Anybody want a Corona?

[reconstruction_ seeds]

Yeah, like u, I'd still like to know if i had it. It could put my wife at ease if i did have it but it seems like the jury might still be out on whether or not people can become immune to it after having it.

[Rob]

Just got some really bad news about the one person I know who has the 'VID. If, as we're expecting now, there's going to have to be a grieving period, it's going to be weird as fuck to do it over Zoom. I feel like it started tonight, and it was just surreal.

Sorry for your (imminent?) loss. The fact that people literally can't be there in person for those lost/suffering is the worst and scariest part of this whole thing. I can't imagine having to sit home while someone I know is dying.

[spike]

Just got some really bad news about the one person I know who has the 'VID. If, as we're expecting now, there's going to have to be a grieving period, it's going to be weird as fuck to do it over Zoom. I feel like it started tonight, and it was just surreal.

Sorry for your (imminent?) loss. The fact that people literally can't be there in person for those lost/suffering is the worst and scariest part of this whole thing. I can't imagine having to sit home while someone I know is dying.

i struggle with this thought too. heartbreaking.

[knee tunes]

RS, your situation sounds rough. If you are a truck driver though, can't you in the long eventual run find work closer to your family? I mean, now is probably the time when everybody holds their breath and waits for it all to pass so I do mean eventually

[knee tunes]

Just got some really bad news about the one person I know who has the 'VID. If, as we're expecting now, there's going to have to be a grieving period, it's going to be weird as fuck to do it over Zoom. I feel like it started tonight, and it was just surreal.

How old is your friend if you dont mind me asking

[Bammer]

My 78 year old dad has visited both my sisters in the past week (grandkids under 6) and insists on coming to my house tomorrow.

He has every risk factor you can imagine.

He is a retired doctor.

I don’t think he understands what is going on here.

Don’t get me wrong, low risk people should be able to get back to life as normal immediately because the advertised death rate is WAY higher than the real death rate due to lack of testing ... but my dad should be staying home.

I wouldn't let him in the house, I'm not kidding. Of course tell him that beforehand

He will be on the deck. Kids in the yard.

you're not wrong, but there's the psychological damage of isolation to weigh too. even if he stays for a short while (at a distance), it will probably mean a lot to him.

I couldn’t agree more and have already posted to this effect:

Suicides, DV victims, economic upheaval, and kids not being able to attend school = way worse than the virus.

Yeah add to that list just sheer loneliness.

These measures are way overboard. If you are high risk, stay home. Let the overwhelming majority of the population live our fkn lives.

[verb_to_trust]

Look, there is definitely a non zero chance I kill myself in the year 2020 but you need to educate yourself better on the situation. Even if you lock away old people that still leaves millions upon millions of people who will shed the virus everywhere and overwhelm the health care system. Back at square one. We need a massive testing apparatus and therapies that can keep people off vents.

[Simple Torture]

Just got some really bad news about the one person I know who has the 'VID. If, as we're expecting now, there's going to have to be a grieving period, it's going to be weird as fuck to do it over Zoom. I feel like it started tonight, and it was just surreal.

How old is your friend if you dont mind me asking

It's a friend's mom. She's probably in her 70s.

[spike]

My 78 year old dad has visited both my sisters in the past week (grandkids under 6) and insists on coming to my house tomorrow.

He has every risk factor you can imagine.

He is a retired doctor.

I don’t think he understands what is going on here.

Don’t get me wrong, low risk people should be able to get back to life as normal immediately because the advertised death rate is WAY higher than the real death rate due to lack of testing ... but my dad should be staying home.

I wouldn't let him in the house, I'm not kidding. Of course tell him that beforehand

He will be on the deck. Kids in the yard.

you're not wrong, but there's the psychological damage of isolation to weigh too. even if he stays for a short while (at a distance), it will probably mean a lot to him.

I couldn’t agree more and have already posted to this effect:

Suicides, DV victims, economic upheaval, and kids not being able to attend school = way worse than the virus.

Yeah add to that list just sheer loneliness.

These measures are way overboard. If you are high risk, stay home. Let the overwhelming majority of the population live our fkn lives.

Woah, that escalated quickly. You sound like one of those maga protestors.

Verb’s right, we’re not ready to open things up again, because if this spreads any worse than it already is with the quarantined in place, the health system will be overrun, plain and simple.

A basic example pulled from what you mentioned... imagine sending kids back to school. You won’t be able to keep them from coming in contact with each other, because they’re kids and they don’t fully understand social distancing or like not licking the damn wall. So they spend all day every day passing germs around, then are dispersed back across the population every afternoon to pass on what they’ve collected. I mean, talk about an effective way of spreading a virus.

Of course we are doing serious damage to our economy and way of life right now, but the alternative is far worse, and just a bit more time in the grand scheme of things is needed to get ahead of it. But yeah, it’s tough not seeing people - especially loved ones - for several weeks, so if your dad wants to swing by and visit within the guidelines, it’s probably time to say that’s worth any small risk, because life isn’t going back to normal for a bit.

[96583UP]

surprising to read that hospitals are doing poorly financially through all this

one would think busting at the gills with customers would be good for business

i guess a lot of people aren’t paying?

[spike]

surprising to read that hospitals are doing poorly financially through all this

one would think busting at the gills with customers would be good for business

i guess a lot of people aren’t paying?

Those elective procedures they aren’t allowed to perform currently are big money makers.

[B]

surprising to read that hospitals are doing poorly financially through all this

one would think busting at the gills with customers would be good for business

i guess a lot of people aren’t paying?

Those elective procedures they aren’t allowed to perform currently are big money makers.

Apparently with people staying home there are a LOT less ER visits as well. People are hurting themselves less, and when they do, they're afraid to go to the ER and catch COVID.

[spike]

Ain’t no money in COVID. For profit healthcare being exposed for its many flaws.

[Simple Torture]

surprising to read that hospitals are doing poorly financially through all this

one would think busting at the gills with customers would be good for business

i guess a lot of people aren’t paying?

Those elective procedures they aren’t allowed to perform currently are big money makers.

Apparently with people staying home there are a LOT less ER visits as well. People are hurting themselves less, and when they do, they're afraid to go to the ER and catch COVID.

We went through this calculus right before the lockdown started. My son had sprained his knee, we knew we needed x-rays just in case, but it was too late for his pedi office or urgent care--but we knew that the hospital had just instituted a one-parent-per-child thing in the ER, so one of us wouldn't be allowed in, so we just waited until the next morning and went to the pediatrician.

[Bi_3]

Germany gets it:

https://m.jpost.com/international/germa ... rld-625074

[epilogue]

Joey Durd, do you know anyone up there that has the VID?

Yes I do.

I think you are the only person I know that lives in NYC. I have a cousin in valley cottage too. So I worry about yous the most.

That's kind. Thank you. I worry about everything right now.

Hope you and yours are staying healthy.

[epilogue]

My partner's sister in Portland has it. She has mild symptoms, though, so fingers crossed. And today's her birthday.

Ouch. That sucks so much.

[Bammer]

My 78 year old dad has visited both my sisters in the past week (grandkids under 6) and insists on coming to my house tomorrow.

He has every risk factor you can imagine.

He is a retired doctor.

I don’t think he understands what is going on here.

Don’t get me wrong, low risk people should be able to get back to life as normal immediately because the advertised death rate is WAY higher than the real death rate due to lack of testing ... but my dad should be staying home.

I wouldn't let him in the house, I'm not kidding. Of course tell him that beforehand

He will be on the deck. Kids in the yard.

you're not wrong, but there's the psychological damage of isolation to weigh too. even if he stays for a short while (at a distance), it will probably mean a lot to him.

I couldn’t agree more and have already posted to this effect:

Suicides, DV victims, economic upheaval, and kids not being able to attend school = way worse than the virus.

Yeah add to that list just sheer loneliness.

These measures are way overboard. If you are high risk, stay home. Let the overwhelming majority of the population live our fkn lives.

Woah, that escalated quickly. You sound like one of those maga protestors.

Verb’s right, we’re not ready to open things up again, because if this spreads any worse than it already is with the quarantined in place, the health system will be overrun, plain and simple.

A basic example pulled from what you mentioned... imagine sending kids back to school. You won’t be able to keep them from coming in contact with each other, because they’re kids and they don’t fully understand social distancing or like not licking the damn wall. So they spend all day every day passing germs around, then are dispersed back across the population every afternoon to pass on what they’ve collected. I mean, talk about an effective way of spreading a virus.

Of course we are doing serious damage to our economy and way of life right now, but the alternative is far worse, and just a bit more time in the grand scheme of things is needed to get ahead of it. But yeah, it’s tough not seeing people - especially loved ones - for several weeks, so if your dad wants to swing by and visit within the guidelines, it’s probably time to say that’s worth any small risk, because life isn’t going back to normal for a bit.

I’m glad I don’t have to make these decisions (for the general populace).

[spike]

I’m glad too.

[Bi_3]

I’m glad too.

Mods? Clearly a personal attack.