I heard about a meeting a Keeneland today where the discussion of this environment lasting to June and potentially impacting Derby came up.

 

Related article here. It looks like they are already planning to move the Derby out.

 

Bob Baffert: 'I’m hearing maybe June or in September' for Kentucky Derby date

Publix changed their hours from 7 am to 8 pm on Friday. Though AMC Theaters are still open, they are reducing the number of tickets they are selling by 50%.

Just lost my free room next weekend at Rising Star. The world is truly coming to an end.

 

Look at all the money you'll actually save. LOL

Look at all the money you'll actually save. LOL

 

Hopefully I will save enough to buy some black market toilet paper.

Hopefully I will save enough to buy some black market toilet paper.

 

There are plenty of paper products in inventory. Most paper products warehouses keep three months inventory on hand. It is about delivery to the stores. I predict the empty store shelves will be fixed within the week and will not be an issue.

Starbucks closing stores and doing to-go and drive-thru only.

 

Chik Fil A doing to-go and drive-thru only.

All bars and restaurants in KY have to be limited to drive-thru, carry out, and deliver as of 5pm today.

Flying Pig is postponed until October.

The Derby has been postponed until September 5.

Supreme Court postpones oral arguments for the first time since 1918 (the year of the Spanish Flu pandemic).

Ohio cancelled their primary at 10 pm last night.

From the Diocese of Covington:

 

1) Public weekday and Sunday Masses in every parish church, in every chapel and oratory, in every religious house, in any of our institutions are suspended effective Friday, 20 March 2020. Since the situation is so fluid, this suspension will be in effect until further notice. There are no exceptions to this suspension.

 

2) Public celebration of the Sacraments and other public forms of worship are suspended indefinitely. This includes Lenten Penance Services, other Lenten devotions, celebrations of First Holy Communion, Communion Services, etc. Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list.

 

3) The Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) and Anointing of the Sick are permitted on a private basis upon request.

 

4) Funerals, burial services, and already scheduled weddings are permitted but attendance must be limited to a maximum of 10 participants. This includes the celebrant.

 

5) Parish priests are advised to provide the faithful with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for a brief period each day. Attendees are directed to practice social distancing.

 

6) All parish office activity is to be suspended for a period of two weeks beginning on Friday, 20 After that date, parish office activity should be limited to a few days a week at most with a minimum number of staff.

 

7) All parish meetings of any kind are likewise to be canceled.

 

8) All parish socials of any sort are to be canceled. This includes, but is not limited to, fish frys (eat-in or carry-out) and bingo.

 

 

 

All Florida schools, K-12, are closed until April 15. Online classes begin next week for Hillsborough and Pinellas County. I don't know about other counties. Most Florida public school systems were scheduled to be on Spring Break this week, before the outbreak. St. Pauls, where my grandson goes to middle school, started online classes, yesterday.

 

All Florida university and college campuses are closed for the remainder of the academic year (ends June 30). The current semester course study is being completed online. All college graduation ceremonies have been canceled.

 

All Florida bars, nightclubs, and restaurants, where more than 50% of their revenue is generated by alcohol, are closed until April 18. The remainder of the restaurants in the state are limited to 50% capacity and patrons must be kept 6 feet apart. All theme parks are closed. The beaches are open, but no groups larger than 10 are allowed on the beaches and persons in said groups must remain 6 feet apart.

Church services are now canceled. As a preacher, I must say, I think it is ok. Just because we choose to abide by the law, does not mean that we love God less or consider the virus stronger than God.

By the end of April, some states will be opening things back up and life will be headed back to normalcy.