Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Benjamin22 said: Hong Kong is technically in China. However China lets them be more autonomous. Make no mistake Hong Kong is in China. I can see how Hong Kong could be a part of China, but in some ways, it's not. https://www.tripsavvy.com/what-country-is-hong-kong-in-1535874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: I can see how Hong Kong could be a part of China, but in some ways, it's not. https://www.tripsavvy.com/what-country-is-hong-kong-in-1535874 History lesson time LOL: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16517764 Hong Kong is a territory of China, similar to how the United States has territories that are not officially states (or cities) to the USA. Washington, D.C. would be one of them. In addition, the United States has five major U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each such territory is partially self-governing that exists under the authority of the U.S. government. The United States also has many uninhabited territories as well... Residents of D.C. can vote for US presidents, but the remaining territories cannot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/03/23/olympics-2020-ioc-member-tokyo-games-postponed-dick-pound-coronavirus/2899848001/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Browntggrr said: Tokyo Olympics postponed. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/03/23/olympics-2020-ioc-member-tokyo-games-postponed-dick-pound-coronavirus/2899848001/ Makes sense to make the decision now because of the months of training and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 5:01 PM, ThrillKingsFitzy said: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/19/coronavirus-trump-wants-payments-of-1000-for-adults-500-for-kids.html Wow. 110% buying all of their LaRosas Pizza and Coke....Or make it my Gold Pass Purchase Fund... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 9:03 PM, malem said: Our trajectory thus far doesn't look good. Let's all hope the curve gets flattened soon. Elections have consequences. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 It doesn't look good because people aren't listening. Stay at home and the problem will go away quickly. However the chance for that has long come and gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlaheyscar Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The country will start getting back to work next week. Just a matter of time until bigger events start again. I'm still a firm believer we'll be in parks in May. Some areas will be more restrictive than others, but we'll start trying to return to normal life and wash our hands a bit more soon. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, flightoffear1996 said: It doesn't look good because people aren't listening. Stay at home and the problem will go away quickly. However the chance for that has long come and gone. More testing has also become available and at a faster rate. Edited March 24, 2020 by RollerNut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillKingsFitzy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 16 hours ago, Klabergian Empire said: 110% buying all of their LaRosas Pizza and Coke....Or make it my Gold Pass Purchase Fund... Buy a whole bunch of fast food and tweet Trump, HoW Do YOu LikE ME NoW?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, jimlaheyscar said: The country will start getting back to work next week. Just a matter of time until bigger events start again. I'm still a firm believer we'll be in parks in May. Some areas will be more restrictive than others, but we'll start trying to return to normal life and wash our hands a bit more soon. Ah yes, the Monty Python strategy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, jimlaheyscar said: The country will start getting back to work next week. Just a matter of time until bigger events start again. I'm still a firm believer we'll be in parks in May. Some areas will be more restrictive than others, but we'll start trying to return to normal life and wash our hands a bit more soon. Kool Aid is not a proven vaccine for COVID-19. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, jimlaheyscar said: The country will start getting back to work next week. Just a matter of time until bigger events start again. I'm still a firm believer we'll be in parks in May. Some areas will be more restrictive than others, but we'll start trying to return to normal life and wash our hands a bit more soon. I wouldn't count on that. If that happened, then according to models, up to 75% of our population could be infected by it and possibly millions could be dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: I wouldn't count on that. If that happened, then according to models, up to 75% of our population could be infected by it and possibly millions could be dead. What some keep forgetting when seeing projections is the 2.5ish mortality rate is dependent on those needing intensive care receiving it. If the health system is overwhelmed and Death Panels are instituted to determine which lucky few receive treatment the rate will be much, much higher. Even for the young. There are no good options here. Just bad ones and worse ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 8:51 AM, flightoffear1996 said: It doesn't look good because people aren't listening. Stay at home and the problem will go away quickly. However the chance for that has long come and gone. On 3/24/2020 at 9:13 AM, jimlaheyscar said: The country will start getting back to work next week. Just a matter of time until bigger events start again. I'm still a firm believer we'll be in parks in May. Some areas will be more restrictive than others, but we'll start trying to return to normal life and wash our hands a bit more soon. Let's compare and contrast how Asia is dealing with it versus USA... My friend lives in China and has been keeping me up to date and sending photos and links along the way. So let's compare how China and USA are dealing with it. They took the stay home seriously. This is one of their downtown areas during the shutdown. That road normally looks like LA traffic... Compare this picture to any of our cities...or even the roads to your local Kroger...or the local Milford kid on spring break with his famous "If I get Corona" quote... During their lockdown in Wuhan 9millon people were not allowed out of their home and all transportation stopped and all shops were closed even the supermarket. Government installed cameras in front of their houses and have security people roaming 24hours/day every day. Many of China's houses are not like the US, most of them are like an apartment- people that have been to HONGKONG or Singapore will know this very well. You are required to have an app and submit all your data to this app that is tied to your ID card, where you live, where are you have been, etc. When you go into any store have to scan this to show them the details. In China there is no private data. Hundreds of people have been put into prison because of not accepting the isolation. The US would never do this. People claim big brother and what not, but the reality is, if you have a mobile device, you are already being tracked…. They all wear face masks in public. To go anywhere you need to go thru multiple checkpoints. Those people with arrows pointed to them are not police, they are temperature takers. Once you get past those checkpoints, you will come across thermal cameras at individual stores that will alarm if someone has a high body temperature: They are constantly bleaching everything, either people dressed in full hazmat gear, or with machines like this...has anyone seen that done in the USA.... Satellite imaging over China has shown a drastic decrease in air pollution during the shutdown...where are LA comparable images....they don't exist... When it is all said and done, our numbers are going to far exceed any other country...we are days from just Ohio exceeding the total number infected in all of Japan...and our country death's are halfway to the total number infected in Japan...wonder why.... On 3/24/2020 at 10:35 AM, King Ding Dong said: What some keep forgetting when seeing projections is the 2.5ish mortality rate is dependent on those needing intensive care receiving it. If the health system is overwhelmed and Death Panels are instituted to determine which lucky few receive treatment the rate will be much, much higher. Even for the young. There are no good options here. Just bad ones and worse ones. The last numbers I saw was that based on other needs in the hospitals due to flu and cancer, etc., that unchecked, the death rate could exceed 15 million due to not being able to be treated due to lack of hospital beds and equipment... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Someone I know posted on Instagram about the idea of places/events in the future start adopting a temperature gun thing at security. Like for example, at KI after going through the metal detectors, you'll get your temperature screened and if you show signs of being sick, security will be called and you'll be asked to leave. It would be a little hard to do at first, but if like after 9/11, something big gets introduced to the world, this might be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Disney really needs to use this downtime to make this happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, flightoffear1996 said: It doesn't look good because people aren't listening. Stay at home and the problem will go away quickly. However the chance for that has long come and gone. I think part of the problem with the stay at home policy is how many businesses have no deemed themselves essential... If we wanted an effective stay at home policy way more should be closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlaheyscar Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 46 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Someone I know posted on Instagram about the idea of places/events in the future start adopting a temperature gun thing at security. Like for example, at KI after going through the metal detectors, you'll get your temperature screened and if you show signs of being sick, security will be called and you'll be asked to leave. It would be a little hard to do at first, but if like after 9/11, something big gets introduced to the world, this might be it. Before closing down, The Wynn in Vegas had thermal scanners on everyone as they entered the casino. Have a fever? You were escorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raggedman07 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Did the escort then quarantine for 3 weeks, or go back to the gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 It has already started. Liberty University is letting students back on campus next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said: It has already started. Liberty University is letting students back on campus next week. That will likely not happen. Things can change in a snap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 56 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said: Disney really needs to use this downtime to make this happen. My wife's cousin works for Sideshow Collectibles, I wonder if he had a hand in that? Doesn't seem like his typical work that I've seen, but I only talk to him about once every 3-5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 All of the home made "masks" that are being made--worthless. An N-95 mask will filter out 95% of particles as small as a virus, and to be effective, you have to be fit tested. Wearing these home made masks is akin to trying to stop water from going thru a window screen. And how many people do you wearing a mask who have it pulled below their nose? And the folks wearing gloves--You go to the store with your gloves on. Every time you touch a package to examine, any part of the cart that isn't wiped down, the keypad on the debit machine, the plastic thing you put down to separate your items (not to mention the germs on the conveyor belt)….and then you touch your phone, your debit card, your face, your keys and your steering wheel. The gloves are simply a feel good measure like the home made masks are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: That will likely not happen. Things can change in a snap. Just like Thanos. Jr. has invited them back. Fitness center is open, should work out well. https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/thousands-of-liberty-students-expected-to-return-to-campus-amid/article_a7b91be3-217a-598e-a367-34950271e6c6.html#1 @BeeastFarmer Been waiting on your comment on the “t-shirt” masks. Perhaps you can explain the different purposes of surgical masks and N95 masks to our viewers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said: It has already started. Liberty University is letting students back on campus next week. Liberty University = Jerry Falwell. He only wants them back for the revenue. He's a money gobbler, not concerned about actual welfare of people, like every other Televangelist. He's nothing more than a snake oil salesmen in a tailored suit - a faith healer that tricks people into thinking they are safe by praying alone. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 N95 masks, as I said, filter out up to 95% of particulates. An easy way to picture that is to think of a very dense window screen. Pour 100 gallons of water on it. 95 gallons would not be able to penetrate. Papper masks are actual ventilators that filter out particulates. They are mechanical and cover the entire head and upper body (in my experience). They can be used when fit testing is not possible or if there is a physical reason why an N-95 cannot be used (beard). Surgical masks/standard masks are porous and prevent sputum and saliva from exiting the mask and onto a patient/incision. It's amazing to me that the Joint Commission has been silent. We can't have food at workstations or tape on the wall, but we can wear bandanas or paper towels as PPE. woo-hoo ride em cowboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlaheyscar Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Next week was being optimistic. Govt is shooting for Easter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 2 hours ago, BeeastFarmer said: N95 masks, as I said, filter out up to 95% of particulates. An easy way to picture that is to think of a very dense window screen. Pour 100 gallons of water on it. 95 gallons would not be able to penetrate. Papper masks are actual ventilators that filter out particulates. They are mechanical and cover the entire head and upper body (in my experience). They can be used when fit testing is not possible or if there is a physical reason why an N-95 cannot be used (beard). Surgical masks/standard masks are porous and prevent sputum and saliva from exiting the mask and onto a patient/incision. It's amazing to me that the Joint Commission has been silent. We can't have food at workstations or tape on the wall, but we can wear bandanas or paper towels as PPE. woo-hoo ride em cowboy Meanwhile in a California hospital... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Meanwhile in a California hospital... That's Kaiser Permanente for ya. Although they may be technically correct, what would they do if every single nurse, tech, resident, dietician, therapist, chaplain, doctor, housekeeper, chaplain, etc all came in with a mask in protest?Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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