re: On a scale of 1-10, how worried are you bout da Corona?

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Worried about family getting it? 0 for most of us, but oldest child is a nurse for a GP. Her I worry about. A lot.

Worried about shutdowns of services? 1 before today, about a 9 right now after a phone call from a hospital that isn't (for now) taking any non-local patients because of this crap.

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For myself I'm only concerned about my financial future. I'm in good health and under 50. Orders at my job have slowed to a crawl. I work for a small business so I don't have any safety net. I don't get paid time off or sick days I can claim. If my business shutters I'm kinda fricked.

For my parents I'm terrified. They're both in their 70s but in reasonably good health. My dads on an immune suppressing drug and they seem hellbent on going about their lives like nothing has happened.

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Yeah, I'm in a similar boat. I own a small niche-market type shop in NY and it's closed as of this past Sunday and I have no idea when it will open.

I only have some younger 20-something employees that I've laid off so they can hopefully get unemployment until I can rehire them.
I've been getting some support from many regular customers buying larger gift certificates but that's only a short term help.
I'm already thinking about how long it will be worthwhile to pay rent if this drags out without the shop making income.

Also, I'm not complaining at all about any restrictive measures being taken by the city/state since business would be dead with the outbreak here in NYC regardless and I wouldn't want to be in the shop or have employees there anyway.

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If I was in Philadelphia I would be very worried

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You should always be worried if you’re in Philadelphia
Worried what brought you there and worried why your life is where it is

True. Ohio is following suit.

And the ATF just published a new guideline on no resolution transfers. Moving from 3 days to 28. It was framed as a request but shops will likely comply.

maybe a 2

Anyone who is below a 7 is just clueless.
If you have a loved one who is above 50 or ill, you should be worried.
If you can't afford to be take 2 weeks off of work if you get sick, you should be worried.
Everyone should be worried about our economy.
Everyone should be worried about the global economy.
Everyone should be worried about what's going to happen if people start to panic (more than they already are).
Everyone should be worried about how much this disaster has exposed our politicians.

Things just aren't good. I'd say I'm about an 8 because I'm trying to stay positive. This is a major turning point for our nation though, and no one knows where we go after this.

for me, im not worried. for my Dad who is 78 and has heart and lung issues, and my wife who has a compromised immune system and lung problems, about a 10

Welp it sounds like I'm gonna get furloughed next week. Been working from home all week but my tiny office had only had 1/5 of the work we normally do. Gonna have to start researching unemployment insurance/benefits.