NewbieCanuckFan Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, spur1 said: Yes that is why I have always been torn...are they like strippers or beggars. Sorry but I just can’t get comfortable with tipping. It is not fair to the servers or the customers. Just be up front and charge the true price of doing business. I think you’ve just outed yourself Mr Pink..... (NSFW..Language) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 8 hours ago, mayor MCcheese said: Since when are facts name calling? It came from China and was caused by the Chinese. So Chinese virus is accurate. Now it ain’t the god damn time bud. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 https://ca.yahoo.com/news/partisan-divisions-covid-19-exist-080000686.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: I think you’ve just outed yourself Mr Pink..... (NSFW..Language) While there is a lot of similarities... not quite what I was saying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 7 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: I think the economy is going to be the thing. If Trump can't turn it back into "the greatest economy in history" what will he have to brag about? Conservative judges? I guess that's something. He made an important point to say millions in the US would have been killed, but they did a "great job" with their measures so it will "only" be 100-240k killed according to models. I guarantee he will try to spin it that he saved millions of lives. And his supporters will eat it up, not understanding that it could have been half that if he acted quicker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 minute ago, kloubek said: He made an important point to say millions in the US would have been killed, but they did a "great job" with their measures so it will "only" be 100-240k killed according to models. I guarantee he will try to spin it that he saved millions of lives. And his supporters will eat it up, not understanding that it could have been half that if he acted quicker. Or if there medical system wasn’t ranked 37th in the world. The only for profit medical system in the world among first world countries. Just a sheet hole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 7 hours ago, mayor MCcheese said: Also the testing requirements are far too narrow. Only those with severe breathing problems are tested. Add the fact that several doctors have said they are sending many people home every day that they KNOW have it, but not severe enough for the testing requirements, and you've got massive underreporting here. You got it. The numbers don't really mean much. There are just way too many variables to factor in to make it even remotely accurate. And I'm talking industrialized nations like Canada and USA. It gets worse as you look at developing nations where information doesn't travel nearly as well, and testing is even more of a struggle. Then there are the asymptomatic or those with mild symptoms who aren't getting tested almost anywhere. What's the current world tally... 850,000 infected? Try 10-20 times that and maybe it's at least closer to the real number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, spur1 said: Or if there medical system wasn’t ranked 37th in the world. The only for profit medical system in the world among first world countries. Just a sheet hole. Well yeah... but having a questionable health care system has been America's problem forever. Though Trump could have made it better, and should have made improvements to pandemic readiness given the results the Obama administration found, the entire system was broken for decades before Trump took office. I do hate the guy, but the system he inherited had big issues which are hard to fix without devoting mega cash. One can imagine how impossible that would have been for him, and his perspective on the importance of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Toews said: Solvency is just as important as income. Those who didn't save up for a rainy day will suffer the most from this. This situation should make everyone rethink their spending habits. Can't take anything for granted, got to be a scrooge now lol no more free beers for anyone, better bring your own because mine have corona. Not even a week into this and people were worried about paying their rent. Yes, it is an expensive city to live, but, like you said, people need to be having a look at their spending habits. And I bet the same people also have lots of credit card debt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Gäz said: But they're not, they're offering $2, 000. Which, incidentally, is pretty close to what people making minimum wage (at least in BC) and normally working 37.5-40 hrs/week make. What's the problem? You can buy a tiger for 2000!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete13 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 5 hours ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: You just can’t make this stuff up. Only in Amurica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MystifyNCrucify Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 38 minutes ago, PistolPete13 said: You just can’t make this stuff up. Only in Amurica Brain......hurty....i lost brain cells watching that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 hours ago, PistolPete13 said: You just can’t make this stuff up. Only in Amurica Eh I wouldn't say that. Guy at work spent a solid 4 hours trying to convince me there's no virus. this is all caused by radiation from 5G network. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrJockitch Posted April 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2020 6 hours ago, kloubek said: Well yeah... but having a questionable health care system has been America's problem forever. Though Trump could have made it better, and should have made improvements to pandemic readiness given the results the Obama administration found, the entire system was broken for decades before Trump took office. I do hate the guy, but the system he inherited had big issues which are hard to fix without devoting mega cash. One can imagine how impossible that would have been for him, and his perspective on the importance of cash. This all shows what a great job that they do spinning a story. Cash may be important to Trump but only in his pockets. He was on his way to running the biggest deficits in history before Covid struck. Obama put in place a NSC level position to manage pandemics because of the problems with response. This pandemic will kill more Americans than all the wars and military actions they have been in since WW2. Look at the US spending on the military since WW 2. I think the national security budget of the US could well handle a few epidemiologists. Whoever said above that the change in tone is about grabbing credit I think is right. He will now say all the experts were saying millions will die but I saved you. I also think that the idea he floated about creating low, medium and high risk areas and tailoring physical distancing depending on risk category was as much about voter suppression as health. There is no trick too dirty for this man to pull to get re-elected (after all in his head if it gets him re-elected it is by definition good). 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 6 hours ago, redhdlois said: Not even a week into this and people were worried about paying their rent. Yes, it is an expensive city to live, but, like you said, people need to be having a look at their spending habits. And I bet the same people also have lots of credit card debt. Basic finance 101 minimum 3 months emergency savings, ideally 6 six months. Knock on wood.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Covidiots that will likely have caused deaths because of their selfish and entitled behaviour. At times I wish this was WW3 rather than a global pandemic of this magnitude. https://globalnews.ca/news/6758870/coronavirus-spring-breakers-mexico-texas/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 11 hours ago, redhdlois said: Reminds me of one of my favorite humblebrags...... "I'm the only guy at the nude beach who can carry two cups of coffee and a dozen donuts!" Thinking about making that my sig..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 10 hours ago, DeNiro said: I don’t mean a clinical psychopath but rather someone who already has several screws loose. Normal people don’t just go out and murder because the president says some stuff on tv. Agreed. Murder is an extreme example. That being said, "Very fine people" might just be emboldened enough by his words to direct racial slurs at visible minorities, or spray paint swastitkas on Synagogues.... ....this is the main reason people shouldn't take to calling COVID 19 the "Chinese Flu", unless, of course, one happens to be someone who enjoys going for walks with a few dozen "brothers", carrying tiki torches and chanting catchy slogans like "blood and soil" and "Jews will not replace us!"...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 7 hours ago, kloubek said: He made an important point to say millions in the US would have been killed, but they did a "great job" with their measures so it will "only" be 100-240k killed according to models. I guarantee he will try to spin it that he saved millions of lives. And his supporters will eat it up, not understanding that it could have been half that if he acted quicker. And that's if they do everything right from here on out........which they won't. He's using that number like it's a sure thing. I think there's a good chance it hits the half million mark. They're two weeks from the peak..........in the places it's hitting hard right now. It's going to make its way all over the country over the next year and a half, until there's a vaccine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 7 hours ago, kloubek said: Well yeah... but having a questionable health care system has been America's problem forever. Though Trump could have made it better, and should have made improvements to pandemic readiness given the results the Obama administration found, the entire system was broken for decades before Trump took office. I do hate the guy, but the system he inherited had big issues which are hard to fix without devoting mega cash. One can imagine how impossible that would have been for him, and his perspective on the importance of cash. Didn't Obama stop an ebola outbreak pretty effectively? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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