Coronavirus: Montana schools closing after Gov. Bullock signs orders
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Close the Southgate Mall
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do people still go there?
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Let's just say 'enough's people still go there
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iof course, sorry for the snark.
Hopefully this type of thing will be encouraged to happen for businesses en masse when congress passes a bipartisan relief bill in the coming days/hours... hopefully
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Montana is closing down, at least in all of the social groups and activities I'm involved in. I think we will get this right. Just have to convince my boss...
ND too now
good for them!
I told the wife she's done working for now. We're going to tell her employer she's got a family emergency and will be gone a week minimum. I figure a week will give a better insight on how this plays out and then decide if she goes back. Realistically she won't.
She's at too much of a risk working at a gas station along the highway. I'm home always so I'm not the worry. We're both on blood pressure medication and indications from China say we have a higher chance of death. Some say it's the meds, they don't know. No one knows. So do I stop my meds? Or risk her bringing it home. I love my wife and she's being cautious, but she's such a forgetful person I don't think she'll be careful enough.
We're right up against the base of the mountain so until it becomes a quarantine we'll get exercise and fresh air up there, far away from people. That'll help keep the spirits up since we're both avid hikers.
Anyways it's her Sunday tomorrow and we're notifying them she's taking time off. I'm not risking it because of the potential hypertension issues but also since I have a history of chronic bronchitis. I can't get her to quit smoking.
It's 45 minutes away from us currently over in Missoula, at least confirmed. Who knows what the real infection count is but it's about to blow up.
Stay safe friend
Sounds to me like if someone did a complicated benefit/cost analysis of your wife going to work, it's probably not even worth it considering the low salary and slight/moderate risk of astronomical medical bills + pain and suffering. Something like (probability of infection over length of exposure) x (probability of hospitalization) x (cost of being in an ICU for 2 weeks) - (daily pay after taxes) x (length of exposure) >= 0. Totally not even worth it if you can avoid it.