If Qantas will book flights there, we will come back to the states that way. As it stands, we can only get home flying to NZ and getting on an Air Tahiti flight to LAX!
Coronavirus Thread
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Yeah I saw that some of the TX Apple stores were closing again. I assumed another SIP wasn't far behind.
And then there's this:
--Patrick
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A lot can change by then. The state might be shut down again. Who knows. Hopefully they will change their minds about coming here.
I just double checked the news. The 14-day quarantine is set to be lifted August 1. I thought it was going to be mid-July. I can keep you up-to-date on it if you need more info.
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In other news: The town where my parents live has apparently seen the highest per capita uptick in cases in NJ. Go Hammonton! Fuck.
Looks like I'll be working from home for the next 6 months. Time to find a good chair for a heavy dude.
Also this county has one of the highest per capita infection rates.
Also this county has one of the highest per capita infection rates.
And it his higher here than in the rest of the country.
GasBandit
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It's distressing to hear a coworker, who I know to be a REALLY smart guy, to say with an exaggeratedly exhausted sigh "I'm of the opinion we should just get it all over with. We've had 200 cases here and only like 25 deaths, soo... we'll be fine. My wife is all 'but our kids have had pneumonia in the past, they'll die!' No, they won't, it'll be fine."
Dude. a 10.5% death rate isn't great, first of all, and it's only that low because we flattened the curve and kept the patient load lower than our local hospitals can handle. You'd be singing a different tune if you knew you couldn't get your kids into a hospital for ANY reason (not just COVID) because they're overwhelmed by COVID patients.
Dude. a 10.5% death rate isn't great, first of all, and it's only that low because we flattened the curve and kept the patient load lower than our local hospitals can handle. You'd be singing a different tune if you knew you couldn't get your kids into a hospital for ANY reason (not just COVID) because they're overwhelmed by COVID patients.
I hate when people say stuff like that. It’s very narrow sighted. Sure, he might be ok, but for all he knows maybe he has an undiagnosed health issue. My mother’s serious heart problem wasn’t diagnosed until much later in life. Not all diseases/conditions have outward signs like mine.
But if he is ok, his wife and kids may not be and a large portion of his community won’t be. Those of us with medical issues will not be given the same level of care if there is a shortage of medical care. This is what he needs to think about when he wants to get it over with.
I apologize for my rant. I don’t know the guy, but I have heard this so much in the last few months and it takes all my strength not to unleash.
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And if we all wear masks, then the transmission rates will be so much lower. With my immune system, I am relying on the mask wearing of others. Usually I’m on three immune suppression meds, but I’m currently on four. I can’t leave the house for a week.
Recent research has suggested that protective post-infection immunity may wane quickly, so unlike, say, chickenpox, this likely won't ever be a one-and-done-type disease. Until there's been enough time for a sufficient number of previously infected people to become re-exposed, it'll be harder to pinpoint the range of time that previous infection will provide some level of protection. (NB the linked article is a summary piece, but a couple of primary articles are linked in the article text.)
What they don’t tell you about surviving COVID-19
Most people who catch the new coronavirus don’t experience severe symptoms, and some...
This is the article I've been sharing to friends and family who are "OVER IT".
I for one wouldn't consider getting pneumonia as being a mild case of any infection.
I wish we'd do that here but Florida so... We all gonna die
Sadly, he was apparently convincing:
St. Lucie County commissioners delay vote on public mask mandate
Found it!dang..I saw a "face mask exemption reversal card" last night that was funny as hell. It said something like "the bearer of this card is exempt from your face mask exemption card" and the poster suggested showing it to people who show you their fake mask exemption card.
I thought I'd saved it, but I can't find it this morning!
Swipple's Rule of Order: He who shouts loudest has the floor.
One of the only good things I can see coming out of all this is we probably going to get a hilarious zombie movie someday.
"Look out the dead walk the earth! Hurry takes this vaccine to stop from turning!"
"Do you know what is in that stuff? It's how the government tracks you. Besides, I heard this whole virus is a hoax."
"Dude, run! Please! At least wear this neck armor before they bite you! Here they come!"
"Forcing me to wear neck armor is unconstitutional, now if you excuse me I am going to walk unprotected into this grocery store full of moaning employees."
*Proceeds to get mauled by zombies*
"Hey stop stiffing my rights! I want to speak to your managgggeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
"Look out the dead walk the earth! Hurry takes this vaccine to stop from turning!"
"Do you know what is in that stuff? It's how the government tracks you. Besides, I heard this whole virus is a hoax."
"Dude, run! Please! At least wear this neck armor before they bite you! Here they come!"
"Forcing me to wear neck armor is unconstitutional, now if you excuse me I am going to walk unprotected into this grocery store full of moaning employees."
*Proceeds to get mauled by zombies*
"Hey stop stiffing my rights! I want to speak to your managgggeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
Dave
Staff member
Send this to Hollywood right now. “Karen of the Dead”.