Mar 31, 2020
Parkchester Store Owner Takes Care of Neighborhood Shoppers by Stockpiling TOILET PAPER.
LINK to article: https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/bronx-shops-flush-with-toilet-paper-while-big-stores-wiped-clean-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/
This store owner tries to serve people in his Parkchester neighborhood---however, seemingly to the exclusion of others.
Right or wrong, this is what this particular shop owner feels he needs to do in his community.
Do you agree or disagree?
How would you feel if you walked into this store and couldn't buy one or two rolls of toilet tissue because the owner didn't recognize you as a resident of the neighborhood?
Article even quotes this Parkchester shop owner as saying "I'm not going to sell [toilet tissue] to anyone from Queens."
(That's crazy. How would he even know a customer is from Queens? Or any other borough?)
Could you be objective and say the shop owner actions are reasonable considering the current coronavirus pandemic and communities having to do what best for themselves in order to help in the overall battle to contain it?
Or would you say the shop owner is dead-wrong denying anybody from paying for one or two rolls of toilet paper, under any circumstance?
Let me point out this is the case of a single Parkchester-based shop owner who happens to be featured in this New York Post article.
Another store owner from Castle Hill is quoted saying "hopefully people come in and buy [our toilet paper] then business will go up."
Mar 23, 2020
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-1 (Online Guide is Downloadable) Stay Safe, Residents of Parkchester!
Residents of Parkchester and everywhere else, here is the link to a guide in PDF Format that has some info on coronavirus in the workplace.
Title: "Guidance On Preparing Workplaces For COVID-1"
LINK -- https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf
Parkchester -- Enforcing Social-distancing ls a Good Thing. So What To Do If It Isn't Practiced Where You Work?
Are businesses doing everything possible when it comes to practicing social-distancing. I don't think so.This is based on my own current situation.
The business I work for is a packer of pharmaceuticals. I think most would agree such a business may be needed even moreso now during the coronavirus pandemic. And in that case one might think keeping workers in that kind of environment safe as possible from contacing the coronavirus would be a top priority. Is protecting employess at medical facilities where the risk is higher more of a prioroty? Perhaps so. But still blatant disregard for protecting workers in less high risk areas is neglectful and wrong.
My current employer seems to disregard the fact that so many workers are constantly in close contact while working the various machines that prep the products it sells (i.e. hand sanitizer, mouthwash, etc) for shipment.
For example, two workers may be stationed about two feet apart, across from each other, at a table at the end of a conveyor belt where product is sealed by hand before being boxed for shipping.
Or workers may be standing side by side, less than a feet apart, alongside a conveyor belt that moves product along.
Seems even too many of the supervisors in the place disregard social-distancing.
We are constantly being reminded to practice social-distancing (and I agree). But why is it, no matter what keywords I use on a google search, I can't find a single entry on what to do if caught up in a job where social-distancing isn't taken seriously.
I want to quit but not certain that's the best option. The bills still have to be paid.
I'm sure a lot of other people have this same problem on their jobs too.
In addition to the law cracking down on small businesses (i.e. nail salons, bars, retail stores, outdoor vendors, etc.) to make sure these owners are complying with social-distancing in the workplace, the same type enforcement needs to be applied to billion dollar businesses too. Especially businesses whose products/services may be more essential now in this time of crisis.
Hope this is not a case of selective enforcement.
Another link with updated info on the coronavirus situation you may find helpful:
https://www.coronavirus.gov/
The business I work for is a packer of pharmaceuticals. I think most would agree such a business may be needed even moreso now during the coronavirus pandemic. And in that case one might think keeping workers in that kind of environment safe as possible from contacing the coronavirus would be a top priority. Is protecting employess at medical facilities where the risk is higher more of a prioroty? Perhaps so. But still blatant disregard for protecting workers in less high risk areas is neglectful and wrong.
My current employer seems to disregard the fact that so many workers are constantly in close contact while working the various machines that prep the products it sells (i.e. hand sanitizer, mouthwash, etc) for shipment.
For example, two workers may be stationed about two feet apart, across from each other, at a table at the end of a conveyor belt where product is sealed by hand before being boxed for shipping.
Or workers may be standing side by side, less than a feet apart, alongside a conveyor belt that moves product along.
Seems even too many of the supervisors in the place disregard social-distancing.
We are constantly being reminded to practice social-distancing (and I agree). But why is it, no matter what keywords I use on a google search, I can't find a single entry on what to do if caught up in a job where social-distancing isn't taken seriously.
I want to quit but not certain that's the best option. The bills still have to be paid.
I'm sure a lot of other people have this same problem on their jobs too.
In addition to the law cracking down on small businesses (i.e. nail salons, bars, retail stores, outdoor vendors, etc.) to make sure these owners are complying with social-distancing in the workplace, the same type enforcement needs to be applied to billion dollar businesses too. Especially businesses whose products/services may be more essential now in this time of crisis.
Hope this is not a case of selective enforcement.
Another link with updated info on the coronavirus situation you may find helpful:
https://www.coronavirus.gov/
Mar 16, 2020
A Webpage About The Coronavirus Pandemic I think Most Parkchester Residents and Visitors Will Really Appreciate
The Inside Parkchester blog (www.insideparkchester.blogspot.com) would like to post the link to a webpage we've stumbled onto earlier today (March 16, 2020). Coincidentally info on that webpage has also been "updated" today.
I gave it a quick read in its entirety and immediately felt others truly concerned about the coronavirus and trying their best to prepare for whatever will come might appreciate too.
No, I'm not an an expert, but this info seems factually on-point beyond a lot of stuff I've read online and even heard on the news. It's a questions and answers sort of thing, and speaks to almost every concern the general public might have about the coronavirus pandemic.
I even noted a question or two answered along the line of ...we don't know yet... I could appreciate the honesty.
Please read thoroughly (I plan on going over it one more time). Also, please share the link provided just below with family and friends close to you.
Coronavirus Resource Center: As coronavirus spreads, many questions and some answers
Updated: March 16, 2020
LINK:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus-resource-center
I gave it a quick read in its entirety and immediately felt others truly concerned about the coronavirus and trying their best to prepare for whatever will come might appreciate too.
No, I'm not an an expert, but this info seems factually on-point beyond a lot of stuff I've read online and even heard on the news. It's a questions and answers sort of thing, and speaks to almost every concern the general public might have about the coronavirus pandemic.
I even noted a question or two answered along the line of ...we don't know yet... I could appreciate the honesty.
Please read thoroughly (I plan on going over it one more time). Also, please share the link provided just below with family and friends close to you.
Coronavirus Resource Center: As coronavirus spreads, many questions and some answers
Updated: March 16, 2020
LINK:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus-resource-center
Mar 13, 2020
Parkchester, The Coronavirus Pandemic, and Being Aware of Possible Misinformation.
Misinformation is more rampant than ever in most modern societies (especially since the advent of the internet and the worldwide web.) And unfortunately this is so true regarding info circulating about the coronavirus pandemic.
Still, coming into what could actually be misinformation could be a good thing. That bit of information could actually serve as the jump-off to finding actual facts.
A true fact-finder might not disregard such information, but rather research it further. He or she will eventually come into information, such as a consensus amongst noted authorities on the topic, that validates or debunks such information.
I say all this because a March 12, 2020 article I saw on the NY Post website states something I don't know (at this time) to be 100% true but think is worth bringing to the attention of all in Parkchester concerned about the coronavirus pandemic.
That Article:
Coronavirus can survive 5 weeks in body after infection: study
By Hannah Sparks March 12, 2020 | 3:19pm
https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-can-survive-5-weeks-in-body-after-infection-study/
First paragraph states: "Scientists have discovered that coronavirus could linger in patients for more than a month, which means it’s possible they could transmit the virus long after symptoms subside."
Furthermore and this the more critical part in my opinion: "[These] findings... indicate that the current recommendation for isolation — two weeks — may not go far enough to prevent transmission of the virus."
If interested in knowing the actual facts regarding this specific aspect of the coronavirus you will look further into it.
Still, coming into what could actually be misinformation could be a good thing. That bit of information could actually serve as the jump-off to finding actual facts.
A true fact-finder might not disregard such information, but rather research it further. He or she will eventually come into information, such as a consensus amongst noted authorities on the topic, that validates or debunks such information.
I say all this because a March 12, 2020 article I saw on the NY Post website states something I don't know (at this time) to be 100% true but think is worth bringing to the attention of all in Parkchester concerned about the coronavirus pandemic.
That Article:
Coronavirus can survive 5 weeks in body after infection: study
By Hannah Sparks March 12, 2020 | 3:19pm
https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-can-survive-5-weeks-in-body-after-infection-study/
First paragraph states: "Scientists have discovered that coronavirus could linger in patients for more than a month, which means it’s possible they could transmit the virus long after symptoms subside."
Furthermore and this the more critical part in my opinion: "[These] findings... indicate that the current recommendation for isolation — two weeks — may not go far enough to prevent transmission of the virus."
If interested in knowing the actual facts regarding this specific aspect of the coronavirus you will look further into it.
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