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Sorry for the initial trollish post.
I believe that wearing surgical masks will be more common in public.
I could see poker rooms making their tables 8 handed on a regular basis. 9 on occasiom, and 10 handed tables will be a thing of the past. Thank the lawwwd.
"Social distancing" will be a term used regularly now for years to come.
From my POE:
Will people be playing Craps and Roulette as they were in the past?
Interesting to see how much the cost of hygienic norms are passed down to the consumer or if we will even feel the price difference.
I think you will see more private bathroom stalls. Also, I think another change will be that most guys wont be going Ass-Mouth. However, I will continue to eat ass like it was day old rainbow cookies.
wrong thread I know, but 1Step's post made me: been thinking about buying some MGM when it goes back under 10, but the more I think about it, I really don't know that casinos will spring back to life, at least for a long while. they are worse in my mind that damn cruise ships for spreading germs. who's bringing a convention to town anytime soon? got to wonder if MGM was smart enough to put some clauses in their leases force majeure ? if so, Blackstone is cooked.
They won't do this because of discrimination reasons, but when they open back up they shouldn't just let everyone back in. They should be checking IDs at the door (which they already do for younger people), and not allowing in people who are over 65. If you're over 65, you can gamble next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tellafriend
Keep an eye on Macau. MGM runs a monster over there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tellafriend
They are carrying employees payroll cause the government says so. They really need to toe the line else their 2022 license renewal may not go so well.
Here’s an April 1 article
https://money.usnews.com/investing/n...ammed-by-virus
It’s a fascinating handicap.
You know my position.
Yeah, I follow Melco closely so I have a good understanding of Macau. Melco is going to get a license in Japan for sure, has really the only one in the Philippines, and is building a monster in Cyprus. I will get back in it, prob sooner then later bc of cultural differences, inter alai.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanlmarKeep an eye on Macau. MGM runs a monster over there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tellafriend
They are carrying employees payroll cause the government says so. They really need to toe the line else their 2022 license renewal may not go so well.
Here’s an April 1 article
https://money.usnews.com/investing/n...ammed-by-virus
It’s a fascinating handicap.
You know my position.
Oil stocks like apa will be where it's at when this is all over. It has great potential because it's stock price is more tied to the world price than most as I've explained before. When the world price returns to more normal, which it will, all oil stocks will go up but more so with apa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tellafriend
I've put in a standing order to buy if it hits $3.50. It was almost there then popped up over $5. I may have to revise that to $4. All prices are USD.
I’m curious to see how many people make positive changes because of this virus. Despite being a gym guy, I was a smoker when I got sick years ago. I was newly married with a hot wife and walked around 210 and kind of ate like shit. That thing cost me seven years of my life, but in the glass half full sense, I’ve often said it probably added 20 years to the backend. I never smoked another cigarette. I still did an occasional line of coke when I got well, but it went from 50 times a year to once a year. Wasn’t worried about my heart. Have elite heart genetics in my family. Didn’t want the drainage into GI. My illness wasn’t about lifestyle but I had bronchial spasms. Not being able to breath is frightening as fuck. Made me think about the long term.
This thing hitting a 35 year old likely causes them to simply be a little short of breath and fever. Probably have nagging cough for weeks that is hard to shake They’re extraordinarily unlucky to have it move past that. But they'll be scared, and it might be the impetus to finally quit smoking. Fear is a great motivator. FeAr and spite is my top two. I don’t do shit because it’s smart. I’m stubborn. I do it out of self preservation or to prove someone wrong or live long enough to piss on their graves.
Lot of people who find themselves broke quickly will probably take their spending habits under review.
I saw San say son was moving back in a week in. That’s not fun for anyone. Everyone loves the time with their kids, but not out of necessity.
He always says how sharp his daughter is. I may be completely wrong, but I felt a little “I overpay you that much and you’re broke already?” dad vibe under his comment. I got that vibe myself as a young guy from dad and girlfriends. Spent too freely. Gambled like a degen. Made a lot of money for my age. Spent all of it and then some. It’s entirely possible I read my own bad habits as a twenty something into his brief comment, but I know a few friends having to help their twenty-somethings out financially more quickly than you’d think necessary.
A good lesson in financial pragmatism and living below your means is a good lesson and better learned by having to move home and alter you life. That sticks with you. Most of us are stubborn and need something to alter our life to make real change. Every guy who has had a wife have enough and walk out after being an ass for a decade is all of a sudden ready to go to counseling.
I doubt we will see big changes as far as how we deal with this thing as a nation. We shrugged off 2008 and rinsed and repeated. I think your average person who got hit though and underwater in a home learned a lesson. If they didn’t, they’re hopeless, and nothing will wake them up.
Fear is a great motivator. All adversity is neutral. You can make it work for you or against you if it doesn’t kill you. If it kills you, well then you don’t have to worry about it .
Lot of families spending way more time together is likely revealing a lot of cracks. It’s easy to hide problems spending a few hours a day together. Way harder 24/7. Lot of parents realizing their kids have real problems. Lot of marriages realizing they’re a mess. This thing is one big stress test for every aspect of life’s
Not saying this whole thing is a good thing, but like all things, if it spurs you to be smarter going forward and shed some of the bullshit, it might not be the worst thing.
Edit-meant that for how thugs change thread
I think I missed the boat on the bottom of this. Opened with a big spike to $6.60 then closed at $6.52 today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey GuyOil stocks like apa will be where it's at when this is all over. It has great potential because it's stock price is more tied to the world price than most as I've explained before. When the world price returns to more normal, which it will, all oil stocks will go up but more so with apa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tellafriend
I've put in a standing order to buy if it hits $3.50. It was almost there then popped up over $5. I may have to revise that to $4. All prices are USD.
Something else that may change after this is less physical currency.
I've noticed a few places only taking debit/credit cards during this crisis (not sure of the legality of this?) But cash does carry a lot of germs and i could see some people wanting to do away with cash.
Possibly bringing on another crypto craze?
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Originally Posted by AhoosierA
look at etf IPAY.
Don’t change a fucking thing, they want you to lose your freedoms. Fuck them.
Thanks for bringing that up.Quote:
Originally Posted by splitthis
I think there will be deep discussions and debates regarding fundamental freedoms and government power during a crisis.
To be honest, I'm not even sure which side I come down on there, and I'm usually a "let the people do what they want" type of guy. I can see both sides of it. On one hand, it starts becoming dangerous to suspend your Constitutional freedoms during a supposed "crisis", because that can easily get abused. On the other hand, this situation required some government intervention and temporary suspension of rights to assemble in order to save lives and fight a nasty pandemic.
We are seeing some extensions of this which I feel are wrong. For example, if you own property in South Lake Tahoe and wish to stay there during this crisis, the city claims you can't. They're turning away vacation home owners, which they shouldn't be allowed to do. That's very different from turning away tourists or others visiting who otherwise have no reason to be there.
Anyway, once this is all over, I have a feeling that the limits for this stuff are going to be decided upon more clearly.
I’ve been thinking about the few things I actually like that will go away.
Love the telemedicine appointments. Had my pain doctor call me as I was having coffee and send my script over. Reminds me of the old days when things were easier and they gave you six refills with everything.
I like being able to call any restaurant and they’ll bring shit to you without paying some extra charge that doubles the bill. They’re just happy for the business. Places that don’t usually deliver and aren’t even serviced by a door dash dropping stuff off.
I like the uncrowded streets when you have to go somewhere. Just driving down the road by yourself. No busses to get stuck behind.
I kind of like people not in my space and the whole social distancing thing. I’m pretty courteous about giving people their space in any circumstance. Most people generally aren’t. Now they are.
My area skews old. They have senior hours early which leaves everything pretty open later in the day. Older people are wonderful for the most part, but they tend to slow shit down. I feel like I zip in and out of everywhere.
The focus on cleanliness is awesome. Lots of places are kind of gross. Not now. People are standing around with spray bottles waiting to clean after you use anything.
All stores want to get you in and out. They have generally kept their staffing the same with less hours open. Feel like customer service is right there when the self service kiosk has a glitch or any issue arises.
Everyone is home. Have caught up with a lot of people I don’t normally get the chance to talk to much as everyone is busy. It’s like my entire demo jumped straight into retirement. They’re seeing more of their wives and kids than they want to. Feel like I jump into the shower and have six missed calls every time. It’s been nice to reconnect with people and make some plans for post-apocalypse. Every unattached girl I have dated for the last decade is calling lol. Not a horrible thing.
This time sucks. But a few things don’t.
I agree with the handshake dying out. I hope it does too because it’s always been stupid. Every piece of shit that has ever stiffed me has shook my hand. It’s meaningless except to transfer germs.
Very little will change, except at the margins.
9/11 "changed everything" except in the end it didn't change very much.
The 1918 flu pandemic changed behavior in the short term but not in the long term.
SARS pushed the pause button on those ridiculous jam-packed wild animal meat markets in China, but they came back quickly.
Sane people were already listening to doctors and public health officials, insane people were listening to Fox News instead. That hasn't changed and it won't.
Sane people were already getting all the recommended vaccines, insane people weren't. That doesn't seem likely to change.
Hopefully it will be politically tougher to cut funding for public health programs, the CDC and so on, or eliminate important jobs in those places, but who knows.
It would be great to expand government-backed research into antivirals, because we're still not very good at fighting viruses.
A year from now most people will be back crowding into places, shaking hands, picking their noses and leaving the bathroom without washing their hands.