Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[huckbucket]

This is where the US stands as of May 24, with and without NY.

Attachment 329982

So the ex-NY running daily total new cases is about 20,000. That flat line for the rest of the US contains this:

Attachment 329983

Not looking good for many states which are opening up. Would be good to review this in two/three weeks time.

This was dismissed the first time around, but I still think it's worth a revisit.

https://www.aei.org/covid-2019-action-tracker/

Just re-order the table 2/3rds of the way down the page to find hotspots by county. If you were to add up the total number of tests in that last column, it's a few hundred thousand which is light considering it's based on a 4-day total. Regardless, there's clear value is seeing where the frequency of positive tests are highest at the county level.

[Dhelihiker]

[muted]

Texas Bar Bans Customers From Wearing Masks During Coronavirus Pandemic

Of course it's a chubby middle-aged white guy with a goatee. These guys need a name like Karens do.

[XXX-er]

But wouldn't it be the combo of SD , hand washing and masks (esp in trucks) all that stuff is going to help with colds/flu.

Asuming you are speaking to my post ... TOTALLY !

even with proper protocols I think COVID would have got around but if they are isolated for 26 days in the middle of nowhere there is now no COVID in that camp and if there was it wouldnt have lasted longer than 14 days

I didnt catch the interview very well cuz Sylvia was coming and making a bunch of noise but I think buddy the contracter said they might use some of these protocols in the future even after covid, like SD & wearing masks could save a lot of sickness so less sick people = more trees planted = more $$$$ for ever one

I've never planted but I know a lot of contracters/ planters/ cooks and other assorted freaks

Last week I ran a load of food into a logging camp that the planters had been using cuz the logging show is shut down, the cook told me the loggers (who are all fat) eat white bread/ meat potatoes and hide their uneaten vegtables under the napkin whereas 1/3rd of the planters are Vegetarian, weird recipes are encouraged, they all eat huge amounts of everything, they all drink huge amounts or water ... more work for the cooks

[huckbucket]

Just the flu bro

https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/2125189...fects-symptoms

[The AD]

This is where the US stands as of May 24, with and without NY.

Attachment 329982

So the ex-NY running daily total new cases is about 20,000. That flat line for the rest of the US contains this:

Attachment 329983

Not looking good for many states which are opening up. Would be good to review this in two/three weeks time.

I suppose you could look at those data and say the numbers are ok. For the most part hospitals are not being overwhelmed now and that's what "flattening the curve" was about. However, I think we really want to be driving the number of new cases down as much as possible over the summer because it's almost a certainty that the numbers will increase over the fall and winter.

[Bunion 2020]

Of course it's a chubby middle-aged white guy with a goatee. These guys need a name like Karens do.

I vote for "Junior".

[KQ]

I vote for "Junior".

Nah... that makes me think of Junior Samples and I always liked Junior. (BR-549!)

[The AD]

I vote for "Junior".

Travis.

[schuss]

Wayne or Richard

[seano732]

Kevin?

[Elkhound Odin]

Bubba


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[old goat]

Texas Bar Bans Customers From Wearing Masks During Coronavirus Pandemic

Tough to wear a mask in a bar or restaurant--if you figure you need one when you're indoors around people (I do) best to avoid restaurants and bars (and people--I suspect those people already are. I am.. (Although requiring masks at all times would help with alcoholism and obesity.) I think opening bars and restaurants was premature, but I suspect that the bar in the article won't be spreading any more cases than the average bar. The policy is whatever the alt right equivalent of virtue signaling is. Is there a name for that>? Maybe asshole signaling?

[skaredshtles]

I vote for "Junior".

Back in rural Michigan "Joey" was the preferred term... for a moron in general. No disrespect to any Joseph's around here.

[Benny Profane]

Bubba


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Ding.

[Deebased]

Just the flu bro

https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/2125189...fects-symptoms

Looks pretty similar to flu death during the 2017/18 rates for the under 65 crowd. Although the flu takes more sub-18 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm

[Svengali]

Hasn’t that already been decided?

[old goat]

Or how about incel? I do like "Dick" though. Hmm, that sounds wrong. I like "Dick: as the name for a certain kind of dick.

The problem with "Karen", besides it being sexist, is that it has been co-opted by the right and by dicks in general to put down anyone who calls them out when they're doing their dick thing. It's no longer just someone who abuses people behind a counter. It's a way to justify being a dick.

[Bunion 2020]

Looks pretty similar to flu death during the 2017/18 rates for the under 65 crowd. Although the flu takes more sub-18 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm

Reportedly up to 80% of those infected may be asymptomatic while spreading this shit.

[funkendrenchman]

Speaking of marketing..... "Visit Walla Walla" is up a running ads now that we are in Phase 2 encouraging people to come here. I know we need tourist dollars but maybe we should be more cautious. We've been luckier than a lot of counties partly because the shut down came before tourist season. We don't need to be the next Sun Valley.

Not to mention the state mandate is for people to stay within their counties if they are in a lower phase. Besides, phase 2 still only allows for "limited non-essential travel within proximity of your home." Yeah it's a catch 22.

Same thing going on here. I wish they'd do a summer sans marketing. Let us ease back into tourism slowly (honestly, I think this will happen anyway). I'm not sure we need to throw money at it at this point in time.

[bennymac]

Oh are we 7 days post the last time we had to have the "it's just the flu bro" discussion?

what about "let's do Sweden"...are we due for that loop to restart or do we have a couple more days before it's been a week?

Is this where we have to remind the exact same people about the exact same facts that questioned them last week?

[funkendrenchman]

This is where the US stands as of May 24, with and without NY.

Attachment 329982

So the ex-NY running daily total new cases is about 20,000. That flat line for the rest of the US contains this:

Attachment 329983

Not looking good for many states which are opening up. Would be good to review this in two/three weeks time.

It'd be interesting to have an index of this where testing rates are taken into account.

Also, there was always the expectation that cases would go up with a re-opening; however, I think in most places, the tracing isn't yet in place.

[Ted Striker]

I think in most places, the tracing isn't yet in place.

The local health dept is advertising for contact tracers right now.

But they don't seem to be allowing work from home?! Something about forest and trees...

[dunfree]

Oh are we 7 days post the last time we had to have the "it's just the flu bro" discussion?

what about "let's do Sweden"...are we due for that loop to restart or do we have a couple more days before it's been a week?

Is this where we have to remind the exact same people about the exact same facts that questioned them last week?

thank god it’s another week until “Lib hero bill deblasio sucks”

[muted]

Bubba is great, but specific to the southern-type. Joeys aren't angry.

Kenny?