Coronavirus

Dana Jean said:

I had to pick my son up from work. Very close to his place of business is a sex shop. It's disguised as a nicer store, but it's a sex shop. While waiting for him, I watched people go in there and purchase stuff. So, I guess that's essential too.

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Of course! Especially in these bunched up together for long periods of time- times. People have to pass their time somehow. Right?????

Neesy said:

So how many people DO sit in the Swedish Parliament?



Okay - never mind - I looked it up and it's 349

I found this too (just to keep on topic about COVID-19

https://www.thelocal.se/20200310/timeline-how-the-coronavirus-has-developed-in-sweden

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349.
Its learned very early on in school and the number hasnt changed for a long time.

Wayoftheredpanda said:

Pandemics of the past all have fancy nicknames like "The Black Death" or "The Great Flu" and we're still calling this virus by its scientific name. Of course people are going to keep naysaying unless it gets a fancy title that hits home the message

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Give it time. Most nicknames of pandemics did not exist at the time of the pandemi in question. The Black death for example is a much later name. The closest sources call it, simply, The Great Death in various languages.

Moderator said:

The story he told me about that photo was that he was hung over and his friend who was taking the picture was taking a long time to get "just the right shot" and Steve had finally had enough. I think his actual comment was "just take the picture dammit."

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I do enjoy his hair.

Kurben said:

Give it time. Most nicknames of pandemics did not exist at the time of the pandemi in question. The Black death for example is a much later name. The closest sources call it, simply, The Great Death in various languages.

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Exactly, the names we give periods of history almost never existed during the said period. No one used the term "Renaissance Period" during the Renaissance Period.

Kurben said:

349.
Its learned very early on in school and the number hasnt changed for a long time.

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How do you get anything done?

I never knew this but apparentley the Coronavirus has existed for ages, and was mainly found in animals. DiO'Bolic How was it you found out the information about the origins of this strand? Most sources are incredibly vague.

Dana Jean said:

Now I'm curious what that "various item" was. bwhaohaohaoha! Because yes, why would you feel an urgent need to open it before you got home?

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....road’s not rough enough for that “special rumble”?....

Edward John said:

I never knew this but apparentley the Coronavirus has existed for ages, and was mainly found in animals. DiO'Bolic How was it you found out the information about the origins of this strand? Most sources are incredibly vague.

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....there are many coronaviruses out there, this is simply one previously unknown strain....

Tery said:

I like the TP Plague. Or we could call it the Lung Plague as that is what it attacks. Or maybe the date like the 1918 flu. The 2020 This Year Sucks So Hard Plague.

Seriously, my husband is an essential worker. He keeps the TV station on the air and that is considered vital communication right now. He was riding the ferry back and forth to Seattle every day for the first week of the SaH order. He usually rides the bus to the dock (everyone was distancing on it) then takes his Rad Electric Bike on the ferry with his gloves on. Upstairs, there was hardly anyone on board so distancing wasn't a problem. He wipes down his booth and only touches the practice keyboard he takes with him. Then he gloves up on the Seattle side, rides to the station and doesn't unglove until he's at his desk. He's been ultra careful but still.... But the ferry system went down to one boat to and one from Seattle per day so now he's having to drive around. Which isolates him better. He's got a bottle of sanitizer on his lanyard and he uses it a lot. Being careful. But I still worry.

Anyway, hope everyone is holding up. <3

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I'm still reporting to work too and I feel fairly safe because my department is isolated and the company has set rules . . .but I still worry too and I'm extra careful.

FlakeNoir said:

People are frightened, while what you say is true--let's talk about this in a way that's not going to flare up more unease--I think there is enough of that out there already.

Many responses are borne from frustration in people not being able to support loved ones right now.

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I’m trying to show what’s interesting about living in this Time. Perhaps it’s just that I’m SO excited that it puts most NTs into a tizzy. That’s part of Life As An Aspie that I used to keep under wraps. But when I reached my 60s I took the metaphorical gloves off and stopped living that subdued NT life. I let my (un)freak flag fly. As a consequence, I get kicked out of sites like this for speaking my mind, but I just laughed at the incongruity of being kicked out of this particular site, given Mr. King’s propensity for horror and disaster … and sardonicism. That latter trait is why I like his writing so much, that and his observant eye. I consider a healthy sensayuma extremely important to the shape of one’s character. So kudos to whichever Moderator approved my posts; I thought it might go either way. Annie Wilkes can run somebody over with a lawnmower but I need to curb my enthusiasm over the coronavirus. No, I don’t think so.

Joe Rogan’s podcast with Dr. Peter Hotez, Professor of Molecular Virology and Microbiology (#1451) is well worth listening to. Dr. Hotez explains a lot about coronaviruses. It might help people from being irrationally frightened as well as giving them some tools with which to give loved ones good advice. So much of what we’re hearing is at best ignorant, at worst misleading. It took until DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, 31 March, for my state’s governor to officially issue a stay-in-place order!

Edward John said:

How do you get anything done?

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I know, at least 100 too many in my opinion. And since they are divided among 8 parties any suggestion has to be agreed on by at least 3 parties, possibly even 4 depending on which parties, to become a law. A lot of argueing but not much done.

I've been checking in with some relatives that are in the risky zone, my aunt (she is 80 years old) was totally ok though bored. She was self quarantining herself and had groceries arranged from the home she lives on. She even has a library there so as long the books dont run out i ought to make it she said. She said she thought she would vacuum her apartment today because i need to do something. She has never been good at sitting still, a very active person and still is. But she was very glad i called. Also my cousin, both her husband and her son has diseases that put them in danger but so far everything is ok. They are exceedingly careful she said. Her other son is a bit grumpy because of all this all the celebrations when he takes his exam from school is cancelled. He is 19.

Wayoftheredpanda said:

My siblings both turn 11 next month and I don't know about their views on the Easter Bunny, my parents are the ones who just let us figure out everything for ourselves. I naysayer the naysayers about Santa Clause for maybe way too long, but to be fair those kids who had to rain on other kids beliefs about their favorite holiday icons were the worst. Regardless I appreciate that my parents still go out of the way for the authentic holiday experience with Easter and Christmas regardless of age.

As long as it's located entirely within your backyard it should be fine though. We used to go to an egg hunt at a local church until they decided to ruin it with communism (jk) their new rule where every single egg had a slip in it you exchanged for a gift bag, up to a total of 1 gift bag! Giving absolutely no reason or purpose to going out of your way to reach the more obstacle bound or hidden eggs. You really got to dampen on kids fun by trying to make things too "fair" I guess, I think it leaves a bad impression to kids though, completely damping on any ambitions to try to look for eggs.

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I once wrote an essay on How To Tell Kids That Santa Isn’t Real. It includes the archaeopteryx, the Bernouilli effect (actually, Bernouilli’s principle), and lots more interesting science fun facts. My theory is, if you’re going to challenge the fiction of Mythology, it should be done with the facts of Science. Plus, the reality of Science is, in truth, way more interesting than any made-up Marvel universe.

Kurben said:

I've been checking in with some relatives that are in the risky zone, my aunt (she is 80 years old) was totally ok though bored. She was self quarantining herself and had groceries arranged from the home she lives on. She even has a library there so as long the books dont run out i ought to make it she said. She said she thought she would vacuum her apartment today because i need to do something. She has never been good at sitting still, a very active person and still is. But she was very glad i called. Also my cousin, both her husband and her son has diseases that put them in danger but so far everything is ok. They are exceedingly careful she said. Her other son is a bit grumpy because of all this all the celebrations when he takes his exam from school is cancelled. He is 19.

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May you and all relative continue to be safe and of good health.