Biden to deliver Tuesday speech on omicron variant as Covid cases rise (Page 3/5) Jake_Dragon DEC 21, 05:14 PM quote Originally posted by rinselberg: That's almost as many hospital beds (4700) as were available at all of New York City's public acute care hospitals before the pandemic began. Which was about 20 percent of the total hospital beds available in New York City, counting the other hospitals that were outside of the New York City public hospital system. Whether that's a lot or just a little . . . "you make the call." Never let a "data crisis" go to waste (without posting a link.) City of New York official correspondence; July 17, 2020. https://comptroller.nyc.gov...to-COVID-19.docx.pdf Hospitals make money with full beds. Where they failed was keeping the hospitals supplied, because supplies sitting unused cost profits. The mentality that the next day supply chain was going to always be there bit them in the ass. williegoat DEC 21, 05:32 PM quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Hospitals make money with full beds. Where they failed was keeping the hospitals supplied, because supplies sitting unused cost profits. The mentality that the next day supply chain was going to always be there bit them in the ass. The whole "just in time" logistics thing always seemed a little too risky to me, for many industries. It's like riding without a helmet. You can probably get away with it...probably. Hudini DEC 21, 05:56 PM quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Hospitals make money with full beds. Where they failed was keeping the hospitals supplied, because supplies sitting unused cost profits. The mentality that the next day supply chain was going to always be there bit them in the ass. True, both points. And watch out for the people throwing around percentages. 'The ICU is 100% full! oh no!' Well the ICU has 7 beds so everything considered, not bad. My daughter is a nurse and works in a large university hospital. They have about 20 ICU beds IIRC. When it was full for the Delta wave they temporarily converted a wing on a different floor for covid cases. Now it's back to normal usage. As has been stated before, 90% of the hospitalizations are non-vaccinated people. sourmash DEC 21, 07:23 PM quote Originally posted by Hudini: As has been stated before, 90% of the hospitalizations are non-vaccinated people. You keep saying 90, except you didn't say 90 on the time that first passed along this second hand info. What do the 'vaxed' and unvaxed have in common. Neither will ever by fully vaxed. blackrams DEC 21, 08:17 PM The President did a pretty good job while reading the teleprompter, he delivered his message fairly well. Whether I agree or disagree with his message isn't what I'm talking about. He did a pretty good job. But, he should never take questions. He can't or won't stay on topic and is easily confused/distracted. It's pretty obvious he doesn't have the answers. Rams randye DEC 21, 09:38 PM quote Originally posted by blackrams: It's pretty obvious he doesn't have the answers. Rams If he has the questions two weeks in advance he does.... blackrams DEC 22, 08:33 AM quote Originally posted by randye: If he has the questions two weeks in advance he does.... DO you really think he can remember what he read two weeks ago without assistance? Rams 82-T/A [At Work] DEC 22, 09:24 AM quote Originally posted by Fats: A few years ago if someone would have asked me my opinion on Democrats, I would have said that they are simply misguided and really want the same thing we all want. They just go about things differently. If you asked me today, I would say that they are evil, and should be in asylums. I hate to say I agree with you on this, because it's a sad place to be... but I 100% agree with you on this. ...a decade ago... most of my Democrat friends were 100% in-line with an agenda that basically looked like Trump's. E.g., better border control, controlled spending, things of that nature. Over the past decade, the Democrat party has changed considerably... and some of my Democrat friends jumped off the train, but many of them moved forward to the engine. They have embraced everything in totality, and disregard everything they stated they used to believe in. When I question them and say... (made up name), "Hey Joe, remember about 10 years ago when you said we need to limit immigration and only let people come in who have degrees and can contribute to society? What happened?" ... they ignore the question. I'm a Republican, but I don't see myself as a Republican. I don't wake up in the morning thinking of myself as a warrior for the Republican party. I see myself as an American, and I see myself as a citizen of a great country which has been misguided at times, but serves as a beacon of hope for many, and a roadblock for evil across the world. But I think many Democrats today see themselves AS Democrats, as the defining entity in their lives. For the majority of people in this country, they don't really know what's going on, or particularly care, until they are directly affected. You cannot educate them because they don't care enough to be educated. For example, there was a lady at work that I remember being very upset. This was early 2020, she was stating that she was furious at President Trump because... even though her paycheck went up throughout the year, she didn't get that "big check" from her taxes that she expects, and she was upset because Trump "stole" that money. And the girl next to her said... "mmmmhmmm..." Now, you and I can both look at that sentence and say... duh, you paid less taxes, less taxes were taken out during the year, and therefore you got back less of a tax refund. But people like that lady ONLY care about things when they are directly affected by something... which she believed she was, and so she very obviously voted against Trump. But there are many people like her today who just vote Democrat because they always have... but now they're running into: 1 - Empty store shelves 2 - Massive inflation 3 - Insane gas prices 4 - COVID malaise & ever-worsening policies 5 - etc... These people are starting to wake up because these things they voted for are now affecting them, and they will very likely be either unconcerned enough to vote, or... they'll vote for anyone else. ... it's why I'm quite confident the Democrats will not be running Biden in 2024. There's just no way in hell. 2.5 DEC 22, 12:18 PM quote Originally posted by randye: If he has the questions two weeks in advance he does.... Also, pretty sure the "correct answers" are either on a cue card or fed thru an earpiece. 2.5 DEC 22, 12:20 PM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: These people are starting to wake up because these things they voted for are now affecting them, and they will very likely be either unconcerned enough to vote, or... they'll vote for anyone else. . Are they? Some people are quite good at burying their head in the sand. If not even walking around like a peacock because the media's lies back up the delusion.