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sweet thursday posted:I'm fast finding out that in the event of a national emergency in Canada, my loved ones will be more likely to behave like extra children who need to be coddled and protected than any type of adult I could rely on. So that's fun. I'm just glad that my elderly parents seem to be far more reasonable than most of the others. They are perfectly calm and happy to stay at home for a few weeks, even months if necessary. They aren't worried, but are very aware that they are in the most vulnerable bracket. It also helps that I had set them up with loads of streaming entertainment and other stuff a few months ago. Even if the internet goes out, I set up a little file server for them with a decent selection of tv series and movies. So they should be fine. I just may have to occasionally drop off some supplies depending on how long this goes on for, but otherwise they'll be fine.
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rear end cobra posted:Italian kissing and hugging culture probably helped spread this thing too?
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rear end cobra posted:Italian kissing and hugging culture probably helped spread this thing too? Same, but for those sexy French
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Bape Culture posted:I looked up how many deaths Italy has for flu per year and found this:
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FlamingLiberal posted:Yes that was mentioned as a factor for the virus spreading in Northern Italy Finns to not have to change anything in preparation for Coronavirus.
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sweet thursday posted:Goddammit I have to share it if this is true. Do you still have your sources available? This is great info to shove in some idiot prairie nurse faces. I got it from here: https://www.thelocal.it/20200123/flu-outbreak-in-italy-half-a-million-people-struck-down-in-a-week
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Anne Whateley posted:Yes, MRAs and white supremacists are insanely jerking off to this concept. They believe the weak will all die, they'll rule the world, and there will be a lot fewer jobs that will go to men, so women will be forced to stay at home to be sex slaves and raise kids. Well that is one approach. The other approach is noticing how many hyper conservative Boomers and their favored politicians are calling this a hoax and encouraging people to go out and do whatever.
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Grape posted:Finns to not have to change anything in preparation for Coronavirus.   This photo has nothing it do with the roni, it was taken years ago. It's just how Finns are normally.
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Telsa Cola posted:Comorbidity is going to be killer. According to a interview with a Dutch Intensive Care doctor obedity is one of the deciding factors for ending up on the IC, so yeah... Also, apparently more then half of Dutch corona patients on IC are under 50...
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This picture is haunting me. Why THE gently caress does this say "New options for consumers". /cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66499694/1206996881.jpg.0.jpg) Consumers. WHAT THE gently caress AMERICA
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Dramicus posted:I'm just glad that my elderly parents seem to be far more reasonable than most of the others. They are perfectly calm and happy to stay at home for a few weeks, even months if necessary. They aren't worried, but are very aware that they are in the most vulnerable bracket. It also helps that I had set them up with loads of streaming entertainment and other stuff a few months ago. Even if the internet goes out, I set up a little file server for them with a decent selection of tv series and movies. So they should be fine. I just may have to occasionally drop off some supplies depending on how long this goes on for, but otherwise they'll be fine. Same. My father, who is 80, has said he will follow the UK government advice for over 70's to self-isolate for four months. Stopped his engagements and said he will sit at home and read / build models and do his grocery shopping online. He's also on the managing committee's of several model railway related clubs which all agreed to suspend meetings for the same period.
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Bronze Fonz posted:Consumers. not anything new. once upon a time back in ye olde 2002 i worked for GE Consumer Finance
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schmuckfeatures posted:not anything new. once upon a time back in ye olde 2002 i worked for GE Consumer Finance I mean I've heard mentions of this thing called capitalism but... yeah. We're hosed and it's not because of the virus.
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Shaocaholica posted:Poverty bros So you agree $100k is nowhere near the poverty line even in the Bay Area?
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Comrade virus has joined the battle against capitalism, you say?
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:So you agree $100k is nowhere neat the poverty line even in the Bay Area? Who gives a poo poo lol jesus christ the world is coughing up lung mucus, feller
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What's death count gotta be at before people stop saying "its just a flu, people overreact about every loving thing"? Those reactions remind me of when people say to not evacuate during a hurricane.
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Bronze Fonz posted:I mean I've heard mentions of this thing called capitalism but... yeah. Dear fellow consumer, you appear to be stressed: Why don't you take the edge off with an ice-cold Coors™ Light™®©, purchase today and receive a 1% discount towards your next purchase!
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Blaise330 posted:What's death count gotta be at before people stop saying "its just a flu, people overreact about every loving thing"? Those reactions remind me of when people say to not evacuate during a hurricane. Someone in their family will have to die, and then it's still a maybe
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Bronze Fonz posted:This picture is haunting me. everybody in the trump administration are business fuckers, this is not unusual for them
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Dramicus posted:Dear fellow consumer, you appear to be stressed: Why don't you take the edge off with an ice-cold Coors™ Light™®©, purchase today and receive a 1% discount towards your next purchase! I want to speak to your manager. Immediately.
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Bronze Fonz posted:I want to speak to your manager. Immediately. I'm sorry you feel that way. Due to the ongoing Novel Coronavirus(NCoV-19) situation, management is currently unavailable as per company quarantine policy. Please wait 6-12 months and try again.
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The news is saying that this new hr6201 bill that's gonna be passed is supposed to help out some pretty specific cases where companies have less than 500 employees, which sucks for many of us. But I can't find the specific language in the bill stating this. Has anyone else been able to find it?
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This is unacceptable, I PAID to access this here forum. You will hear from my lawyer as soon as he gets out of quarantine!!
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Bleusilences posted:The cat is finally out of the bag; the USA is a third world country. doesnt italy have socialized medicine 
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Nurge posted:Why would I care? Is there something worth struggling to stay on this earth for? I can either fort myself up in my house and panic for the next year, and still probably catch it. Or just loving live my life and roll the dice. The latter is much preferable to me personally. uh okay?
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My parent's just installed 3 deluxe bidets, looking forward to my next visit. Drying feature and warm water? Hell yes.
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are there leaderboards somewhere of who has infected the most people? my friends are still going out to eat at restaurants lol.
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MarcusSA posted:On your last point while that may be true their Dr to patient ratio is higher than ours as is their bed to patient ratio soooooo Yah but we have way more ICU beds, almost 3x as many as Italy https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2020/03/12/the-countries-with-the-most-critical-care-beds-per-capita-infographic/#7e8248387f86
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sweet thursday posted:I'm fast finding out that in the event of a national emergency in Canada, my loved ones will be more likely to behave like extra children who need to be coddled and protected than any type of adult I could rely on. So that's fun. My mom's an entitled one-percenter wannabe, who has a temper tantrum when anyone asks (not even tells) her to do something. So her response to limiting outside activity is "no, I just can't stay in the house. I want to go Target and Home Goods and walk around." She doesn't even need to buy anything...Now she's giving me the silent treatment because I'm not paying for my niece's dance lessons (which I've done in the past) that starts tomorrow because I said she should probably skip this session. But that's fine, I made an unfavorable comment about Trump the last time and got "He's as sharp as a tack!" Then my aunt the other day said, "look Trump made the stock market go up 1500." I'm glad I live in a different state...
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bomb posted:My parent's just installed 3 deluxe bidets, looking forward to my next visit. Drying feature and warm water? Hell yes. My hope is that this TP scare will make Japanese toilets standard in North America. Everyone needs to experience a warm, gently lit toilet that plays a cheery tune as you sit down and has a fully-automatic clean up at the end. It's the only way to live.
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cat_snake posted:My mom's an entitled one-percenter wannabe, who has a temper tantrum when anyone asks (not even tells) her to do something. So her response to limiting outside activity is "no, I just can't stay in the house. I want to go Target and Home Goods and walk around." She doesn't even need to buy anything...Now she's giving me the silent treatment because I'm not paying for my niece's dance lessons (which I've done in the past) that starts tomorrow because I said she should probably skip this session. But that's fine, I made an unfavorable comment about Trump the last time and got "He's as sharp as a tack!" Then my aunt the other day said, "look Trump made the stock market go up 1500." On the bright side your mom might not have enough lung capacity to kick up a fuss when she gets to the hospital and all the ICU beds are already full.
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Blaise330 posted:What's death count gotta be at before people stop saying "its just a flu, people overreact about every loving thing"? Those reactions remind me of when people say to not evacuate during a hurricane. I have two nurses in my family that are saying this which is just madning to me.
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Blaise330 posted:What's death count gotta be at before people stop saying "its just a flu, people overreact about every loving thing"? Those reactions remind me of when people say to not evacuate during a hurricane. It'll probably require a beloved celebrity death for people to really start taking it seriously. Remember that many many people who were writing it off as "just another flu" suddenly started paying attention when they heard that Tom Hanks had caught it.
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BIG-DICK-BUTT-gently caress posted:Yah but we have way more ICU beds, almost 3x as many as Italy gently caress, the UK doesn't stand a chance.
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