When will the coronavirus arrive in the US? (Disease: COVID-19; Virus: SARS-CoV-2)

Peace through
superior firepower

posted

Just came back from the grocery store (Publix).

I counted eight people- including myself- not wearing a mask. For fuck's sake. Next time I go back, I'm wearing a motorcycle helmet with the visor down, and a cape.

They have blue tape on the floor at the head of each aisle, in the shape of an arrow, pointing the direction you should take down the aisle. I went down every Goddamned aisle in that store, against their arrows. Only one person said something. Some crotchety old lady muttered "You're supposed to be going only one way." I said to her "I am going only one way."

And if they make it mandatory to wear a mask in the store, I swear to God, I'll just tap into my reserves and leave them to their fucking circus.

____________________________________________________

"I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023

Posts: 109636 | Registered: January 20, 2000

Ignored post by parabellum posted

ryan81986

In the yahd, not too
fah from the cah
Picture of ryan81986

posted

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:

I counted eight people- including myself- not wearing a mask. For fuck's sake. Next time I go back, I'm wearing a motorcycle helmet with the visor down, and a cape.

Oh my god please do this.

Posts: 6420 | Location: Just outside of Boston | Registered: March 28, 2007

Ignored post by ryan81986 posted

trapper189

Savor the limelight

posted

Zoro mask and oven mitts.

Posts: 11814 | Location: SWFL | Registered: October 10, 2007

Ignored post by trapper189 posted

Peace through
superior firepower

posted

And I shall recoil from people as they approach, and hiss at them.

Although the hissing may be ineffective- 'cause of the, uh, visor and all.

Posts: 109636 | Registered: January 20, 2000

Ignored post by parabellum posted

mark60

Member

posted

DO NOT stand on the X at the store. If you do you might look up and see an Acme safe or a baby grand about to land on you.

Posts: 3568 | Location: God Awful New York | Registered: July 01, 2006

Ignored post by mark60 posted

medic451

Live Slow,
Die Whenever
Picture of medic451

posted

Reminds me of that scene in Mr Mom with Michael Keaton- the one where he is dropping his kids off at school going the opposite direction and all the mothers are yelling at him "You're doing it wrong!"

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
- John Wayne in "The Shootist"

Posts: 3506 | Location: California | Registered: May 31, 2004

Ignored post by medic451 posted

Sig2340

Step by step walk the thousand mile road
Picture of Sig2340

posted

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Next time I go back, I'm wearing a motorcycle helmet with the visor down, and a cape.

And nothing else. That'll get their attention.

Nice is overrated

"It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government."
Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018

Posts: 32253 | Location: Loudoun County, Virginia | Registered: May 17, 2006

Ignored post by Sig2340 posted

Ryanp225

Still finding my way
Picture of Ryanp225

posted

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:

Although the hissing may be ineffective- 'cause of the, uh, visor and all.

Just make Darth Vader breathing noises and tell them you find their lack of social distancing in disturbing.

Posts: 10851 | Registered: January 04, 2009

Ignored post by Ryanp225 posted

sgalczyn

Member

posted

quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
And just what the hell is a Latinx?

Ha ha ha ha...............guess Latino was too restrictive and insensitive:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinx

Latinx is a gender-neutral neologism, sometimes used instead of Latino or Latina to refer to people of Latin American cultural or ethnic identity in the United States. The ⟨-x⟩ suffix replaces the standard ⟨-o/-a⟩ ending of nouns and adjectives that are typical of grammatical gender in Spanish. Its plural is Latinxs.

The term was first seen around 2004, predominantly online, among intersectional advocacy groups combining the identity politics of race, class, and gender. It slowly gained in usage, and around 2014 in US universities its usage became widespread. Words used for similar purposes include Chicanx, Latin@ and Latine.

Reactions to the term have been mixed. Supporters say it engenders greater acceptance among non-binary gender Latinxs. Both supporters and detractors point to linguistic imperialism as a reason for respectively supporting or opposing the use of the term.

"No matter where you go - there you are"

Posts: 4676 | Location: Eastern PA-Berks/Lehigh Valley | Registered: January 03, 2001

Ignored post by sgalczyn posted

maladat

Member

posted

Russia has been telling everyone they don't have a problem.

That story is starting to change.

https://nyti.ms/2JWt2Oo

quote:

MOSCOW — The authorities in Moscow said on Friday that coronavirus cases are increasing rapidly here and have already pushed the city’s health care system to its limit.

Warning that the outbreak in the Russian capital was far from reaching its peak, Anastasia Rakova, a deputy mayor responsible for health, said that the number of people hospitalized with the illness related to the virus in Moscow had more than doubled over the past week to 6,500. Nearly half of those infected are under the age of 45.

The city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, sounded a further alarm, saying that the virus “is gaining momentum” and that “the situation is becoming increasingly problematic.”

A flurry of bad news on Friday about the outbreak indicated that Russia, relatively spared until now from the ravages of the virus, has started on the same harrowing path taken weeks ago by hard hit countries like Italy and now the United States. This has dashed hopes in the Kremlin that its decision in late January to close Russia’s long border with China, the original source of the virus, and then limit travel from Europe had contained the outbreak.

President Vladimir V. Putin, who usually takes the lead with great fanfare in times of crisis, has mostly stayed in the background. He has retreated to his country residence outside Moscow, leaving Mr. Sobyanin, the mayor, and Russia’s prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, to take the heat for a health crisis that now looks set to get far worse.

Posts: 6319 | Location: CA | Registered: January 24, 2011

Ignored post by maladat posted

cheni

Member

posted

I have not kept up with this thread.
I saw this video.
take it for what its worth.

https://www.valleynewslive.com...faa3xjMQQsQNr9ZwwZ-8

-----------------
Silenced on the net, Just like Trump

Posts: 578 | Location: SUX | Registered: May 31, 2012

Ignored post by cheni posted

Peace through
superior firepower

posted

quote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
Zoro mask and oven mitts.

There's nothing that says you can't wear oven mitts with a cape, so, I'm on it:

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...270057864#6270057864

____________________________________________________

"I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023

Posts: 109636 | Registered: January 20, 2000

Ignored post by parabellum posted

zipriderson

Banned

posted

quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
Just came back from the grocery store (Publix).

I counted eight people- including myself- not wearing a mask. For fuck's sake. Next time I go back, I'm wearing a motorcycle helmet with the visor down, and a cape.

They have blue tape on the floor at the head of each aisle, in the shape of an arrow, pointing the direction you should take down the aisle. I went down every Goddamned aisle in that store, against their arrows. Only one person said something. Some crotchety old lady muttered "You're supposed to be going only one way." I said to her "I am going only one way."

And if they make it mandatory to wear a mask in the store, I swear to God, I'll just tap into my reserves and leave them to their fucking circus.

I've worn a mask at the grocery. Not while outdoors, but inside I'll take the precaution for me and my family. Call my panicked or whatever - I am not risking someone getting too close, coughing, sneezing, etc.

I haven't seen the arrows on the floor yet, but I don't care having to do that. For me everyone needs to take responsibility. If walking one way down an aisle helps keep order and 6 ft. separation, I'll do it.

Call me a sheep. flame away.

Posts: 5906 | Location: Denver, CO | Registered: September 16, 2004

Ignored post by zipriderson posted

Peace through
superior firepower

posted

oooh, a gauntlet

...or maybe an oven mitt

Posts: 109636 | Registered: January 20, 2000

Ignored post by parabellum posted

Ryanp225

Still finding my way
Picture of Ryanp225

posted

Some crotchety old lady muttered "You're supposed to be going only one way." I said to her "I am going only one way."

Posts: 10851 | Registered: January 04, 2009

Ignored post by Ryanp225 posted

a1abdj

safe & sound
Picture of a1abdj

posted

I was going to start wearing a ski mask when out in public

________________________

www.zykansafe.com

Posts: 15918 | Location: St. Charles, MO, USA | Registered: September 22, 2003

Ignored post by a1abdj posted

RAMIUS

It's not you,
it's me.
Picture of RAMIUS

posted

Most of you probably aren't aware of how big the beach is in Wildwood, NJ. But it's probably the widest beach in the country. The average walk from the boardwalk, across the sandy expanse, to the ocean is greater than 3/4 of a mile.

It's a HUUUUUUUGE Beach. That beach is now closed to the public

It's a freaking MASSIVE Beach!

I'm going surfing anyway mother fucks.

Posts: 7016 | Location: Right outside Philly | Registered: September 08, 2005

Ignored post by RAMIUS posted

Ryanp225

Still finding my way
Picture of Ryanp225

posted

Anthony Fauci is nothing more than a political hack for big pharma. The drive behind his over-hyping the virus and the local government holding our lives ransom I believe is so they can make trillions on useless vaccine developments and gain even more power and control.

Posts: 10851 | Registered: January 04, 2009

Ignored post by Ryanp225 posted

Balzé Halzé

Tinker Sailor Soldier Pie
Picture of Balzé Halzé

posted

I think you're right, Mr. President.

~Alan

Acta Non Verba
NRA Life Member (Patron)
God, Family, Guns, Country

Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan

Posts: 31126 | Location: Elv. 7,000 feet, Utah | Registered: October 29, 2012

Ignored post by Balzé Halzé posted