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Post by GBGav on Mar 13, 2020 12:29:06 GMT -5
I'm personally more annoyed than anything else. I'm not staying home, but I'm concerned enough to wash my hands more and carry hand sanitizer with me. I'm basically approaching this as I do flu season, only with more of a chip on my shoulder because we can't find tp or paper towels. I think that this is a real illness that needs to be treated with caution, but the media is inducing panic. Canceling everything, while probably not the worst idea, is fueling panic. It is impossible not to panic if you watch the news. They literally say 'this is going to get much worse, the shockwaves will be felt for months and years to come, and there WILL be many more deaths, stay home, don't go anywhere, but don't panic'. F#ck you, you're trying to turn this into a police state. If we go on Italy lockdown that's exactly what this will be. I genuinely worry about the elderly and compromised among us, but I feel like those of us without close family or friends who fall into these categories should be exposed so that our immune systems can have a chance to build up a tolerance, and not be defenseless when this comes around again. Don't be stupid, don't be a "hero" and go out if you're sick, don't lick doorknobs, wash your goddamn hands and f#cking cover your goddamn mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze for the first time in your misspent life, don't go near the infirm if you think there's even a chance you've been exposed, but don't barricade yourself in your home until the sky stops falling, chicken little. They've taken away most of our entertainment already, don't leave yourself with nothing. I saw toilet paper this morning in the Co-Op but at their prices you may as well wipe your arse with fivers. I'm over-exaggerating of course but the cheaper alternatives are running low in places. I'm seeing reports that several airlines and airports are going to have to cut jobs and Edinburgh airport even thinks it might not see any customers for months. I don't know how feasible it would be but if it were up to me I'd shut every unessential business for a couple of weeks and suspend everybody's bills during that period. Yeah you're not gonna get paid as you're off work but you won't have to pay for things like rent, mortgage, electricity, TV, etc to balance that. Just stay at home and only go out for essential food. Supermarkets will remain open but keep an eye on how many people are entering the building. Some things are more important than company profits or you wanting to go out and buy new clothes. Everybody just have a nice little stay at home vacation. China, the epicentre of it all, seem to be on top of it as the number of new cases keeps falling quite low. So hopefully once it's peaked in the west it won't be around for much longer.
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Post by Edgehead on Mar 13, 2020 12:36:51 GMT -5
Just fussed they have cancelled all my favorite sports because of it. WrestleMania will get cancelled too.
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Post by vampiroporvida on Mar 13, 2020 16:16:36 GMT -5
This mass panic wasn't catching me until today with all these Texas schools closing and the confirmed cases closing in around my county. I am a paradoid, obsessive compulsive germaphobe, so this really stinks. Oddly, I am not worried about me, just my grandpa, my only family. I hope everyone stays safe. May whomever or whatever you believe in keep yall safe.
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Post by JC Motors on Mar 13, 2020 16:28:26 GMT -5
The media is blowing this all out of proportion.
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Post by LK3 on Mar 13, 2020 18:36:35 GMT -5
If Rudy Gobert didn’t get it I believe we’d still have sports going on in the US. Without fans of course. That kicked off the avalanche of leagues suspending seasons or cancelling tournaments.
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Post by TurboEddie on Mar 13, 2020 18:38:26 GMT -5
I’m not at all worried. I’ve always practiced good hygiene. As long as people do what they were taught in pre-school, they should be fine.
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 13, 2020 18:45:19 GMT -5
60 Million US citizens are going to get this and at least 12,000 of them ARE going to DIE!!!
Oh no wait, that was the H1N1 in 2009 that nobody blinked an eye over.
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Post by bababooey on Mar 13, 2020 22:01:59 GMT -5
I’m not at all worried. I’ve always practiced good hygiene. As long as people do what they were taught in pre-school, they should be fine. Thing is so many people don’t practice good hygiene and interact with so many people. For example, my boss constantly coughs into his hands and touches everything around the office. Some people are just gross and force their grossness on others.
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Post by Old Zeke on Mar 14, 2020 14:15:20 GMT -5
Spain are going into a 15-day lockdown beginning on Monday, and flights outbound from the UK have been turned back mid-flight today.
My boss'll be pissed, he's supposed to be going there tomorrow for two weeks.
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Post by bad guy™ on Mar 14, 2020 14:28:54 GMT -5
The college is moving all instruction for credit courses online, so I've spent the last two days sorting out that giant mess before I try to wrangle my students to Zoom.
Mum's nursing home has been completely locked down, so I haven't seen her since Wednesday with no idea when I'll get to see her again.
I'm about as stocked up as a single dude with two cats whom eat like dogs can be. My priority was the cats, so I got extra litter and wet/dry food & treats for them because I must appease my four legged overlords. Portioned out and frozen lunch meats, sauces, and some essential non-perishables like Spam, beans, stuff like that. All I need is to pick up my medicine tomorrow, and I'm ready to weather this crap out if I have to. Luckily Pittsburgh hadn't been affected until last night, but it's now here. Not much else I can do.
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Post by GBGav on Mar 14, 2020 15:21:15 GMT -5
Spain are going into a 15-day lockdown beginning on Monday, and flights outbound from the UK have been turned back mid-flight today. My boss'll be pissed, he's supposed to be going there tomorrow for two weeks. My dad flew out to Tenerife yesterday. I don't know what's gonna happen but all I know is that Jet2 are getting in touch with customers out there so maybe he'll be coming back much sooner than expected.
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Post by dollarbill04 on Mar 14, 2020 18:00:50 GMT -5
The only thing you can do is try to find the silver lining, I guess. WOO ST LOUIS BLUES STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS TWO YEARS RUNNING! If the season doesn't resume, The Cup is awarded to the team that had the most points when the season stopped. That team is my Boston Bruins. We will have our revenge.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 14, 2020 20:34:16 GMT -5
This is the kind of crapI was referring to earlier when I said "take away the option".
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Post by rkmo: The FOCUS Method on Mar 14, 2020 21:33:15 GMT -5
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Post by Jack Specific on Mar 14, 2020 22:06:41 GMT -5
When season changes my Asthma gets worse so for me coughing here and there, especially when I take my inhaler will happen. It has nothing to do with any virus or anything like that. So the other day I was in Barnes & Noble with the wife just browsing around and I coughed... just one or 2 coughs which I did cover with a napkin from my coat pocket and some lady commented loud enough for me to hear "he has some nerve to cough here with the virus going around, he's probably spreading it". Something along those lines, I cannot remember word for word though. But yeah it's has happened again and will for probably a couple of weeks more. lol I also have the same asthma problems and while shopping today I held back any coughs to prevent any bad reactions like that... not that you did anything wrong, I could just feel the paranoid tension wherever I went. I stocked up on around two weeks of groceries. School is closed in Michigan until April 5th, so I will be “home schooling” my son while spending most of my time at home. We both have asthma and while I don’t know if that makes us more vulnerable, I’m not taking any chances. If I didn’t have asthma, I wouldn’t be as concerned. Any kind of virus that can affect the upper respiratory system can typically be an issue for us. Thankfully I hardy every get sick and when I do it lasts 1/2 day or a day, maybe 2 if it's really bad. I am not going to worry about all this because life has to be lived regardless of the hurtles life brings us including this one. But I will be diligent by washing my hands more often and trying not to touch my face. Also anyone not using gloves when preparing food or even using them on food and then back and forth with non-food is a no-no and I will refuse food or say something about it. Just need to be a little more aware of these things and we should all be ok. Don't let the press scare you out of your happiness. Today we were at the mall (which was practically dead) and I was holding in coughs and there was some little kid coughing all over the place not even covering his mouth/nose. Go figure. It will be ok, we will get through this.
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Post by Old Zeke on Mar 15, 2020 5:45:35 GMT -5
Spain are going into a 15-day lockdown beginning on Monday, and flights outbound from the UK have been turned back mid-flight today. My boss'll be pissed, he's supposed to be going there tomorrow for two weeks. My dad flew out to Tenerife yesterday. I don't know what's gonna happen but all I know is that Jet2 are getting in touch with customers out there so maybe he'll be coming back much sooner than expected. Hope he gets back safe and sound mate!
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Post by bababooey on Mar 15, 2020 9:24:59 GMT -5
Also, once all this calms down, it might be a good idea to just go ahead and continue the extra hygiene steps. Extra hand washing and covering up coughs and sneezes isn’t gonna hurt anyone.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 15, 2020 10:12:25 GMT -5
Well I personally think people are getting carried away with their hysteria. But on the other hand, my wife is in panic mode. She literately said to me the other day, "well that's depending on if money has any value here soon". I almost pulled over and kicked her out of the car.
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Post by sonstuds on Mar 15, 2020 10:17:22 GMT -5
The only thing you can do is try to find the silver lining, I guess. WOO ST LOUIS BLUES STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS TWO YEARS RUNNING! If the season doesn't resume, The Cup is awarded to the team that had the most points when the season stopped. That team is my Boston Bruins. We will have our revenge. I will not stand for this injustice!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2020 10:23:00 GMT -5
Really sick of this world. I'm ready to go to sleep forever.
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