Chicken Littles

[farmaholic]

Your likely right Jazz, the numbers do not support the hyper levels of paranoia out there but you will have to accept that the damage is already done. If you want to go about your business in full Hazmat gear, knock yourself out. Picking up the pieces is what to focus on now. If your over 50 and out of a job, you are likely researching suicide methods now as you will never hold one again. At least not one with any quality. The economy was already headed down and the Covid just put that in process into overdrive. As another pointed out an economic restart oversight committee for canuckistan would need God himself on it as the situation is hopeless.

The economy was largely fake and on a steady drip of manipulation. The problems weren't dealt with long ago and now no dose of medicine can resuscitate the patient. In palliative on morphine....

[ajl]

Your likely right Jazz, the numbers do not support the hyper levels of paranoia out there but you will have to accept that the damage is already done. If you want to go about your business in full Hazmat gear, knock yourself out. Picking up the pieces is what to focus on now. If your over 50 and out of a job, you are likely researching suicide methods now as you will never hold one again. At least not one with any quality. The economy was already headed down and the Covid just put that in process into overdrive. As another pointed out an economic restart oversight committee for canuckistan would need God himself on it as the situation is hopeless.

[farmaholic]

Sask's saving grace is probably our population density, I hate going to Regina, next time I'm wearing a burka. Maybe even double up the face part.

I like sumdum's last post and agree.

[farmaholic]

Why aren't masks optional for frontline workers?

Or, I will still leave the air filters in my tractor this spring knowing they aren't 100% effective.

Those damned delicate lungs eh, bet that virus wouldn't stand a chance in the gastro-intestinal tract.(just a guess on my part)

[biglentil]

It's known that the amount of virus innoculem load is correlated with the severity of the illness. A light load and your immune system has a much better chance of building a defense rather than a direct cough in the face.

If no one in public is wearing a mask your particle intake is 100%. If you are the only one wearing an N95 mask your particle intake is 5%. If everyone is wearing N95 your particle intake is 5% of 5% or .025%. If everyone is wearing a homemade mask at say 80% effectiveness the total particle intake is only 4% of everyone without. I protect you and you protect me.

[fjlip]

If I read it right Jazz is saying the modelling is flawed, 100,000 projected and actual 30,000 hospitalized. An emergency nurse in Regina says hospitals are pretty empty and very few are ill enough to need to see a doctor. She says just 1 or 2 in hospital, with compromised body issues. Dr Knut Wittkowski says fastest route to seeing an end is herd immunity. (80% need to contact the virus.) He claims this social distancing only extends the virus’ life. Not saying one way or other but just saying there’s many perspectives and many levels of fear.

Latest report today said 4 in hospitals? Out of 246 positive, some recovered, 14000 tests, still 98.3% negative, what were those sick of if they had Corona symptoms bad enough a Dr. decide to test? Never an answer to that.

[fjlip]

Italy is seeing lower deaths per day, NOT ALL MASKS..

[sumdumguy]

If I read it right Jazz is saying the modelling is flawed, 100,000 projected and actual 30,000 hospitalized. An emergency nurse in Regina says hospitals are pretty empty and very few are ill enough to need to see a doctor. She says just 1 or 2 in hospital, with compromised body issues. Dr Knut Wittkowski says fastest route to seeing an end is herd immunity. (80% need to contact the virus.) He claims this social distancing only extends the virus’ life. Not saying one way or other but just saying there’s many perspectives and many levels of fear.

[wd9]

No one can prove you're wrong. It's too late.

Only 30,000.

Grandmothers, Mothers, University graduates, musicians, engineers, fathers, grand fathers, brothers, sisters.

Spouses. Helpless people in seniors centers, locked up and dying alone, their siblings heartbroken and alone as well.

Doctors, nurses, RT's, ICN's, EMTs, working endlessly to save lives, dying.

I feel bad for you Jazz. No one in your life, or at least no one that matters. You're a victim of careful social engineering with cognitive science. We all are.

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article193085404.html https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article193085404.html

[fjlip]

"Without everyone wearing masks the model will likely continue"

You all know that MAX 95% is stopped by a surgical mask worn properly. 5% will still get you. Any other type/cloth is meant to protect others from YOU if you have the virus. They do way less % than a N95, some zippo. And consensus is that the wetter/more moist they get the less effective. And if you have EYES, guess what? Droplets of exhale with virus will get in that way. Never seen an unvented set of googles. Face Shield, well shit can swirl around that into your eyes. That's how we get ANY virus/bacteria, nose and eyes, DON"T TOUCHA DA FACE!

Over thinking might get you paranoid, best STFAWAY from every one! 6' apart outside is fine, visit talk for FS! Going to see folks through a window tomorrow, poor very senior couple going bonkers not seeing any kids/grandkids for 3 weeks!

Admit NOTHING is 100%, maybe a head in a plastic bag with wicked filters and pressurized air?

Try your best but don't scare the shit out of everyone. Especially those RISKING daily working, providing YOU with essential/ important stuff everyday. Not everyone can hide out on the farm.