Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

Old people climbing the fence are likely fine.

I'm worried about young people climbing the fence. They are way more likely to asymptomatic carriers.

I assume someone with weakness & fatigue and age won't climb over a fence. Just old healthy folks climb.

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Originally Posted by old goat

I would definitely shoot any old person coming over the fence.

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Originally Posted by BigDaddy

Costco has it down... love them. Home Depot is a complete shit show. Only half the employees wore masks and one was following me around, asking if I needed help, in between coughs. Cashiers are set up cheek to jowl and so I had to stand back until the other line cleared. Think I'll pay the extra 20% and use the side window at the professional electric supply next time.

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weird. Home Depot near me is metering, most staff wear masks, has barriers to keep you away from cashiers, and registers are closed to force distancing. Wonder if it’s a store by store thing?

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Originally Posted by Deebased

Is Washington still closed? The amount of people milling about on the i5 corridor would signal no.

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Seemed like there was a lot more early morning traffic on the road I live on today. People are getting anxious and attention spans are short so yeah, even though our SAH order runs through May 4th people are giving up and giving in to their desire for "normal."

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Originally Posted by BigDaddy

Costco has it down... love them. Home Depot is a complete shit show. Only half the employees wore masks and one was following me around, asking if I needed help, in between coughs. Cashiers are set up cheek to jowl and so I had to stand back until the other line cleared. Think I'll pay the extra 20% and use the side window at the professional electric supply next time.

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Had to go to Wal-mart the other day because I was desperate for rice and none of my usual stores had any. There they are metering people. It was very strange. Felt like I practically had the whole place to myself.

Most stores here have set up the one entrance thing. I was a little dismayed to see our local Super1 (Rosauers) wasn't supplying their employees with masks. Some had homemade ones, some wore bandannas and others wore nothing. When I got home I sent an email to corporate commenting on that and asking why they weren't supplying them with masks. Got an email back today saying they contracted to have masks made for all staff and were distributing them.

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Originally Posted by happytimefunbox

Social distancing report from this weekend in the SL,UT Valley.
Spring has sprung and everyone is out n about.
Bailed on Home Deport line out the door. Only one mask in line noted.
Bailed on Costco full maze then past tires and around the corner.
Bailed on Tanner's Park with the dogs no parking in the lot or on the street.
Walked up on the ridge in the offleash and it was busy.
My time at the ghetto Smith's was a 5050 mix masked and unmasked.
Rowed the raft around deer crick attempting to exercise some fish no masks on those out in boats.
Or the chikas in bikinis on the beach or out on SUPs
Traffic is on the upswing
Is it over?

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Hold the phone. You got chicks in bikinis already out in Utah?




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Same here, except you int enter HD w/o a mask. I checked out in the garden center and it was easy to distance myself. State by state, county by county, store by store.

Best way to beat a pandemic is to piecemeal it all together with spit and toilet paper.

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Originally Posted by dunfree

weird. Home Depot near me is metering, most staff wear masks, has barriers to keep you away from cashiers, and registers are closed to force distancing. Wonder if it’s a store by store thing?

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The Guardian: "French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test their hypothesis that nicotine can help the body combat the infection, Reuters reports.

The trial will involve groups of healthcare workers and patients wearing nicotine patches and other groups wearing placebo patches. Then they will be tested to see if there is a difference in how their bodies respond to the virus.

The trial is a follow-up to a French study, published this month, of public health data which appeared to show that people who smoke are 80% less likely to catch Covid-19 than non-smokers of the same age and sex.."

Wonder if those patches are by Gauloises or Gitanes? With Menthol or Sans?

Not sure how this will sell

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Originally Posted by AK47bp

Hold the phone. You got chicks in bikinis already out in Utah?




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on a Sunday no less!
my 15 yo grommet keenly aware of pale white booties adorning the cobble.shore
hey dad hey lets go back next weekend!

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Originally Posted by Meathelmet

The Guardian: "French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test their hypothesis that nicotine can help the body combat the infection, Reuters reports.

The trial will involve groups of healthcare workers and patients wearing nicotine patches and other groups wearing placebo patches. Then they will be tested to see if there is a difference in how their bodies respond to the virus.

The trial is a follow-up to a French study, published this month, of public health data which appeared to show that people who smoke are 80% less likely to catch Covid-19 than non-smokers of the same age and sex.."

Wonder if those patches are by Gauloises or Gitanes? With Menthol or Sans?

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this is the most french hypothesis I can even begin to imagine

Inslee to slowly reopen Washington state boating, fishing closed under coronavirus emergency order

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Originally Posted by mcski

One example that got trotted out by several unconnected people I know was they all knew someone w stage 4 cancer but the death was listed covid. As if the person that would eventually die of cancer in a month or a year or years should only have cancer on their death certificate. No seeming awareness of that a covid co-morbidity being the actual cause or a factor in hastening the death

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That's a parroting point with the Trumptards right now - 'Man Bit In Half By Shark, Dies Of Covid - 19'.

Obviously, there aren't enough morgues or coroners to process thousands of autopsies a day, but hey, that's just facts getting in the way.

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Originally Posted by mall walker

this is the most french hypothesis I can even begin to imagine

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Not even close. If they started a clinical trial involving baguettes, red wine and a dozen cheeses which names you've never heard of I'd say it would be on point. The French don't smoke as much as they used to these days, the cost of a pack got prohibitively expensive for all but the strongest of addicts. Compared to when I was growing up it's shocking how uncommon smoking has become.

And in France it will definitely not be Menthols...

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Originally Posted by Meathelmet

The Guardian: "French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test their hypothesis that nicotine can help the body combat the infection, Reuters reports.

The trial will involve groups of healthcare workers and patients wearing nicotine patches and other groups wearing placebo patches. Then they will be tested to see if there is a difference in how their bodies respond to the virus.

The trial is a follow-up to a French study, published this month, of public health data which appeared to show that people who smoke are 80% less likely to catch Covid-19 than non-smokers of the same age and sex.."

Wonder if those patches are by Gauloises or Gitanes? With Menthol or Sans?

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Sacre Bleu!!!!

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Originally Posted by KQ

Seemed like there was a lot more early morning traffic on the road I live on today. People are getting anxious and attention spans are short so yeah, even though our SAH order runs through May 4th people are giving up and giving in to their desire for "normal."

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Part of this pick up in traffic could be from construction starting back up today. Also, with the word being that fishing and hunting are opening back up, people aren't taking the order as seriously as they had when it was first issued. Attitudes are definitely relaxing, especially in eastern Washington, since the numbers aren't all that relatively high compared to earlier model forecasts.

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Originally Posted by Boissal

Not even close. If they started a clinical trial involving baguettes, red wine and a dozen cheeses which names you've never heard of I'd say it would be on point. The French don't smoke as much as they used to these days, the cost of a pack got prohibitively expensive for all but the strongest of addicts. Compared to when I was growing up it's shocking how uncommon smoking has become.

And in France it will definitely not be Menthols...

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I don't know. Sure made outdoor drinking and dining miserable when I was in Lyon last year.

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Originally Posted by Benny Profane

I don't know. Sure made outdoor drinking and dining French when I was in Lyon last year.

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ahem

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Originally Posted by GoldMember

Part of this pick up in traffic could be from construction starting back up today. Also, with the word being that fishing and hunting are opening back up, people aren't taking the order as seriously as they had when it was first issued. Attitudes are definitely relaxing, especially in eastern Washington, since the numbers aren't all that relatively high compared to earlier model forecasts.

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We got listed as a "hot spot" last week. Tri-Cities has it the worst of any county in this corner. We're not even to 60 but thanks to Tyson we've been adding 5 or so a day for the last week. No deaths so far but it has reached some long term care facilities including the VA.

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Originally Posted by Ottime

Same here, except you int enter HD w/o a mask. I checked out in the garden center and it was easy to distance myself. State by state, county by county, store by store.

Best way to beat a pandemic is to piecemeal it all together with spit and toilet paper.

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And duct tape. Can't forget the duct tape.

Was at HD early last week. Place was fucking packed. 1 entry and 2 exits. No mask requirements.

It was impossible to stay away from people. Grabbed my picture wire and beat feat.

Yeah the whole “they’re listing COVID as reason for death because money!” wacko theory has really been spreading. My Winco cashier this weekend was spreading that story like mad, of course telling me that her cousin’s husband’s mom died of cancer and COVID was listed at cause of death. Fucking unreal. Meanwhile my morbidly obese coworker with uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of lung problems decided to stop teleworking because she doesn’t feel as productive and she’s “done the research and it’s really just a bad flu”.

Plus the roads in Spokane are the busiest I’ve seen since the whole thing started.

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Originally Posted by HotWax

Mainstream news report. Doctors in Bakersfield area calling bullshit on quarantines and how deaths are being reported. Wake up sheep and take off that ridiculous mask.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfLVxx_lBLu

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Originally Posted by My Pet Powder Goat

Can the smart people here clarify and possibly help me discredit this video? it's making the rounds with my Trump loving family morons.

the Guy works a urgent clinic... Not exactly a world renowned epidemiologist

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A covidiot sent it to me, suggesting the red states run an experiment and drop the stay-at-home.

About 4:00 in the video he says they tested 5000 and found 300 cases, meaning 6% of the population is infected, a widespread viral infection. That is simply bad reasoning. They only test people they think are sick. 6% of those have it, not 6% of everyone

If you read international news, you'll find the red/blue experiment you propose has already been done
The "red" countries, most countries, discovered soaring infection rates, deaths, and overwhelmed hospitals. USA was one of these. Some "blue" countries include Taiwan, China, New Zealand, and South Korea. With no new treatments or knowledge, there's not much purpose in rerunning the experiment

The guy in your video goes on to make the same mistaken conclusion about California's numbers. He's out of his league. I didn't watch any further.

I assume the rest of the video is equally misguided

Ok...raise your hands. How many of you dumbasses are wearing a mask in your car by yourselves?

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Originally Posted by Benny Profane

I don't know. Sure made outdoor drinking and dining miserable when I was in Lyon last year.

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You'd bitch if the fucking pope brought you a meal in the middle of the Sistine Chapel but you still smelled the incense...

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Originally Posted by dunfree

weird. Home Depot near me is metering, most staff wear masks, has barriers to keep you away from cashiers, and registers are closed to force distancing. Wonder if it’s a store by store thing?

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Same, same here in Bend. Only one way in and one way out. Same for Safeway grocery stores and Trader Joe's. On the other hand, ACE Hardware could care less.

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Originally Posted by Meathelmet

The Guardian: "French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test their hypothesis that nicotine can help the body combat the infection, Reuters reports.

The trial will involve groups of healthcare workers and patients wearing nicotine patches and other groups wearing placebo patches. Then they will be tested to see if there is a difference in how their bodies respond to the virus.

The trial is a follow-up to a French study, published this month, of public health data which appeared to show that people who smoke are 80% less likely to catch Covid-19 than non-smokers of the same age and sex.."

Wonder if those patches are by Gauloises or Gitanes? With Menthol or Sans?

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Glad I didn’t use this opportunity to quit my Copenhagen habit.