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Wasn't I supposed to get back to you when this surpassed the Hong Kong flu? Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 15/04/2020 04:57:02 AM

It is hard. There aren't good answers. The end is not going to come as quickly as most people believe; staying inside doesn't magically confer immunity, so two weeks after we stop social distancing, we'll start seeing uncontrolled exponential growth again.

Our three options are to let it rage through the country, killing hundreds of thousands and probably over well over a million Americans; staying inside until a vaccine is developed (12-18 months, as far as I've seen it estimated) or it slowly burns through enough people that herd immunity is reached (god only knows how long); or interrupting social distancing with quick bursts so that there are flares of it that don't swamp hospitals.

It's a disaster. And it's a disaster that requires national cohesion and cooperation the likes of which we haven't seen since the second World War.

Current stats for Louisiana: 21,518 reported cases.

1,013 deaths.

"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel

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And so begins week 5 of shelter at home, with no clear end in sight. damookster - 13/04/2020 03:10:20 PM 885 Views
This is so f'ing BORING..... Anonymous2000 - 13/04/2020 04:51:18 PM 607 Views
yes, the boredom is overwhelming *NM* damookster - 13/04/2020 06:37:24 PM 310 Views
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Has it only been 5 weeks? Jeordam - 13/04/2020 05:26:27 PM 609 Views
it's true damookster - 13/04/2020 06:34:38 PM 615 Views
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CBS Streaming Service is doing 1 month free right now. Roland00 - 16/04/2020 07:20:19 PM 591 Views
I encourage you go to back and try it now.... Jeordam - 16/04/2020 09:54:57 PM 557 Views
Have you watched Castlevania on Netflix? Roland00 - 16/04/2020 03:35:34 AM 609 Views
2020, I think I have inherited Mookies magical powers of double posting. *NM* Roland00 - 16/04/2020 03:36:09 AM 316 Views
You have inherited the Gift. Hieshyn - 16/04/2020 07:23:08 PM 796 Views
Gift or Curse, what did I do to inherit Mookie's charity? *NM* Roland00 - 16/04/2020 07:52:42 PM 309 Views
My body screams for the gym. This pandemic showed me I need a house to put a home gym in. Hieshyn - 16/04/2020 07:21:57 PM 686 Views
We will not get out of this soon fionwe1987 - 13/04/2020 05:46:38 PM 608 Views
I fear you are right damookster - 13/04/2020 06:46:44 PM 614 Views
The light is me being right from that post a month ago Roland00 - 16/04/2020 03:37:55 AM 583 Views
Re: The light is me being right from that post a month ago damookster - 16/04/2020 03:50:49 AM 559 Views
I am merely seeing you as Sean Connery right now. Roland00 - 16/04/2020 04:15:00 AM 577 Views
This can't end soon enough! db - 14/04/2020 02:19:49 PM 629 Views
Wow, haven't seen you here for a while. *NM* Roland00 - 16/04/2020 03:33:10 AM 332 Views
Wasn't I supposed to get back to you when this surpassed the Hong Kong flu? Ghavrel - 15/04/2020 04:57:02 AM 596 Views
there's still a way to go damookster - 15/04/2020 02:29:17 PM 595 Views
As a child of the 90s, I know I sure haven't. Wouldn't it be nice, though? *NM* Ghavrel - 20/04/2020 02:07:42 AM 293 Views
I still go in to work pretty much every day Floffe - 15/04/2020 10:28:47 PM 597 Views
I am an introvert, yet I feel I am going mad for I feel I have no control of my life Roland00 - 16/04/2020 03:32:47 AM 590 Views
Re: I am an introvert, yet I feel I am going mad for I feel I have no control of my life damookster - 16/04/2020 03:47:19 AM 594 Views
Psych term is Reactance Roland00 - 16/04/2020 04:13:55 AM 601 Views
Re: I am an introvert, yet I feel I am going mad for I feel I have no control of my life Cannoli - 16/04/2020 06:25:54 PM 616 Views
Re: And so begins week 5 of shelter at home, with no clear end in sight. Cannoli - 16/04/2020 06:42:44 PM 620 Views
How do you feel about the erosion of individual liberties? damookster - 16/04/2020 07:07:55 PM 610 Views
Well, that brings up something that we've been talking about here.... Jeordam - 16/04/2020 10:04:58 PM 595 Views
Re: How do you feel about the erosion of individual liberties? Cannoli - 18/04/2020 02:13:28 AM 610 Views
*Insert Veep GIF here*, [Nervous laughter] WTF?!? Roland00 - 20/04/2020 07:18:48 PM 692 Views
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