Letter carriers are always essential. We would fall just behind the police, fire and healthcare workers and in the same group of grocery stores and gas stations.

But just 15 minutes after arriving at work the new Tarrant Co policy was read and it said that anyone who was at risk or was taking care of someone at risk, who had companies with sick leave that would cover it, should stay at home. I have been worried about that. I am 66 but healthy and my wife the same but one year younger. I do however have my sister who has been frail living with me since mom died so I have been worried that my job was high risk in transferring the virus to her.............so I am at home for the duration.

Did I do it wrong? I am like Ironman and sure of myself but second guess everything.

They put us on the essential list but have done everything they ca to put us all out of business lol

I saw Fred's closed it's 3 places. Said they just couldn't survive on take out alone.

That’s going to happen to a lot of places that didn’t already have a good take out/drive thru business

None of the traditional restaurants near me, and there’s a lot of them, are doing much business

About any business can get their lawyers involved an argue they are essential. The trick will be surviving local news media/social media. Tesla for example successfully argued they were essential, but got shut down from bad publicity blow back.

Bob, I would certainly think Power Transmission counts as essential.

I found out this morning that my business is essential. I guess that is because we provide flooring for hospitals.

Absolutely zero casual dining, dine in oriented places can survive on take out. The ones that are staying open are doing so to keep people working and as a service and doing so based on cash reserves we have to do that. Essentially zero profit, I figure I'm gonna pay my key people as long as I can so why not work them .. that's the mind set of alot

Is that going on, or going to happen?

For now, here in Louisiana, non essential business will be closing as of 5:00 p.m. today, and there will be no enforcement of it by anyone. The presser from the Governor stated he hopes people will follow the direction and it won't need enforcement.

"Edwards said this order does not restrict travel from parish to parish or even across state lines. Also, no police checkpoints will be erected, enforcement will mostly rely on the goodwill of citizens."

But Edwards urged Louisiana residents to comply or officials could consider mandating stops. "If the people of Louisiana are demanding that we enforce this order before they honor it, we're in deep trouble," he said.

New Orleans is a hot mess right now, you couldn't pay me any amount to go there. They're working hard to release all non violent criminals from the jails,, the homeless have no where to go, and with all the out of work people plus kids out of school, they're gonna have some bad times ahead. I can't imagine what the LEOs there are experiencing.

Coming back from Fourchon yesterday we took a longer route to avoid New Orleans and the causeway.

I received a document today via email from my CEO. It is to be carried by me when doing my job and if I'm confronted, flash the doc. This enables me to maintain normal work patterns during this global outbreak because our company has been deemed a critical infrastructure due to being a part of the food and agriculture sector. But what customer really wants to see me? I sure don't care to see any of them.....I think I'll hold out and just fish a little more.