Virus perks

1988RedT2 said:

DirtyBird222 said:

I'm hoping my redeye tonight is similar. 

Just to clarify, you want to make a baby?  Or you want the seat next to you to be empty?

Why not both? 

1988RedT2 said:

spitfirebill said:

It's getting serious when March Madness will be spectator-free. 

I'm betting it doesn't happen.  NBA just suspended the season since a player tested positive.  NCAA will be no less cautious.

Wife just it has already happened.  

Clinic called to confirm my colonoscopy on Tuesday. I said I'm not sure because sore throat and she said "sorethroat?!nothanksbyewe'llcontactyourdoctor" and the line went dead. So, uh, no colonoscopy next week.

Margie

Mandatory all-day meeting out of town tomorrow was canceled. That means I get to work from home. Might not even have to put on pants. Thanks Coronavirus!

alfadriver said:

For sure, this will kill the open office concept.  Spreads germs too quickly.

When I intereviewed at SpaceX last year, they were touting the open office concept. I'm sure that has them in a tizzy with their LA office at the moment. 

Robbie said:

Well, my wife is pretty sure we will see a baby boom in about a year, from all the people forced to stay home for the next few weeks...

That's a perk, right?

I would think your wife would understand the time frames involved?

1988RedT2 said:

DirtyBird222 said:

I'm hoping my redeye tonight is similar. 

Just to clarify, you want to make a baby?  Or you want the seat next to you to be empty?

If I were to get lucky on an empty plane that would be one hell of an accomplishment. The last time I flew Delta I got a ton of free drinks from wearing a GRM T-Shirt, so nothing is out of the realm of possibilities. But for my bank accounts sake, let's hope I don't have another child running around in 9 or so months. 

m4ff3w said:

Taking the kids to NYC for spring break...

 

Got 3rd row, center orchestra Book of Mormon tickets for $50ea

 

 

Not anymore you aren't.  Broadway has been effectively shut down.

DirtyBird222 said:

alfadriver said:

For sure, this will kill the open office concept.  Spreads germs too quickly.

When I intereviewed at SpaceX last year, they were touting the open office concept. I'm sure that has them in a tizzy with their LA office at the moment. 

The place I used to work went total open office (e.g. sit anywhere).  One of the prime concerns most had was potential multi-users for keyboard, seats, surface, mice....   they are probably freaking out about now!  They claimed it was OK, because they have a thorough cleaning crew.... uhm... what about during the day?...

Ashyukun (Robert) said:

As was mentioned in one of the other threads, one potential benefit will be forcing companies to realize just how many of their employees can telecommute or work remotely and not have to be spending time and fuel commuting back and forth to an office every day. 

I was talking with a.....

I'm hoping the tide will turn when companies realize they don't need to rent office space for those employees. I work for a global architecture firm and it's pretty ironic that we sell "sustainability" while designing more office buildings for commuters (and tear down twenty year old stadiums)... but it feeds my family. 

KyAllroad (Jeremy) said:

m4ff3w said:

Taking the kids to NYC for spring break...

 

Got 3rd row, center orchestra Book of Mormon tickets for $50ea

 

 

Not anymore you aren't.  Broadway has been effectively shut down.

And for anyone that hasn't read it, NYC banned gatherings of 500 or more............and that is the number the determines whether it's a "Broadway" show or an "Off-Broadway" show, regardless of where in the city the theater is.

I used my HSA account to purchase a respirator and containment suit to paint the project car. 

captdownshift said:

I used my HSA account to purchase a respirator and containment suit to paint the project car. 

Save the receipt.  

captdownshift said:

I used my HSA account to purchase a respirator and containment suit to paint the project car. 

OMG that's brilliant!  (Both BTW)- where did you find the set?

Perk: we're working from home for the forseeable future

Potential danger: SWMBO's out of town meeting for next week was cancelled so she'll be here too.   There's only so much togetherness 2 people can handle :)  

Still better than most of my employees who get to have spousal and child togetherness since the schools are shutting down too.   

In reply to Robbie :

We already have a population issue so nah

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Not being forced to wear pants is usually a plus however

In reply to alfadriver :

Northern Pharmacy and Medical equipment. Autoplus and Eastwood still have them as well, but I figured that'd flag the HSA charge and that they may not have been setup to accept it as payment. 

Speaking of airlines... airline stocks are really cheap right now, especially chinese ones.

alfadriver said:

For sure, this will kill the open office concept.  Spreads germs too quickly.

God, I hope so. Open offices are the devil's work. 

alfadriver said:

For sure, this will kill the open office concept.  Spreads germs too quickly.

I see nothing wrong this...

Marjorie Suddard said:

Clinic called to confirm my colonoscopy on Tuesday. I said I'm not sure because sore throat and she said "sorethroat?!nothanksbyewe'llcontactyourdoctor" and the line went dead. So, uh, no colonoscopy next week.

Margie

Anything to avoid the Prep?

In reply to KyAllroad (Jeremy) :

Yeah... saw that late last night... :|

Marjorie Suddard said:

Clinic called to confirm my colonoscopy on Tuesday. I said I'm not sure because sore throat and she said "sorethroat?!nothanksbyewe'llcontactyourdoctor" and the line went dead. So, uh, no colonoscopy next week.

Margie

You know, I'm scheduled for one next week too. I'm debating postponing just because I don't want to be around medical staff in general right now.

CAinCA said:

alfadriver said:

For sure, this will kill the open office concept.  Spreads germs too quickly.

God, I hope so. Open offices are the devil's work. 

I actually preferred the open concept in our office. But they gave us crummy cubicles last year that are 5'6" tall. Our office takes up about 1/3 of the top floor of the building with tons of windows. Now we have lame cubicles blocking the views of downtown and such. 

But our "open office" we still had an assigned desk. But had open desks with docking stations and monitors for remote employees or visitors from other offices to use.