All things Corona Virus

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

I can say that if I was someone who was immunocompromised or elderly, I'd be avoiding this all I could, I've already avoided being around elderly family as much as I can, and us talking to them on the phone as much as possible instead for now. They seem apprehensive about Google Duo, or Skype, or any of that (in neo-luddite fashion), and I'd not recommend Zoom. Regardless, when you see that something is particularly dangerous against specific demographics, if I was in those demographics, I'd be researching, doing all I can to stay safe, and I don't care what anyone else thought, if I had to be out in public I'd have ten masks on my face if I thought I needed it. For the rest of us, and especially our young children, statistics, much better treatment, etc. tell us there's little justification to be paranoid. There's no prizes for elderly people acting like they're in WW2 storming the beaches of Normandy, the virus isn't scared off or intimidated by shows of bravery. Trump can signal his defiance to this compliance authoritarianism in other ways that don't put himself in danger and doesn't promote others like him to stupidly invoke that risk. 

Edited July 31, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

6 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

I can say that if I was someone who was immunocompromised or elderly, I'd be avoiding this all I could, I've already avoided being around elderly family as much as I can, and us talking to them on the phone as much as possible instead for now. They seem apprehensive about Google Duo, or Skype, or any of that (in neo-luddite fashion), and I'd not recommend Zoom. Regardless, when you see that something is particularly dangerous against specific demographics, if I was in those demographics, I'd be researching, doing all I can to stay safe, and I don't care what anyone else thought, if I had to be out in public I'd have ten masks on my face if I thought I needed it. For the rest of us, and especially our young children, statistics, much better treatment, etc. tell us there's little justification to be paranoid. There's no prizes for elderly people acting like they're in WW2 storming the beaches of Normandy, the virus isn't scared off or intimidated by shows of bravery. Trump can signal his defiance to this compliance authoritarianism in other ways that don't put himself in danger and doesn't promote others like him to stupidly invoke that risk. 

Exactly 

[laylalex 7,284]

1 hour ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Trump died? Jesus I am behind in the news 

Oh dear, I failed in the grammar stakes there.  Let me rephrase:

 

When Herman Cain died, he was the same age (actually a few months younger than) as the very much alive Trump is now.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

2 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Oh dear, I failed in the grammar stakes there.  Let me rephrase:

 

When Herman Cain died, he was the same age (actually a few months younger than) as the very much alive Trump is now.

i get all giddy when someone else makes a grammar fail

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

i get all giddy when someone else makes a grammar fail

red alert, NB is rubbing off on layla.

[laylalex 7,284]

1 minute ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

i get all giddy when someone else makes a grammar fail

Glad to be a ray of sunshine in your day.  

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

He stains

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

32 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Glad to be a ray of sunshine in your day.  

A brief break from the world of toxic masculinity.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

39 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

red alert, NB is rubbing off on layla.

Isn't that a family-friendly violation of the TOS???

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

56 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

I can say that if I was someone who was immunocompromised or elderly, I'd be avoiding this all I could, I've already avoided being around elderly family as much as I can, and us talking to them on the phone as much as possible instead for now. They seem apprehensive about Google Duo, or Skype, or any of that (in neo-luddite fashion), and I'd not recommend Zoom. Regardless, when you see that something is particularly dangerous against specific demographics, if I was in those demographics, I'd be researching, doing all I can to stay safe, and I don't care what anyone else thought, if I had to be out in public I'd have ten masks on my face if I thought I needed it. For the rest of us, and especially our young children, statistics, much better treatment, etc. tell us there's little justification to be paranoid. There's no prizes for elderly people acting like they're in WW2 storming the beaches of Normandy, the virus isn't scared off or intimidated by shows of bravery. Trump can signal his defiance to this compliance authoritarianism in other ways that don't put himself in danger and doesn't promote others like him to stupidly invoke that risk. 

I find that other than wearing masks in stores (most local stores have a sign on the door requiring it), and not having to go to work much (three times in five months I think?), my life hasn't changed much at all.  I normally don't get that close to strangers.  And nowadays, when I visit my neighbors who are older and potentially higher-risk than I, I try to stand downwind of them while talking (none of us wear masks in our neighborhood, though the local constabulary would have us believe this is a new "law").  I still have the same bottle of hand sanitizer I had 9 months ago.  I have bought one pack of toilet paper in the last 8 months. So not much has really changed in MY life, because I was pretty much "social distancing" long before it was cool. 

 

I didn't go to bars, clubs, or large public gatherings last year.  I ate out a few times a year.  Haven't been to a barber shop in 11 years.  Went to a movie theater once or twice a year.  I guess for some, these things are more common, so I am sure they have given up more than I have.  I practice safe sex, money saving, and social distancing as I have for years.

 

 

[laylalex 7,284]

44 minutes ago, Randyandyuni said:

He stains

Okay, I had to think about this for a second but I got there in the end.

 

And ew.  

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

16 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Okay, I had to think about this for a second but I got there in the end.

 

And ew.  

and that one flew by both of you like a home run.............

[TBoneTX 45,289]

11 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

U.S. economy suffers titanic 32.9% plunge in 2nd quarter

Misleading:

https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/07/30/drive-bys-celebrate-misleading-gdp-number/

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

 

Great read if you got a few mins

 

A harsh lesson in the reality of COVID-19

https://dallasvoice.com/a-harsh-lesson-in-the-reality-of-covid-19/

 

 

 

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

A Summer Camp Took Almost Every Precaution. The Majority of Kids Still Got COVID-19.

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-summer-camp-took-almost-every-precaution-the-majority-of-kids-still-got-covid-19