Originally Posted by Dave Lane:
I'm assuming this thread has been bumped to announce the death of Big Daddy to COVID. May he rest in peace.
I know you're lying because he's extremely careful and follows the latest science
Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY:
It's 100k - 240k total, not 240k in the next few days. People really need to quit watching fear porn. First they compared it 1918 where 20-50M died. Currently we are under 50k in the entire world. Little difference there. Then we got the predictions that went from 3M deaths in the US and has incrementally worked it's way down. I know people who have had Corona but none of them died or had any complications. On the other hand I know a ton of people who are having their life destroyed. Lost job and income. Losing their businesses.Look around you instead of at all the fear porn on TV. Lets put this in perspective.
Deaths in the US annually
Car accidents almost 40k
Heart disease 650k
Cancer 600k
Unintentional injuries 170k
Chronic lower respiratory disease 160k
Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases 147k
Alzheimers 125k
Diabetes 84k
The flu 61k
Kidney disease 52k
Suicide 50k
The Wuhan virus is killing 10's of millions of Americans but not in the way exploited by the media with their fear porn. Millions are losing their job, their homes, businesses and life savings. We do this long enough we could have a great depression, awesome. The chance that covid 19 is what's going to take you out is slightly above zero. The death rate no matter what it is projecting at this moment is a grain of sand on the beach of what could happen to the quality of life for all of us if people keep buying into this BS.
Originally Posted by Dave Lane:
I'm assuming this thread has been bumped to announce the death of Big Daddy to COVID. May he rest in peace.
Good to see you old friend. Hope you are well. I am just spending time flying to Texas now trying to buy a killer pad. Timing could be better. They are calling it a cash offer California market for the good stuff. Gotta get out of the Peoples Republic. [Reply]
Yeah. My wife and I went to Pigeon Forge in October and hiked the Smokies. It was super cheap. Less than $200 each for round trip tickets and I rented an SUV for $26/ day. Also got an awesome cabin in the mountains on Airbnb that just wouldn't have been available normally. [Reply]
Just had to cancel a Mexico trip I had planned for the end of February. They are now saying you have to get tested on the resort and be negative to be allowed back in the country, and when you return it is a mandatory 7 day quarantine, even if you were negative. Just too much of a potential risk with the job. It was nice to actually look forward to a each getaway. Fuck you, China. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Just had to cancel a Mexico trip I had planned for the end of February. They are now saying you have to get tested on the resort and be negative to be allowed back in the country, and when you return it is a mandatory 7 day quarantine, even if you were negative. Just too much of a potential risk with the job. It was nice to actually look forward to a each getaway. **** you, China.
We were supposed to go to Bonaire last summer. Was hoping to use our flight credits to go somewhere this year but with the new protocols I guess we are going to USVI. [Reply]
Originally Posted by penguinz:
We were supposed to go to Bonaire last summer. Was hoping to use our flight credits to go somewhere this year but with the new protocols I guess we are going to USVI.
Nice, that's a good backup plan when all else fails.
Maybe I should put some effort into checking out if there are any deals to be had in the USVI.... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Just had to cancel a Mexico trip I had planned for the end of February. They are now saying you have to get tested on the resort and be negative to be allowed back in the country, and when you return it is a mandatory 7 day quarantine, even if you were negative. Just too much of a potential risk with the job. It was nice to actually look forward to a each getaway. Fuck you, China.
I'll be interested to see how, and how stringently, they enforce the return quarentine. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloryDayz:
I'll be interested to see how, and how stringently, they enforce the return quarentine.
Good point. I'm sure it's a "highly recommended" thing right now, but how is that going to play with employers when their workers get an extra week of vacation because the gubmint decrees it and they haven't tested positive? And like you said, how in the world will they enforce that? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Good point. I'm sure it's a "highly recommended" thing right now, but how is that going to play with employers when their workers get an extra week of vacation because the gubmint decrees it and they haven't tested positive? And like you said, how in the world will they enforce that?
there is no longer a federal mandate to provide PTO for coronavirus absences. People would have to take vacation or sick leave as their policies allow [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Good point. I'm sure it's a "highly recommended" thing right now, but how is that going to play with employers when their workers get an extra week of vacation because the gubmint decrees it and they haven't tested positive? And like you said, how in the world will they enforce that?
As somebody who Teleworks, it's not an issue, but for others this is going to suck. [Reply]