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Drunk Nerds posted:I am: I volunteered at my kids' elementary school's book fair all week, and yesterday evening I had a cough. So today I quarantined myself and my kids so that the 800 kids in that school would have minimal chance of getting the infection (although they might because of the 14 day incubation period, gently caress). I spent 15 hours cooped up with my hyperactive twins to keep the virus from spreading, what have you done except proven you have no idea what the gently caress you are talking about and giving horrible, horrible advice? Again, shut the gently caress up before people get killed from your horrible limp-dick pissing contest. "Wash your hands and don't touch your face" is not "horrible, horrible advice that will get people killed" and I hope that you don't actually believe that and are just venting stress, in which case fine, I can take it.
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CJacobs posted:Okay. Go get checked. The worst thing that'll happen is they'll say come back when it's worse. So go get checked. There really isn’t a reason to go to a doctors office unless your symptoms are VERY severe and you think you’ll need life saving medical attention. Get some acetaminophen and self quarantine if you have any symptoms. At a minimum, call your doctor to tell them what your symptoms are before you just up and go. Otherwise you’re just spreading it.
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sweet thursday posted:Should I keep the beard and live in the woods!? Yep, this guy gets it! Also I assume this was a non c-virus related question.
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hobbez posted:There really isn’t a reason to go to a doctors office unless your symptoms are VERY severe and you think you’ll need life saving medical attention. South Korea has drive through testing for this exact reason and that concept is starting to get rolled out in the US (Seattle and Denver have them so far)
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Fojar38 posted:I'm still in here but no longer defending my mathematical errors, and I really don't have the time or interest to go over it again. Slow your roll
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MorrisBae posted:My insurance deductible is $7000. No. $7000 today is worth only about $200 from a week ago...
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Fojar38 posted:"Wash your hands and don't touch your face" is not "horrible, horrible advice that will get people killed" and I hope that you don't actually believe that and are just venting stress, in which case fine, I can take it. You were just here telling someone with "flu-like symptoms" that they definitely absolutely do not have it and shouldn't bother even attempting to get tested.
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Burt Sexual posted:Slow your roll I know, one probe is enough for me and it's clear that I'm not equipped to argue math with anyone. Incidentally you really shouldn't go on that cruise.
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Fojar38 posted:Incidentally, I spoke with my doctor yesterday and asked him about Covid 19 and what he thinks of it, and he said that on an individual level there probably isn't any reason to be more concerned about this than other seasonal outbreaks and the standard "wash hands, don't touch face, stay home if sick" applies. Except for the elderly and immunocompromised ofc, who need to take stricter precautions. Were you seeing the doctor to get your horrific burns treated?
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The Glumslinger posted:South Korea has drive through testing for this exact reason and that concept is starting to get rolled out in the US (Seattle and Denver have them so far) gently caress yea Denver 303 what up
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MorrisBae posted:Haircuts might not be a thing for a while, so definitely get a haircut I can always grow another beard. I don't even know where to get a loving mask and I work at retail level at a bank branch . I'm pretty sure I'm going to be the first infected, if not already. You know what I'm doing and it's totally selfish but I'm doubling down on my green, my sleep, and my exercise. I'm trying not to stress about poo poo, not that I'm one to really do so any ways. I already have borderline exercise induced asthma in the winter, on account of me biking around in freezing conditions for fun. Pneumonia is serious poo poo, even for the young and healthy. The fact that they are even talking about canceling Le Tour and the Giro D'Italia should raise you eyebrows. Canceling The Tour De France is like canceling a Super Bowl every day for 21 days in terms of human effort, people watching, economic bullshit, and sportsman's crap. It's unheard of except during war time. Any way all the best. It's just a flu. 
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MorrisBae posted:My insurance deductible is $7000. No.
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Fojar38 posted:"Wash your hands and don't touch your face" is not "horrible, horrible advice that will get people killed" and I hope that you don't actually believe that and are just venting stress, in which case fine, I can take it. "wash your hands and don't touch your face" I continue to insist, as I not-so-slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob and get owned exponentially.
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dr_rat posted:Yep, this guy gets it! Listen to this guy, he's a doctor
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The big spring classics are already canceled I'm pretty sure. They aren't going to be racing in Europe this year.
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Jabor posted:You were just here telling someone with "flu-like symptoms" that they definitely absolutely do not have it and shouldn't bother even attempting to get tested. Someone with a runny nose and a vague sense of awkward breathing? Yeah, I stand by the advice that they shouldn't get tested with those symptoms so as to avoid straining the medical system when there are patients with more severe symptoms who need the tests and time more. That said, if they are concerned enough then at least going and getting a lookover from a professional is still worth it because their opinions overwrite ours.
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The Clitoris posted:7000 gat dam. Like if you can't afford better health insurance you are bankrupt before the deductible anyway. gently caress America I'd guess the biggest employers could just get rid of health insurances at this point and tell their work force just to expense any medical bills on the corporate card and be better off. Cash is king.
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Fojar38 posted:Someone with a runny nose and a vague sense of awkward breathing? Yeah, I stand by the advice that they shouldn't get tested with those symptoms so as to avoid straining the medical system when there are patients with more severe symptoms who need the tests and time more. Are you just unable to stop posting? Like, do you have a condition or something? It's painful to watch.
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Fojar38 posted:I know, one probe is enough for me and it's clear that I'm not equipped to argue math with anyone. Who are you talking to? That's just an empty chair, although I could have sworn that bag of cheetos wasn't open a second ago...
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Fojar38 posted:I know, one probe is enough for me and it's clear that I'm not equipped to argue math with anyone. You should read the thread, I’m not. But ramps will ensue if you continue being belligerent and disruptive
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Fojar38 posted:Someone with a runny nose and a vague sense of awkward breathing? Yeah, I stand by the advice that they shouldn't get tested with those symptoms so as to avoid straining the medical system when there are patients with more severe symptoms who need the tests and time more. Fojar38 posted:Based on this you probably don't have it gently caress off, seriously.
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KinkyJohn posted:Jesus christ Africa is going to be a proper shitshow once the virus gets momentum. The first cases are only now starting and I have a feeling the exponential growth will be quite dramatic. Are they though? Obviously Africa is a huge and diverse place, but in some areas AIDS decimated the adult population, and they generally get the short end of the stick what with malaria and whatnot. Which means they have fewer people over 80 than the other continents.  https://www.statista.com/statistics/270861/life-expectancy-by-continent/ Overall life expectancy in Africa is 61/65. Now some of that is infant mortality, but not all of it. Places with chronic terrible healthcare have already killed off a lot of people before they get a chance to become extremely old. Without advanced medical treatment a lot of the folks with heart disease, asthma, diabetes and so on will simply have died of those diseases before covid19 reaches their communities. If the vast majority of your population is under 60, and mostly not living with the disease of affluence, then the impact might not be much worse than a bad flu year?
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I'm working in NC and our job is ending. We're mostly isolated and work outdoors. One of my employees doesn't have a driver's license from a DUI, and he's from Idaho and he wants to head home. He doesn't have health insurance. What's the safest way for him to get home? Should I just drive him? He's 50
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Burt Sexual posted:You should read the thread, I’m not. But ramps will ensue if you continue being belligerent and disruptive Okay, I'll take a break from this thread. Stay safe everyone.
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Fojar38 posted:Incidentally, I spoke with my doctor yesterday and asked him about Covid 19 and what he thinks of it, and he said that on an individual level there probably isn't any reason to be more concerned about this than other seasonal outbreaks and the standard "wash hands, don't touch face, stay home if sick" applies. Except for the elderly and immunocompromised ofc, who need to take stricter precautions. Well then you might want to change doctor, because what you just wrote is a bunch of garbage. The immunocompromised is not in danger at all in the short term, and newborn/children aren't hit hard by covid-19 precisely because their immune system is immature. The reason why the virus is so lethal to the elderly is simply because they have a deteriorated cardiorespiratory function to some extent, some more than others depending on comorbidities. The reason why it's also somewhat dangerous to younger adults is the opposite of what you said: a minority of patients go into ARDS because of an aggressive immune response, and immunosuppression with drugs like Tocilizumab (a rheumatoid arthritis medication) is currently showing some promise in dealing with the most severe forms of covid. The virus also has more than 10 times the mortality rate seasonal flu has (0.2% vs 3.4%), so yeah please be more concerned and maybe stop posting. Feel free to look up all my sources from the WHO website and PubMed, I'm sure you'll love to read all the publications and the several case studies.
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thatguy posted:I'm working in NC and our job is ending. We're mostly isolated and work outdoors. One of my employees doesn't have a driver's license from a DUI, and he's from Idaho and he wants to head home. He doesn't have health insurance. What's the safest way for him to get home? Should I just drive him? He's 50 If you drive him, I'll pay for your gas and (cheap, please) motels. It's not that magnanimous, but your willingness to do so is Edit: or a bus/train ticket. We're middle class, but I'm willing to pick up an extra shift or two to prevent someone from getting into a debt spiral just for going home because the goddamn company closed Drunk Nerds fucked around with this message at 06:14 on Mar 12, 2020 |
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Drunk Nerds posted:If you drive him, I'll pay for your gas and (cheap, please) motels. It's not that magnanimous, but your willingness to do so is NICE
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I'm actually mistaken My deductible is $8000 and my out-of-pocket max is $8150 I'm unemployed and got the cheapest exchange plan I could ($100/month).
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Spinz posted:NICE Appreciated, but hold on for the possible revelation that dude got a DUI for endangering other people. I realized this after I made that promise, please don't hold my feet to the fire for paying for someone who may have mowed down some people
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MorrisBae posted:I'm actually mistaken 
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thatguy posted:I'm working in NC and our job is ending. We're mostly isolated and work outdoors. One of my employees doesn't have a driver's license from a DUI, and he's from Idaho and he wants to head home. He doesn't have health insurance. What's the safest way for him to get home? Should I just drive him? He's 50 If you can get him to Boise, I can get him anywhere else in the state he needs to go.
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NY counts your previous year of salary (you know, before I lost my job) as your "current income" (lol) to determine your premiums, and I made just over the limit to qualify for the Essential Plan, which is NY's privatized version of Medicaid that's administered by insurance companies So instead I'm stuck with Premium Tax Credits that help reduce the price of my dogshit health plan to $100/month
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Drunk Nerds posted:Appreciated, but hold on for the possible revelation that dude got a DUI for endangering other people. I realized this after I made that promise, please don't hold my feet to the fire for paying for someone who may have mowed down some people Every DUI is endangering other people afaik. I wasn't asking for charity, though I appreciate the sentiment. I just don't know the safest way of sending him home. Is a bus really any better? Same close quarters but for way longer
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:If you can get him to Boise, I can get him anywhere else in the state he needs to go. I messaged thatguy asking the cost for a bus ticket home. If it's a bus ticket to boise that would really help me out, as we are living paycheck to paycheck (despite both of us working and never doing anything ever, ft economy) Edit: Didn't see thatguy's latest post, seems like a bus ticket is the best option, though?
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thatguy posted:I'm working in NC and our job is ending. We're mostly isolated and work outdoors. One of my employees doesn't have a driver's license from a DUI, and he's from Idaho and he wants to head home. He doesn't have health insurance. What's the safest way for him to get home? Should I just drive him? He's 50 Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:If you can get him to Boise, I can get him anywhere else in the state he needs to go. If you can drive this guy across the entire country, I'll handle the final 50 miles. I got you, fam.
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Jesus , I forgot how hosed the train industry is. Train from NC to Boise: $450, Flight from NC to boise: $300 Yeah, I might only be able to throw $100 on it, so feel free to burn into me about getting all righteous about this poo poo. I thought a bus ticket would be like $100 max Drunk Nerds fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Mar 12, 2020 |
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