Posted on 03/10/2020 5:22:41 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
Continuation of the thread.
Please use this thread to consolidate the discussion and stories.
Thanks for the update!
LooknerMGM Las Vegas cancels buffets.
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Finally!!
Eeew.
I wonder what % Vegas biz is down.
We keep getting a LOT of freebie offers/specials.
Was there a server or hotel concierge that was infected? Someone in housekeeping?
"Me infect you long time."
That is my option 4—let it ride and wait for herd immunity...
Of course, there may be just a few riots... :-)
I wuz saying the same to Mr. BP. Time to spring clean the deep freeze
Norway reported 133 new cases of coronavirus today, raising the country’s total to 360
LOL.
Yikes.
GEORGIA
The city of South Fulton announced overnight that three firefighters are quarantined to their homes after coming into contact with the coronavirus-infected teacher who prompted Fulton County district schools to close Tuesday.
The citys communications staff sent a 1:15 a.m. news release saying Fire Station 15 on Cedar Grove Road was closing and the undisclosed number of firefighters would be quarantined 14
"Drain the swamp."
If they want to go for option 4 they should ignore the disease—they are unwilling to seriously flatten the curve—just ignore it.
This is one time faking it won’t work in the real world.
:-(
Just remember, some vintages of George T Stagg bourbon can be used as disinfectant in case of emergency. As for me, if it's my last resort, I'll drink it and let the chips fall where they may...
Is there a link for this tweet?
You’re about right there.
Their aim is to slow the growth so the healthcare system isn’t overloaded, and treat the most vulnerable.
It’s possible they can succeed. Possible they won’t.
Hoping they know more and better than we do, but hard to do.
“I think they decided almost everyone is going to get it sometime as its so contagious and the nation will be better off if the virus burns through with a minimum of containment. Thats the only logical conclusion.”
It’s interesting that China had that same choice, but when they saw the effects of it being uncontrolled, it was too much even for them - and so they moved to stop it.
So your ‘burn-out’ theory may well be right, but will is our government ready for the human-misery fallout - China wasn’t, and apparently that’s the case of every other country (except maybe Iran).
go find some real numbers
The probability of a killer car accident is higher.
The probability of real flu is greater
That’s what I did, with our chest freezer.
It’s like a tetris puzzle....but, I know where everything is.
It’ll start because of stuff like this.....
National Guard deployed to NY community with nations largest cluster of coronavirus
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3823341/posts
I take photos as I reload ours...so we know what’s on each layer.
I’m pulling out everything that can be dehydrated...and dehydrating up a storm.
Blueberries, frozen veg, you name it.
NBC News has a pretty good US map showing which states have cases and how many each has. It is not updated frequently, however.
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