waiting out the storm (virus)

[MossRoad]

10 miles away I would not expect 10-15 minute response time. They'd have to average 60MPH to make 10 miles in 10 minutes. That means they'd have to be doing 80ish with stops, slow-downs, etc... plus it takes them a minute or two to get from call initiation to ambulance leaving the doors. 20 minutes would be a good time to expect at 10 miles away.

That's one of the reasons when we call an ambulance in this area, the fire department and/or cops show up first. They are almost always closer, and trained as first responders. Works really well here.

 

[MossRoad]

I can't believe I'm going to get the opportunity to show you something about this website!!!!

To delete a duplicate post, click on "edit post", then click on "delete", then click the little button by delete message, don't add comment in the little block, click "delete post". Poof, gone.

Yep. I could do that. Or, I could just remove it with my magical moderator powers. Or, I could leave it just to annoy folks, which seems to be working quite well.

 

[k0ua]

Yep. I could do that. Or, I could just remove it with my magical moderator powers. Or, I could leave it just to annoy folks, which seems to be working quite well.

OH,... bad dog!... bad bad dog!..

 

[k0ua]

Yep. I could do that. Or, I could just remove it with my magical moderator powers. Or, I could leave it just to annoy folks, which seems to be working quite well.

OH,... bad dog!... bad bad dog!..

 

[MossRoad]

:laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

10 miles away I would not expect 10-15 minute response time. They'd have to average 60MPH to make 10 miles in 10 minutes. That means they'd have to be doing 80ish with stops, slow-downs, etc... plus it takes them a minute or two to get from call initiation to ambulance leaving the doors. 20 minutes would be a good time to expect at 10 miles away.

That's one of the reasons when we call an ambulance in this area, the fire department and/or cops show up first. They are almost always closer, and trained as first responders. Works really well here.

I agree. I think I would get very good response times.

 

[ovrszd]

Yep. I could do that. Or, I could just remove it with my magical moderator powers. Or, I could leave it just to annoy folks, which seems to be working quite well.

I thought maybe you had simply errored. But it's obvious now you didn't know how to do that!!!! Awesome!!!!!

 

[/pine]

:laughing:

 

[newbury]

Well, just got off the phone with someone at the Sheriff's office. They told me to read the ordinance and I had to decide if it was "essential". This is getting really stupid.

I can drive to McD's to get a Big Mac...totally unessential, but doing a bit of work on a tractor is subject to interpretation. I suppose even driving to the local elk viewing spot, sitting in our truck and having a picnic lunch is deemed "unessential". It is $1000 fine per person.

I am not suggesting stuff like what happened on the Florida beaches is acceptable but we have swung too far to other extreme.

Presently in Mississippi there seems to be no "shelter in place" official enforceable rule. And people keep on getting infected and then spreading the virus.
Yes it is getting stupid.
But like the title of this thread we can try and wait it out like a storm that is not causing property damage. Or just keep passing it around and infecting others.
If "they" had mandated AND provided PPE (masks, gloves) the "storm" would have a lot less impact and thousands may not have died.
But we still have people who are young and immortal who don't mind getting sick for a day or two and partying on, meanwhile passing the virus on to the unsuspecting who may get sick and die.
/edit - it's like a no littering law, but then some people think littering is ok

 

[/pine]

It's been a blessing been at home with my wife for these last three weeks.
We have caught up on everything I have done wrong in the last fifteen years.