OT: Coronavirus
Wow....
I’ve flown in and out of Denver Airport roughly 50 times. I’ve never seen it empty like this.
Yeah, DIA is never that empty. My goodness, this thing has really gotten ahold of people. But I suspect that it's going to make a far bigger dent in the global economy than the global population.
What changes have you made? Personally, I have tickets to fly to San Francisco with my kids to see my brother in a couple of weeks. And, so far anyway, I plan to go. But I have to say I'm a little nervous about it, especially with my kids. Not as much about the virus as how people are panicking about it. A flight yesterday was rerouted to Denver because someone, um...sneezed. And I am narrowing in on some ridiculously priced tickets to Cancun in May. Am I crazy?
“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't." - Tom Waits
It will be okay, just listened to the Rose-garden speech, and all is well. I did like the warm tongue bath the VP gave to everyone in charge. By Sunday we will be able to make reservations @ Coronavirus.gov and drive to your local drug store and get your face swabbed and viola, all is good.
Google confirms that it is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website, contrary to what Trump announced. Another Alphabet company, Verily, has an early project that only works in the Bay Area. @backlon with the scoop: https://theverge.com/2020/3/13/2117
@"RS Express" said:And kablooie.. Grand Canyon tour canceled, and my friend Carl in the Twin Cities just told me his entire family told him to tell me NOT to come see him after coming back from Vegas… or for that matter at all (he's 72 and was just diagnosed with cardiomyopathy) At least I'm getting a refund for the tour and the show... but my flights/hotel are nonrefundable. So I could end up flying to Vegas just for the pleasure of sitting in my hotel room for 3 days and then still end up paying for a Sioux Falls>MSP flight that I don't even take. At this point my best case scenario is hoping the airlines cancel the flights so they'd have to refund me. AAARGH!@"RS Express" said: I've got a trip to Vegas booked for the 25th followed by visiting a friend in the Twin Cities the 28th and just crossing my fingers nothing gets canceled :# Well, crap. Got emailed that one of the shows I was going to in Vegas has been canceled. Now, about getting my money back...
It was important to pass the emergency relief aid - not sure its enough, but I naively want to believe it will help those who may lose wage, small retail - those that will need it the most.
Americans really need to take this social distancing seriously. Hunker down people. State/Local Govt's need to get a lot more directive.
We have to stop the arc so it looks like So Korea's, not Italy's. That time is RIGHT NOW.
I read where Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and other giants will be testing you right from the car as they set-up parking lot areas to do so. No going inside. We should have had this ready weeks ago.
I work part time retail after I had retired from a 30 year marketing research career. The # of dumb asz's that still want to shake hands is mind boggling.
Everyone be safe and well...Dont watch too much coverage of this shit.
April is almost here...
@"BarrNone55" said: Google confirms that it is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website, contrary to what Trump announced. Another Alphabet company, Verily, has an early project that only works in the Bay Area. @backlon with the scoop: https://theverge.com/2020/3/13/2117He lied about a bunch of stuff yesterday. I don't get the cult of Trump. Its beyond stupid.
Nice to see politics has stayed out of this thread.
“The pandemic we face today can no longer be resolved by any individual country.” Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is donating 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and 1 million face masks to the United States. So far, the U.S. has only tested 14,000 people, reports @COVID19Tracking.
@"StickyBun" said:@"BarrNone55" said: Google confirms that it is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website, contrary to what Trump announced. Another Alphabet company, Verily, has an early project that only works in the Bay Area. @backlon with the scoop: https://theverge.com/2020/3/13/2117 He lied about a bunch of stuff yesterday. I don't get the cult of Trump. Its beyond stupid.
Leave the politics out of this thread or it gets moved. The other option is to remove those that cant keep the politics out of their posts from the thread.
@"KingBash" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"BarrNone55" said: Google confirms that it is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website, contrary to what Trump announced. Another Alphabet company, Verily, has an early project that only works in the Bay Area. @backlon with the scoop: https://theverge.com/2020/3/13/2117 He lied about a bunch of stuff yesterday. I don't get the cult of Trump. Its beyond stupid.
They're strictly comedy fodder now. Totally ignorable except when you want a laugh.Trump autographed a printout of the stock market when it rose 2,000... again, anybody who doesn't see that and laugh, and discount the guy as mentally ill isn't even worth paying attention to. These are meaningless people.
You've had ample notice in this thread to avoid politics in this forum, next infraction will have you removed.
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"BarrNone55" said: Google confirms that it is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website, contrary to what Trump announced. Another Alphabet company, Verily, has an early project that only works in the Bay Area. @backlon with the scoop: https://theverge.com/2020/3/13/2117 He lied about a bunch of stuff yesterday. I don't get the cult of Trump. Its beyond stupid.
Leave the politics out of this thread or it gets moved. The other option is to remove those that cant keep the politics out of their posts from the thread.
I deleted my comment. Abiding by the rules you're strictly enforcing right at this moment. That's all.
@"KingBash" said:DELETED
There are two other places in the other forum, agree, but this is not the place.
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"KingBash" said:@"StickyBun" said:@"BarrNone55" said: Google confirms that it is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website, contrary to what Trump announced. Another Alphabet company, Verily, has an early project that only works in the Bay Area. @backlon with the scoop: https://theverge.com/2020/3/13/2117 He lied about a bunch of stuff yesterday. I don't get the cult of Trump. Its beyond stupid.
They're strictly comedy fodder now. Totally ignorable except when you want a laugh.Trump autographed a printout of the stock market when it rose 2,000... again, anybody who doesn't see that and laugh, and discount the guy as mentally ill isn't even worth paying attention to. These are meaningless people.
You've had ample notice in this thread to avoid politics in this forum, next infraction will have you removed.
Oh no! Please don't remove me! Ban me from this site Jimmy. I don't give a shit.
@"BigAl99" said:@"KingBash" said:DELETED
There are two other places in the other forum, agree, but this is not the place.
Well, Jimmy decided to remove me from the others because I'd write facts and it conflicted with his cult. So no. It's only here really...
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