Virus Schmirus

[Donn Beach]

yup, but its not like I would be running into any of them there...What's up with your boy Jones?...Bet you spend your time coughing on everybody around you too don't you..lol

[D-train]

Why am I not surprised that Leake is the guy.

https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status ... 8624187392

[Double Mocha Man]

This is similar to 2009-2010 when the CDC estimated that around 60M people in the country had the swine flu. Yet, they didn't shut down the country.

Swine flu = 17 months = 60M had it = 12,000 deaths.

Covid 19 = 4 months = 2.5M with it = 125,000 deaths.

Yep, similar.

[BaseHitDerby]

This is similar to 2009-2010 when the CDC estimated that around 60M people in the country had the swine flu. Yet, they didn't shut down the country.

Swine flu = 17 months = 60M had it = 12,000 deaths.

Covid 19 = 4 months = 2.5M with it = 125,000 deaths.

Yep, similar.

Wow, you must not know how to multiply by 10 or only read what you like.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that as many as 10 times more Americans may be infected with coronavirus than earlier estimates suggested — which means as many as 20 million may have contracted the virus, but also that the mortality rate may be lower than thought.

“Our best estimate right now is that for every case that’s reported, there actually are 10 other infections,” CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield said on a call with reporters Thursday, NBC News reported.

“This virus causes so much asymptomatic infection. The traditional approach of looking for symptomatic illness and diagnosing it obviously underestimates the total amount of infections,” he continued.

2.5M confirmed cases now X 10 = 25M people have had it

[D-train]

The conservative case for wearing masks by Seattle's own conservative talk show host, Jason Rantz.

https://www.newsweek.com/conservative-a ... on-1513977

[gil]

Guessing that is exception rather than the rule. I wear a mask when it makes sense to do so and I don't when it doesn't and I don't cough on people. I think most sane people have the same policy. Nice google search to find that one example out of a million though.

You seem like a solid human being and I'd trust you to protect other by wearing a mask when appropriate. I just worry about the people who fall outside the boundaries of "most sane people." I think someone else mentioned, aren't the anti-mask sentiments largely about not being forced to wear them, no matter what the circumstances? (i.e., they are not arguing for "reasonable" mask wearing, they are arguing that force masked wearing violates their rights).

The other day I went to a free recycling event (scrap metal, stuff like that) at my local Lutheran Church, and about 25 people were working the event. I only saw one guy working who was without a mask, but about 1/2 of them had their masks pulled down around their necks or up on their heads. This included the guy who stuck his head next to my open window to give me instructions on where to drop off my stuff. One woman who was working kept her mask on, until she wanted to speak, then she pulled it down. The mask went back on when she stopped talking. "Most sane people" apparently leaves out a few of us.

Also, aren't rules kept simple and strict so they aren't open to interpretation? If I stop and then drive straight through a red light at 3am with no one around, I'm still committing an offense, right? If I'm very careful and completely sober and awake, no one is in danger, but I sure would not do this if I saw a cop in the area!

[D-train]

Sure, I see your point, Gil. Of course the other solution is not go to such an event. I am assuming it was not essential for you or anyone else to attend.

[gil]

That's true. (It was nice of me to clean up my yard for my neighbors, but not "essential.") I've heard from other people that they have run into non-mask-wearers in grocery stores and hardware stores. People in my grocery store have been good.

[Double Mocha Man]

I've heard from other people that they have run into non-mask-wearers in grocery stores and hardware stores. People in my grocery store have been good.

https://heavy.com/news/2020/06/dallas-k ... permarket/

And she wore a mask until she got to the express check out with too many items. The mask is in her hand. I do this all the time... if you don't throw an infantile fit they won't take you seriously...

[D-train]

That's true. (It was nice of me to clean up my yard for my neighbors, but not "essential.") I've heard from other people that they have run into non-mask-wearers in grocery stores and hardware stores. People in my grocery store have been good.

Stores won't let you in without one here. I don't have a problem with that at all. My issue is having to wear one out side in public places when you can EASILY social distance.