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I bet he would appreciate this one even more. The Trump anthem!

That's one way to look at it. Another would be that 4 years of Trump spewing hatred and divisiveness is what has people on both sides fired up. Of course the media covered it, but is it their fault?

An underlying concern for state officials is the pressure on Minnesota hospitals. State health officials have warned of dire capacity levels statewide in terms of the number of available intensive-care beds, saying this week that they were at 90 to 95 percent capacity. In the Twin Cities, just 22 ICU beds were available — statistics that Walz described as “catastrophic.” Hospitals and the state are trading information hour by hour on capacity restraints and how to move patients. Officials are beginning to enlist retired health-care workers to help in what could be a nightmarish scenario in coming weeks. AD Case counts are skyrocketing throughout the Midwest, with Illinois reporting 12,702 cases Thursday, a record, and Kansas reporting two record-high case counts this week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-midwest/2020/11/12/90508b72-250f-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html

Question for the Vermonters in the know: My brother lives in Waterbury and we always celebrate Thanksgiving together, either in Saratoga or out here in Otsego County. Is he going to be able to travel to NY and return without quarantining?

Numerically, we've done many tests. But we have done them in a highly ineffectual way, with many tests being useless because turn around time has been so long. Our federal government has completely failed us. Now they're openly surrendering, per Mark Meadows comments. It's disgraceful. When has America been so content with failure, so content to let thousands die unnecessarily?

It's an interesting debate, for sure. We are a family of 5, and we typically downhill ski 8 or 10 days a year in a good year. Plattekill is our favorite local place. My wife and I nordic ski 3 or 4 days a week. Our kids are 10 and 12, We usually get them a season ski rental for their downhill gear. This year after looking at the downhill situation we elected not to get the kids ski rentals. I don't envision us going more than once or twice.

Yes it is a really beautiful place to go hiking.

No doubt he’s feeling really good all loaded up with steroids. Let’s see how the next week goes. I’d say there’s a 50% chance he is re-admitted to the hospital.

Well done. I packed it in after 35 minutes. If anyone needs evidence of what a country in major decline looks like, show them that debate.

I don't have a problem with that.

Bravo. Well stated.

Yep that's been my experience here as well. We are now at almost 3 weeks without a new case diagnosis here (Otsego County). I wear a mask as a courtesy to others when I'm out and about, not because I fear corona especially when I'm outdoors. An enclosed space like a Gym with potentially lots of people, heavy breathing, sweating and touching the same equipment......I'm not sure how I feel about that. I'm not a Gym person but the sports I do participate in, there's no way to wear a mask and still be able to breathe. Makes me a little more nervous.

So for discussions sake: Let's say there were no formal government rules regarding re-opening the Gym. What measures would you want in place to make you feel comfortable being there? Masks? Distancing? Temperature check at the front door? Wipe downs on the equipment between users?

Plus the timing happened to be terrible for hockey. So you resume some sort of abbreviated season end or playoffs now, in a couple of cities, with no fans present. Right now the players are back at home so to even do that you have to reassemble the teams and start practicing and getting back in shape all over again before you can even play. Who is going to watch that? I'm a Sabres fan, used to disappointment with my team but I would still watch the playoffs every year. This year I have zero interest in hockey. It ended 2 months ago.

Yeah there’s no way this works for the NHL. They need the gate. The NFL contracts for TV and merchandising are so lucrative that they could make it work. Not that they will be happy with the revenue hit either but they can make it work. I don’t know much about baseball.

We went out for ice cream on Sunday with another family. The outdoor seating was closed so everyone was hanging out by their cars. None of us in our group (2 families, total 10 people) was wearing a mask. A few people in other groups were but maybe 10% of all the customers. We haven't had a new case diagnosed in our county in almost 3 weeks. Plus we were outside in the sun on a breezy day. I think there was very little risk of anything happening in that setting. I agree with Delta, we have to get back to life starting with baby steps like going out for ice cream or hanging out in people's yards.

Dr. Google says lots of things....but the symptoms you are describing are worrisome. I hope you feel better soon.

Wolfie I would be asking more questions about your diagnosis. Strictly speaking, gastritis shouldn't be causing the respiratory symptoms you are having. I hope you have a primary care Doctor/Nurse you can follow up with. Feel better.

I hear you and I'm sorry I came across that way to you. I can assure you I'm no liberal. There's only one picture in my office at work that isn't of my family. It's Ronald Reagan. I'd describe myself as a never-Trump conservative. Unsubstantiated attacks from both side of the political aisle deserve to be scrutinized, no matter which side you are standing on yourself.

Fair enough, but being liked has never been a priority for me. But lighten up a little. You post lots of good information and thoughtful analysis. That post last night sounded like the unhinged content straight from the Hannity show. Wondering where it came from?

You didn't have enough information (fair enough).....yet you jumped all over a supposed Democrat conspiracy regarding the testing and spewed it out to a message board. Can you see the problem we have as a society when people take that approach?

Look, you may or may not agree with this President's policies but it's really clear that Trump and Pence are complete assholes. They have no respect for anyone or anything.

If anyone is really interested in all the mechanics, I wholly agree with looking at Calculated Risk and particularly reading the Ubernerd series of posts. It was incredibly informative and well written, and fascinating to watch as it unfolded in real time back then. One of the authors, a woman who went by Tanta, died of cancer as the whole thing was unraveling.

OK last try, then I give up. You posted this: "More evidence that this virus is attacking primarily the blood cells. The acute respiratory distress that is listed as the leading cause of death as a result of covid is simply a byproduct of the lungs overworking to replenish oxygen to blood cells that can no longer carry oxygen." It shows a complete lack of understanding of what the article is about, as well as how the virus attacks the body. The virus is not attacking red blood cells. It is causing microscopic thromboemboli to form in some patients. As I noted above those form from platelets and associated coagulation factors, usually in the setting of endothelial cell dysfunction. The thromboemboli lodge in the lungs and impair gas exchange causing hypoxia. The red cells are working fine, doing what they do which is transport oxygen. There just isn't enough oxygen for them to transport to satisfy the body's needs. If the virus attacked red cells you might expect to see hemolysis. Note that hemolysis is never mentioned in the article. Clear enough?