Stay open.. people will be looking for things to do until they forbid local travel. Then move to a state that doesn't practice as much idiocy. I wish I could go just pick up the virus and process it. Many of us may have already. There is absolutely zero reason to believe any of the gov's pseudo-science and stats. The first "Montana Presumptive Positive" was a woman who had been out of the state since November and never back.

It's 100% bullshit and nothing more than a "stronger than average" common cold virus. Corona viruses are common and prevalent. There is really nothing to fear if you are under 60 and in good health. In July, we are going to be laughing at the fools just like the Y2K nonsense most of us remember.

I think if the shutdowns aren't mandatory, arcades will be busy. I can't believe how people are falling for all this nonsense. I thought people learned a little from 911. I guess it's more fun to act emotionally than to honestly assess reality.

Take your panic with you. Are you asking for a bailout already? Boomer..

Your deference to authority was never addressed in technical coursework. It's the common cold, duh, it doesn't even affect kids. But all your hysteria should make for some large government pork and a pile of draconian rules that help no one and in fact kill more than the virus due to financial/family strain of lost income. I'm sorry I offended any of you gullible news consumers.

How many months will you do that?

Eh, you aren't as helpful as you think. If you couldn't prescribe scips for opioids and anti-biotics, you'd be out of business. Do you personally know a single healthy person under 60 this virus has killed? No.

He doesn't see the "smash Trump's economy" aspect of this whole ruse. Doctors are the most gullible people because they believe they are so smart.

Do you have 2 pinside ID's? I don't remember addressing you.

Have you signed up for the vaccine trials? What could go wrong?

No. they have a monopoly on the distribution of life saving drugs and equipment. It's really their only claim to authority. Webmd is better than most drunken physicians. Honest people will agree.

My bad. I had you confused for the fear-mongering physician. I sometimes lose my place in a comment storm. You see, I too am a a mighty engineer (as I've been reminded). The only thing ANYONE knows is that the .gov's of the world are filthy liars. Why would anyone trust anything confirmed and repeating liars say? Is the WHO your mommy?

And some say, "I reject your authority, lying trash! Presumptive positive isn't even a thing. Where are all the dead people besides the Chinese dissidents that were all incinerated immediately?"

Pfffttt... property of the crown. Your queen momma ran away to leave you with the plague.. Seem familiar? No one cares your 'affluenzed' boss picked up a bad cold in a bath house. He's probably lying for insurance money, anyway. He'll be back to humiliating you in no time.

This is a great deal for anyone who is carrying debt at high rates. If you can't reduce your monthly nut, it's probably better to pass. I saw there are new orders forbidding foreclosure for a few months. I don't know what that will do. And NorthernDude, Business interruption insurance only kicks in after a claimable event. I was told this today by my agent. I have it.

Only kicks in with a claimable event. I checked my small business policy and I had it. The agent burst my bubble.

I'm glad you know the motivations of everyone whom rules over you. For me, I believe a lot of people want exactly what is going on.. a complete shutdown of the economy. The bankers needed it because the banks failed over the last week (as evidenced by the over-prescribed discount window activity) and the never-trumpers see it as an attack vector (as evidenced by the attacks when the incoming flights from China were banned and constant focus on the COVID-19 test fairy's absence).

Now this isn't a political post. It's a response to naivety.

You know this has been a contrived retort to uncomfortable truths since Johnson/Bush assassinated JFK. I guess it still works for a few.

Don't worry, Corona sniffles or not, America is turning back on come Easter.

It's going to be up to the individual governors who gets to turn on and who is "locked down". I'm expecting Easter Sunday will end the Montana quarantine measures. Schools probably stay closed and zoom makes a fortune. Testing for anti-bodies will tell the tale. But testing for the virus doesn't do jack at this time.

A bigger question to me is how you all can be terrorized or comforted by the lies spewed by confirmed liars? I mean the politicians, AMA, CDC, WHO, China, Italy, Iran et al as reported by the clearly biased media. There is a lot of nonsense and misleading going on from those y'all seem to trust much more than your own instinct. Does anyone know someone 1st hand who has succumbed that wasn't high risk? I'm waiting to sadly hear some anecdotals from personal contacts before I'm believing into the hype. Some states will be back rolling by Mid april and if everything is still stopped come June, we'll have greater social problems to contend with than a dry cough with a low-grade fever.

It just so happens my MIL was a Polish Holocaust survivor. So I know the myths behind that spell, too. I also know people crippled by polio and quite a few guys that were in both theaters of WWII. There were and are lots of spells about those events, too.

"3 Days of Darkness" may soon be upon us. This thing might be over a lot sooner than most think. Watch a few videos tagged #filmyourhospital on FB, Twitter or Instagram. You might be surprised.

Well at least the vaccination/health certificate/return to work/travel document programs will be administered much better. Welcome to your new personal/private/public partnership. BTW, has anyone realized they are signing financial agreements with 'undisclosed' terms?

Guidance given by Montana governor Steve Bullock regarding "gaming" machines:

Restaurants and Bars may open to 50% normal occupancy.
No sitting at bars.
6' between parties of no more than 10 at tables.
7.5' between gaming machines on center.
Sanitize machines between patrons.

This starts May 4 and may be overruled by local health departments. Just an FYI for those who are interested.

That would be true if the tripe we see on TV is true. Luckily it's not.

Sickies and old farts stay home. If you don't like it, f. off. My rights don't end where your fears begin.

How is Sweden doing as opposed to Norway? So simple.

#FAKENEWS was invented not long before then. Most people didn't even have running water at that time. WAPO, Howard Markel is no source to be respected. Take a look at the last 3 flu seasons:

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No, but even those who do have to admit that this flu season is well within one standard deviation of ILI mortality.

They got flu vaccine. I never heard that flu is no longer a health issue. Maybe I missed it. I know that flu vaccine is "safe and effective", yet the flu seasons just keep getting worse. I sadly wait to see you cock-sure guinea pigs suffer the consequences of shoving an experiment into your bloodstream. But don't worry. Billy Gates is to be trusted. He doesn't have any degree at all, but you anxiously await his solution and trust his medical advice. Accelerate the darwinism!