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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Perd Hapley on March 20, 2020, 10:27:27 PM
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Medically-themed TV shows donate their stock of PPE to the cause.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-resident-and-other-med-tv-shows-donate-their-stock-of-personal-protective-equipment-to-hospitals-fire-stations
A possible cure:
https://truepundit.com/french-peer-reviewed-study-our-treatment-cured-100-of-coronavirus-patients/
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I'm guessing they ramped up testing on those potential cures, so we should know in a few days if they pan out or not. I pray to God that it works.
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I pooped today!
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I finally have the time to devote to a couple projects.
I’m taking the doors off the Jeep to rebuild the hinge bushings, clean up some corrosion and repaint the hinges.
There are hard nylon bushings to replace the original zinc sleeves. The previous owner must have inserted the plastic ones without removing the zinc ones. Wondered why the doors were always so stiff. I had to use a floor jack under the doors to get them off. I had to fab a small curved chisel to get the corroded zinc things out.
I also mounted a cheap or maybe free harbor fright magnetic tool holder to the side of my tear down cart and bent some flat stock for tape holders and hooks that I can move or remove as desired. Don’t know why I never thought to do that before. I have everything I need here or I can make it.
Heated garage, good coffee, good music, and lots and lots of time.
Illinois is on lockdown but we are healthy and well supplied and fortified. Sun is finally shining and I expect the wife will want to go for a walk on our country road this afternoon. Probably while the ribs are in the smoker.
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I didn't die in my sleep. It can only get better from there. I had some parts I have been waiting for arrive for the bike (motorcycle) so I can get it ready to ride this weekend, the best kind of social distancing. :)
bob
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Weighed 244 on Monday at the doctors. I'm down about 40 lbs since my surgery.
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I'm still alive and not infected.
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I saw someone point out that all the Drag Queen Story Hour events at public libraries are probably canceled right now. That is good news even if only temporary.
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Haven't killed anyone yet
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Positive news! - Post yours here
Al the guys in the wifi (https://jcwifi.com/)side are working from home, so its way less crowded at work.
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Haven't killed anyone yet
Day's not over... ;)
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Wish this were true...
Government Accidentally Shuts Itself Down With Ban On Non-Essential Businesses
https://babylonbee.com/news/government-accidentally-shuts-itself-down-with-ban-on-non-essential-businesses
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she would have caught the mistake but had passed the ban in a hurry, saying, "We had to pass the ban to see what it did."
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Day's not over... ;)
It's a good thing that my wife works at a flooring store, which is considered construction supplies. She gets to work while other folks in other businesses were told to close tonight at 10pm until April 7th. My wife is extremely annoying when she is bored.
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Thus far everyone is healthy, spring is slowly starting here, a little early garden done and both my jobs seem to skate by as essential.
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Being home for a week+ now has given me unexpected time to tackle projects around the house. Fortunately Home Depot appears to be a vital retailer in Washington State. =D
One interior wall painted
Bathtub re-caulked
Windows cleaned (including exterior, which I do about every 5 years)
Replacement plastic bumper ends installed on the Wrangler
Last year's leaves raked in the yard
Bare spots in the lawn from having leaves sit over the winter seeded
Other various and sundry. Biggest achievement is that my wife is not completely fed up with me yet.
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Today makes two weeks since my pup had to go in for emergency surgery. The surgeon pulled over 100 stones out of his bladder, and one big one out of his urethra. He ended up with a load of stitches on his belly and a bunch more up his junk. Stitches came out Tuesday, and he's pretty much back to normal now.
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Being home for a week+ now has given me unexpected time to tackle projects around the house. Fortunately Home Depot appears to be a vital retailer in Washington State. =D
One interior wall painted
Bathtub re-caulked
Windows cleaned (including exterior, which I do about every 5 years)
Replacement plastic bumper ends installed on the Wrangler
Last year's leaves raked in the yard
Bare spots in the lawn from having leaves sit over the winter seeded
Other various and sundry. Biggest achievement is that my wife is not completely fed up with me yet.
I made a whole bathroom disappear, walls and all. Just started framing it back tonight until my batteries died. Back at it tomorrow. Funny thing is I'm making it smaller, was a 7x7 bathroom, now it will be a 5x7 so I can make a bigger closet on side.
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Today makes two weeks since my pup had to go in for emergency surgery. The surgeon pulled over 100 stones out of his bladder, and one big one out of his urethra. He ended up with a load of stitches on his belly and a bunch more up his junk. Stitches came out Tuesday, and he's pretty much back to normal now.
Excellent news. Thanks for sharing.
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The local grocery store had TP in stock and it was the good stuff too.
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I pooped today!
Ditto.
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My wife's friends husband is off the ventilator. Ventilated for over a week, and 3 days of ekmo, but it looks like he'll make it.
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I'm still working, with a letter saying I'm special. If we end up in lock-down I can still get to work.
Last year we had a claim against our homeowners insurance - got new windows, roof & AC out of the deal, along with a boat load of new debt. Insurance company raised our rates, of course. Shopped a little, got a new policy with another company. Just received the adjusted escrow notice from the bank. We're a few hundred short in the escrow account, they'll split that up over the monthly payments for the rest of the year or we can pay it all at once. The new policy is so much lower than the old policy that, even with the shortage, our new/adjusted payment (including the shortage) is actually less than what we'd been paying with the old policy before the rate increase. I've always added a few extra $$ to the payment, so now I can keep sending them the same amount and even more will be going to paying down the principal.
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Totally selfish positive news, but due to the virus, I have discovered my little grocery store has the best meat ever. I've always bought my meat from Costco. My previous Costco had prime cuts. My current Costco only has choice, and it's hit and miss on really good vs just okay. Since I'm not going to Costco right now, I started buying meat at the local grocery. Even in the worst panic so far, they have been stocked in the higher priced cuts.
They also only have choice, but I cooked up some tri-tip from there today. Made it the same way I always do, seasoned the same, and it is worlds better than the Costco meat. This is a family owned store with three locations. Mine is just a satellite store, but their main store in Oregon has a butcher shop that delivers to their other stores. I'm guessing they are buying fresh local beef that is fed well, because again, the taste was amazing. I'm gonna start buying my meat from them from now on.
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We sent out a letter to clients who had money down for deposits, told them since the situation was fluid, and delivery times were now unknown, if they wished to cancel, they would get a full refund. Every one of them elected to maintain their deposit. It is good to work for nice folks.
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We're going to a crew based schedule for the interim. The idea being, if a crew gets a confirmed case, they can get quarantined, the facility can be sanitized, and there's enough controllers left to run the operation.
5 days on, 10 days off. So unless we get an instance of another crew taking a hit, I'll have a lot of time off for the next two months :rofl:
I think that's a positive. More time with the fam, even just to do little things like play uno or watch a movie.
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This is the time of year I usually get hammered by allergies, however it's been the least bad for me in literally decades.
Also, Hilary is still not president.
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Totally selfish positive news, but due to the virus, I have discovered my little grocery store has the best meat ever. I've always bought my meat from Costco. My previous Costco had prime cuts. My current Costco only has choice, and it's hit and miss on really good vs just okay. Since I'm not going to Costco right now, I started buying meat at the local grocery. Even in the worst panic so far, they have been stocked in the higher priced cuts.
They also only have choice, but I cooked up some tri-tip from there today. Made it the same way I always do, seasoned the same, and it is worlds better than the Costco meat. This is a family owned store with three locations. Mine is just a satellite store, but their main store in Oregon has a butcher shop that delivers to their other stores. I'm guessing they are buying fresh local beef that is fed well, because again, the taste was amazing. I'm gonna start buying my meat from them from now on.
You'd love the everyday meat we can get in the Midwest from most grocery stores.
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This is the time of year I usually get hammered by allergies, however it's been the least bad for me in literally decades.
Also, Hilary is still not president.
My allergies were bad about two weeks ago, but they were gone inside a week, which is unusual.
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Totally selfish positive news, but due to the virus, I have discovered my little grocery store has the best meat ever. I've always bought my meat from Costco. My previous Costco had prime cuts. My current Costco only has choice, and it's hit and miss on really good vs just okay. Since I'm not going to Costco right now, I started buying meat at the local grocery. Even in the worst panic so far, they have been stocked in the higher priced cuts.
They also only have choice, but I cooked up some tri-tip from there today. Made it the same way I always do, seasoned the same, and it is worlds better than the Costco meat. This is a family owned store with three locations. Mine is just a satellite store, but their main store in Oregon has a butcher shop that delivers to their other stores. I'm guessing they are buying fresh local beef that is fed well, because again, the taste was amazing. I'm gonna start buying my meat from them from now on.
They probably do what our little local market, Frank's Meat Market, does. Which is, age their beef. Most supermarket beef is on the shelf about 5 days after being slaughtered, Frank's ages their for 3 weeks before cutting and packaging.
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This is the time of year I usually get hammered by allergies, however it's been the least bad for me in literally decades.
Also, Hilary is still not president.
Both of our cars are black. The amount of tree bukkake on them right now is obscene.
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everyday meat
Everyday Meat was my nickname during those two weeks I was allowed to teach at Bryn Mawr.
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Everyday Meat was my nickname during those two weeks I was allowed to teach at Bryn Mawr.
We got a steakhouse named Bryn Mawr near Ainsworth, IA.
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Both of our cars are black. The amount of tree bukkake on them right now is obscene.
https://avalonking.com/
This stuff is awesome.
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The heavy rains on Friday dissolved a lot of the winters dog crap. Less to pick up in the backyard this week.
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As horrible as this sounds, I'm glad that my Mother isn't alive for this. It would have been problematic.
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https://www.ammoland.com/2020/03/nssf-firearm-accidents-reaching-record-low-level/#axzz6I6IamFJ6
NSSF: Firearm Accidents Reaching Record Low Level
The National Safety Council data showed that for 2018 there were 458 firearm fatalities, accounting for less than 1 percent of unintentional fatalities from all principal causes. In the last two decades (1998-2018) accidental firearm deaths have declined by 47 percent. “Even one accidental firearm fatality is one too many,” said Bartozzi. “We’re aiming for zero, and this is great progress.”
Hopefully, all the new gun owners pay some attention to what they are doing and don't mess this up.
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As horrible as this sounds, I'm glad that my Mother isn't alive for this. It would have been problematic.
Don't feel bad. A friend of my Dad's was helping me out a few weeks ago and said he thought it was a blessing Dad wasn't around for the potential boogalo. At the time, I wavered but this? Oh dear God, especially with my health being what it is, there wouldn't be a moment of peace... It would be constant ranting, fussing and there wouldn't be an unloaded gun in the house.
Well, except Tiger King. He would have loved Tiger King (the show, not Joe)
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Back to the actual thread topic: :P
Good news!
There's a new test, with results within minutes, and it can be done at a doctor's office or an urgent care.
Hydroxychloriquine has been approved as a treatment.
There may be a vaccine approved by January.
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There's a new test, with results within minutes, and it can be done at a doctor's office or an urgent care.
Of course the primary result of that will be the media breathlessly reporting on the skyrocketing number of new cases.
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Of course the primary result of that will be the media breathlessly reporting on the skyrocketing number of new cases.
They won't mention that the skyrocketing new cases is a good thing. It's good because our testing is catching up. Not too long ago, CA had more pending tests than they had results.
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I was sick and now I'm not as sick. No idea if it was the Modelovirus or something less serious but it's been GI symptoms.
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As horrible as this sounds, I'm glad that my Mother isn't alive for this. It would have been problematic.
This sounds even more horrible. My mom IS still alive. She's 91 and has dementia and is in hospice care at a local retirement home. Naturally, the home is locked down, so we can't even visit. If she were to pass away before this is over, she would do so around strangers, and there would be no funeral. I wouldn't mourn her passing, because it is time (she still recognizes us, sometimes), but I just hope she hangs on until this is over, so we can visit her again.
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I'm right there with you, Larry.
My Mom was slipping badly at the end. It was getting to the point where she thought I was my Dad (not frequently, but jarring), but most of the time she thought her parents were still alive and that my Dad's parents were still alive.
What made it all the more real for her was that the home she was living in was the house that my Dad grew up in (which they bought from Dad's parent's estate in 1999). She and my Dad had been friends from when they were young so as Mom went farther and farther back in time she was still in a place that was totally familiar to her and she was expecting the people who should have been there to be there.
Her last Christmas she was infuriated that my Grandmother (Dad's mom) was ignoring her...
I just know I'd be frantic with worry with this going on were she still alive and at home.
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Mixed bag. The not good- My last bee hive died out some time me late winter. I'd had neglected the hive so pretty much my fault. I had seen activity with pollen (probably cedar) coming in on some warm days in early February but recent activity had no pollen. Turned out to be robbing. The sort of good- I salvaged 24 pounds of honey out of the upper box.
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I'm sorry that all these links lead to the ad-infested Daily Wire, but they had a few good news headlines, so here you go:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vaccine-from-1920s-being-tested-to-fight-coronavirus
https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-strips-gunstore-closing-sheriff-of-emergency-title
https://www.dailywire.com/news/lawmakers-move-to-rescind-stimulus-for-kennedy-center-after-musician-layoffs
And for more good news:
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-john-krasinski-launches-some-good-news-youtube-channel-to-spread-cheer-during-the-pandemic
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My good news. I normally work from home already, so nothing has changed. Still getting paid, when I know a lot of people aren't.
And our customers are still implementing/buying our system for new setups, so the company is still in the black.
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Positive News!
https://babylonbee.com/news/mike-pence-issues-permanent-stay-at-home-order-for-women
Mike Pence Issues Permanent Stay-At-Home Order To Nation's Women
Currently, this permanent stay-at-home order for women is being praised by feminist groups. “We misjudged Pence,” said an email from the National Organization for Women. “He really cares about women and wants to keep them safe.”
The order should go into effect immediately and last until Judgment Day. Any woman who violates the order will be forced to wear a scarlet letter “A,” which stands for “A Woman Who Doesn’t Listen.”
:lol:
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Positive News!
https://babylonbee.com/news/mike-pence-issues-permanent-stay-at-home-order-for-women
Mike Pence Issues Permanent Stay-At-Home Order To Nation's Women
:lol:
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Why's Jesus telling Polyanna to stay at home?
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Why's Jesus telling Polyanna to stay at home?
I'm pretty sure that ain't Jesus.
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I'm pretty sure that ain't Jesus.
"Let me tell ya 'bout Ahab the Arab, sheik of the burning sand..." ♫
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I'm pretty sure that ain't Jesus.
Here's Jesus
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I'm right there with you, Larry.
Thanks, Mike
My sister talked to her on the phone yesterday and was happy that she was somewhat coherent (just talking on the phone is an accomplishment). She was wondering why nobody had been by to visit. Sis tried to explain, but who knows how much of it came through.
In better news; this quarantine is a lot easier for a couple of retired people in a large, brand new house, than for younger, working people. We have the three teenagers home with us everyday, but they stay hidden away in the rec room most of the day. Unless we need 18 year old grandson Tyler to help us with something, and he's always willing. Jim is working six 10s and only has Sunday off, and Corinna works three 12s, Wed through Friday. Corinna is and X-ray-Cat Scan tech at a hospital, but she takes every precaution before leaving work and has been keeping her distance from us when home. Jim is extra precautious at work and showers as soon as he walks in the door.
Since we have 40 acres and a new home, there's always landscaping and yard work to do, and on nice days we're usually outside piddling in the garden or something. Our nearest neighbors are over 100 yards away.
The only thing I miss is my morning coffee meeting with a few other retirees at the convenience store a mile away, and an infrequent lunch and beer at Toni & Joe's Pizzeria. where I used to have lunch before I retired.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/fda-gives-emergency-approval-to-blood-test-to-find-who-has-antibodies-is-immune-to-sars-cov-2
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-obama-campaign-manager-explains-how-coronavirus-crisis-not-hurting-trump-setting-back-biden
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Governors see possible 'flattening' of the curve in latest coronavirus data (https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/04/06/governors-see-possible-flattening-of-the-curve-in-latest-coronavirus-data-1272953)
https://conservativeangle.com/mit-economist-nyc-coronavirus-curve-already-flattening/
In a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper posted Friday, MIT Economist Jeffrey E. Harris details how the data coming in from New York City indicates that “the coronavirus epidemic curve is already flattening” in the city — a development that has surprised many experts who predicted to see far worse numbers before things started to improve in the nation’s COVID-19 “epicenter.” If the trend is in fact legitimate, he asks, what exactly caused the number of new cases to level off? In the paper, he offers eight “alternative” explanations for the welcome apparent turning point, but ultimately suggests that none are fully satisfying answers.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/influential-coronavirus-tracking-model-shows-steep-decline-in-death-bed-shortage-projections
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation University of Washington’s School of Medicine now says they’re COVID-19 projection model shows a sharp decline in anticipated deaths, anticipated bed shortages, and even anticipated infections — a change made as new data about the virus’ real-world spread becomes available and analysts are able to monitor epicenters, like New York City, in real time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/austria-coronavirus-lockdown-end/2020/04/06/b4dedd8e-7805-11ea-a311-
adb1344719a9_story.html
Maybe we'll have some examples to follow on our way out of this mess.
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Some good old American Ingenuity:
https://www.businessinsider.com/homemade-mask-using-hydro-knit-shop-towel-filters-better-2020-4?op=1
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Maybe the Lord is listening to those of us who pray daily for our country, neighbors, our states, our crappy government. I would speculate there have been a lot more believers who have not paid much attention to their faith began praying again. The Lord does listen and particularly likes it when his creation wakes up a bit in their mad dash toward secular humanism.
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In other positive new, Hillary Clinton is still not the president.
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In other positive new, Hillary Clinton is still not the president.
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New York City appears to be in a new infections plateau. That's good news.
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Thank you all! =D
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https://m.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-COVID-19-treatment-shows-100-percent-survival-rate-preliminary-data-624058/amp?__twitter_impression=true
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https://m.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-COVID-19-treatment-shows-100-percent-survival-rate-preliminary-data-624058/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Stem cells??
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Stem cells??
I believe so. Sourced from placenta.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/emergency-field-hospital-dismantled-after-treating-zero-coronavirus-patients
The virus has been battled so successfully that a huge Army field hospital built by hundreds of troops inside a Seattle convention center last week will be dismantled — having never treated a single patient. The mobile hospital will be sent to another state that is still seeing a daily increase in the number of cases and hospitalizations, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said....
Washington state officials returned more than 400 ventilators to the federal government, which they also didn’t need.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/08/coronavirus-crisis-is-turning-americans-both-parties-against-china/
The Chinese government’s mismanagement of the covid-19 outbreak, and how the United States should respond, are caught up in the partisan politics of Washington. But around the country, Americans in both parties increasingly agree that the United States needs a tougher, more realistic China strategy that depends less on the honesty and goodwill of the Chinese government.
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The liquor store in town had sliced pineapple. It's a small place an old KC southern passenger train car. But it made my day.
My wife's birthday dinner got killed by this virus so today was 27 years for us so a pineapple upside down cake is her favorite. It was awesome.
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I got a text from my credit union today that my Kung Flu stimulus will be deposited to my bank account on April 15.
Hello new rifle!*
When I can actually find one in stock.