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  • Gardenstater
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    Tony M wrote: »
    There's going to be A LOT of inheriting going on I guess.

    Our local funeral homes and their crematories will be GOLD MINES soon. Not that they weren't already.

    Now... how did S. Korea and Italy have tens of thousands of test kits for this one strand of virus and we had very little and the ones we had to begin with were supposedly faulty. Faulty?

    Did they S.K. and Italy know about this strand a year ago and prepared and were ready? I'm puzzled by the tens of thousands of pos. tests in other Countries. What about the negative test results. There must be thousands and thousands of them too, right? All those test kits...and we didn't have but "I haven't heard yet how many we had that were defective" to start with.

    I have an older friend who seemed to be GIDDY about relaying the bad scenarios to my email box. I kind-of let him have it today but in a respectful way. I also asked him some questions and he didn't answer them. And I was looking forward to his reasoning and actions over this stock market frenzy and gloom and doom he seems to like projecting to me.

    I'll sure be glad when somebody, anybody discovers a vaccine for this virus! ;)

    I think it may be because WHO manufactured and distributed a great deal of tests to the international community, but for whatever stupid reason, CDC decided to go with their own undeveloped, more complicated, maybe superior test, which had some early difficulties due to faulty manufacturing processes in the lab in Atlanta that was making them. Their arrogance in refusing the WHO tests until they could get their own going was a major F*U* that probably cost us all dearly.
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  • BlueFox
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    850+ cases, and 27 deaths in US as of Tuesday, 3/10/20. To be honest, I don’t understand the current closures of schools, government agencies, and businesses for two weeks, or until the end of March. It is just going to get worse by the end of March.
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  • daddyjt
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    Viking64 wrote: »
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    Feel free....
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  • Viking64
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    daddyjt wrote: »
    Feel free....

    Have your tears dried up yet?
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  • daddyjt
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    daddyjt wrote: »
    Feel free....

    Have your tears dried up yet?

    ?
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  • ptrooper
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    At this rate ,i'll have the virus before the L800's ,Western Australia. W.A Wait Awhile .
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  • daddyjt
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    Better day today for the DOW. I will say though, I disagree with the hints being given to possibly subsidize the airlines and cruise industry...

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  • motorhead43026
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    ^^ and oil producers and the hospitality industry.

    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

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    And the boots you lick will stomp you too.
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  • BlueFox
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    Probably only temporary. As more and more people get this virus the economy will really go south.
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  • codycatalist
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw
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  • BlueFox
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    This was on another forum, and I assume it is accurate. Basically, it shows exponential growth of the virus infections.

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  • codycatalist
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    That video has some interesting information. For those with kiddos and as was pointed out to me previously by members kids can contract the virus but usually don't get sick. They provided an example such as Hep A, kids don't get sick but can pass on to their parents or care givers.

    From Wiki:

    "Michael T. Osterholm is a public health scientist and a biosecurity and infectious disease expert in the United States. Osterholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota and a Regents Professor, the McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the University of Minnesota Medical School, all at the University of Minnesota. He is also on the Board of Regents at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa."
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  • Gardenstater
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    It shows some signs of an increasing slope, however 3/5 - 3/8 looks pretty darn linear. How much of this is simply due to increased testing? Also, it is more accurate if they do it based upon onset of symptoms.
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    I have to echo a lot of folks here trying to keep this thread on topic. Not sure why any tragedy thread here has to devolve into something political, or personal.

    I have my views for sure, but they are mine, mine alone, and thus never up for debate or criticism. Everybody has a right to their views, and we have to respect that.

    I remember the CA fires thread a while ago took a similar path. Jeez fellas!

    Bottom line for me, and for everyone here I pray, who I admire and respect, is to be vigilant. Take precautions sure, as I have done for the first time in my life during flu season, but this too shall pass.

    Surely, anyone who is deemed a high risk demographic must take extra precautions, as you are most vulnerable. My thoughts and prayers go out to each and every one of you.

    Take care everybody. Don't panic, pay attention to the facts, and be well! Listen to the experts and not to those that just pontificate. Take a moment to think about all those that may be infected or at risk, and wish them well too!
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  • krazypolk
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    Sorry for my dumbness but I didn't know that the UFC guy did anything else outside of the fights.
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  • codycatalist
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    krazypolk wrote: »
    Sorry for my dumbness but I didn't know that the UFC guy did anything else outside of the fights.

    He is quite the prolific interviewer. A cornucopia of different people for different reasons.

    Everything from comedians to Elon Musk to Neil DeGrasse Tyson to Edward Snowden.

    Some are a waste of time, others are interesting and informative.
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  • daddyjt
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    He runs about the most popular podcast out there. The thing I like about it, is he talks to anyone interesting, and he allows his guest to speak 70-80% of the time. I’ve learned of several interesting people from his podcast: Alex Honnold, Bret Weinstein, Jordan Peterson, Jako Wilinik, Mike Baker.... the list goes on and on.

    Good stuff
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  • BlueFox
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    Medicare coverage for those of us using it. However, it doesn’t cover beer, which is a crock.

    https://www.medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus?utm_campaign=20200310_gmd_prv_gal&utm_content=english&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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    They have shut down a Waffle House in Atlanta after an employee has tested positive. For the first time, all Waffle Houses in the area are undergoing a thorough cleaning.
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  • Viking64
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    verb wrote: »
    I remember the CA fires thread a while ago took a similar path. Jeez fellas!

    I can remember people in that thread saying that they would be happy if California fell into the Pacific Ocean. Oddly, no one was banned over that.
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  • Gardenstater
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    Well because that's just common sense...........KIDDING!
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Viking64 wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
    I remember the CA fires thread a while ago took a similar path. Jeez fellas!

    I can remember people in that thread saying that they would be happy if California fell into the Pacific Ocean. Oddly, no one was banned over that.

    If you have a problem with why you were banned, discuss it with the mods. For most of us, we were glad you were gone.

    I was talking about a different thread, Beatrice.

    If every post I make causes you to cry, you should just put me on ignore like all of the tough guys do. :p
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  • BlueFox
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    Please don’t get this thread closed. We have already been warned about these off topic posts.
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  • Viking64
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    Please don’t get this thread closed. We have already been warned about these POLITICAL posts.

    *fixed
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  • BlueFox
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    Yes. That’s right. Political posts, but the mods have a wide latitude of what is considered political.
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    I wonder if this virus is going to cause a permanent change in the way we work? In Silicon Valley there are just way to many jobs, so traffic is terrible.

    “Google has asked all of its North America employees to work from home to prevent coronavirus spread”

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/10/tech/google-work-from-home-coronavirus/index.html
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    Strong Bad wrote: »
    This beauty is going up on eBay soon. Should be able to pay off my mortgage and retire with the proceeds. Many thanks to the media for making this possible.

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  • motorhead43026
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    My company has pulled all the account reps off the road. Told to work remote from home or local office.
    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

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