Syrmax

Thanks. Good video. I watched it all.

Bring gloves to the store...things you touch, like self scanning guns at checkouts and door handles are prime locations to transmit...masks, i dunno. If you stay far enough away from others we should be ok from what I've read.

Part of the problem is we don't know how much has been "spread" versus a function of increased testing rates, presuming that it's probably been around at some level for longer than we realize.

I want to lash out at some people on local social media. Mainly the busybodies that can't mind their own f*cking business in the best of times.. and at the "corona deniers". But I've held my tongue. No need to create additional shitstorms now. Afterwards.. the knives can come out.

Stay safe as you can. I worry about my son in the Navy. There's only so much they can do..

This is actually a really good piece and worth a read. A lot of solid thought and perspective. I really identify with the "building an airplane while in the air analogy" as far as the evolving covid-19 response. We have data, but how much of it is useful?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is requiring travelers from Louisiana to self-isolate for 14 days and said the Florida Highway Patrol will install checkpoints on major roads to screen travelers from that area, he announced on Friday. DeSantis is imposing restrictions on travelers fleeing to Florida from Louisiana — particularly New Orleans, which is emerging as one of the hotspots of the coronavirus outbreak. Snip... The Florida Highway Patrol will install checkpoints on the major roads along the Alabama-Florida state line and screen drivers from Louisiana, with the exception of those driving commercial vehicles. “There’ll probably be a diversion for folks with certain license plates,” DeSantis said.

Der Kommisar sagte daß Sie drinnen bleiben müssen. Hau ab!! I've seen shite on NextDoor app. People grousing about people taking walks in their neighborhood. Onesies and twosies... the horror

I still enjoy my son's Call of Duty that we would play on his PS4. Compared to the Space Invaders, PacMan and Atari that I grew up with, this stuff is great!

FYI...Rhode Island not f@cking around with New Yorkers. Like a BOSS! https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-27/rhode-island-police-to-hunt-down-new-yorkers-seeking-refuge?__twitter_impression=true On Saturday, the National Guard will help them conduct house-to-house searches to find people who traveled from New York and demand 14 days of self-quarantine. Maybe it's time to polish up those ol' jack boots I've had stashed away for years.

One thing I was thinking about after returning from HD today...i dont wear a mask around but when doing self checkout, I wish I had brought nitrile gloves with me because they have you scan your items with a scan gun that you pick up to process your purchases. I didn't see where the clueless teenage clerk standing around watching was making any effort to clean the scan guns after uses. I should have mentioned it to them. Next time...

This is similar behavior as what happened around Wuhan right before lockdown happened. Not sure how you fully stop it in an "open" democratic society unless they chuck the rules completely...

If people can maintain appropriate distances I've thought the beach is a great spot to go. If I was in FL that's what I would do. Of course, we then see photos of beaches looking like mosh pits (FL) and it just wrecks it for everyone.

I go out every few days, and take walks, it's pretty rural here. I went to a local restaurant/bar last eve to buy a take out dinner and get a couple "drinks to go" while I waited...which are now allowed by the State Liquor board on a temporary basis. Other than that, the only places I've been is Home Depot for interior fix up now that i have time...and the Liquor store, before the local Kommisars put those off limits. One thing is for sure, judging by local social media, there are a fair number of closet Nazis and Kommunists masquerading as dogooder busybodies living amongst us. I'm pleased that they're outing themselves now, for future reference of course.

If we're gonna reach a million + deaths, people gotta start dying in droves, fast! We're not even at 2K yet.

The source is real, in fact they sum up what is known pretty well. I've read similar elsewhere. Much of the data is being leaked out of China. Noone knows what to make of it though. It does make one wonder although I don't see how even the CCP could hide that many deaths (20M +). There's a lot of foreign eyes in there these days.

Of all the places one would think would be be poleaxed by a pandemic...India is near the top of that list... I wonder if their low numbers to date are more a function of their dysfunction...

i am not sure on how they calculate seasonal flu other than CDC references estimated numbers of total infected - probably for the reason you mention. I've been insisting to "certain people" that i know that this really is more dangerous than seasonal flu but they refuse to believe it. OTOH, even CDC admits we don't have enough data yet to do a proper comparison and risk analysis. Which does make one wonder...what if it turns out its say, 2x more deadly. Was that worth an global economic depression? We'll see how the numbers shake out. From WaPo: By comparison, influenza — known as the common flu — has infected as many as 45 million Americans since October and killed as many as 46,000, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President Trump invoked the large number of flu deaths each year in a tweet on Monday.

Not sure on the actual US rate. I think the most we can conclude is a rate based on the # tested. We know nothing about the denominator. Even seasonal flu is a guesstimate of total affected. Edit: but as far as comps to other nation's total tested, its interesting. I don't think there's any way that "millions" are going to perish from this. Probably because actions have been taken. The numbers some were throwing around assumed no preventative measures taken. I think...

Damn. He wasn't some geezer with one foot already in the grave. R.I.P.

Likely yes. It's almost impossible to practice sufficient "social distancing" when underway. Here's a Link to what's publically available. Remember, during the Spanish Flu pandemic, US Army training facilities were among the worst clusters of infections...and deaths, in the US.

Oh, the stories about the military and covid-19 problems (CVN-71 namely)...very believable talking to my son who is active duty Navy. And it fits with my experience of how the military "handles" things. Not good. It'll be a Clusterf*ck, believe me...

Stay safe! One of my cousins is a police officer in the Bronx. Walked a beat for a while. Although lately he was doing some plainclothes work cuz the last time I saw him he looked like a homeless man.

No idea of the numbers involved but I've read where "a lot" of people from in and around the NYC metro area have been bagging ass out of there to parts unknown (FL and Carolinas assumedly) over the past two weeks. Almost reminds me of the Exodus out of Wuhan when the word apparently leaked out that Lockdown was imminent. There are estimates that up to 5 million Chinese fled Wuhan area right before they closed it off. So much for containing the spread. Again.

My father (WW II vet from the Bronx) used to say upstate was a good place to be in case of war. Noone knows we're here. Turns out for pandemics, the same sort of applies...