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Red_Dragon

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 11:01am

Local breweries are closing their tap rooms.
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 10:24am

U.K. Shields Its Economy From the Virus, but Not Yet Its People
As the total number of confirmed cases in Britain rose to nearly 500, the country’s aggressive economic rescue plan had contrasted starkly with its public-health response to the epidemic.

A top U.S. official said the nation cannot process coronavirus tests as quickly, easily or in the same volume as other countries — even as the virus spreads to 44 states — and that’s “a failing.”

“The system is not really geared to what we need right now, what you are asking for. That is a failing,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday at a hearing on the nation’s preparedness for the outbreak.

“The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we’re not set up for that. Do I think we should be? Yes. But we’re not,” Fauci testified.

The virus has now spread across 44 states and Washington, D.C., Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced during the hearing. (...)

“The truth is we’ve under-invested in the public health labs,” Redfield said. “There’s not enough equipment, there’s not enough people, there’s not enough internal capacity, there’s no search capacity.”

westslope

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 9:35am

Yes Cancel Concerts, Withdraw From Cruise Due to Coronavirus


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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 9:22am


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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 9:02am



 ScottFromWyoming wrote:


 sirdroseph wrote:
We are all counting on each other to do the right thing instead of looking to government to take care of us.
 
Correct and/or/but this line of thinking pisses me off. Nobody's asking the government to take care of us. But the government does need to do a few things that are 100% in their purview: disseminate quality information and provide leadership. Prepare for closures and disruption. Order closures where applicable. Our local and state leaders look to the federal leaders for guidance; if that guidance is stupid, conflicted, or nonexistent, the people on the ground are less likely to take practical steps. And so hey we're Italy.

 


Regarding sirdroseph's post, Yes, agreed. However, it should be noted the usual big government haters are: (Wall Street) running to the Fed for rate cuts, (CEO's) demanding another round of tax cuts, (OPEC) wants to control Oil production and (Airlines) are currently lobbying for a bailout.  Apparently big government allows for save-the-economy 'rescue-bailouts' for them, but insists that same spending would be 'socialism' for the people.

What happened to the 'let the free market decide' meme?

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 7:58am

 rhahl wrote:
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Time to stay home.

But if you must go out.

The Wuhan Virus: How to Stay Safe

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/25/wuhan-coronavirus-safety-china/
 
Evidently it is ok as long as I don't say it.{#Lol}   I actually don't care, I just hope that everyone takes this to heed and again check out that link for food supplies.  Keeps you out of the market, every little bit helps!{#Cheers}
ScottFromWyoming

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 7:19am



 rhahl wrote:
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Time to stay home.

But if you must go out.
The Wuhan Virus: How to Stay Safe


https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/25/wuhan-coronavirus-safety-china/


 
The first link was posted yesterday and it's good so good for posting it again

The second one is from January and I didn't read it because of that; EDIT: I read it, it's good. Has some points I hadn't thought of but is basically first aid protocols re: BSI. But calling it the Wuhan Virus was part of the problem early on: a certain segment of the population, who live in White Houses especially, allowed themselves to think it was a Wuhan problem.

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 7:11am

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Time to stay home.

But if you must go out.

The Wuhan Virus: How to Stay Safe

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/25/wuhan-coronavirus-safety-china/


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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 7:09am



 sirdroseph wrote:

Didn't mean to bug ya to paraphrase Bono, but this way of thinking is a core philosophy of mine and always will be.  One thing I can guarantee you is that personal responsibility, independence and self sufficiency will never contribute to societies ills, they will only help.
 

No, a certain amount of selfishness is warranted. What pisses me off is when asking people who work for me (in this case the gov't) to do the thing I hired them to do is equated with asking the gov't to take care of me. I didn't ask the gov't *for* anything, certainly nothing for myself. You, alone, can't do much to mitigate the effects of this thing in the community around you. Sure, you can protect yourself, as everyone should to the best of their ability. But most people have to go to work today. HAVE TO. Until someone in authority steps up and says they don't. You can wish all day long for everyone to do the exactly right thing without that authority voice, but that way lies madness. Lay madness. As it were.
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 6:46am

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:


 sirdroseph wrote:
We are all counting on each other to do the right thing instead of looking to government to take care of us.
 
Correct and/or/but this line of thinking pisses me off. Nobody's asking the government to take care of us. But the government does need to do a few things that are 100% in their purview: disseminate quality information and provide leadership. Prepare for closures and disruption. Order closures where applicable. Our local and state leaders look to the federal leaders for guidance; if that guidance is stupid, conflicted, or nonexistent, the people on the ground are less likely to take practical steps. And so hey we're Italy.

 
Didn't mean to bug ya to paraphrase Bono, but this way of thinking is a core philosophy of mine and always will be.  One thing I can guarantee you is that personal responsibility, independence and self sufficiency will never contribute to societies ills, they will only help.
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 6:31am

 rgio wrote:


 sirdroseph wrote:

If you are consumed with politics and what the government is doing or not doing instead of taking care of your own business in steps to prevent spread then you are a big part of the problem.   Everyone has to do their part and holing yourself up to prevent social contact is THE most important thing we can do in this circumstance.  Really dude, get a hold of yourself and take care of your own realm.  We are all counting on each other to do the right thing instead of looking to government to take care of us.
 
They don't have to be mutually exclusive.   Governments can and should help limit the spread and support your "realm management" protocals.  Consumed...no, just looking for a bit of help from a stable genius and his wonderful, brilliant, rotating staff.
 
Dude say what you want, I see right through you.{#Rolleyes}
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 6:04am



 sirdroseph wrote:

If you are consumed with politics and what the government is doing or not doing instead of taking care of your own business in steps to prevent spread then you are a big part of the problem.   Everyone has to do their part and holing yourself up to prevent social contact is THE most important thing we can do in this circumstance.  Really dude, get a hold of yourself and take care of your own realm.  We are all counting on each other to do the right thing instead of looking to government to take care of us.
 
They don't have to be mutually exclusive.   Governments can and should help limit the spread and support your "realm management" protocals.  Consumed...no, just looking for a bit of help from a stable genius and his wonderful, brilliant, rotating staff.
ScottFromWyoming

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 6:03am



 sirdroseph wrote:
We are all counting on each other to do the right thing instead of looking to government to take care of us.
 
Correct and/or/but this line of thinking pisses me off. Nobody's asking the government to take care of us. But the government does need to do a few things that are 100% in their purview: disseminate quality information and provide leadership. Prepare for closures and disruption. Order closures where applicable. Our local and state leaders look to the federal leaders for guidance; if that guidance is stupid, conflicted, or nonexistent, the people on the ground are less likely to take practical steps. And so hey we're Italy.

sirdroseph

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 5:54am

 rgio wrote:


 sirdroseph wrote:
This company is the best.  Been dealing with them for some time now.  They have reasonable financing as well.  Now due to obvious circumstances you are looking at 2 month delivery times, but that is everywhere now for food supply kits:

 

https://mypatriotsupply.com/collections/emergency-survival-food?rfsn=1248715.1bf06&subid=uo_d4e42879-353e-0f02-9d1e-c8121da202a9

 
China is getting back to normal after about 2 months.  Other Asian countries have things under control.  Patriots in the greatest nation on Earth, during the greatest economic boom the world has ever seen, are stockpiling beans, rice, and freeze-dried beef.

Instead of planning for meals in the bunker, maybe it's time to get ahead of these issues and pick leaders who might avoid or mitigate these issues. Pouring accelerants on the flames from the golf course via twitter rarely calms people down.

At least you'll have a payroll tax cut and a hotel industry bail-out while you're in hiding.

 
If you are consumed with politics and what the government is doing or not doing instead of taking care of your own business in steps to prevent spread then you are a big part of the problem.   Everyone has to do their part and holing yourself up to prevent social contact is THE most important thing we can do in this circumstance.  Really dude, get a hold of yourself and take care of your own realm.  We are all counting on each other to do the right thing instead of looking to government to take care of us.
ScottFromWyoming

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 5:47am



 haresfur wrote:


   So now I have a pretty good setup to work at home.

 


rgio

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 5:40am



 sirdroseph wrote:
This company is the best.  Been dealing with them for some time now.  They have reasonable financing as well.  Now due to obvious circumstances you are looking at 2 month delivery times, but that is everywhere now for food supply kits:

 

https://mypatriotsupply.com/collections/emergency-survival-food?rfsn=1248715.1bf06&subid=uo_d4e42879-353e-0f02-9d1e-c8121da202a9

 
China is getting back to normal after about 2 months.  Other Asian countries have things under control.  Patriots in the greatest nation on Earth, during the greatest economic boom the world has ever seen, are stockpiling beans, rice, and freeze-dried beef.

Instead of planning for meals in the bunker, maybe it's time to get ahead of these issues and pick leaders who might avoid or mitigate these issues. Pouring accelerants on the flames from the golf course via twitter rarely calms people down.

At least you'll have a payroll tax cut and a hotel industry bail-out while you're in hiding.

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 5:01am

This company is the best.  Been dealing with them for some time now.  They have reasonable financing as well.  Now due to obvious circumstances you are looking at 2 month delivery times, but that is everywhere now for food supply kits:

 

https://mypatriotsupply.com/collections/emergency-survival-food?rfsn=1248715.1bf06&subid=uo_d4e42879-353e-0f02-9d1e-c8121da202a9

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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 - 3:02am



 ScottFromWyoming wrote:


 Red_Dragon wrote:


 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I've gone from being a bit put out about our cancelled trip to New Orleans, to being Of COURSE they should cancel it. 

I hope our state school system gets on board soon. My boss is downright angry about all the hubbub. Still in the making-fun-of-people-buying-toilet-paper phase.
 

You can easily work from home, yes?
 
Not as easy (smaller monitor etc.) but I get by. But we don't have much retail traffic (customers in the office) and only 3 humans max. most days. Our social distancing is baked in at this point. Plus it's easier to disinfect the office, so I really think going to the office is a better choice for me. If I get sick with anything, then sure.

A guy was in a couple of weeks ago just sneezing all over the place. Pre-corona, but still. Pissed us all off and we had to shove him out. Over time, we just sort of let people come in and hang out but that's done. There's a little more stringent rule in place about people coming into the back. We say the dog bit someone. Good dog. Kill.


 
Some of my work right now can only be done from home and that meant I moved the rest of the task home, too. I needed to have a radio antenna and gateway set up and connected to the internet. The IT contractor wanted to charge $17K to do a security assessment, even though I had sent the information that I believed showed no security risk. So I attached the antenna to my chimney and set it up at home.

But previously the company IT department totally stuffed up my computer order and, after about a year, I ended up with 3 computers and six new monitors, plus a couple of older monitors. So now I have a pretty good setup to work at home.

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Posted: Mar 11, 2020 - 10:20pm

First case in Wyoming. No overseas travel.
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Posted: Mar 11, 2020 - 8:30pm



 Red_Dragon wrote:


 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I've gone from being a bit put out about our cancelled trip to New Orleans, to being Of COURSE they should cancel it. 

I hope our state school system gets on board soon. My boss is downright angry about all the hubbub. Still in the making-fun-of-people-buying-toilet-paper phase.
 

You can easily work from home, yes?
 
Not as easy (smaller monitor etc.) but I get by. But we don't have much retail traffic (customers in the office) and only 3 humans max. most days. Our social distancing is baked in at this point. Plus it's easier to disinfect the office, so I really think going to the office is a better choice for me. If I get sick with anything, then sure.

A guy was in a couple of weeks ago just sneezing all over the place. Pre-corona, but still. Pissed us all off and we had to shove him out. Over time, we just sort of let people come in and hang out but that's done. There's a little more stringent rule in place about people coming into the back. We say the dog bit someone. Good dog. Kill.


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