What's going on up there, are you guys shut down like Kali and Nevada?

Nope. Our restaurants are carry-out/curb service only, and they are encouraging work from home. Theaters and such closed. But that's about it.

We also don't have nearly as many cases of Kung Flu as those states. I just checked local news, and it was 122 cases total counting residents and tourists. Most of them in (liberal) Salt Lake City itself and (ultra celebrity lib) Park City. No deaths at all.

Edit to add: They are encouraging people to get outside. Hike, golf, fish... just get out in the fresh air.

Nobody went to CPAC? thats where our politicians caught it. Or at least self-quarantined after they got back.

Sycamore

Whole lotta shake’n going on! Possibly caused but rush to purchase.....I don’t think the residents of SLC were as prepared as the founders! memtb

It has always been a practice among our Mormons to have a two-year supply of staple foods in storage, to prepare for crop failures. I suspect that over the past few decades, that practice has shall we say dwindled. Still, disaster prep and food storage supplies are BIG business here. Hardly anyone does not have a basic 72-hour kit close at hand.

On the other hand, the percentage of Mormon versus others here is steadily and surely sliding towards the "other" side. We have a huge Hispanic population, a surprisingly large Asian population, and a not insignificant share of other/other such as myself who moved here because of work and fall into a completely different demographic than those born here.

In some respects, then, the current panic over things like paper supplies is a bit surprising. I think a lot of it is internet-driven and not a reflection of real necessity. We shrugged off the earthquake this week, as one example. But the spectre of some invisible but contagious nasty plays funny tricks on otherwise rational minds.

I've read that we have more Mormons per capita here in Idaho than Utah has. I don't know if it's true.

If you get the chance................give Mitt Romney the finger for me.

I certainly shall, 37.

I have heard as well.

Probably a good idea to steer clear of Utah until this panic is over.

Those people have a 10 to 1 gun to wife ratio.

Down here in southwest Utah, St. George, restaurants closed except takeout, grocery stores crowded and out of a lot of stuff, but convenience stores and gas stations open. Went to Sportsman's Warehouse today, long line outside, letting only 50 in at the time, so I just left and will go back another time. Seems like panic buying is setting in. Wife is a school teacher and will be doing online teaching for the rest of the year. Just a handful of covid cases so far, waiting like everyone else to see if this is going to be a short or long-term thing. Wife's daughter in Seattle has gotten it and is quarantined at home.

On the bright side, the weather is great, we live in beautiful country in a relatively small city, and I am just 15 minutes away from my shooting hole in the Arizona Strip. Wish everyone the best and hope this gets over with soon.

Bristo: Are you SURE about that ratio? It is Utah.

It's a bit suspect, to be sure. But then again, Utah has so much high-tech, medical, military, and construction influx that it might very well be accurate.

prob a good idea..........

I've only got one wife....but..........guns ?

Got out today.......to Richfield.......

Lotta farmers/ranchers..........lotta fat chics.......

Reg gas is $2.14.......Walmart was busy......we wore rubber gloves......

No panic buying.....shelves stocked......but no flour...yeast.....butter

Stopped at Pappa Murphies for a take out pizza........

Washed it down with some boot legged AZ Molson beer........99's would be proud

Utah is down to between 60% and 55% Mormon - Idaho is still up around 25%, and Wyoming is 3rd with ~12%.

First Utah death reported..........

https://www.ksl.com/article/4673293...d-cases-up-to-181-health-department-says

You guys thinkin about guns & all I could think about is how much puzzy I'd be cut off from if I had 10 wives. 10.

10 wives & still have ta look for a hooker, ain't that a bitch.

It would be my luck, with multiple wives, they would all cycle together.

Rural Utah us a great place to be right now. Safe and largely free from hysteria

yep UR right........

I'm gonna lay low for a while.....out here

After the next batch of storms pass anyhow.......

I'm working from home much of the time. Somehow my schedule has become 4:00 AM - 11:00 then a break and a couple more hours in the afternoon. We've had to fill out critical processes forms for work so it wouldn't surprise me if the went something more strict than just a suggestion.

An acquaintance who works at Sportmans said they've had a huge run on shotguns being purchased by 1st time gun owners for home defense. I guess they're planning on having to defend their butt wipe and ramen.

Within a couple miles we have sources for eggs, milk, ice cream (Casper's factory has a malt shoppe with a drive through that's still open), and Pepperidge Farms for goldfish and those little Pirouette things.

All in all, not a bad place to hunker down.

Daymn! I miss the yearly October trips to the Floy Wash area.. haven't been 2015!
Your pic looks like you were a bit east - that is the San Juans, right?
Or is it the Henrys from somewhere else?