Posted on 03/11/2020 8:06:12 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
Time to stay calm and continue on....
Yesterday's thread is here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3823193/posts
oops...Fred is vulnerable to the virus
Howie
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Fred has had TWO heart surgeries in past. Do we know his illness is related to Virus or jumping the gun again??
Schiffmann said he was concerned about the spread of misinformation, such as the unproved theory that the virus is seasonal and will soon disappear, and blamed the media for causing unnecessary panic.
“People should have preparedness plans and stock up in advance instead of going on panicked Costco runs now,” he said.
BALI, INDONESIA
Dr Yurianto refused to reveal even the location of the other 33 confirmed patients, except for a small cluster of cases in Jakarta. ...
The government has confirmed that three are foreigners but won’t reveal their nationalities, nor will it say where they are being treated, apparently for fear of sparking panic or discrimination against certain nationalities.
Amen!
Aerosol transmission about to be officially acknowledged.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3823782/posts
Time to strap in.
I read that article, and basically said “Oh sh—.”
I wonder if the difference between mild and severe cases is that for some reason, in most healthy people the virus doesn’t really do well in the lower lung, but is still highly infectious - something like a typical “common cold” but without severe nasal congestion and sore throat. In less healthy people, or those with weak immune systems, elderly, etc., maybe COVID-19 for some reason finds the lower lung area the weak spot - with a vengeance.
Now, this is HIGHLY anecdotal experience, but in my own case I’ve noticed that as I got past 60 or so, I’ve tended to not get those wicked head colds I used to. (They really ramped up on me during several years when monthly air travel for my employer and other factors increased my exposures.) But, now the colds are mild initially - very slight head cold symptoms - and transition right into my lungs and stay for a month or two. These chest colds are not “severe”, tho’ they can slow me down somewhat, and I don’t seem to transmit them to my wife or daughter.
I figure this could be different viruses running around as time goes by, or, my response to the same virus or viruses has “evolved”.
Thanks for all of the Lookner updates.
What a day.
Thanks for posting—we were ahead of the game on this one as well...
Here on the East Coast it is tomorrow. :-)
Cool kid, is he not?
Thought you guys would like his story and web page.
CME to close down at the end of this week—will the NYSE be far behind?:
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/cme-close-chicago-trading-floor-friday-13th
That’s soo messed up. Please tell me he wasn’t feeling sick when he did that.
Silicon Valley is locking down. You’ll see more in Alameda County (bedroom communities)
Lookner—big PGA event—Players Championship—men—in Florida—main event starts tomorrow—thousands of spectators still on...
amazing kid. I forsee a future for him at Lawrence Livermore if Israel doesn’t scoop him up first.
https://twitter.com/DanWeiner/status/1237909108071809030
SportsCenter
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reports that the Thunder-Jazz game was seconds away from tipping off when the Thunder’s head medical staffer sprinted onto the floor to talk to referees in Oklahoma City.
At that point, players and staff were sent back to their respective locker rooms.
;-)
(Joel Osteen’s) Lakewood Church suspends in-person services (Houston)
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