I have several relatives, friends and colleagues who are physicians - pediatricians, ER doctors, orthopedic surgeons, pain management and oncology just to name a few of their specialities. I have been speaking to them regularly about this. I started in the camp of “this is just a flu” and “it’s not THAT bad”......but universally, they all have asked (even begged) their loved ones and people they connect to please stay out of public gatherings and altering their “normal” lives to limit contact with others as much as possible. This isn’t to give into the fear, violate our civil liberties or be otherwise frightened by a cold.
They are asking because that’s the only way to stop the spread, especially to vulnerable populations that can die from this. Two ER docs told me that when there are otherwise healthy 30-40 year olds on ventilators clinging to life, there is something about this that’s different. I have a very close family friend who is a hospital administrator in Philadelphia - it’s a 500 bed hospital. She said that their hospital only has the equipment, if necessary, to treat 3 to 4 critically ill patients with the virus at a time. Those are REAL. Not some propagandist BS that people spew to sound smart and act like they know everything (not directed at anyone here).
I have other friends who haven’t altered a thing - they went to bars, go to dinner, planned trips, etc with little regard for others or respect for the situation.
I will leave you with something my brother (a pediatrician with 25 years experience and a generally reasonable fellow who has never been an alarmist). He asked me to please stay home unless it is absolutely necessary, to limit my exposure to others and limit exposing them to myself, and to wait this out for awhile to see how this all plays out. The issue is that with so many people walking around with the potential to be positive but show no symptoms, it will lull us into a sense of security and potentially be exposed to expose others and pass along - sometimes to vulnerable populations. My wife has a 97 year old grandmother that loves with her 76 year old father and 74 year old mother who live 2 miles from us. My parents are 78 and 70 and live 10 miles away. I won’t be seeing them except when I drop off their groceries on the front porch....not because we are terrified, paranoid, or being ridiculous. It’s because it’s the right thing to do in the short term to hopefully alleviate a long term protraction of this pandemic.
Again not related to here specifically, but I have never seen or heard so many uneducated people try to counter educated people who work in these fields every day. I amNLT saying that there are not political agendas that are being furthered or differing points of view that shouldn’t be considered. I am saying that I choose to listen to the ones I trust the most in my life and will be staying home. The facts are that once we can get widespread testing done to the population, we may see that it doesn’t not have a death rate much different than other illnesses of our lifetime. But we will likely have an illness that is passed to a significantly larger portion of the population both in numbers and diversity of population (baby, infant, young, middle aged and old) than anything we have seen to date.
I am considered an essential employee at my job but told to exclusively telework. I have been able to do so for the last week. I am the type of person that thrives with face to face interaction- its what I love about my job. But,I worry that my staff of 22 may be furloughed at some point if this lasts too long. I worry that the fallout of this have the potential to cripple our healthcare system and tank our economy, even f temporary.
So out of respect for them, out of respect for my neighbors and out of respect for my family I choose to stay home unless it is necessary to go out. I use zoom, GoToMeeting, and FaceTime to interact. I will go for walks with my dog on the miles of trails behind my house and might see three people along the way - and keep our distance. I use Netflix to pass the time, I have enrolled in an online continuing education program that allows me to stay sharp and learn new things, and I do my job virtually with the people that I serve. Technology has always intimidated me but I am learning as I go and it is making me better for it.
We l have to adapt and adjust or the EXPERTS are predicting this could last up to a year with waves if we don’t take it seriously. Problem is that it has to be a collective and conscious effort and our society has shown an inability to do so. We talk about the kids being so entitled these days and adults are out pretending nothing is different and being reckless and careless by not listening to the people who have no motive except to contain this virus.
Perspective is a lot in life - a couple weeks ago I minimized this and thought it would pass with no effect to me. I have since gained that perspective and choose to listen to the loved ones, educated professionals and people who I know close to me. I only hoe it doesn’t take all of us to gain perspective by having someone we know who Is tragically affected by this - and in some cases by doing everything that they could possibly do but being in contact with someone who did not.....
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What's not great news, is the fact that many are calling it racist when the virus is referred to as the China virus or Wuhan Virus. The race card is never far behind any news.
They call the NY times, the NY times because....they are from NY.
Do they call the Washington Post because they are in Washington, or L.A. ?
Are the L.A. Lakers from Miami ?
We call it the Wuhan virus because that's where it started. It's not the Italian virus. Nobody had a problem with that either when this all began. Now, as usual, those wishing to make political hay about every frickin' thing pull the race card again.
This was China's baby from the onset, to attempt to alleviate them of that responsibility is doing a disservice to everyone who has fallen from it.
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What's not great news, is the fact that many are calling it racist when the virus is referred to as the China virus or Wuhan Virus. The race card is never far behind any news.
They call the NY times, the NY times because....they are from NY.
Do they call the Washington Post because they are in Washington, or L.A. ?
Are the L.A. Lakers from Miami ?
We call it the Wuhan virus because that's where it started. It's not the Italian virus. Nobody had a problem with that either when this all began. Now, as usual, those wishing to make political hay about every frickin' thing pull the race card again.
This was China's baby from the onset, to attempt to alleviate them of that responsibility is doing a disservice to everyone who has fallen from it.
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Tony,
I agree with you.
In fact, I am leaning now more toward a Chinese military experiment gone bad.
Harry
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Tony, we must agree to disagree. I don't think it's "many". I think it's just a few media heads squawking the loudest. I'm good with the designation below, whether it be factual or not.
China Originated Viral Infection Disease
2019
Just like MERS
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Tom
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Tony, we must agree to disagree. I don't think it's "many". I think it's just a few media heads squawking the loudest. I'm good with the designation below, whether it be factual or not.
China Originated Viral Infection Disease
2019
Just like MERS
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Tom
Tom,
That’s an interesting statement. I am not saying it is or it isn’t....I am simply asking why you say that you’re “good with the designation, whether it be factual or not.”
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So lot's of conversation on this topic at work. There has been overwhelming internal support from Engineers, Designers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, you name it within the company to support. Volunteering their time in fact! Nice to see!
With GM's manufacturing capability, the goal is to increase the current company's production of 150/month to 2000/month!
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I think the POTUS calling the virus a Chinese virus does nothing but deflect from the US not being nearly prepared enough for an outbreak which was reported to the WHO on December 30, not to mention squash any hopes of cooperation between China and the US in containing the virus and sharing solutions. Also, this also digs us a bigger hole which is the trade war which will only deepen the recession we are headed into. Just another view of how to view what is going on....everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I think the POTUS calling the virus a Chinese virus does nothing but deflect from the US not being nearly prepared enough for an outbreak ...
Yes. I wonder how long that will last?
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I think the POTUS calling the virus a Chinese virus does nothing but deflect from the US not being nearly prepared enough for an outbreak which was reported to the WHO on December 30, not to mention squash any hopes of cooperation between China and the US in containing the virus and sharing solutions. Also, this also digs us a bigger hole which is the trade war which will only deepen the recession we are headed into. Just another view of how to view what is going on....everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I also think it was a wake up call. Although the world has to work together each nation needs to be diversified, sovereignty needs to remain in place as it's easier to manage by segment vs as a whole....and as the old saying goes "never put all eggs in one basket"
In Georgia, there is an epicenter in Southwest Georgia (Albany) where the most people have died. Most of the cases have been attributed to the people who attended two funerals a week and half ago.
In North Georgia, several people have died that attended two different church events. The people were members and former members of the choir.
I think the POTUS calling the virus a Chinese virus does nothing but deflect from the US not being nearly prepared enough for an outbreak which was reported to the WHO on December 30, not to mention squash any hopes of cooperation between China and the US in containing the virus and sharing solutions. Also, this also digs us a bigger hole which is the trade war which will only deepen the recession we are headed into. Just another view of how to view what is going on....everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Last time I checked, no country was prepared. Period.
All of us here had lot's of warning. Yet few were prepared for
what was coming. China did do the world wrong in spreading
false information about the outbreak.
People need someone to blame. A whole lot of people
could be faulted, but in the end many of us could go look
in a mirror and see ourselves. All we can do is work at getting through this.
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
Israeli doctor in Italy: We no longer help those over 60
Israeli medical doctor Gai Peleg told Israeli television that in northern Italy the orders are not to allow those over 60 access to respiratory machines.
Everyone needs to put their dicks away and quit the pissing contest.....just everyone take a step back and relax.
Are you measuring against the other guys and coming up short? That would explain a lot.
John,
You can never resist an opportunity to take a shot at someone. Thanks for you pointing out the obvious......that the remark was intended just for people like you. You have an uncanny knack of proving a lot of people right around here. Have a great day sport.
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I think the POTUS calling the virus a Chinese virus does nothing but deflect from the US not being nearly prepared enough for an outbreak which was reported to the WHO on December 30, not to mention squash any hopes of cooperation between China and the US in containing the virus and sharing solutions. Also, this also digs us a bigger hole which is the trade war which will only deepen the recession we are headed into. Just another view of how to view what is going on....everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
If there is any POSITIVE that I hope comes from this, it will be a near-complete cessation of US industries outsourcing most production to China (as well as many other foreign countries). Anybody who has been in business knows that it is terribly irresponsible to rely too heavily on one supplier for critical raw materials, components, or finished goods, just as you shouldn't depend too much on one customer to buy your goods and services.
The US gradually over the past three decades began to source far too much of its finished products and components from China. The US financed the ascendancy of China in the global economy, while China ripped off US technology. The China Virus crisis may wake up the "sleeping giant" of the US much like Pearl Harbor did at the outset of WWII.
With respect to the current financial crisis we did this to ourselves by going to Target, WalMart and the like because we, as individual consumers making individual buying decisions, preferred saving a few cents or dollars on goods, fueling competition on price more than on quality and driving production to low-cost countries, China being the largest beneficiary of this phenomenon.
"Bigger hole which is the trade war?" Bring it on! We cannot expect to remedy decades of bad policy without experiencing pain. Let's pray that treatments and a vaccine are found for Covid 19 before the financial crisis morphs into a Great Depression like the one in 1929. At least, this time the US economy was the strongest it has ever been going into the financial aspects of this crisis, and the US healthcare system is more innovative and resilient than ever before.
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They are asking because that’s the only way to stop the spread, especially to vulnerable populations that can die from this. Two ER docs told me that when there are otherwise healthy 30-40 year olds on ventilators clinging to life, there is something about this that’s different. I have a very close family friend who is a hospital administrator in Philadelphia - it’s a 500 bed hospital. She said that their hospital only has the equipment, if necessary, to treat 3 to 4 critically ill patients with the virus at a time. Those are REAL. Not some propagandist BS that people spew to sound smart and act like they know everything (not directed at anyone here).
I have other friends who haven’t altered a thing - they went to bars, go to dinner, planned trips, etc with little regard for others or respect for the situation.
I will leave you with something my brother (a pediatrician with 25 years experience and a generally reasonable fellow who has never been an alarmist). He asked me to please stay home unless it is absolutely necessary, to limit my exposure to others and limit exposing them to myself, and to wait this out for awhile to see how this all plays out. The issue is that with so many people walking around with the potential to be positive but show no symptoms, it will lull us into a sense of security and potentially be exposed to expose others and pass along - sometimes to vulnerable populations. My wife has a 97 year old grandmother that loves with her 76 year old father and 74 year old mother who live 2 miles from us. My parents are 78 and 70 and live 10 miles away. I won’t be seeing them except when I drop off their groceries on the front porch....not because we are terrified, paranoid, or being ridiculous. It’s because it’s the right thing to do in the short term to hopefully alleviate a long term protraction of this pandemic.
Again not related to here specifically, but I have never seen or heard so many uneducated people try to counter educated people who work in these fields every day. I amNLT saying that there are not political agendas that are being furthered or differing points of view that shouldn’t be considered. I am saying that I choose to listen to the ones I trust the most in my life and will be staying home. The facts are that once we can get widespread testing done to the population, we may see that it doesn’t not have a death rate much different than other illnesses of our lifetime. But we will likely have an illness that is passed to a significantly larger portion of the population both in numbers and diversity of population (baby, infant, young, middle aged and old) than anything we have seen to date.
I am considered an essential employee at my job but told to exclusively telework. I have been able to do so for the last week. I am the type of person that thrives with face to face interaction- its what I love about my job. But,I worry that my staff of 22 may be furloughed at some point if this lasts too long. I worry that the fallout of this have the potential to cripple our healthcare system and tank our economy, even f temporary.
So out of respect for them, out of respect for my neighbors and out of respect for my family I choose to stay home unless it is necessary to go out. I use zoom, GoToMeeting, and FaceTime to interact. I will go for walks with my dog on the miles of trails behind my house and might see three people along the way - and keep our distance. I use Netflix to pass the time, I have enrolled in an online continuing education program that allows me to stay sharp and learn new things, and I do my job virtually with the people that I serve. Technology has always intimidated me but I am learning as I go and it is making me better for it.
We l have to adapt and adjust or the EXPERTS are predicting this could last up to a year with waves if we don’t take it seriously. Problem is that it has to be a collective and conscious effort and our society has shown an inability to do so. We talk about the kids being so entitled these days and adults are out pretending nothing is different and being reckless and careless by not listening to the people who have no motive except to contain this virus.
Perspective is a lot in life - a couple weeks ago I minimized this and thought it would pass with no effect to me. I have since gained that perspective and choose to listen to the loved ones, educated professionals and people who I know close to me. I only hoe it doesn’t take all of us to gain perspective by having someone we know who Is tragically affected by this - and in some cases by doing everything that they could possibly do but being in contact with someone who did not.....
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God bless you for having the strength to write all of that. I am 74 years old and I understand every word.
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Great news, thanks for posting that.
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They call the NY times, the NY times because....they are from NY.
Do they call the Washington Post because they are in Washington, or L.A. ?
Are the L.A. Lakers from Miami ?
We call it the Wuhan virus because that's where it started. It's not the Italian virus. Nobody had a problem with that either when this all began. Now, as usual, those wishing to make political hay about every frickin' thing pull the race card again.
This was China's baby from the onset, to attempt to alleviate them of that responsibility is doing a disservice to everyone who has fallen from it.
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Tony,
I agree with you.
In fact, I am leaning now more toward a Chinese military experiment gone bad.
Harry
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China
Originated
Viral
Infection
Disease
2019
Just like MERS
Middle
East
Respiratory
Syndrome
Tom
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Tom,
That’s an interesting statement. I am not saying it is or it isn’t....I am simply asking why you say that you’re “good with the designation, whether it be factual or not.”
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So lot's of conversation on this topic at work. There has been overwhelming internal support from Engineers, Designers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, you name it within the company to support. Volunteering their time in fact! Nice to see!
With GM's manufacturing capability, the goal is to increase the current company's production of 150/month to 2000/month!
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Spare Room: Antique Sound Labs Wave AV-8 Monoblocks,Tisbury Mini Passive Pre,Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38),Analysis Plus Oval 9's,Zu Jumpers,AudioEngine B1 Streamer,Klipsch RB-61 v2,SVS PB1000 sub,Blue Jeans RCA IC's
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Yes. I wonder how long that will last?
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I also think it was a wake up call. Although the world has to work together each nation needs to be diversified, sovereignty needs to remain in place as it's easier to manage by segment vs as a whole....and as the old saying goes "never put all eggs in one basket"
One more thing...self reliance
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South Korea drive-in cinemas enjoy sales boom over virus fears
AFP•March 22, 2020
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They are from Minneapolis. That’s where they got their name from to begin with.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
Are you measuring against the other guys and coming up short? That would explain a lot.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” .
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
Sadly with all those potential viruse carriers that old guy will probably be dead in a few weeks.
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In Georgia, there is an epicenter in Southwest Georgia (Albany) where the most people have died. Most of the cases have been attributed to the people who attended two funerals a week and half ago.
In North Georgia, several people have died that attended two different church events. The people were members and former members of the choir.
Last time I checked, no country was prepared. Period.
All of us here had lot's of warning. Yet few were prepared for
what was coming. China did do the world wrong in spreading
false information about the outbreak.
People need someone to blame. A whole lot of people
could be faulted, but in the end many of us could go look
in a mirror and see ourselves. All we can do is work at getting through this.
Israeli doctor in Italy: We no longer help those over 60
Israeli medical doctor Gai Peleg told Israeli television that in northern Italy the orders are not to allow those over 60 access to respiratory machines.
https://www.jpost.com/International/Israeli-doctor-in-Italy-We-no-longer-help-those-over-60-621856
John,
You can never resist an opportunity to take a shot at someone. Thanks for you pointing out the obvious......that the remark was intended just for people like you. You have an uncanny knack of proving a lot of people right around here. Have a great day sport.
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If there is any POSITIVE that I hope comes from this, it will be a near-complete cessation of US industries outsourcing most production to China (as well as many other foreign countries). Anybody who has been in business knows that it is terribly irresponsible to rely too heavily on one supplier for critical raw materials, components, or finished goods, just as you shouldn't depend too much on one customer to buy your goods and services.
The US gradually over the past three decades began to source far too much of its finished products and components from China. The US financed the ascendancy of China in the global economy, while China ripped off US technology. The China Virus crisis may wake up the "sleeping giant" of the US much like Pearl Harbor did at the outset of WWII.
With respect to the current financial crisis we did this to ourselves by going to Target, WalMart and the like because we, as individual consumers making individual buying decisions, preferred saving a few cents or dollars on goods, fueling competition on price more than on quality and driving production to low-cost countries, China being the largest beneficiary of this phenomenon.
"Bigger hole which is the trade war?" Bring it on! We cannot expect to remedy decades of bad policy without experiencing pain. Let's pray that treatments and a vaccine are found for Covid 19 before the financial crisis morphs into a Great Depression like the one in 1929. At least, this time the US economy was the strongest it has ever been going into the financial aspects of this crisis, and the US healthcare system is more innovative and resilient than ever before.
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