Baltimorewx Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 We may as well just create a Corona Virus thread lol...someone with better luck than me, create it and bring it home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/12/2020 at 10:00 PM, Scraff said: Did you ring!? Corona can go to hell!! If you need some “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”, I’ll take care of you. Expand Hysteria sounds like an appropriate brew right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 12:19 PM, WxWatcher007 said: Actually, this is a great idea. The threat will dissipate a few hours after the thread opens up. Miracle cure at 12z and back to tracking the SE ridge at 18z? Expand confluence(inebriation) will cause us to shear out and only the weed heads will be up for the 0z because they have the munchies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourseasons Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 1:38 AM, Yeoman said: I don't understand the run on TP.. this virus doesn't give you the shits as far as I know.. even if you run out, that's what showers and leaves are for Expand Diarrhea is one of the symptoms, although not everyone experiences it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 12:53 PM, fourseasons said: Diarrhea is one of the symptoms, although not everyone experiences it. Expand I havent read that but either way, who cares. Take a crap and get a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 The conversation has turned to shit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraff Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 12:15 PM, Baltimorewx said: Hysteria sounds like an appropriate brew right now Expand I am going to be talking to them today about my idea for a new double ipa. “Mass Hysteria”. I mean how perfect!?_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 3:05 AM, WxWatcher007 said: To add context to this, my mom lives in a county where there’s been multiple coronavirus cases and a death. Today she needed to go to the emergency room. This was at 4pm today, ambulance and all, under a physician’s order. The local hospital is a madhouse. It’s 11pm and she still doesn’t have a room. Now imagine dozens of coronavirus patients needing care at the same time in rural areas. Imagine hundreds or thousands in urban understaffed hospitals. Us young and healthy folks have to stop looking at it from our narrow personalized perspective. Expand Hey, a little late seeing this, but will echo what some others have said...hope your mom is OK and stays safe! And you take care as well! And you're absolutely correct about not looking at things from a narrow perspective or that "most" people will likely just have minor effects. Have you seen the graphic of COVID-19 deaths by age group? It's quite eye-opening, and reveals a lot more than the single average value that's typically reported. The numbers increase dramatically from age ~60+, even more so than what the normal flu does. That is primarily why many of these preventive measures are necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Pimpernel Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 12:09 PM, Baltimorewx said: We may as well just create a Corona Virus thread lol...someone with better luck than me, create it and bring it home Expand Hell, just put it in the Medium Range discussion thread! After the disaster that thread turned into this winter, might as well discuss Corona virus there at this point!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 12:53 PM, fourseasons said: Diarrhea is one of the symptoms, although not everyone experiences it. Expand Right, its seen in 4% of victims. In reality is mindless panic buying from people following the herd, leading to unnecessary shortages for people which actually need it (like me after a bucket of wings) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 More pandemics this winter than inches of snow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 1:28 PM, Scraff said: I am going to be talking to them today about my idea for a new double ipa. “Mass Hysteria”. I mean how perfect!?_ Expand Perfect but make it an imperial stout please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 12:35 AM, WinterWxLuvr said: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html 60 million plus cases, 12000 plus us deaths. I don’t remember anything shutting down. Does anyone else? Expand It wasn't concentrated in a few weeks. The death rate was miniscule compared to this. How is this so hard to grasp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 My law firm closed today. It is likely we will be closed for another two - three weeks but that isn't confirmed. All state court jury trials - civil and criminal are canceled through April 3 These are appropriate moves to try and keep the curve from being too steep. It's a pain for me to work from home, but, really, the least I can do to try and stay healthy and keep those around me healthy. Including my mother who is high risk to die if she gets this at her age and with her co-morbidities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltimorewx Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 3:41 PM, North Balti Zen said: My law firm closed today. It is likely we will be closed for another two - three weeks but that isn't confirmed. All state court jury trials - civil and criminal are canceled through April 3 These are appropriate moves to try and keep the curve from being too steep. It's a pain for me to work from home, but, really, the least I can do to try and stay healthy and keep those around me healthy. Including my mother who is high risk to die if she gets this at her age and with her co-morbidities. Expand Yeah my girlfriend works for Siemens and they told her to work from home remotely starting on Monday. Fortunately she has that luxury....I do not, but I dont see how my business can close unless the gov't forces it. I dont think the coronavirus is gonna stop diesel trucks from breaking down lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Much like the Swine Flu, people are rushing to get tested for any symptom. That's clogging ERs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 3:37 PM, North Balti Zen said: It wasn't concentrated in a few weeks. The death rate was miniscule compared to this. How is this so hard to grasp? Expand While it could certainly end up being a higher death rate, no one can conclusively say until you have a firm handle on identifying all which have/had the virus in this country. We are nowhere near that point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Alexandria and Falls Church and Arlington schools closed from Monday, March 16th through April 14th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Frederick VA also closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 3:37 PM, North Balti Zen said: It wasn't concentrated in a few weeks. The death rate was miniscule compared to this. How is this so hard to grasp? Expand The exact same was said during the early days of swine flu. As more data piled up, that mortality rate dropped sharply. This will too IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 4:59 PM, EastCoast NPZ said: The exact same was said during the early days of swine flu. As more data piled up, that mortality rate dropped sharply. This will too IMO.Even so, this is so easy. Look at what is happening in Lombardy. Look at what happened in Wuhan. Nothing near that happened anywhere during Swine Flu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Comparing this to previous outbreaks is dumb. Each time its a unique strain of virus that behaves differently. We simply have no idea what it will do here. Our older citizens are rightfully concerned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Be as cavalier as you want, I guess, but there's this from my industry (law firms/legal): BREAKING: Davis Wright Staffer Dies After Leaving Work With Flu-Like Symptoms A Davis Wright Tremaine LLP executive legal assistant who worked in Washington state and left work on Tuesday after reporting flu-like symptoms has died, the firm announced Friday, adding that it will close two of its offices in the state and a third location in Portland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 5:56 PM, H2O said: Comparing this to previous outbreaks is dumb. Each time its a unique strain of virus that behaves differently. We simply have no idea what it will do here. Our older citizens are rightfully concerned. Expand As they should be. It's everyone else acting like it's the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 6:03 PM, North Balti Zen said: Be as cavalier as you want, I guess, but there's this from my industry (law firms/legal): BREAKING: Davis Wright Staffer Dies After Leaving Work With Flu-Like Symptoms A Davis Wright Tremaine LLP executive legal assistant who worked in Washington state and left work on Tuesday after reporting flu-like symptoms has died, the firm announced Friday, adding that it will close two of its offices in the state and a third location in Portland. Expand You dont even know if he had covid19. Might've died of a heart attack or car wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 6:15 PM, EastCoast NPZ said: You dont even know if he had covid19. Might've died of a heart attack or car wreck.really??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 5:18 PM, NorthArlington101 said: Even so, this is so easy. Look at what is happening in Lombardy. Look at what happened in Wuhan. Nothing near that happened anywhere during Swine Flu. Expand You're right, for swine flu it was actually young healthy people dying. Not to discount the value of older people in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 6:19 PM, NorthArlington101 said: really??? Expand Yes really. Forgive me for not joining in the hysteria and actually waiting for the facts before I head to the store for more toilet paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthArlington101 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 6:19 PM, EastCoast NPZ said: You're right, for swine flu it was actually young healthy people dying. Not to discount the value of older people in any way.I’m not taking about the number of people dying (though ultimately, I am), it is the absolute overwhelming of hospitals. I think at this point it’s clear we are gonna agree to disagree though so I’ll drop it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Governor of Virginia has ordered all schools closed for next 2 weeks https://bluevirginia.us/2020/03/breaking-governor-northam-orders-all-virginia-k-12-schools-closed-for-minimum-of-two-weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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