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CoronitaParticipantInteresting read.
National Review: Coronavirus: The California Herd.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-california-herd-immunity/CoronitaParticipantNo surprise here. number of creamations >>>>> actual number of reported deaths.
CoronitaParticipantthat’s perfectly fine. I had not had a chance to go through each thing and was hoping someone would go through that and comment. Glad you did. I get so much email about Coronavirus, it’s getting tough to figure out what’s real and what isn’t. Heat and warm temps might not really slow this down, unfortunately. It’s over 90 in India, and unfortunately it doesn’t appear India isn’t impacted by cv too.
CoronitaParticipantemail sent to me in my circle. I have not confirmed it yet, but overall good hygiene suggestions.
I spray down all my packages I get.
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The following is from a physician, whose daughter is an Asst. Prof in infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University, quite informative.* The virus is not a living organism, but a protein molecule (and RNA) covered by a protective layer of lipid (fat), which, when absorbed by the cells of the ocular, nasal or buccal mucosa, changes their genetic code. (mutation) and convert them into aggressor and multiplier cells.
* Since the virus is not a living organism but a protein molecule, it is not killed, but decays on its own. The disintegration time depends on the temperature, humidity and type of material where it lies.
* The virus is very fragile; the only thing that protects it is a thin outer layer of fat. That is why any soap or detergent is the best remedy, because the foam CUTS the FAT (that is why you have torub so much: for 20 seconds or more, to make a lot of foam).
By dissolving the fat layer, the protein molecule disperses and breaks down on its own.
* HEAT melts fat; this is why it is so good to use water above 25 degrees Celsius for washing hands, clothes and everything. In addition, hot water makes more foam and that makes it even more useful.
* Alcohol or any mixture with alcohol over 65% DISSOLVES ANY FAT, especially the external lipid layer of the virus.
* Any mix with 1 part bleach and 5 parts water directly dissolves the protein, breaks it down from the inside.
* Oxygenated water helps long after soap, alcohol and chlorine, because peroxide dissolves the virus protein, but you have to use it pure and it hurts your skin.
* NO BACTERICIDE OR ANTIBIOTIC SERVES. The virus is not a living organism like bacteria; antibodies cannot kill what is not alive.
* NEVER shake used or unused clothing, sheets or cloth. While it is glued to a porous surface, it is very inert and disintegrates only
-between 3 hours (fabric and porous),
-4 hours (copper and wood)
-24 hours (cardboard),
– 42 hours (metal) and
-72 hours (plastic).
But if you shake it or use a feather duster, the virus molecules float in the air for up to 3 hours, and can lodge in your nose.
* The virus molecules remain very stable in external cold, or artificial as air conditioners in houses and cars.
They also need moisture to stay stable, and especially darkness. Therefore, dehumidified, dry, warm and bright environments will degrade it faster.[/quote]
CoronitaParticipantSome jewelry store’s attempt to rebrand as “essential business”
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CoronitaParticipant[quote=The-Shoveler]There are likely Huge numbers of unreported positive cases.
We need a test for covid-19 anti-bodies more than the other way around at this point.
We may be much closer to herd immunity than we think.Likely Covid-19 has been circulating in SoCal since December.[/quote]
I mentioned this earlier. My colleagues at my old company went back and forth between here and china all during december, and towards early january all came down with something worse than a flu, but their flu tests all came back negative.
104-105 fever, dry cough, difficult breathing. 2-3 weeks later, for them it passed, and some of their colleague got the same thing. Back then in early January, there was no coronavirus test here in the states as generally in the states we were clueless about the severity of this virus, partly due to China’s denial there was a problem. Most likely those colleagues had the coronavirus and gave it to everyone else in that group and their respective families. Now, in March, they asked if they can get tested, but there isn’t a way here in the states to test for antibodies, and even if there were, it too much time might have already passed.March 26, 2020 at 9:27 PM in reply to: What did you do with your remain-at-home corona virus day? #816002CoronitaParticipant[quote=sdduuuude]I did that once. I mixed epoxy A with more epoxy A. I ended up with – a whole bunch of epoxy A in my project.[/quote]
I ordered hardener from Amazon, not thinking there was a difference between the white, red, or blue one
The red and blue probably would have been fine. The white one however is for wood putty.
To my defense, Amazon description didn’t really explain it that well, as it said “all purpose”. Anyway, Amazon allowed me to get the blue one as an exchange. But, cleaning the mess up is no bueno tomorrow.
Staying home sucks. Amazon and Costco is sucking my wallet. I’m contemplating ordering a QuickJack from Costco since I can’t put a car lift in my garage, my celling is too low.
https://www.costco.com/quickjack-5%2C000-lb-capacity-portable-car-lift-.product.100460313.html
I have 4 ramps and 4 jack stands, but I’m so tired of lifting one side at a time , and this would make things a lot easier, plus it’s slightly higher in height which will come in handy if I ever need to drop the transmission or differential
It’s only $1200. That stimulus check should cover it. I’m kidding. I meant that stimulus check I’m not getting would have covered that.
March 26, 2020 at 9:27 PM in reply to: What did you do with your remain-at-home corona virus day? #816003CoronitaParticipantIn addition…
…Accidentally locked my car keys inside the trunk of my lemons car. Unfortunately, I removed all the trunk release mechanism that was inside the car as part of weight reduction, so couldn’t open trunk…
…Calling a locksmith would have been $80, not worth doing it right with this type of car, plus would need to wait 1 hour and risk getting coronavirus from a locksmith, so….
…Hand drill and pliers are my friend…
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[img_assist|nid=27009|title=locksmith2|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=600|height=500]I got lucky tonight. I only needed to drill twice to find the release lever. Who needs to hire a locksmith when the brute force method is much quicker and cheaper…
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The proper way to fix this would be to apply a patch, prime, paint again to cover up those holes… Meh, too much work! This is much easier…
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Fixed!
March 26, 2020 at 7:49 PM in reply to: What did you do with your remain-at-home corona virus day? #816000CoronitaParticipantCleaned up my garage and.added some shelves and racks.
Sanded the trunk lid of my Lemons track car and tried to Bondo a few dents, except I got the wrong hardener and now I have a gooey mess to cleanup tomorrow evening.
Replaced the leaking valve cover gasket….again….
Troubleshooted a leaky vacuum hose that was causing my throttle to cut off above 11psi boost.
Flushed the brake fluid and clutch cylinder.
Replaced my dying car battery with a slightly larger 3 lb battery, relocating it back from under the passenger seat to the trunk again because it won’t fit under the seat anymore. Drat!
CoronitaParticipantEndgame for some of AirBnb/Vrbo wannabe entrepreneurs.
At least I won’t get all these AirBnb/Vrbo wannabes contacting me try to sublease one of my properties so they can AirBnb/Vrbo it without telling me… Adios!
CoronitaParticipant3.3m unemployed people. Most in service sector, many in tourism and entertainment.
Besides real estate. There may be several small businesses that will be for sale at a discount that otherwise would have been ok.
CoronitaParticipantAt least in CA….
1.Can’t afford the rent? There’s a moratorium on that.
2. Can’t afford the mortgage? There’s a moratorium on that.
4. Can’t afford your income taxes? Hmm. There’s a deferral of that until July
5. Can’t afford the property tax? Hmm. There’s probably going to be a moratorium on that too.
6. Still want to sell during this period? Ok… Who’s going to sell it and who’s going to take clients to see it? LOL
https://www.car.org/aboutus/mediacenter/news/covidstayathome
https://www.carcovidupdates.org/stay-at-home-guidelines
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The real estate industry is not exempt from this prohibition except as needed to maintain “continuity of operation … of … construction, including housing construction.” Therefore, REALTORS® should cease doing all face-to-face marketing or sales activities, including showings, listing appointments, open houses and property inspections. Clients and other consumers are also subject to these orders and should not be visiting properties or conducting other business in person.Property management and repair work, which generally involves maintaining sanitary and safety conditions is permissible. Additionally, many other aspects of the real estate industry can continue to occur without in-person contact, including documentation and signing, and in many circumstances, closings. Other activities may also be managed remotely, though there may be some difficulties.”
Impact on MLS Statuses, Showing Instructions and DOM
In light of the Governor’s order on March 19, 2020, it would be appropriate for the MLS listing status to be changed by the listing agent to hold or withdraw— but if the listing agreement is still in effect, one would not select cancelled.
Also, it would be reasonable under the circumstances, if so desired, for an MLS in its discretion to alter its usual showing instructions and/or DOM approach, either by taking a unilateral approach systematically in the MLS or simply to offer participants the option to alter their status designation into a field that suspends the clock, ex: hold or the like in one’s system. An MLS could also decide to make no changes to its offerings because it’s a given that all California listings are subject to this same order of March 19, 2020, such that those active during this time would be assessed in the same light.
If an MLS does alter or suspend the DOM, keep in mind, however, portals like Zillow, Realtor.com and others that also calculate their own DOM might not be changing their DOM calculations. That raises the concern of having two differing, publicly available DOM sources, possibly causing the buying public to lose confidence in the MLS reporting and/or creating potential liability situations for agents for inaccurate reporting. Thus, if an MLS does decide to pause the DOM calculations, best practice would be to keep measuring things both ways so that future evaluation of this current marketplace will be possible. When this is all over, it will still be important to keep an accurate tracking of what happened, so even if the DOM clock stops, the CDOM clock should keep going so the total picture is still there.
Also, the following Inman article may be of interest regarding what some other MLSs are doing: https://www.inman.com/2020/03/19/we-talked-to-21-multiple-listing-services-about-their-coronavirus-preparations-heres-what-they-said/
Based on that which is set forth above, the MLS has various options to consider depending on what works best locally and within the fields and functionality of its system.
Disclosure of Potential COVID 19 Exposure
What to do if an agent learns that a visitor to the property, including potentially another agent, tested positive to COVID 19 — is disclosure required or recommended?
This information would be material to anyone at risk for potential exposure but raises the question of whether it’s a property concern or a people concern. Is the concern that the property site itself might have been or is contaminated? Or is the risk of having been around a particular person? And was this person on or offsite from the property?
Legally, known material conditions related to the property should be disclosed. Per the CDC, it’s possible the virus can spread from contact with infected surfaces or objects on a property, meaning a person could get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads. However, the more relevant aspect to potential exposure pertains to the timing of contact with the property and the infected person and any others who came for a period thereafter. This is not purely or a per-se property condition. But to be on the safe side, a disclosure could be made. Disclosing through the MLS would not be the most effective way to communicate this information because (a) no further showings should be ongoing under the order of March 19, 2020, and (b) the concern at issue is backward-oriented and person-focused (and not a permanent property condition) for those potential visitors and/or agents identifiable from lockbox or other records as having been at the property during that time period with the exposed person. Notice could then be given in a targeted way.
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The world is being put on hold for the next few months, possibly until the end of the year. Next year will be interesting when things slowly return to normal. The low mortgage rate lever is already being pulled. I wouldn’t be surprised to see another lever pulled: relaxing lending standards to otherwise credit-unworthy people.
When 9/11 occurred and the dot.bomb imploded, did home prices crater right after, or did they crater after irresponsible lending ran its course for a few years?
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CoronitaParticipant[quote=sdduuuude]San Diego has broken out of the exponential curve.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/liveblog/coronavirus-live-updates-march-23%5B/quote%5D
Let us hope that. Let’s hope that we don’t end up like NYC
I suspect we won’t due to a number of reasons, but time will tell.https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/amp/NY-has-10-times-the-coronavirus-cases-CA-has-Why-15154692.php
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