This thing has ‘tentacles’; Election this year, census, hostile congress to the president, etc. The chances for politicians to incite social disorder is quite large, IMHO.
Ack...wall of text.
200 cases of vodka
400 cartons of Winston
1500 cans of Ranch beans
And. ...two Red Handled machetes. ..
Too long/Didnt Read. (TLDR)
1. You are not going to die.
2. You WILL be impacted, but not how you think.
3. Social Media and the uninformed are going to go ballistic.
4. SET YOUR expectations NOW. Don’t ALLOW yourself to be surprised.
5. Your primary health goal is to stay away from the hospital.
So basically, you cite some “credentials” to boost your credibility and set yourself up as an expert who should not be questioned.
And CERTAINLY should not be sassed, oh no.
Gotcha, Doc. You’re the boss, yep.
I am a doctor (or was) and I don’t know what’s coming. At this point I do think what’s coming isn’t Captain Tripps. Here we are weeks in and the Rats want to argue whether we’ve reached triple digits (in this country). So whatever the “R0” or “communicability” is it ain’t end of the world stuff. We don’t really need an impenetrable barrier which is unrealistic just enough of a barrier to blunt the force of the wave. A lot of people may get sick. There may be a bunch that even die. Maybe even thousands. But I do think if it was “Capt. Tripps” we would know by now.
Now...onto the "hysteria".
Hysteria? This preceding paragraph was hysterical enough. Your bona fides are herewith rejected.
If I plan for the apocalypse, then I should be ready for anything less than that... No?
Excellent post and advice, thank you for helping educate people about what to expect.
Needs to be repeated.
Barring immediate life threatening conditions stay away from ER especially. Consult your doctor first.
Had occassion to resort to ER for cardiac problem...while waiting for test results in the ERC observation unit had the chance to survey my surroundings...noticed seriously cracked baseboard tiles, some with pieces missing, exposing sizeable voids, perfect places for breeding nasties. Sloppy cheap remodeling in one of the richest counties in the USA. Left against medical advice soon as test results returned negative.
Veryyy Nice. Thanks for all you do from the NH side of the Conn.
(1) We've heard there's a "2%" mortality rate with coronavirus compared to below 1% for regular flu.
I strongly suspect the actual % of deaths to infections for Coronavirus is MUCH lower.
Commie countries are notorious for fabricating data and false numbers. I don't think they have a handle on the number of people with infections - most of them mild, not "deadly."
(2) Prices for supplies imported from China are actual data we can use, to verify what is happening. If we see prices rising dramatically over the next few months - that will confirm it is really deadly, not just widespread sniffles.
(3) The hysteria about this Virus, to date, seems mostly a bunch of last gasp, "RUSSIA"! type spin from the 'Rats as their non-serious POTUS "candidates" circle the drain......
Just went to the Walstore here in Podunk Arkansas. No panic buying yet, but toilet paper shelves are a little empty and you can’t find a face mask anywhere in town.
Hand sanitizer also seems to be a popular item as everyone seemed to have some in their cart, but there seemed to be a substantial supply still available.
The word “apocalypse” means revealed.
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Sounds pretty sensible - thanks for taking the time to write.
One of the other threads had this early thread linked. I thought it was still a good read the second time around. Oh - to look back two years ago (wait - only two months ago!?) and to think how we were doing are little bit to prepare for what might happen, but at least for me, thinking “Well - if it isn’t so bad, then I’ll be glad for that.”
And now here I am living with the new protocols for grocery shopping, coming into the house, etc.
But, as I’ve said before, all of this is not so unimaginable. Also interesting is how 11th_VA picked up on how this virus will be used for political gain.
You did get one thing a bit wrong in your vanity:
“Worst-case probability is that you are going to have your school or place of business shut down for a couple of weeks.”
I’m hopeful that people will be wise as we reopen things. Getting the manufacturing and construction back up and running and restaurants, etc. in a safe manner. Not for hitting the night clubs with 300 of your closest friends.
Thanks for all of the information you’ve been putting together over the past couple of months!
“In my area we get blizzards. Everyone has enough back up stuff to live through a blizzard. This would be twice that. That is my expectation. “
Great advice.
I didn’t stock up because I was already stocked up for 3-4 weeks of stuff.
That saves me 10 or 20% of my food, etc bill because I can buy on sale- or not buy.
And we’ll get through this all. Just be smart.