@JoshTheBlack It is so insane what’s happening there. The people who want the money flowing back into their pockets really do not give a shit how many they have to kill along the way.
Easy to say from her mansion or luxury apartment while there are people out there that live hand to mouth that are suffering greatly.
It is good to know that even in a worldwide crisis we still continue to scream past each other not listening to very valid points in other opinions.
What I wouldn't give for a virus that just blew up the Twitter, Facebook and YouTube servers. Endlessly trying to dunk on each other is not going to get us where we all want to be.
Easy to say from her mansion or luxury apartment while there are people out there that live hand to mouth that are suffering greatly.
It is good to know that even in a worldwide crisis we still continue to scream past each other not listening to very valid points in other opinions.
What I wouldn't give for a virus that just blew up the Twitter, Facebook and YouTube servers. Endlessly trying to dunk on each other is not going to get us where we all want to be.
Are you suggesting a...wait for it...computer virus? It would leave 51,000 people without a job. Don't get me wrong I'm not a fan (why not add Reddit and Snapchat and Tik Tok) but every decision has a cost.
Ignore me; I'm grumpy. It's getting harder and harder to stay positive when I read stupid shit like the Georgia decision. Or see images of idiots on the Florida beaches. Stupid decisions are going to keep me from seeing my kids, my parents, and getting out of this house. I realize we are all dealing with the same frustrations, but honestly I'm running out of "keep your chin up" ideas.
@JoshTheBlack I could not believe it when I heard that today. Beyond idiotic! You could not pay me enough to sit in any of those places in the greater Atlanta area right now. Had a video chat with a few local parent friends tonight and none of them are willing to break shelter in place yet. We’re lucky that the hubs can keep working from home, because I’m not resuming teaching until the infection rate goes way down, most of my students are retirees.
The problem is in a city if you get a good number folks feeling their freedom excessively and getting back together in groups while virus is circulating you could end up with 100 new infections and an R0 back up in the 2 range. It’ll take 2 weeks for the numbers to show up in the system and for the government to react. 100 initial cases spreading for 14 days at R0 2.0 is well over 100,000 infections by the time you lock down again, and a second lock down is bound to be less effective than the initial one.
That’s enough to overwhelm a city healthcare system again.
There aren’t any good solutions here. When we get to widespread testing and the manpower to contact trace this is doable with less illness and death, but some of these states are letting their guard down weeks before the testing/tracing is up to the task.
Also, how are the folks demonstrating about their freedom going to react when they’re placed on compulsory quarantine because they got contact-traced by the government? What are we going to do if an asymptomatic super-spreader refuses to quarantine because they feel fine so the government’s test must be a fake?
Had the worst (only?) mass shooting here that I've ever known, this past weekend.
50 some year old man went driving around in a fake RCMP car, dressed as an officer, shooting people. Heard he was knocking on doors and shooting, pulling cars over and shooting them.
At least 19 dead (probably more) including the shooter and a 23 year RCMP veteran. That's nearly triple the amount of dead from Covid-19.
Was assuming he was living here, but starting to wonder if he was stuck here with the border closed.
Yeah I don’t know why anyone thinks this will “save the economy”. Places here were shutting down weeks before the mandatory order and even though some people (like the morons I work with) will go out, a lot of people will stay home. So basically small businesses will still be hurting and also the infection rate will increase.
I wonder how many Traders got burned when it went to -36$. Imagine buying at $0 and thinking there’s no way but up and then it turns out these companies decide they will Pay people to take their deliveries.
I absolutely hate this AstroTurf crap guiding state policy - so far, so good here in WV. Our governor has followed the advice from this Public Health officials and his COVID-19 Czar.
If you don't mind me asking, what are the details of your case? I am at least one person removed from anyone who has gotten it. Do you have an idea of how you contracted it? What part of the world? How was testing?
Hey there, I'm in Dublin, Ireland. I live with my mother, who is a carer, and my brother, who works in social welfare. We think that my brother got it in his place of work, he was seeing hundreds of people per day. After phoning our local general practitioner, it was about five days wait to get tested. Our practitioner came to our house to test us. It was seven days waiting on results. However we would be considered priority, so it's longer for others right now in my country. And thank you all for the words of support, we're surviving. I'd just like to say that the first thing I noticed was a strong loss of smell and taste, even before the wheeziness. Stay vigilant!
Are you suggesting a...wait for it...computer virus? It would leave 51,000 people without a job. Don't get me wrong I'm not a fan (why not add Reddit and Snapchat and Tik Tok) but every decision has a cost.
Ignore me; I'm grumpy. It's getting harder and harder to stay positive when I read stupid shit like the Georgia decision. Or see images of idiots on the Florida beaches. Stupid decisions are going to keep me from seeing my kids, my parents, and getting out of this house. I realize we are all dealing with the same frustrations, but honestly I'm running out of "keep your chin up" ideas.
Yeah, I'm grumpy too. I would have mentioned those other online platforms but I was blathering on as it is.
Just stir crazy and thought that maybe the USA could stop acting like petulant children and pull together for a common cause but apparently ideology is more important. Instead each side reverts to form trying to win points in a game that doesn't exist.
Finally got an order in to the liquor store (they closed them all down here and have severely limited delivery). It was supposed to come today, but just got notified it was damaged in transit and is getting sent back... sigh.
So with GA opening back up soon (whatever that means) I'm eyeing my hair in the mirror and thinking I'd rather get this haircut now rather than later when/if things are worse. It's not something I'd normally care about, but I'm going to be going on interviews soon-ish. My hair is super short so it gets super weird fast. My hairdresser quit her job right as the virus stuff started happening, and now does at-home appointments. These past few weeks I've been judging her Instagram stories for how full of people they seem to be. It seems to have quieted down lately. But regardless, desperation calls! Here we go! The most perfectly timed haircut I will ever have. The only(?) haircut that might result in permanent lung damage. The cigarette habit of haircuts.
jesus. its still that bad huh. SG just announced another month of lockdown. i think i mentioned this but i like to brag about it so im going to say it anyways. I never prepped in my life. my fridge was always empty and even after getting married and having kids we were pretty standard maybe have a few weeks of food max in the house. bust like October of this year i just went on a spending spree on prepping stuff. Like legit everything you need to survive without any help for months. i even bought seeds. something was telling me to do this and i didnt know why. then in January i decided to to do Lasik. I was just tired of the glasses and money on contacts but it was also a feeling of do it now,
4 months later and shit im looking like nostradamus.
jesus. its still that bad huh. SG just announced another month of lockdown. i think i mentioned this but i like to brag about it so im going to say it anyways. I never prepped in my life. my fridge was always empty and even after getting married and having kids we were pretty standard maybe have a few weeks of food max in the house. bust like October of this year i just went on a spending spree on prepping stuff. Like legit everything you need to survive without any help for months. i even bought seeds. something was telling me to do this and i didnt know why. then in January i decided to to do Lasik. I was just tired of the glasses and money on contacts but it was also a feeling of do it now,
4 months later and shit im looking like nostradamus.
Last year, around Christmastime (December 2018), I got this obsession with building out an emergency fund. I have record of doing that, in these forums. I also feel pretty fucking proud of myself. It's not a ton of money, but it'll keep me alive until the end of the year (ish) before I have to go crawling to family members.
This whole pandemic has me wanting to start doing a little gardening. No idea where to start. No idea if I'll actually do it. But I'm feeling like it right now. Hopefully once I get moved in a few weeks I'll still want to.
Sorry @Dee, I missed this yesterday. Thanks for asking. I'm about 50% better. The pain in my chest is almost gone, and I still don't have an elevated temp. My throat is still really sore though, and I have a cough. I think it's probably just generic sore throat. I feel a bit foolish now even having talked about it, since it's pretty much nothing. I think I had the nervous anxiety of 'omg, what if....?".
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Easy to say from her mansion or luxury apartment while there are people out there that live hand to mouth that are suffering greatly.
It is good to know that even in a worldwide crisis we still continue to scream past each other not listening to very valid points in other opinions.
What I wouldn't give for a virus that just blew up the Twitter, Facebook and YouTube servers. Endlessly trying to dunk on each other is not going to get us where we all want to be.
Ignore me; I'm grumpy. It's getting harder and harder to stay positive when I read stupid shit like the Georgia decision. Or see images of idiots on the Florida beaches. Stupid decisions are going to keep me from seeing my kids, my parents, and getting out of this house. I realize we are all dealing with the same frustrations, but honestly I'm running out of "keep your chin up" ideas.
That’s enough to overwhelm a city healthcare system again.
There aren’t any good solutions here. When we get to widespread testing and the manpower to contact trace this is doable with less illness and death, but some of these states are letting their guard down weeks before the testing/tracing is up to the task.
Also, how are the folks demonstrating about their freedom going to react when they’re placed on compulsory quarantine because they got contact-traced by the government? What are we going to do if an asymptomatic super-spreader refuses to quarantine because they feel fine so the government’s test must be a fake?
50 some year old man went driving around in a fake RCMP car, dressed as an officer, shooting people. Heard he was knocking on doors and shooting, pulling cars over and shooting them.
At least 19 dead (probably more) including the shooter and a 23 year RCMP veteran. That's nearly triple the amount of dead from Covid-19.
Was assuming he was living here, but starting to wonder if he was stuck here with the border closed.
I don't even know where I am anymore.
And thank you all for the words of support, we're surviving.
I'd just like to say that the first thing I noticed was a strong loss of smell and taste, even before the wheeziness. Stay vigilant!
just......
Just stir crazy and thought that maybe the USA could stop acting like petulant children and pull together for a common cause but apparently ideology is more important. Instead each side reverts to form trying to win points in a game that doesn't exist.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/missouri-attorney-general-sues-china-campaign-deceit-covid/story?id=70268512
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/snohomish-county-sheriff-says-he-wont-enforce-inslees-stay-home-order/
#mybestapocalyfe
4 months later and shit im looking like nostradamus.
Last year, around Christmastime (December 2018), I got this obsession with building out an emergency fund. I have record of doing that, in these forums. I also feel pretty fucking proud of myself. It's not a ton of money, but it'll keep me alive until the end of the year (ish) before I have to go crawling to family members.
I'm about 50% better. The pain in my chest is almost gone, and I still don't have an elevated temp.
My throat is still really sore though, and I have a cough. I think it's probably just generic sore throat.
I feel a bit foolish now even having talked about it, since it's pretty much nothing. I think I had the nervous anxiety of 'omg, what if....?".
How have you been feeling?