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  • OnWis97OnWis97 Posts: 5,094
    Decided to see what all the fuss was about at the grocery store tonight. I’m in St. Paul, mn.

    Security guards at both entrances.  Of course, no toilet paper, pasta, rice, beans, almost no meat, soup, and cereal. Bonkers. The organic/natural foods aisle was well stocked though. Go figure.

    Stay healthy my friends. We’ll see this through.
    I’m in St Paul.  Went to Target Roseville because it was the one store for which we had web-based evidence of TP.  No TP. The scene was dystopian.  Kinda freaky.
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  • tbergstbergs Posts: 9,782
    OnWis97 said:
    Decided to see what all the fuss was about at the grocery store tonight. I’m in St. Paul, mn.

    Security guards at both entrances.  Of course, no toilet paper, pasta, rice, beans, almost no meat, soup, and cereal. Bonkers. The organic/natural foods aisle was well stocked though. Go figure.

    Stay healthy my friends. We’ll see this through.
    I’m in St Paul.  Went to Target Roseville because it was the one store for which we had web-based evidence of TP.  No TP. The scene was dystopian.  Kinda freaky.
    We live near Northfield, my wife ran in to a woman from Minneapolis this morning who had driven to the Target there for TP because there is none to be found in the metro. It's insane. I stopped at Trader Joe's in St. Paul the day before and stared at bare shelves in most places. It seems the local food co-ops aren't being ransacked though because all of them I have been to still have stuff in stock. The crazies are scared of those places apparently.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • SmellymanSmellyman Posts: 4,524
    Bidet or shower hose your butt.  Your sphincter appreciates it.
  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,614
    Saltzy23 said:
    Wow. A bunch of business people who have done things solving problems rather the bureaucrats who have done nothing stumbling about worried about saying the right thing. What a breath of fresh air.  
    Everything he does is the most basic, bottom of the barrel shit any jerkoff on the street could think of, which in his mind he thinks is genius level stuff.

    Get CEO's from major companies talk about how they got this for 15-20 seconds each.

    Absolute brilliance.

    This man is one of the greats.
    Having worked with HHS, CMS and other Government Agencies, the competency of the people is 10 times what the previous Administration was.  They have a clue what health is as opposed to the prior administration (which I 'm sure was common with most administrations) had a bunch of bureaucrats that were just learning and had no clue how to get anything done.

    I'm not talking about the figure heads. I'm talking about the people actually doing the work.

    So, feel free being happy and wishing illness and death. You will be proven wrong. Sorry to make you unhappy.


    Airtight.

  • Lerxst1992Lerxst1992 Posts: 6,614
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    That’s a nasty ? lol he couldn’t answer the question, what a moron..
    what question?

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  • JPPJ84JPPJ84 Posts: 3,464
    So weird to see the extreme panic buying, it hasn’t started here yet. Fully stocked shelves and toilet paper en masse 🤷🏼‍♀️ That doesn’t mean people aren’t stocking up a bit. 
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,224
    People wait outside bakeries and food stores..only 5 people allowed inside..
    190 cases, 3 deaths so far..
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  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,760
    A dutch friend sent me some info about a university  on holland has been working  on a sars cure  for 5 years and they  applied  it to corona and it seems to work. Something  positive i guess. A few months away
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,493
    edited March 2020

    China criticizes Sweden's corona handling


    China criticizes Sweden's handling of the corona virus, reports Ekot.
    In a newspaper owned by the ruling Communist Party, Sweden is accused of having "surrendered" to the infection.
    - Specifically, Sweden is singled out as particularly irresponsible, says Björn Jerdén, Head of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Institute to SR.

    WHO now describes Europe as the epicenter of the corona eruption. At the same time, sharp criticism comes from China against Sweden's handling of the outbreak.

    In an editorial in the Global Times magazine, owned by the Communist Party, the international community and the EU are urged to condemn Sweden - which they say is "capitulated" in the fight against the virus, reports Ekot.

    - It's a very sharp message. It is said that Sweden has given up the fight against the infection. They specifically point out Sweden as particularly irresponsible and say that Sweden's actions can have negative consequences for the global fight against the corona virus, says Björn Jerdén, head of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Institute to Ekot.

    In the article, Sweden is compared to a "black hole" that can spread the infection further. In particular, the new line of criticizing risk groups and healthcare professionals is criticized.

    https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/donald-trump-utlyser-nodlage-i-usa/


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    China criticizes Sweden's corona management

    Leader articles of this type are sanctioned by the Communist Party that governs China, says Björn Jerdén at the Foreign Policy Institute, and therefore has a weight.

    - With that said, it is not certain that, for example, Chinese Foreign Ministry will spin on this criticism towards Sweden, we will see that in the future.

    Swedish-Chinese relations have reached bottom levels over Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, who is imprisoned in China. Therefore, it is not unexpected that Sweden is criticized, says Chinese expert Kristina Sandklef.

    But at the bottom there is probably also a genuine concern about how the corona virus is handled, she says.
    - I interpret it as being very worried about what is happening in Sweden, then we must remember that the Swedish-Chinese relations are very bad at the moment.

    https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7429175



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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,747
    If any of these idiots are your representatives you should vote against them in November... 


  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,429
    edited March 2020
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    Did you guys notice when he introduced all the big wigs at the presser three of them shook hands with Baffoon except one the guy with beard ..
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  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,957
    If any of these idiots are your representatives you should vote against them in November... 


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  • rhanishanerhanishane Posts: 505
    Supermarkets lined up to carpark just to get in. Stupid people will be spreading the virus while stocking up for it. Glad I live out of town and have a small supermarket for what I need. Down to 8 rolls of TP rationing those cause can't get it anywhere and not bothering with crowds. Social gatherings of over 500 are cancelled as of Monday but even our local farmers markets are cancelled along with everything else yet our borders are not completely closed (Australia)
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,408
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    No. It definitely sucks. Anyone who exercises at home and says it’s the same or better than gym is lying. 
  • nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 8,408
    edited March 2020
    Me at the gym 

  • what dreamswhat dreams Posts: 1,761
    Well, I don't go back to school in the DC metro area of Virginia until April 13. I start to work virtually Monday. We will see if virtual learning actually works. I'm going to enjoy time off from the world. 
  • nicknyr15 said:
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    No. It definitely sucks. Anyone who exercises at home and says it’s the same or better than gym is lying. 

    If they end up telling people to stay inside I am going to go nuts.  Running on the dreadmill vs outside will be one of the more difficult parts of being on lockdown.  (Apart from any actual illness in the house, of course.)
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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    nicknyr15 said:
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    No. It definitely sucks. Anyone who exercises at home and says it’s the same or better than gym is lying. 

    If they end up telling people to stay inside I am going to go nuts.  Running on the dreadmill vs outside will be one of the more difficult parts of being on lockdown.  (Apart from any actual illness in the house, of course.)
    Assuming you have access to the outdoors outside of an urban area, the fresh air may be beneficial.
    They used to treat epidemics with open air treatment.  Something about open air is mildly microbial and patients used to show better recovery rates in tents and cross ventilated hospitals than closed indoors.
    Open air factor is what they called it, not sure what the current scientific consensus on OAF is though...
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    nicknyr15 said:
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    No. It definitely sucks. Anyone who exercises at home and says it’s the same or better than gym is lying. 

    If they end up telling people to stay inside I am going to go nuts.  Running on the dreadmill vs outside will be one of the more difficult parts of being on lockdown.  (Apart from any actual illness in the house, of course.)
    Running and vitamin D both help fight respiratory illnesses, so I would think that running outside in the sun is a good preventative measure against COVID-19. I'm not a doctor, but it makes sense to me.
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  • CO278952CO278952 Posts: 1,351
    This thread could use some fresh air
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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    It may sound like nothing to some, but I can relate to this 100%. Going to the gym is a daily ritual for me. It’s therapeutic after a long day at work. I’m doing it from home too, but it’s not the same. If this lasts for a month or more, which seems likely, it’s going to be a long road. 
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    nicknyr15 said:
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    No. It definitely sucks. Anyone who exercises at home and says it’s the same or better than gym is lying. 

    If they end up telling people to stay inside I am going to go nuts.  Running on the dreadmill vs outside will be one of the more difficult parts of being on lockdown.  (Apart from any actual illness in the house, of course.)
    If we all go on lockdown, I’m running outside anyway. Let them arrest me. I’m not being told I can’t run outside with no one around. Fuck that. 
  • jerparker20jerparker20 Posts: 2,495
    rgambs said:
    I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym.  That sounds like nothing, I'm sure, but it suuuuucks.
    Over the past year or so, I’ve built my own home gym (dreadmill, airdyne bike, squat rack, barbells, kettle bells...). I like it. I don’t have to leave the house at 5am when it’s -10 in January, and I don’t have to deal with the dumb asses doing arm curls in the squat rack or camping out on benches.

     But, I understand the appeal of the gym. My eyes don’t get the same workout at home as they did at the gym.
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,493

    Concerning the Sweden and Chinese relations:


    Foreign Minister Ann Linde has commented through her press secretary:

    “I'm proud of everyone who works hard to limit Covid-19. International cooperation is needed to solve the situation the world is now facing. In today's difficult situation, polemics do not help. "

    Justice Minister Morgan Johansson (S) commented on the criticism in Ekot's Saturday interview.

    - It may be a result of the strained relations that existed between Sweden and China for some time. At the same time, it should be noted that we have lower spread of infection than other countries, including Norway and Denmark. Right now, the most important thing is not to worry about international conflicts. The best that states can do is to work together on this, he says.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    I start to work virtually Monday. We will see if virtual learning actually works.
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,429
    I’ll be outside all weekend working on my yard cleanup for spring , I’m also going walking through the woods get some nice fresh air glad I live in suburbs not in City...
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,493
    Spain puts whole country in quarantine, like Italy
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    Going to self quarantine today by drinking beer and smoking a brisket....all damn day :)
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