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Bugging out to Minnesota. Always repping the G
Plz wear a mask. Stay safe.
Godspeed!
Have a good trip. On the plane, practice ending every sentence with "eh?".
Originating from Chicago-NW Indiana, I've spent a lot of time in neighboring Wisconsin. Many great memories fishing in Land O' Lakes Vilas County. My brother actually moved there from Duluth, Ga in 2013. I thought he was crazy. First winter they had easily, 30 mornings of atleast -20.
The only problem is all that water. Minnesota too. This is the time of the year when the mosquitoes come out in force. I'm talking swarms. Make sure to wear long-sleeves and have plent of bug repellant.
You do you, Kasey! Hope you find a peaceful landing spot with no virus.
Calm, beautiful morning again in the Upstate of SC. Our bible fellowship class met together this morning on Zoom, and one of our members works in a doctor's office. Interesting to hear from someone on the "front lines" of this thing. Lots of impatience. Lots of people with symptoms who are sent home to ride it out. Very few sent on to the hospital. Not life threatening for most, but really s.ucks for a lot of them - just a bad ride for several days. Not overwhelming here yet, but definitely a change in the "normal." For an industry built on regulations, normalcy for the most part, and following procedures based on percentages - this wave of unpredictable, completely new situations is hard on everyone, exhausting and frustrating.
Still not a lot of confirmed cases around here. Just a different world from what I am seeing on TV in other parts of our country. Our wave will come - hopefully it will be a smaller wave than in other locations. Praying for everyone. Hoping for the best! Stay safe!
I hope your mom doesn't read your posts!
😂😏 she’s a clemson fan
There's a Clemson flag by a mailbox near my house. Up until about a month ago, I would think unkind thoughts when driving by it. Now I just hope they're doing alright. I hope your mom is ok, too. Have a safe trip.
@Kasey did you make it to Minisoda OK?
Yep. Driving on the interstate with snow on the ground. Gonna be staying in a town of like 2.5k. Like a smaller Winder
Smile Brother, Smile. I bet you feel like a a lot has been lifted off your shoulders. Enjoy the fresh air 😉
Oh eyes I’m gonna try to enjoy it. We can still walk around town which will be nice
Can they understand what you're saying eh?
Must watch Kasey...once you get settled in...or maybe before...
Here's my predictions about Covid-19. Usually I have posted info and graphs and data. This is pure specuation. This is for discussion only, post what you agree or disagree with, but please don't flame me.
Thanks for posting these thoughts, @CaliforniaDawg and not looking to flame: on your first bullet re: total # of US cases being 500% more than other countries...do you mean total cases or total confirmed (tested) cases?
Interesting thoughts. I have always been a little more glass-half-full, so will give my two cents...
The $$$ to be made globally in a treatment/vaccine for this virus will mitigate future spikes in cases. The vaccine may not eradicate this thing, but in combination with treatment options a year from now we will be better armed to attack this. Not to mention over the counter tests that will be as easy as a pregnancy test. Our defense will be better a month from now, two months from now, 5 months from now. Adversity makes us stronger.
There are MANY viruses on this planet that are one mutation away from wiping us out, not just this one. Amazing how we, too, evolve to meet their challenge some how, some way.
China depends on us to buy their crap too much to overtake us. Their population will never be able to afford their crap like we can - that's the catch with communism. They need a bunch of capitalists to sell to...
I am in education, and I have seen the revolution coming... This will speed it up for sure, for better or worse.
I will NEVER run out of meat. Nature is it's own supermarket, when needed. Wish I had a pond to augment the woods, but so be it.
You are right about the violence and unrest. It may get nasty in some places.
Still VERY CURIOUS to see what the heat is gonna do to this thing. It may not have gotten here quick enough for some places (NYC, N.O. etc), but if it really starts hampering the virus' ability to live outside the body on surfaces for any time, it's ability to spread in less populated areas that haven't blown up yet gets lessened.
I have hope! Creation is an amazing thing. Checks and balances.
@Kasey actually, most of China's economy is now service based, much like ours. Their exposure to exports is smaller than we realize but their economy wasnt much affected by the tariffs
@razorachilles i was using Hopkins data, I think its confirmed cases
@CaliforniaDawg - thanks for clarifying...the data on the Johns Hopkins site is confirmed (tested) cases, but CDC and WHO confirm that actual cases are likely significantly higher.
I don't have enough info to attempt to make a guess on which country will finish with the most cases that were confirmed via test, but I'm skeptical that the US will be the highest.
I found this U.K. article very interesting in terms of how conclusions on data early on in the outbreak - which then become the basis for future predictions - and how calculating mortality rates based only on reported cases may not necessarily be the best approach: