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  • OnWis97OnWis97 Posts: 5,086
    Here at hospital working I’m not going to jinx it or click my heals but it does seem like things are slowing down a bit! They have a couple of different sounds for alarms, one is they play Here comes the sun Beatles over the intercom it means some one was taken off ventilator and is recovering, the other is a bell but a soft bell sound almost like a chime is to announce someone being discharged from hospital and the codes have slowed down I’ve only heard one today..

    My apologies if this is common knowledge and I've missed it, but where are you?
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,418
    bbiggs said:
    Here at hospital working I’m not going to jinx it or click my heals but it does seem like things are slowing down a bit! They have a couple of different sounds for alarms, one is they play Here comes the sun Beatles over the intercom it means some one was taken off ventilator and is recovering, the other is a bell but a soft bell sound almost like a chime is to announce someone being discharged from hospital and the codes have slowed down I’ve only heard one today..
    This is an awesome post. Love hearing that kind of stuff. Keep safe! 
    Yeah bro it’s a good way to let employees know the good news not just the codes I was hearing last two weeks , thanks and you do the same ..
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  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,631
    Thank you for sharing how you celebrate victories with music! 
  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,057
    Stay at Home Order extended to the end of April in Michigan. 
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Trumpers leaning hard on the memo about Covid on death certificates. Too many words make understand hard.
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,463
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    A good friend of mine works at a local hospital and is in charge of sourcing the personal protective gear for the front line doctors and nurses.  He said he's having a very hard time getting isolation gowns and they're coming up with plans on how to treat patients without them as a backup.  Crazy stuff. 
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,880
    mcgruff10 said:
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    Just starting now? I’m in PA and ours have been closed for a while now. Figured NJ’s would’ve been closed sooner considering the virus numbers there. 
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,463
    mcgruff10 said:
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    Just starting now? I’m in PA and ours have been closed for a while now. Figured NJ’s would’ve been closed sooner considering the virus numbers there. 
    Started yesterday.   Our town just closed all city parks too.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,342
    mcgruff10 said:
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    Kind of surprised they weren’t closed already.
  • static111static111 Posts: 4,889
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 
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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    static111 said:
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 
    I understand your points, but people tend to congregate at parks.  That is the issue.  The states are taking away any opportunity for people to congregate.  Also, people going on walks with kids that decide to stop at the park would have a very hard time keeping kids away from one another.  The whole situation sucks, but this is necessary if we're going to continue taking social distancing measures.

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,947
    static111 said:
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 

    It does seem dumb but the way I see it, what is more stupid is the fact that when parks were open, people were not physical distancing the way they should.  I'm not happy that the state parks here in California had to close but I'm more unhappy that so many people made bad, stupid choices that led to those closures.  From my perspective, it's those idiots who blew it for the rest of us.
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,468
    isnt that always the way though? its the few that fuck it up for the rest of us?
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  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,342
    mcgruff10 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    Just starting now? I’m in PA and ours have been closed for a while now. Figured NJ’s would’ve been closed sooner considering the virus numbers there. 
    Started yesterday.   Our town just closed all city parks too.  
    All city parks have been closed here for a week in Denver.
  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,342
    Jesus, what a bunch of dumbasses. Notice no Tucker Carlson in the video though. Despite his faults, he's the only Fox News host to take the virus seriously from the beginning. Yeah, he calls it the Chinese Virus. And no, he doesn't directly criticize Trump by name. Rather, he uses code words to criticize Trump by substituting his name with "the federal government" or "our elected leaders." But he's been talking about the virus as a serious threat since January. I hope his other viewers took note, rather than allow themselves to be brainwashed by Hannity. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAh4uS4f78o
    It’s okay because at the end he says he’s always taken in seriously.
    Hannitty is one of the least watchable people.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,947
    mickeyrat said:
    isnt that always the way though? its the few that fuck it up for the rest of us?

    Sad but true.
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,463
    mickeyrat said:
    isnt that always the way though? its the few that fuck it up for the rest of us?
    100%
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • what dreamswhat dreams Posts: 1,761
    This interview with an epidemiologist from Johns Hopkins popped up in my weekly JSTOR email. It gave me some sense of relief about transmission of the disease on surfaces, a reminder that the vast majority of the spread of this disease will come from sneezes and coughs and lack of hand-washing. 
    https://daily.jstor.org/jennifer-nuzzo-were-definitely-not-overreacting-to-covid-19/?utm_term=Jennifer%20Nuzzo%3A%20%2526ldquo%3BWe%27re%20Definitely%20Not%20Overreacting%2526rdquo%3B%20to%20COVID-19&utm_campaign=jstordaily_04092020&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email
  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,822
    static111 said:
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 
    I've seen lots of people walking in my neighborhood walking in packs. I would then see other packs would walk up to the other pack of people to BS.  I saw a guy on TV point out that was the reason why he was going to a Local park so he was away from most people.  He said he felt safer then in his neighborhood going for a walk. 
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,947
    cutz said:

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    LOL, about sums it up!

    I don't even bother wasting my time listening to him anymore.  My wife sometimes listens because she wants to know what he's up to but for me, he has nothing to say worth listening to. 
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  • mace1229 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    Just starting now? I’m in PA and ours have been closed for a while now. Figured NJ’s would’ve been closed sooner considering the virus numbers there. 
    Started yesterday.   Our town just closed all city parks too.  
    All city parks have been closed here for a week in Denver.
    I just ran at one. And don’t see any news on this. 
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    cutz said:
    static111 said:
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 
    I've seen lots of people walking in my neighborhood walking in packs. I would then see other packs would walk up to the other pack of people to BS.  I saw a guy on TV point out that was the reason why he was going to a Local park so he was away from most people.  He said he felt safer then in his neighborhood going for a walk. 
    I see this too. I still walk and run in my neighborhood but as the weather warms there are way too many people out. Might need to find a more remote area to go to. 
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  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,342
    mace1229 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    All state and county parks closed in NJ.  ugh
    Just starting now? I’m in PA and ours have been closed for a while now. Figured NJ’s would’ve been closed sooner considering the virus numbers there. 
    Started yesterday.   Our town just closed all city parks too.  
    All city parks have been closed here for a week in Denver.
    I just ran at one. And don’t see any news on this. 
    Well, bike/running paths and open fields stay open. My understanding was all playgrounds and stuff like that has been roped off and closed. Heard they were staring to fill in skate parks with mulch the other day too to prevent people from using them.
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  • RideRickRideRick Posts: 703
    pjl44 said:
    Swedish corona care has since day one suffered a great lack of protective equipment.
     At the end of March-April, the first aircraft loads of material from China began to land in Sweden.

    But among the materials that have been flown in are products that do not measure up.

    - It is pure counterfeiting and piracy sold to the regions right now. This is also why it is difficult to screen between all volunteers who want to help with equipment. We cannot separate the serious from those who want to make money, says a source in government Sweden who works with coordination in the corona crisis.
    How many countries is that now who have received defective masks and tests from China? 8 or 10?
    The Netherlands also received 600.000 masks but the did not pass the medical test.
    China reacts with them saying it was clear at shipping that is would not be used for medical people.
    On which the Dutch Goverment reacts "Bullshit"   (they sould have...)

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395

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  • RideRickRideRick Posts: 703
    bbiggs said:
    cutz said:
    static111 said:
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 
    I've seen lots of people walking in my neighborhood walking in packs. I would then see other packs would walk up to the other pack of people to BS.  I saw a guy on TV point out that was the reason why he was going to a Local park so he was away from most people.  He said he felt safer then in his neighborhood going for a walk. 
    I see this too. I still walk and run in my neighborhood but as the weather warms there are way too many people out. Might need to find a more remote area to go to. 
    You do know that if you run it is more likely you have a wider spread of the virus.
    So by running you are actually saying a big fuck you to all people who are staying inside to contain this virus because it is not likely to be under control for the coming weeks. 
    Don't run are cycle sportly wise, it has a bigger effect on spreading virus, maybe you are carrying it without knowing it. You can contaminate other people without knowing it.
    Only people who are tested are sure that they don't have the virus.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,947
    RideRick said:
    bbiggs said:
    cutz said:
    static111 said:
    Closing parks is dumb.  That’s basically saying that the only people allowed to get outside and have fresh air are those that are fortunate enough to have a house with a yard or a vacation home somewhere. Sorry apartment dwellers, you can walk down the sidewalk though. 
    I've seen lots of people walking in my neighborhood walking in packs. I would then see other packs would walk up to the other pack of people to BS.  I saw a guy on TV point out that was the reason why he was going to a Local park so he was away from most people.  He said he felt safer then in his neighborhood going for a walk. 
    I see this too. I still walk and run in my neighborhood but as the weather warms there are way too many people out. Might need to find a more remote area to go to. 
    You do know that if you run it is more likely you have a wider spread of the virus.
    So by running you are actually saying a big fuck you to all people who are staying inside to contain this virus because it is not likely to be under control for the coming weeks. 
    Don't run are cycle sportly wise, it has a bigger effect on spreading virus, maybe you are carrying it without knowing it. You can contaminate other people without knowing it.
    Only people who are tested are sure that they don't have the virus.

    Whoa, Rick, back up there... You're assuming bbiggs a) hasn't been tested and b) is running close enough to others to give or receive the virus.  I didn't get that from what b said.  Even without being tested, I don't see that by walking running and cycling away from others is a problem.  If it is, I'd like some verifiable, sound information that shows that to be true.  My wife and I have found places to walk where we don't get closer than about 20 feet from any other walkers and most of the time much further than that.

    Maybe don't make harsh accusations without getting more information first.  We'll all do better by being cool and helpful toward each other, not by being harsh and accusing.
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