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Things Won't Sink In That This Is A Serious Crisis Until.... (Original Post) global1 Mar 2020 OP
Disney closing is a pretty big deal. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #1
and buffet juxtaposed Mar 2020 #2
Buffets have been closed a few days. MissB Mar 2020 #6
Don't know. I ain't heard of no casinos closing. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #3
Until people are dying and there aren't enough ventilators or ICUs to help everyone mucifer Mar 2020 #4
Is it bad that I am secretly happy that frazzled Mar 2020 #5
Until someone famous dies. kairos12 Mar 2020 #7
A man has already died in my community. Grammy23 Mar 2020 #8
The impact will have to hit closer to home... cynatnite Mar 2020 #9
The Mirage held a banquet for a group, one of whom tested positive pecosbob Mar 2020 #10
I thought cancelling March Madness and the NBA were pretty big deals Poiuyt Mar 2020 #11

3Hotdogs

(12,409 posts)
3. Don't know. I ain't heard of no casinos closing.
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 11:48 PM
Mar 2020

When that happens, then yes, we know its serious. I feel sorry for dealers and casino workers that have to work in residual smoke in addition to the potential of viral infection.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
5. Is it bad that I am secretly happy that
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 12:00 AM
Mar 2020

basketball and hockey and baseball season have been suspended?

Being stuck inside so much, I was fearing that my spouse was going to want to watch endless games. (Actually, I feel kind of bad for him, because he enjoys it so much, but ... yay for me!)

I do feel a little bad about March Madness being canceled, because I do like to watch some basketball. But not every single game!

Grammy23

(5,813 posts)
8. A man has already died in my community.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 12:18 AM
Mar 2020

He was elderly (79) and had been traveling internationally.

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)
9. The impact will have to hit closer to home...
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 12:20 AM
Mar 2020

Either personally or when patients are dying in a hallway.

I've worked around contagious diseases in the past. I never felt as I do now.

pecosbob

(7,543 posts)
10. The Mirage held a banquet for a group, one of whom tested positive
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 02:47 AM
Mar 2020

My roommate worked that banquet...

Edit...but I suspect it's been here a while.

To answer the OP, we will see a Magic Johnson moment when some begin to succumb to the virus.

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