Covid-19 discussion, continued...

posted by sportchampps

I don’t remember what we earned in 2018 but I hope we receive something but I’m not sure we will.

Did you file a 2019 return? That’s what they’ll go off, not 2018. If you haven’t filed in 2019 yet, then yes it’s 2018. 

https://twitter.com/realsaavedra/status/1248883434396610560?s=21

This is really good from Bill Maher. More people should listen to this 5 min clip. Like that, you will love this. 

posted by Automatik

Any expert on the subject hopes to be wrong on their projections. 

Who exactly should be quarantined? Would you lump yourself into that group?

Everyone age X and older? All obsese people? Diabetics? Ashmatic? Who cares for these people? Gets them groceries and other supplies? Do you seal them off in their homes? 

All logical points, but being given to a very illogical person. Quaker ONLY looks at things from a poli-bias stance, so everything he personally disagrees with can be a liberal conspiracy (even if a conservative is heavily involved; like I said, a very illogical person). So things like how Ohio is doing a lot better than most (if not all) the more densely populated states as far as slowing the spread somehow can be turned from a positive to a negative because, as he's pointed out, Dr. Acton is a filthy demmy. And every right-wing "overblown/hoax" talking point is the only real thing that matters because they "get it". And so on until you realize that actually talking/debating with him is a waste of time and if anyone deserves "OK BOOMER'd" into irrelevance, it's someone like him.

Under 400 new cases again today...been same for 4 consecutive days

posted by Ironman92

Under 400 new cases again today...been same for 4 consecutive days

Open this bitch back up. (After May 1, of course)

Damn I wish there was a fucking basketball or baseball game on right now...

We're watching Seinfeld and putting together a puzzle.

posted by ernest_t_bass

Open this bitch back up. (After May 1, of course)

You'd think another 3 weeks should practically eliminate it.  But I'm not sure.  What if this doesn't go away, or what if it comes back during flu season?

Also, why can't they speed up the vaccine trials?  I understand the reason it takes so long, but what other option do we have if this doesn't go away?  Why not have the govt fund the trials, and then recruit volunteers to go right to Stage 3 trials and isolate them from the general population on the minute chance you've created some sort of frankenvirus?  We could have a vaccine by the end of summer, and we could provide hazard pay for the guinea pigs for a tiny fraction of the economic cost to quarantine a nation.  Again, I understand the risks but it seems like vaccines would be less risky than other unproven pharmaceuticals, plus people would only be taking it once or once a year.

5th straight day under 375

posted by SportsAndLady

Did you file a 2019 return? That’s what they’ll go off, not 2018. If you haven’t filed in 2019 yet, then yes it’s 2018. 

Nope didn’t file 2019 yet because then I know we wouldn’t get anything. I was going to file but as soon as they started talking about it being based on income I held off knowing there was atleast a chance we were under that in 2018. 

posted by SportsAndLady

https://twitter.com/realsaavedra/status/1248883434396610560?s=21

 

This is really good from Bill Maher. More people should listen to this 5 min clip. Like that, you will love this. 

Watched it and was a fan.  I definitely don't agree with everything Maher says at all, but I respect his unapologetic approach and defense of the first amendment.  He is always going after the outrage/easily offended culture.   You know he makes a good point when even conservative twitter (Saavedra is pretty damn conservative) is applauding him. 

Apparently Boris Johnson has fully recovered.

My county has .0002% of the population with this.  Can someone tell me again why we are shut down?

posted by Spock

My county has .0002% of the population with this.  Can someone tell me again why we are shut down?

To keep it at that level....

So, are the hospitals all ramped up to handle this shit yet? Or are we locked down for the remainder of the fucking year?

posted by Spock

My county has .0002% of the population with this.  Can someone tell me again why we are shut down?

I was just telling DLazz this weather blows and there’d probably be some fucking quad meet today with Dixie, TVS, and Northmont’s C team on top of it.

posted by justincredible

So, are the hospitals all ramped up to handle this shit yet? Or are we locked down for the remainder of the fucking year?

There are temporary hospitals going up in a lot of major cities. My company supplies oxygen to a good % of the hospitals around the US.

Not my department, but I have heard about the temporary hospitals. Cincinnati is putting one up here in OH.

I truly believe that most of these temporary hospitals will never see a patient.

posted by friendfromlowry

I was just telling DLazz this weather blows and there’d probably be some fucking quad meet today with Dixie, TVS, and Northmont’s C team on top of it.

LOL.......we were joking on twitter with the Miami East coach that the weather last THurdsay would have been perfect for a crappy night out there

posted by Spock

My county has .0002% of the population with this.  Can someone tell me again why we are shut down?

posted by ptown_trojans_1

To keep it at that level....

Come on, CC.  An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.

posted by jmog

There are temporary hospitals going up in a lot of major cities. My company supplies oxygen to a good % of the hospitals around the US.

 

Not my department, but I have heard about the temporary hospitals. Cincinnati is putting one up here in OH.

 

I truly believe that most of these temporary hospitals will never see a patient.

Yea we are a few months into this......seems a little late