Wuhan Coronavirus

[FSchmertz]

P.S. But "winging it" seems like horrible advice, regardless.

i'm talking about using some common sense on some things. it has "seemed" like a good idea for a month now to wear a mask. But everyone said "no, a mask will kill you faster than anything". Or that's basically what they said. It was like this nervous tic to jump down your throat if you mentioned wearing a mask and especially if you said you might use a scarf or t shirt as a mask.

finally common sense prevailed.

that same common sense will prevail when they start letting some people go back to work. As if a florist is more subjected to a virus at work than at home or going to the freaking grocery store.

It was partly because the Chinese and Koreans were making fun of us for not requiring masks.

[Animal]

DiverTexas:

Just got an email from Wells Fargo and they are re-opening their online signup for the PPP $$. Some time today. My guy says this time there isn't a $10 billion cap on what they can enroll. BUT, I think I would still jump on it quickly if you can.

[DiverTexas]

DiverTexas:

Just got an email from Wells Fargo and they are re-opening their online signup for the PPP $$. Some time today. My guy says this time there isn't a $10 billion cap on what they can enroll. BUT, I think I would still jump on it quickly if you can.

Thanks for the heads up. Headed to the computer now.

[WestTexasCrude]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

[CaptQuint]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

I'll drive down a truck from NYC full of corpses and place them around Iraan if you feel left out

[Stapes]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

the day-to-day activities of living in a goldfish bowl really have no bearing on those that live in the ocean.

[megman]

[Animal]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

the day-to-day activities of living in a goldfish bowl really have no bearing on those that live in the ocean.

until the price of oil drops to $22 a barrel. for the people in the ocean its a great deal at the gas pump. for the people in his fishbowl its apocalyptic.

[FSchmertz]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

Kids here are taking their classes online.

Apparently the application most have been using for class attendance is a real security disaster though. Zoom?

[Animal]

is anyone else sick to death of hearing reporters say that "these mitigation methods, this social distancing seems to be having an effect on the spread of this virus".

No shit? who could have imagined that? you mean, we have proven that the spread of a virus that is spread from person to person can be slowed down by keeping people from contacting other people? i need more data to confirm this. please tell me more about this.

[DiverTexas]

DiverTexas:

Just got an email from Wells Fargo and they are re-opening their online signup for the PPP $$. Some time today. My guy says this time there isn't a $10 billion cap on what they can enroll. BUT, I think I would still jump on it quickly if you can.

Given the exceptionally high volume of requests we have already received, we will not be able to accept any additional requests for a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Nothing yet, but I'll keep refreshing regularly and let you know if it does reopen.

[FSchmertz]

is anyone else sick to death of hearing reporters say that "these mitigation methods, this social distancing seems to be having an effect on the spread of this virus".

No shit? who could have imagined that? you mean, we have proven that the spread of a virus that is spread from person to person can be slowed down by keeping people from contacting other people? i need more data to confirm this. please tell me more about this.

Don't worry, they will. And any little hiccup they can perceive or expert they can present, and it'll seem like forever.

P.S. Though they really don't have much of anything else to report on. Almost feel sorry for them...almost

[Animal]

is anyone else sick to death of hearing reporters say that "these mitigation methods, this social distancing seems to be having an effect on the spread of this virus".

No shit? who could have imagined that? you mean, we have proven that the spread of a virus that is spread from person to person can be slowed down by keeping people from contacting other people? i need more data to confirm this. please tell me more about this.

Don't worry, they will. And any little hiccup they can perceive or expert they can present, and it'll seem like forever.

P.S. Though they really don't have much of anything else to report on. Almost feel sorry for them...almost

bernie threw them a hanging fastball today.

[Tuesday]

Member of the now disbanded pandemic response team speaks out.




How we live today is what happens when you fire the experts and replace them with your idiot son in law.

[Animal]

DiverTexas:

Just got an email from Wells Fargo and they are re-opening their online signup for the PPP $$. Some time today. My guy says this time there isn't a $10 billion cap on what they can enroll. BUT, I think I would still jump on it quickly if you can.

Given the exceptionally high volume of requests we have already received, we will not be able to accept any additional requests for a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.

Nothing yet, but I'll keep refreshing regularly and let you know if it does reopen.

that quote you put up is on the page that I am sitting on. I think Wells Fargo is out of California, so its still lunch there. i'm hitting refresh every 10 min or so.

[Tuesday]

2000 ventilators don't work because Moron Don let the maintenance contract lapse.

https://khn.org/morning-breakout/over-2 ... act-lapse/

[WestTexasCrude]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

I'll drive down a truck from NYC full of corpses and place them around Iraan if you feel left out

I guess we will have to follow the NYC lead and start digging graves in our park. We will be ready for you. Knowing our hatred of Yankees, each grave will have a urinal installed above.

[CaptQuint]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

I'll drive down a truck from NYC full of corpses and place them around Iraan if you feel left out

I guess we will have to follow the NYC lead and start digging graves in our park. We will be ready for you. Knowing our hatred of Yankees, each grave will have a urinal installed above.

No graves in NYC parks and I hope Oil drops to $3 a barrel and all you rats starve to death

[WestTexasCrude]

2 Months in here, and the only restriction is no more that 10 in a group. Everybody working here (with the social distancing). Stores open, cafes and restaurants open with take out. Hardly a bother. Schools have been closed since the end of Spring break. Don't how they are going to handle that to complete the semester.

the day-to-day activities of living in a goldfish bowl really have no bearing on those that live in the ocean.

I told you weeks ago, living in the middle of Nowhere has it's advantages on things like this.

[Animal]

There are a shit ton of labs doing research on COVID 19 right now and I assume the way they can do that is that they have a way to reproduce the virus.

If its possible to reproduce the virus, then is it also possible to reproduce the antibodies that are in plasma from people that recovered?

[Animal]

update on NY and Michigan

[CaptQuint]

France’s flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port early after about 40 crew members showed signs of COVID-19 symptoms, the armed forces ministry said on Wednesday.

https://in.reuters.com/article/health-c ... NKBN21Q12V

[Animal]

France’s flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port early after about 40 crew members showed signs of COVID-19 symptoms, the armed forces ministry said on Wednesday.

https://in.reuters.com/article/health-c ... NKBN21Q12V

man, all these countries (including us) just need to harbor all the freaking ships. no cruises, no military ships, all that shit.

[CaptQuint]

France’s flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port early after about 40 crew members showed signs of COVID-19 symptoms, the armed forces ministry said on Wednesday.

https://in.reuters.com/article/health-c ... NKBN21Q12V

man, all these countries (including us) just need to harbor all the freaking ships. no cruises, no military ships, all that shit.

Or you know, just stop shore leave

[FSchmertz]

There are a shit ton of labs doing research on COVID 19 right now and I assume the way they can do that is that they have a way to reproduce the virus.

If its possible to reproduce the virus, then is it also possible to reproduce the antibodies that are in plasma from people that recovered?

I read up on that, and it seemed like using these antibodies risks the recipient's body treating them as invaders.

Here's an interesting article regarding antibody drugs research:

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/06/gla ... nd-crispr/