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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: -americanjoe-
Date: May 22, 2020, 7:11 am
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Ah.
Dental work.
I have consciously chosen the "survivor" philosophy, where I
keep what I got as much original as I can, instead of the
alternate route, titanium implants, dentures etc.
I have so many filling and caps, crowns, 2 bridges and whatever
else has been done in there over the past 50 years in 2 states
and I think 7 different countries it is almost amazing to see
and xray.
I just did 2 bridges in August and I'm scheduled for another
crown next Saturday.
Every few months it's a another visit to the dentist so I will
admit I might not have chosen correctly and should have went the
denture route.
But, I go through sometimes a year without a problem.
And over here they don't really give you anything for the pain.
Butyou do have my sympathy.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: Ducky
Date: May 22, 2020, 8:49 am
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Thanks - all our dentists are closed until further notice and
have been since mid March. If you have a dental emergency, you
have to call NHS 111 and jump through various hoops before
eventually - and hopefully - you can see a Government-approved
emergency dentist. And even then, they are only allowed to do
certain things (and without the proper equipment), eg tooth
extraction, pain relief, antibiotics. Third World UK.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: -americanjoe-
Date: May 22, 2020, 9:18 am
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Everywhere (and everything) is such a mess.
The COVID19 was not handled correctly, but that will take 10
years to completely come out and then it still won't be
acknowledged by the guilty.
I can't leave here even if I wanted to.
As of about 11 minutes we are in a complete lockdown for 5 days
-- cannot even leave your home.
At least they are paying me though, so I am grateful for that.
My state is utterly economically crippled now, and will be for
several years.
Internationally, I don't think travel/tourism will recover in my
lifetime.
At home about 80% of restaurants will close -- simply not enough
customers for too long and capital has run out.
I read that the fishing charter in the south of the state,
estimated that 90% of the charter businesses will be closed by
next year.
And the State of Alaska is in terrible condition due to
declining oil production the past 15 years, low prices and what
the media completely will not report on the biggest problem
facing the state: 1/3 of the actual operating budget is being
used to pay the retirements of those state workers who have
already retired.
As the income of the state dries up, the percentage will go up
as well.
Some predict it could end up being 70%-80% of the state budget
will have to be used to fund the retirements.
And every month more and more retire.
Honestly, it is looking very, very dire back home.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: -americanjoe-
Date: May 22, 2020, 9:25 am
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UA Professor "Pandemic worst ever economic crisis in Alaska"
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Economist Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi said
Alaska lost 79,000 jobs in April.
Dr. Guettabi had predicted a loss of 50,000 jobs and $79 million
in lost wages in a study he released in late March.
"The big question is we don't know how many of those people are
permanently separated from their employer or if they are only
temporarily separated," he added.
Dr. Guettabi said getting the virus spread under control should
be the top priority.
"The state has done a remarkable job in flattening the curve.
The big question mark is, in order for economic activity to
return, we have to have consumer confidence. People have to
feel comfortable enough to be in public places, bars, and
businesses and have the resources to be able to spend the
money."
Dr. Guettabi said he's not sure if many businesses can make a
profit like bars and restaurants when there is a cap on the
number of customers they can serve at one time.
Dr. Guettabi said even in its worst economic recession the state
only lost 11 thousand jobs.
Dr. Guettabi said with the decline in state government savings
and revenue this year, it is unavoidable to not spend additional
funds from the permanent fund.
He also agreed that the impacts on tourism this summer can best
be described as catastrophic and startling.
HTML https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/ua-professor-pandemic-worst-ever-economic-crisis-in-alaska/
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: Ducky
Date: May 22, 2020, 9:34 am
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Tourism will probably be the worst hit sector - just imagine if
you were Cunard. Who the hell would ever want to go on a cruise
again? South America now seems a right mess, whilst the figures
from the likes of India and Cambodia are dubious to say the very
least. Bhutan is probably your safest bet.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: Bashtard
Date: May 22, 2020, 12:05 pm
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There were economists saying this back in March. The real damage
done by covid is to the poorest countries, children and the poor
in the developed world. A lost 10-20 years. In many ways we
should never have locked down. Sacrificed the over 70s who have
lived the best lives of any generation ever so that the
generations who follow them can have jobs and the opportunities
the baby boomers had.
My parents are lucky. Their fathers and grandfather's generation
had to go to war. Lay their lives on the line in the early years
of their lives. My parents generation have amassed huge wealth
and want the generations following them to pay for their
retirements and cruises. They want priority. To be protected
from Covid even if that means their grandchildren lose out on
university, careers and travel.
Time to throw baby boomers under the bus. Release their wealth
to stimulate the economy. Death duties should all be advanced.
20% of all savings and investments of the over 20s should be
taken now to pay for covid measures. If they want lockdown in
order to prolong their lives by another decade then they need to
pay for it.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: -americanjoe-
Date: May 22, 2020, 4:19 pm
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Alaska is a having real economic problems right now, as it
functions to a great degree on petroleum extraction and
transport, as well as tourism, with fishing and minerals
finishing it out.
Of course the big employer is government, but the State of
Alaska supplies a lot of that, and they are basically going
broke.
Talked to me father tonight and I have families in the trades
who are for the first time in their lives facing unemployment.
Back home it is a big old Alaska-sized mess let me tell you.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: Ducky
Date: May 23, 2020, 12:54 am
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And another one bites the dust :'(
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-52776657
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: Bashtard
Date: May 23, 2020, 4:26 am
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What I still find hard to believe is that nearly all property
predictions say small falls. 5-10% maximum. Nobody wants to
predict housing price crash and every idiot in the industry is
still talking it up. Brits have their life savings in property
(not me) so a 50% drop would leave many crippled financially.
In the UK recession 1989-93 London property prices dropped by
32%. It took 6-7 years to recover. This is a global depression
we are going into and yet Brits are still denying a housing
price crash is just round the corner. They will all be holding
out for top prices at a time when pension funds are paying out
nothing and the elderly sat on 5 bed homes will be desperate to
downsize and access capital.
I want a nice Mews in Chelsea but will wait until whole rows are
up for sale at half price.
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Re: Covid Songs
DIR By: -americanjoe-
Date: May 23, 2020, 5:28 am
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This article won't even print the actual figure in the title of
the article, but Alaska Airlines may not survive.
(A part of the "culture" of Alaska is to always be promoting
some thing and seldom if ever acknowledge negative news. If I
ever started telling you stories of the scams I've seen living
there it would go on for days. Think Nigeria, with mountains,
snow and bears. Love the place, but it really pisses me off
sometimes.)
It seems counter-intuitive that a business can survive a 80% -
90% drop in business and still function.
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By Seattle Times business staff
Alaska Air Group said Monday it is cutting flights for April and
May further than announced just two weeks ago, as it “continues
to experience demand that is 80% or more below normal levels.”
In a regulatory filing, the company said, “Today we are updating
our capacity reduction plans to reflect 80% cuts in both April
and May.”
The parent of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air added that for
June and beyond, “given current trends and circumstances, it is
our expectation that sizable cuts will be necessary for the
coming months.”
Alaska Airlines, which in ordinary times operates the most
flights out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in
mid-March said it would trim flights by 10% to 15%. Then on
March 25 it said it would shrink its capacity by about 70%.
HTML https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/alaska-air-cuts-flights-further-for-april-and-may-as-coronavirus-crisis-at-airlines-deepens/
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