Hank
my war
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Am I the only one not over reacting?
- Thread starter MissBeanGenes
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GWguy
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I am truly sorry Vrai. But now it makes sense why you were so
about the shutdowns and quarantines.
SamSpade
Well-Known Member
You know, I'm probably the only one saying this but --
I go to the Johns Hopkins dashboard almost daily - it's the only source of worldwide OFFICIAL data I know of -
And I am thinking - if they filled all this in with JUST DATA FROM THE REGULAR FLU - what would it look like?
Would we be terrified then?
I go to the Johns Hopkins dashboard almost daily - it's the only source of worldwide OFFICIAL data I know of -
And I am thinking - if they filled all this in with JUST DATA FROM THE REGULAR FLU - what would it look like?
Would we be terrified then?
frequentflier
happy to be living
The forums have always been a loss leader and labor of love. More content and a community feature rather than an income generator.
The banners you see advertising local businesses has always been our bread and butter, along with the classifieds. Then Facebook, and Google, and Amazon, and Zillow, and Craigslist, and Indeed, and the other big tech companies came along and now small business in all industries are on the ropes.
Even @frequentflier - before all she had to worry about was PetSmart; now she has Amazon and Chewy and a dozen other giants trying to run her off. We try to offer something that the anonymous .coms can't, but people don't seem to care. This is what they want now.
I'm kind of pissing and moaning about it, but not really. It's the world we live in and now our government pretty much dealt the death blow in its handling of this virus crap. People like me and FF aren't big enough political donators and we don't have elite lobbyists pleading our case. The government is not going to bail us out like they will the big corporations (who can afford to take temporary losses).
And then, to top it off, they wiped out our retirement accounts.
But every loss is an opportunity to regroup and reinvent.
We'll see what happens in the next month or so....
I just started a thread about closing the dog wash, cutting hours, and curb side pick up only. It is going to kill all other sales- people won't be buying leashes and collars and toys and beds over the phone. In addition, many people have been panic buying and wiping out the food. I am ordering (and will pay for) the food to replace it and it may sit on the shelves for months because people have stock piled it.
There is absolutely no balance.
My plans to close my store at the end of the year may come sooner.
I just started a thread about closing the dog wash, cutting hours, and curb side pick up only. It is going to kill all other sales- people won't be buying leashes and collars and toys and beds over the phone. In addition, many people have been panic buying and wiping out the food. I am ordering (and will pay for) the food to replace it and it may sit on the shelves for months because people have stock piled it.
There is absolutely no balance.
My plans to close my store at the end of the year may come sooner.
How can I help?
frequentflier
happy to be living
How can I help?
Give me lots of hugs
I am not someone that cries but I have shed tears over this. The uncertainty of all of this makes me anxious and sad.
Give me lots of hugs
I am not someone that cries but I have shed tears over this. The uncertainty of all of this makes me anxious and sad.
I am truly sorry Vrai. But now it makes sense why you were so
It's not just me - we're all (all small businesses) in the same boat. Even the restaurants can't hang on indefinitely doing carryout only, and the servers they had to lay off definitely can't just cool their heels.
Look for our world to emerge from this - if we ever do - dramatically changed. I don't think people really understand that. They think this is just a lark. A vacation.
I feel ya
I have been stressed and anxious since they announced it and haven't had a decent night's sleep in a week. But you know what? You and me, we's smart. We have started over before and we're even older and wiser now. We are entrepreneurs. We'll lick our wounds and then get a plan together.
mitzi
Well-Known Member
I thought of that too. How are they going to finish their grade or graduate?
catlingirl
Active Member
My daughter is supposed to graduate high school this year. It should be interesting. I heard that one of the university s was thinking of doing their graduation online, which I don’t see how that would work.
Since they're so inconsequential, why do parents to go them and beam with pride?
catlingirl
Active Member
Ok thanks I thought they went up on stage and got their diplomas like the high schools do. Interesting.
kwillia
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I wondered the same when I was sitting there in the stadium setting and trying to spot our daughter in the large group that stood up when her degrees were called.
PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
That was mine too, the only personal part to it was for the bullshit honary degrees, only the PhD, MD, and JD recipients had their names read. I skipped my MS graduation since my parents seemed ok with not going to it.
PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
Mine was 4000 undergrads....
The college of engineering had a ceremony after the main on where the dead gave me a diploma and patted my, er shook my hand.