Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[lazyboy97o]

Why are fruit pickers not allowed to work? If you work in a factory making toilet paper you are still allowed to work because you make an essential product. Why not fruit? The government needs to correct that.

I don't think it is an issue of not being allowed but people not showing up.

 

[John park hopper]

I don't think it is an issue of not being allowed but people not showing up.

Exactly.

 

[DCBaker]

"The New York City Department of Education is committed to making three free meals available daily for any New Yorker. Any New Yorker who wants one can get three free meals a day at more than 400 Meal Hubs across the city."

Community Meals

Get free Grab-and-Go meals for all New Yorkers at locations across the city.

www.schools.nyc.gov

 

[John park hopper]

We had Victory gardens in WW II maybe the government should be pushing Corona Victory gardens for those who have space --grow local eat local. I have planted a large garden (every year) will be sharing what I grow with my 85 year old uncle and friends

 

[George]

I’ve always enjoyed yard work. My son and I worked outside yesterday. It was wonderful. I’ll be putting in a garden soon.

 

[21stamps]

I’ve always enjoyed yard work. My son and I worked outside yesterday. It was wonderful. I’ll be putting in a garden soon.

I’m getting a new roof on Friday (mostly paid by insurance due to a storm)... now I’m motivated to try to do some landscaping myself, and I’ll also do a garden again. What I really need is a half acre of sod for the back yard (wrecked after two tree removals), but I can’t do that myself, and don’t want to pay for it right now.

If anything though, most people should have amazing lawns and gardens after this time.

 

[GoofGoof]

I don't think it is an issue of not being allowed but people not showing up.

OK. That makes more sense. There’s a lot of people temporarily out of work, maybe they can recruit some temp help. Not sure how long it would take to train people though.

 

[LittleBuford]

There is an element of fatigue setting in totally over here already and in my street (and please don’t call this racist!) there are certain cultures that are totally non compliant and carrting on as normal

I trust you pay just as much attention to such non-compliant individuals when they’re white Anglo-Saxons.

 

[lazyboy97o]

OK. That makes more sense. There’s a lot of people temporarily out of work, maybe they can recruit some temp help. Not sure how long it would take to train people though.

Maybe. Farmers have been facing an increasing shortage of laborers. It's hard, inconsistent work that people do not want to do.

 

[21stamps]

OK. That makes more sense. There’s a lot of people temporarily out of work, maybe they can recruit some temp help. Not sure how long it would take to train people though.

I wonder about the effect of the stimulus for unemployment. Yesterday, Ohio posted thousands of available jobs... mostly for lower income workers, but those people will be making the same or more from unemployment... will they take the jobs?

 

[21stamps]

I trust you pay just as much attention to such non-compliant individuals when they’re white Anglo-Saxons.

There’s been plenty of photo shaming of white Anglo-Saxons in this thread, and all over social media. I don’t think the criticism is dependent on race or ethnic background.

 

[John park hopper]

Maybe. Farmers have been facing an increasing shortage of laborers. It's hard, inconsistent work that people do not want to do.

I have done some crappy jobs in my life and if I were younger and out of work I would not hesitate to help farmers harvest their crops. Food is essential for life, a constant supply of food is a necessity for a civil society.

 

[JoeCamel]

Unrelated to WDW but I have seen several reports that farmers have produce in the field ready to be picked and no one to harvest it. I can't help but feel this situation is being overlooked and god help us if the food supply is interrupted or simply not being harvested. We can not rely on foreign imports those countries are no better off than we are shipments will stop. I would hope the various State governors would mobilize the national guard to help harvest an essential product ---FOOD --food for thought

I live in an agricultural area and the farmworkers would be bussed into Walmart to shop from the labor camps. The packing houses are selling direct. $5 for a 25# box of tomatoes out by the plant. They have product but the market is not there so they can't ship. I haven't seen a farmworker in any stores since this started so I doubt any more is being picked. We will see spot shortages I am sure.

 

[TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives]

I wonder about the effect of the stimulus for unemployment. Yesterday, Ohio posted thousands of available jobs... mostly for lower income workers, but those people will be making the same or more from unemployment... will they take the jobs?

Are they temp jobs or permanent jobs?

 

[21stamps]

Are they temp jobs or permanent jobs?

I’m not sure. I didn’t hear if it was specified, and didn’t look into it.

*edit*
Looks like both are available

 

[Ravenclaw78]

I wonder about the effect of the stimulus for unemployment. Yesterday, Ohio posted thousands of available jobs... mostly for lower income workers, but those people will be making the same or more from unemployment... will they take the jobs?

Even without the stimulus bonus, unemployment insurance pays more than migrant farm workers are paid. There's a reason it's almost impossible to get American citizens to do this work even when unemployment is at record levels, and it's not laziness.

 

[TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives]

I’m not sure. I didn’t hear if it was specified, and didn’t look into it.

On some level, I'm okay with millions of Americans getting essentially some paid time off from work, especially those working front line jobs. For many, they didn't have those kinds of benefits (PTO or Sick Leave) so this should give them a nice chance to recharge before re-entering the workforce with a fresh attitude and feeling refreshed.

I also would not mind an extra week or two off from work when this is all said and done

 

[LittleBuford]

I don’t think the criticism is dependent on race or ethnic background.

I suggest you look more closely at what I quoted.

 

[21stamps]

I just quickly scrolled thru the comments on that tweet, many are expressing dissatisfaction with the extended orders. It’s only going to grow as time goes on.

On a lighter note, I came upon this one and literally laughed out loud.

 

[21stamps]

On some level, I'm okay with millions of Americans getting essentially some paid time off from work, especially those working front line jobs. For many, they didn't have those kinds of benefits (PTO or Sick Leave) so this should give them a nice chance to recharge before re-entering the workforce with a fresh attitude and feeling refreshed.

I also would not mind an extra week or two off from work when this is all said and done

A week or two is understandable, but I’d hate to see it turn into months.