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| Hudini...from your unique perspective, thoughts on the new Chinese corona virus (Page 140/146) |
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Patrick
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DEC 08, 07:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tony Kania:
100,000 to 200,000 Americans are projected to die from this virus.
Patrick, Donald, and Ronald have things under control at their end. Let them speak. Never silence those that know so much. Like teachers they are. We need them, so be kind.
Sorry that the lot of you are butt hurt about this President. My feelings are not affected by yours. Carry on though.
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| quote | Originally posted by USFiero exactly three weeks ago:
TK's post was from March, and basically those numbers are about where we are...
Actual COVID death is very small and unremarkable.
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The US is now at 293,334 deaths... and climbing. Looks like the projections flogged by "TK" (and apparently agreed with by USFiero) were off by a bit. And this thing is far from over.
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Boondawg
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DEC 08, 08:51 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
And this thing is far from over.
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And I just lost another friend to Covid.
Actually, i didn't like the guy very much at all, despite being my senior, in life.
He was an acquaintance.
Someone i knew.
But he meant everything to a huge amount of people that made up the fabric of his life.
Call me vaginal, but I can wear a mask for that.[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 12-08-2020).]
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Rickady88GT
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DEC 08, 09:23 PM
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OK, there are a few covid threads so I don't remember them all or what I posted in them,..sorry if this is the wrong thread,...but:
I had said my employer has had a change of strategy as far as masks go. This change is at least the 3rd so far. The last change was to move away from the more expensive N95 to cheaper surgical masks, well that hasn't happened yet. We still get issued the Green N95 masks and are mandated to wear them at ALL times. Yesterday, I was summoned to go test for the proper fit of the N95 mask that has been issued to me for a couple of months. First I was trained on the proper use and instalation of the mask....... I was told that I failed because I was unable to fit the mask without fogging up my glasses. So the alternative to this N95 mask is "on order" and will be issued to me as soon as it comes in. So what is this mask? Well, it looks like this,..(but may be different,...I do not have it yet).
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-52613399
Looks fun to me. I am expected to wear this every day for a minimum of 8 hours a day. Keep in mind that I can be forced to work an extra 8 hour shift at any time. 16 hours in this thing,....[This message has been edited by Rickady88GT (edited 12-08-2020).]
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Hudini
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DEC 08, 10:18 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Boondawg:
And I just lost another friend to Covid.
Actually, i didn't like the guy very much at all, despite being my senior, in life.
He was an acquaintance.
Someone i knew.
But he meant everything to a huge amount of people that made up the fabric of his life.
Call me vaginal, but I can wear a mask for that.
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That's fine. You must also get a flu shot too because if you give someone the flu and they get pneumonia and die then it's your fault.
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maryjane
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DEC 08, 10:37 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Rickady88GT:
OK, there are a few covid threads so I don't remember them all or what I posted in them,..sorry if this is the wrong thread,...but:
I had said my employer has had a change of strategy as far as masks go. This change is at least the 3rd so far. The last change was to move away from the more expensive N95 to cheaper surgical masks, well that hasn't happened yet. We still get issued the Green N95 masks and are mandated to wear them at ALL times. Yesterday, I was summoned to go test for the proper fit of the N95 mask that has been issued to me for a couple of months. First I was trained on the proper use and instalation of the mask....... I was told that I failed because I was unable to fit the mask without fogging up my glasses. So the alternative to this N95 mask is "on order" and will be issued to me as soon as it comes in. So what is this mask? Well, it looks like this,..(but may be different,...I do not have it yet).
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-52613399
Looks fun to me. I am expected to wear this every day for a minimum of 8 hours a day. Keep in mind that I can be forced to work an extra 8 hour shift at any time. 16 hours in this thing,....
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This one?
I've worn something similar when working in radiation remediation back in tha 1980s.
They aren't bad. Worked one job for 62 days straight, 8-12-16 hrs per day.
The mask thing wasn't too bad, but the suit, with it's duct tape to our rubber boots and rubber gloves was pretty bad..
I'm surprised your employer hasn't requisitioned M50 M 54 Avon CBRN masks for you.
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Boondawg
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DEC 08, 10:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Hudini:
That's fine. You must also get a flu shot too because if you give someone the flu and they get pneumonia and die then it's your fault. |
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Listen, i recognize you as intelligent.
You have/are spending your life doing what only a few even get to dream about.
And knowing all that, even you can see the fallacy of the logic you express(ed) above.
Nothing personal, just sayin'.
EDIT: I changed "Dude" to "Listen".
It seemed less "stoner'y".  [This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 12-08-2020).]
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Hudini
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DEC 08, 11:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Boondawg:
Listen, i recognize you as intelligent.
You have/are spending your life doing what only a few even get to dream about.
And knowing all that, even you can see the fallacy of the logic you express(ed) above.
Nothing personal, just sayin'.
EDIT: I changed "Dude" to "Listen".
It seemed less "stoner'y".
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I forgot the /S for sarcasm. The same argument that is being made for masks must be used with any other communicable disease that may be spread by human to human transmission. HIV, cold, flu, whatever. If it might kill the old folks then by golly you have an obligation to stop whatever you normally do and stay at home, wear a mask, take a shot, wear a condom, whatever. It's up to you to protect everyone else from you.
Where does it stop? At what point do you tell the government to stay out of your business and for people to protect themselves? For some it's never, they would rather the gov tell them what to do. Then any failure is the gov fault, not theirs.
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Boondawg
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DEC 09, 01:05 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Hudini:
Where does it stop? At what point do you tell the government to stay out of your business and for people to protect themselves?
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DING!DING!DING!DING!
TELL'EM' WHAT HE'S WON, JIM!!!!
Seriously, from bible to bedlam, that is indeed the eternal question.
Our forefathers drew a line...as scary as that may seem in modern times, that really always has been the eternal question.
"Where do you stop (what lines do you draw) letting people tell you what to do?"
P.S. Don't ask me anything about this. It's the one thing i will effn' lose it on...[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 12-09-2020).]
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Hudini
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DEC 09, 05:50 AM
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Specifically referring to a vaccine it would seem that if you and I choose to take the vaccine then it doesn't matter what others do, we will be protected from them. No need for the government to enforce any draconian rules.
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sourmash
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DEC 09, 06:42 AM
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Wearing the mask in the winter is pretty good when the air is cold. I'm wearing it from the car to the front door of the stores.
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