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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 1, 2020 22:26:58 GMT -5
I'm really getting interested in this whole thing. Like, how long is your window of patience with this? How long are you personally gonna be willing to postpone your entire existence? Especially if you personally arent high risk for death? How long are the powerhouse companies gonna allow themselves to sacrifice their money? How long before ing chaos breaks loose? My bet is sometime this summer. Stay strapped folks. I hope that's a reference to something other than guns, because that is something that has the potential to make this pandemic even worse. When I see pics and hear reports of civilians buying up large amounts of guns, it's a sure sign that there will be unnecessary loss of life.
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Post by Tim of thee on Apr 1, 2020 22:47:29 GMT -5
I'm really getting interested in this whole thing. Like, how long is your window of patience with this? How long are you personally gonna be willing to postpone your entire existence? Especially if you personally arent high risk for death? How long are the powerhouse companies gonna allow themselves to sacrifice their money? How long before ing chaos breaks loose? My bet is sometime this summer. Stay strapped folks. I hope that's a reference to something other than guns, because that is something that has the potential to make this pandemic even worse. When I see pics and hear reports of civilians buying up large amounts of guns, it's a sure sign that there will be unnecessary loss of life. No it doesn’t.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 2, 2020 0:00:15 GMT -5
I hope that's a reference to something other than guns, because that is something that has the potential to make this pandemic even worse. When I see pics and hear reports of civilians buying up large amounts of guns, it's a sure sign that there will be unnecessary loss of life. No it doesn’t. The last thing this volatile situation needs is anxiety-ridden, sometimes panicked, people loading up on weapons. We need calm, a sense of community, and sound decision-making right now. We don't need people making preparations to turn on one another. If you've got a gun at home for the worst possible situation, that makes sense, but people building their own arsenals is something that the government shouldn't allow, especially right now.
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Post by Tim of thee on Apr 2, 2020 1:44:05 GMT -5
The last thing this volatile situation needs is anxiety-ridden, sometimes panicked, people loading up on weapons. We need calm, a sense of community, and sound decision-making right now. We don't need people making preparations to turn on one another. If you've got a gun at home for the worst possible situation, that makes sense, but people building their own arsenals is something that the government shouldn't allow, especially right now. I totally agree with everything except the last part.
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Post by Nivro™ on Apr 2, 2020 3:46:56 GMT -5
If people are buying or even stocking piling guns & ammo its to protect themselves, their homes & family should things get to the point of no return, not to go into Walmart and start dropping bodies for a jumbo pack of Charmin. Common ing sense here. Will there be people take it to the extreme? Of course...but lets not act like there isnt people pushing over the elderly right now to get to things like paper towels and TP. As far as staying home, as long as Im getting paid Ill stay at home as long as they will let me. Unfortunately this is just my vacation (since I was due to go to Wrestlemania) and Im considered "E Sent Shul" so come Monday morning Ill be right back at work...high risk & all.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Apr 2, 2020 10:46:10 GMT -5
The last thing this volatile situation needs is anxiety-ridden, sometimes panicked, people loading up on weapons. We need calm, a sense of community, and sound decision-making right now. We don't need people making preparations to turn on one another. If you've got a gun at home for the worst possible situation, that makes sense, but people building their own arsenals is something that the government shouldn't allow, especially right now. I'm just sayin...if things dont get better fairly soon, then they will get worse. Buy a gun. Train yourself with it. Be ready to use it. It very well may come down to you or them.
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Apr 2, 2020 12:08:17 GMT -5
Not meaning to further turn this thread into a gun thing, but an ad I just saw was selling a shirt talking about " when guns get outlawed, I'll become an outlaw".
I reported it as inappropriate lol
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 2, 2020 14:47:18 GMT -5
The last thing this volatile situation needs is anxiety-ridden, sometimes panicked, people loading up on weapons. We need calm, a sense of community, and sound decision-making right now. We don't need people making preparations to turn on one another. If you've got a gun at home for the worst possible situation, that makes sense, but people building their own arsenals is something that the government shouldn't allow, especially right now. I'm just sayin...if things dont get better fairly soon, then they will get worse. Buy a gun. Train yourself with it. Be ready to use it. It very well may come down to you or them. When I hear the the US government has collapsed, then, and only then, would I entertain such needlessly apocalyptic thinking. Right now, that $500 for a handgun would be of much greater use in buying surgical masks, meals for disadvantaged people,a donation to research the virus, or cleaning supplies. If we devolve into a me vs the world outlook, this will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Focus on our common enemy.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Apr 2, 2020 14:56:31 GMT -5
I'm just sayin...if things dont get better fairly soon, then they will get worse. Buy a gun. Train yourself with it. Be ready to use it. It very well may come down to you or them. When I hear the the US government has collapsed, then, and only then, would I entertain such needlessly apocalyptic thinking. Right now, that $500 for a handgun would be of much greater use in buying surgical masks, meals for disadvantaged people,a donation to research the virus, or cleaning supplies. If we devolve into an me vs the world outlook, this will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Focus on our common enemy. We will have to agree to disagree. My family and its safety has to come before any and all strangers. If I was rich , sure, I'd help. But you know who has plenty of money to find masks, supplies and a cure? The government.
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Post by Kill Em' All on Apr 2, 2020 16:03:43 GMT -5
I hate these Martial Law theories. Because a Bavarian cult society called the Illuminati has outlasted not only the crazy advances in German history since the Napoleonic Era it has infected all world governments and yet to be exposed in it's almost 250 years. And this society has guided the world and groomed it for a one world government with a controlled plan that it could of foreseen 250 years ago. And that it's created the United Nations and will use it's soldier to invade the world and USA. When it's soldiers are not even capable to police warring African lands. As well as it's soldiers are more so donations or Expeditionary forces. And that Local Law Enforcement, Fema/Homeland Security, State Law Enforcement, and Various military components are going to put us in camps and kill us. While also taking on the greatest armed population in the world. And those in the Military and Law Enforcement clearly know what they're doing and willingly will comply. I am in utter shock people believe this.
If anything I fear the conduct of others if Martial Law is declared if things gets x50 times worse for it to even be declared. I would stock pile guns in case of that, not over the government. The looters, and rioting will warrant a firearm build up at my house.
Personally, I think one way or another things will be forced to be better by June.
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Post by Valbroski on Apr 2, 2020 17:10:17 GMT -5
This pandemic needs to off.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Apr 2, 2020 17:24:49 GMT -5
This pandemic needs to off. If it were only that easy.
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Post by Darkhawk on Apr 2, 2020 19:18:55 GMT -5
The only way I see this ending is if they find a cure/vaccine for it or if everyone gets the virus regardless of age and those who survive move on.
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Post by bWo on Apr 2, 2020 20:10:41 GMT -5
I work in the steel industry. We've been deemed "essential" because we sell and make things for hospitals and grocery stores. We got a report about COVID only lasting about 4 hours on copper surfaces. It can live on stainless steel and plastic for up to 3 days. 1 day on cardboard. Copper is definitely an advantage. It's expensive though and quite frankly I have no idea how you could re-fit hospitals with it.
We had a goof last week call and ask if he could come in and look at some aluminium tubing because he wanted to make a badminton net for a party. I told him we're not open to the public and won't be let in. I'd like to put people like that in an H-32A.
I don't know how I think this will play out. I kind of think it may just kill as many people as it can until we find a way to fight it. I think the number of people dying and getting infected (with visible signs) will go down only when the Virus has killed off everyone vulnerable.
People getting infected but not having symptoms may be the norm until a cure/vaccine is developed. Even if you're sick with something contagious, I don't know if you're really contagious in a room full of people who are all already sick. There's nothing you have that they don't have, and if nobody is showing symptoms, would anyone even know they or you were sick?
People will age. Immunities will be compromised, and people will continue to die as a result of this. Not in the numbers we're seeing now (and going to see) though because people with higher levels of vulnerability will already have died.
Bleak much? F*ck. Time for a toke.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Apr 2, 2020 21:01:06 GMT -5
Until another sport franchise owner steps up in the name of humanity in our time of need like Robert Kraft did,. Then there isn’t any other team to route for ever imo.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 3, 2020 5:25:01 GMT -5
When I hear the the US government has collapsed, then, and only then, would I entertain such needlessly apocalyptic thinking. Right now, that $500 for a handgun would be of much greater use in buying surgical masks, meals for disadvantaged people,a donation to research the virus, or cleaning supplies. If we devolve into an me vs the world outlook, this will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Focus on our common enemy. We will have to agree to disagree. My family and its safety has to come before any and all strangers. If I was rich , sure, I'd help. But you know who has plenty of money to find masks, supplies and a cure? The government. Yes, we'll have to disagree. The "Me First" reaction is what led to toilet paper and hand sanitizer shortages, and it is what is driving people to flock to gun stores (most of them not social distancing from the virus that is the ACTUAL immediate threat) to play out these doomsday scenarios. The truth is that we as a nation have been here before with the 1918 influenza outbreak. It infected nearly 100 million people worldwide, and had a much higher mortality rate than COVID-19. Society didn't collapse then, and it won't now. In the time between,we shouldn't let paranoia lead us into making rash decisions that could negatively impact others. Now is the moment for us to, as a wise man once said, love thy neighbor as thyself.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Apr 3, 2020 5:29:55 GMT -5
The only way I see this ending is if they find a cure/vaccine for it or if everyone gets the virus regardless of age and those who survive move on. Every news outlet that I'm reading states that a possibly vaccine is 12 or more months away. Like it or not, we're going to have to get used to these new operating parameters for a long time.
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Post by taker on Apr 3, 2020 5:41:15 GMT -5
"Genius" ten out of ten for that one lad.
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Post by K5 on Apr 3, 2020 9:51:34 GMT -5
some people I know have now been in contact with people having the virus. crossing my fingers that my gf and I weren’t exposed to it.
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Apr 3, 2020 11:50:23 GMT -5
I live a block away from the middle and high schools in my city. This morning the roads are queued, going in and out. Must be giving something away for free.
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