Corona Virus #6

[ultrarunner]

I was just reading the Sweden is one of the slow to act holdouts...

Yes they have banned groups of 500 or more but grade school still in session.

My sister in law is Swedish although as a child she only lived there a few years.

Apparently one of the ministers said people also die from economic collapse.

Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus - BBC News

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Even worse are elected officials who continually denied anything needed to be done because they wanted to keep the economy rolling.
Mardi Gras could have been shut down, China was restricting movement, but the Mayors excuse is "nobody told me to"
Spring Break beaches could have been closed, but all the $$$ would have been spent elsewhere.

All the states could have been telling us to shelter in place.

Now finally the Northeast is looking like it may be told to shelter in place. But given a significant warning everybody starts to flee and spread the virus.

And many of the young, only worried about getting a mild flu, will continue to spread it to us older people.

And us older people who've seen SHTF scenarios before stocked up on food and supplies and have to sit it out.

It reminds me of my mine training for Bosnia. Our squad was on patrol when the instructor popped a fake mine, guys scattered. I crouched and froze, knowing the only SAFE route would be to retrace my steps or start probing carefully. Instructor flunked the rest of the squad.



:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Until the gov. steps in and tell you where to go or not go.

keep cool and spaced out (3 meters is good)

I was talking about where I go to church or not but at this point people movement has not been really limited around my area. The roads are busy again but not that bad because college and all schools is done from home now. Being a go get her I am in town twice at least 5 times a week. That is when I make my TSC, Walmart and McDonald's run. Our business has been the work from home model for the last two years so no changes for us. We had one employee get in a bad accident about 3 years ago and the doctor missed the broken bones in her foot. They healed poorly and arthritis set up so she moved to FL so we made the change. It was planned for the end of 2019 some we went home and paid rent to this March. We had been shifting everything to be web since 2014 and we had not business through the front door.

I expect many will not go back to the office model when this is all over.

 

[MossRoad]

That's pretty funny. Moss, you need to take a walk and get some fresh air!

Funny you should say that. We went for a walk this afternoon. 4 miles. Came back and there were 3 pages of posts in this thread. :laughing: Then nothing for 1 whole hour. :confused3: :laughing:

 

[lostcreekranch]

Funny you should say that. We went for a walk this afternoon. 4 miles. Came back and there were 3 pages of posts in this thread. :laughing: Then nothing for 1 whole hour. :confused3: :laughing:

Dinner time?

 

[wheelbuilder]

https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/national/covid-19

I really do not get those in NY wanting to get to FL.

Are folks thinking other hospitals will be less crowded, or that there's more tp there ?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Thousands Of Urns, Cremation Stats Spur Questions Of Coronavirus’ Toll On China, Report Says | The Daily Wire

 

[Wagtail]

Well done you lot (and the Mods); it's Sunday afternoon and #6 is still going.

Didn't want to bring this up but you may have heard about the cruise ship MS Zaandam [Holland America Line] that's stuck at the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, trying to get to Florida. 4 have died, 2 more have tested positive for the virus and many more (passengers & Crew) are sick with 'something'.

Well, my Aunt is on that ship. Locked down in her internal cabin. Sporadic updates from her as the WiFi from that part of the world isn't the best.

Just thought I'd pass this on.

 

[California]

Thousands Of Urns, Cremation Stats Spur Questions Of Coronavirus Toll On China, Report Says | The Daily Wire

I read elsewhere where someone from China said it is the custom in some families to separate cremation ashes into several urns to give to various family members. So analyzing the urn count doesn't tell us anything.

He said a better basis for analysis is 15 million cell phone accounts cancelled. Maybe due to loss of income, maybe because the customer is no longer around. But don't trust 'official' numbers for anything.

Cell phone revenue shown in the companies' financial statements might be a credible source to research this.

 

[California]

you may have heard about the cruise ship MS Zaandam [Holland America Line] that's stuck at the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, trying to get to Florida. 4 have died, 2 more have tested positive for the virus and many more (passengers & Crew) are sick with 'something'.

Well, my Aunt is on that ship. Locked down in her internal cabin. Sporadic updates from her

Oh man. We all hope she is ok.

Pass this along to her. It might cheer her up.

 

[Wagtail]

^^^ Ta Mate.

 

[shooterdon]

Well done you lot (and the Mods); it's Sunday afternoon and #6 is still going.

Didn't want to bring this up but you may have heard about the cruise ship MS Zaandam [Holland America Line] that's stuck at the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, trying to get to Florida. 4 have died, 2 more have tested positive for the virus and many more (passengers & Crew) are sick with 'something'.

Well, my Aunt is on that ship. Locked down in her internal cabin. Sporadic updates from her as the WiFi from that part of the world isn't the best.

Just thought I'd pass this on.

It is too bad your aunt boarded that ship before the horror stories of those other poor souls on cruise ships hit the news. An interior cabin must be just awful.

Prayers....

 

[ultrarunner]

I can only imagine...

From what was said on the Oakland Princess departure those with outside cabins took it more in stride and I can understand why.

Keeping her in my prayers.

 

[goeduck]

Funny you should say that. We went for a walk this afternoon. 4 miles. Came back and there were 3 pages of posts in this thread. :laughing: Then nothing for 1 whole hour. :confused3: :laughing:

The calm before the storm.... the eye of the hurricane.

The world has yet to see the wrath of this virus.

 

[Wagtail]

Ta for the 'thoughts & prayers' Cobbers. If anything comes up with her situation I'll let you know. Yeah, she left for the cruise at the beginning of the month before all of the travel restrictions/lockdowns/port closures started to rapidly escalate. It wasn't a 'party cruise' or 'exotic port a day cruise', it was an 'adventure cruise' to interesting, out of the usual destination places. This one to ports in South America. Yep, it's an adventure alright.

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Our Prime minister has, within the past hour, virtually put the country under lockdown. "Stay home" unless you're essential. No more indoor gatherings of 10 (max), of course families under the same roof are exempt... common sense is to prevail. Heavy fines by Police can/will result.

As of yet, I haven't been called-up in my capacity as a Navy Reservist but I reckon that it's only a matter of time as Tassie simply doesn't have enough Police (there's only the State Police) to enforce the new social situation.

Thank the Lord that I live in the middle of 6 acres.

 

[Jstpssng]

Here's another dog story to lighten your day.

Dog delivers groceries to Colo. neighbor self-isolating due to coronavirus

 

[RoyJackson]

Here's another dog story to lighten your day.

Dog delivers groceries to Colo. neighbor self-isolating due to coronavirus

And that it did!!
Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Tomtint]

I'm a very frequent visitor to Dunkin Donuts..prob 5-8 a day on average. ... I was thinking about how many cups they fill everyday...probably 150-300 per worker ( I'm guessing ) ...they put their hand on the lid of the cup..then that lid goes to your mouth.... think about all the workers, all the cups of coffee...the incredible potential for spread.

 

[Diggin It]

I'm a very frequent visitor to Dunkin Donuts..prob 5-8 a day on average. ... .

At a buck a cup, 8x30 is $240/mo .... get a really nice coffee pot and a few thermos containers to carry with you. You could probably even find a mobile brewer.

 

[rswyan]

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls for FDA to approve new technology to sterilize surgical masks; asks for help manufacturing PPE | wkyc.com

Private technology development company Battelle, based in Columbus, OH, has developed the technology to sterilize up to 160,000 used surgical masks per day for reuse ... just waiting on the FDA for approval ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

'Off the charts': Virus hot spots grow in middle America

The United Nations has stepped up and donated 250,000 face masks to New York City ... :thumbsup: