R.I.P. Scout26
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Dow Chemical down here on the Gulf Coast is checking people's temperature on the way in the gate. They are using an infrared temp gun. I don't have a temperature apparently. I was told one of our guys saw someone ahead of them turned away.
I read that Micron in Boise has been doing that for the last couple of weeks. I guess it's one part of being safe rather than sorry, but I'm guessing there's a younger than average workforce there, so "temperature checks" are going to miss all the asymptomatic carriers.
For those blaming the Trump administration the Chinese government and WHO were still saying there was no community spread the week before Trump shut down flights from China.
Not that it's time to be political, but I will. Time to call out all the lefties that were yelling "racism!" and "xenophobia!" when Trump started restricting border entries. Gotta wonder how many more known (and unknown) infections we would have if those restrictions weren't put in place because of the screaming of "the squad", the MSM, celebrities, etc.
Where were our intelligence services during all if this? Nobody on the ground in Wuhan? Nobody listening in on coms? Wrong thread but a lot of this just feels off.
U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen, according to U.S. officials familiar with spy agency reporting.The intelligence reports didn’t predict when the virus might land on U.S. shores or recommend particular steps that public health officials should take, issues outside the purview of the intelligence agencies. But they did track the spread of the virus in China, and later in other countries, and warned that Chinese officials appeared to be minimizing the severity of the outbreak.The warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies increased in volume toward the end of January and into early February, said officials familiar with the reports. By then, a majority of the intelligence reporting included in daily briefing papers and digests from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA was about covid-19, said officials who have read the reports.
According to "unnamed sources" they were warning about it. Being top secret intelligence stuff though, I'm not sure you're going to get a clear picture of what they saw & what they said - and it's certainly not going to be spun in a positive manner for Trump.
I had to change my vote today...A sister of a friend of mine was just diagnosed with it in Northern WI yesterday. She's a nurse and was describing it as "Feeling like my lungs are full of broken glass when I breathe." She is 41.
Horrifying...Because business is slow, and also to keep from having so many people together in place, we'll be working alternate days for a while. I have loads of work to do at home, so I'm going to look at the bright side of it.
You've got to admit this is a good time of year to be stuck at home. Spring cleaning, getting the gardens and lawn set up for the summer, home repairs, and still have plenty of time left over to sit out on the porch and enjoy the springtime.
Good news, my sister is better. Never did get a test, even though she works at the hospital.Bad news, just got laid off.
March Madness on the TV. oh wait.....
See, any other year I would laugh at you... But I have just discovered the fascination for F1 racing. I was all set to watch it, too. Actually got the ESPN streaming app loaded up and everything...
A hospitalized Covid-19 patient is more than likely going to die alone without seeing family due to vistor restrictions. Something to think about if you think this no big deal.
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