Corona Virus

[Paa Langfart]

27 minutes ago, CRA said:

50 year old friend passed away yesterday from COVID complications.  Had some underlying issues but frankly....what percentage of 50 and above don’t? 

Wear a mask.  Wear a mask for others.   It ain’t asking much.  You might be fine.  You likely will be.   You might have no concern in reality.  But you can easily give it to people who it will take down hard and quick....and for many it simply isn’t some flu they can battle and beat. 

sorry to hear this Cra.  If you dont mind what sort of underlying issues did he have?

[Jesse]

So I'm taking a class right now and we're in the lab portion. This guy had a migraine last week and left class abruptly. Turns out he tested positive and now I'm going to get tested... We'll see how this goes.

[Tbe]

34 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Honestly, we probably need to lock down the country again for a month. Hard lockdown with no air travel and everything closed. People not allowed to leave house unless for for food or medical attention. 

We don’t have a shot at doing what really needs to be done until January (assuming one important job change happens)

[CRA]

42 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

sorry to hear this Cra.  If you dont mind what sort of underlying issues did he have?

Diabetes.  Probably had some others as well.

I mean high blood pressure qualifies as an underlying condition.  How many folks over 50 have high blood pressure 

[cookinbrak]

Wife went to the hospital last night, has lymphedema in both legs that caused her legs to swell so much she couldn't walk. She called about 11 to say they scheduled an MRI, haven't heard from her since. Part of me is scared to death I might never see her again.

[4Corners]

4 minutes ago, cookinbrak said:

Wife went to the hospital last night, has lymphedema in both legs that caused her legs to swell so much she couldn't walk. She called about 11 to say they scheduled an MRI, haven't heard from her since. Part of me is scared to death I might never see her again.

She will be ok. In the safest spot for her right now. 

[Paa Langfart]

1 hour ago, CRA said:

How many folks over 50 have high blood pressure 

 I do and from what I read about 1/2 or more over 50 do.

[electro's horse]

2 hours ago, CRA said:

Diabetes.  Probably had some others as well.

I mean high blood pressure qualifies as an underlying condition.  How many folks over 50 have high blood pressure 

[Ja Rhule]

Damn!  2,500 COVID cases in NC in last 24 hours.  Doubled from last week.

[Wes21]

So my gym has begun a policy of needing a mask to enter now.  But they don't make you wear it while you are working out.

[SmokinwithWilly]

4 hours ago, 4Corners said:

Honestly, we probably need to lock down the country again for a month. Hard lockdown with no air travel and everything closed. People not allowed to leave house unless for for food or medical attention. 

And not even remotely possible. How do you think all that food and medical supplies arrived? It takes hundreds of thousands of people interacting across the nation. You think you saw panic and shortages the first time? Do it again. Except there won't be people at manufacturing jobs making essentials, or producing food, or distributing it because they are all stuck at home. Unless of course they need to work be at work because they are expendable  to provide you with what you need so you can be safe and secure. And then we aren't all in this together. Only the ones who aren't expendable are. How long do you think Charlotte will survive if the people that run the pumps that supply the city's water stay home for their own safety and their family's safety. What happens when automation fails and it will. What then? 

The world is ripe for a pandemic of this nature. We have highly concentrated populations in closed areas with no means of self sufficiency other than to interact with other people. People are going to die from this. A lot have and a lot more will before it burns itself out. Lock everything down and freeze the economy and watch it collapse. Then you will see death and destruction on a far greater scale than what covid has done/is doing. People will feast on each other in the name of self preservation. 

People need to accept reality. People are dying and will continue to do so until we either herd immunity or develop a vaccine. In the meantime, stop making covid some political tool for power and money. This is about damage mitigation. Mother nature is a far more ruthless killer than we give her credit.

 

[electro's horse]

big congrats to SC for adding the 3000 number to their y axis

 

[Paa Langfart]

So with over 80,000 confirmed cases in NC we could actually have 800,000?  I read that the experts think case totals may be 10-20 x what is confirmed.

[4Corners]

23 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

And not even remotely possible. How do you think all that food and medical supplies arrived? It takes hundreds of thousands of people interacting across the nation. You think you saw panic and shortages the first time? Do it again. Except there won't be people at manufacturing jobs making essentials, or producing food, or distributing it because they are all stuck at home. Unless of course they need to work be at work because they are expendable  to provide you with what you need so you can be safe and secure. And then we aren't all in this together. Only the ones who aren't expendable are. How long do you think Charlotte will survive if the people that run the pumps that supply the city's water stay home for their own safety and their family's safety. What happens when automation fails and it will. What then? 

The world is ripe for a pandemic of this nature. We have highly concentrated populations in closed areas with no means of self sufficiency other than to interact with other people. People are going to die from this. A lot have and a lot more will before it burns itself out. Lock everything down and freeze the economy and watch it collapse. Then you will see death and destruction on a far greater scale than what covid has done/is doing. People will feast on each other in the name of self preservation. 

People need to accept reality. People are dying and will continue to do so until we either herd immunity or develop a vaccine. In the meantime, stop making covid some political tool for power and money. This is about damage mitigation. Mother nature is a far more ruthless killer than we give her credit.

 

This is a terrible post and awful opinion. My God. When you are sitting at home this fall with no football to watch - remember this post.