teedubbya
6 years ago
uh huh. right.


looks like march madness as a whole is gone now
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
Disneyland closed, as have all k-12 schools in the state of Washington...
Bones33
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:



My doctor and medical sources said it’s a good time to buy stocks
MACS
6 years ago
So I just read an article breaking down the virus cases, state by state, and the number of deaths.

If my math is correct it is 1100 cases for the entire country so far... and 30 deaths so far (most in Washington State).

Even world-wide the numbers are 120,000 and 4300 deaths (rounded).

Doctors say that 80% of people will have very mild symptoms. What in the actual **** is the panic about?
Bones33
6 years ago

So I just read an article breaking down the virus cases, state by state, and the number of deaths.

If my math is correct it is 1100 cases for the entire country so far... and 30 deaths so far (most in Washington State).

Even world-wide the numbers are 120,000 and 4300 deaths (rounded).

Doctors say that 80% of people will have very mild symptoms. What in the actual **** is the panic about?

MACS wrote:



Panic begins when hacks like Brain Williams do math in the media and fools fall for their careless partisan calculations
MACS
6 years ago
On the other hand...



Credit to Opel for forwarding that video to me.
delta1
6 years ago
dayum, so now I check off three of the at risk boxes: older, diabetic and obese...

possibly a fourth box: smoking... but I think/hope that refers to inhaled cigarette smoke and not cigars...

is it time to panic?



I've heard that the reason COVID-19 should be a greater cause of concern than the typical flu is that this virus attacks the lungs, which makes it more lethal, potentially...
teedubbya
6 years ago
Shaking my head. Hopefully the actions taken can flatten the curve and the unknowing will think it was never anything. That’s the best possible result.

Many people that aren’t on the death lists can enjoy some quality ventilator time assuming all this works and ventilators are available.

This is not just like the flu and we are beyond that rhetoric. Even trump knows it.

And no don’t panic. But do listen to the epidemiologists. They’ve got this one right.

And no it’s not the press or Hillary. All the companies and entities taking unprecedented actions are not doing so lightly.

The naysayers hopefully can than those taking action even though they will never admit it.
opelmanta1900
6 years ago
The problem with the story of the boy who cried wolf was not that the boy cried wolf...

It wasn't that the boy cried wolf when there was none...

And it wasn't that people didn't believe the boy when he cried wolf...

The problem was that the wolf eventually showed up...

And now here we are with a wolf and whether or not people believe it really has nothing to do with anything...

Now personally, I'm lobbying for the global release of wolf-hungry baboons... Yes, the baboons will eventually turn on humans, But I've got an idea for that too...
opelmanta1900
6 years ago

On the other hand...



Credit to Opel for forwarding that video to me.

MACS wrote:


TW said he used to date that guy... er somethin...
delta1
6 years ago

The problem with the story of the boy who cried wolf was not that the boy cried wolf...

It wasn't that the boy cried wolf when there was none...

And it wasn't that people didn't believe the boy when he cried wolf...

The problem was that the wolf eventually showed up...

And now here we are with a wolf and whether or not people believe it really has nothing to do with anything...

Now personally, I'm lobbying for the global release of wolf-hungry baboons... Yes, the baboons will eventually turn on humans, But I've got an idea for that too...

opelmanta1900 wrote:




hmmmmm.....that would make a brilliant movie!
teedubbya
6 years ago
Opel the cry wolf part is true. It gives folks false confidence. The m that way with tornado warnings. I go outside. Even though I’ve been through one that destroyed out town. I was too young to remember. My folks and grand folks never forgot.

The amount of disinformation and stupid assumptions on this pandemic is wild. Some are the presidents rhetoric from a week ago. He’s move on but it took hold with some.
teedubbya
6 years ago
More folks than you know have compromised immune systems. My guess is this forum has an unusually high number that don’t consider themselves as such.
MACS
6 years ago
Alright, alright... I posted the damn podcast.

I am now on board. This has the potential to be pretty bad. I am still hopeful that it is not, but admit that it's something to be concerned about.
teedubbya
6 years ago
I’m with you there Macs. I hope we are pleasantly surprised buy the results of the actions some define as panic.

Imma miss March madness though.
teedubbya
6 years ago
The Tylenol scare was a sentinel event for me. This will be one as well.
teedubbya
6 years ago
Actually it already is a sentinel event. When in your life have you ever seen the ncaa tourney, and pro sports wiped out for awhile. And that’s the tip of the iceberg. Either it’s mass hysteria or panic, or those folks were given information that drove their decision. Those are not willie Millie decisions.
DrafterX
6 years ago
They prolly decided to go look for CROS... 😟
MACS
6 years ago

They prolly decided to go look for CROS... 😟

DrafterX wrote:



Who, willie and millie or the athletes?
teedubbya
6 years ago
Screw cross. He’s probably Typhoid Mary.
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