You guys are having it rough in Italy.
This is what will happen if we are complacent here. Not that Italy has been complacent - I don't know the details - but the "it's no different from flu" crew are creeping out of the woodwork.
There are new serology tests arriving soon (in the UK at least) so 3 day lag PCR may be superseded. Don't know if it can tell active infection though, or just antibody presence.
I have to give kudos to Costco, limit 2 water cases & 2 TP cases per customer.
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plenty of TP but no water. at least shit was civilized.
You replaced your right arm with a selfie stick, didn't you?
I TOLD YOU THAT WAS A BAD IDEA!
I bet Mexico wishes they had built that wall while they had the chance. I know Canada does.
Hell, put a man in a desperate situation, and he'd use sandpaper if he has to.
funny no one has noticed I bought 2 cases of TP and I was on my motorcycle.....
you guys are seriously on lock down? damn I wish you the best
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/worl...own-cases-leap
https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavir...224941707.html
(Meme removed)Coronavirus: Expert's worst-case scenario is 96 million infected in US with up to 500,000 dead
Guess this means I need to get into a fist fight at Walmart now.
DAMN, hope things improve quick. hope everyone has supplies.
It's amazing how many people on Facebook still believe that this is all a hoax perpetrated by the Democrats to harm our economy during the election season.
It amazes me even more that these same people use the word "sheeple" in almost every post they make.
As for the hype, the most realistic worst case scenario would be over 100,000 people infected, with 5,000 dead, and that'll only occur if those in charge continually fuck things up to the point of gross ineptitude. Like I've been saying, it won't get anywhere near the point that we may as well consider this the last days of the end of the world as we know it. It's also not some little problem that'll go away by itself in a couple weeks, either. It's going to get uglier, that's a given, but it's not gonna be so bad that we need to start shivving each other for the last packs of TP at Aldi's.
Be wary, be smart, and don't panic.
Part of that thing about Coronavirus patients traveling all over the place is due to....
To be honest I'm not sure how to articulate this well. It's an instinct rooted in Chinese cultural psychology but it's hard to explain in a way that makes sense to people who aren't familiar with the mindset. The part I do know how to explain it is that there are some cultural factors where cheating the system, as long as it's someone else being harmed not your own hierarchy, is in many parts regarded as a positive thing that is a testament to the cleverness of the person doing it.
The whole thing may be a bit overblown in terms of the panic behavior. It still should be taken seriously and realistically the containment efforts are about slowing the spread enough that the number of inpatient beds needed stays low enough that the system doesn't crash.
Please, Tony, for the sake of us all, try your best to explain to us woefully ignorant plebeian idiots who lack your astounding worldly wisdom how it's actually Feng Shui, a specific type of Buddhism practiced exclusively by a small cult of Schezuan chefs in the Hunan province, that's driven the spread of Coronavirus, and not the fact that it's mostly down to tourists visiting China, unknowingly contracting the disease, then bringing it back home with them like all the fuckwits think.
That brings up a good point. If we got into lockdown, do I have enough cold cuts?
better yet, do you have enough cash saved to keep you home?
I might have to cut back on buying my fine foreign cheeses, but I think I should be okay.
What's scary is that the CDC has reported a confirmed case in Rome, GA, which is where I'm going Tuesday. The chances of me catching it are incredibly low, but it's still a bit unnerving thinking about it.
This is hilarious.
Dumb shit actually brought up the impeachment during his photo op with the CDC.