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Quoted from Tkaye:Events are dropping like flies...
Concert cancellations (Pearl Jam, Madonna)
and now sporting events will play without fans...Golden State game after San Fransisco's 1,000 person maximum declaration and now the NCAA follows suit for the basketball tournaments to be played without fans. My guess is the Euro Cup and all North American based professional sports events are next...
It is affecting F1 auto racing as well...
Quoted from Wickerman2:I think they requested covid testing and were denied and in the interim it spread. All this shit is the tests. South Korea has 200,000 tests for fuksake.
Your numbers are correct, but the wording is wrong.
South Korea has TESTED more than 200,000 people. The US has only tested 7,000.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/asia/south-korea-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html
Don’t worry...our government has said it has Millions of tests on the way. Just hold your breath until then. 
Quoted from loneacer:Maybe the powers that be secretly want 3-4% of the population to die?
Well, when it is the people who are collecting SS in the US that are most at risk, they might be thinking it will help the failing SS program. 
Quoted from Wickerman2:Thanks. I’m flabbergasted that even this has to be a red vs blue Team War! For Christsakes ALL Grannies are in danger, not just certain ones.
Oh and get this, in South Korea the test are free. And if they have tested 200,000 people that means their government was prepared and had thousands on hand when the outbreak occurred.
Quoted from loneacer:A couple weeks of lost economic activity sure beats massive wealth destruction that takes years to recover from.
Exactly! But now that Wall Street has been affected, it is guaranteed they will have to step things up.
I just heard that Jared has been brought into this. So nothing more to worry about. He has settled the Middle East problems single-handedly.
Quoted from tp:I'm going in[quoted image]
Be safe! I used to practice NBC drills and have had similar experiences.
Some people want to blame the media and in some cases I can agree with them. People have to learn to get their news from more than one media outlet. This will also explain why people are on opposite sides of the fence with their views.
Here is the hypocrisy of just one news media outlet. This is NOT a political video. Believe it or not, as one famous person used to say.
Quoted from Honch:Unfortunately you just wont get through to some of these people. Theyll be the ones in the ICU struggling to say, "but it's just a cold" as they take they're last breathe
You might as well just spend the rest of your night explaining exponential vectors to your pets. At least they could pretend to understand.
Sounds like you are describing my 85 yo father. He has several health related conditions and says the doctors are just after his money and are a bunch of quacks. Now take me home, he says. I love him. But his views of the world are a bit skewed if you ask me.
Oh and my pets could debate exponential vectors with you! That made me laugh.
Just heard the president say that domestic travel restrictions might be next.
It’s from The Weather Channel, so might be more media hype.
Quoted from mcluvin:Can I still fly to Korea?
If you feel like you want to get tested, sure! Oh and their government will pay for it. No copay.
Supreme Court, White House and The Capital Building are now closed to visitors. But all is fine and Beautiful!
75,000 of the tests have now been made according to the CDC. So much for the million promised. Some people talk like they are trying to sell a Ponzi scheme. No, no...don’t listen to that guy. He works for a media organization. Listen to me.
Quoted from Zablon:Deleted post
Well, since you brought it up. Some people are already speculating that the reason there is no travel ban to the UK and Ireland is because someone owns golf courses there.
Just saw on the news that Italy has 34 hospital beds per 10,000 people and the US has 29 per 10,000. Italy supposedly has more beds and doctors per capita than the US and they are currently overwhelmed. More bad news.
Interesting article on why people are buying TP.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/heres-why-people-are-panic-buying-and-stockpiling-toilet-paper.html
Quoted from Honch:I'm really surprised that Trump and the Congress arent taking more precautions to protect themselves.
I think nature is trying to help drain the swamp that is currently overflowing.
Markets up 9% today. That’s progress towards people feeling better about this situation.
Hopefully, if the markets keep going up and they can slow down the spread, people will start wondering what are they doing with all this TP and hand sanitizer.
Quoted from Atari_Daze:I always feel like I'm watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High
"Now three, act like wherever you are, that’s the place to be. “Isn’t this great?”
“No shirts, No shoes...No Dice!”
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I don’t know. Damone can get us Earth Wind and Fire tickets.
What’s spicoli’s platform?
Brad: Why don't you get a job Spicoli?
Spicoli: What for?
Brad: You need money.
Spicoli: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
He is not interested in selling out the American People to the corporations.
And Eightball88 beat me to my post.
I have a prediction to make...in 9-12 months there will be a small baby boom from all the quarantined couples. 
Quoted from arcademojo:It will take longer then that with all the people that are in denial.
Schools are closed but all the kids are out having meetups at the malls, bowling alley and other places. We just just had 3 people confirmed positive in the next county over and seems like most the people don't care.
My GF’s teenagers will be completing homework online so school does not really end for them even though school was shut down for 3 weeks I believe.
First week us spring vacation and the other two, online work.
Well, I am now in the camp of the “have people lost their minds”. Went to the store this evening to buy some things and the shelves are all half empty. Pictures were one thing, seeing it is different.
My GF had an idea of why so much laundry detergent is being purchased. She thought that when the girls run out of TP, they can use rags, wash them and reuse the rags. LOL
Quoted from stumptown:Yeah I really hope it leads to a sea change in attitudes toward remote work. It's ridiculous how many fully digital jobs still require a daily office presence as a matter of course. While the impetus for it is obviously terrible, it will be very good for managers to be forced to see that remote workforces don't mean the end of the world, and for all of their employees to get a taste of the benefits of remote work. Even sporadic remote work can be a big quality of life boost and grants people a lot more flexibility to work around life events. Like you say, it also has hugely beneficial society wide knock on effects if everyone does it.
My company loves remote workers. Less office space to lease, own and maintain. Lowers overhead costs.
I am also being bombarded by emails from businesses that have my email address. All telling me they are taking precautions. Car dealerships, Best Buy, Comcast, etc. That at least is encouraging. They are being proactive.
Quoted from PanzerFreak:Time to stock up and bury it in your backyard!
The rodents of the world would love it if you did! More bedding!
Quoted from Wickerman2:Cruise industry probably getting killed from this: coastal/port areas maybe government contracts for cruise ships to use as quarantine zones? They are already floating death traps, why not put medical people on there and make it their purpose?
Stop trying to makes sense and come up with good ideas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_ship
https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/health/usns-comfort-hospital-ship/index.html
The real question should be...why aren’t they already doing this with the ones that already exist?
Your idea is so 17th century! That would be like learning from history!
Quoted from LukyDuck:Stop trying to makes sense and come up with good ideas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_ship
https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/09/health/usns-comfort-hospital-ship/index.html
The real question should be...why aren’t they already doing this with the ones that already exist?
Your idea is so 17th century! That would be like learning from history!
Oh I know why, it might lead to mass panic and hysteria!
“It’s not price gouging, it’s a public service!” Their response, not mine.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-tennessee-brothers-sanitizer
Quoted from o-din:I suppose every piece of mail that is dropped off at your house is a potential carrier, along with the usual suspects money and credit card terminals.
Not my mail. It sits in the mailbox for a week before I throw it in the trash. It’s all junk. I could let it sit there for weeks. Might just do that now.
Quoted from o-din:I'm not so lucky. Mine comes thru a slot in the front door on days the carrier is feeling ambitious. Other days he just throws it on the front porch.
Lol, tell them you are on vacation and put a hold on it or put a slot in the top of a trash can and label it your mailbox. Lol
Quoted from Wickerman2:Probably referring to incomplete code
Well that is ridiculous in my opinion. I never bought something with code less than 1.0. Even the DOS floppy I have in the basement is 1.3 or something.
I suspect there will be quit a few politicians not getting re-elected in the future. He decided to go out to dinner with his family and then tweet about it.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/15/politics/oklahoma-governor-deleted-tweet-coronavirus/index.html
Oh and now he declares an emergency.
Quoted from SilverballSleuth:Hoping against a full fledged quarantine. Maybe a curfew or something.
No quarantine
If people keep ignoring the recommendations, then we could end up like Italy. What some people do not understand is that by ignoring the recommendations, you are in essence asking to be placed in a curfew or quarantine. You are making things worse, not better. If you have ever been in the military or on a team, then you should understand this concept.
Keep doing what you want. If things get worse, then you only have yourself to blame when they start shutting down businesses, put curfews in place and then government forced quarantines. You are the one who is putting your friends and neighbors out of work.
Why not just be a part of a team instead of bucking the recommendations. How hard is it for you to stay away from other people for a few days? SMH
Quoted from cottonm4:When I was a kid growing up, there used to be these old men that wore a copper ring bracelet because the copper was supposed to chase arthritis away. I imagine those old farts got their information from the same book of fantasies you must be thinking about.
Silver is better! Copper is so 90’s.
Quoted from cottonm4:"Most airlines could be bankrupt by May. Governments will have to help"
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/business/airlines-bailouts/index.html
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So, last go around, the banks got bailed out, but it was their own fault.
The airlines are getting hammered through no fault of their own. Bail them out? Or not? It will be expensive, but letting the airlines go bankrupt Chapter 7 style is probably not wise, even though it can be considered a socialist measure.
I am curious to what term the government ends up calling it. They hate using bail-out now.
Quoted from Wickerman2:Well, in terms of my pinside response to this crisis, I’d give myself a 10. Not to brag, but I’ve been perfect. Moderators may not agree but it’s a 10.
And it’s been a beautiful thing to watch! It’s the others guys that are at fault.
For those that think this is not a big deal, I suggest you do a little more reading...
Estimating Risk for Death from 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, China, January–February 2020 - Author affiliations: Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K. Mizumoto, G. Chowell); Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (K. Mizumoto)
"In conclusion, our estimates of the risk for death from COVID-19 in China as of February 11, 2020, were as high as 12% in the epicenter of the epidemic and as low as ≈1% in the less severely affected areas in China. Because the risk for death from COVID-19 is probably associated with a breakdown of the healthcare system in the absence of pharmaceutical interventions (i.e., vaccination and antiviral drugs), enhanced public health interventions (including social distancing measures, quarantine, enhanced infection control in healthcare settings, and movement restrictions), as well as enhanced hygienic measures in the general population and an increase in healthcare system capacity, should be implemented to rapidly contain the epidemic."
Quoted from Wickerman2:Forgot about that hospital ship...where’s that thing now?
King County WA bought a motel for quarantine space...US gov should buy up a few cruise ships.
Looks like they they are finally getting ready to use it...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-prepares-hospital-ships-for-deployment-11584471429
Quoted from Kiwipinhead:But the US has the best health care system in the world
Depends on what you believe...
Countries With the Most Well-Developed Public Health Care Systems
Canada
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Australia
Netherlands
Switzerland
#15 US
Quoted from CrazyLevi:I think he’s more like a used car salesman than a game show host now. Or maybe Ron poppeil.
When he talks I think I’m trapped in an infomercial.
I learned as a child is that ANYONE can become president. I now have proof that those teachers were correct.
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:Democrats wanted to tank the economy and make health care the main election topic. I’m doing so, they created widespread panic by exaggerating the threat. Well....it’s gonna backfire on them.
You got it. One big plot with Hollywood, the media, China and the rest of the world to dethrone someone. Who told you about it? It’s supposed to be kept a secret.
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:Anyone .... except gay apples. Mayor Pete was the sanest candidate and look what the open minded democrats did to him.
It’s not a happy apple but a logo from an old company!
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:Yup....where are the moderators. I’ll take one for the team if it shuts up LickyDick, the gay Apple.
Okay, I will stop! Elbow bump instead of a handshake?
Quoted from Blitzburgh99:Let’s start with a toe tap and see how that goes first! Lol. I’ll stop too
Works for me. Just be aware that I have athlete’s foot!
Quoted from cottonm4:I wish I could show the video that is on youtube. Comedian Bill Maher is interviewing some senator. At one point the senator says you don't have to take an IQ test to be a senator. And then he realized what he said and his smile turned into a frown.
Lol, that sounds familiar like I have heard/read it before.
I always like this quote
“Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?”
― Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Quoted from DBLM:You are just ripping off my gifs. I have two more in the gif annex thread.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-other-pinside-gif-thread/page/11#post-5534375
My GF thought the girl in the pink was the sexiest!
Interesting read...
They Went Off the Grid. They Came Back to the Coronavirus.
25 days rafting through the Grand Canyon meant no access to the news — and a new reality when the trip ended.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-news.html
Quoted from cottonm4:Mexico
Total cases = 82
New cases today = +29
Deaths. = 0
That's a fairly good record.
I don’t know if I should post my first thoughts concerning your post! LOL
This is the first wave of this virus. I hope there isn’t a second come fall.
During the Spanish flu epidemic, it was the second wave that was far deadlier. I am not saying it will be this bad. But are people going to become complacent just in time for a potential second wave hits? Will there be any type of vaccine by then? I don’t think enough people are taking this seriously enough now.
Quote from the History Channel...
“ After subsiding over the summer, a second, even more powerful wave of influenza swept across the United States after two sailors in Boston contracted the illness. The flu quickly reached nearby military installations such as Camp Devens before spreading to civilian populations across the country.
Working 16 hours a day, Grist saw patients who arrived with coughs, sore throats and high fevers “very rapidly develop the most viscous type of pneumonia that has ever been seen.” Within hours, mahogany spots dotted soldiers’ cheeks before their faces turned such a dark shade of blue or purple from a lack of oxygen in their blood that Grist reported it became “hard to distinguish the colored men from the white.” Patients bled from their noses and ears, gasped for air as fluid filled their lungs and eventually suffocated from their own mucus and blood.”
I am not promoting doom and gloom. It happened once and could happen again IF people become complacent and no vaccine has yet been developed.
Just remember...just like there will always be another recession someday, there will be another deadly pandemic someday also. Will we be prepared?
More evidence of younger people ending up in the hospital.
Might or might not be behind the pay wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/health/coronavirus-young-people.html
The report, issued Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that — as in other countries — the oldest patients had the greatest likelihood of dying and of being hospitalized. But of the 508 patients known to have been hospitalized, 38 percent were notably younger — between 20 and 54. And nearly half of the 121 patients who were admitted to intensive care units were adults under 65, the C.D.C. reported.
“I think everyone should be paying attention to this,” said Stephen S. Morse, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. “It’s not just going to be the elderly. There will be people age 20 and up. They do have to be careful, even if they think that they’re young and healthy.”
If some states continue to drag their feet, does anyone think surrounding states might start shutting down boarders with those states? We are starting to do it from country to country. Why not state lines?
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/19/texas-coronavirus-response-136061?cid=apn
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