I hope you're wrong about Boeing, and thanks by the way for the local perspective. People's fears about the virus will pull the brakes on the whole economy for ... I dunno, six months? I can see the airlines bearing a lot of that, and then all the effects on their suppliers. As much as that will hurt Boeing, I feel that they've done far more to hurt themselves, destroying decades of reputation as the premiere international manufacturer with poor management and/or excessive cost cutting.

City of Houston went ahead and declared a citywide emergency for 7 days, with an option to extend. They have canceled city public events -- which is a HUGE deal because we are smack in the middle of the Livestock Show & Rodeo. They are just canceling the remainder of that event; millions of dollars will be lost. I don't know what they'll do about all the scholarships that would otherwise have been awarded, but they are herding everyone out at this moment.

This appears to be about one person who was at the BBQ Cookoff last week and who now has the symptoms. The City doesn't even have test kits so the sample has gone off to the Atlanta CDC for analysis. Under the circumstances, this seems like the best approach.

Invest in toilet paper and webcams.

Dammit, he's a national treasure.

Death comes quickly. Full recovery, not so quick.

Already happening here in Houston, starting tonight. The employees need some breathing room.

So far the grocery stores are maintaining their sense of humor...

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