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re: OT: Alabama Coronavirus Thread (see link in OP for case numbers and death totals in AL)
Posted on 5/8/20 at 11:20 am to pvilleguru
Posted on 5/8/20 at 11:20 am to pvilleguru
Restaurants, salons, gyms can reopen Monday; churches can meet as 10-person limit lifted
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Changes
Lifts the ban on group sizes of 10 or more. Effective May 11, all non-work related gatherings of any size that cannot maintain a six-foot distance between people from different households are prohibited. This covers church gatherings, though Ivey urged houses of worship consult the Alabama Department of Public Health’s “Guidelines for Places of Worship.”
Restaurants, bars and breweries may open with limited table seating and 6 feet between tables
Gyms and other athletic facilities such as fitness centers and commercial gyms, spas, yoga, barre and spin facilities can reopen with social distancing and hygiene measures in place. Access must be limited to 50 percent of normal occupancy and employees must wear masks.
Close-contact providers, such as salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors and nail salons may reopen with social distancing and hygiene in place.
Gathering size limits for the beaches are eliminated as long as people maintain a 6-foot distance between people from other households.
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Not changing
Retail stores must maintain their 50% occupancy rate.
Night clubs
Bowling alleys
Arcades
Concert venues
Theaters, auditoriums and performing arts centers
Bowling alleys
Arcades
Concert venues
Tourist attractions such as museums
Racetracks
Indoor children’s play areas
Adult entertainment venues
Casinos
Bingo halls
Sports that involve interaction with another person closer than 6 feet
Activities that require use of shared sports equipment
Activities on commercial or public playgrounds
This post was edited on 5/8/20 at 11:22 am
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Posted on 5/8/20 at 11:25 am to TideSaint
Wait so my gym can open I just can’t go inside and workout ?
Posted on 5/8/20 at 11:40 am to TideSaint
I'm wondering how restaurants will alter their pricing with 50% capacity. I can see some nicer places jacking up their prices.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 1:35 pm to Rolltide2011
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Wait so my gym can open I just can’t go inside and workout ?
Says you can't use shared equipment? How are you supposed to use the gym?
Posted on 5/8/20 at 2:53 pm to The Spleen
The couple of weeks before the lockdown the gym here in Brooklyn was sanitizing between people using equipment.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 3:07 pm to 14&Counting
I think that means something like golf is okay, but football or baseball are out. 
At least that's how I interpret what they were going for.
At least that's how I interpret what they were going for.Posted on 5/8/20 at 4:34 pm to mre
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If this is true, then they are absolutely insane.
I mean, legislators in Alabama are usually pretty corrupt shitbags, in my experience.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 4:36 pm to mre
Fun fact: As of now if you are under retirement age (65) you are twice as likely to die driving to work than you are of COVID-19 in Alabama.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 5:04 pm to TideCPA
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Fun fact: As of now if you are under retirement age (65) you are twice as likely to die driving to work than you are of COVID-19 in Alabama.
Can't die driving to work if you're working from home.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 7:51 pm to mre
Can't die driving to work if you're one of 35 million newly unemployed people either.
Posted on 5/8/20 at 8:17 pm to mre
quote:Which should be encouraged more often even after this pandemic is over for so many reasons.
Can't die driving to work if you're working from home.
This post was edited on 5/8/20 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 5/8/20 at 10:07 pm to pvilleguru
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Which should be encouraged more often even after this pandemic is over for so many reasons.
Appears to be a new thing going forward
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Millions of Americans are already working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some workplaces may consider a permanent change. Researchers say homebound employees are logging three hours more per day than before the lockdowns. Among those considering a permanent shift include Nationwide, Mondelez and Barclays.
Posted on 5/9/20 at 7:38 pm to TideWarrior
Georgia reports the fewest number of hospitalized COVID patients since April 8th
Early for sure, but thus far the reports of Georgia's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated.
Early for sure, but thus far the reports of Georgia's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated.
Posted on 5/10/20 at 9:28 pm to pvilleguru
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Which should be encouraged more often even after this pandemic is over for so many reasons.
Give me some of these reasons. Would love to hear them
This post was edited on 5/10/20 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 5/10/20 at 10:24 pm to Dubosed
quote:As to why people should be able to work from home on occasion if they can still do everything required from them?
Give me some of these reasons. Would love to hear them
-Helps prepare people/companies for emergency situations when they have to work for home or can't physically get to the office, such as after a natural disaster, loss of power, etc. Took us several days just to get everyone fully up and running.
-Workers save money by not having to drive/commute to work.
-Can reduce traffic, leading to fewer crashes, shorter travel times, less congestion, and less wear and tear of the roadway. Saving money for the drivers/commuters as well as saving tax dollars.
-My commute is 15-30 each way. That's 30-60 minutes a week I get back if I work from home 1 day a week. Personally, I've been able to get 30 extra minutes of sleep or a workout in the morning without sacrificing sleep, and my evening workout can get done 30 minutes earlier.
-Can increase time spent with family. As well as potentially save money on childcare/vet fees.
-Can increase overall worker morale/mental health.
-Depending on the workload, workers may actually work faster at home. If I only have x amount of things on my list, I may try to knock them out as quickly as possible so that I can do some things around the house (chores, yardwork, watch tv, read, play xbox, etc) until I get a new task from work.
How many more reasons do you need?
I'd love to hear why working from home more often is a bad idea.
This post was edited on 5/11/20 at 5:51 am
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:22 am to pvilleguru
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I'd love to hear why working from home more often is a bad idea.
Two pretty big ones. First, as was discussed earlier in terms of education, there are advantages in face to face interaction that cannot be replicated in a virtual environment. When it comes to work you often lose a sense of team dedication when you aren’t around each other. Water cooler chitchat really is important.
Second, not everyone has the personal motivation to dedicate themselves to work when they are at home. This is obviously an individual thing but in a lot of cases worker efficiency can go way down.
If you have the personal motivation and you work in a job that doesn’t really need that sense of team then it can be fantastic but it is not for everyone.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:36 am to JustGetItRight
quote:I wasn't really talking about schools.
First, as was discussed earlier in terms of education, there are advantages in face to face interaction that cannot be replicated in a virtual environment.
quote:I didn't say work from home all the time. I said it should be encouraged more often. 1 day a week would be way more often than most people get now.
When it comes to work you often lose a sense of team dedication when you aren’t around each other.
quote:It would be treated as a privilege. Not a right or a requirement. If your work suffers, then you obviously lose that privilege.
Second, not everyone has the personal motivation to dedicate themselves to work when they are at home. This is obviously an individual thing but in a lot of cases worker efficiency can go way down.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 8:19 am to pvilleguru
I think working from home is going to increase significantly but it won't be because employers want to improve the mental wellbeing of their employees or improving emergency preparedness or anything. Lease obligations are a major expense for most large corporations. If they can reduce their current office space by 25% and shift the costs of maintaining and paying for that office space to their employees they're definitely going to do it. I think this whole situation is illustrating to a lot of employers just how many people they have whose productivity and job performance is not affected by working from home and they're going to take advantage of it going forward.
This post was edited on 5/11/20 at 8:21 am
Posted on 5/11/20 at 8:30 am to Robot Santa
I read the other day some article that showed working from home that some companies have gotten more work done. The problem though was they were working more hours from home then when at the job. Mostly due to working during commute time. So instead of driving they were already working. But the workers did not seem to mind and many companies are benefiting from it.
Like that article I posted earlier there are companies already heading that direction.
Like that article I posted earlier there are companies already heading that direction.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 8:31 am to JustGetItRight
If I'm a gov't leader and my city/state is flat broke, online education is sounding pretty good to me right now. Rather used that save money on basic infrastructure (roads and water b/c y'know I don't want a Flint situation happening).
There are a lot factors at play and I don't think most Americans realize how dire this situation really is.
There are a lot factors at play and I don't think most Americans realize how dire this situation really is.
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