For being the 4th largest U.S. city, it seems they are doing ok. Cases are low compared to the other densely populated cities. But, only at the end of this will we truly know how the officials, and residents handled the crisis.

We had some crime break out this week though. So I’m assuming that some of the residents are going back to their old ways.

Sounds about right. We led the nation in DUIs last year and you would hear about at least 2 or 3 every night. That's calmed down considerably. Still have a shooting or two every night but that's almost always on the east side. I'm guessing gangs and dealers aren't practicing social distancing. :D

"Hammer and dance" is the most probable and workable method to restarting the economy. Hammer being the stay at home mandate and dance being the limited release of the work force back into their perspective professional fields. For instance reducing the amount of people per carriage riding the subway.

Enforcing the social distance rules. Reducing the capacity for each and every venue, public gatherings. Letting the athletes play in the fields with limited number of camera crew, but no spectators, etc.

Sending everyone back to work all at once either in May or June and hoping that everything will work out is simply a fantasy at this moment.

In fact, such action will most likely create the following scenario:

For 2~3 weeks everything is seemingly great and humming along. Then the new infection number starts piling up and hospital emergency capacity gets overrun quickly.

More social panic ensues.

This is not fear mongering, this is prediction by experts and people who studies pandemics for a living.

"Tiptoeing back to normal" is our best bet at having an economy while keeping most people from getting infected.

You can read up about the interview by The Daily's Michael Barbaro for today's segment.

The release of restrictions has to happen in partial steps because we'll see the the outcome after a few weeks the earliest. And everyone has to prepare for new restrictions if infections start rise up again too fast. As it seems children are likely to be the least affected and least contagious (due to immune response) so schools and day care centers could be be the first ones on the release.

The statistics/demographics back that up Clavurion, schools would have likely been the first to open, but I think most are going to close for the year with more well off districts doing virtual learning and less well off districts doing possibly mail-in work (my sister-in-law is a primary school teacher doing mail packets in her district in FL).

Here in San Antonio I think all public schools have already done so. Private schools are own discretion but most follow certain districts. I've been my daughter's defacto teacher daily so I'm glad the year is almost over. Not that I am a bad teacher or don't have the patience for it... but we are paying for schooling, so I'd like to get that value out of the investment. If this continues the wife and I are debating home schooling next year. Even with the cost of the curriculum we'd come out multiple thousands ahead.

^ But that's just one additional worry to the many that this whole situation has us racking our brains over. :rolleyes:

Attached are New York's mortality demographics as of the 4/16.

Attitude is everything...

* Half of us are going to come out of this quarantine as amazing cooks. The other half will come out with a drinking problem.

* I used to spin the toilet paper like I was on Wheel of Fortune. Now I turn it like I’m cracking a safe.

* I need to practice social distancing from . . . the refrigerator.

* Still haven’t decided where to go for Easter . . . The Living Room or The Bedroom.

* PSA: every few days, try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.

* Homeschooling is going well. 2 students suspended for fighting and 1 teacher fired for drinking on the job!

* I don’t think anyone expected that when we changed the clocks we’d go from Standard Time to Twilight Zone.

* This morning I saw a neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious she thought her cat understood her. I came into the house, told my dog . . . we laughed a lot.

* So, after this quarantine, will the producers of My 600 Pound life just find me or do I find them?

* Quarantine Day 5: Went to this restaurant called THE KITCHEN. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have no clue how this place is still in business!

* My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it cleans the toilet.

* Day 5 of Homeschooling: One of these little monsters called in a bomb threat.

* I’m so excited . . . it’s time to take out the garbage. What to wear, what to wear?

* I hope the weather is good tomorrow for my trip to Puerto Backyardia. I’m getting tired of Los Livingroomia.

* Classified Ad: Single man with toilet paper seeks women with hand sanitizer for good clean fun.

* Day 6 of Homeschooling: My child just said “I hope I don’t have the same teacher next year.” I’m offended.

* Better 6 feet apart than 6 feet under!

Haha, hadn't heard most of those yet. Good stuff.

My daughter's teacher sent all the parents this after the first few days:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...mAwQf&usqp=CAU

Has anyone besides me thought that right now 7.8 billion people worldwide and 300 million people here in the USA need haircuts right now. How long will that appointment take to get https://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/im...s/thinking.gif

Hahaha... The Wife just cut me up a couple of hours ago. One of the best she has ever done!

Apparently, hair clippers are harder to find than toilet paper right now. I wish I had a set or wish I could actually have my wife find a set at her work. None to be found for weeks :(