March Madness and Covid-19

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thebigabd said:
It's an interesting question isn't it.... Some people are willing to die for certain things.

For example, I would die to save my sons life. I would die defending the country if I believed in the war, etc.

Let's take that here... are you willing to risk your health, your families health, your life, being hospitalized, etc (there are more outcomes than death with this) to get the economy back open?

Interesting question.

Sheep, Boulder, Steve.... are you?
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That's a hard pass.
 
thebigabd said:
It's an interesting question isn't it.... Some people are willing to die for certain things.

For example, I would die to save my sons life. I would die defending the country if I believed in the war, etc.

Let's take that here... are you willing to risk your health, your families health, your life, being hospitalized, etc (there are more outcomes than death with this) to get the economy back open?

Interesting question.

Sheep, Boulder, Steve.... are you?
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considering i did risk my life to protect my country absolutly
 
BCSooners said:
You would endanger the people around you for the economy? Just making sure I understand which part you were talking about.
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I YOU WE do this every single day


but if you are talking about it as it relates to this virus only and the shutdown

yes if the alternative is the end of our entire way of life
 
thebigabd said:
It's an interesting question isn't it.... Some people are willing to die for certain things.

For example, I would die to save my sons life. I would die defending the country if I believed in the war, etc.

Let's take that here... are you willing to risk your health, your families health, your life, being hospitalized, etc (there are more outcomes than death with this) to get the economy back open?

Interesting question.

Sheep, Boulder, Steve.... are you?
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I thought I have detailed how much sacrifice I am making for my Nana. I'm the one baking the mail and newspaper in addition to the cake.

I'm the one who has ventured out of the house 2 times in the past 3 weeks and only to go to the market for foodstuffs.

I'm the one who is removing all boxed goods and bagged goods and placing them in uncontaminated storage bags.

I'm the one who has spent my entire adult life helping others more than I help myself.

I'm the one who would give you the shirt off my back even though I think you're a little meshuga.

Is that okay with you, bubala?
 
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steverocks35 said:
That's great but it's not really about you, it's about all the susceptible people you might pass it to.
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Lets translate that to a real life scenario.... You want the economy open, so you drop the precautions and return to normal life, which is what is required to fully open the economy. You contract the virus, and touch things in your office, in stores, out and about town, and 10 people contract it from you... 2 of them are susceptible, and die from Covid-19. They got it from you.

Not saying you think its good, but in this case it is a fair trade for the economy, right? That is what is being stated.

Right?
 
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BoulderSooner said:
I YOU WE do this every single day


but if you are talking about it as it relates to this virus only and the shutdown

yes if the alternative is the end of our entire way of life
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No we don’t knowingly put peoples lives in danger by doing something we can easily avoid.

It will hinder your entire way of life for maybe 2 months & a few more months playing catch up, I’d rather people live. There will be bills passed, accommodations made, people being creative to get us back. That is as long as the government gets out of their own way to make it happen.
 
steverocks35 said:
It might not spread as fast as it has in NYC but take a look at Dallas, that's very close to home, and they confirmed 24 more cases yesterday, and it's been shut down much more than the cities here. OKC and Tulsa are major metropolitan areas where you can still move around unhindered and most businesses are still open. It's going to get way worse here, in my opinion.
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Tarrant County (Ft. Worth side) is where I live. They are going to give a "shelter in place" order today. However, virtually every business (unless essential) has their employees working at home or on furlough.....and has for at least the last week and a half. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I see a lot of cooperation from the communities around me here....at least anecdotally. It will continue to spread here, but I certainly don't anticipate it at the same rate as other big cities we've seen. Also hospitals have been in overdrive making arrangements to account for a much higher patient load.

My company works directly with acute care facilities as well as segments of the long term care market. We provide life safety platforms and applications for direct patient care, clinical workflow, process throughput, etc. Thus, I've seen with my own eyes as these facilities prepare for the coming storm. So my optimism is directly related to what I'm seeing on the ground every day.
 
you have to be proactive in your approach. if you wait until it's completely necessary then you end up 26,000 ventilators short like cuomo today and begging state and federal governments to assist (with help coming in a week or two or not at all).
 
Trump saying he will open the economy back up by Easter. That is in 19 days.

Guess we will see what happens.
 
thebigabd said:
Lets translate that to a real life scenario.... You want the economy open, so you drop the precautions and return to normal life, which is what is required to fully open the economy. You contract the virus, and touch things in your office, in stores, out and about town, and 10 people contract it from you... 2 of them are susceptible, and die from Covid-19. They got it from you.

Not saying you think its good, but in this case it is a fair trade for the economy, right? That is what is being stated.

Right?
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how many people die if we lock down now??

what is the death delta because that is what we are talking about
 
BCSooners said:
No we don’t knowingly put peoples lives in danger by doing something we can easily avoid.

It will hinder your entire way of life for maybe 2 months & a few more months playing catch up, I’d rather people live. There will be bills passed, accommodations made, people being creative to get us back. That is as long as the government gets out of their own way to make it happen.
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2 months maybe more .... kills lots of people in other ways
 
thebigabd said:
Trump saying he will open the economy back up by Easter. That is in 19 days.

Guess we will see what happens.
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What actions has he taken that he can reverse other than the travel bans? That’s what I’m trying to figure out.
 
By the way guys, off topic, but I started watching this documentary on Netflix last night called Tiger King. It’s all about Joe Exotic and a few others that operate exotic animal parks. Holy #%^£! I knew that guy was insane but I had no idea, none. This documentary hooked me from the beginning and every 3 minutes I said “WTF?”
 
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