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  China where it started ,83,000 / USA now <400,000 How come ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  am i missing something here ?

  how is it that where this covid 19 started , in wuhan china, china has only ,reportedly 83,000 for the whole country ?

  whereas in the united states of america the figure is just under 400,000 ?.

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  I think there is under reporting everywhere.

  We still have drive-thru testing places that require you to be 65 years old and have symptoms to even qualify for a test.

  In other words, if you don't get tested, based upon reported numbers, you don't have it. So I guess if we stopped testing altogether then the number of new cases would rapidly drop towards zero.

  Reported new cases are just a function of the sample size being tested. If 10% of people being tested have the disease, do we extrapolate that percentage across the population since many people have no immediate symptoms?

  I don't have the answer but it would be interesting to take a control group of let's say a geographic area of 5,000 people in a town that has a 10% positive rate when tested and actually test all 5,000 people.

  It would be interesting to see how many actually have, have had or are carriers of the virus.

  Rub a Dub
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  Anybody have news of Blondie?

  by BluesBrother in

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  we have all enjoyed reading the proliferation of posts by blondie.

  however, the latest one seems to be four months ago.

  i do hope that she is o k. .

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  Call meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

  Wing C ....

  Rapture!

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  China where it started ,83,000 / USA now <400,000 How come ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  am i missing something here ?

  how is it that where this covid 19 started , in wuhan china, china has only ,reportedly 83,000 for the whole country ?

  whereas in the united states of america the figure is just under 400,000 ?.

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  I think it is a combination of under reporting and culture.

  1. It's hard to believe anything they say, especially when there is not a third party looking at the numbers.

  2. If you have ever visited Asia, you see people walking around wearing masks even in "normal" times. In the cities, country, etc. You don't feel good or have a cold, you put a mask on. If you see others around you with colds, you put a mask on. Once in Hong Kong, I asked the woman at the hotel why so many were wearing masks in the streets. She said a lot of people had colds and people don't want to catch if from others. She reached under the counter and showed me hers.

  Here, the mask seems to be the last resort. In Asia, it's not uncommon to see many people wearing them.

  Rub a Dub
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  Anybody have news of Blondie?

  by BluesBrother in

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  we have all enjoyed reading the proliferation of posts by blondie.

  however, the latest one seems to be four months ago.

  i do hope that she is o k. .

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  Wow, I was thinking about starting a new thread about her today. Deja vu all over again.

  Rub a Dub
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  2020--04--07 Inbox Disaster relief Committee--Zone 3!

  by Atlantis in

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  2020-04-07 inbox disaster relief committee zone 3.. https://docdro.id/k2wq1zj.

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  petra!.

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  Many Thanks !!!

  Rub a Dub
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  Isn't It Ironic That Many People Now Wish That Many of the Things China is Making Would Actually Be Made in Mexico?

  by RubaDub in

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  let me think of a few advantages to having mexico do more manufacturing for us:.

  - low cost labor .

  - just drive around or jump over the wall to see family and friends.

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  3rdgen ...

  Yes, the older appliances just seem to keep running.

  When we moved into this house, close to 20 years ago, we were planning on getting a new washer and dryer. The two old Whirlpool appliances had cracked paint, some rust on the side and overall just looked old. But they worked fine and we decided to get a year or two more out of them if possible and spend the money on some other items we needed.

  That was nearly 20 years ago. Guess what, they still look old and beat up a bit. I did replace the switch that stops if from running when you open the top about 5 years ago. After looking at YouTube, I bought the switch ($25) and replaced it in about 15 minutes (I could do it in 5 minutes now). That was it. But they run like new.

  I don't think any amount of money would buy you that type of appliance today.

  Rub a Dub
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  How Do You Get Most Of Your News?

  by minimus in

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  i read a lot on online.

  i regularly read fox news, the drudge report the new york post and local newspapers and local newscasts.

  where do you get most of your news from?.

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  Fox News, RT America, The Federalist, Breitbart, National Review

  wannabefree ....

  Does the steering wheel in your car only allow you to make right-hand turns .... lol.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  How Do You Get Most Of Your News?

  by minimus in

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  i read a lot on online.

  i regularly read fox news, the drudge report the new york post and local newspapers and local newscasts.

  where do you get most of your news from?.

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  Fox News and MSNBC primarily.

  I mentally take the information from the right wingnuts and left wingnuts, throw it into a mental blender, and come up with something that hopefully resembles something close to reality. Sort of like oil and vinegar, mix them together and you come up with salad dressing.

  Both of those channels have a good show or two and a few good reporters but by themselves, both networks have at least 90% biased jackasses.

  I really wish there was somewhere to get the facts, not everything so heavily flavored with varying degrees of opinion.
  

  Rub a Dub
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  Isn't It Ironic That Many People Now Wish That Many of the Things China is Making Would Actually Be Made in Mexico?

  by RubaDub in

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  let me think of a few advantages to having mexico do more manufacturing for us:.

  - low cost labor .

  - just drive around or jump over the wall to see family and friends.

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  The washer is Kenmore and Dryer Maytag. Both have "Made in Mexico" labels. (in obscure places)

  Wow ...

  Those used to be two brands that were at one time considered excellent. You went to Sears, you got Kenmore (and Craftsman tools) . You wanted to even go a step higher, you went with Maytag.

  Major companies have just flushed their brand names and reputations down the toilet, so to speak. And cheap toilets at that.

  Rub a Dub

  
  
  
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  Governor Cuomo - Does He Have a Flash Drive Plugged into His Head?

  by RubaDub in

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  like the guy or not, i don't know how this guy can talk so much, giving fact after fact and analyze what is going on, not just in new york but across the country.

  he's not reading from notes and there are no teleprompters.

  he gives about an hour to an hour and a half at press conferences every day and fox news carries it.. i mean, as i am listening, he's saying they moved 802 ventilators from this state to that state, 412 came here to new york .... on and on.

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  He relies on PowerPoints instead of teleprompters. I can talk too with PowerPoints in front of me.

  Anony Mous ...

  They show the Powerpoint slides on the side of the of the screen on the channels I have watched. Yes, each slide has several bullet points that focus on the topic. But he's not reading anything. You could read all the bullet points on a slide in about 15 seconds.

  I was referring to all of the information he is adding and so many specifics and examples he gives. Where stuff is, where stuff is moving state to state, which hospitals are getting what, exactly what has been requested, etc etc etc.I just don't hear him speaking in generalities like so many others. He seems to have studied this stuff extremely well and IMO well-prepared to give these national briefings, hence my comment on the flash drive in his head. That's all.

  If you could relate the facts and analysis the way he does with just a few bullet points, God bless you.

  Rub a Dub