Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[The SnowShow]

Does the US have a plan for any of this?

Trump met/is meeting business leaders today, who are underlining the importance of testing to reopen. Maybe he’ll finally get it.

[skaredshtles]

You're right. In fact, that's literally exactly what one hiring manager told me her concern about me was. I convinced her that I was happy to work and would love to join the team (for a night position doing factory work). Got through that process and then the plant got shut down til further notice. Faaaaaaaack...

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You'd better keep pulling up on those bootstraps, son. Just think of all this as conservative character-building.

[m2711c]

Wow. Lawn seed and hair color.

being a bald apartment dweller, I can see how it would be hard for you to relate...

[Benny Profane]

Trump met/is meeting business leaders today, who are underlining the importance of testing to reopen. Maybe he’ll finally get it.

He was probably practicing his perfect, the best signature on his legal pad as they tried to talk reason to him.

[funkendrenchman]

Trump met/is meeting business leaders today, who are underlining the importance of testing to reopen. Maybe he’ll finally get it.

You’re kidding right?

[Ted Striker]

Wow. Lawn seed and hair color.

Fatty McGrayhair will be dead soon enough.

[Conundrum]

Seems like Austin could use some humility on political views and a lot of other posters empathy towards Austin. Whether Austin's fault for choices he's made, he's got no job and some kids to support...or at least that is my understanding.

In times like these, we should be taking care of the herd and go back to busting balls after the dust settles.

[2bjenny]

OMG. A friend of mine just shared this...

Kellyanne on F&F "this is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks! And so you would think the people in charge of the WHO facts and figures should be on top of that right now."
Best twitter response so far: "She hasn't seen the first 2000 Space Odysseys either."

Cannot make this stuff up!

[Ted Striker]

You're right. In fact, that's literally exactly what one hiring manager told me her concern about me was. I convinced her that I was happy to work and would love to join the team (for a night position doing factory work). Got through that process and then the plant got shut down til further notice. Faaaaaaaack...

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Shit dude, sorry to read that. That sucks, and good luck on the next one.

[Danno]

Seems like Austin could use some humility on political views and a lot of other posters empathy towards Austin. Whether Austin's fault for choices he's made, he's got no job and some kids to support...or at least that is my understanding.

In times like these, we should be taking care of the herd and go back to busting balls after the dust settles.

True. Thought about this today: Maggots helping maggots.

In the past when someone fell down on his luck, got shit stolen, got sick, whatever, people here always stepped up to help, whether it was cash donations or gear or whatever. We're a fantastic community that helps our own. Why not now?

The logistics are the hard part, who collects money or whatever is needed, and how do we distribute it. I don't have the answers. But while this shit is crazy difficult for me, trying to support my family on 1 income and also home-school my kid, I also recognize I am a lucky one. I have a paycheck that is fairly secure, and while I am not running way in the black, I can certainly spare some bucks to others in tougher spots.

How do we make this happen? Someone with more brains than me can take the lead, start a thread, whatever.

[54-46]

Does anyone think this virus will affect how the populace and politicians address health care? Or, will it be - “nah, b, we good...”

I mean, we have so many private entities rushing forth to provide testing and contact tracking, it’s hard to choose from among the many low cost reliable options....

[Danno]

[natty dread]

Seems like Austin could use some humility on political views and a lot of other posters empathy towards Austin. Whether Austin's fault for choices he's made, he's got no job and some kids to support...or at least that is my understanding.

In times like these, we should be taking care of the herd and go back to busting balls after the dust settles.

I have great empathy for anyone struggling right now and don’t wish ill upon anyone. And I also have great antipathy for the GOP and their enablers for leaving people like Austin in the lurch—and for putting the health and safety of my first responder colleagues and family (my bro is an ER doc) at risk.

My hope is that those with Austin’s political orientation will see the light now that GOP policies have personally affected them, but “What’s the Matter with Kansas” was published in 2004 and bootstrap repubs still vote for the oligarch party.🤷🏻

[Buster Highmen]

Seems like Austin could use some humility on political views and a lot of other posters empathy towards Austin. Whether Austin's fault for choices he's made, he's got no job and some kids to support...or at least that is my understanding.

In times like these, we should be taking care of the herd and go back to busting balls after the dust settles.

^This^.

[Buster Highmen]

True. Thought about this today: Maggots helping maggots.

In the past when someone fell down on his luck, got shit stolen, got sick, whatever, people here always stepped up to help, whether it was cash donations or gear or whatever. We're a fantastic community that helps our own. Why not now?

The logistics are the hard part, who collects money or whatever is needed, and how do we distribute it. I don't have the answers. But while this shit is crazy difficult for me, trying to support my family on 1 income and also home-school my kid, I also recognize I am a lucky one. I have a paycheck that is fairly secure, and while I am not running way in the black, I can certainly spare some bucks to others in tougher spots.

How do we make this happen? Someone with more brains than me can take the lead, start a thread, whatever.

I'd send him some cash. Can I get an address?

[2bjenny]

Does anyone think this virus will affect how the populace and politicians address health care? Or, will it be - “nah, b, we good...”

I mean, we have so many private entities rushing forth to provide testing and contact tracking, it’s hard to choose from among the many low cost reliable options....

Sadly, I don't think anything will change.

[cat in january]

True. Thought about this today: Maggots helping maggots.

In the past when someone fell down on his luck, got shit stolen, got sick, whatever, people here always stepped up to help, whether it was cash donations or gear or whatever. We're a fantastic community that helps our own. Why not now?

The logistics are the hard part, who collects money or whatever is needed, and how do we distribute it. I don't have the answers. But while this shit is crazy difficult for me, trying to support my family on 1 income and also home-school my kid, I also recognize I am a lucky one. I have a paycheck that is fairly secure, and while I am not running way in the black, I can certainly spare some bucks to others in tougher spots.

How do we make this happen? Someone with more brains than me can take the lead, start a thread, whatever.

There is this thread which seemed like a great idea

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ferral-network

[Deebased]

True. Thought about this today: Maggots helping maggots.

In the past when someone fell down on his luck, got shit stolen, got sick, whatever, people here always stepped up to help, whether it was cash donations or gear or whatever. We're a fantastic community that helps our own. Why not now?

The logistics are the hard part, who collects money or whatever is needed, and how do we distribute it. I don't have the answers. But while this shit is crazy difficult for me, trying to support my family on 1 income and also home-school my kid, I also recognize I am a lucky one. I have a paycheck that is fairly secure, and while I am not running way in the black, I can certainly spare some bucks to others in tougher spots.

How do we make this happen? Someone with more brains than me can take the lead, start a thread, whatever.

Austin throw up a PayPal or gofundme. I've got a c note for ya.

[gretch6364]

My grandfather's solution--line the capitalists up against a wall and shoot them--might be a touch extreme, but a little peaceful revolution wouldn't be a bad idea.

That is just what I was thinking about the socialist...but yes, a bit extreme.

[seano732]

Austin throw up a PayPal or gofundme. I've got a c note for ya.

Me too.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

I would have greater empathy for Austin if he weren’t so gleeful in his push to reopen the country at the expense of human suffering and loss of life and clear lack of desire to understand this problem. If he lacks the ability to understand he should have the humility to defer to people who do.





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[Danno]

I wasn't talking about just throwing money at Austin, though maybe that is what should happen.

There are certainly other mags needing help who perhaps haven't been so vocal. I was talking about trying to coordinate more than just a one-off help one person, but rather a more organized way of helping some of the mags needing help.

The thread referenced above, https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ferral-network, is certainly a good start, but it seems like we could probably gather up a pretty good fund and be able to help people out on an ongoing basis. Or is that too ambitious?

[Conundrum]

I would have greater empathy for Austin if he weren’t so gleeful in his push to reopen the country at the expense of human suffering and loss of life and clear lack of desire to understand this problem. If he lacks the ability to understand he should have the humility to defer to people who do.





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That's the humility part from him I was talking about. I'm still in favor of anyone calling the whole thing bullshit to sign a waiver stating that they if they contract the disease, they waive the right to healthcare and hop on a bus out to the middle of the Nevada desert to hang out with everyone else who thinks it's the flu.

[XXX-er]

I would have greater empathy for Austin if he weren’t so gleeful in his push to reopen the country at the expense of human suffering and loss of life and clear lack of desire to understand this problem. If he lacks the ability to understand he should have the humility to defer to people who do.

Rather Trumpian

With a better example imagine how many less covid dead there might have been ?

[Deebased]

I wasn't talking about just throwing money at Austin, though maybe that is what should happen.

There are certainly other mags needing help who perhaps haven't been so vocal. I was talking about trying to coordinate more than just a one-off help one person, but rather a more organized way of helping some of the mags needing help.

The thread referenced above, https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ferral-network, is certainly a good start, but it seems like we could probably gather up a pretty good fund and be able to help people out on an ongoing basis. Or is that too ambitious?

Get 503 status and I think you'll get a good chunk of change shoveled in that direction.