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There Bias Two posted:Today I found out that a close friend of mine who works at a hospital lost their father to COVID-19 last night. And also that their entire immediate family is probably infected. Between my wife and I, we know of 4 people who died from COVID. Two were close friends, and two were family acquaintances. I'm in NE Ohio. Speaking of which: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news...tinues-to-spike
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Shaocaholica posted:Wait what’s an Assad truther? An Assad truther claims the entire rebellion against Assad in Syria was somehow manufactured by the CIA
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rt4 posted:An Assad truther claims the entire rebellion against Assad in Syria was somehow manufactured by the CIA Pretty sure an assad truther is one who weirdly pretends there is just no chance assad would use chemical weapons on his own people, even though the rest of the world agrees he did. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:I read an interesting article about how young people always do dangerous stuff whether there's a pandemic or not. It's part feeling immortal, and part for the kick. That would be more encouraging to our situation, if not for the reality that it's not just our young people who are spreading the disease; boomers have been out in force making it clear that they don't want to wear masks and need to have different friends over for dinner every loving day. Also the whole thing where numerous other countries have nearly stomped out the pandemic despite having tons of young people. Not saying that they have universal compliance, but obviously enough compliance to keep their numbers from growing exponentially
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Have any of the rest of you been noticing grocery stores being low on stock lately? Across 2 or 3 chains, all the grocery stores in my area of shoreline connecticut have been weirdly low on stock, especially still paper towels/toilet paper, canned goods, and I'm not hearing any talk about supply chain issues. Is this a regional thing, or is this going on but nobody wants to talk about it?
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Jun 22, 2020 00:27
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rotinaj posted:Have any of the rest of you been noticing grocery stores being low on stock lately? Across 2 or 3 chains, all the grocery stores in my area of shoreline connecticut have been weirdly low on stock, especially still paper towels/toilet paper, canned goods, and I'm not hearing any talk about supply chain issues. Is this a regional thing, or is this going on but nobody wants to talk about it? i wanna say its people with some foresight seeing things are keeping accelerating and are preparing for poo poo to get real come the evictions panic july 1
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Jun 22, 2020 00:30
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I work in paper and packaging supply chain. We have no issues making the product, but orders are wayy down and we're frequently sitting drivers or closing plants for a day because they're too far ahead.
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Jun 22, 2020 00:30
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My grocery store was fully-stocked when I went yesterday. If anything the rice shelves had more than usual, like even for the pre-pandemic days; so much so that they were actually running a sale on rice There will probably be cyclic supply after-shocks for some time, like rubbernecking in traffic
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Jun 22, 2020 00:31
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unexpected crazy poo poo is happening and will continue to happen, for like at minimum another full year, people are stocking up on beans and ammo and butt-wipe e: I’ve been eating so much drat rice
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Jun 22, 2020 00:32
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Went to Target and all the outdoor supplies are gone. LOL we're so hosed.
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Jun 22, 2020 00:34
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My Publix is having trouble getting in pork and beef deli meats, both their brand and Boars Head. Tons of chicken and turkey but nearly out of all of the hams and roast beefs. Really hosed up the Rubens I was planning to make for dinner this past week.
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Jun 22, 2020 00:51
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I stopped eating meat and it's been a real blessing because nobody is clearing the fake meat freezer out
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Jun 22, 2020 00:54
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feelix posted:I stopped eating meat and it's been a real blessing because nobody is clearing the fake meat freezer out Doesn’t fake meat cost more and is generally worse nutritionally? I mean you do you.
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Jun 22, 2020 00:57
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I'm extremely pro vaccination, but I have some trepidation about a covid vaccine that's been fast tracked by people with a political agenda to be seen 'just doing something'. How likely is it a vaccine with badly understood side effects gets rushed out? Am I becoming antivax? Did they get to me? gently caress. I'll take one smallpox with a side of polio TIA.
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Jun 22, 2020 01:01
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Shaocaholica posted:Doesn’t fake meat cost more and is generally worse nutritionally? I mean you do you. Whoa I never considered that, thanks for the heads up
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Jun 22, 2020 01:01
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:I work in paper and packaging supply chain. We have no issues making the product, but orders are wayy down and we're frequently sitting drivers or closing plants for a day because they're too far ahead. I work for a large railroad. One of my customers was bidding on some freight from a paper manufacturer, only to be told that volumes are down roughly 60%.
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Jun 22, 2020 01:02
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Outrail posted:I'm extremely pro vaccination, but I have some trepidation about a covid vaccine that's been fast tracked by people with a political agenda to be seen 'just doing something'. How likely is it a vaccine with badly understood side effects gets rushed out? This just shows how out of touch you are. TB is the hotness this year.
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Jun 22, 2020 01:30
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Shaocaholica posted:Doesn’t fake meat cost more and is generally worse nutritionally? I mean you do you. It costs more and it’s not great nutritionally (eat your beans, folks), but I don’t think it’s actually worse than red meat.
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Jun 22, 2020 01:49
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Outrail posted:I'm extremely pro vaccination, but I have some trepidation about a covid vaccine that's been fast tracked by people with a political agenda to be seen 'just doing something'. How likely is it a vaccine with badly understood side effects gets rushed out? Having some concern is reasonable - there have been historic gently caress-ups with vaccines before. It's really a matter of risk-assessment and reading up on what actually ends up going out the door. Is it approved for use in Europe as well as the US? Which regulatory agencies are on board with approving it? Covid-19 is a global problem, so I'll be looking to see if countries untainted by Trump are on board with it when determining safety.
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Jun 22, 2020 01:52
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rotinaj posted:Have any of the rest of you been noticing grocery stores being low on stock lately? Across 2 or 3 chains, all the grocery stores in my area of shoreline connecticut have been weirdly low on stock, especially still paper towels/toilet paper, canned goods, and I'm not hearing any talk about supply chain issues. Is this a regional thing, or is this going on but nobody wants to talk about it? Yeah, I just back from the Stop & Shop in Groton and the shelves are still distressingly sparse. It feels a little apocalyptic.
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Platystemon posted:It costs more and it’s not great nutritionally (eat your beans, folks), but I don’t think it’s actually worse than red meat. I think the hypothetical optimal diet would include some red meat I also think it's possible to have like a 99% optimal diet as an ovo-lacto-vegetarian and like a 95% optimal diet as a vegan, and nobody who's having this conversation has anything close to an optimal diet so it doesn't matter
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Jun 22, 2020 01:58
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MasqueradeOverture posted:Went to Target and all the outdoor supplies are gone. Like the patio furniture? Or do you mean the lot of gardening stuff. Soil, pesticides, related tools? Is the “ we’re hosed” because you believe folks are en-mass prepping to grow their own vic... survival gardens?
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Jun 22, 2020 02:23
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MasqueradeOverture posted:Went to Target and all the outdoor supplies are gone. idgi People are spending lots of time at home. No, you can't even buy a cheap quick set pool because people don't want to go swim in corona juice to the point people are selling them on Ebay and Amazon for 3-4x regular price. Lots of gardening supplies are tougher to come by because people are gardening for various reasons either as a hobby to pass time or to grow food other people haven't touched. Patio sets? Yeah, they're also gone because people are spending more time at home with family. Same with grills, etc.
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Jun 22, 2020 02:37
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please do not have an anxiety attack because you saw target was out of citronella candles feel free to have one if they run out of tiki torches though
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lmao I forgot about neo‐Nazis and their Tiki® torches. They can’t even wrap a rag around a stick. “Help me, capitalism. You’re my only hope.”
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Jun 22, 2020 02:45
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Outrail posted:I'm extremely pro vaccination, but I have some trepidation about a covid vaccine that's been fast tracked by people with a political agenda to be seen 'just doing something'. How likely is it a vaccine with badly understood side effects gets rushed out? Nah, it's not antivax to be a bit suspicious of a vaccine that's been rushed out. The commercial and political incentives to have the first Covid vaccine in production are unprecedented, and even with lesser incentive to rush a crap product onto the market there's plenty of examples of drugs and vaccines that turned out to either be ineffective or cause some nasty side effects. The number of doses produced initially will be fairly limited so it's only going to be at-risk groups getting them - medical workers and other people exposed to the virus on a daily basis. By the time it's available to the general population there should be a fair bit of info as to whether it's working and whether it's causing any problems. As someone else mentioned, it's worth looking at which countries have approved it. The EU seems to have higher standards generally, and the US quite low standards so if something is approved for use in the US but not the EU it might be worth holding off on getting vaccinated.
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Sir Not Appearing posted:idgi I assumed the post was implying that people were going full prepper and getting ready for a prolonged period without basic necessities.
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Jun 22, 2020 02:48
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And how old you are and your situation. I will get vaccinated asap because in March unemployment runs out (I'm so lucky to be getting it) I have absolutely no skills that can be working from home enough to support myself so it is either work dangerously unvaccinated or get covid or roll the dice with the new vaccine. Also I so don't want to never have a boyfriend again so I will take that risk. I will see what they are giving in the EU tho, and other countries first.
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gay picnic defence posted:Nah, it's not antivax to be a bit suspicious of a vaccine that's been rushed out. The commercial and political incentives to have the first Covid vaccine in production are unprecedented, and even with lesser incentive to rush a crap product onto the market there's plenty of examples of drugs and vaccines that turned out to either be ineffective or cause some nasty side effects. Don't be surprised if you have less choice than you might like, though--"All employees who work in this office must have the vaccine. Also, all employees are due back in the office in two weeks. See you then!"
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Jun 22, 2020 02:57
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Sir John Falstaff posted:Don't be surprised if you have less choice than you might like, though--"All employees who work in this office must have the vaccine. Also, all employees are due back in the office in two weeks. See you then!" The barefaced freedom people won’t stand for that.
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Spinz posted:And how old you are and your situation. I’m confused what a boyfriend has to do w this?
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Jun 22, 2020 03:04
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Platystemon posted:The barefaced freedom people won’t stand for that. Since it's business owners demanding it rather than the government they'll actually be all in favour of it.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:04
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Burt Sexual posted:I’m confused what a boyfriend has to do w this? I assume because it's hard/extra dangerous to meet new people and date with a global pandemic on. So a vaccine could open up possiblities.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:09
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Burt Sexual posted:I’m confused what a boyfriend has to do w this? The transmission of coronavirus between two adults who love each other very much.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:09
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Jabor posted:Since it's business owners demanding it rather than the government they'll actually be all in favour of it. They’re not in favour of business enforcing mask code right now.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:10
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Burt Sexual posted:I’m confused what a boyfriend has to do w this? Dating is a wee bit off the books without any covid protection and anyone worth dating would either a)have the vaccine and only see you if you also had it or b) continue to not date people until a trustworthy vaccine goes out. Singling and mingling is kind of a horrible thing to do right now.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:22
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Sir Not Appearing posted:
It will be hilarious if COVID NOINTEEN hangs around your balls forever and becomes an STD you can acquire without the S
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Jun 22, 2020 03:38
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FoolyCharged posted:Dating is a wee bit off the books without any covid protection and anyone worth dating would either a)have the vaccine and only see you if you also had it or b) continue to not date people until a trustworthy vaccine goes out. I think at least one health organization recommended glory holes in order to facilitate covid-free sex.
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Jun 22, 2020 03:38
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A guy I know caught the virus two months ago and blew it off because he’s an rear end in a top hat. It was a mild case and he just kept going about his normal life. He passed it to his father, who died, and now he’s a few states away at a beach week with a bunch of people and a girl he just met who’s almost half his age. Oh and one of my close family is there too, but they swear they’re taking covid-19 seriously. Thanks for reading my “we’re doomed” story.
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Sigmund Freud has joined the chat.
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