How is the virus affecting you?

[Citydude]

If you'd have read the article, you'd have seen that it's about a study going on at Johns Hopkins regarding old dudes that take flomax and other drugs like it and why they seem to be surviving COVID-19 better.

I couldn’t read it. The font was too small. Plus I had to pee...

 

[PILOON]

I couldn’t read it. The font was too small. Plus I had to pee...

Shucks they took me off of Flowmax when the eradicated my prostate.
Do I still have that Covid protection?

 

[Hay Dude]

Looney... Tunes... :confused2::drool:

Wellllll, he does make some noteworthy points.
The most distinguishing factor about this virus is it is VERY contagious and spreads easily, but I believe it’s mortality rate is greatly exaggerated by the newly emerging numbers on those already infected. The models have been awfully inaccurate. The experts have been way off. The projections have been pathetic.
The biggest point is the way that this has become highly politicized to the point of destroying lives to score political points. Many of our politicians have been anything BUT leaders, preferring to take a pretty bad crisis and turning it into an opportunity to add pork and divert funds to pet projects. That is sick.

 

[Citydude]

Shucks they took me off of Flowmax when the eradicated my prostate.
Do I still have that Covid protection?

Probably have enough residual chemicals in ya. Your safe.

 

[bunyip]

Things have taken some strange twists and turns, yesterday I went to work and all the school crossings were operating with the illuminated 40kph school zone signs, crossing supervisors at the crossings and not a child in sight anywhere, a lot of business is still closed but traffic on the freeway was very heavy on my way home, police are issuing a lot of fines for people who don't comply with the isolation rule, $1650 if you want to take a chance, a group of 20 had a party at the weekend and it cost them dearly.
The bottom has fallen out of fuel and I filled up with unleaded 91 for 85c a litre, a couple of weeks ago it was around $1.40, they say it will continue to fall.
Toilet paper is back on the shelves and plentiful and the Chinese (mainly) who stockpiled a few weeks ago are trying to get a refund from the supermarkets and being refused and ebay won't let them list it, sort of poetic justice really, it will keep a lot of relatives in TP for quite a while to come, they are now crying foul even though the supermarkets made it abundantly clear a while ago they would not be refunding.
I went to my Dr last week and was told to stay in my car and they would call me when he was ready for me.
The infection rate is slowing dramatically but I wonder what will happen if they lift the restrictions.

 

[Citydude]

Wellllll, he does make some noteworthy points.
The most distinguishing factor about this virus is it is VERY contagious and spreads easily, but I believe it’s mortality rate is greatly exaggerated by the newly emerging numbers on those already infected. The models have been awfully inaccurate. The experts have been way off. The projections have been pathetic.
The biggest point is the way that this has become highly politicized to the point of destroying lives to score political points. Many of our politicians have been anything BUT leaders, preferring to take a pretty bad crisis and turning it into an opportunity to add pork and divert funds to pet projects. That is sick.

I agree. This virus has created a political division. Sad. Just sad.

 

[5030]

If you'd have read the article, you'd have seen that it's about a study going on at Johns Hopkins regarding old dudes that take flomax and other drugs like it and why they seem to be surviving COVID-19 better.

I just did Mossy. It seems my Flo-Max has some other impacts besides me wetting my drawers....:laughing:

Potent stuff. I had to have my urologist reduce the dosage a bit, I was making a mess of my jeans on a regular basis....

Of course with all the parts I'm missing now, I'm kind of surprised anything works, but it does. Even got rid of some parts I didn't need like my appendics, that went with my ascending colon... half of my liver and some other stuff.

Tough getting old....

Least I don't take anything but Flo-Max and testosterone now. but I've missed an elective CT scan because of the virus. I feel good, guess that's all that counts in reality.

Why I'll do what I have to do to avoid the virus. Already been to the altar, don't want to visit it again until I absolutely have to.

2 years ago, the prognosis was a 30% survival chance and here I am, a survivor. I thank the Lord everyday and I thank my wife for her fantastic hospitalization plan.

It was not a pleasant journey.

I still look like a field dressed deer but it's getting better every day. Won't win no beauty contests however.

 

[5030]

Seed companies are doing exceptionally well this year. Thankfully I got my order in about a week before things started getting crazy, as I only know of one mail order company which is taking orders right now.
Pullets are another thing there's a run on... I suspect that there will be a lot of laying hens for sale this fall, as people realize what a pain it is to try to keep water from freezing.

I have my usual order in; 25 meat chickens, 2 pigs, turkeys, and 8 new pullets.

My cabbage plants are already started in hot trays in the house along with the tomatoes and zucchini. This year will be another Kraut year.:licking:

 

[5030]

Looney... Tunes... :confused2::drool:

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, you and me included. If I don't agree, I don't comment...usually.

 

[two_bit_score]

Santa Clara County Public Health in California has announced autopsy results showing a patient who died on Feb. 6 had COVID-19 — 23 days before the first novel coronavirus death was declared in the U.S.

So either coronavirus is not as deadly as we think or it’s not as contagious.

 

[California]

Santa Clara County Public Health in California has announced autopsy results showing a patient who died on Feb. 6 had COVID-19 23 days before the first novel coronavirus death was declared in the U.S.

So either coronavirus is not as deadly as we think or its not as contagious.

Got a link for that? I'd like to learn more about it.

That's Silicon Valley. A major early hot spot in the US.

Maybe demographics are different there: One of the first locations in the US to shut down. Fewer elders in rest homes. More best-n-brightest young professionals from all over the world. High incomes and far more overseas vacations, and more people with foreign relatives, so lots of international travel in both directions. Likely better average health, those are the types who go to the gym in the morning before going to work. Bicycle commuters. (Stereotypes based on my relatives there. ) I wonder if demographic factors make Santa Clara County not typical for forecasting purposes. I'll be interested to see what your source says about all this, and hopefully learn more about what that county's experience forecasts for the rest of us.

 

[rswyan]

Autopsy: Santa Clara patient died of COVID-19 on Feb. 6 — 23 days before 1st U.S. death declared

First U.S. coronavirus death earlier than thought, autopsy shows - Axios

 

[Tomtint]

FWIW.. one of our dealer meetings was mid February in AZ...A minimum of 15 people ended up extremely sick with flu like symptoms. One of my friends went from the meeting back home to Honolulu,,,then straight to the emergency room, He was diagnosed with walking pneumonia ....as I'm sure they were not diagnosing Covid at the time.. Same scenario with a friend that went back to Baltimore and another to San Fran. and 2 more to NY... I would bet the farm that they all had it.
My friend in Hawaii spent 2 weeks in bed barely able to stay awake or even breathe ..Same with my friend in Baltimore. The SF and NY cases were less severe.

 

[Jstpssng]

My cabbage plants are already started in hot trays in the house along with the tomatoes and zucchini. This year will be another Kraut year.:licking:

I need to build a new stand for my sand bed before I start anything. I do have lettuce and spinach started in a box out in my greenhouse, but that isn't heated and the nights still get pretty cold. (We got a coating of snow last night.) Even in the greenhouse, soil temp in the flat dropped from 62 to 40 yesterday.

 

[two_bit_score]

Cali, I think the links are already out there in this thread.

We’ve been sticking to anecdotal comments in this thread so I’m not throwing “links” out to back up every comment like used to be done in FP.

I trust you’re not going to bring that same attitude into this thread.


TBS

 

[Citydude]

As to how the virus is effecting me, I’ve decided to stop watching the so called news. Can’t do it anymore. It’s like a vacuum sucking the positive energy out of me.

Hopefully, this thread survives. The posting of news clips just ruins the intentions of the OP.

 

[two_bit_score]

As to how the virus is effecting me, I’ve decided to stop watching the so called news. Can’t do it anymore. It’s like a vacuum sucking the positive energy out of me.

Hopefully, this thread survives. The posting of news clips just ruins the intentions of the OP.

I feel the same way sometimes about watching news. And normally when some ask “Got a link for that?” it is just preface for trying to start an argument.


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[MossRoad]

More times than not, when someone says something as fact, people would like to know where it came from, hence the source request.

"I heard somewhere"
"I read somewhere"

well, where? We'd like to read more about it. Hearsay and rumors don't hold up in court. And each of us is holding court right between our ears. We'd like to hear all the evidence before making a judgement for ourselves, and, likewise, we'd like to get the facts out there so others can do the same for themselves.

 

[Jstpssng]

I feel the same way sometimes about watching news. And normally when some ask “Got a link for that?” it is just preface for trying to start an argument.


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You can't escape hearing about it, unless you completely tune out of society. Go to my MSN homepage, 75% of the articles are some version of "Coronavirus." Turn on the news and it's the same thing. I turn on Sirius and they are always harping some version of "listen to us, we're helping to..." For a platform which touts itself as having no commercials, they certainly have enough of them. I'm getting so that I enjoy mainstream radio again, after listening to XM's self promotions and lack of variety .

 

[Citydude]

More times than not, when someone says something as fact, people would like to know where it came from, hence the source request.

"I heard somewhere"
"I read somewhere"

well, where? We'd like to read more about it. Hearsay and rumors don't hold up in court. And each of us is holding court right between our ears. We'd like to hear all the evidence before making a judgement for ourselves, and, likewise, we'd like to get the facts out there so others can do the same for themselves.

Completely agree if this was a thread that required vetting information. Why do we need a news article to know how this virus is personally effecting us? The news as Two_bit put it, invites conflict. We have mandates from our state governors offices. Follow them and forget what is going on in NYC.