Had to go get a blood test today, and more people were not wearing masks than the last time (two weeks ago) I had to go to the doctor
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Executive order regarding Texas businesses reopening could be coming next week UPDATE: See threadmark for details
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Ugh, I really don't want to go for my well woman's in a couple of weeks, especially since the doctor's office is in a hospital and I can't do teledoc cause it's a screening year. Maybe I'll postpone it for a month again...
What part of Texas and what industry, if you don't mind me asking? I'm in Austin and my wife and I are expecting to WFH for at least a few more months. A friend of mine works for a large tech company and they were told September at the earliest, but maybe not returning until 2021.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is pretty much telling Abbott to more or less fuck off at least.
www.expressnews.com
San Antonio, Bexar County stay-home orders modified, extended through May 19
Mayor Nirenberg, County Judge Wolff note the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus is...
Not really. It's not addressing or opposing anything that's in Abbott's executive order.San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is pretty much telling Abbott to more or less fuck off at least.
San Antonio, Bexar County stay-home orders modified, extended through May 19
Mayor Nirenberg, County Judge Wolff note the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus is...
It's Houston during an election year. They'll be bothering the shit out of everyone in touchy-feely businesses.
I was under the assumption that Abbott had made it illegal to do that. Not that I disagree with them not selling out their people for the dumbfuck just worried about punitive action.San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is pretty much telling Abbott to more or less fuck off at least.
San Antonio, Bexar County stay-home orders modified, extended through May 19
Mayor Nirenberg, County Judge Wolff note the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus is...
Yep, that's why they were there 15 minutes after it opened. They already knew they had a restaurant license and expected them to try to open.
Mayor Dee Margo here in El Paso also reinstated that face masks are mandatory last night, so after the unpopular decision by the Governor to continue with the reopening the Mayor just said, fucking fight me.
Just moved to El Paso from NY a couple of months ago (basically RIGHT before the virus was a serious thing to the US public) and was wondering about that. I know it's quite a bit more blue then the rest of the state so this order seems a bit much to go lock step with but I'm not getting the feeling of total condemnation of it either. Not trying to go out and see what's opened an closed but I've heard things like the outlet mall reopening and had a bit of side eye going if you know what I mean?
Well our Mayor is Republican so a bit of that and also actually has to be fucking sane to win in one of the bluest area of the country. So eh pretty middle of the road. Also welcome to the city, may you enjoy your time here!
If I didn't have to go I wouldn't. Unfortunately, I need infusions and last time my white cell count had bottomed out so I had to come back in sooner than usual :(
In the El Paso Times or on one of the news sites it basically said they can't enforce it but it gives businesses the cover to turn away folks who aren't wearing it. I don't know how that works but fuck the state government regardless.
Ask them if they can call you in via your cell phone when they're actually ready for you. May be a good way to split the middle so you're not packed in the waiting room.
Businesses can always refuse service. The deal with the cities is they can't enforce penalties anymore.
Already people are posting in Next Door about how great it is that things are back to normal. One person is crowing about the whole thing being a hoax anyway, and anyone telling him he's wrong gets deleted. EVERYTHING IS GUNNA BE FINE GUYS.
Hey all, need some opinions? My wife is currently unemployed as a massage parlor manager and they're re-opening today to just do retail and sell packages for when it reopens. They want her in as early as tomorrow, can she turn them down and still collect her unemployment? They said she would still get paid and receive her benefits from unemployment.
Not optimal, but she doesn't mind losing her job over this.
Not optimal, but she doesn't mind losing her job over this.
Nextdoor is just Twitter for boomers and those HOA members that can't mind their own business. No idea why anyone uses it.
The problem is not every business has bouncers. The workers are going to be put into a position where they just want to avoid drama of trying to send people away without masks. So, the people without masks still get service.
I was just riding my bike down the road. The roads are packed. It is pretty bad. And, the newspapers for the past three weeks have been all front page news about what is happening in the local hospitals, even a nurse dying from Covid19. I dont know what to say. Mexican-Americans love to shop.
All of the stores around here prior to today have had staff at the doors to turn people away.
Nah. Check out the gas station/corner stores. People are going in without masks and buying stuff. The employees try to turn people away, but it just leads to an argument at the counter.
Yep. El Paso is majority Blue which was for me a nice welcome coming from Las Vegas which is a bit of a mix when I first moved here a few years back. The people wanting to go to Cielo Vista just completely confuse the hell outta me cause why are they going? Nothing essential is at the mall, so I'm assuming most are just going to walk around? But why put yourself at risk? Like seriously. Is walking around the mall worth it when most people don't have a lot of spending cash plus the majority of the stores are all closed anyway?
So I really don't see the point in opening the mall at this point in time. Give it 2 more weeks, another month, and let's re-evaluate, but not when El Paso is reporting higher numbers than ever before with more deaths per day. Like, you have a higher chance of getting sick now than you did a month ago.
I've run out of excuses for El Pasoans. My dad has a lot of underlying conditions so I'm glad he's staying home at least.
I guarantee we will have reports like New York in Texas in a few weeks. Shits gonna get bad, it's not even close to the peak yet.
This is going to be an interesting test to see what happens when you cross stupidity with reality
This is going to be an interesting test to see what happens when you cross stupidity with reality
Yeah I'm 100% uninstalling I got it so I could figure out what day certain things (like bulk pick up day) happened when I moved here lol
Austin is going to extend the stay-at-home order. Press conference will be at 3:15: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live
I kinda want someone to take Austin or San Antonio to court so that this can be settled once and for all.
Yeah. I'm glad they're doing it, but Abbott said that his rules override everything local.
Houston/Harris County Enforced closures for anything not on the Governors list.
Sorry Massage Parlors.. not yet!
i am so nervous about all of this. I had to go out Sunday to pick up stuff and I saw so many cars on the road. I can't imagine how bad this will be
It's just so convient that they gave Trillions to big business and the stock market, nothing to the small businesses, then told everyone time to go to work!
New governor conference
- Wedding services have been added to the same category as funerals and church services. Wedding receptions need to follow restaurant standards.
- Rivers, lakes, and beaches need to follow the same distancing standards as parks
- Outdoor restaurant seating needs to follow same distancing standards as inside
- Effective May 8th, cosmetologist services can reopen
- Gyms can reopen May 18th at 25% capacity. Locker rooms and showers must remain closed. Equipment must be sanitized after each use. Customers must use gloves.
- Still trying to figure out how to reopen bars safely.
- Non-essential manufacturing can reopen May 18th at 25% capacity. Use plexiglass where distancing isn't possible.
- Office buildings can reopen May 18th to either the greater of 5 employees or 25% provided that they can maintain proper distancing
- Wedding services have been added to the same category as funerals and church services. Wedding receptions need to follow restaurant standards.
- Rivers, lakes, and beaches need to follow the same distancing standards as parks
- Outdoor restaurant seating needs to follow same distancing standards as inside
- Effective May 8th, cosmetologist services can reopen
- Gyms can reopen May 18th at 25% capacity. Locker rooms and showers must remain closed. Equipment must be sanitized after each use. Customers must use gloves.
- Still trying to figure out how to reopen bars safely.
- Non-essential manufacturing can reopen May 18th at 25% capacity. Use plexiglass where distancing isn't possible.
- Office buildings can reopen May 18th to either the greater of 5 employees or 25% provided that they can maintain proper distancing
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Right. Hospitalizations is a way better stat and probally should be looking at anything respiratory related as a possible case.
To his credit he did point out we are 3rd in recovery. That's great and all but I'm still pissed were reopening. Abbot is a PoS but never struck me as stupid or willfully ignorant. My two cents is he knows he'll get heat from his donors if he doesn't reopen but knows he'll be blamed if cases spike.
Yeah, I kinda got the vibe from some of what he said that he knows the general public is gonna fuck this all up.
But bottom line is he's enabling it.
Totally agree. The buck stops at him and if people die from his policies he is ultimately responsible.
