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Yeah, I am definitely ready to put this whole thing in the rear view mirror! We opened up Friday. Some businesses decided to stay closed, some got right to it. I respect whatever the business owners choice is. I am in a position where I can take my time, and not everyone has that luxury. So, I understand both sides. It’s easy for some to say, “yeah let’s stay in another 2 weeks”. While some are saying, “how am I going to feed my children and pay my mortgage”. And like I was communicating to BC, and I’ll speak for myself personally. How am I really supposed to know how many people are actually perishing from covid19? With so much false reporting in the last 2 years, how can you really believe anything they say anymore? I am glad it’s looking upbeat Boost! AMEN!
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The lack of testing also leads to the explosion of coronavirus cases in the US because no one knows if they had it or not and could be spreading the virus. Simple question have you been tested? Do you know of anyone who have been tested? If you answer no to any of the questions that is why there's a lock down. The pandemic of 1918 killed more than 50 million people. Hopefully, we learn something from that pandemic and if we didn't we are just going to repeat the same mistake. Lack of leadership on the part of our leaders elected to protect us even if the enemy is invisible.
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Well said Upallnight. While cities like new york and chicago have seen a drop in new cases, new virus outbreaks continue to emerge in other major cities and smaller communities.
Tallying up the numbers and we're still under full force of this pandemic with no end in sight. Every scientists and experts are worried that the reopening of the economy will bring about another round of new infections. I know this isn't what most of us want to hear, but it's a real possibility. The government needs to focus their efforts on mass testing and contact tracing. Only by implementing these 2 strategies successfully can we move on to other much needed next steps, like relaxing social distancing and re-integrating the people back into the world. Hammer and dance.
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A lot of temporary layoffs are turning into permanent loss of jobs across America.
We gotta control the outbreak now. Or we won't have an economy to turn back to.
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In 1998, swine flu was found in pigs in four U.S. states. Within a year, it had spread through pig populations across the United States. Scientists found this virus had originated in pigs as a recombinant form of flu strains from birds and humans. In 2009 Swine Flu reappear and was named H1N1. Globally it is estimated that between 151,700 to 575,400 people died from swine flu in the first year of the pandemic
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My reference to mobility was the ease we get from place to place in US and virtually anywhere in the world. Not sure what you are referencing.
So then there is a possibility the virus could have been intentionally spread. Weaponizing mobility, with ease. This virus is certainly a bad one. WH house is investigating whether virus is manmade. Comments from experts I have heard say it is not. I'll go with the scientists on this one. I am not going to take any side. I am going to patiently wait throughout the entire investigation, to realize the whole truth. We may never get the whole truth, and it could take years. Trust the scientists knowing that they are learning about this virus and their instructions will evolve as they have more data. Same is true of projecting number of infections and deaths. You wouldn't go to a plumber for expert input on fixing an X5 problem would you? By the time that data gets to you, there is no telling how accurate or true it will be. I personally don't put my trust in man, I put my trust in God. A plumber is not the correct field for BMW repair. However, how many times has an expert BMW repairman intentionally gave misleading information for personal gain? Why does it matter? It matters because if the virus did not from the market, but instead came from the lab it leaves a slew of unanswered questions. And an investigation will most certainly be required. Some people have a way of profiting in the worst of situations by luck or intent. Same could be true of countries but I don't believe the virus was intentionally 'released'. So its your personal belief that the virus is a natural disaster. What evidence do you have to support that belief? Not second hand or third hand data, personal data acquired by you personally. Different businesses are opened in different stages. Some of criteria are level of necessity of business, size of crowd and ability to comply with social distancing. Stages have nothing to do with money. The sole purpose of reopening commerce is to get the economy functioning again. I.e. MONEY. No, absolutely no indication this was an attack. What personal, not second, third hand data do you have to prove this statement? No, absolutely no indication this was an attack. So you believe it is was planned attack on the US by a person, persons, organization or country to increase their wealth? There will need to be a thorough investigation into this pandemic. This will likely take years. I have no direct opinion at this time with regards to it being a natural disaster, or biological attack. Only time will tell what really happened during the start of 2020. But I am definitely not going to be naïve to what is happening around me. The above statement in green is a personal belief, and has no implication toward any member of the forum.
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Good test this last weekend at VIR. The track really controlled the virus threat by only allowing entry to a specific named list at the gate. Once arrived you could not leave the facility and come back. We stayed at the Oak Tree Lodge hotel on the premises and had food catered from the Oak Tree Tavern. We finished our test in 3 days and headed home with almost 200 laps per car. We tested our SRO GT4 Aston Martin, an IMSA GT4 Porsche 718 and a GT4 981 Clubsport.
For those that know the paddock entry statue, we couldn't help but placing our mark.
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Ah that was a nice mental break from this thread. Checking back in and catching up on what I missed.
Very cool OB, glad you're "back in the saddle" again. I'm with you on the continued lockdown and printing more money being extremely damaging to the country. Sending formerly working Americans onto the dole being a bad precedent to set. Especially if you are going to incentivize it by paying more than their salaries. Instead of expanding unemployment federally, I'd have preferred to see more payments to working Americans as well like the $1200 payments. With the amount of money thrown at different programs in the economic recovery bill $1000/mo for 10 months (using napkin math, numbers could be slightly different) would have been an easy thing to do and probably would have benefited more than all the red-tape laced SBA loans and PPP program which are going to be rife with fraud, defaults, etc. Using this method, another stimulus bill would not be needed, many more mortgages/rent would get paid, groceries would get bought, etc using the same amount of money over a much greater period of time. I'm going to have to disagree with you on the masks though. The chart Maruzo posted is very helpful. You're right that it does not block all incoming particles but it blocks enough (especially from being expelled by the wearer) to have a hugely significant effect on transmission. Quote:
I also agree with you (as I said way back in the thread) that quicker action would have been nice. US manufacturing (lack of), tariffs, China stocking up on PPP and limiting exports, etc all contributed. But comparing the US to countries with much different populations, densities, customs, etc is also not going to be very helpful. First, the reported numbers we have are, most likely, wildly inaccurate from most (if not all) countries. Second, our land mass and population densities vary greatly compared to most countries. Quote:
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I am operating under the assumption EVERYONE has the virus and am cleaning most things I touch, am very careful how I touch them, and wash/sanitize my hands (usually only one hand touches a public object/surface) before touching anything. My wife works from home. We have our groceries delivered. Leave mail and packages on a "decontamination cart" in the garage for 2-3 days. And we only really travel to and from my parent's house. I've been to a grocery store once in the last 60 days. We wear masks when outside in public areas. I consider our strategy fairly extreme, but we want (especially our children) to be part of the 20-40% of the population that does not get infected over the next 12-18 months. I don't pretend that everyone in the country has the luxury to stay home, or desire to frankly, and don't expect everyone to do what we are doing. People can live their lives the way they see fit. We cancelled a Mother's Day BBQ because my Mom went to a restaurant. Told her, "see you in 14 days." Meanwhile our neighbors across the street had 20-30 people over. Did we call in a complaint or get pissed? No, that's there right.
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