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    • neph93N
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      @gaseousclay:

      i'm sure it will all go away like the others did…eventually.

      That is exactly it though, it almost certainly won’t. SARS was an epidemic with 8000 infections and 750 deaths. It spread, sure but was never a pandemic. It never went truly global and it was actually pretty hard to contract.

      This is a pandemic in all but name and will surely be called that by the WHO within the month. There are over 80000 confirmed cases and over three thousand deaths with major outbreaks on two continents.

      The mortality rate of the novel virus is much lower than SARS, but it is at least twenty times as deadly as influenza. SARS infection required pretty heavy exposure, but COVID-n19, apparently does not. The early evidence suggests it spreads with the same ease as a common cold. So comparing it to SARS is like comparing Levi’s and Iron Heart [emoji6]

      The prognosis is that it will become endemic in two years, in the same way as influenza is, a part of the normal rounds of disease affecting the human race. That will be fine when we get a vaccine but until then it will kill a lot of people.

      There is no doubt excessive social media and competitive news coverage creates unnecessary anxiety before people get tired. That is dangerous. The threat COVIDn-19 poses should not be over exaggerated, most people who get it will be just fine, but disregarding advice and taking it lightly will increase behaviour that enables the disease to spread even more easily. That makes a difference if you are elderly/senior or if you have a disease requiring you to take corticosteroids as they are the people it will kill if it comes to where you live.

      There is good info out there that we need to take note of, but it gets drowned out by all the click bait coverage and by people talking out of their arses.

      “Some of those that work forces
      Are the same that burn crosses”

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        The fact that a person can be asymptomatic for a good number of days makes it worst.  By the time sh_t hits the fan, it is already too late for everyone around him/her.

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        • AdamJA
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          I read a little about pathogens and they are clever little bastards I'll give them that

          The devil is in the detail..

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          • SeulS
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            I've started taking my temp twice a day. I encounter a lot of people every day, better safe than sorry…

            Worryingly, though, my temp was 35.9C° yesterday, and 36.3 today  ???

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            • neph93N
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              @AdamJ:

              I read a little about pathogens and they are clever little bastards I'll give them that

              It would seem this is cleverer than most too. Makes SARS and MERS look pretty dumb in fact.

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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              • gaseousclayG
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                @neph93:

                There is no doubt excessive social media and competitive news coverage creates unnecessary anxiety before people get tired. That is dangerous. The threat COVIDn-19 poses should not be over exaggerated, most people who get it will be just fine, but disregarding advice and taking it lightly will increase behaviour that enables the disease to spread even more easily. That makes a difference if you are elderly/senior or if you have a disease requiring you to take corticosteroids as they are the people it will kill if it comes to where you live.

                There is good info out there that we need to take note of, but it gets drowned out by all the click bait coverage and by people talking out of their arses.

                Agreed.

                The prepper sites are probably raking in the dough

                WTB:
                IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                IHSH-19

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                • ChrisC
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                  @Giles:

                  I have my Landrover for sale at GBK16K.  Some twat just messaged me and said they'll give me 11K for it.  I texted back. "11K what?  Omani Rial"

                  I just did a quick exchange rate check; 11k OMR is approximately 22k GBP. Does he want you to cover shipping to Oman?

                  The joys of commerce in the modern world…

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                  • GilesG
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                    He was an arsehole, I was just being an arsehole back…..

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • ChrisC
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                      Fair enough. 😃

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                      • AnesthetistA
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                        Back to Corona Virus, my MIL works at a Costco and they are completely sold out of bottled water, toilet paper, and paper towels.

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                        IG: bluehandsslim

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                        • gaseousclayG
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                          @Anesthetist:

                          Back to Corona Virus, my MIL works at a Costco and they are completely sold out of bottled water, toilet paper, and paper towels.

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                          Not surprised since Costco sells in bulk. I've stopped buying bottled water because of the environmental issues associated with micro plastics and only drink tap water.

                          WTB:
                          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                          IHSH-19

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            Wash your hands. Like, a lot.

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • BloodnThunderB
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                              @mclaincausey:

                              Wash your hands. Like, a lot.

                              This.  And stop touching your face.

                              And FFS if you feel sick stay home.

                              IG: Shadesofindig0

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                              • goosehdG
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                                I fully agree with the above two statements…..however, throw two children into the equation under 10 years old and it’s a lost cause.

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                • AnesthetistA
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                                  @gaseousclay:

                                  @Anesthetist:

                                  Back to Corona Virus, my MIL works at a Costco and they are completely sold out of bottled water, toilet paper, and paper towels.

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                  Not surprised since Costco sells in bulk. I've stopped buying bottled water because of the environmental issues associated with micro plastics and only drink tap water.

                                  I agree but I’m feeling like preppers dont give a shit. And when I say out of toilet paper I mean like an empty corner of a warehouse. She said it’s never happened before [emoji15]

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                                  • gaseousclayG
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                                    For sure. I don’t shop at Costco but can say that the other chain grocery stores and places like Target still have these items in stock. I think the hysteria will die down a little once people calm down. I came across a few news articles that stated a company in Texas has allegedly developed a vaccine, but that it still needs FDA approval to go through trials.

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                                    WTB:
                                    IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                    IHSH-19

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                                    • ROmanR
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                                      @Anesthetist:

                                      @gaseousclay:

                                      @Anesthetist:

                                      Back to Corona Virus, my MIL works at a Costco and they are completely sold out of bottled water, toilet paper, and paper towels.

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                      Not surprised since Costco sells in bulk. I've stopped buying bottled water because of the environmental issues associated with micro plastics and only drink tap water.

                                      I agree but I’m feeling like preppers dont give a shit. And when I say out of toilet paper I mean like an empty corner of a warehouse. She said it’s never happened before [emoji15]

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                                      Maybe @neph93 's teenagers and 12 year old paid a visit.

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        😃 😃 😃

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          Young, dumb and full of…. the joys of youth
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                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                          • DougNgD
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                                            My wife and I prep to some degree (we don't have an underground bunker…yet) and largely the covid-19 freakout isn't going to affect us. Even if the supply chain is damaged, we have six weeks of freeze dried food stored. I'm not too concerned about water in this situation, the water systems in my area are largely automated and if it comes to it, there's a stream 100m away and I have a water purification system.

                                            I went to the Lidl by my house the other day and the shelves were bare. People were freaking out and I needed all of one bag of spinach.

                                            The panic buying is pretty interesting to watch. At the rate things are going, you're going to have to participate or you're going to be left behind. If shelves are bare because people are buying two weeks worth of food at a time, you're not going to be able to get your groceries weekly.

                                            If the people that manufacture the food stay home to avoid getting sick...you're not going to get your food.

                                            If the guys that drive the trucks to get the food to the store stay home...you're not going to get your food.

                                            If the stores are understaffed because people are staying home...you get it.

                                            I'm reminded of one of my favorite quotes "we are nine meals from anarchy."

                                            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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