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[Bitmap Frogs]

So my entire country (Spain) is in lockdown.

You can go to work and back to your home, you can go buy groceries, you can go buy medicine and you can go refuel your vehicle. And police WILL enforce the restriction, it's not voluntary.

All public facing business are shut down unless: you sell medicines, food or gas. Healthcare facilities will not accept patients unless they're in a real emergency: as in either triage says it is or you go home.

I know Italians are going through this... anyone else?

If you're in a similar situation due to covid, feel free to post up! We can shoot the shit and talk about how we're bored to death and fed up with this. Or be positive and recommend each other novel ways to pass the time. Talk about our experiences under the lockdown!

 

[bati]

They closed the gyms here today. I'm gonna fucking die. Already went to Decathlon to buy some home workout equipment to tide me over the next few weeks.

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

I live in Madeira Island ( Portugal ) we dont have any infected yet in the island and they closed all schools, harbors, nightclubs, gyms and casinos and so on.

Anyone travelling to the island will be forced to be quarantined and the authorities will visit their home regularely to make sure they are doing it.

Also, no one is paying for energy and water til the quarantine is over.

Everyone is quite happy with what hte government did, comparing it to the mainland where theres already hundreds of cases, we feel pretty safe, but people are actually staying home voluntarily.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

They're experimenting on a future dystopia that's possible because people are fucking retarded for believing in the panic fearmongering.

#EducateYourselves

 

[cryptoadam]

May I suggest:

(NSFW) Tits look so good on TV sometimes...

It makes me wanna smash someone other than my wife. What say you, GAF? 👨🏾‍💻

www.neogaf.com

and

(NSFW) Butt thread

Well we got a thread about Abs, we got a thread about hot or not, so how about the butt thread. You like em big? Small? Round? Flat? Post pics of your favourites. No discrimination here, men butts or lady butts. Someone should post that superman Butt. I aint gay but I gotta give that guy...

www.neogaf.com

 

[rubik's dude]

Work and college has us doing everything remotely. Gym is still open though, so grateful for that, otherwise I'd probably go out of my mind.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

May I suggest:

(NSFW) Tits look so good on TV sometimes...

It makes me wanna smash someone other than my wife. What say you, GAF? 👨🏾‍💻

www.neogaf.com

and

(NSFW) Butt thread

Well we got a thread about Abs, we got a thread about hot or not, so how about the butt thread. You like em big? Small? Round? Flat? Post pics of your favourites. No discrimination here, men butts or lady butts. Someone should post that superman Butt. I aint gay but I gotta give that guy...

www.neogaf.com

No shit, pornhub and xhamster gave free premium to all italian IPs for a month. Wonder if they'll extend the courtesy....

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Send me all of your Jamon Iberico. I’ll keep it safe in my belly

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I live in Madeira Island ( Portugal ) we dont have any infected yet in the island and they closed all schools, harbors, nightclubs, gyms and casinos and so on.

Anyone travelling to the island will be forced to be quarantined and the authorities will visit their home regularely to make sure they are doing it.

Also, no one is paying for energy and water til the quarantine is over.

Everyone is quite happy with what hte government did, comparing it to the mainland where theres already hundreds of cases, we feel pretty safe, but people are actually staying home voluntarily.

I want to go to Madeira some day... I've heard it's wonderful. Besides I'm a big fan of Porto and I think you guys make a very good fortified wine too ;P

 

[eot]

I put my running shoes in my bug out bag

 

[V4skunk]

I'm glad us British are leaving the EU.
EU is about to economically collapse.
Tick tock.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

This makes me nervous but I have a psychiatrist appointment but I'm located in the United States. I hope I'm able to get refills on my medications.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Yeah my country is most likely going on lockdown Monday. Going to work tomorrow to grab the PC and whatever to work from home.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I'm glad us British are leaving the EU.
EU is about to economically collapse.
Tick tock.

I don't want this thread derailed, but you should be careful. Cases in the UK are spiking HARD. And no matter how you slice it, Eurozone and UK economies are still intertwined so if one goes down, the other one's going to feel it.

Yeah my country is most likely going on lockdown Monday. Going to work tomorrow to grab the PC and whatever to work from home.

Yeah, I'm probably be working from home as well. I fucking hate it tho, I live alone and without work, going out with friends and hookups I will get ZERO human contact until this shit blows over. I don't know what I'm gonna do T_T

 

[Mossybrew]

No lockdown here in Washington state but schools are closed (my son is stoked) and people are shopping like the world is about to end.

 

[Foamy]

Great time to be a gamer.

 

[ipukespiders]

Great time to be an alcoholic.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Great time to be an alcoholic.

Funny story. Drinking at the bar, chatting up with the buddies, trying to catch some muff, I feel like a winner. I'm drinking at home right now and I feel like a loser. Fuck.

 

[ipukespiders]

Funny story. Drinking at the bar, chatting up with the buddies, trying to catch some mutt, I feel like a winner. I'm drinking at home right now and I feel like a loser. Fuck.

It was sorta funny.
Kinda.
Not really.
Its classified.

 

[Papa]

Send me all of your Jamon Iberico. I’ll keep it safe in my belly

de bellota only, none of that grain fed shite

 

[Stouffers]

I read your thread title to the tune of “FINAL COUNTDOWN.”

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I read your thread title to the tune of “FINAL COUNTDOWN.”

No worries bro. Let's dance.

 

[GymWolf]

for italians it's pretty similar, a shitload of workplace are closed (like mine), only supermarket, pharmacy and some other places are still open, and you need a writed permission to even walt to these places (if not the fine or even arrest you, at least this is what i heard)

if they prolong this thing the economy is gonna collapse...

 

[Cato]

for italians is worst, a shitload of workplace are closed (like mine), only supermarket, pharmacy and some other places are still open, and you need a writed permission to even walt to these places (if not the fine or even arrest you, at least this is what i heard)

if they prolong this thing the economy is gonna collapse...

Feel sorry for you.
That lock-down is really retarded and it WILL collapse your economy.

The virus is not going away, so when do they ever plan to lift the lock-down? In 6 months, 12 months ?
Once you have put these lockdowns in place it gets really hard to un-lockdown.

 

[GymWolf]

Feel sorry for you.
That lock-down is really retarded and it WILL collapse your economy.

The virus is not going away, so when do they ever plan to lift the lock-down? In 6 months, 12 months ?
Once you have put these lockdowns in place it gets really hard to un-lockdown.

what 6 months? if i'm not mistake the lockdown is set until 25 march or beginning of april if i remember well, and that is already a giant hit that is messing my mind, 6 months and i'm gonna post on gaf from my phone while living under a brigde like a hobo.

also in theory isn't this the right move? almost everyone at home so the virus can travel that much from person to person and his life isn't around 2-3 weeks to 1 month top?

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

de bellota only, none of that grain fed shite

I can’t get choosie with my cured meats during these desperate times. Give me that white label shite. Boujee ass muhfugah

 

[Cato]

what 6 months? if i'm not mistake the lockdown is set until 25 march or beginning of april if i remember well, and that is already a giant hit that is messing my mind, 6 months and i'm gonna post on gaf from my phone while living under a brigde like a hobo.

It is set for March 25, for now.
But when March 25 comes and there virus is still spreading. Can they really just lift the lock-down?
I don't think they can. Any politician that will try will be smeared as irresponsible and trying to kill people by all other politicians.

So, be prepared for it to be extended over and over ...

 

[Miles708]

Feel sorry for you.
That lock-down is really retarded and it WILL collapse your economy.

The virus is not going away, so when do they ever plan to lift the lock-down? In 6 months, 12 months ?
Once you have put these lockdowns in place it gets really hard to un-lockdown.

Once you lose control, the ramp-up is exponential, that's why being proactive and not reactive is the key to success.
Sadly, everyone looked at Italy and though "it's not gonna happen here", instead of taking active measures.

what 6 months? if i'm not mistake the lockdown is set until 25 march or beginning of april if i remember well, and that is already a giant hit that is messing my mind, 6 months and i'm gonna post on gaf from my phone while living under a brigde like a hobo.

They said 2 weeks to see the effects. If it works, they'll likely prolong it to avoid another incontrollable spread from some idiots doing parties. If it doesn't work... we pray.

 

[GymWolf]

It is set for March 25, for now.
But when March 25 comes and there virus is still spreading. Can they really just lift the lock-down?
I don't think they can. Any politician that will try will be smeared as irresponsible and trying to kill people by all other politicians.

So, be prepared for it to be extended over and over ...

yeah but isn't the life span of the virus like 2-3 weeks? if everyone stay at home and who has to die unfortunately dies and who have to resist, live isn't the virus virtually defeated?

sorry if i'm not really aware of this fucking thing, i avoided to read to much to not have paranoia (i'm usually a carelles guy for these type of things, but i have a sister with health problem and 2 old parents to worry about)
i still go around with a useless 2 euros mask for dust and paint...(i mean, i heard that all the mask are pretty useless if you stay close to someone infected)

 

[GymWolf]

Once you lose control, the ramp-up is exponential, that's why being proactive and not reactive is the key to success.
Sadly, everyone looked at Italy and though "it's not gonna happen here", instead of taking active measures.


They said 2 weeks to see the effects. If it works, they'll likely prolong it to avoid another incontrollable spread from some idiots doing parties. If it doesn't work... we pray.

i think idiots are gonna do party even during the lockdown, police in my city is not exactly everywhere or unavoidable...

 

[ScarletSpider]

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[lachesis]

I feel for the active & social types who can't stand staying home. It must be very draining for them...

I'm a homebody with quite introverted nature, so sometimes I spend entire weekend w/o stepping outside, it makes me feel guilty feeling the weekend wasn't long enough... (My daughter is even worse LOL).

Luckily, as I have no time to cook in weekdays, I buy things in bulk and cook in bulk and freeze them. I got plenty of food for at least 2 of us that would last a few months in freezer, with plenty of indoor entertainment - so I am pretty content with lock down if it ever happens around here.

I work in NYC, but live in NJ Bergen... if NYC locks itself down, I can't even imagine what kind of economical impact it would have throughout U.S. or world... and money is only thing that I can't stay indoor forever at this point - as I would run out of money within 5-6 months, even if I became extremely frugal due to high mortgage and all..

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Theres one thing we will learn from this. All of a sudden most jobs can be done from home, time to revaluate that archaic "must be in office to get shit done".

 

[Grinchy]

never heard this before, and I hope it means “trollin for strange”

I think it means he wants to fuck dogs.

 

[888]

No shit, pornhub and xhamster gave free premium to all italian IPs for a month. Wonder if they'll extend the courtesy....

Time to fire up the VPN.

 

[ScarletSpider]

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[Setzer]

Time to fire up the VPN.

 

[Miles708]

i think idiots are gonna do party even during the lockdown, police in my city is not exactly everywhere or unavoidable...

You can enforce it with an iron fist (like China did), which is obviously not feasible in Italy or pretty much all Europe.
I think people in Italy are reacting apparently good for the most part.

 

[GymWolf]

You can enforce it with an iron fist (like China did), which is obviously not feasible in Italy or pretty much all Europe.
I think people in Italy are reacting apparently good for the most part.

the situation is gonna get much worse if they decide to prolong the lockdown, people can't stay without working or seeing friends and family for 2 fucking months...

 

[Miles708]

the situation is gonna get much worse if they decide to prolong the lockdown, people can't stay without working or seeing friends and family for 2 fucking months...

We like in an hyper-technological world, everyone of us has a videoconference device in their pockets.
It's not like we're being asked to go to war, just use skype and stay inside for a bit.

 

[GymWolf]

We like in an hyper-technological world, everyone of us has a videoconference device in their pockets.
It's not like we're being asked to go to war, just use skype and stay inside for a bit.

not every people are the same, that can work for me or you but not for everybody.

also, a lot of people can't sustain 2 month without work, they go right on the street or under a bridge...

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

I just went out the window and heard the birds chirpin. This is... new.

 

[xrnzaaas]

They closed the gyms here today. I'm gonna fucking die. Already went to Decathlon to buy some home workout equipment to tide me over the next few weeks.

I'm glad about buying an exercise bike about 2 years ago. I don't have to worry anymore about getting sick from riding in bad weather and now I can keep pedalling even during a pandemic.

 

[Aggelos]

Can you go buy stuff from your local supermarket, or does police bust your ass down and you get a fine for violating the curfew?
Is it a nationwide curfew actually?

 

[womfalcs3]

Is this true?

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

the situation is gonna get much worse if they decide to prolong the lockdown, people can't stay without working or seeing friends and family for 2 fucking months...

People can. It’s just we’re not used to think we can. And the situation now is such that we can think it’s going to end soon.

If people actually go crazy because they can’t have apericenas and calcetto matches for 3-4 weeks then it’s very, very sad. If people don’t know what to do with themselves without Serie A and Formula 1 then we don’t deserve all the good stuff we have.

The true problem will be the economic aftermath for the Partite Iva not working for weeks.

 

[Hiro_Kunimi_80]

Is this true?

confirmed
** so I've been told of course ....

 

[GymWolf]

People can. It’s just we’re not used to think we can. And the situation now is such that we can think it’s going to end soon.

If people actually go crazy because they can’t have apericenas and calcetto matches for 3-4 weeks then it’s very, very sad. If people don’t know what to do with themselves without Serie A and Formula 1 then we don’t deserve all the good stuff we have.

The true problem will be the economic aftermath for the Partite Iva not working for weeks.

ok let's put aside calcetto and stuff, people still need to work, not everyone has money saved for this occasions...
i have some money aside but if this stuff continue for 2 month my landlord still is gonna expect 8000 euros plus all the money to the supplier (i miei fornitori), it's a huge hit and i'm not poor.

at a certain point, poor people will start to work again even with the lockdown because THEY NEED TO.

the politician absolutely have to help people, this not just a question of not seeing family, friends and hobbies...

 

[nkarafo]

So my entire country (Spain) is in lockdown.

You can go to work and back to your home, you can go buy groceries, you can go buy medicine and you can go refuel your vehicle. And police WILL enforce the restriction, it's not voluntary.

All public facing business are shut down unless: you sell medicines, food or gas. Healthcare facilities will not accept patients unless they're in a real emergency: as in either triage says it is or you go home.

I know Italians are going through this... anyone else?

If you're in a similar situation due to covid, feel free to post up! We can shoot the shit and talk about how we're bored to death and fed up with this. Or be positive and recommend each other novel ways to pass the time. Talk about our experiences under the lockdown!

What about churches?

I'm calling it right now, if the same thing happens to Greece, churches will remain open. Or they will be the last business that gets closed, only after many confirmed deaths.

 

[eot]

Austria - Status: locked down

No going outside, gatherings forbidden, people who did civil service getting called in