GasBandit
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"Weird anime" was the 6am stuff I had to get up early to see. Like Robotech.
Coronavirus Thread
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GasBandit
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Sometimes when taking a picture I still mumble "meh, mllm, eh, brllbm.. meh, uh... cheese" like the parking lot attendant they got to take their picture in the parking lot at the amusement park.
“There’s nothing like a clean rest room.“
“I could never eat a guy who plays his face!”
I still have that on VHS, assuming it still plays.
—Patrick
So here in Taiwan, the news over the last few days is that a guy from Belgium tested positive for the virus. This breaks a several-months-long streak of only imported cases from abroad, no local infections.
Here's the awkward part: This guy hasn't been outside of Taiwan in the last two months. He reported losing his sense of smell all the way back in March, when he was in Belgium, but because a loss of the sense of smell wasn't known as a possible symptom at the time, he didn't get tested for the coronavirus. However, given what we know now and a description of his symptoms at the time, it sounds likely that he was sick with the coronavirus in March.
So this leads to one of three possible conclusions, none of them good. Firstly, he was infected in March and still hasn't recovered in July, which means the virus can last a lot longer than we previously thought. Secondly, he was infected in March, recovered, and then was somehow re-infected, which means your antibodies can't protect you against re-infection, which would have significant implications vis-a-vis reopening and vaccines. Thirdly, which is the most plausible yet also the most alarming possibility, he wasn't infected with the coronavirus in March, and in fact was infected for the first time in Taiwan during the last few weeks, which means there's a source of local infections in Taiwan that the government has missed. Given that Taiwan's pandemic response has basically boiled down to "track everyone and make sure no one's sick", this is disheartening.
Oh, also, this Belgian guy apparently lives and works in my area.
Here's the awkward part: This guy hasn't been outside of Taiwan in the last two months. He reported losing his sense of smell all the way back in March, when he was in Belgium, but because a loss of the sense of smell wasn't known as a possible symptom at the time, he didn't get tested for the coronavirus. However, given what we know now and a description of his symptoms at the time, it sounds likely that he was sick with the coronavirus in March.
So this leads to one of three possible conclusions, none of them good. Firstly, he was infected in March and still hasn't recovered in July, which means the virus can last a lot longer than we previously thought. Secondly, he was infected in March, recovered, and then was somehow re-infected, which means your antibodies can't protect you against re-infection, which would have significant implications vis-a-vis reopening and vaccines. Thirdly, which is the most plausible yet also the most alarming possibility, he wasn't infected with the coronavirus in March, and in fact was infected for the first time in Taiwan during the last few weeks, which means there's a source of local infections in Taiwan that the government has missed. Given that Taiwan's pandemic response has basically boiled down to "track everyone and make sure no one's sick", this is disheartening.
Oh, also, this Belgian guy apparently lives and works in my area.
GasBandit
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Look, you're the one who's been saying your place of work and home are filled with beautiful women for years now. What do you expect me to do, not come look for myself?
I expect you to not bring a virus!
Also, aren't you getting married, like, tomorrow? Does your missus know you're here?
Also, those coworkers really are quite hot, aren't they.
You're an owl. Just fly back.
The in-flight meal will probably be better than on a plane.
I am a little nervous because my family and I decided to go ahead with some vacation plans we had for ages. My poor kids have been cooped up for months and miss their friends and going places, so we decided not to cancel a beach trip we made earlier this year.
The plan right now is to head to the beach very early in the morning or later in the day, when very few people are out, and keep heavy distance from any other people that do show up. When not at the beach we will just play board games or watch movies at the apartment we rented. It still has me a bit anxious though as the area we are heading is a known hotbed right now and it's hard to trust other people to keep distance, but I need to try to give my kids something to not feel sad, and they both love the beach. I might have to just be the triple mask wearing dad that plays defensive blocking in the sand to keep people at bay while my kids play.
The plan right now is to head to the beach very early in the morning or later in the day, when very few people are out, and keep heavy distance from any other people that do show up. When not at the beach we will just play board games or watch movies at the apartment we rented. It still has me a bit anxious though as the area we are heading is a known hotbed right now and it's hard to trust other people to keep distance, but I need to try to give my kids something to not feel sad, and they both love the beach. I might have to just be the triple mask wearing dad that plays defensive blocking in the sand to keep people at bay while my kids play.
That’s the only time it sucks being an atheist- “yall better fucking hope im right!!”
3/11 is the new 9/11.
Also...
Twenty years ago, the entire WORLD had our back, held our hand, and bought us drinks as we mourned the loss of 3000 in a single day. But now they look at Uncle Sam as a washed-up, has-been, incontinent celebrity living out his last days with dementia in a nursing home.
—Patrick
Dave
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Ever since I learned about the possibility, my mind and body are going into overdrive. "I lost my breath walking quickly up the stairs! Is that normal? Is it because I'm fat & out of shape? IS IT THE 'RONA?!? *cough* OH FUCK! Did I swallow wrong or....?"
Soon as my tutoring is done tonight I think I'm going to do the unthinkable and take an edible to help me calm down.
Soon as my tutoring is done tonight I think I'm going to do the unthinkable and take an edible to help me calm down.
When I cough, I found it helpful to try and remember how long it has been since the last time I coughed. Then I remember that I've coughed 3 times or some such in the last few days, and stop worrying about it.
figmentPez
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figmentPez
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People have been arguing this is fake because the newspaper does not have an online presence. Snopes decided to contact Stacey Nagy and confirmed it was real.
figmentPez
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Look for Utah to be a new hot spot: New Utah guidelines say students exposed to coronavirus can still attend classes
"The 'modified quarantine' allows parents the option of keeping their children home or sending them to school so long as they are not exhibiting symptoms of the virus and no one in their household has tested positive."
"The 'modified quarantine' allows parents the option of keeping their children home or sending them to school so long as they are not exhibiting symptoms of the virus and no one in their household has tested positive."
Save this for later and turn all the kids who die into skeletons/silhouettes.
--Patrick