The official Coronavirus containment thread

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#18050 3 years ago

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Mizzou0103

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Quoted from adborto:
I’ve had my guard up, but have been letting it down recently. I wear a mask everywhere and have sanitizer my truck. Lots of takeout and socially distanced gatherings. I did go to a bar with my friends last week and of course we all were hanging out without our masks on. The next morning I thought to myself, what was the point of that? I just spent every day for the past few months being extra cautious. I suppose the point is that it is easy to let your guard down. I’m back to being overly cautious again, but it was a breath of fresh air to see my friends. There really is something to the mental well-being argument to all of this.

Totally get the need for interaction. I wish the government would do more to open up outdoor spaces for bars and restaurants to use. It’s so much safer than keeping restaurants and bars open for indoor dining. If you’re so inclined, there’s a Federal bill to help out small restaurants that helps them pay employees and convert their spaces to more outdoor dining.

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#18051 3 years ago

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RTR

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Quoted from swampfire:
Good article here, I totally recognize myself in it. In March, I was sanitizing anything that came into the house. By August, I’m going into restaurants, and going into stores to buy things I definitely don’t need. The mask and distancing are just muscle memory now. I still eat outside if it’s an option, but I don’t worry about sitting down in a booth in my favorite Cuban place if it’s not too crowded.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-risks-stop-seeming-so-scary/2020/08/21/09c286c4-cc49-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html

Enjoyed the article. Without chronic risk desensitization I guess the wildebeests would never cross the river. Works out great most of the time!

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#18052 3 years ago

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Daditude

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#18054 3 years ago

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Luckydogg420

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Who had asteroid for November on their 2020 bingo card?

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#18055 3 years ago

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JohnnyPinball007

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New Covid Test

A new and easy self-test for Covid-19 is doing the rounds and it's simple, quick and positive (or negative if you see what I mean).

Take a glass and pour a decent amount of your favorite scotch or bourbon into it; then see if you can smell it. If you can, then you are halfway there.

Then drink it. If you can taste it then it is reasonable to assume you are currently free of the virus because the loss of the sense of smell and taste is a common symptom.

I tested myself 7 times last night and was virus free every time thank goodness.

I will have to test myself again today because I have developed a throbbing headache which can also be one of the symptoms.

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#18056 3 years ago

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BillySastard

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#18057 3 years ago

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cottonm4

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I never thought that senior airline pilots might be considered as a new source of cheap labor but times are changing.

"Airline pilots are worried about their jobs. So some are learning to fly drones"

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/business/drone-pilots-gig-economy/index.html

(More gig economy on the horizon. )

Aquiline Drones, a Connecticut-based startup, wants to create a gig economy for drone operators, pledging to roll out a simple smartphone app about two months from now that allows anyone with a license to take on short-term jobs, from capturing aerial footage at a wedding to snapping pictures of bridges and roadways for a public works department.

This is the best part: " As part of the program, Aquiline will walk students through the Federal Aviation Administration's licensing process and even set licensed students up with their own LLC, the option to finance a $4,000 drone and insurance at an $1,500 annual rate directly through Aquiline.
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These gig working drone pilots will be humping like storm chasers to see who can get there first.

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#18058 3 years ago

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cottonm4

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Social distancing American Airlines style. At least Delta has pledged to keep its middle seat empty and save a seat for Levi

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/08/21/airplane-mask-fight-moos-pkg-vpx.cnn

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#18059 3 years ago

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cdnpinbacon

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More bad news..the arctic ice is melting fast and starting to have effects on the jet-stream. Now
new jet Streams in the northern hemisphere are starting to lock in permanent active weather patterns Around the word. drought, floods, wildfires, mostlyThe recent greenland ice Shelf melt is a prime example and constant flooding in Venice another. Massive hail damage in Alberta and
BC Canada battling big fires now.

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#18060 3 years ago

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OLDPINGUY

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Quoted from cdnpinbacon:
More bad news..the arctic ice is melting fast and starting to have effects on the jet-stream. Now
new jet Streams in the northern hemisphere are starting to lock in permanent active weather patterns Around the word. drought, floods, wildfires, mostlyThe recent greenland ice Shelf melt is a prime example and constant flooding in Venice another. Massive hail damage in Alberta and
BC Canada battling big fires now.

One big part of all of this is changes in the Drake Passage.
Herss just one read:
https://projects.noc.ac.uk/drake-passage/

It is sensitive enough, to have an effect on much of our weather.....

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#18061 3 years ago

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Who-Dey

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Quoted from cdnpinbacon:
More bad news..the arctic ice is melting fast and starting to have effects on the jet-stream. Now
new jet Streams in the northern hemisphere are starting to lock in permanent active weather patterns Around the word. drought, floods, wildfires, mostlyThe recent greenland ice Shelf melt is a prime example and constant flooding in Venice another. Massive hail damage in Alberta and
BC Canada battling big fires now.

We're all going to die, better play all the pinball we can before it's too late! An Asteroid is gonna wipe out the earth on November 2nd also!

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#18062 3 years ago

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cottonm4

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Quoted from cdnpinbacon:
More bad news..the arctic ice is melting fast and starting to have effects on the jet-stream. Now
new jet Streams in the northern hemisphere are starting to lock in permanent active weather patterns Around the word. drought, floods, wildfires, mostlyThe recent greenland ice Shelf melt is a prime example and constant flooding in Venice another. Massive hail damage in Alberta and
BC Canada battling big fires now.

My sister-in-law is 81 years old now. She believes in her religion but she does not believe global warming is happening. She thinks it is a hoax.

I can tell her that some South Pacific islands are sinking into the ocean and she will buy that; but ocean water levels rising because of global warming? No way. It can't happen.

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#18063 3 years ago

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