On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:56:33 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Adorable Deplorable wrote:
On Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:37:25 -0400, Alex wrote:

Adorable Deplorable wrote:
On Sun, 15 Mar 2020 13:34:51 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


Seems like every time I think, "This virus thing can't get any worse" ...

It does.

I was optimistic that a lot of the hype was social media produced
but after reading some current info from sources like the CDC,
we may have not seen anything yet.

The next week to week and a half will tell if the USA doesn't go
to a full scale lock down, much like Italy, France and Spain.

One thing I didn't know. Although the coronavirus is similar to
many others including the common cold, it is unique in the respect
that it has never infected humans before and humans have absolutely
no natural immunity to it.

Reading this morning from credible sources that before this is over
between 80 and 100 percent of the US population will eventually
become infected. Sources still say most will recover but the
death rate for older people (like us) is likely to be higher than
first thought.

Apparently "being in shape" and in good health doesn't matter. At age
60 our immune system has already weakened regardless of exercise or
general health.

By 65 and 70 it has weakened significantly.

I suppose it makes sense. A smart guy I knew years ago said that
the human body is only designed to last about 40 years or so.
By then you should have been eaten by a sabre toothed tiger or
something.
I spent a couple hours this morning reading about it. You're right, it doesn't
look all that good. Non-socializing may lower the curve, but the numbers are
still bad looking. Lowering the curve may help us out, if we catch it, by making
more hospital beds available.

Young folks are less susceptible to serious consequences, so folks are wondering
why schools should be closed. The problem is that young folks can pick up the
virus from other young folks, bring it home, and then momma, daddy, and maybe
grandparents are affected. Cuomo, keeping the New York city schools open is a
bit of a fool, IMHO.

Anyway, my neighbor and I did not go to Starbucks this morning to **** off the
liberals with our new caps.

https://funkyimg.com/i/33872.jpg

However, I'm still planning on golf tomorrow, unless the course closes. The
county south of us has closed all its courses.
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Freedom Isn't Free!

Love it!

Got an email later that day. All our county golf courses are closed also. Crap.
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Freedom Isn't Free!


We are allowed to walk and outdoor recreates if we stay 6’ away from
people.

The golf course thing is just those Virginia democrats with jerky
knees. Maybe they would really be happy if there was no golf.