Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

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Originally Posted by Benny Profane

So, a question. Where can I buy a mask? If I can't find one, is a Buff ok?

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Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Yes.

But I'm a little more concerned about the breakdown of social order as "first responders" get ill at the same time they are emptying the jails. And, then yeah, food shortages on top of that.

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damns fog you gots me worried
its soundin like your "unprepared"
sorry way mur worthy peeps for my n95
but
I was gonna pistola grip er and shorten the barrel on the old rem
but if they get by the 1100 pumpin out shot and slugs
im a no go
i dont wanna sell it
but id send it to the iceman
https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y1...pswlvyzckf.jpg
to git it to ya on loan till shit gits better
ill even throw in 2 shells and a hacksaw blade as a starter kit

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Originally Posted by SKIP IN7RO

I am having trouble finding a clip of the opening. Would you mind sharing?

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My bad thought he meant first sixty minutes of press conference

weird that our numbers basically didn't update after 11:00 am (PST). Starting to trust them about as much as China's.

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Originally Posted by iceman

I disagree. Ask yourself why Trump backed off. Some of the reasons are that he lacks the authority, that it would be impossible to enforce, that it would be extremely resource-intensive to even try, and the fact that the virus is already everywhere. It's not "coming from New York" to where you live, it's already there.

The cat has been out of the bag since January 20, when both the US and South Korea had case #1 and they did something and we did nothing. Now it's everywhere. Drop a nuke on New York today and it won't affect your ultimate local rate of coronavirus infection. Until there's a vaccine it's all local and personal. Worry about that, not what others are doing.

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Now why did you have to go and give tRump that particular idea??? Fuck, that's all we need. He'd love to nuke something.

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Originally Posted by powdork

weird that our numbers basically didn't update after 11:00 am (PST). Starting to trust them about as much as China's.

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A lot of the health agencies don’t report stats on sundays.

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Originally Posted by ill-advised strategy

Imagine if it was 34 degrees and raining and word spread around that the transit system was now free of fare.

My only real peaceful comforting thoughts lately have had to do with acceptance.
I’m going to do my job. I’m going to get it, I’ll probably be ok after a wicked cold. I may crash and have to die with some nurses at a hospital. It will be horror, but less so than burning alive in a fire shelter or buried with broken limbs in a slide or with severed legs from a tree accident or motorcycle fuckup. Gimme all the drugs! I want to eat cannabis for the last time. It’s been a good run.

Tacoma stays in the family please.
F250/western: to coworker Dave Moore
Skis, ski gear: to sfb for distribution or fundraising as he sees fit.
Surfboards/wetsuits: to Alex Urcavich
Bikes, bike gear: to Mark Hall
Tools + everything else: don’t care!

I have written a lot my best writing here, and a lot of crap. So if I don’t make it, and somebody wants to remember me, go find those posts. They’re buried everywhere. Yes, they are buried in shit, but they may clean up well.



Anyway. Struggle’s finally over. I was kinda losing anyway.

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I still believe in you man.

Maybe one of the med people can answer:
Obviously an asymptomatic person is contagious.
But are they less contagious than a severely ill person?
Not just because of the coughing sneezing, but just the viral load itself?
Like viral load in asymptomatic still registers on test, but not very much.
Very sick person, more virus and growing?

Yeti if you just parked the bus and got off and went home they could fit another homeless guy in there. Plus they would save on gas. win-win.

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Originally Posted by Rideski

Maybe one of the med people can answer:
Obviously an asymptomatic person is contagious.
But are they less contagious than a severely ill person?
Not just because of the coughing sneezing, but just the viral load itself?
Like viral load in asymptomatic still registers on test, but not very much.
Very sick person, more virus and growing?

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It does seem like that would be the case at least in general. I would think there has to be some correlation between severity of symptoms and severity of infection, but I don't know it for a fact.

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Originally Posted by Lvovsky

What a shit show...

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“It’s not my fault, it’s your fault!
(Read in incognito)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...tor-shortages/

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Originally Posted by ill-advised strategy

Imagine if it was 34 degrees and raining and word spread around that the transit system was now free of fare.

My only real peaceful comforting thoughts lately have had to do with acceptance.
I’m going to do my job. I’m going to get it, I’ll probably be ok after a wicked cold. I may crash and have to die with some nurses at a hospital. It will be horror, but less so than burning alive in a fire shelter or buried with broken limbs in a slide or with severed legs from a tree accident or motorcycle fuckup. Gimme all the drugs! I want to eat cannabis for the last time. It’s been a good run.

Tacoma stays in the family please.
F250/western: to coworker Dave Moore
Skis, ski gear: to sfb for distribution or fundraising as he sees fit.
Surfboards/wetsuits: to Alex Urcavich
Bikes, bike gear: to Mark Hall
Tools + everything else: don’t care!

I have written a lot my best writing here, and a lot of crap. So if I don’t make it, and somebody wants to remember me, go find those posts. They’re buried everywhere. Yes, they are buried in shit, but they may clean up well.

My list: please hassle these people mercilessly. Kick em in the nuts. Put a turd under their door handle...don’t feel badly about it. These are bad people, who went far out of their way to really screw me when they had no reason to do so:
Doug Terry of Terry Sports
Rich Tingle of Santa Fe Hotshots
Wanda Grey of salt lake blm
The current GM of our ski hill
My current supervisors, who, if I do get infected and die, put us all in that position with their combination of willful ignorance of this easily-assessed risk and openly callous disregard for the lives and wellbeing of their employees and their families.

Anyway. Struggle’s finally over. I was kinda losing anyway.

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I think I got a line on your tele boots
skins are gonna be way easier than dremelin fish scales
https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y1...ps7mz8w3fn.jpg
but I got fish scales
im a guide bro

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Originally Posted by rideit

My mom told me today that Trump wants his name on every stimulus check. What a piece of shit twat.

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Damn. This guy ^^, no respect for his mother, eh.

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Well said.

Knock it off Yeti.

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I should delete this heartfelt completely true sentiment about PNWbrit. I’ll just be nicer and say you are just another common boring dick.

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Originally Posted by dannynoonan

Damn. This guy ^^, no respect for his mother, eh.

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i laffed

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Originally Posted by powdork

this.
my mom went on a vent three days ago (covid came back negative today) and normally the protocol would have been cpap or some other less invasive positive air pressure. turns out it was aspirational pneumonia. she came off the vent today but they don't expect it to last and don't think they can put her back on without a trache and noone wants that at this point

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Really sorry powdork...can’t say I’ve been there with my mom, but I’ve been there with my mother in law who I loved and still miss.

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Originally Posted by Rideski

Maybe one of the med people can answer:
Obviously an asymptomatic person is contagious.
But are they less contagious than a severely ill person?
Not just because of the coughing sneezing, but just the viral load itself?
Like viral load in asymptomatic still registers on test, but not very much.
Very sick person, more virus and growing?

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In principle you're correct, but it's more complex than that (surprise). It's a fairly good bet for CV19 that the severity of disease is proportional to the viral load, but location clearly matters. For example, this virus can have limited, but some GI issues presumably independent of the viral load in the nose/throat area where testing occurs. That scenario could impact testing and infectivity.

^^
All of this is unknown at the moment though

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Originally Posted by powdork

i laffed

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Me too. Wifey wanted to know why...

Does anyone have a room set up in their home ready for a sick person? After listening to the NYtimes recent podcast..I’m getting a room in my house ready (in a minimal way) for one of us to get this shit..

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Originally Posted by KenJongIll

Does anyone have a room set up in their home ready for a sick person? After listening to the NYtimes recent podcast..I’m getting a room in my house ready (in a minimal way) for one of us to get this shit..

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It's called a crawlspace...

Shit hits the fan here, I’m moving into the RV.

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Originally Posted by KenJongIll

Does anyone have a room set up in their home ready for a sick person? After listening to the NYtimes recent podcast..I’m getting a room in my house ready (in a minimal way) for one of us to get this shit..

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Being single and living alone is definitely a double edged sword right now.