Thoughts on a limited reopen?

borg wrote:

You are mocking these government officials who are trying their hardest to deny you as many rights afforded by the Constitution as they can while making...

You are mocking these government officials who are trying their hardest to deny you as many rights afforded by the Constitution as they can while making it look like they are protecting you from danger. It's a fine line Void. You should appreciate their effort. Get with the program, suck it up, sit at home and turn on on some cable news where you can wallow in this bullshit along with everybody else.






Or not.

borg wrote:

You are mocking these government officials who are trying their hardest to deny you as many rights afforded by the Constitution as they can while making...

You are mocking these government officials who are trying their hardest to deny you as many rights afforded by the Constitution as they can while making it look like they are protecting you from danger. It's a fine line Void. You should appreciate their effort. Get with the program, suck it up, sit at home and turn on on some cable news where you can wallow in this bullshit along with everybody else.






Or not.

BMSOBx2 wrote:

Wow, didn't expect that from you. A little over-the-top? Everyone's getting stir crazy.

KMC440 wrote:

Hey Sandy ! Hate to pop your bubble but the "medical resources" in most regions aren't being overwhelmed ! As a matter of fact they are...

Hey Sandy ! Hate to pop your bubble but the "medical resources" in most regions aren't being overwhelmed ! As a matter of fact they are underwhelmed to the point of laying nurses and staff off !!!

borg wrote:

Just having a little fun with death and unemployment.

Underground wrote:

Your graphs really aren't looking any better and you're all about to start getting about. Still around 25-30k new cases a day and 2500 deaths each...

Your graphs really aren't looking any better and you're all about to start getting about. Still around 25-30k new cases a day and 2500 deaths each day! At that rate for another 30 days it's 750,000-900,000 new cases and 75,000 dead and it still has to start ramping down. But I guess you guys are going to go through with this anyway. Hope it works out.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

On a side thought, is there a figure for the cost of a covid death yet?

Broseph wrote:

The “Daily New Cases” chart is the one that needed to flatline to level load the medical system. And it’s flat. Might even be trending down...

The “Daily New Cases” chart is the one that needed to flatline to level load the medical system. And it’s flat. Might even be trending down since April began. Obviously the “total cases” isn’t going to flatline until the virus is 100% gone (so maybe never).

haydos25 wrote:

But what caused it to flatline? Was it the social distancing/lockdown? Because if that's the reason then prematurely relaxing those restrictions will result in the chart...

But what caused it to flatline? Was it the social distancing/lockdown? Because if that's the reason then prematurely relaxing those restrictions will result in the chart going back up again and undo all the good work. That's the decision we're facing here in Australia. Our new infection rates are less than 0.5% daily here at the moment, but a slow rollback of restrictions over a few months is what we're looking at having.

Its still unclear what the end results is going to be, a treatment that works is probably our only hope of some form of normalcy in the near future. A Vaccine is probably less likely in my opinion.

Shiftfaced wrote:

I don't know if this is appropriate here or not. If not, I am sure I will find out shortly. Have you heard about what is...

I don't know if this is appropriate here or not.

If not, I am sure I will find out shortly.

Have you heard about what is happening in Idaho? Getting a little crazy.

Last Friday, there was a rally at the State Capitol demanding that we open Idaho back up for business. I went, and kept my distance. There was about 200 people there, mostly peaceful. Cars drove by, honking, some sign waiving, and not a whole lot more.

On Monday or Tuesday, Ammon Bundy (Remember him?) decided that was not enough. Local jurisdiction said that "Parks or open, but keep your distance, and stay off the playground equipment".

So they show up, take down the "Stay Away" tape that the police had put on the equipment, and began their "protest". Our little "Covid Karen" went there to get arrested, and she did. She was asked to leave. She was asked to just get off the playground equipment, she would not comply. She was told to comply, or she would be arrested. She told them to arrest her, so they did.

So what did Ammon Bundy do? Got the home address of the arresting officer, and they went to his home. Freaked out, the family had to call the police, and had to have officers posted up for a day until it settled down.

But then people found out where our local "Covid Karen" lives, so they went to her house to protest. Cops called again, and had to provide personal protection.

So, the roll-out in Idaho is going well!

Shiftfaced wrote:

I don't know if this is appropriate here or not. If not, I am sure I will find out shortly. Have you heard about what is...

I don't know if this is appropriate here or not.

If not, I am sure I will find out shortly.

Have you heard about what is happening in Idaho? Getting a little crazy.

Last Friday, there was a rally at the State Capitol demanding that we open Idaho back up for business. I went, and kept my distance. There was about 200 people there, mostly peaceful. Cars drove by, honking, some sign waiving, and not a whole lot more.

On Monday or Tuesday, Ammon Bundy (Remember him?) decided that was not enough. Local jurisdiction said that "Parks or open, but keep your distance, and stay off the playground equipment".

So they show up, take down the "Stay Away" tape that the police had put on the equipment, and began their "protest". Our little "Covid Karen" went there to get arrested, and she did. She was asked to leave. She was asked to just get off the playground equipment, she would not comply. She was told to comply, or she would be arrested. She told them to arrest her, so they did.

So what did Ammon Bundy do? Got the home address of the arresting officer, and they went to his home. Freaked out, the family had to call the police, and had to have officers posted up for a day until it settled down.

But then people found out where our local "Covid Karen" lives, so they went to her house to protest. Cops called again, and had to provide personal protection.

So, the roll-out in Idaho is going well!

MikeID wrote:

Yeah, it seems like the folks in the extremes tend to sprout up in these times. I don’t think their behavior will result in change. It...

Yeah, it seems like the folks in the extremes tend to sprout up in these times. I don’t think their behavior will result in change. It seems like self-promotion. The Governor has the recovery website up and it appears to be a reasonable approach:

http://rebound.idaho.gov/

Broseph wrote:

The “Daily New Cases” chart is the one that needed to flatline to level load the medical system. And it’s flat. Might even be trending down...

The “Daily New Cases” chart is the one that needed to flatline to level load the medical system. And it’s flat. Might even be trending down since April began. Obviously the “total cases” isn’t going to flatline until the virus is 100% gone (so maybe never).

haydos25 wrote:

But what caused it to flatline? Was it the social distancing/lockdown? Because if that's the reason then prematurely relaxing those restrictions will result in the chart...

But what caused it to flatline? Was it the social distancing/lockdown? Because if that's the reason then prematurely relaxing those restrictions will result in the chart going back up again and undo all the good work. That's the decision we're facing here in Australia. Our new infection rates are less than 0.5% daily here at the moment, but a slow rollback of restrictions over a few months is what we're looking at having.

Its still unclear what the end results is going to be, a treatment that works is probably our only hope of some form of normalcy in the near future. A Vaccine is probably less likely in my opinion.

Broseph wrote:

Again, the whole idea of quarantine is to level load the hospitals. So, yes, quarantine did cause it to level off. In most parts of the...

Again, the whole idea of quarantine is to level load the hospitals. So, yes, quarantine did cause it to level off. In most parts of the US, hospital workers have nothing to do right now. Such little medical demand that they are being furloughed. Time to open things up where it makes sense and strike a balance at the local level.

To take it one step further: how about we keep everyone who’s at high risk in quarantine, and let everyone else get back to work? Seriously, keeping people under 50 with no health problems in quarantine is absurd at this point.

Nighttrain wrote:

The beach is open. Things are slowly returning to normal. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/04/25/422923/s1200_A3F351A2_B0D0_4D68_8239_16B1ED40BB4A.jpg[/img]

The beach is open. Things are slowly returning to normal.

KennyT wrote:

Looks mighty dangerous out there! Have fun👍

KennyT wrote:

Looks mighty dangerous out there! Have fun👍

Nighttrain wrote:

Thanks, KT. No fish were caught but it was a helluva sunrise. We’re transitioning to a limited reopening of businesses in South Carolina. All eyes are...

Thanks, KT. No fish were caught but it was a helluva sunrise.

We’re transitioning to a limited reopening of businesses in South Carolina. All eyes are on Georgia as they now have no restrictions except for schools and such.