Posted on 02/23/2020 1:57:16 PM PST by Vermont Lt
Figured we would start numbering the threads.
Some points to keep in mind:
1. This thing is not “just the flu.” 2. 1/10th of the worlds population is in some sort of lockdown. 3. Generally, we don’t buy the Chinese numbers But if anything they are low. 4. Everyone is welcome to post, but don’t bore us with your “you are panicking” posts. They are tedious.
It’s Sunday night and the Walking Dead is back. Let’s talk Coronavirus.
IDK. Haven’t seen it yet. And I think we should have if China is that much of a bottleneck.
There’s been a lot of advance towards other suppliers because of the “trade war”.
Maybe China still has that pull, maybe it doesn’t.
Yeah, but you were supposed to be the outlier lol. Not the mean. Lol.
Turn that around. The number of Chinese travelers from Hubei to the US was only a very tiny fraction of Hubei's population. Unless the Chinese numbers were literally off by 2 orders of magnitude or more, as of the time that travel from Hubei was chopped, the % of those in Hubei Province who were infected was also a very tiny fraction of that population. This gets us into literally only a handful or less people coming into the US from Hubei as potentially infectious carriers -- and I'll bet a few of the cases caught here were related to Hubei in some way.
I take a teaspoon of Magnesium ascorbate daily/ Divided into morning and evening doses. I am ready for this virus!
Oh ye of the unbelievers...
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Whoa!
Iran losing friends fast.
Still looking to the effect on Iran’s proxies. It will be ‘very big deal’.
WHO visited Wuhan yesterday... mighty quiet.
My experience (300+ employee company) was that particularly just after CNY, 60 days from shipment from China to actually putting parts on the production line was not unusual. Might be different for the big players, IDK. We allowed for it.
I guess the question right now might be: How is daily import activity at US ports?
Also, a lot of Chinese factories producing “simple” component parts are highly automated.* They might not be too affected until or if the maint. staff is needed and doesn’t show up — but it looks like now some regions are going back to work, virus or no. We’ll see how that holds up...
*We tend to think of these Chinese factories as populated with hordes of sweatshop employees working on dirt floors, but, truth is, some of those factories are nothing of the sort, and, damn impressive.
Anyway, I would expect supply chain problems to develop a bit more gradually & sporadically than some would think. April could be “interesting”. After that, warmer weather should help. A lot depends on whether the vendor countries just decide to work and accept their human losses. After all, staying shut down might cost more lives than the virus, eventually...
Sorry to hear this. Prayers and best wishes. May God’s doctor angels guide her recovery (maybe she is already recovered).
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Due to the liberal policies of Australian government on the #coronavirus, Israel imposed entry ban on Australian visitors for an indefinite period of time. Israeli Health Minister called Mr Morrison’s decision to open borders to Chinese students, "shortsighted" & "reckless".
Great reply, thanks.
But does China have control over supplies sufficient to stop production for a whole ‘class’ of production?
Yeah, a specific company could be subject to their whim. But a whole field of production?
Sorry that I’m not being clearer.
Jiminy Cricket, dude. You’re skinnier than (fill in your favorite short stop or Tour de France bicylist here).
Time for people to considering making their peace with their Maker, isn’t it?
When I consider how much junk and stuff most people own, we should be able to manage quite well by not buying from China for a while.
It’s time to learn to be resourceful and fix things and improvise again.
Garage sales are great places to find good slightly or never used things. If we could just et over our *Gotta have the latest and greatest* fetish.
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Check out # 129 and # 137.
Both posts should have a black border; it's *that* serious.
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