Grayfox54

Yes, long term effects must be considered. In my wife's case it wasn't the disease that killed her. It was the side effects of the meds to cure the disease that eventually got her. However, it did buy her eight more years. It would be a shame if they came up with a vaccine only to have people dying from it a few years down the road.

I'll take it. But remember, they're saying it can take between 12-18 months to develop one. If and when they find a vaccine, the whole world is gonna want it right now! Then there's the time to make enough to meet the demand. So I'm thinking it may be up to two years before us average folks can get it.

The under 40 group aren't immune to the virus, they simply have the best chance of surviving it without becoming seriously ill. They do however, have the best possibility of becoming carriers and spreading it.

That's my thought. When a person coughs or sneezes, they can spray a fine mist of bodily fluids up to what? About 10 feet? Having a mask on would catch most of that. Thus limiting the spread.

Not just my first, but my only AR. S&W M&P-15 with only minor mods. I did recently install a LaRue trigger, but didn't get to the range before they closed it down. Honestly, I'm not a fan. I only bought this one because at the time the "BAN 'EM" crowd was all worked up again. I got one just to piss 'em off.

Yep, I lost a filling a week or so back and it was becoming a problem. Got right in to my dentist and the only ones there were me, him and the receptionist.

Oh, I completely agree on that. This virus will go down in history not because of the death toll, but for the economic toll its taken on our entire world. But at this point there's little we can do about it.

Exactly. Something is indeed better than nothing. And it does make people feel a little better. But I do think that the real purpose is to keep the virus in rather than out.

Ok, so now they're saying that the general public should wear even a make shift mask? A virus is one of the smallest living things on this planet. Ordinary masks can't completely stop it. They may catch some of the virus, but some will get through anyway simply because the filtering material isn't fine enough to completely catch something this small. That's why medical professionals have to have N-95 or better masks. I believe that the purpose of recommending home made masks isn't to prevent you from getting the virus, its to prevent asymptomatic people from spreading it.

The problem here is that very few businesses are a one man operation. You can't reopen or get back to work unless you have enough survivors to keep the place running. I'm afraid we're no where near that point yet.

Yeah, Covid on a ship. That worked out real well for the cruise lines didn't it?

It was my understanding that the hospital ships were to be for non-covid patients transferred from other hospitals. Thus freeing up space in the city hospitals to handle more virus patients which they are already set up for. Has that changed?

I've mentioned my disabled friend before. She's a retired ER Nurse. Despite the fact that she can barely take care of herself, she's getting calls almost daily from people who want to put her to work. They're offering $5000 or more per week. As much as she wants to go back to work, sadly she's just not physically up to it.

I'm not talking about people who have to work. I understand about that. But this was around 2:00pm and most of the traffic was ordinary cars, not work or delivery vehicles. I swear it looked like a regular day before the virus. Maybe a bit busier. I also get that sometimes you need to go to the store. But that still doesn't account for that many people out there. With so many places closed, where can all these people be going?

Let me start by saying that for the last three weeks I've been mostly staying at home. Yes, I do go out for my daily exercise walk, which is allowed. There have also been a couple of trips to the store. I'm also practicing social distancing. But for the most part I've been doing just what I've been told and kept my butt at home. Today something unexpected came up and I had to drive pretty much all the way across north Memphis. The traffic was about normal from pre-virus days. Maybe a little heavier. People out walking around in groups like everything was just fine. Lots and lots of people are out. I saw on the news tonight that Gov. Lee has stressed staying home. He said its a requirement. I fully understand why. It seems that most of the population can't understand simple english or just aren't taking this seriously. No wonder Shelby county has the fastest growing infection rate in the state. The real pandemic here is stupidity.

I learned my lessons back in 2003 when "Hurricane Elvis" hit. I'm good for a couple of months at least. Also building my cash reserves as well. When those stimulus checks start coming in, there's likely to be a run on the banks to cash them. I've heard that the fastest growing group of victims is the 21-40 age segment. There was a group of 70 that went to Spring break together and 27 of them have tested positive.

I've got an old RCBS Rockchucker that I bought used over 30 years ago. Its still going strong.

I agree with Slappy. I think its best to hang on to that money. No telling what will happen in the next few months. When this thing is over, spend it any way you like. But for now, better safe than sorry.

Actually, I believe that was used against the aliens ships in "Earth VS Flying Saucers"