Coronavirus outbreak

[PhillipBlunt]

22 minutes ago, Chicken. said:

So this pandemic stuff is getting personal for me, my 90 year old grandpa who lives alone in the Gulf islands (totally isolated) was having a bit of difficulty breathing and some other symptoms. he got airlifted to a hospital on the island for some tests. turns out he doesn't have covid, but cancer instead that has already spread. he has elected to go the medically assisted dying route in a month or so time, so that he will not have to live in a care home for the rest of his life and be stabilized with pain killers as his symptoms worsen. as a doctor and ww2 veteran I can only imagine the suffering he has seen and is totally at peace with going this way.

 

The other problem is with international travel restricted my aunt who lives in the Caribbean cannot even make it up here to see him as her small countries airport is closed. she is completely devastated. we hope he is allowed to leave the hospital, and that bc ferries continues to operate, so that we can say our goodbyes at his home since it doesn't matter if we pass covid to him anymore. who knows if we would be allowed to say goodbyes in the hospital if he has to stay there.

 

What a ruthless time all around. I imagine other folks are in the same boat with travel restrictions impacting seeing sick relatives and my deepest sympathy go out to anyone in this situation such as those stories in Italy with empty funerals.

 

Stay home and let's kill this virus spread

Very sorry to hear about your grandpa. And your aunt. I hope that he’s able to get back to the island so that you all can say your goodbyes. It’s a very hard time right now. 
 

Blows my mind that some people are still thinking that this is a hoax. There’s a woman in Ontario who’s telling people that they should visit her store and feel free to cough and sneeze everywhere. 
 

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/ontario-merchant-calls-covid-19-a-hoax-and-tells-coughing-customers-to-visit/ar-BB11BGFG?li=AAggNb9

 

Take care, Chicken 

[oldnews]

2 minutes ago, CBH1926 said:

I think Canada is also regretting not building a wall as well.

those are Canadians returning, though.

 

 

 

 

[coastal.view]

11 minutes ago, Salacious Crumb said:

Anybody else getting cabin fever?

do you have a treatment for it ?

please share if you do

[CBH1926]

5 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Dinotown? What the?

You guys better be careful, dictator JT might be taking your rights away and start sending people to gulags.

I think your maple syrup, poutine, weed and Nanaimo bars are first to be taken away.

Next he will confiscate your hockey sticks and ban hockey.

You also might loose mukluks and dog sled rights!

 

 

[oldnews]

3 minutes ago, gurn said:

It is better to die on your feet

Than live in these socks?

Emilio Zapata 

yes,  I thought that "live in a pair of these" rhymed nicely with "live on your knees".

 

Those socks would be the straw that broke this camel's back lol.

 

And on that note, some ironic, comic relief....to the tune of Titanic.

 

 

 

[CBH1926]

4 minutes ago, oldnews said:

those are Canadians returning, though.

 

 

 

 

Yeah but if you had the wall, they wouldn’t be able to leave in the first place.

[spur1]

Trump fans saying that the old people should sacrifice themselves for the good of the economy. I say you first Donny

[NewbieCanuckFan]

The GOP plan..........anybody over the age of 65 must report to carousel!  Pence will be the minister of renewal!  Of course, GOP members are excluded from this.  Need somebody getting rich!

 

 

A vast Sandman force will also reduce the unemployment.  

[CBH1926]

10 minutes ago, oldnews said:

I saw some 'fake news' interviews conducted by western enemies of the people with alleged Russian doctors - who said that Russia was mischaracterizing / intentionally 'misdiagnosing' Covid as pneumonia to create the (illusion?) that Russia is not as at risk at the rest of Europe and Asia.....

 

I guess Putin bought the hoax....

In Russia you have couple of choices, first choice is do what they tell you.

Next choice is suicide by shooting yourself in the head 6 times, poisoning by accident, running yourself over with a car etc.

One does not simple mess with the czar.

[nuckin_futz]

3 minutes ago, CBH1926 said:

For sure, no way millions of Chinese have died from this yet.

But as truth goes, they are as reliable as Russians.

I still remember not being able to go out in 1986 when radiation cloud was all over the Europe and Soviets were lying through their teeth.

Chernobyl was the first big story I kinda paid attention to. If recall correctly, The Soviets didn't say a thing initially. Then when Geiger counters in Bulgaria and places like that were going nuts people started poking around. Soviets denied anything was wrong. Then when radiation levels as far north as Finland were giving alarming readings, the Soviets said "yeah there was a minor incident but it's totally taken care of".

 

Then a few weeks later they came clean and said "yeah about that incident, funny thing is the whole thing kinda sorta blew the F up". "Sorry for the late heads up".

 

Would be impossible to hide something like that today.

[bishopshodan]

34 minutes ago, Chicken. said:

So this pandemic stuff is getting personal for me, my 90 year old grandpa who lives alone in the Gulf islands (totally isolated) was having a bit of difficulty breathing and some other symptoms. he got airlifted to a hospital on the island for some tests. turns out he doesn't have covid, but cancer instead that has already spread. he has elected to go the medically assisted dying route in a month or so time, so that he will not have to live in a care home for the rest of his life and be stabilized with pain killers as his symptoms worsen. as a doctor and ww2 veteran I can only imagine the suffering he has seen and is totally at peace with going this way.

 

The other problem is with international travel restricted my aunt who lives in the Caribbean cannot even make it up here to see him as her small countries airport is closed. she is completely devastated. we hope he is allowed to leave the hospital, and that bc ferries continues to operate, so that we can say our goodbyes at his home since it doesn't matter if we pass covid to him anymore. who knows if we would be allowed to say goodbyes in the hospital if he has to stay there.

 

What a ruthless time all around. I imagine other folks are in the same boat with travel restrictions impacting seeing sick relatives and my deepest sympathy go out to anyone in this situation such as those stories in Italy with empty funerals.

 

Stay home and let's kill this virus spread

That's tough stuff Chicken.

Very sorry to hear. Keep your head up man. 

[Tortorella's Rant]

1 hour ago, oldnews said:

I have no idea who Bear Gryllis is - and don't really care..  But I know who Jeremiah Johnson is.  Regardless, it's a sidetrack that wasn't serious.

 

The reality is that people can run to the bush if they see fit - and some probably will/are - (that imo is an over-reaction/panic that presumes far more grave outcome to this crisis than is necessary) - but that doesn't and won't address/solve the problems the world faces right now. 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stating who that was. I know it isn't him but it sure as hell looks like Zach Galafinakis (sp) playing mountain man. 

 

Edited March 24, 2020 by Tortorella's Rant

[10pavelbure96]

54 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said:

My boss had originally reported a week or so ago that one of our clients who'd been in for a meeting Feb. 21 had it (and/or his wife?).  When I came down hard on him for his lax attitude about it all, he changed to they don't have it...that they were sick.   I also got a call yesterday from our courier (that we used last Friday) who stated they had a driver with it and were closing down for 2 weeks.  My boss said he wanted to hear for himself and reportedly called him (I think he may have faked the call?) and said I was wrong...that he's "just sick" and I was over reacting.  That he went to ER and got tested...but that was all apparently about 6 minutes after the original call I received from the company??!! So I challenged him because the call and shutdown wouldn't have happened if that was true.   So he's playing games with this, which is why I eventually lost it and said I was leaving.  Really unsafe conditions when he plays with fire and isn't transparent.  I'm now self isolating and working from home, just in case.  I still really don't know...but am erring on the side of caution.  Because now there's a huge breach of trust and my boss is full of....n/m.  Let's just say if he says no, in my mind, it means yes..he may as well go full Trump and start tweeting about all the fake news being reported to us.

That's sad. Employers need to take this seriously.

[oldnews]

1 minute ago, spur1 said:

Trump fans saying that the old people should sacrifice themselves for the good of the economy. I say you first Donny

 

I realize that this is a two-step thought process - that many of Trump's ideological subjects might be immune to, but....

 

What happens when you go back to 'business as usual'....and over half your country inevitably winds up sick - and many of them, dying? 

 

How does your 'economy' look then? 

 

Sounds good to me.  Let's get it done before there's even capacity to test - let alone produce medicines.

 

Would that hasten the time it takes to get through this?  

 

Stable genius no doubt has thought it out for all us lesser minds.

 

 

I also love the idea of him providing oversight when he slushes out $500 billion - to deal with a 'hoax.'  Who said riding contradictions needs to be sophistocated?

[nuckin_futz]

Man's best friend in action ............

 

This Quarantined Guy Sends His Dog On A Mission To Buy Cheetos And He Delivers

In these difficult days, when all the medics and other health officials are begging people to play their part in stopping the novel coronavirus from spreading so rapidly and practice social distancing and even stay home if you can despite not having traveled anywhere in the recent weeks, people are trying to be creative in finding ways to continue with their daily lives as normally as possible.

 

That being said, it seems that people are pretty capable of finding ways to stick to their familiar routines and meet their families and neighbors as safely as possible to fulfill the need for connection but it’s a little bit more difficult when it comes to a craving as simple as the pleasure of a single bag of “Cheetos” since going to a store would expose you to people outside your social circle and therefore would put you at a higher risk of infection. However, this Mexican man found an ingenious solution on how to avoid that.

These days, obtaining a bag of Cheetos is not as easy as it may seem due to the quarantine, but this guy found an ingenious way to satisfy his cravings

 

Since even the simplest tasks require a certain amount of creativity these days, Antonio Munoz, didn’t just wave off the idea of getting some “Cheetos” when it popped into his head. Instead, he figured that even if he couldn’t just go to the store and get it on his own due to the quarantine, he could send his dog to the shop across the street and hope for the best. “Day three of quarantine. I really wanted my ‘Cheetos’,” he said.

Turns out, Antonio Munoz figured he could just send his chihuahua to a department store across the street

 

He attached a note explaining what he needs to the doggo’s collar along with $20

 

Munoz sent his dog out to the department store across the street with a note that said, “Hello Mr. Shopkeeper. Please sell my dog some Cheetos, the orange kind, not the red ones, they’re too hot. She has $20 attached to her collar. WARNING: She will bite if not treated right. Your front neighbor.”

Even though the tiny doggo seemed to be a little confused at the beginning, it seems she executed the task

 

Munoz even captured some adorable shots of her going back home with the “Cheetos” bag he wanted so much

 

Desperate times call for desperate measures, does it not?

 

 

[oldnews]

8 minutes ago, CBH1926 said:

In Russia you have couple of choices, first choice is do what they tell you.

Next choice is suicide by shooting yourself in the head 6 times, poisoning by accident, running yourself over with a car etc.

One does not simple mess with the czar.

Some people nevertheless face 'suicide'.

 

While others think it's a "great" idea to usher czarism into the United States.

 

"I'll be the oversight."

[oldnews]

56 minutes ago, Chicken. said:

So this pandemic stuff is getting personal for me, my 90 year old grandpa who lives alone in the Gulf islands (totally isolated) was having a bit of difficulty breathing and some other symptoms. he got airlifted to a hospital on the island for some tests. turns out he doesn't have covid, but cancer instead that has already spread. he has elected to go the medically assisted dying route in a month or so time, so that he will not have to live in a care home for the rest of his life and be stabilized with pain killers as his symptoms worsen. as a doctor and ww2 veteran I can only imagine the suffering he has seen and is totally at peace with going this way.

 

The other problem is with international travel restricted my aunt who lives in the Caribbean cannot even make it up here to see him as her small countries airport is closed. she is completely devastated. we hope he is allowed to leave the hospital, and that bc ferries continues to operate, so that we can say our goodbyes at his home since it doesn't matter if we pass covid to him anymore. who knows if we would be allowed to say goodbyes in the hospital if he has to stay there.

 

What a ruthless time all around. I imagine other folks are in the same boat with travel restrictions impacting seeing sick relatives and my deepest sympathy go out to anyone in this situation such as those stories in Italy with empty funerals.

 

Stay home and let's kill this virus spread

I know it's not the same, but one nice thing about technology - we can 'Zoom' or (I won't name some of the others) - but at least there's that / better than nothing (or complete isolation) - to be able to see/speak with family.

Edited March 24, 2020 by oldnews

[Pickly]

24 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:

Chernobyl was the first big story I kinda paid attention to. If recall correctly, The Soviets didn't say a thing initially. Then when Geiger counters in Bulgaria and places like that were going nuts people started poking around. Soviets denied anything was wrong. Then when radiation levels as far north as Finland were giving alarming readings, the Soviets said "yeah there was a minor incident but it's totally taken care of".

 

Then a few weeks later they came clean and said "yeah about that incident, funny thing is the whole thing kinda sorta blew the F up". "Sorry for the late heads up".

 

Would be impossible to hide something like that today.

 Now that you have some extra time I highly recommend watching Chernobyl on HBO. One of the best miniseries I've ever seen. 

[NewbieCanuckFan]

14 minutes ago, oldnews said:

Some people nevertheless face 'suicide'.

 

While others think it's a "great" idea to usher czarism into the United States.

 

"I'll be the oversight."

Well the choice isn't a 'Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix' type of dictator but rather a 'Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus' type of caesar.

[nuckin_futz]

2 minutes ago, Pickly said:

 Now that you have some extra time I highly recommend watching Chernobyl on HBO. One of the best miniseries I've ever seen. 

Is it wrong that I read your response in the voice of Macho Man?