Anyone worried if Corona virus keeps spreading the gyms will shut down?

GreenMachineX said:
How are y’all grocery shopping? Anyone using Instacart or Walmart pickup? Or just maintaining social distancing at grocery stores and avoiding the pigs? 😂
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I haven’t gone much, as my GF works at a supermarket as her second job. She usually just brings home some food for us after her shift. Other than that, I have not used any of those online options. The supermarket my GF works at always did offer pickup orders, but did away with it after COVID due to the reduced variety of product. I guess they didn’t want to deal with people being picky.

I did just go yesterday though, and it was a smooth experience with everyone being quite courteous in regard to social distancing. Everyone in the store had a mask on, and some employees (including my GF) choose to wear face shields instead for comfort reasons. Since I hadn’t been in the store for weeks, it was odd to see everything in place with the plexiglass at the registers, one direction aisles, and PPE for employees. It’s time like these I sit back and think to myself how strange all of this really is.

In terms of the police, I don’t know how things are going elsewhere, but they aren’t actively on the hunt for people defying stay at home orders or doing nonessential activities. I did hear about them breaking up some people attempting to have a house party in my town tonight though. Neighbors put a stop to that real quick...haha
 
I prefer to call it "hunting and foraging in an urban setting"... while using a horrible fake Ausie accent that particularly annoys my wife on occasion... it's also referred to as "sport gathering".

We avoid the cereal aisle because I'm a grown child there.
The check out people know us well. We put a show on twice a month...

I recall catching my wife off guard in the check out. I turned to her and said, "What did the counselor say!" "What did the counselor say.", since they know me, they caught the joke right away, but she was like, wtf, lol.

Yeah, grocery store visits are fun. Not so much with the mask though, and now I do it alone so not as fun...
I took a photo of our food on the conveyer to text her, and the check-out and bagging person photobombed me.
That was cool. :D
 
I haven’t been in weeks; I’ve done Instacart delivery and Walmart pickup a few times. Honestly, virus aside, it will probably be my new normal to save time and energy when things are back to “normal” or whatever we’re going to call it.
 
heard on local news today that the meat section at grocery stores is nearly empty, and they are limiting purchases of beef, pork and chicken to 2 items each.
 
Instacart sucks with Publix. They were terrible, then I canceled the account... got apologized for left and right, and just yesterday, get an email thanking me for signing up... I'm furious!

That's fraud.
 
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GreenMachineX said:
Yeah, I looked into deep freezers and all sold out in my area. This whole thing really killed my faith in my fellow humans.
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a lot of people saw this coming....I see a shortage of lots of things before this is over. I suggest you stock up on what is still available--there are sites that sell ready to eat pouches of food that have long storage life, they have been popular with the doomsday crowd for awhile now--they actually aren't to bad and it beats dumpster diving...better hurry though I've heard those ready to eat pouches are going fast.
 
thebigt said:
a lot of people saw this coming....I see a shortage of lots of things before this is over. I suggest you stock up on what is still available--there are sites that sell ready to eat pouches of food that have long storage life, they have been popular with the doomsday crowd for awhile now--they actually aren't to bad and it beats dumpster diving...better hurry though I've heard those ready to eat pouches are going fast.
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Yeah, I need to do that. I hate this. I saw it coming too, but I chose not to do it out of belief humans would do the right thing. They let me down again.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Yeah, I need to do that. I hate this. I saw it coming too, but I chose not to do it out of belief humans would do the right thing. They let me down again.
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the toilet paper thing should have been 1st clue...I know there are a few doomsday places that still have some ready to eat pouches, but they are going fast.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Yeah, I need to do that. I hate this. I saw it coming too, but I chose not to do it out of belief humans would do the right thing. They let me down again.
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Humans have a tendency to suck. The Prisoners Dilemma perfectly sums up our propensity for selfishness.
 
Nac said:
Humans have a tendency to suck. The Prisoners Dilemma perfectly sums up our propensity for selfishness.
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I pity those who don't own a gun, with lots of ammo...
 
Nac said:
Humans have a tendency to suck. The Prisoners Dilemma perfectly sums up our propensity for selfishness.
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Up until this point, I have refused to act opportunistically. We haven’t bought any guns or tons of ammo either. It might get us killed one day, but I don’t believe this virus will be the end of us.
 
GreenMachineX said:
Up until this point, I have refused to act opportunistically. We haven’t bought any guns or tons of ammo either. It might get us killed one day, but I don’t believe this virus will be the end of us.
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better to prepare for worst than be caught unprepared, imo.
 
thebigt said:
the toilet paper thing should have been 1st clue...I know there are a few doomsday places that still have some ready to eat pouches, but they are going fast.
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The toilet paper thing sets humans back thousands/millions/whatever of years. We are so disappointing.
 
And now a word from the deadly Coronavirus.
I made a deadlier more contagious friend to keep you company...

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Anyone see this important update from South Korea? Seems they revisited their concerns about reinfection and confirmed it was just bad testing. Still running with the initial belief that no one has ever caught corona a second time, and thus far no reason to think you can.

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justhere4comm said:
And now a word from the deadly Coronavirus.
I made a deadlier more contagious friend to keep you company...

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Just as many of us have suspected/anticipated, the current optimism for an effective vaccine potentially by January 2021 seems virtually impossible. Even if they fast track something- we know it still won’t be ready by January, and the efficacy will be sub-par and short lived. We will also have no idea what the long term side effects could be.

Perhaps a better approach would be to develop effective antiviral(s) that have low side effects. Remdesivir seems promising, but not everyone would be a candidate due to the side effects like renal impairment and cardiac arrhythmia risks etc.

We know the virus can’t survive more than a few days without hosts. If massive herds or continents of people were placed on a similar yet safer antiviral(s) at the same time (NO TRAVELING beyond borders allowed), we could theoretically eradicate this. Easier said than done, but it’s going to require something more outside the box to get this shyt out of our lives IMO..
 
Ricky10 said:
Just as many of us have suspected/anticipated, the current optimism for an effective vaccine potentially by January 2021 seems virtually impossible. Even if they fast track something- we know it still won’t be ready by January, and the efficacy will be sub-par and short lived. We will also have no idea what the long term side effects could be.

Perhaps a better approach would be to develop effective antiviral(s) that have low side effects. Remdesivir seems promising, but not everyone would be a candidate due to the side effects like renal impairment and cardiac arrhythmia risks etc.

We know the virus can’t survive more than a few days without hosts. If massive herds or continents of people were placed on a similar yet safer antiviral(s) at the same time (NO TRAVELING beyond borders allowed), we could theoretically eradicate this. Easier said than done, but it’s going to require something more outside the box to get this shyt out of our lives IMO..
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I have no faith in effective vaccine being developed, even the flu shot is hit or miss depending on if they guessed the right strain. my guess is that even if every person in the world were given a flu shot people would still get the flu, I see this being more of the same but even worse.

I agree ricky, antivirals are going to be the answer.
 
What about Diamox often used for altitude sickness and save mountain climbers from pulmonary edema?
That would go a long way to treat the symptoms of critical patients lungs filling with fluid no?

My wife takes it for her PTC.
 
justhere4comm said:
What about Diamox often used for altitude sickness and save mountain climbers from pulmonary edema?
That would go a long way to treat the symptoms of critical patients lungs filling with fluid no?

My wife takes it for her PTC.
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Looks like it has been considered, but seems contraindicated based on this...

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I'd be willing to wager, NY is doing something right, and some of the rest of the country is dragging the death rate up.
I wonder what states would be doing that? (Florida, you're one)
 
justhere4comm said:
I'd be willing to wager, NY is doing something right, and some of the rest of the country is dragging the death rate up.
I wonder what states would be doing that? (Florida, you're one)
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Not that I disagree with what you’re saying, but I also think they just peaked earlier because of the amount of people in close proximity basically “getting it over with” faster (not that it’s over).
 
Anyone having issues at the grocery store? Meat selection has been terrible at my stop n shop and yesterday the Aldi didn't have a single package of meat other then the frozen ones and keilbasa rings. No fresh beef, pork or chicken
 
I think the news has helped people begin hoarding meat now. :(
Just saying it could happen, makes it fraking happen!

I'm hunting for toilet paper and paper towels to stay ahead of the curve still.. lol
 
Smont said:
Anyone having issues at the grocery store? Meat selection has been terrible at my stop n shop and yesterday the Aldi didn't have a single package of meat other then the frozen ones and keilbasa rings. No fresh beef, pork or chicken
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I warned people this was coming...many meat processing plants got shut down...farmers were destroying livestock because of no one to sell to.
 
Smont said:
Anyone seen this plandemic documentary the hidden agenda on YouTube??? Check it out, very interesting
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I listen to a radio show at night--'ground zero'...if even a small percentage of what he says is true....!!!
 
Smont said:
Anyone seen this plandemic documentary the hidden agenda on YouTube??? Check it out, very interesting
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Made by an antivaxxer and conspiracy theorist...im sure she doesnt have any agenda at all.
 
Smont said:
Anyone seen this plandemic documentary the hidden agenda on YouTube??? Check it out, very interesting
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Well, that certainly puts a new twist on things. It’s rather disturbing that Dr. Fauci was involved in giving a 3.7 million dollar grant to the Wuhan laboratory back in 2015.

This article (including some apparently official documents) is rather incriminating in regard to what happened in the Wuhan laboratory. The last document is apparently a resume of a Dr. Shi, that shows she was ”researching” coronavirus as recently as 12/24/2019. There is obviously no question it leaked from there, yet Dr. Fauci dismisses it.

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When they do come out with a “vaccine,” I will likely feel more uneasy about receiving that than getting the virus itself. As a healthcare worker, I will definitely be required to receive one first. I don’t envision anyone else being given much of a choice in the matter either. That’s a rather scary thought in itself..

That is still far away from us though, so maybe some truths will emerge before that point that will change our approach.
 
Ricky10 said:
Well, that certainly puts a new twist on things. It’s rather disturbing that Dr. Fauci was involved in giving a 3.7 million dollar grant to the Wuhan laboratory back in 2015.

This article (including some apparently official documents) is rather incriminating in regard to what happened in the Wuhan laboratory. The last document is apparently a resume of a Dr. Shi, that shows she was ”researching” coronavirus as recently as 12/24/2019. There is obviously no question it leaked from there, yet Dr. Fauci dismisses it.

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When they do come out with a “vaccine,” I will likely feel more uneasy about receiving that than getting the virus itself. As a healthcare worker, I will definitely be required to receive one first. I don’t envision anyone else being given much of a choice in the matter either. That’s a rather scary thought in itself..

That is still far away from us though, so maybe some truths will emerge before that point that will change our approach.
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if they do come out with a vaccine they better be damned sure it is safe, or many people will never trust them again.
 
thebigt said:
if they do come out with a vaccine they better be damned sure it is safe, or many people will never trust them again.
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In my eyes, you can’t test an entirely new vaccine for a few months and call it safe for the longterm. I’m not an anti-vaxxer, but there are some that have stood the test of time for safety, while others have been recalled/taken off the market.
 
Ricky10 said:
In my eyes, you can’t test an entirely new vaccine for a few months and call it safe for the longterm. I’m not an anti-vaxxer, but there are some that have stood the test of time for safety, while others have been recalled/taken off the market.
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I agree with you in regards to the vaccine and potential safety issues from rushing its development and safety testing. I’m also more than likely going to be required to get it for my job once it comes out (edit: if it does)...so, I feel you on your reservations.

However I do not condone the support of an antivaxxing fraudulent pseudoscientist in the woman who created the Plandemic documentary. We, more than ever, need to be very careful on who we listen to as ignorance literally has the potential to kill or cause significant morbidity in the long term. I don’t have a great answer on who exactly to trust as there isnt a great deal of objective data out there, but I do think its fairly easy to determine who most likely shouldnt be trusted - she and “Dr.” Buttar being two of them.
 
Ricky10 said:
Well, that certainly puts a new twist on things. It’s rather disturbing that Dr. Fauci was involved in giving a 3.7 million dollar grant to the Wuhan laboratory back in 2015.

This article (including some apparently official documents) is rather incriminating in regard to what happened in the Wuhan laboratory. The last document is apparently a resume of a Dr. Shi, that shows she was ”researching” coronavirus as recently as 12/24/2019. There is obviously no question it leaked from there, yet Dr. Fauci dismisses it.

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When they do come out with a “vaccine,” I will likely feel more uneasy about receiving that than getting the virus itself. As a healthcare worker, I will definitely be required to receive one first. I don’t envision anyone else being given much of a choice in the matter either. That’s a rather scary thought in itself..

That is still far away from us though, so maybe some truths will emerge before that point that will change our approach.
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At my last physical I politely refused a flu shot. My doctor treated me like I was insane and repeatedly tried to pressure me into it. I can't imagine the pressure that will come with the coronavirus vaccine.
 
jswain34 said:
I agree with you in regards to the vaccine and potential safety issues from rushing its development and safety testing. I’m also more than likely going to be required to get it for my job once it comes out (edit: if it does)...so, I feel you on your reservations.

However I do not condone the support of an antivaxxing fraudulent pseudoscientist in the woman who created the Plandemic documentary. We, more than ever, need to be very careful on who we listen to as ignorance literally has the potential to kill or cause significant morbidity in the long term. I don’t have a great answer on who exactly to trust as there isnt a great deal of objective data out there, but I do think its fairly easy to determine who most likely shouldnt be trusted - she and “Dr.” Buttar being two of them.
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i am truly hoping if a vaccine is released it proves to be safe, if it isn't the anti-vaxxer movement will grow, imo.
 
jswain34 said:
I agree with you in regards to the vaccine and potential safety issues from rushing its development and safety testing. I’m also more than likely going to be required to get it for my job once it comes out (edit: if it does)...so, I feel you on your reservations.

However I do not condone the support of an antivaxxing fraudulent pseudoscientist in the woman who created the Plandemic documentary. We, more than ever, need to be very careful on who we listen to as ignorance literally has the potential to kill or cause significant morbidity in the long term. I don’t have a great answer on who exactly to trust as there isnt a great deal of objective data out there, but I do think its fairly easy to determine who most likely shouldnt be trusted - she and “Dr.” Buttar being two of them.
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Yes, I definitely take what she claims with a grain of salt. I was mostly surprised to find out about Dr Fauci’s funding of the lab in Wuhan which has apparently had a shady history for years to begin with. I think one of the biggest problems is that we don’t know who to listen to. We have all these organizations and experts who put on a show of being an “expert” in regard to something we have never seen. Shyt, I could pretend to be an expert on this.
Rebuild said:
At my last physical I politely refused a flu shot. My doctor treated me like I was insane and repeatedly tried to pressure me into it. I can't imagine the pressure that will come with the coronavirus vaccine.
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Unless things change in the meantime, I picture it being mandatory for everyone who wants to participate in society.
 
Ricky10 said:
I think one of the biggest problems is that we don’t know who to listen to. We have all these organizations and experts who put on a show of being an “expert” in regard to something we have never seen. Shyt, I could pretend to be an expert on this.
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Bing-friggin-go. We havent seen anything like this before. Its uncharted territory. People dont get that collecting real data and analyzing it to the point where it actually means something by it becoming actionable takes a great deal of time. We didnt have time. There wasnt the data to allow for that to happen. So now you have all these conspiracy folks coming out of the woodwork acting like they truly know everything thats going on and bingo people have what they want - answers. They just dont stop to consider how full of S those people who provided them may be.

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