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If my wife's office would institute a definitive work from home ability for the foreseeable future we'd pack up and head for NC. We're going to get hit hard here in CO with our cold dry air and this is a time that I'd really prefer to be close to family if at all possible.

Yep. I've already called my former next door neighbor who is 82 and told him that if he needs anything to call me and I'll bring it to him. Keep yo ass at home! We only moved one ridge over and I can be there in five minutes.

I bought 4 six packs and two handles of bourbon the other day. I think I underestimated my needs.

At a healthy 37 my wife and I are very low risk too. Our 4 year old daughter per current data is essentially no risk. I'm worried about my three grandparents and our parents that are still alive. They're in considerably higher risk groups.

It's why bannings and martial law have to be used. If people just had the sense to listen to good advice such measures wouldn't be required. But, dumb people will be dumb and most young people are dumb about things like this. At 37 with a wife and a kid I have a completely different perspective on the world and life in general now than I did when I was say, 20. 20 year old dumbass me would probably be out there partying it up right now. 37 year old me shakes his head at such dumbasses. Wait a minute... I see some kids in my lawn I need to go yell at now.

People panicking about a possible quarantine... well, it wouldn't be required if people would actually follow the CDC's guidelines. But they won't and that will lead to a quarantine. Thanks, idiots.

We're getting closer and closer. Lots of incremental steps being made along the way to condition us for the coming national quarantine. I think it happens in the next 48 hours. If you need something for the next 8 weeks, better be getting it.

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6141945191001?fbclid=IwAR1jHO8z0eKjP1PYNQrUNyXDF_pGCFCrvM2njuzkwrQI4Gf9VkIVLaUaXPk#sp=show-clips Don't get triggered by it being a Fox News link. Listen to the PhD Johns Hopkins professor.

Mayor Michael Hancock on Monday issued an order closing all restaurants and bars to on-site seating, effective 8 a.m. Tuesday through May 11. That's Denver, CO. That should send a pretty clear message to the "nothing burger" crowd that this is going to be over in a week or two.

Pretty much. The overall traffic is a lot lighter at those hours but also likely a lot more irresponsible.

Honestly, I wouldn't be completely shocked to find out I've already had it. I traveled a TON in January and February, including internationally. I spent a ton of time in the air and in airports. I developed the nastiest most lingering chest cold I've ever had that lasted the majority of February into early March and I still have an annoying lingering dry cough. The wife developed the same thing. It never bothered our four year old daughter in the least. Having COVID-19 never crossed my mind as a possibility because the protocol at that time was that if you hadn't directly traveled to an area of high impact then it wasn't considered to be much of a possibility.

Unfortunately, we might already be looking at an Italy type or worse situation in some places. Seattle, NYC, etc. Colorado might be on that list too.

China, Italy, etc. suggests otherwise. But, there is preliminary research suggesting that the spread of this virus will be significantly impacted by the warmer temps and higher humidity of summer. Not stopped mind you, but significantly less contagious. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=3551767 A lot of good that does us here in CO though. We're at least six weeks away from consistently warmer weather.

stirs and Bronn took a timeout. Stop this poo y'all.

I don't know why this is such a difficult concept for some to comprehend. If the healthcare system is overrun we're going to lose a lot of people due to other health issues simply because they won't be able to get the care that they normally would be able to. Those deaths won't be counted in the official tally but those deaths will in effect be due to COVID-19.

Yeah, NYC is already a hotspot. That's pretty much a worst case scenario with this thing breaking out like wildfire in a VERY heavily populated area.

Get it together y'all. This is getting close to being sent to the TB. Take your personal sniping there. No one else cares about y'all's dick measuring contest.

This is the main thing that's bothering me about some of the news coverage. Seeing too many fear mongering articles focusing on anecdotal rate cases where healthy young people have had severe cases. Maybe it's a good thing, hell I don't know. Maybe the realization that it can be severe for even healthy younger adults can help people understand how important it is to mitigate this thing and follow the CDC's guidelines. But, it will probably also help send a lot of healthy young adults with a sniffle or a scratchy throat flocking to the ER when the likely have a cold or allergies and even if they did have COVID-19 the odds are heavily in their favor.

FTFY

Not gonna argue with you about BS here. Take it to the TB.

If it's not a great source that's my bad. I pay literally zero attention to our media outlets. Every time I try to tune into one it feels like ingesting straight propoganda. A doctor friend posted it on FB. Removed the link. Message stands.

I know a place where y'all can talk about the TB...

There's been plenty of scary poo to read and there will plenty of scary poo in the coming weeks, but I think it's crucial to remember that we'll get through this and that there's light at the end of the tunnel.

I don't think there's gonna be anything to talk about football related anytime soon buddy

Stop. Last warning.