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Post by Luca on Mar 13, 2020 12:37:53 GMT -8
I feel like I'm the protagonist of a Franz Kafka novel with all these bizarre counterintuitive behaviors going on, and start to wonder if common sense actually applies anymore.
When this all blows over - as I strongly believe it will without a whole lot of medical damage - I would bet that there are going to be two scenarios: one will involve a lot of finger pointing about who panicked and who overreacted and the panic wasn't worth it all for what turned out to be not-such-an-apocalyptic pandemic. The other will be posturing by those who insist the reason it turned out not to be a big deal is because we listened to them and closed Disneyland, major league baseball and the Swallows Festival in San Juan Capistrano, etc.
In the meantime I can only think of one person whom I can see benefiting from all this and that is Warren Buffet and those with significant investments in Berkshire Hathaway. He has for a few years been looking for some big purchases but has been saving his money waiting until he finds what he considers great opportunities. BH has something like $20 billion or more saved up for prospective investments and the next few weeks/months are the time to buy with the stock market plunging
Meanwhile I'm going to be really pissed if I can't find any toilet paper anywhere...........................Luca
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Post by Credo on Mar 13, 2020 12:43:28 GMT -8
And all Trinity League sports are shutting down indefinitely.
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Post by Credo on Mar 13, 2020 12:47:28 GMT -8
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davidsf
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Post by davidsf on Mar 13, 2020 14:06:09 GMT -8
Our rotund Twinkie-eating Governor just closed all Illinois public schools through 3/30.
Idiot!
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Post by RSM789 on Mar 13, 2020 14:23:13 GMT -8
That Scarface meme brings new meaning to the phrase "Say hello to my little friend!!"
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Post by MDDad on Mar 13, 2020 14:43:11 GMT -8
Mater Dei High School has shut down for five weeks through April 17.
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Post by ProfessorFate on Mar 13, 2020 15:38:39 GMT -8
Meanwhile I'm going to be really pissed if I can't find any toilet paper anywhere...........................Luca Just use the shower as a bidet. |
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Post by MDDad on Mar 13, 2020 15:55:40 GMT -8
Meanwhile I'm going to be really pissed if I can't find any toilet paper anywhere...........................Luca That's why God invented garden hoses and high pressure nozzles. And corn cobs. |
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Post by Bick on Mar 13, 2020 16:28:03 GMT -8
Meanwhile I'm going to be really pissed if I can't find any toilet paper anywhere...........................Luca You don't know how to use the 3 seashells? |
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Luca
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Post by Luca on Mar 13, 2020 19:58:13 GMT -8
I’m talking to a bunch of Appalachians.
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Post by MDDad on Mar 14, 2020 7:41:53 GMT -8
I saw an interesting graph this morning of the numbers of reported cases. China has almost completely leveled off at about 81,000, so despite all the negative press, it appears they've done a decent job of getting a handle on this thing. The rest of the world is rising almost vertically and now has about 64,000 cases. That number should catch and pass the Chinese in the next few days.
Because of their antiquated health care, the country that could be decimated by this whole thing is Iran, and I think they must know it. I can't help but wonder would happen if Donald Trump called Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rouhani and simply asked, "What can America do to help?" It might be a big win for Trump regardless of their response.
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Luca
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Post by Luca on Mar 14, 2020 8:15:37 GMT -8
The mortality rate for this virus is quoted at about 2% but I believe it’s less than that. By definition, “decimate” means destruction of 10%. Mathematically it does not add up and I don’t see how this kind of a viral epidemic can do any significant long lasting damage...................Luca
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Bick
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Post by Bick on Mar 14, 2020 10:36:51 GMT -8
I saw an interesting graph this morning of the numbers of reported cases. China has almost completely leveled off at about 81,000, so despite all the negative press, it appears they've done a decent job of getting a handle on this thing. The rest of the world is rising almost vertically and now has about 64,000 cases. That number should catch and pass the Chinese in the next few days. Because of their antiquated health care, the country that could be decimated by this whole thing is Iran, and I think they must know it. I can't help but wonder would happen if Donald Trump called Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rouhani and simply asked, "What can America do to help?" It might be a big win for Trump regardless of their response. I just sent him a Tweet to that effect. He said he'd think about it. |
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Post by Bick on Mar 14, 2020 11:28:49 GMT -8
Some pretty scary stuff around the world
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Post by davidsf on Mar 14, 2020 11:30:53 GMT -8
I saw an interesting graph this morning of the numbers of reported cases. China has almost completely leveled off at about 81,000, so despite all the negative press, it appears they've done a decent job of getting a handle on this thing. The rest of the world is rising almost vertically and now has about 64,000 cases. That number should catch and pass the Chinese in the next few days. Because of their antiquated health care, the country that could be decimated by this whole thing is Iran, and I think they must know it. I can't help but wonder would happen if Donald Trump called Ali Khamenei and Hassan Rouhani and simply asked, "What can America do to help?" It might be a big win for Trump regardless of their response. Not just Iran, but pretty much the entire Middle East outside of Israel, but including especially India. All of these countries have the worst air pollution and presumably highly susceptible people, but a severe lack of capacity to enforce some of the restrictions our “freedoms” allow us. |
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