Info regarding this outbreak.

[Silverback]

It's estimated that roughly 20,000 restaurant employees have been laid off in Dallas. That number will rise as Tarrant County follows suit.

Estimates for NYC restaurant employees that have been laid off are north of 300,000.

Nevada as of yesterday is going to beat them all. All non essential businesses, casinos and bars that don't serve food closed for 30 days.

[Silverback]

for those that need some additional work during this time, i.e. service industry.

Amazon is hiring 100k employees at distribution centers, grocery stores are hiring night time stockers, etc.

[bcoop]

It's estimated that roughly 20,000 restaurant employees have been laid off in Dallas. That number will rise as Tarrant County follows suit.

Estimates for NYC restaurant employees that have been laid off are north of 300,000.

[Sean88gt]

I just heard from my SIL that the US prepping for a 14 day country wide quarantine. His source comes from a fe d judge in his extended family.


If this is true, you peeps with kids may want to get to the stores and stock up on food

The old friend of a friend who has a cousin, whose uncle knows a guy who golfs with a fed judge, eh?

Note: Federal judges aren't experts on situations in their courts, much less matters outside of their courts.

time to stock up on booze!

[Gasser64]

Here in PA all of the liquor/wine stores are state owned

Then that state sucks cock by default.

[bcoop]

As it relates to food - You've all heard it. Restaurants are getting killed. Consider gift cards, picking up take out, etc. Restaurants and travel industries will be among the hardest hit. We've never seen anything like this. Even when the economy is bad, people still have to eat. As far bars, business increases when the economy is bad. Sharks are circling in the water. Brinker Corporate is working from home, as are many other chains. D&B has halted construction on all of their jobsites. Chain customers are cancelling orders as quickly as they placed them. We took a company wide pay cut yesterday. Will evaluate again at end of the month. We're 80-90% certain we will be furloughing som employees. I still believe it will come back as sharply as it fell, but we've got to weather the storm first.

In regards to meats and such, don't forget about the US Foods Chefstore. Anyone can shop there, but obviously it's buying in bulk. Restaurant Depot too if you have a tax ID.

As it relates to the economy/mortgage industry - Here are a few articles I linked on my facebook page.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/federal-reserve-cuts-rates-to-zero-and-launches-massive-700-billion-quantitative-easing-program.html?fbclid=IwAR3tL8T963kSPXItVulIqtySmyXHeYpOK8dmJhc1h0SH1PckM5Z7Jnu1mqs

https://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/news/calls-mount-for-u-s-to-halt-foreclosures-evictions-amid-health-crisis?fbclid=IwAR3OhvP_KmAIOiKVgA4EG1JX-YXahAeqfek74YZcHeXWn2yEepCyNP34Kmg

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/fed-says-it-will-offer-an-additional-500-billion-in-overnight-repo-funding-markets.html?fbclid=IwAR17rs-cW_URbF4GRKp9EacqPB6qCGd8k3J5kAlGmfAgbjKeJXdrAWN9lTk

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/trump-considering-plan-to-let-homeowners-delay-mortgage-payments?srnd=markets-vp&utm_source=url_link&fbclid=IwAR3nrWlWmyNvdKClL9OPopXLVpHmgU9ghDe_3ZGchFJ6D8YBrn2h2L6Ddpk

And some personal commentary.
Speaking as a debtee/lender here, and I am not speaking from a place of judgement. I’m trying to help those that may need it.

If your job has been or will be impacted by the health crisis; the absolute WORST thing you can do is hide from your creditors. If they call, answer. Better yet, be proactive. Call them! Tell them what’s happening. Many of these people are facing the same uncertainty you are. You might be surprised what they’re willing and able to do. Phone companies are already delaying payments/due dates, etc. I expect you’ll see something from other service providers as well.

I can’t think of a single time in my life where ignoring a problem has made it go away or get better. I get it. When you’re unable to pay your bills it is embarrassing. Humbling. Shameful. Maybe makes you a little sick to your stomach. You want to crawl in a hole and hide. Most of us have been there at one point or another in our lives. Being unable to pay your bills due to an unprecedented worldwide economic and health crisis is VASTLY different than not being able to pay your bills due to bad decisions. We’re all in the same boat, folks. Nobody knows what’s going to happen.

Talk to your creditors. Pay minimums where you can. Make arrangements where you can’t. But above all, just communicate. I will bend over backwards for someone that is open with me.

[4bangen]

Did you here directly from someone with first hand knowledge, or someone that heard from someone, etc?

Talked to them again. They where over emphasizing what they know. It’s stuff that their company and the state officials are emailing back and forth that has them convinced that it’s eminent. So it’s not as 100% as I thought it was 30 minutes ago.

[cool cat]

Just heard from a credible source that the quarantine is coming and coming soon. I don’t know the extent of it but it is coming. Get ready brothers.

Did you here directly from someone with first hand knowledge, or someone that heard from someone, etc?

[4bangen]

Just heard from a credible source that the quarantine is coming and coming soon. I don’t know the extent of it but it is coming. Get ready brothers.

[Ruffdaddy]

Not McKinney, but my Walmart at Bethany/Lucas rd and Angel Pkwy had plenty of fresh Briskets this weekend.

I'll check it out next time I make a shopping run.

People in that area are more civilized than all the peasants north of 380

[JC316]

Yup, I have bottles of wine, red, whites, 2 cases of Mich Ultra, 3 bottles of Herradura tequila (two silver on anejo, a few bottles of knob creek whiskey, a fresh bottle of Cottonwood, i'm set in that in that dept.

My place may or may not look like a bar. Makers mark, TX whiskey, patron silver, johnnie walker blue, shitload of beer, and probably a bottle or two of seagrams 7. Last time I got shitfaced drunk, I swore off the hard stuff, so I have a bunch of leftovers.

[Rick Modena]

time to stock up on booze!

Yup, I have bottles of wine, red, whites, 2 cases of Mich Ultra, 3 bottles of Herradura tequila (two silver on anejo, a few bottles of knob creek whiskey, a fresh bottle of Cottonwood, i'm set in that in that dept.

[Trip McNeely]

time to stock up on booze!

Glad I went on Saturday! Here in PA all of the liquor/wine stores are state owned and they just shut them down yesterday.

[Murph Tang]

time to stock up on booze!

[Stephen]

The Market Street in Frisco at Eldorado and tollway had full stocks of all produce, and a good selection of meat and even milk and eggs as of about an hour ago. I didn't even look for toilet paper cause I don't need any and didn't care.

Kroger at 423/eldorado was a madhouse today! Tom Thumb at 423/Lebanon wasn’t terrible

We’ve got enough food for 3-4 weeks just in case.