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

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I thought maybe you had just a "wee farm!"
Actually vertically challenged folks are best for the world, our "footprint" is much smaller.

Smaller footprint, that’s priceless! I do have a few vegetable gardens, fruit trees and of course chickens. So that is my “Wee Farm.” I have a medium size red garden tractor as well. A Wee Farmer’s got to have a Wee Tractor.

 

[Folly's place]

I too have asthma, and know several other people more affected than I am. Wearing a mask works fine, and is certainly better than getting this disease by not wearing one!
Mary

 

[cheepteach]

My guess is they are trying to be in line with the CDC guidelines which have a provision for those not able to wear masks.

+1 here.
Everyone is taller than me!

you know you're vertically challenged when everything you want in the grocery store is at the top shelf! And you can't ask a stranger for help and socially distance

 

[electrycmonk]

I thought maybe you had just a "wee farm!"
Actually vertically challenged folks are best for the world, our "footprint" is much smaller.

Just like 'southpaws' are the only ones in their right mind..... (Snickers) so it's it goes to allow this addition:
Those of us that are ambidextrous are at least 1/2 way there, or at least in their right mind 1/2 the time.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Can you provide a link confirming this?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/politics/trump-cdc-coronavirus.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/hospital-coronavirus-data-cdc-trump-washington-dc-health-human-services

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/ne...-bypass-cdc-report-covid-19-data-directly-hhs

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-data-cdc-hospitals-trump-administration/

 

[ChickenCanoe]

A Yale study shows we may be dramatically undercounting deaths associated with Covid 19.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/07/about-30-covid-deaths-may-not-be-classified-such

The same is likely true for other countries like India, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Indonesia and some African countries.
https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-is-india-undercounting-its-covid-19-deaths/article31628155.ece

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but it begs to wonder why the CDC is suddenly bypassed during the worst pandemic of our lifetime. They have been tracking disease in the US and globally since the 1940s.
https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/1940-1970.html

 

[Folly's place]

Bypassing the CDC makes me very uncomfortable too!!!
Their computer systems are slow because of chronic underfunding...
Mary

 

[reddogmaster2]

We finally got a little bit of rain last night! Whew it's been so hot and icky that my rashes have rashes. Unfortunately the storm system is really irritating the corns and bunions on my big toes. How about you? How's the weather where you are??

Hot and Humid here in the Heart of Dixie!

Maybe a mask would help those bunions?

 

[reddogmaster2]

I don't understand what medical issue would prevent someone from wearing a mask?! And still be able to go to a store?!
Makes no sense to me at all!
Mary

One medical issue that I have posted about is some people's respiratory system does not handle too much CO2. Hypercapnia is the medical issue.

As a college athlete, I was diagnosed having Hypercapnia.

That would be one condition.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Hot and Humid here in the Heart of Dixie!

Maybe a mask would help those bunions?

Interesting idea.
Do you think it would help that scummy stuff that seems to grow in kitchen drains all by itself??