My age dictates that I'm vunerable to this virus ...

[dogtag]

In addition I take a blood pressure medication.
BUT: I have never had the Flu although I've been exposed,
In fact, I've never had Anything.
As a kid I didn't catch (from my siblings or school), Chicken Pox,
Scarlet Fever, Measles or whatever else was going around.
I did get normal colds. As a baby I survived Double Pneumonia,
I wonder if that gave me immunity.
My blood could be worth a fortune. I might become famous.
The Queen might Knight me. Sir Dogtag.
I like it.

[S.A. Boggs]

What is scary is that many of my wife's friends are scared.
Sam

[dogtag]

What is scary is that many of my wife's friends are scared.
Sam

I guess you're pretty ugly, huh ?

[Roadkingtrax]

I guess you're pretty ugly, huh ?

Bwahaha

[Gun Smoke]

What is scary is that many of my wife's friends are scared.
Sam

Most of us here are of the age where we should take this virus seriously. You, in regards to what you have been through and also your wife who has to be in contact with people at work.

Unfortunately the world does not yet have a vaccine and when one is developed demand will be quite high.

We all have some contact with others I suppose. We all have to get out and buy grocery's at the least. We can't wash our hands every time we touch something but like others have mentioned, wearing gloves should help.

In my case, being retired, I have very little contact with others. My wife, (also retired), goes to the gym 5 times a week. She has given that up for now.

The ones I feel for are those who have to work, work for an employer who will not or can not allow employees to take off and stay at home. No matter how generous the employer is there has to be limits plus some employees will take advantage of the situation as well.

No matter how careful we may be there will always be unclean objects to touch like doorknobs, etc and people coughing in our faces. None of us can live in a totally sterile environment. All we can do is our best and make ourselves scarce around others.

[togor]

If the scales are falling from people's eyes, then this is a good thing.

https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-claims-people-are-faking-concern-about-coronavirus-bludgeon-trump-new

[S.A. Boggs]

I guess you're pretty ugly, huh ?

Not with my mask on!

[S.A. Boggs]

Most of us here are of the age where we should take this virus seriously. You, in regards to what you have been through and also your wife who has to be in contact with people at work.

Unfortunately the world does not yet have a vaccine and when one is developed demand will be quite high.

We all have some contact with others I suppose. We all have to get out and buy grocery's at the least. We can't wash our hands every time we touch something but like others have mentioned, wearing gloves should help.

In my case, being retired, I have very little contact with others. My wife, (also retired), goes to the gym 5 times a week. She has given that up for now.

The ones I feel for are those who have to work, work for an employer who will not or can not allow employees to take off and stay at home. No matter how generous the employer is there has to be limits plus some employees will take advantage of the situation as well.

No matter how careful we may be there will always be unclean objects to touch like doorknobs, etc and people coughing in our faces. None of us can live in a totally sterile environment. All we can do is our best and make ourselves scarce around others.

When I first started at the clinic part of my entry was on infectious control and blood related pathogens . Many of my clients were drug addicts IV users/AIDS so one had to be cautious to say the least. I am doing the same caution that I did with my cancer and that is be careful. I wear long sleeve shirts when I do go out into the sun for any length of time and sunscreen on my face along with a wide brimmed hat that I always wear. Lightweight driving gloves or similar type to protect my hands. I use a knuckle on touch screens if a pen won't work as well. A 3M 100 series respirator in lieu of a 95 face mask and I have provided this for my family as well.
Back in the late 1970's I was an EMT so being among ill/injured people is not something new to me. I have worked on many people who were covered in blood and other body fluids with minimal protection at the time. Rarely used a face mask as all we had was surgical masks and I kept a pair of gloves in a pouch on my belt next to my holster that carried my other cutting tools.
We are now living in interesting times and I hope this is not the new normalcy. Most here carry a gun as we want to be left alone in safety, not to impose our will on others. We have a well stocked medical kit and many fire extinguishers with the hope of never needing them.
We county dwellers have a different lifestyle from those in towns/cities and a different outlook on life. I have neighbors who I can ask for help and vice versa, others I protect from. Be careful is the best that I can do for me and mine, others have to chart their own course of action in these trying times. One thing for sure, I am "leary" of government help as there is always a catch.
Sam

[rayg]

If the scales are falling from people's eyes, then this is a good thing.

https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-ha...geon-trump-new

Nothing wrong with his statement..SEAN HANNITY (HOST): We gotta be very real with the American people, I don't like how we're scaring people unnecessarily. And that is that unless you have an immune system that is compromised, and you are older, and you have other underlying health issues you're not going to die 99% from this virus, correct?

Of course the Dem's/Lib's have nothing else to blame the Repub's/Trump with, so they keep the hype going...This type of hype was never taken with any of the other past diseases that took many many more lives compared to this one. However better to be alerted as not, so do take precautions.

I do notice again that most of togor's quotes or referrals come from far left liberal news sources..Lol

[togor]

Old trick..find something to attack the messenger...

Hannity, you know well, along with Limbaugh and others, was downplaying the potential seriousness of the situation, arguing that it is a plot to make Trump look bad and steal the election.

Now people are saying "hey maybe this IS serious" which is good. Of course those guys will never admit their initial position was foolish, so they have to pivot towards reality through a BS argument like "this is a Chinese plot".

Hint: wrong time to pick a fight with China. Sometimes stuff happens. Cooperation is key.

[rayg]

Here's what he said...
"that unless you have an immune system that is compromised, and you are older, and you have other underlying health issues you're not going to die 99% from this virus,"

You are saying that's wrong! How is he down playing it and is wrong? Isn't that true?......

[togor]

Here's what he said...
"that unless you have an immune system that is compromised, and you are older, and you have other underlying health issues you're not going to die 99% from this virus,"

You are saying that's wrong! How is he down playing it and is wrong? Isn't that true?......

Well it's a distortion and whether or not one dies isn't necessarily the only relevant factor.

Plus it's said in the context of minimizing the threat. I was posting about the potential seriousness of the situation weeks ago and you accused me of "sky is falling" pronouncements. My guess is you got that from Hannity and others on that wavelength, like the recently benched Trish Regan. Well here we are and I have nothing I need to pivot away from. Hannity can't say the same.

[rayg]

Well it's a distortion and whether or not one dies isn't necessarily the only relevant factor.

How is it a distortion, that's what he said..and why is it not the only relevant factor .

[togor]

How is it a distortion, that's what he said..and why is it not the only relevant factor .

It's a distortion to remove it from Hannity's overall context, which is that this usually isn't a big deal so why worry.

Hannity assumes that if he gets sick bad, there will be a ventilator for him and ICU bed, maybe because he already has one in his house. But if the spike of people needing them at one time is too high, then not everyone, maybe not even Hannity himself, can expect the customary VIP treatment.

But it's about more than just you or me or Sean. It's about none of us not giving it to anyone else if we do get sick. But that kind of thinking, others before one's self, the greater good, etc., is anathema to people like Hannity, who prefer a Darwinian landscape with themselves looking down from a position of advantage.

Here is a link you can check out. It's at the Washington Post but they lifted their paywall for some stories. It shows with some visual sims how changing social behavior can flatten curve and reduce the severity of an epidemic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/

All of these closings are about limiting the demand for ICU beds so that it doesn't overrun the limited supply.

[S.A. Boggs]

How is it a distortion, that's what he said..and why is it not the only relevant factor .

You are dealing with an endless argument with no end. ASPD are like this as THEIR solution is the only one...all others are false.
Sam