The Worldwide C0VlD-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Discussion Thread...

[Guest24480]

So who here has changed their daily life so far?

I have to admit, I just do whatever I want. I was nice to go to Home Depot today, a Saturday, and there was about as many people there as an average Tuesday morning.

I have gone out to eat several times. I will go to church tomorrow. I’ll probably play golf after.

Maybe I should be more afraid of it, but am just not.

I have been more conscious not to touch my face while out and about. I wash my hands when I get home. I wipe out phone down once or twice a day. I take advantage of the hand sanitizer in public places. I also have plenty of food and consumables to stay home for a month if need be. I am just as heavily armed as usual. I don’t lick random people. That’s about it.

Have most people seriously isolated themselves? Not saying it is stupid or anything... I just haven’t gone to those extremes.

Same, just living my life as I normally would.

 

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[Thoelt53]

I heard an audio recording today of someone with supposed INSIDERS Pentagon information. It's not vet-table enough for me to even post it here, but if what I heard in this recording is true, there's a possibility of an Italy-type martial law in the United States within the next few weeks. It kind of makes sense though, and most of the largest corporations in the United States are on board. Kind of like ripping the band-aid off quickly - contain it, anyone who would come out of the back side of the quarantine period sick would be treated, but it would be an easy way to isolate it and keep it from spreading further.

The US intelligence community with direction from the executive branch classified much of the federal government’s planned response to Covid19 back in January.

We don’t know what’s coming. But be assured life is going to change drastically over the next few weeks.

 

[ChrisV]

Have most people seriously isolated themselves? Not saying it is stupid or anything... I just haven’t gone to those extremes.

I definitely have. It's getting nasty out there.



Texas isn't so bad, but the NY/CT area?

 

[Thoelt53]

Covid19 deliberations classified:

Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources

The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government’s response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials.

www.reuters.com

 

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[EVMaso]

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now

Politicians and Business Leaders: What Should You Do and When?

medium.com

When you’re done reading the article, this is what you’ll take away:

The coronavirus is coming to you.
It’s coming at an exponential speed: gradually, and then suddenly.
It’s a matter of days. Maybe a week or two.
When it does, your healthcare system will be overwhelmed.
Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways.
Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some will die.
They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.
The only way to prevent this is social distancing today. Not tomorrow. Today.
That means keeping as many people home as possible, starting now.

As a politician, community leader or business leader, you have the power and the responsibility to prevent this.

You might have fears today: What if I overreact? Will people laugh at me? Will they be angry at me? Will I look stupid? Won’t it be better to wait for others to take steps first? Will I hurt the economy too much?

But in 2–4 weeks, when the entire world is in lockdown, when the few precious days of social distancing you will have enabled will have saved lives, people won’t criticize you anymore: They will thank you for making the right decision.

 

[EVMaso]

Covid19 deliberations classified:

Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources

The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government’s response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials.

www.reuters.com

Kind of distressing. My guess is they are coming up on some really scary numbers and are trying to avoid the sensationalist media from triggering full blown "riot-in-the-streets" panic.

 

[Thoelt53]

Everyone gave the Trump administration shit for not doing enough.

They’ve been planning for two months. I don’t know what their plan is, or if it will work, or if it has an ulterior motive.

Regardless of what you believe, just know the federal government has been drafting plans for two months and those plans are going to disrupt everyone’s life indefinitely.

 

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[AmazingLarry]

Amazing. I just posted that, and then continued to read through this thread. You and I are on the same page. Your post sums my my position perfectly. Having been to South Korea many times, may God bless your town and that land and that country. I will return there again some day.

Wow haha, crazy we posted the same thing.
Thanks for the kind wishes. SK is an amazing country and I'm blessed to be here.

 

[loop101]

So who here has changed their daily life so far?

I have to admit, I just do whatever I want. It was nice to go to Home Depot today, a Saturday, and there was about as many people there as an average Tuesday morning.

I have gone out to eat several times. I will go to church tomorrow. I’ll probably play golf after.

Maybe I should be more afraid of it, but am just not.

I have been more conscious not to touch my face while out and about. I wash my hands when I get home. I wipe out phone down once or twice a day. I take advantage of the hand sanitizer in public places. I also have plenty of food and consumables to stay home for a month if need be. I am just as heavily armed as usual. I don’t lick random people. That’s about it.

Have most people seriously isolated themselves? Not saying it is stupid or anything... I just haven’t gone to those extremes.

I've made a lot of preparations and changes. This crisis is basically my "FTE". I'd be in a lot more control of my situation if I was financially independent, but I'm not, so I F*cked myself by not focusing on that. My life choices will be very different after this crisis, assuming I'm here to make them.

 

[Kak]

Everyone gave the Trump administration shit for not doing enough.

They’ve been planning for two months. I don’t know what their plan is, or if it will work, or if it has an ulterior motive.

Regardless of what you believe, just know the federal government has been drafting plans for two months and those plans are going to disrupt everyone’s life indefinitely.

I think I prefer the virus to the government.

Coronavirus will certainly kill less people than the world’s governments routinely do. What bothers me most is people turn into collectivist government worshipers in times of crisis. It reminds me of that South Park episode when Butters prays to the government and goes to confession at the DMV.

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

Just as a random aside.. you know since we’re clearly lacking stuff to discuss and all..

Cooking dried beans takes WAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAY
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
longer than I originally imagined. I tried it tonight just for fun. We didn’t eat until 10pm. Just FYI.. those beans were still kinda hard. Hmmm that’s an idea.
New challenge!!!!

#CoronaHARD
Post a meme
Read 10 posts about the end of the world - listening to YouTube does NOT count!!!!
Drink a gallon of specialized charcoal filtrated water
Only eat rice and beans - ONLY dried beans you cook yourself count! Canned beans are for pussies!
Workout in your home for 45 min
Workout outside but no farther than ten feet from your home for 45min

Hehehehe...

ETA: You’ll note.. there’s no number. That’s because until the “authorities” say it’s over.. it never, ever, ever ends. We just keep eating beans.

 

[loop101]

Italians passing the time while in quarantine

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koSb0HOox5A

 

[Kak]

Just as a random aside.. you know since we’re clearly lacking stuff to discuss and all..

Cooking dried beans takes WAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAY
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
longer than I originally imagined. I tried it tonight just for fun. We didn’t eat until 10pm. Just FYI.. those beans were still kinda hard. Hmmm that’s an idea.
New challenge!!!!

#CoronaHARD
Post a meme
Read 10 posts about the end of the world - listening to YouTube does NOT count!!!!
Drink a gallon of specialized charcoal filtrated water
Only eat rice and beans - ONLY dried beans you cook yourself count! Canned beans are for pussies!
Workout in your home for 45 min
Workout outside but no farther than ten feet from your home for 45min

Hehehehe...

ETA: You’ll note.. there’s no number. That’s because until the “authorities” say it’s over.. it never, ever, ever ends. We just keep eating beans.

Pressure cooker should make quick work of beans.

 

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[Thoelt53]

I think I prefer the virus to the government.

Coronavirus will certainly kill less people than the world’s governments. What bothers me most is people turn into collectivist government worshipers in times of crisis. It reminds me of that South Park episode when Butters prays to the government and goes to confession at the DMV.

For sure. Democide is the biggest cause of death ever. It’s not talked about and it’s terrifying.

20th Century Democide

www.hawaii.edu

262,000,000 murdered by government 1900-1999.

 

[loop101]

If the virus will peak at 1% of the population, maybe the 1% most likely to survive - could VOLUNTEER to get it?

 

[EVMaso]

Just as a random aside.. you know since we’re clearly lacking stuff to discuss and all..

Cooking dried beans takes WAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAY
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
longer than I originally imagined. I tried it tonight just for fun. We didn’t eat until 10pm. Just FYI.. those beans were still kinda hard. Hmmm that’s an idea.
New challenge!!!!

You gotta soak the beans first!

 

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[Thoelt53]

If the virus will peak at 1% of the population, maybe the 1% most likely to survive - could VOLUNTEER to get it?

Unless I misunderstood Trump’s press conference yesterday, it would seem to me that preliminary estimates put us at 1-2% infected right now. The peak is way higher.

 

[ChrisV]

Italians passing the time while in quarantine

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koSb0HOox5A

 

[NateKruse]

Just as a random aside.. you know since we’re clearly lacking stuff to discuss and all..

Cooking dried beans takes WAAAAAAAY WAAAAAAY
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
longer than I originally imagined. I tried it tonight just for fun. We didn’t eat until 10pm. Just FYI.. those beans were still kinda hard. Hmmm that’s an idea.
New challenge!!!!

#CoronaHARD
Post a meme
Read 10 posts about the end of the world - listening to YouTube does NOT count!!!!
Drink a gallon of specialized charcoal filtrated water
Only eat rice and beans - ONLY dried beans you cook yourself count! Canned beans are for pussies!
Workout in your home for 45 min
Workout outside but no farther than ten feet from your home for 45min

Hehehehe...

I highly recommend an Instant Pot. I've had one for about five years and use it all the time. I just bought a second, larger one so I can cook rice and beans at the same time.

Add beans and sort out any debris. Stick your finger to the top of the beans and add water until it's up to the knuckle in the middle of your finger. Then add some onions, garlic, pepper, soy sauce, and whatever seasonings you want. Set the manual setting for 30 minutes. Once it gets up to pressure let it cook until the time is finished and the pressure comes down naturally without using the steam release. The whole process takes about an hour.

You can also use it as a slow cooker. I have a batch of pinto beans with habenero cooking for 16 hours now.

Also rice is super easy in an Instant Pot. Since the steam stays in during the pressure cycle, all rice uses a 1:1 rice to water ratio. No matter if it's white rice, brown rice, sushi rice, I still use 1:1 but adjust the manual pressure cook time. About 6 minutes for white rice, 25 minutes for brown rice and let the steam release naturally.

 

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[Guest24480]

Active cases is a more important statistic to look at to gauge overall progress in my opinion. Look at the trend downward in China over the past month:

 

[loop101]

Unless I misunderstood Trump’s press conference yesterday, it would seem to me that preliminary estimates put us at 1-2% infected right now. The peak is way higher.

If the peak is 10%, and the healthiest 10% volunteered to get it, the death-rate would be super low (compared to elderly getting it).

 

[GIlman]

The US intelligence community with direction from the executive branch classified much of the federal government’s planned response to Covid19 back in January.

We don’t know what’s coming. But be assured life is going to change drastically over the next few weeks.

I think we know what’s coming, it’s not hard to figure it out. Just look what other counties have been doing.

Italy - full scale lockdown
France - full scale lockdown
Spain - I believe in full scale lock down or close to it
Poland - sounds like the are there or moving towards it fast.

We are on our way to a full scale lockdown, may start as a few cities, states, or regions. But expect it to go full scale US with complete halt of airservice.

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

I highly recommend an Instant Pot. I've had one for about five years and use it all the time. I just bought a second, larger one so I can cook rice and beans at the same time.

Add beans and sort out any debris. Stick your finger in the beans and add water until it's up to your knuckle. Then add some onions, garlic, pepper, soy sauce, and whatever seasonings you want. Set the manual setting for 30 minutes. Once it gets up to pressure let it cook until the time is finished and the pressure comes down naturally without using the steam release. The whole process takes about an hour.

You can also use it as a slow cooker. I have a batch of pinto beans with habenero cooking for 16 hours now.

Also rice is super easy in an Instant Pot. Since the steam stays in during the pressure cycle, all rice uses a 1:1 rice to water ratio. No matter if it's white rice, brown rice, sushi rice, I still use 1:1 but adjust the manual pressure cook time. About 6 minutes for white rice, 25 minutes for brown rice and let the steam release naturally.

I’m the worst cook in the world.. omg. I own an Instantpot and I didn’t use it. Thanks dude! Imma use this recipe tomorrow.

In other news has anybody posted about that Harvard professor and Chinese kid who got arrested? I just found a link... it’s weird.

 

[Thoelt53]

If the peak is 10%, and the healthiest 10% volunteered to get it, the death-rate would be super low (compared to elderly getting it).

I’m not sure that I see how your proposition helps? Are you referencing herd immunity?

 

[EVMaso]

Active cases is a more important statistic to look at to gauge overall progress in my opinion. Look at the trend downward in China over the past month:

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China also implemented some pretty draconian measures to contain it, up to an including road blockades and stormtrooper-esque forced quarantines to keep people from people travelling around. +1 for authoritarian governments I guess.

 

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[loop101]

I’m not sure that I see how your proposition helps? Are you referencing herd immunity?

Yeah, I'm assuming once a certain percentage of the population has had it, that it will start to fade out. So I'm saying start with the healthiest people first, to minimize deaths.

 

[Thoelt53]

I’m the worst cook in the world.. omg. I own an Instantpot and I didn’t use it. Thanks dude! Imma use this recipe tomorrow.

In other news has anybody posted about that Harvard professor and Chinese kid who got arrested? I just found a link... it’s weird.

If you want to get weird let’s do it. I’ve been refraining because the reality is none of us know the truth, but there is an interesting theory out there, and it’s backed by some hefty documentation.

 

[Thoelt53]

China also implemented some pretty draconian measures to contain it, up to an including road blockades and stormtrooper-esque forced quarantines to keep people from people travelling around. +1 for authoritarian governments I guess.

More like they f*cked up big time and went into full damage control. +1 for them being an authoritarian dictatorship.

 

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[Primeperiwinkle]

Yeah, I'm assuming once a certain percentage of the population has had it, that it will start to fade out. So I'm saying start with the healthiest people first, to minimize deaths.

Serious question. If we don’t get accurate testing for another 4-6 weeks and then it takes another 6-10 weeks to test a majority of the population.. how will we know it’s “over”?

We’ll be stuck just listening to the media yeah?

If you want to get weird let’s do it. I’ve been refraining because the reality is none of us know the truth, but there is an interesting theory out there, and it’s backed by some hefty documentation.

You go first, my boyfriend says I’m afraid of confrontation.

Put a Q somewhere in your post though ok?

 

[Thoelt53]

If you want to get weird let’s do it. I’ve been refraining because the reality is none of us know the truth, but there is an interesting theory out there, and it’s backed by some hefty documentation.

Quoting my own post because @Primeperiwinkle wants to get weird

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