Post virus world changes

[jabberwoki]

When this crap settles down, what changes in the word do you see?
More power to the Britain brexit movement in other countries ? A shunning of china?
Should be interesting.

[pep]

Hopefully more people staying home off the roads.

Reality SOSDD   

[coolmercury]

More regard for those who prepare for emergencies.  We have only bought bread, milk and orange juice during the past couple of weeks.  And, we can last for at least three months without those items.  I learned my lessons in Florida having lived there for 59 years and experiencing dozens of hurricanes.

[goodfellow]

I don't predict any major effects. Our economy is based on consumer spending and that dynamic will not change. Human nature will kick-in and people will go on spending sprees to restock their homes or make themselves more comfortable. I see the travel industry revitalized this summer as people will want to take advantage of all the discounts being offered by the various corporations -- hotels, airlines, cruises, etc.

Watch for steep discounts on cars and consumer goods coming later this year. Inventory for 2020 is piled up and that needs to move out before the 2021 inventory can hit the shelves.

[slip knot]

I see a lot of the small mom and Pop places shutting down and going away. They wont be able to take the loss'. Some of the bigger corp. may go belly up too. if they don't get bailed out I don't see Boeing coming out of this in one piece. The travel industries will struggle short term, but we as a people are pretty forgetful so they can make it if they can hold out long enough.

The companies that cater to the prepper crowd will boom short term, but again we are a forgetful people.

This is making the assumption that this Wuhan virus mess doesn't drag on for months/years.

[bonneyman]

Hard to predict the future - too many variables involved. Though I don't expect things to return to the old kind of "normal".

[strik9]

We had a major shaker two years ago that tumbled buildings and killed a bunch of people.  Most of the buildings are rebuilt or bare lots, the funerals are done and life goes on pretty much as before.

This will be the same.  We are too lazy to remain vigilent against a virus that made the rounds two years ago.  We won't be worried about this in two years.

And a lot of idiots will have mouse chewed tp stockpiled  they hate to leave for guests.

My uncle had 40 plastic tubs of dry type prepper foods in his garage that all got tossed after his death.  Couldn't sell it and nobody was brave enough to eat 12 year old buggy grains.

Life goes on once we pass the speed bumps.
But keep up the demand for ammo.  It drives up my pay on scrap brass and lead.

[Heiny57]

I would feel more comfortable if I could source a good human flesh cookbook. 

[goodfellow]

I would feel more comfortable if I could source a good human flesh cookbook. 

As in ......."To Serve Man!" -- guys our age remember that title.

[slip knot]

I would feel more comfortable if I could source a good human flesh cookbook. 

Too many fat ones around here. By the time you got the grease fire out there wouldn't be nothing left.

[J.A.F.E.]

I would feel more comfortable if I could source a good human flesh cookbook. 

What how hard is it to cook up some ribs and a side of thighs?

[hickory n Steel]

I do not know what changes are to come, but while I expect there to be a few I don't think they'll be very significant.
Think about how it must have been during the polio pandemic or the first influenza outbreak, medicine was not as advanced as it was now and a lot of the technology and conveniences we have today were not present.
Information in the palm of your hand, food delivery everywhere,grocery and supply delivery available within hours.

Major changes came when those eye openers wiped through the nation, at this point I'm not sure there's much that can change unless people change their way of life in a major way which we all know nobody wants to do.

[lauver]

gang,

On the upside, the local fuel prices have improved dramatically in the last month; i.e. Gas=$1.81 & Diesel=$2.25.  Not bad!

How about your areas?

[goodfellow]

gang,

On the upside, the local fuel prices have improved dramatically in the last month; i.e. Gas=$1.81 & Diesel=$2.25.  Not bad!

How about your areas?

Fuel hasn't dropped more than a few cents in my area. $2.31 for Regular 87 octane. DC suburban neighborhoods pay some of the highest prices, and as usual they are the first to go up, and the last to go down.

Daughter paid $1.97 at a deep discount at COSTCO though.

[DeadNutz]

I fueled the truck and a 5gal can today. Unleaded was $2.56/gal and ethanol free was $2.96/gal which is about .40/gal lower than 2 weeks ago.