SwimOdin Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 I’m a bit freaked out by it. My Mom may have been exposed to it (privacy laws don’t allow her to know whom at her work place has it). Fuck. 5
SwimModSponges Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 I'd say it's pretty safe to say that everyone knows at least one person who will die.
SwimModSponges Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) If it makes you feel any better most of the dead will not be able to be tested so they won't technically add to the numbers. Edited March 11, 2020 by SwimModSponges
Seight Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 Honestly I'm somewhere between scared and "FUCKING FINALLY! I KNEW ONE OF THESE YEARS WAS GOING TO KILL US ALL!"
ghostrek Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, SwimModSponges said: If it makes you feel any better most of the dead will not be able to be tested so they won't technically add to the numbers. i at my work we wiped down stuff ever 2hrs
That_One_Guy Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 Very good chance she could survive. The mortality rate is only slightly higher than the flu. Plenty of people have survived it. I'd start preparing now tho
tsar4 Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 Decades ago, I think James Burke had a segment in one of his shows ("After the Warming", I think) where they interviewed some scientist on a certain plant pollen that was found when digging in the Arctic. The plant had long since gone extinct, but the question was - could there be any malevolent bacteria that was trapped in the Arctic that could wipe us off the face of the earth, should there be an Arctic meltdown? Maybe the answer was yes.
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Pretty sure I had this shit months ago, anybody that gets it need only prepare for coughing up huge chunks of mucus when you start feeling better. I forgot about that part until recently, it was like coughing up whole cherries.
SwimModSponges Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 They found one a few years back if I recall. A biggin' https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/3/140303-giant-virus-permafrost-siberia-pithovirus-pandoravirus-science/ 1
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, GreatBallsOfJizz said: Pretty sure I had this shit months ago, anybody that gets it need only prepare for coughing up huge chunks of mucus when you start feeling better. I forgot about that part until recently, it was like coughing up whole cherries. Steve Wozniak apparently had it back in 2019 but the government has forbidden him from getting tested to confirm that that's what he and his wife had
ghostrek Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 It is getting real I'm getting scared I don't think this is going to end well
tsar4 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 I wonder, if a vaccine is developed, will the anti-vaxxers still avoid it?
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, ghostrek said: It is getting real I'm getting scared I don't think this is going to end well it's not
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Just now, tsar4 said: I wonder, if a vaccine is developed, will the anti-vaxxers still avoid it? well duh also a vaccine won't be developed it's apparetly impossible to create vaccines for coronaviruses if it were they'd have cured AIDS by now Edited March 12, 2020 by mochi 1
ghostrek Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, mochi said: it's not thanks for for cheering me up wait you dint
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Just now, ghostrek said: thanks for for cheering me up wait you dint if I tried to cheer you up I'd be lying
ghostrek Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Just now, mochi said: if I tried to cheer you up I'd be lying ok?
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, ghostrek said: ok? if you want some less bleak info watch this guy
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, mochi said: Steve Wozniak apparently had it back in 2019 but the government has forbidden him from getting tested to confirm that that's what he and his wife had Yeah that's back when I had it. A few other people think the tracking of it is kinda bs now because they're pretty sure it's been going around before the China outbreak. One person I work with went to the doctor for it back then and got the unidentified virus diagnosis.
Guest LytKing Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, tsar4 said: Decades ago, I think James Burke had a segment in one of his shows ("After the Warming", I think) where they interviewed some scientist on a certain plant pollen that was found when digging in the Arctic. The plant had long since gone extinct, but the question was - could there be any malevolent bacteria that was trapped in the Arctic that could wipe us off the face of the earth, should there be an Arctic meltdown? Maybe the answer was yes. And it got blown into the jet stream and just happened to flutter down onto a soup w/ a dead bat in it, in the food market suspiciously close to one of the largest bioweapon labs in China. Checks out.
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, ghostrek said: It is getting real I'm getting scared I don't think this is going to end well The only thing to be scared of is other people being idiots or having asthma.
wacky1980 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 57 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: I'd say it's pretty safe to say that everyone knows at least one person who will die. you're not the first person i've seen make this statement today. maybe we should make a contest out of it. i'll toss a coin at whoever wins the "most acquaintances killed" contest.
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, GreatBallsOfJizz said: Yeah that's back when I had it. A few other people think the tracking of it is kinda bs now because they're pretty sure it's been going around before the China outbreak. One person I work with went to the doctor for it back then and got the unidentified virus diagnosis. considering China was saying the virus didn't exist since at least november we can assume it's already been here for a while, we only know it's here now because china finally admitted it existed and we can now test for it
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, GreatBallsOfJizz said: The only thing to be scared of is other people being idiots or having asthma. I have asthma
tsar4 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, LytKing said: And it got blown into the jet stream and just happened to flutter down onto a soup w/ a dead bat in it, in the food market suspiciously close to one of the largest bioweapon labs in China. Checks out. 'bout as much as China releasing it within their own country.
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, mochi said: I have asthma Well you better buy all the toilet paper and water you can, because that is definitely going to annoy people.
Satou Kazuma Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 stop spreading false information that Steve Wozniak and his wife had it and the government suppressed it. 2
katt_goddess Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Our lactation station area in the store is now also the Quarantine Zone. I would just rather put a big sign on the doors announcing 'If you are sick, GO HOME. You don't need glitter glue and we don't sell toilet paper' . Also...people are stealing the stupid tissue-paper seat liners for the toilets.
tsar4 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) NBA just suspended their season. EDIT - apparently a player has tested positive. Edited March 12, 2020 by tsar4 1
tsar4 Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tom-hanks-and-rita-wilson-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-australia-reports-2020-03-11?mod=home-page
lupin_bebop Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 I'm sorry your mom may have it. Hopefully, she has a decent immune system.
Kehotik Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 I'm in an area where if you're sick, you're to assume you have it and lock yourself in quarantine for 2 weeks. I just got back from the hospital for my crohns and I'm super careful but paranoid too.
mochi Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Kehotik said: I'm in an area where if you're sick, you're to assume you have it and lock yourself in quarantine for 2 weeks. I just got back from the hospital for my crohns and I'm super careful but paranoid too. I feel your pain, as far as I know Baltimore's not at that point yet but I'm still paranoid
Kehotik Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, mochi said: I feel your pain, as far as I know Baltimore's not at that point yet but I'm still paranoid My immune system is supposed to be bad because of my disease and it's meds. I know Odin has crohns too. So I worry for him and his family.
Gyaos Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 West Virginia still doesn't have a confirmed case...yet. All of the surrounding states do, though, so it's only a matter of time. It helps that this place isn't densely populated. That's the only bone I'm going to throw at this area, though.
Gina Szanboti Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, ghostrek said: what you guys think of trump's speech As ignorant and distraction-laden as I expected. The only weapon in the Republican arsenal is tax cuts and border closings. That's it. That's their response to any and all problems. Covid19 is here. Closing the borders to Europe (except the UK! becuz BoJo loves Trump!) won't stop it now. Refusing to accept kits from the WHO until we can manufacture enough here won't stop it. Holding classified meetings about what to do won't stop it. Ordering hospitals to stop testing for it won't stop it. Ignorance won't stop it, and ignorance is all that's coming out of the White House. Any hints of intelligence from the CDC gets immediately quashed by the White House. But hey, keep holding your Trumpista rallys and acting like hygiene is gey. The more of your idiot voters you kill off before November, the better. 7
viperxmns Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 Tom Hanks tested positive Virus ain't got no shame no scruples
Seight Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 9 hours ago, ghostrek said: what you guys think of trump's speech ok Yes, the idea of closing off all of non-Anglo-Saxon Europe and making testing free (but maybe not treatment?) totally makes me sure that we're not going to end up dying horribly. Totally.
SwimOdin Posted March 12, 2020 Author Posted March 12, 2020 9 hours ago, katt_goddess said: Our lactation station area in the store is now also the Quarantine Zone. I would just rather put a big sign on the doors announcing 'If you are sick, GO HOME. You don't need glitter glue and we don't sell toilet paper' . Also...people are stealing the stupid tissue-paper seat liners for the toilets. My DM called me on my cell phone asking if I had symptoms. That was fun.
SwimOdin Posted March 12, 2020 Author Posted March 12, 2020 8 hours ago, lupin_bebop said: I'm sorry your mom may have it. Hopefully, she has a decent immune system. She does, but my Dad doesn’t. 1
lupin_bebop Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 6 hours ago, SwimOdin said: She does, but my Dad doesn’t. Well, hopefully, it'll pass quickly without incident. It usually does. Unless you're a dirty 55+ Boomer.
CAC Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 I'm waiting for my work to tell us all to work from home. My boss even told us there's a good chance is going to happen.
Poof Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 I have a face mask for my flight tomorrow My friend hasnt been able to find more masks anywhere tho
NaBarney Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Poof said: I have a face mask for my flight tomorrow My friend hasnt been able to find more masks anywhere tho + Ppl who actually need those masks for manual labor work working without them bc of shortages at the store, we really should nationalize everything to do with our threadbare raw skeletal for profit healthcare system so that it can withstand itself actually responding to people's needs when the light is on Edited March 12, 2020 by Nabibbles 2
scoobdog Posted March 12, 2020 Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Poof said: I have a face mask for my flight tomorrow My friend hasnt been able to find more masks anywhere tho Facemasks have been sold out across the region for at least two months now. 1
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