The Official Toronto Discussion Thread

[MikelArteta]

I’ve never seen Vaughan Mills this dead
How can these stores survive

 

[MikelArteta]

Every other store is literally shut down

last days brehs

 

[trick]

It ain’t easy. I co-manage a nationally funded mental health program, focused on the mental health connection to violence in low income communities so...im looking after a lot of vulnerable ppl who may not have the money to get through this crisis. So at work we are trying hard to figure out how to help keep ppl afloat and to give them accurate info that they may not have access to because let’s face it, ppl in the hood probably don’t have the social networks to feed them the most accurate info (Well that’s actually true for everyone but my concern here is vulnerable pops), leading to the of spread all kinds of misinformation and rumours leading to panic. That’s why I’m all over the COVID-19 info...gotta keep the ppl from panicking.

God bless you breh. I've been trying to get information from the ODSP for my dad and their phone lines have been swamped all day...both people who need care and social workers are scrambling to get answers right now.

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[analog]

The wife and kid keeping me busy cuz...they both talk a lot and need hella attention...All. The. Time. Haha.

Plus work is even more intense than usual now so a man is busy.

I work from home a lot of the time, anyway. But with my girl here and the gym closed I'm going fukking nuts.

More power to the stay at home dads cause I ain't built for this shyt.

There's another department at work looking for volunteers to come in and help out. I may have to take them up on that in about a week's time

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

Stc is empty too

Never seen anything like this before

 

[MikelArteta]

Stc is empty too

Never seen anything like this before

im at Vaughan Mills right now dead

 

[MikelArteta]

Crazy

 

[analog]

Are y'all looking for something in particular? What are you doing in these malls?

 

[MikelArteta]

Are y'all looking for something in particular? What are you doing in these malls?

Hospital I work at is right by eatons centre

And I live in Woodbridge have to take the transit so bus comes every half hour so I go inside the mall to not freeze

Both malls were dead

There isn’t a risk trust me I counted ten other people beside me in Vaughan Mills who weren’t workers

 

[MikelArteta]

I feel sorry for mall workers etc already just making min wage and now this uncertainty

man a lot of people are going to have to move back home

I’m paying 320 a month for car insurance and haven’t driven since this lockdown

 

[jdubnyce]

Ttc is dead don’t know how much longer they can continue running on this schedule

Every day less and less ppl on the trains

You galavanting around the city breh? Eaton center, TTC, vmills, lol. Where to next?

I didn't leave the house today

Might hit up home Depot tomorrow and get this bathroom renovation started. Been holding off for months

 

[MikelArteta]

You galavanting around the city breh? Eaton center, TTC, vmills, lol. Where to next?

I didn't leave the house today

Might hit up home Depot tomorrow and get this bathroom renovation started. Been holding off for months

lol honestly there is NO ONe out its the perfect time. I rode a empty train to work no one was in my car, eaton centre went at lunch DEAD only people in the mall are mentally ill and homeless people sleeping. Half of the stores are closed. Rode the ttc back home in rush hour DEAD had my own car again. Took the bus to vaughan mills, usually the bus is packed. DEAD only 3 other people on the bus. HAd to wait at vaughan mills of my bus went in the mall DEAD counted ten people, half of the stores are closed with a to reopen in a few weeks. Stores that are open there is one person inside just on their cell phone . Took the bus home dead only 3 people on a bus.

GOing to bring my camera to work tomorrow and take some shots

toronto sign dead

 

[Guess Who]

When do you think this will be over ?

From everything I’m reading (and some high level folks I know plugged into the healthcare system), don’t expect normal life again until June. I think by mid-May the restrictions will be reduced and by June the virus will still be around but we will have it under control. After that there will likely still be a “resurgence” where we will have to isolate again for 2-3 weeks but that’s speculation based on the info we have today. New discoveries are being made everyday so best case scenario is probably May. Worst case scenario is 18 months or...2021, but imo that’s highly unlikely. My very honest opinion is a lot of where we go from here rests on the US and how quickly their citizens (and president) start taking this more seriously. If the US gets their shyt together I see us reminiscing about this over beers and blunts in November without a worry in the world.

Overall, I’m feeling very positive about what the outcomes will be. I think Italy unfortunately provided a strong warning for the rest of us and the world has mobilized quickly enough to slow this thing down. Even here in Toronto there were more new cases announced from Saturday to Monday than in the two days since. We’re getting closer to slowing down transmission.

However I could be wrong lol. I’m not a health expert, I’m just consuming lots of info and drawing my own conclusions.

 

[Guess Who]

God bless you breh. I've been trying to get information from the ODSP for my dad and their phone lines have been swamped all day...both people who need care and social workers are scrambling to get answers right now.

Appreciate it breh!!