Man hoarding a million N95 masks

[Josh_Melnick]

The best & worst of people shows in a crisis.

[Jeeves]

According to the DOJ, the equipment includes roughly 192,000 N95 respirator masks, nearly 600,000 medical gloves, 130,000 surgical masks, procedure masks, N100 masks, surgical gowns, disinfectant towels, particulate filters, bottles of hand sanitizer and disinfectant spray.

Medical supplies seized from alleged price gouger to be distributed to hospitals

[jswilson64]

“If you are amassing critical medical equipment for the purpose of selling it at exorbitant prices, you can expect a knock at your door,” Attorney General William Barr said in a statement on the case.

Sheesh I hope they don’t classify “unfinished DIY projects” as a critical need, or they’ll come take away the house full of “round tuits” I’m hoarding.

[jrkriehn]

Sheesh I hope they don’t classify “unfinished DIY projects” as a critical need, or they’ll come take away the house full of “round tuits” I’m hoarding.

I’d welcome that. My house would be SOOo much cleaner without the UFOs. (UnFinished Objects.) And no guilt to boot as decision made separate from me.

[jswilson64]

He wasn’t arrested for hoarding, but for coughing at the cops and claiming he had COVID. The story says he will be reimbursed at retail for his supplies.

[mdredmond]

He wasn’t arrested for hoarding, but for coughing at the cops and claiming he had COVID. The story says he will be reimbursed at retail for his supplies.

At what “retail” ?? They are worth quite a bit outside the government procurement market.