Coronavirus

[deffu]

Short version: I'm looking for different points of view and opinions on a portfolio shift I'm contemplating; namely to move all the money in market tracking funds into cash for (guess of the day) 3-9 months until I see evidence that the US response is focused on the medical crisis, rather than the potential political and/or economic crisis.

I plan to hold Tesla through what's coming - I think there's a non-zero chance that Tesla becomes one of the few safe havens during the crash, or it's one of the first to recover after the crash, and I don't want to try and time or miss that.

A strongly related question - anything better than cash you can think of to shift into?

I am thinking about buying dip on airline stocks to play this corona virus thing. AAL/UAL together with a lot of other airline stocks are down ~40% percent. Surely they are still on a downward spiral. But they would rebound as soon as things settle down. This happened with 911/SARS/H1N1. Some of the airlines with huge debt/equity ratio may go under. But I expect a swift recovery for most of them.

 

[Matias]

What's with the toilet paper hoarding?

I go to Costco this morning and the clerk asked me "No toilet paper?"

Is it possible to invest in TP?

 

[deffu]

What's with the toilet paper hoarding?

I go to Costco this morning and the clerk asked me "No toilet paper?"

I just cant understand why ppl worry about TP. Our command in chief is specialized in tossing toilet paper in crisis.

 

[JRP3]

The situation in the US is a train wreck in slowmotion. It’s crystal clear where the country is headed: full quarantine of towns, cities and even states.

I expect the virus to be everywhere so don't think there would be a point to full quarantines.

 

[jerry33]

I expect the virus to be everywhere so don't think there would be a point to full quarantines.

Agreed, but the really scary part is if they decide to use this as an excuse to issue travel permits between cities and states.

 

[eevee-fan]

I just cant understand why ppl worry about TP. Our command in chief is specialized in tossing toilet paper in crisis.

1. Buy Reverse Osmosis water system. No worry about water contamination. Save the bottled water for if water goes out completely.

https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=R0ZJO32KDMVX&i=aps&k=reverse%20osmosis%20system

2. Buy Bidet. No worry about using TP until you hear of any water contamination that makes it unsafe to squirt.

Amazon.com: bidet

 

[jerry33]

2. Buy Bidet. No worry about using TP until you hear of any water contamination that makes it unsafe to squirt.

You still need a small amount of TP to dry. The blowers on them are not hairdryer strong.

 

[eevee-fan]

Well, if a targeted group listens to Fox News and Trump, I guess we may have significantly less Fox News viewers next time this year...

See, even SNL caught that. Start at 2:30.

 

[Big Earl]

1. Buy Reverse Osmosis water system. No worry about water contamination. Save the bottled water for if water goes out completely.

https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=R0ZJO32KDMVX&i=aps&k=reverse%20osmosis%20system

2. Buy Bidet. No worry about using TP until you hear of any water contamination that makes it unsafe to squirt.

Amazon.com: bidet

Hook your bidet up to your RO water system. #winning

 

[eevee-fan]

Hook your bidet up to your RO water system. #winning

Yum!

California Cities Look to Turn Sewage into Drinking Water

 

[ohmman]

Yum!

California Cities Look to Turn Sewage into Drinking Water

That's a 5 year old article. Many cities have been recycling water for irrigation purposes for some time. And FWIW, we're all drinking what was previously sewage at one time or another...

 

[linux-works]

2. Buy Bidet. No worry about using TP until you hear of any water contamination that makes it unsafe to squirt.
Amazon.com: bidet

all it takes is a few clicks while logged in, on amazon, to create some, uhm, strange 'shoppers also bought ...' ads.

for example, WTF is up wid dis?

what's with the ketchup?

I think there's a doctor in the house, here, somewhere. hey doc. is there some secret to ketchup that we should know about?

"tell it to me straight, doctor; I can take it!"

 

[jerry33]

all it takes is a few clicks while logged in, on amazon, to create some, uhm, strange 'shoppers also bought ...' ads.

for example, WTF is up wid dis?

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what's with the ketchup?

I think there's a doctor in the house, here, somewhere. hey doc. is there some secret to ketchup that we should know about?

"tell it to me straight, doctor; I can take it!"

1. Be sure to click YES on the is it helpful button.
2. $50 is nothing compared to $800 for insulin.
3. I guess DelMonte ketchup has an use by date many centuries in the future because it kills bacteria.

 

[linux-works]

I think I figured out why there are so many runs on the TP stocks. (uhm, no. not that).

it appears that its a new form of game.

anytime someone on the news or media says something really stupid about the virus, you then have to add one roll of TP to your shopping list.

game ends when a high ranking public official says something stupid about it; then its time to go to the store and buy what's on the list.

this is what I've heard - can anyone confirm?

(lol)

 

[EVNow]

Novel Coronavirus Outbreak 2020 :: Washington State Department of Health

More numbers today. 123 positive, 1110 negative.

 

[eevee-fan]

all it takes is a few clicks while logged in, on amazon, to create some, uhm, strange 'shoppers also bought ...' ads.

for example, WTF is up wid dis?

View attachment 519579

what's with the ketchup?

I think there's a doctor in the house, here, somewhere. hey doc. is there some secret to ketchup that we should know about?

"tell it to me straight, doctor; I can take it!"

No need to buy, free ones available.

Las Vegas strip club giving away 50,000 bottles of hand sanitizer for free

 

[KSilver2000]

1. Buy Reverse Osmosis water system. No worry about water contamination. Save the bottled water for if water goes out completely.

https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=R0ZJO32KDMVX&i=aps&k=reverse%20osmosis%20system

2. Buy Bidet. No worry about using TP until you hear of any water contamination that makes it unsafe to squirt.

Amazon.com: bidet

We have nice Toto bidets at home (ask if you have questions on which to buy). You still need TP, just not as much. What do you think one does after water cleansing? Walk around in a wet underwear? (The dryer function on bidets are all a gimmick).

 

[linux-works]

We have nice Toto bidets at home (ask if you have questions on which to buy). You still need TP, just not as much. What do you think one does after water cleansing? Walk around in a wet underwear? (The dryer function on bidets are all a gimmick).

two words: pet rabbits

 

[eevee-fan]

We have nice Toto bidets at home (ask if you have questions on which to buy). You still need TP, just not as much. What do you think one does after water cleansing? Walk around in a wet underwear? (The dryer function on bidets are all a gimmick).

One could just do #2 before taking a shower... win-win!

 

[Right_Said_Fred]

Let’s keep this topic focussed on the COVID-19 virus, not on bidets and hand sanitizers.