Badger Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Iuz the Evil said: At a local level, the emotional response is absolutely off the hook. I have zero (0) local cases, community transmission or otherwise. Schools just closed to April 14. Events closed through April, which will be absolutely devastating to the tourist based economy. Nonprofits closing to March 29. Okay, fine. Shut it all down. Whatever makes people happy. Yeah, I don't have to go back to work till Tuesday, watching the last 2 days, has pretty much made disgusted with humanity. I definitely need the break from them. I keep hearing the theme from Platoon, when I go out. Iuz the Evil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 7 hours ago, TrickstaPriest said: Yeah. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I have seen the mental gymnastics, most of it involves blaming the media. That's not an argument I hold for 1 second, and the sheer impact on the Dow Jones is the best numerical indicator I can point to that "sorry, the President doesn't know what he's doing." If he knew what he was doing, that simply wouldn't have happened that badly. The media isn't great. It never is. But the 'waiting until the last second to do anything' seems to be our calling card. Yeah, I have to admit I am disgusted with the media attempts at creating hysteria on this. But, that has nothing to do with Trump's mismanagement. I've got more than enough disgust to go around on this issue. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 So Trump bans people from Europe (26 Countries) coming to the States. Did he forget that Ireland and Britain are actually part of Europe ? Possibly. Or is it that he has a golf course in Scotland ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 After much hemming & hawing from Corporate, our producers FINALLY decided to cancel today's show. Of course, 30% of customers wanting to postpone/reschedule probably also played a factor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 11 hours ago, Iuz the Evil said: At a local level, the emotional response is absolutely off the hook. I have zero (0) local cases, community transmission or otherwise. Schools just closed to April 14. Events closed through April, which will be absolutely devastating to the tourist based economy. Nonprofits closing to March 29. Okay, fine. Shut it all down. Whatever makes people happy. IIRC, you live in Sacramento. I live a short way away in Modesto and work in a hospital lab. At our hospital we have about a dozen rule out coronavirus cases. Of the cases that we have sent out for testing, none have come back positive. But here is the stinger, only three have come back so far. We have been forced to send them to the health department for testing, and the health department has been incredibly slow getting back results. I suspect that Sacramento is in the same boat we are, full of hospitals with lots of possible coronavirus cases and waiting on slow to come test results. IOW, don't be surprised if the number goes from zero to a lot very quickly once testing ramps up. pinecone, TrickstaPriest and Matt the Bruins 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, Ranxerox said: IIRC, you live in Sacramento. I live a short way away in Modesto and work in a hospital lab. At our hospital we have about a dozen rule out coronavirus cases. Of the cases that we have sent out for testing, none have come back positive. But here is the stinger, only three have come back so far. We have been forced to send them to the health department for testing, and the health department has been incredibly slow getting back results. I suspect that Sacramento is in the same boat we are, full of hospitals with lots of possible coronavirus cases and waiting on slow to come test results. IOW, don't be surprised if the number goes from zero to a lot very quickly once testing ramps up. Heh, I live in Napa actually. The local Department of Public Health is one of the Divisions I'm over in our Agency. We had no resident cases last I looked (8pm Friday), through local government testing or private sector including local hospitals and folks with local zip codes tested in adjoining Counties, that have been tested positive. Could change for sure, but current rate is zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Neilson Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, death tribble said: So Trump bans people from Europe (26 Countries) coming to the States. Did he forget that Ireland and Britain are actually part of Europe ? Possibly. Or is it that he has a golf course in Scotland ? I am sure it has nothing to do with how displeased Trump and others in his administration are with the EU's proposed tax changes to address the digital economy. The Canadian PM is under self-isolation because his wife was diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly after her return from a trip to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online So, while we deal with the Virus news ... folks are trying to slip this in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Hermit said: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online So, while we deal with the Virus news ... folks are trying to slip this in. This greatly upsets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 At first I thought the Trump administration was only stumbling toward dictatorship due to the President's paranoia and obsession with "being in charge." Now I'm starting to believe that, even if it wasn't initially a deliberate plan, it's evolving into one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 ISIS tells terrorists to steer clear of coronavirus-stricken Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Proof that Bernie Sanders is actually Sith Lord. massey, L. Marcus, Lord Liaden and 4 others 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Mitt goes full socialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, Old Man said: Mitt goes full socialist I want to hear Andrew Yang's response to this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Reads like Romney's just suggesting a single $1,000 supplement. No one's going to refuse extra money, but for most people it's a drop in the bucket if the disruptions drag out several weeks or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Compared to the $1.5T announced last week, it IS a drop in the bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pariah said: Compared to the $1.5T announced last week, it IS a drop in the bucket. Oh no, that was just a loan and they'll repay it so blah blah blah excuses because it's okay to bail out banks but not people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Pariah said: Compared to the $1.5T announced last week, it IS a drop in the bucket. $2.2T if you include Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 A friend of mine posted this on the Book of Face. Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. unclevlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Trump may finally be 'getting it'. He actually seemed somewhat measured and slightly informative yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I saw only unprepared reading. He seems like a deer caught in the headlight every time he reads one of those prepared statements, as if he can't take five minutes to read it over a few times before addressing the nation. I think the delivery as much as the content of his speeches is contributing to the market crashes and public unease. Every time he speaks, we have a run on the stores here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I only caught part of the Q&A session with the 65 'experts' around him. I was surprised he let others talk and/or was even there...maybe he thinks Pence is taking his spotlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 They postponed voting here in Ohio. 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cygnia said: They postponed voting here in Ohio. 😕 Now there IS a concern... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 It makes sense though, as the volunteers who staff the voting locations tend to be older. The last time the wife and I voted in person, every volunteer looked at least 80+. It might take some time to find an alternative solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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