Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[seminolewind]

"Hence it is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal. And he who by nature and not by mere accident is without a state, is either above humanity, or below it; he is the ‘Tribeless, lawless, hearthless one,’ whom Homera denounces—the outcast who is a lover of war; he may be compared to a bird which flies alone. " - Aristotle

If you ask me what COVID is like where I am chances are good the answer will include;

Something about our governors/senators actions, both locally and on a national stage.
Something about the state of our local hospitals.
Something about our access to medical care, especially for my family.
Something about our access to paid sick leave.
Something about my friends who are working in the state being considered essential being paid MUCH less than non essential workers.
Something about the educational materials our government is releasing and how they are or are not being observed.
Something about how our local stores I frequent are doing, including our local Asian grocery I buy a lot of my favorite foods from.

All these things are political pieces of information. This subject is impossible to depoliticize entirely unless you narrow it down to "are you in the hospital? Yes or no". All in all, with the exception of some misinformation, it's been fairly civil which I think is the most important thing.

You can't even really ask "how many cases are there" and get an accurate answer without "well X reported but we know there's not enough testing to be accurate".

Not enough testing yet. Yes there is civility -Yay!!'
There's a lot of unknowns but that's human.
I'm happy we are finding/getting from other countries.
I am happy with all what's going on and what the government is doing for people.
We're not going to see accuracy like you said. But what we're hoping for is to see less and less people getting sick

Rosie the Rivitor' Here we go! A Tennessee distillery is making hand sanitizer. And the auto industry is getting some helpful manufacturing together instead of building cars. Hopefully more manufacturers will be joining in and be creative about what they can make

 

[Kiki]

Get over the politics BS guys...if you don't like the thread leave it...it's that simple.

Corona crap is affecting everyone.

 

[Kiki]

It's not my rule ... It's BYC's .. and violating it makes a lot of people turn away. Again, there are places to discuss these things ... but not here! This is a place of consolation, comfort and support. Evangelizing politics belongs somewhere else entirely.

No one is violating rules in this thread. It's being watched.

Stop complaining.

 

[sdm111]

837/20

 

[seminolewind]

About a year ago I was sold some shoddy Ameraucanas that looked OK-ish but laid brown eggs. :T I have to start breeding that out and get me some nice dark legs cause these ones are just WHITE. Gotta start somewhere. I should set a LOT of eggs.

Hopefully you be lucky this time

 

[sourland]

Get over the politics BS guys...if you don't like the thread leave it...it's that simple.

Corona crap is affecting everyone.

Amen, sister, and politics in our PC world is in the eyes of the beholders. If I say that I applaud the actions of the governors in NY, Pa, Conn, and NJ, it has nothing to do with their political affiliations. It has everything to do with their actions.

 

[casportpony]

Source: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/coronavirus/list-of-coronavirus-cases-in-the-bay-area/2248581/

 

[MROO]

"Hence it is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal. And he who by nature and not by mere accident is without a state, is either above humanity, or below it; he is the ‘Tribeless, lawless, hearthless one,’ whom Homera denounces—the outcast who is a lover of war; he may be compared to a bird which flies alone. " - Aristotle

If you ask me what COVID is like where I am chances are good the answer will include;

Something about our governors/senators actions, both locally and on a national stage.
Something about the state of our local hospitals.
Something about our access to medical care, especially for my family.
Something about our access to paid sick leave.
Something about my friends who are working in the state being considered essential being paid MUCH less than non essential workers.
Something about the educational materials our government is releasing and how they are or are not being observed.
Something about how our local stores I frequent are doing, including our local Asian grocery I buy a lot of my favorite foods from.

All these things are political pieces of information. This subject is impossible to depoliticize entirely unless you narrow it down to "are you in the hospital? Yes or no". All in all, with the exception of some misinformation, it's been fairly civil which I think is the most important thing.

You can't even really ask "how many cases are there" and get an accurate answer without "well X reported but we know there's not enough testing to be accurate".

You're reaching. If it was so very difficult to keep politics out of the conversation, it wouldn't be the same tiny handful of posters who keep getting reminded to leave politics out of the conversation. No one else seems to be having that difficulty. Again ... there are forums for that - and they are very GOOD forums for that. Unfortunately for those who insist on dragging politics back to the forefront here, BYC is NOT one of them.

 

[IamRainey]

We have now leapt to #3 in the world for Covid-19 cases, ahead of Iran now and behind China and Italy which are 2 and 1 months ahead of us, respectively for first incidents.

Hospitals in the states with the highest patient loads still are not adequately equipped with personal protective gear, ventilators and staff.

Meanwhile, the worst is still to come.

 

[Kiki]

We have now leapt to #3 in the world for Covid-19 cases, ahead of Iran now and behind China and Italy which are 2 and 1 months ahead of us, respectively for first incidents.

Hospitals in the states with the highest patient loads still are not adequately equipped with personal protective gear, ventilators and staff.

Meanwhile, the worst is still to come.

Masks and shields are in route to Washington, Cali and New York right now...along with hospital beds and staff