Coronavirus / COVID-19 Thread

[spence]

Originally Posted by BEETLE

Hey Spence hate to bust your bubble but my 34 yo daughter comes here with 2 kids in tow and still does what your complaining about. Then fills sink with dishes while the grandkids turn the house upside down. But the wife just shushes me as always and says it's ok its her babies. Don't let that happen to you stay on them. Good luck....
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I don’t expect perfection but the kids need to learn to do the basics on their own. Mess attracts insects and mice and it’s just gross. If the trash is full take it out. If there are dirty dishes in the sink empty the dishwasher and put them away. If there are crumbs on the floor sweep them up.

Maybe I’m just a snob but I’m astounded at how some people keep their houses when I visit.
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[BEETLE]

Spence stay on them to do chit right. Expect nothing but their best. Dont let the wife intervene like mine did. She has been called enabler many times. !!!
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[BEETLE]

Just went to dunkin swung by bjs around the corner and stop & shop. Just a drive bys to see how busy. Seems like things have subsided a bit today. People probably out early or scared to go out
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[Got Stripers]

Spent my day of staying away from the madness with ear muffs on and a chain saw buzzing to keep the noise down. Banged out an owl for a friend who wanted something for her brother for Xmas, just need to order some larger eyes and maybe a little sanding, let it dry a month or so and hit it with a few coats of sealer.

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

Spent my day of staying away from the madness with ear muffs on and a chain saw buzzing to keep the noise down. Banged out an owl for a friend who wanted something for her brother for Xmas, just need to order some larger eyes and maybe a little sanding, let it dry a month or so and hit it with a few coats of sealer.

Endearing yourself to the neighbors, I am sure....

[Guppy]

“ Cape Cod Hospital Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Barnstable County”

Chit!

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

While I really dislike the chosen delivery, this statement is absolute truth.....

He only complains. I would like people discuss more fishing too but everyone just yells at each other.

Originally Posted by Guppy

“ Cape Cod Hospital Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Barnstable County”

Chit!

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Endearing yourself to the neighbors, I am sure....

Empty summer cottages all sides, other than one neighbor who’s barking dog all day every day deserves some payback.

[piemma]

I don't want to seem like I am insensitive to this situation but:

N1H1 Virus also known as the Swine Flu.

60.8 million people infected.

17,000+ died.

No panic, nothing canceled, no one hoarding toilet paper.

WTF am I missing?????

[fishgolf]

"they could ask Siri...."

That was funny...

[fishgolf]

Hunkering down with my visiting daughter. Wife is a nurse and getting very busy at local hospital. Disinfected surfaces in home and vehicles this morning. Watching "The Simpsons" while preparing boiled dinner before my wife heads back to work. Hitting the beach later this afternoon to see if the whales are around.

[agsurfr]

The mortality figure is inaccurate. Many people have minor symptoms and are not very sick. They may infect others as a result and dont know they have covid 19. They are not tested. Also, the ability to test has been severely limited until very recently so the denominator in your fatality rate equation is inaccurate and skewed. The truth is it is lower than the 4% quoted earlier. Hard to say how much lower.

One of the big issues with this virus is that it is new and not well understood. Everyone should do their best to keep their hands clean and away from their face. Stay away from crowds. The thinking is a distance of 6 feet will keep you out of range of folks that are contagious.

Good time to go fishing
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[bart]

Raider Ronnie is still a clown. No cure for being a complete jackass. Have no idea why anyone would book a charter with him. Does he even allow homosexuals, liberals, or people of color on his boat?? Or does he smile to their faces while posting his garbage on here.

RR was allowed to advertise his business here and now he’s giving John chit. The rest of you guys who’ve been here a while ok with that? We’re lucky to have a free platform to talk fishing... you guys ok with that bigot calling out John ??!
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[bart]

I love how Raider, Spence, Eben, Jim in Ct, Dangles come here to talk politics when they could go to any number of sites where politics is the primary topic. Most of these guys don’t even fish. A bunch of wannabee big fish in a small pond here. Too afraid to step into the fray on other sites geared towards politics.
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[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by bart

I love how Raider, Spence, Eben, Jim in Ct, Dangles come here to talk politics when they could go to any number of sites where politics is the primary topic. A bunch of wannabee big fish in a small pond here. Too afraid to step into the fray on other sites geared towards politics.
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Sorry to hear about Kobe. I know he was your favorite,Bart.
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[bart]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Sorry to hear about Kobe. I know he was your favorite,Bart.
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I’m sorry your favorite rub and tug shut down
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[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by bart

I’m sorry your favorite rub and tug shut down
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It’s all virtual now.
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[Sea Dangles]

Stay safe and be smart people
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[bart]

You do have an uncanny ability to diffuse a situation, I’ll give you that Christopher.
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[Nebe]

Bart.. I think you should review how many posts I have made in the political forum in the last 6 months before you use me as an example.
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[piemma]

Well, this whole thing certainly went south rather quickly.

[Rmarsh]

"In The USA 34,000 people died of the flu last year. The year before there was 61,000 deaths from the flu in the states"........

"Overall, the CDC estimates that 12,000 and 61,000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the flu kills 290,000 to 650,000 people per year."

Why weren't we as concerned then as we are now?
If these figures are correct... we might be overreacting. I realize the death toll from this virus is still rising.
Maybe it was reported, but I don't remember hearing anything about it at the time...... I think something strange is happening within our news and social media?

[Got Stripers]

Government closing all public schools, forcing all restaurants and bars to do take out only and ban any public gathering over 25 people in Mass is going to kill so many hourly and service workers. I’m not happy with what the market crash has taken out of my retirement account, but I can’t imagine the financial impact to a younger family.

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

"In The USA 34,000 people died of the flu last year. The year before there was 61,000 deaths from the flu in the states"........

"Overall, the CDC estimates that 12,000 and 61,000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the flu kills 290,000 to 650,000 people per year."

Why weren't we as concerned then as we are now?
If these figures are correct... we might be overreacting. I realize the death toll from this virus is still rising.
Maybe it was reported, but I don't remember hearing anything about it at the time...... I think something strange is happening within our news and social media?

If you have watched enough news to see what happened to Italy then you might stop comparing this to the flu. Just saying. Their obituary pages just increased tenfold last week.
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[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

If you have watched enough news to see what happened to Italy then you might stop comparing this to the flu. Just saying. Their obituary pages just increased tenfold last week.
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I'm not saying people wont die...all lives matter .... I have a 93 year old mom and 100 year old MIL both in nursing homes and at a much greater risk than young people in good health.....but as of today under 100 deaths in the US.

So I'm optimistic about our chances of stopping the spread and developing a vaccine in the near future. I try to not let fear run my life. I'm all for taking precautions.... panicking will not help one make better decisions.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Bart.. I think you should review how many posts I have made in the political forum in the last 6 months before you use me as an example.
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it's not your quantity...it's your QUALITY

seriously....hope everyone keeps their head and gets through this better on the other side for having gone through it...not the first or last time we've been or will be tested in some way....check in with your elderly friends, remember many of them are alone and might be more isolate than ever now.. and remind them of the things they need to avoid like unnecessary trips.....my Dad was headed out somewhere Saturday morning and I asked..."where are you going?".... he said "Lowes"...I said "oh, good, probably not crowded at Lowes on a Saturday morning"..he could have gotten the bottle of silicone that he really didn't need at the local hardware store but wanted to browse... I said...."do you have hand sanitizer?"...I got a blank confused look like...what's that?? I handed him a bottle from my car...he checks every box for most vulnerable group not just for this but any flu but doesn't acknowledge it...just limit your exposure to others as much as possible...I try to do that through the winter flu months anyway and do the best to control the things that we can control...

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Bart.. I think you should review how many posts I have made in the political forum in the last 6 months before you use me as an example.
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He will be gone faster than he showed back up. Last time he posted,he deleted the post and disappeared into thin air til yesterday. I guess this is the fray🙀
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[Got Stripers]

Dr. Oz was just interviewed by channel 25, where he stated that if these extreme measures mass and others are taking aren’t adopted, the modeling showed half the US infected and deaths over one million. That isn’t comforting with how this administration started so slowly to understand how radical preventive measures needed to be.

[bloocrab]

I'm no rocketship, but how can comparisons of an annual death rate caused by influenza be compared to a virus that IMO is still in it's infancy stage of roughly 3 months?
I don't believe we have enough analytical data to support anything at this point (in regards to comparisons). Maybe the gov. is trying to keep the crazies at bay with some of their reports, so maybe that's why they're using that as a comparison?
We don't even know the long term affect that this may cause because again, we don't have the data to support that yet. Could a person who did get infected and survived, now have a compromised immune system or respiratory system? I've read that it's in ways similar to the SARS/MERS CoV...having possibly originated in bats, but if it's continuing to evolve, what type of long term affect could it have on a survivor?

I'm not the paranoid type, nor a conspiratorian (yep, my own word)... but with a young child and elderly parents, thinking I'm going to side with caution and limit our attendance to group events etc/.
May get a few extra packages of chicken and turkey to store in the freezer, but the toilet paper is not needed. I chit ice cream, so my turds get recycled....

Be safe, ...but if you happen to contract this virus, please limit your posts to the political forum, that seems to be the only forum that needs thinning (I heard the virus has evolved into a "hacking" virus...so it can be transmitted via the www),..

**As a sidenote, the few times that I have entered the forum, (who's name should never be spoken)... I always thought y'all debated in jest, but as it's leaked out on to the main page, youze guys are seriously making enemies?? That part I don't get.

Peace brethren ...it's legal now, go get yourself some and chill-axe... life's 2 short.

[Clammer]

a few of you guys have turned what was suppose to be a tread

on the virus , to a he,s a , its A .pissing war …...SAD