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When will the coronavirus arrive in the US? (Disease: COVID-19; Virus: SARS-CoV-2)
March 16, 2020, 08:49 PM
SigSauerP226When will the coronavirus arrive in the US? (Disease: COVID-19; Virus: SARS-CoV-2)
Well Courts closed til Wednesday here so I'm taking a couple days off, but 4 year old came home this evening with a fever and feeling crappy. Last year, he had 105ish fever, influenza a, and pneumonia, so maybe that again.
...Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way... March 16, 2020, 08:57 PM
Prefontainequote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
As for social distancing, I have 9 1/2 acres to myself of black top and metal buildings. Not a sole around.
Damn that must be nice. Hope to have a metal structure and 10 acres myself one day.
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
March 16, 2020, 09:11 PM
Keystonerquote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
Ever notice how the recommendations about group size are always a number ending in zero?
No more than 10 people...
Gatherings of 250 or more are prohibited...
Risk assessment math is never that neat, even if you use significant figures correctly.
I want to see s recommendation like these:
No groups of 13 or more...
No assemblies of 187 or more....
Odds of contracting it are 2.3 in 7.6247....
If your temperature is over 101.73....
It would still be guessing but it would appear more reality based.
Whining off.
I think we only need to stay 4.7 ft from each other.
Year V March 16, 2020, 09:12 PM
P220 Smudgequote:
Originally posted by Prefontaine:
quote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
As for social distancing, I have 9 1/2 acres to myself of black top and metal buildings. Not a sole around.
Damn that must be nice. Hope to have a metal structure and 10 acres myself one day.
I'll second that. Land, and "leave me alone space." If the flea market David Lee is caretaking is anything like the one I used to frequent in Florida, the man has a lot of space to work with. Good situation.
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March 16, 2020, 09:21 PM
fpuhanquote:
Originally posted by SigSentry:
Ditto. Started Friday. I'm feeling like Bruce Dern in Silent Running. There goes retirement.
No, it will just feel like it.
You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless.
NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member March 16, 2020, 09:28 PM
sigmonkeyquote:
Originally posted by benny6:
My wife is a RN at one of the level 1 trauma hospitals in Oregon. She said everyone is on edge. She said it's creepy quiet right now. All elective surgeries have been cancelled. They're clearing up rooms for an expected wave of cases. Like has been stated before, it's like the city of Miami bracing for a CAT-5 hurricane that's supposed to make landfall the next day.
So far they only have one patient who is positive but are waiting on a bunch of pending tests for both inpatients and outpatients.
I'll let you all know what the tone is on the floor as I hear it from her.
Tony.
I truly hope she and all the others in the Med Fields have the same experience the NY folks did on 9-11.
Prepped for the worst, but it never came.
(but not to diminish the loss of life, as that was devastating to them, for the same reason)
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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. March 16, 2020, 09:32 PM
Pipe SmokerI’m thinking that the economic consequences of the Stockmarket downturn will seriously affect state budgets. And state employee pension funds. Especially for free-spending blue states such as CA & NY. I can see those states
begging demanding economic assistance from President Trump.
Serious about crackers. March 16, 2020, 09:35 PM
gearhoundsWhat really makes me sick are all the assholes that are not only buying up all of the essentials, but selling them openly for profit. Someone locally is selling loaves of bread for $3.00 a loaf, or 2 for $5. Then there’s the stories of people selling toilet paper and hand sanitizer for ridiculous sums of money. These people are parasites
“Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown March 16, 2020, 09:38 PM
YooperSigsGeezus! They hauled meat to feed their people in a garbage truck. And they eat bats!
How lucky we are to share the "global community" with these idiots.
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March 16, 2020, 09:38 PM
WarhorseI was just reading this sobering article from reutters news service, lots of things in various states being enacted, not called martial law, more like "strongly discouraged", or no travel between the hours of 5p-7a unless "crucial" (New Jersey).
https://www.reuters.com/articl...F+US+%2F+Top+News%29
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March 16, 2020, 09:43 PM
RAMIUSI have a Random question about Internet traffic.
With the increase of “internet usage”, I.e. more people doing their work from home, surfing the web in boredom, and online classes, etc...is it possible that the Internet “crashes”...or goes real slow, or has no effect?
Mainly wondering because my wife and several friends of mine are teachers. It seems like many schools are using Google Classroom to teach classes and give assignments, and apparently Google Classroom kept crashing. Figured it was the increased traffic.
March 16, 2020, 09:50 PM
sigmonkeyquote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
I have a Random question about Internet traffic....
Just like road systems.
It's gonna be ugly for some folks in many places.
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! March 16, 2020, 09:52 PM
Shifferbrainsquote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
quote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
I have a Random question about Internet traffic....
Just like road systems.
It's gonna be ugly for some folks in many places.
Can you imagine what Pornhub is going to be like the next few weeks?
March 16, 2020, 09:56 PM
RAMIUSHoly hell, I didn’t think about Porn Hub!
And video games, and all the video chatting.
March 16, 2020, 10:17 PM
RightwireDo people really believe that the President is supposed to be able to pull 300-400 million COVID test kits out of thin air and instantly have the lab facilities to process them?
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. March 16, 2020, 10:22 PM
RAMIUSquote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
Do people really believe that the President is supposed to be able to pull 300-400 million COVID test kits out of thin air and instantly have the lab facilities to process them?
Yes.
March 16, 2020, 10:28 PM
kkinaquote:
Originally posted by RAMIUS:
I have a Random question about Internet traffic.
With the increase of “internet usage”, I.e. more people doing their work from home, surfing the web in boredom, and online classes, etc...is it possible that the Internet “crashes”...or goes real slow, or has no effect?
Mainly wondering because my wife and several friends of mine are teachers. It seems like many schools are using Google Classroom to teach classes and give assignments, and apparently Google Classroom kept crashing. Figured it was the increased traffic.
That is an excellent question. Without the power of the information superhighway, this whole panicdemic could fall apart.
March 16, 2020, 10:32 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by kkina:
Without the power of the information highway, this whole panicdemic could fall apart.
You mean the Wu Flu is... a computer virus?
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher March 16, 2020, 10:34 PM
kkina^^Now you got it.
