equipment from the federal emergency stockpile as their hospitals ramp up for the coronavirus pandemic, but only Florida has gotten 100 percent of what it asked for, the Washington Post reports.

I guess DeSantis being a sycophant is paying off.

Could it be at all that Florida hasn't asked for all that much compared to other states? Or is it actually comparable?

[Captain Zissou]

On a serious note, the estimated peak for Florida is looking pretty ugly.

Do you have a link to this estimate?

[thelakelander]

Brightline service is indefinitely suspended:

"While we don't have a definitive timeline to be up and running again, we'll take the lead of the CDC, federal and local agencies to inform our next steps," the company tweeted. They noted "construction to Orlando is still on track, while taking all necessary precautions for COVID-19."

"We take this difficult decision not only to do our part in flattening the curve, but to put the health and safety of our guests and teammates first," wrote Goddard. "Three short weeks ago, Brightline was on its way to its best month ever and on a clear path for a record 2020."

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/03/25/floridas-brightline-train-service-suspended-indefinitely-during-coronavirus-shutdown