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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    Started a discussion on my schoology page and everyone one of my students said they miss school so much.  I hope we all unite and kick the Corona Virus's ass soon.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    I was using Skype (Sweden represent!) and Microsoft Teams (or what they call it) today....
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    mcgruff10 said:
    Started a discussion on my schoology page and everyone one of my students said they miss school so much.  I hope we all unite and kick the Corona Virus's ass soon.  
    Weird students. Hah.


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Matts3221
    Matts3221 Posts: 658
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I want to discuss the economic impact of all of this.

    Anyone who doesn't have a huge nest egg stashed away is going to be screwed.  That ever increasing gap between the middle class and the wealthy just got ripped open wider.

    The bottom part of the economic scale?  Forget it.  They are stuck there for a long time now.

    Everything some of us have worked for is going to be taken away in a month, I know my 401K is suffereing.


    New Hampshire has followed the lead of other states and as of Today all Restaurants , Bars , Cafes ect are closed except for Take out or delivery.

    I truly feel for these people. I know Shaun King has set up an instapage to connect those whom do have money and those who don't , you can get paired with a family that needs help if you can help.

    NH unemployment benefits have switch to no wait time ,  so if you lost your job today you start to get paid today.

    Still those in the margins are at such risk  , I feel lucky to have enough savings to last me 4 months or so along with even if my office closed we could bank vacation sick time ( that would be 6 weeks added on )

    I suggest to anyone who orders food delivery to give a hefty tip , tipped the pizza delivery 15 bucks the other night.


  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    Google Hangouts is free and works well for small groups and one to one stuff.  Been using it for a few years and is good.
    Also use Zoom, WebEx, all sorts of shit my partners/clients utilize.  All very similar.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    The data is clear that elderly people are not able to fight off this virus well; however, I wonder if there are cases where someone in their 80's HAS fully recovered.  You would think those cases do exist based on the amount of people that have contracted the virus.  Anyone see any news in regards to this?
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    bbiggs said:
    The data is clear that elderly people are not able to fight off this virus well; however, I wonder if there are cases where someone in their 80's HAS fully recovered.  You would think those cases do exist based on the amount of people that have contracted the virus.  Anyone see any news in regards to this?
    Yes I have. There have been reports about people over 80 recovering, I specifically saw it about a lady from China or Thailand a few weeks ago.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    St Patty's day today and no amateurs out tonight to congregate and get drunk...
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    bbiggs said:
    The data is clear that elderly people are not able to fight off this virus well; however, I wonder if there are cases where someone in their 80's HAS fully recovered.  You would think those cases do exist based on the amount of people that have contracted the virus.  Anyone see any news in regards to this?
    80 year old winnipegger diagnosed the other day. we shall see. I don't think they have been hospitalized yet. 
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    I just exercised with my kids and raced them up and down the stairs.....coudlnt' catch my breath.  Do I have corona?  (this is what I think.  So paranoid)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I want to discuss the economic impact of all of this.

    Anyone who doesn't have a huge nest egg stashed away is going to be screwed.  That ever increasing gap between the middle class and the wealthy just got ripped open wider.

    The bottom part of the economic scale?  Forget it.  They are stuck there for a long time now.

    Everything some of us have worked for is going to be taken away in a month, I know my 401K is suffereing.


    it is really going to be devastating to a lot of people. Service industries but also people who work in trades. painters and other maintenance workers. their work is going to stop for like 2 months.  no one is going to want them in their homes until this passes.  gonna be a long few months but hopefully people rally TOGETHER and help their neighbors as much as possible.  be kind.
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    mcgruff10 said:
    I just exercised with my kids and raced them up and down the stairs.....coudlnt' catch my breath.  Do I have corona?  (this is what I think.  So paranoid)

    You're just old.  No corona...
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    bbiggs said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I just exercised with my kids and raced them up and down the stairs.....coudlnt' catch my breath.  Do I have corona?  (this is what I think.  So paranoid)

    You're just old.  No corona...
    Old and anxious. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,961
    Remember to do all you can to lower your stress level during this time. It's important to stay calm and stress-free so your immune system can do its job.

    "In addition, stress decreases the body’s lymphocytes — the white blood cells that help fight off infection. The lower your lymphocyte level, the more at risk you are for viruses, including the common cold and cold sores....  In the long-term, sustained, high levels of inflammation point to an overworked, over-tired immune system that can’t properly protect you."

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-happens-when-your-immune-system-gets-stressed-out/
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    mcgruff10 said:
    bbiggs said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    I just exercised with my kids and raced them up and down the stairs.....coudlnt' catch my breath.  Do I have corona?  (this is what I think.  So paranoid)

    You're just old.  No corona...
    Old and anxious. 

    Same here, bud.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,530
    Good time to realize that more people's job can be done from home than I'm sure companies like to pretend - on the flip side, maybe a good time for these companies realize they can save shit ton on Rent. 

    And for any idiot that ever said re: teachers some version of "you're paid what you're worth" and think the market should dictate teachers' salaries. Yeah, uh huh....also, a good time to remind everyone the same social buy-in of the requirements to "flatten the curve" are the same buy-in for societal institutions: such as education and healthcare. I wonder what other idiots out there who don't buy into concept of flatten the curve also don't buy in to the concept of climate warming.

    Great to also see the internet being treated like the utility is it in other countries (more specifically, it's just free)....

    I try to hold out hope that this means there will be improvements in how we think as a society, but....haha
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    Kat said:
    Remember to do all you can to lower your stress level during this time. It's important to stay calm and stress-free so your immune system can do its job.

    "In addition, stress decreases the body’s lymphocytes — the white blood cells that help fight off infection. The lower your lymphocyte level, the more at risk you are for viruses, including the common cold and cold sores....  In the long-term, sustained, high levels of inflammation point to an overworked, over-tired immune system that can’t properly protect you."

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-happens-when-your-immune-system-gets-stressed-out/

    This is great advice, but hard to do at the same time.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    bbiggs said:
    Kat said:
    Remember to do all you can to lower your stress level during this time. It's important to stay calm and stress-free so your immune system can do its job.

    "In addition, stress decreases the body’s lymphocytes — the white blood cells that help fight off infection. The lower your lymphocyte level, the more at risk you are for viruses, including the common cold and cold sores....  In the long-term, sustained, high levels of inflammation point to an overworked, over-tired immune system that can’t properly protect you."

    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-happens-when-your-immune-system-gets-stressed-out/

    This is great advice, but hard to do at the same time.
    Agreed.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I've always thought that people overstate the significance and impact of 9/11.  I've always thought that it didn't change our country much at all, let alone fundamentally.  More airport security, occasionally more security for large events, but otherwise, not much change in how we function or think.
    This right here, this has the potential to really shake up the way we do and approach so many aspects of life.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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