ZRX1200
6 years ago
Oh.....and we’re already required to wash our hands also (before the posters)
victor809
6 years ago

I posted this:

Just gonna say this once, cause I care about a few of you azzhats.

You better start paying attention to what’s going on.
The situation is considerably worse than most of you think.
I’m not trying to get all Jonsey here, but I do have some knowledge and sources of info.
It’s not just the virus that’s going to cause problems because it will kill a certain percentage of people.
It’s the ancillary damage it will cause to the global economy, which has already started.

Start preparing.


For the most part, the response here, and some other places where I essentially said the same thing, was...
- nothing burger
- flu is worse
- media driven
- nothing I need to worry about
and so on.

Here we are, about where I'd thought we'd be.
It's going to get "interesting" in another 30 days.
But not to worry.........China has already rid itself of the virus and has no new cases!
Everything will be back to normal in a few short weeks, cause well heck, if China got rid of the virus, then we certainly can as well.

Carry on...

KingoftheCove wrote:


Nothing much has changed.
It's not reached the levels of exposure the flu has had yet.

Don't get me wrong. It's exceptionally deadly to the elderly. It's reasonably dangerous for anyone with a comorbidity.
And I will concede that it is spreading WAY more than I initially thought. Current guesses are it's been in Washington state 2 weeks longer than reports indicated. However that in itself will suggest that the death rate for this virus will eventually be adjusted down (that's 2 weeks of infected people not being sick enough to go to the hospital).

I do agree with you that this has the potential to stress our hospital system (as it has shown to in Italy). However, that's kind of the limit. I still don't think there is a chance it is going to hit in the "Toilet Paper", "Water", "Canned Food" infrastructure, which is where all the preppers are focusing.

We can check back in 30 days. I will concede that there is a chance this virus can overcome the flu in death rate this year.... but only a chance. I'd say a 40% chance.
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
Italy is claiming a 30% death rate... If those numbers hold true and the virus has that kind of impact here in the states, we will truly be screwed...
victor809
6 years ago

Italy is claiming a 30% death rate... If those numbers hold true and the virus has that kind of impact here in the states, we will truly be screwed...

opelmanta1900 wrote:



Italy is (if I remember correctly) the country with the second oldest population (behind japan). We already know this thing goes through the old like a hot knife through butter. I don't think their death rate will significantly impact ours.

Hell, just running the numbers a couple days ago on the Life Care nursing home (or whatever it was called) I was seeing 20% of the patients in the home killed by it. And that's not taking out those infected. The death rate of those who got infected is higher. Much higher
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
If it's just wiping out 30% of the elderly, while sad, not too much of a worry...

If it kills 30% of the infected, that's the time to head to the mountains...
USNGunner
6 years ago

If it's just wiping out 30% of the elderly, while sad, not too much of a worry...

opelmanta1900 wrote:



The AARP 13 have been made aware of your comment and are displeased. This is.......... Disappointing. 😳
victor809
6 years ago

If it's just wiping out 30% of the elderly, while sad, not too much of a worry...

If it kills 30% of the infected, that's the time to head to the mountains...

opelmanta1900 wrote:



Based on the available information (statistical analysis out of China) the death rate for people who are not old is pretty low.

Unless italian 40 year olds are more susceptible to COVID than chinese, I'd expect it to be the same.
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
Isn't Italy the place where they have public urinals?
delta1
6 years ago
dammit...I'm among the at risk population - elderly and underlying compromised medical condition...I'd be fine with social distancing if I could watch the NBA....now I have more time to come here...


gotta avoid mainstream media...even Trump is now on Fox News saying he's on board with the pandemic is a problem thingy...

my best bet is to tune into the anti govt, anti public health organizations media sites for good news...
teedubbya
6 years ago
I'm hoping all the actions being taken like social distancing etc. flatten this thing out a bit. That would be a win-win. Some can claim we panicked for nothing, others can say the actions did good.... and we could continue to argue just like we do about everything else.

We have no clue at this point how many are effected based on lack of testing. I blame the greasy WOPs
delta1
6 years ago
and the sneaky lyin chinks...
teedubbya
6 years ago
well thats a given.... they did it on purpose and stuff
delta1
6 years ago
pretty sure them basturds shipped the virus around the world in the iPhones...
delta1
6 years ago
why bother with testing everybody...just find out who got iPhones in the last 4 months and quarantine and test them...
Krazeehorse
6 years ago

pretty sure them basturds shipped the virus around the world in the iPhones...

delta1 wrote:



So I shouldn't update the firmware on my old 7?
Speyside
6 years ago
TW, is it possible COVID 19 has been here longer than we presently think it has been. I know about 60 people that were hit with something that presented in a manner consistent with COVID 19. I was one of them. It was nasty. I think about 10 of that grouping were tested for the flu and all had negative results. Since there was no connection to China at the time I do not know who sickie 0 was, and if there was a China connection. Oh, the time frame was November of last year when we started becoming sick and it spread rapidly.
teedubbya
6 years ago
Very possible. We don't know. We haven't been testing. That's the rub. We really dropped the ball on this and still have issues with testing. An after action RCA on this will be damning.

I very well may have had it a few weeks ago when I was in Baltimore. Who knows. If I did unfortunately I likely unknowingly gave it to many folks young and old. I get around :)

I've heard some say it may have been here in December..... November may not be a reach. Who knows. We may never know. EDIT - Just took a look at a couple timelines. November seems unlikely but anything is possible.
teedubbya
6 years ago
Looks like the #1 ranked KU Jayhawks will not be winning the tourney this year. They were the odds on favorite.
jjanecka
6 years ago
If it hit 3+ months ago look at it this way. Most people probably have already recieved it so there's nothing to worry about.
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