We all say ”Stay Safe,” me included, but truthfully all we can do is be as precautious (my word) as possible. We’re not running this show: the virus is.Stay safe my friend <3
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We all say ”Stay Safe,” me included, but truthfully all we can do is be as precautious (my word) as possible. We’re not running this show: the virus is.Stay safe my friend <3
I agree.No, I did not. Mine was first. He agreed with me.
Sometimes a simple internet search can be your best friend...That's because it's a conspiracy theory.
Too expensive for anybody’s budget! With applications to at least five government agencies for a bridge approval, attorney fees, lobbyist fees, and expensive environmental studies, it’s outside the scope of any mere human.Sorry, that may be a bridge that's too expensive for my budget.
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.
OK, Now i wanna see a hug!!!I agree.
Social distancing, Kurben... social distancing! Ms Mod and I have been practicing it between us for many years. Looks like it finally paid off.OK, Now i wanna see a hug!!!
I dropped out of my first university but it taught me the most valuable lesson about the ”degree experience” I ever learned: attend only those classes that interest you and ignore the ones that are required in order to snag that diploma. I’ve attended 5 schools since then and never again did I take a class that didn’t pique my interest. Once, because I refused to study Family Law, I graduated second in my Paralegal class instead of first. I knew I’d never be involved in any way in that tawdry environment and I doubted then (1987-ish) that it’d change for the better any time soon. (If you disagree, ask my friend Kelly about her experiences in court, divorcing her ex Alex Jones and trying to keep her 3 kids safe from his insanity.) When I received my Certificate of Graduation from the Texas Paralegal School, I had such disdain for the school that I tore up that document and trashed it.They mean something to me. It tells me a lot about the people who get them too. It doesn't define someone's ambition though or intelligence.
Your being on the spectrum with Asperger’s puts your comments into context. However, the people here are not fictional characters. They are real people with real fears for themselves and their families, some of whom are in the highest risk category and who they cannot be with. That is a real, rational fear and during these times we can all be cognizant of and respectful for their feelings. Out of Order is one of those people and his (now deleted) response to you very likely came from that place of being worried and your comments struck a nerve. I deleted his response to you because it seemed a bit like a personal attack against you which we don’t allow but it was very uncharacteristic of how he would usually respond to anyone here. His “sensayuma” is just fine but because you are new, you would not know that.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!
Thanks for the good advice. I appreciate it. And I’m always prepared for rejection/deletion — at first I got very upset but I’m more sanguine about it now. Believe me, I’m always looking over my own shoulder with my editor’s eye; my comments typically are fraught with rewordings, excisions, and major rethinking. They are usually longer than most people’s reactions (which is to click on Like with no attending comment).Your being on the spectrum with Asperger’s puts your comments into context. However, the people here are not fictional characters. They are real people with real fears for themselves and their families, some of whom are in the highest risk category and who they cannot be with. That is a real, rational fear and during these times we can all be cognizant of and respectful for their feelings. Out of Order is one of those people and his (now deleted) response to you very likely came from that place of being worried and your comments struck a nerve. I deleted his response to you because it seemed a bit like a personal attack against you which we don’t allow but it was very uncharacteristic of how he would usually respond to anyone here. His “sensayuma” is just fine but because you are new, you would not know that.
Going forward I would ask that, at least (or especially) in this thread, you do think twice about what/how you say things that might be upsetting due to the nature of the topic. Be prepared that if any of the moderators think that your comments are over the line, they will be edited or deleted.
Humble one, aren't you?
I wouldn't hold your breath, COVID 19 is a more agressive form of the flu, last I checked we still haven't got a cure for the common cold.A little bit of hope
Might wash away the angst on my face
Scientists are working on a vaccine to prevent people from catching COVID-19, and a cure for those who do catch it.
Some potentially good news on the cure front...
An antibody "cure" for COVID-19? Scientist thinks his team may have one
Proportional representation is a disaster everywhere it is introduced. Not saying this to mean anything about Sweden, but that form of Government essentially brought down Weimar in the 1930's.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.
Nope. And I say that in the most humble way.Humble one, aren't you?
That's why it's called hope.I wouldn't hold your breath, COVID 19 is a more agressive form of the flu, last I cked we still haven't got a cure for the common cold.
Hopeful, Dio? Don't you be going all wimpy on me?That's why it's called hope.
Even Steve himself said recently: I never wan't to live in one of my books.Your being on the spectrum with Asperger’s puts your comments into context. However, the people here are not fictional characters. They are real people with real fears for themselves and their families, some of whom are in the highest risk category and who they cannot be with. That is a real, rational fear and during these times we can all be cognizant of and respectful for their feelings. Out of Order is one of those people and his (now deleted) response to you very likely came from that place of being worried and your comments struck a nerve. I deleted his response to you because it seemed a bit like a personal attack against you which we don’t allow but it was very uncharacteristic of how he would usually respond to anyone here. His “sensayuma” is just fine but because you are new, you would not know that.
Going forward I would ask that, at least (or especially) in this thread, you do think twice about what/how you say things that might be upsetting due to the nature of the topic. Be prepared that if any of the moderators think that your comments are over the line, they will be edited or deleted.
I was mainly talking about what Dio said about Chinese researchers in Wu Han getting infected with a bat with a more aggresive form of the strain. There is basically no information on this, which isn't surprising because China is a very private country and certainly doesn't want to share anything with the Western media. Plus, some of the circumstances in which Chinese officials who were involved in the early stages being "shut up" is very strange.This doesn't seem vague to me:
Animals and COVID-19
Learn about animals and COVID-19, the risk of animals spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus, research on animals and COVID-19, and other guidance.www.cdc.gov