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#Post#: 5920--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: guest13
Date: October 6, 2020, 2:55 pm
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Less than 1% of the national population has contracted this
disease. A minuscule percentage of those have died.
Please.
Stop this hysteria.
#Post#: 5921--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: AJ
Date: October 6, 2020, 4:06 pm
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--- Quote from: Danocoustic link ---
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> Less than 1% of the national population has contracted this
disease. A minuscule percentage of those have died.
>
> Please.
>
> Stop this hysteria.
>
--- End Quote ---
200,000+ people. Just in this country. It’s plenty of reason for
concern. It’s only minuscule until it kills someone you know.
#Post#: 5922--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: Evil Imp
Date: October 6, 2020, 4:15 pm
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people are encouraged to wear masks and socially distance, which
lowers the infection rate, then people say "the infection rate
is so low, why the hell are we wearing masks and socially
distancing?". it's a chicken and egg scenario.
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Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: AJ
Date: October 6, 2020, 6:50 pm
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--- Quote from: Evil Imp link ---
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> people are encouraged to wear masks and socially distance,
which lowers the infection rate, then people say "the infection
rate is so low, why the hell are we wearing masks and socially
distancing?". it's a chicken and egg scenario.
>
--- End Quote ---
Yes, it is. I’m no stranger to doubts concerning all of this
shit, but I have come to believe that we should all err on the
side of caution.
#Post#: 5924--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: guest13
Date: October 6, 2020, 10:48 pm
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--- Quote from: AJ link ---
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> [quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=563.msg5920#msg5920
date=1602014116]
> Less than 1% of the national population has contracted this
disease. A minuscule percentage of those have died.
>
> Please.
>
> Stop this hysteria.
>
--- End Quote ---
200,000+ people. Just in this country. It’s plenty of reason for
concern. It’s only minuscule until it kills someone you know.
[/quote]
Yes---approximately 211,000 deaths out of a population of
331,000,000. That's 0.06% of the population. I agree it's reason
for concern, but it's not a reason to shut down the world.
It's also true that no one I know personally has died of
it---though I know a few who contracted it, were bad sick for a
spell, then recovered.
A neighbor who I was friendly with died back in the spring. He
decided to forego further dialysis for his kidney failure due to
complications from diabetes. His death was officially
pronounced---you guessed it---covid 19. I've heard of many other
such misreported cases, but only anecdotally; I have no proof.
This one, I'm sure of.
The "experts" can't seem to get their story straight. They tell
us one thing today, another thing tomorrow, something else next
Thursday. No consistency. Their credibility is questionable at
best.
Here in Michigan, our governor went absolutely nuts issuing
executive orders. Some of them got people killed; others were
blatant power grabs. Our supreme court just ruled that she had
no authority to act as she did---now her camp is claiming that
the ruling is politically motivated. Is it? Could be, for all I
know. This government hasn't served we, the people in a long,
long time---why would I think they're going to start now?
Like I said---concern, yes, definitely. Especially people like
ME: over 60, heart and lung disease, one of the most
susceptible. You damn betcha I'm concerned, brother! I'm taking
what I consider to be reasonable precautions. I'm mostly a
hermit by nature, so avoiding contact comes with little effort.
I don't tolerate face coverings well, they make me dizzy within
minutes, and I'm at risk of contracting pleurisy from them. BUT
I try. Mostly to avoid shitstorms. I'm not looking for conflict.
So yes, concern. But not mass hysteria. I firmly believe that a
large part of this whole scenario is politically motivated (and
I want to stress again, I despise both parties about equally)
but that might be grist for another conversation.
#Post#: 5925--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: AJ
Date: October 7, 2020, 6:46 am
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--- Quote from: Danocoustic link ---
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> [quote author=AJ link=topic=563.msg5921#msg5921
date=1602018415]
> [quote author=Danocoustic link=topic=563.msg5920#msg5920
date=1602014116]
> Less than 1% of the national population has contracted this
disease. A minuscule percentage of those have died.
>
> Please.
>
> Stop this hysteria.
>
--- End Quote ---
200,000+ people. Just in this country. It’s plenty of reason for
concern. It’s only minuscule until it kills someone you know.
[/quote]
Yes---approximately 211,000 deaths out of a population of
331,000,000. That's 0.06% of the population. I agree it's reason
for concern, but it's not a reason to shut down the world.
It's also true that no one I know personally has died of
it---though I know a few who contracted it, were bad sick for a
spell, then recovered.
A neighbor who I was friendly with died back in the spring. He
decided to forego further dialysis for his kidney failure due to
complications from diabetes. His death was officially
pronounced---you guessed it---covid 19. I've heard of many other
such misreported cases, but only anecdotally; I have no proof.
This one, I'm sure of.
The "experts" can't seem to get their story straight. They tell
us one thing today, another thing tomorrow, something else next
Thursday. No consistency. Their credibility is questionable at
best.
Here in Michigan, our governor went absolutely nuts issuing
executive orders. Some of them got people killed; others were
blatant power grabs. Our supreme court just ruled that she had
no authority to act as she did---now her camp is claiming that
the ruling is politically motivated. Is it? Could be, for all I
know. This government hasn't served we, the people in a long,
long time---why would I think they're going to start now?
Like I said---concern, yes, definitely. Especially people like
ME: over 60, heart and lung disease, one of the most
susceptible. You damn betcha I'm concerned, brother! I'm taking
what I consider to be reasonable precautions. I'm mostly a
hermit by nature, so avoiding contact comes with little effort.
I don't tolerate face coverings well, they make me dizzy within
minutes, and I'm at risk of contracting pleurisy from them. BUT
I try. Mostly to avoid shitstorms. I'm not looking for conflict.
So yes, concern. But not mass hysteria. I firmly believe that a
large part of this whole scenario is politically motivated (and
I want to stress again, I despise both parties about equally)
but that might be grist for another conversation.
[/quote]
Well said Dan’l. The whole thing has without a doubt, been
politicized. Hysteria, no it should not be a cause for hysteria.
It should demand absolute seriousness, with every opinion from
medical and government sources of information on the topic
treated with scrutiny.
#Post#: 5927--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: bieke
Date: October 8, 2020, 7:01 am
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>:(
over here, at the beginning of the week, we have new rules,
frequent contacts are limited to 3 persons/month
bars, pubs and clubs again to stay closed for 4 weeks
and the rest of them stay in force, indoor events restricted to
200 peeps, with social distancing,
outdoor events up to 400 peeps, social distancing
no dancing, no walking around at events
masks are mandatory
work from home if possible
travel restrictions
welp, I've worked from home for 3 weeks and am back in office
since April, this working from home thing actually was not too
bad
the rest of the rules are, well, no fun
stay safe
#Post#: 5928--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: AJ
Date: October 8, 2020, 11:03 am
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--- Quote from: bieke link ---
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> >:(
>
> over here, at the beginning of the week, we have new rules,
frequent contacts are limited to 3 persons/month
> bars, pubs and clubs again to stay closed for 4 weeks
> and the rest of them stay in force, indoor events restricted
to 200 peeps, with social distancing,
> outdoor events up to 400 peeps, social distancing
> no dancing, no walking around at events
> masks are mandatory
> work from home if possible
> travel restrictions
>
> welp, I've worked from home for 3 weeks and am back in office
since April, this working from home thing actually was not too
bad
> the rest of the rules are, well, no fun
>
> stay safe
>
--- End Quote ---
Sounds like your government is actually trying to keep you folk
safe.
Stay safe Maestro.
#Post#: 5929--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: dinkleburg
Date: October 8, 2020, 12:35 pm
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They're supposed to announce new voluntary restrictions (I guess
that makes them more recommendations than restrictions) for my
city today. They're also hinting that if the numbers continue
to climb, they won't be so voluntary.
Fuck covid. >:(
#Post#: 5930--------------------------------------------------
Re: Coronavirus blog
DIR By: AJ
Date: October 8, 2020, 3:26 pm
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--- Quote from: dinkleburg link ---
>
> They're supposed to announce new voluntary restrictions (I
guess that makes them more recommendations than restrictions)
for my city today. They're also hinting that if the numbers
continue to climb, they won't be so voluntary.
>
> Fuck covid. >:(
>
--- End Quote ---
Life sucks everywhere right now. 😡
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