# COVID-19 Pandemic Thread \[NY Now Closes All Biz\] **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 18, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978 "2020-03-18T16:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 41
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/801 "2021-03-16T18:39:22Z")
I was hoping to do the rest of my fence this year, but holy cow has lumber gotten expensive! That, and you can hardly ever find PT panels/fencing in enough quantities. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/802 "2021-03-16T19:10:52Z")
Yep. We had our floors refinished as part of our remodel and had matching hardwood added to one room where it was missing. Nickel City told me I actually paid less than cost for the flooring they added in because prices went up so fast after I got my quote and got my deposit down. He said he’s never seen it get this bad. I need a ton of baseboard trim and I’m dreading what it’s going to cost me. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/803 "2021-03-16T19:11:59Z")
Time to invade Canada and strip them of their natural resources! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/804 "2021-03-16T19:15:58Z")
I’m in. There’s enough guns and ammo in NY alone to get it done in a weekend, assuming we all “find” our stuff that was lost in tragic canoe accidents around the safe act implementation. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/805 "2021-03-16T19:23:44Z")
@Bing, can you open the border? I heard if you ask Trudeau nice enough he just says okay eventually. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/806 "2021-03-17T00:11:16Z")
I almost lol’d at the 1st world problem here. To help with your reply… I bought a used car that gets better MPG than my shitty Envoy, but MB says it needs a minimum of 91 octane. WTF. Its a loss. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/807 "2021-03-17T01:56:36Z")
![chd5oOac](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/6/86b8518ca73d6259de65b858cbcf4afab794182c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/808 "2021-03-17T02:02:54Z")
i wish it were open. i can cross, but definitely not unless i need to. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/809 "2021-03-30T12:25:11Z")
Thoughts on this COVID Passport bullshit? I’m feeling a bit revolution-y today. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/810 "2021-03-30T12:43:23Z")
I think it’s bullshit and wouldn’t have really cared to get my vaccine as quick as I did but with my work and the government being the way they are, I already got my first shot so it’s whatever to me now. Sounds like my work doesn’t want us traveling outside of state unless we got a shot. Sounds like the US doesn’t want us doing shit unless we got a shot. I’m just not bothering fighting this as I’ve learned it seems whatever they want they get and the people get pushed aside unless it’s a race or gender situation now. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/811 "2021-03-30T12:49:10Z")
Jr summed it up perfectly for me… ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/5/35a5841de52237cab9198e03bcea3db49ca12d12.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/812 "2021-03-30T12:53:36Z")
Yeah obviously it’s been pushed pretty damn hard to get vaccinated at work being education and all, plus I’ve had 5 teacher friends get covid in the past month now so I’m glad I just got it over with. I’m not thrilled about mRNA and nanolipid particles floating in my body, but whatever…maybe it’ll be like Compound V and i’ll get super powers down the road. Or cancer. Even being fully vaccinated, I refuse to carry my vaccination card and I will not be installing some bullshit app on my phone to allow me to do something that we all did freely before COVID. I am responsible for my own health. I don’t need a nanny state making sure I’m following their ridiculous rules they arbitrarily created without any semblance of rational thought. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/813 "2021-03-30T12:57:12Z")
So I’m curious, aside from traveling to other states/outside the country, what is requiring this passport? I believe weddings are one thing as I still have our reception to deal with in Oct that was pushed back a year. That’s either the passport or proof of negative. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/814 "2021-03-30T13:02:07Z")
Yep, I got vax’d as well. Will be 2 weeks into my first shot (Pfizer) Friday. I’m with you, I’m not 100% comfortable with mRNA but I’m also a bit overweight with blood pressure a little on the high side so I’m not real comfortable with my COVID chances either. The variants tearing through Europe and now starting to become the dominant strains here was what pushed me to go find an appointment. I’m going to have the card so I’ll be carrying it, but I think it’s bullshit. I think a lot of things are bullshit though but unfortunately I’m a right winger living in one of the most leftist states so I’ve become accustomed to following laws I don’t agree with. I’ve heard a lot of rumors that when the US/Canadian border opens back up a vax record is definitely going to be required. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/815 "2021-03-30T15:46:13Z")
I could quote this and it would be 100% my exact thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/816 "2021-03-31T17:54:38Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > rumors that when the US/Canadian border opens back up a vax record is definitely going to be required. This would make me get it 😐 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/817 "2021-03-31T18:44:00Z")
In the past few weeks we’ve had 5 people at work get covid. One of them likely spread it to 2 others through in-office spread. One of those infected employees then went home and gave it to his wife, daughter, daughter’s boyfriend, daughter in law and grandson. My guess is its the B.1.1.7 variant based on how easily it spread (and that it spread to a kid) and the fact that we’re all good about masking and distancing, plus one of the employees infected got 2 negatives tests while showing serious symptoms before his 3rd came back positive (B.1.1.7 is known to cause false negatives in some of versions of the PCR tests because they’re testing on something from the original strain that is different in B.1.1.7). So yeah, back to “should I get it or not”… I’d really recommend it. The more I read about B.1.1.7 the more I’m glad I got the shot. It’s highly likely the increases are all being driven by the variant and if it’s not already it will soon be the dominant strain in the US. This pretty dense, but a lot of good info: > **[Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/03/03/science.abg3055)** > > A novel SARS-CoV-2 variant, VOC 202012/01 (lineage B.1.1.7), emerged in southeast England in November 2020 and is rapidly spreading toward fixation. Using a variety of statistical and dynamic modelling approaches, we estimate that this variant has a... ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/818 "2021-03-31T18:46:35Z")
> **[Top epidemiologist on rise in COVID-19 cases, new vaccine timeline](https://www.cbsnews.com/video/top-epidemiologist-on-rise-in-covid19-cases-new-vaccine-timeline/#x)** > > Epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm weighs in on the rise in COVID-19 cases, changing vaccine timelines and the U.S. outlook in the pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/819 "2021-03-31T19:07:15Z")
I went allllllllllll pandemic with zero people I know getting it. Last week - 5 close friends got it. My wife is getting dose one today and I’m glad, I want us to be over this. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978/820 "2021-03-31T21:31:34Z")
My wife got her second dose last week. I got my first dose the week before. Probably should have done it sooner but the effort it took to get an appointment in the early stages just didn’t seem worth the hassle to me. But now that I’ve had to quarantine for the second time in as many months, that is reason alone for me to go forward with it. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978.md?page=40) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/covid-19-pandemic-thread-ny-now-closes-all-biz/1413978.md?page=42)