It's Throwback Thursday's thread of sarcasm and witty repartee

SlinkyRedfoot said:
This thing's going to kill people until it burns itself out like it did in NY.

Fortunately, it's overwhelmingly old folks with comorbidities. Nearly HALF of our deaths have been from nursing homes. Folks in nursing homes represent 1% of our population.

I don't mean to seem cold-hearted, but we also can't be too bleeding heart about inevitabilities.
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But if we have some sort of control over who and how often it kills, shouldn't we do what we can to do so?

We shouldn't accept "some people are going to die" if we don't have to
 
ill said:
But if we have some sort of control over who and how often it kills, shouldn't we do what we can to do so?
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Yeah, but that ship sailed when we started stuffing COVID patients into nursing homes.

Frankly, I don't think a vaccine is coming. I think we have to get to herd, which I also think we're a lot closer to than anyone realizes.

That said, I don't really know what I'm talking about. I just like looking at numbers.
 
ill said:
We shouldn't accept "some people are going to die" if we don't have to
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Unfortunately, I think we do have to.

Shut things down, and the thing will retreat until we open up again, then it will increase.
 
SlinkyRedfoot said:
Yeah, but that ship sailed when we started stuffing COVID patients into nursing homes.

Frankly, I don't think a vaccine is coming. I think we have to get to herd, which I also think we're a lot closer to than anyone realizes.

That said, I don't really know what I'm talking about. I just like looking at numbers.
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The vaccine trials aren't going well... at least not at the research facility we have doing one here...
 
SlinkyRedfoot said:
Yeah, but that ship sailed when we started stuffing COVID patients into nursing homes.

Frankly, I don't think a vaccine is coming. I think we have to get to herd, which I also think we're a lot closer to than anyone realizes.

That said, I don't really know what I'm talking about. I just like looking at numbers.
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I disagree in thinking that ship has sailed. I think there is still plenty that can be done to protect those who are vulnerable.
 
HammerDown said:
In all seriousness, there is supposed to be a whole new round of panic buying looming, and this time with a supply chain in tatters.

Buy your shit now, folks!
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Said e commerce

They do make physical locations still

It's a thing
 
Flavortown Tebow said:
The vaccine trials aren't going well... at least not at the research facility we have doing one here...
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vaccines take years to develop. It was a bit of a pipedream to say they are going to have one in just a few months.
 
SlinkyRedfoot said:
Yeah, but that ship sailed when we started stuffing COVID patients into nursing homes.

Frankly, I don't think a vaccine is coming. I think we have to get to herd, which I also think we're a lot closer to than anyone realizes.

That said, I don't really know what I'm talking about. I just like looking at numbers.
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I think better treatments are the answer, personally
 
HammerDown said:
In all seriousness, there is supposed to be a whole new round of panic buying looming, and this time with a supply chain in tatters.

Buy your shit now, folks!
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Meh.

My neighborhood has a lot of old folks in it, so if we run out of anything, I can just take theirs from them.
 
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If you didn't want to die from this, you shouldn't have got old. Thats on you
 
kobesgame said:
I have a friend that’s a high-up at Target that said TP, disinfectant wipes, soda, and canned goods are what they expect will be the shortage during this surge. Apparently there’s a shortage of aluminum cans.

And that they are anticipating more restrictions on restaurants in colder climates coming up, so food overall will have shortages.
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The problem isn't the pop or veggies it is the aluminum. When they foolishly closed the recycling places it caused a hiccup in the supply chain.

Disinfectant wipes is the mesh

I have seen no evidence of a TP shortage

Small paper towel one
 
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