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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

RubaDub

We have the power - don't buy anything from Chinese companies or from companies that chose to outsource to China.

That is easier said than done. I was in Home Depot (not some mom and pop hardware store) with a friend a few months ago and when we were looking at all of the tools they sell, from major name brands, virtually everything comes from China or Taiwan. Try to find an American-made anything that has a power cord.

Go to places like Walmart, Harbor Freight, Northern Tool or many other places and if they took all of the Made in China stuff off the shelves there would be very little to buy. Try to buy small appliances here (toasters, blenders, irons, etc.) and good luck finding anything made in the USA.

I know it's very sad. Even for people who sincerely want to buy made in the USA it is really a challenge and for some products, impossible in the current situation.

Manufacturers and politicians have sold us out.

Rub a Dub

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Will Governor Cuomo be the Next President?

by RubaDub in

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trying to put politics aside (even though that won't really work), but ny governor andrew cuomo is blowing the other politicians out out the water (orange man [trump] and the lizard [biden]).. i don't know if cuomo has a usb port in the back of his head plugged into a hard drive but the guy speaks, analyzes and talks coherently.

the orange man always passes difficult questions to someone else.

the lizard can't comprehend what the question is but tries to answer something.. cuomo comes out with facts, analysis and direction on what needs to be done.

RubaDub

After all -- "it's the economy, Stupid" is Rule #1 in politics now. Or, should I say, UNTIL NOW.

DesiriousOfChange ...

Yes, the same thing appears to be happening now in New Orleans after Mardi Gras. With people coming in from other states and from all over the world, they wanted to keep it going. As you mention, the almighty dollar is/was driving the bus.

Now some are saying that New Orleans will be the next epicenter of the virus. Louisiana appears to be getting screwed.

Plus, our Governor here in Florida (Repub. Ron DeSantis, who does at least generally sound intelligent) allowed the beaches in the State to remain open with 10's of thousands of hormone-driven spring breakers on the beaches and hotels from all over the country (and many from other countries). It's pretty obvious, cramming 8 or 10 spring breakers into a hotel room designed for a maximum or 4 is not conducive to the "6 foot rule." And obviously, the hormone thing should be obvious to most with who's doing what to who.

Obviously, the hotel and hospitality industry were pushing to keep things open.

Rub a Dub

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Name 3 Movies You Have Seen At Least 3 Times

by minimus in

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goodfellas.

one flew over the cuckoos nest.

casino.

RubaDub

The Woody Allen movie? With the "Orgasmatron"?

DesirousOfChange ...

Yes, the Woody Allen movie with the Orgasmatron!

I've probably watched it a lot more than 3 times when I need a laugh.

Rub a Dub

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Counting Memorial Attendees and Partakers

by caves in

how will the borg be able to count the partakers(144,000 anointed) since jws are to celebrate the memorial at home?

what about accurate counts for attendees?

what challenges do you see?

RubaDub

Take last year's attendees and bump it up by 5%

Take last year's partakers and reduce it by 5%

Simple math. How can anyone challenge it since it is more virtual now.

It's a blessing to see the growth.

Rub a Dub

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Will Governor Cuomo be the Next President?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

trying to put politics aside (even though that won't really work), but ny governor andrew cuomo is blowing the other politicians out out the water (orange man [trump] and the lizard [biden]).. i don't know if cuomo has a usb port in the back of his head plugged into a hard drive but the guy speaks, analyzes and talks coherently.

the orange man always passes difficult questions to someone else.

the lizard can't comprehend what the question is but tries to answer something.. cuomo comes out with facts, analysis and direction on what needs to be done.

RubaDub

Have you seen how many people are infected in New York? You want that guy [Cuomo] to be president?

My Name ...

I really don't see any connection. That is like saying the US now has more reported cases of CONVID-19 than any other country in the world. So then why would you want to have that guy (the Orange Guy) as President?

I don't see the correlation between the two.

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

jw
friends

this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

RubaDub

Interesting article here in the Miami Herald about how China now makes so much of our pharmaceutical drugs and machines.

Puerto Rico (America) was a mass producer of all of these products until the late 1990's when their beneficial financial treatment was phased out over a 10 year period. A bi-partisan agreement was reached between a Republican House, a Republican Senate and signed by Democrat Bill Clinton.

By 2008, there was no longer an incentive for companies to manufacture here in the US (ok, PR is a US Territory) and due to the almighty dollar, moved the manufacturing to China where is was less expensive and regulations were lower if existent at all. Basically, PR went into a recession and has not really come out of it since (true, the hurricane screwed things up too).

In any case, manufacturing that was under FDA and EPA regulations was moved to some place behind a chicken market in China.

Thank you politicians and big pharma, thank you.

Rub a Dub

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