Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey

[buttahflake]

Fuck off beater

[RootSkier]

Jesus fuck calm down for a moment. Breathe.

I'd feel better if you quit going out to dinner in my town after your gf was exposed.

[BC.]

Since this is all new to many of us......does anybody know if/how schools will make up all the days/weeks they are off? What about college/universities.....will students get refunds on dining plans?....room and board?

[rideit]

School canceled in St. Louis until April 3rd.

Sucks, my son made varsity Baseball as a sophomore. Throwing 85 mph.

Home work out with the boring old man in effect.


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Well, maybe he can get to 90 if he lifts weights, stays home and practices?

[Hott Butt Mud]

Fuck off beater

Easy man. You seem panicked. Are you panicked?

If you're panicked and you know it, clap your hands.

[old goat]

It’s no wonder that some Italians, especially older ones, are gripped with fear. On a recent morning at a Rome supermarket, a woman who appeared to be in her 70s blew up—more in terror than anger—at a man of a similar age standing close behind her, in violation of a new rule requiring at least a meter between people in public spaces.

The same thing happened to me on a bus in Florence--about 20 years ago.

That's so reassuring everything is ok for people that live paycheck to paycheck.

Ok, different subject. We have every reason to be very concerned about all the laid off workers and small business owners, Pelosi's bill isn't nearly enough. When you start adding up all the "non-essential" workers in this country it's a lot more than the 10% unemployed in the Great Recession. Congress and the President need to get off their ass and come up with serious relief. We are going to need an increased income tax and a wealth tax to pay for it.

It's largely boomers that are saying no big deal. Their charmed lives won't allow such disruption.

If the shit does hit the fan people who can get along with other people--especially people of different economic and social background, ethnicity, age, etc are going to be the people who come out okay. You are obviously terrified and I've been cutting you some slack. If this was a WWII movie I'd have to slap you in the face to get you to snap out of it. Since it's not, I quit.

No need to worry. The army will be there to pass out food and water if we need it.

I'm serious about the army. Logistics is what the army does and has done in emergencies around the world.. Hopefully private companies can keep the supply chains going for food and fuel but if not the military may very well have a role to play. I'm not talking about blocking roads and such, I'm talking about driving and unloading trucks, stuff like that,

[PNWbrit]

Easy man. You seem panicked. Are you panicked?

If you're panicked and you know it, clap your hands.

Wash them first though.

[4matic]

Since this is all new to many of us......does anybody know if/how schools will make up all the days/weeks they are off? What about college/universities.....will students get refunds on dining plans?....room and board?

Day requirements are for funding. It will get waived.

[skiballs]

So this how society as we know it ends, maybe an asteroid will hit soon, putting this flu virus in it's place.

[PNWbrit]

So this how society as we know it ends, maybe an asteroid will hit soon, putting this flu virus in it's place.

God's revenge for God's revenge? Interesting concept.

Hopefully it lands on the head of a beagle boiler in Wuhan.

[sb]

That is not scheduled to happen until Dec.

[4matic]

You are obviously terrified and I've been cutting you some slack. If this was a WWII movie I'd have to slap you in the face to get you to snap out of it. Since it's not, I quit.
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I flew to Az last week to vacation. I’m only recently concerned because our scientists have said to be. My point is and has been that sitting from our comfortable chairs criticizing people less informed with fewer resources to calm down is selfish. But, they’re mostly boomers. What should we expect?

[sb]

Easy man. You seem panicked. Are you panicked?

If you're panicked and you know it, clap your hands.

Panicky panickers gonna panic.

[PNWbrit]

I flew to Az last week to vacation. I’m only recently concerned because our scientists have said to be. My point is and has been that sitting from our comfortable chairs criticizing people less informed with fewer resources to calm down is selfish. But, they’re mostly boomers. What should we expect?

CDC should calm down and quit overreacting.

This is getting complicated.

[BGnight]

Went out to breakfast this morning (Reno, NV). Cafe was packed with people waiting. Little kids to old people. No fucks given. If you don't live in fear you won't get sick.

CDC, media, and government are enemies of the people. All you need to know.

[4matic]

This is getting complicated.

I though Brits were expert at subtle sarcasm. You must be Aussie

[rideit]

Went out to breakfast this morning (Reno, NV).If you don't live in fear you won't get sick.
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Does the CDC know about this? You should totally send them an email.

[Benny Profane]

I flew to Az last week to vacation. I’m only recently concerned because our scientists have said to be. My point is and has been that sitting from our comfortable chairs criticizing people less informed with fewer resources to calm down is selfish. But, they’re mostly boomers. What should we expect?

Arizona in March to "vacation"?? Don't you ski?

[4matic]

Arizona in March to "vacation"?? Don't you ski?

More binary thinking. Predictable.

[Benny Profane]

It's largely boomers that are saying no big deal. Their charmed lives won't allow such disruption.

Well, a lot of boomers made it to the other side, where they are living off savings, pensions, and SS, in other words, interest. Like the idle wealthy. They don't have to worry about losing their jobs, because they don't work. Hopefully they separated themselves from a business. Their homes aren't going anywhere. And, they don't spend too much, anyway. Telling them to stay home is like, buy another comfy chair and flatscreen, and settle in, and they'll say, sure. No traveling is a bitch, but, that'll come back, and probably cheaper.

[Benny Profane]

More binary thinking. Predictable.

Binary? How so? Do you ski at all?

[4matic]

Binary? How so? Do you ski at all?

Lol.. like that how. I only ski. Nothing else. Binary.

[Hott Butt Mud]

4matic seems to be in a micro state of crisis (and doesn't even seem to realize it). You're gonna be fine, man (probably).

[El Chupacabra]

Binary? How so? Do you ski at all?

Nobody here skis.

[sb]

Not any more this season.