Dealing with the Corona Epidemic

OHL -

Trying to stay our of these threads to maintain my own sanity these days but here`s a read on PPE if you have not seen this

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidd...yers-and-this-is-what-i-learned/#3d7e480d56d4

Been cooped up in the house forever , but have not been able to go outside for the last 3 days. I dont want to be out when there are unknown variables....like potentials seeders a few houses over. Neighbor a few houses over is having roofers / roofing work done. I guess they gotta make their money while the sun is shining. I just want to put Pink Placards saying, contractors, stay the F*CK Home and Slow the Spread.
 
Oneheadlite said:
I`ve also taken no comfort in the idea of a vaccine - hopefully we can get there, but it doesn`t seem like we`re a finger snap away from having one...

Sorry, looks like I`ve been on the Negative Nancy bus as well...
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I read an interview with someone from the CDC (apparently they have been excluded from the White House briefings, Fauci is NIH) who said this will be a 24-month ordeal (I presume that means 18 months for the vaccine development, and 6 months to make it and get people vaccinated...except for the anti-vaxxers).
 
gorram- Good on you for posting that Far Cough; alcohol can be murder on some interior surfaces (including lots of leathers).
 
Does anybody know whether the COVID-19 thing is somehow affecting the price of eggs?

They have plenty of `em in all my groceries, but they all have a limit on what you can purchase (ranging from 1-3 dozen, which sure won`t last us long) and the price has *skyrocketed* (more than doubled) compared to previously. What am I missing?
 
Yikes. Glad I pretty much don’t consume eggs regularly. I wonder how the prices at say, Walmart compare to the grocery store.
 
Was talking to a family member the other day. I believe a dozen was around 4.50 or so....at the local `mart. While one is to avoid the big box `marts, I suspect most local chains may have a slight -price gouge- and the big boxes have maintained their prices. Produce at my local marts have doubled 3 weeks ago !
 
Yikes, I haven`t been to Walmart (and don`t plan to go in the foreseeable), but I thought that the price going up to ~$2/doz. was bad! Guess I oughta count my lucky stars that it`s not worse.

Guess what got my attention was that 1) Easter`s coming and that usually means "cheap eggs" and 2) a few weeks ago it was Egg Wars here, with everybody chasing the competition to the lowest prices..like 57¢ (the one I remember, yeah, I stocked up but they go so fast..).

Thanks for the Reality Check :D Could sure be a lot worse...
 
I used to a lot of activity so I`ve branched out to the neighbors.
I took the corded Flex out for it`s first buff of the year on the neighbors Escalade. I got to use the cordless Flex 80 on the small "rash" and tight areas around all the cladding. Zaino AIO was used and Optimum Polish II for random "rash". The Griots cordless was not to miss out.... I put a Griots glass polishing pad on it and "rubbed" on some RainX.

Yes, the chrome is peeling off the wheels but the paint really "pops" now. Time to go for a 15 mile+ ride on the trike with my wife.
 

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Eggs... my observation is that any staple good that keeps well is in high demand. The theory being that every trip to the grocery store is a risk, so anything that keeps well such as eggs, flour, TP, is good to get a bunch of and maybe skip a future trip to the store.

But maybe with the PPE shown in that Far Cough video, we can all be safe? :lol:
 
bofh said:
Eggs... my observation is that any staple good that keeps well is in high demand. The theory being that every trip to the grocery store is a risk, so anything that keeps well such as eggs, flour, TP, is good to get a bunch of and maybe skip a future trip to the store.
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I`d say that`s the answer, eggs keep a long time compared to some things.

The math on this whole Covid-19 is really bad. The consensus seems to be that the social distancing will work, along with being out of "cold and flu" season (which according to the experts actually DOES have something to do with the warmer weather and longer daylight hours doing natural UV sterilization), and that the whole thing will taper off in a few months.

The problem is it will still be around, and will be raging in the southern hemisphere, ready to make a comeback in the fall. I don`t know if these were NJ numbers, but the estimate was that by the fall only 5% of the population will have gotten it, meaning that there will still be 95% susceptible, so here we go all over again. Hence the 24 month scenario I mentioned in an earlier post. At least in the next wave there should be plenty of masks, ventilators, field hospitals, and a lot more information on the bug.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I`d say that`s the answer, eggs keep a long time compared to some things.

The math on this whole Covid-19 is really bad. The consensus seems to be that the social distancing will work, along with being out of "cold and flu" season (which according to the experts actually DOES have something to do with the warmer weather and longer daylight hours doing natural UV sterilization), and that the whole thing will taper off in a few months.

The problem is it will still be around, and will be raging in the southern hemisphere, ready to make a comeback in the fall. I don`t know if these were NJ numbers, but the estimate was that by the fall only 5% of the population will have gotten it, meaning that there will still be 95% susceptible, so here we go all over again. Hence the 24 month scenario I mentioned in an earlier post. At least in the next wave there should be plenty of masks, ventilators, field hospitals, and a lot more information on the bug.
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You really think there will be the number or masks, ventilators, field hospitals, and info needed to fight a second, third, and fourth wave? Honestly, I don`t see public access to masks happening within the next six months.
 
There are surgical masks (non-N95) available on Amazon right now. Most have shipping dates in early May (better than nothing) and some are available right now.
 
You guys are still freaking my out I see.
Did you know that the [FONT=&quot]CDC estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and [/FONT][FONT=&quot]3,000[/FONT][FONT=&quot] die from foodborne diseases each year in the United States. CDC provides estimates for two major groups of foodborne illnesses – known pathogens and unspecified agents.[/FONT]

gorram said:
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That dudes mask looks like a set of panties!!!
 
bad penny said:
You guys are still freaking my out I see.
Did you know that the CDC estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases each year in the United States. CDC provides estimates for two major groups of foodborne illnesses – known pathogens and unspecified agents..
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Heh heh, you lost me! Are you saying the COVID-19 isn`t all that serious because of the specs on food-borne illnesses? If so, COVID-19 is infinitely harder to avoid...

[Accumulator has had *SERIOUS* food poisoning and doesn`t take it lightly.]
 
bad penny said:
You guys are still freaking my out I see.
Did you know that the [FONT="]CDC estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#111111][FONT="]3,000[/FONT][FONT="] die from foodborne diseases each year in the United States. CDC provides estimates for two major groups of foodborne illnesses – known pathogens and unspecified agents.[/FONT]



That dudes mask looks like a set of panties!!!
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No, it`s a THONG over his face ...
Dan F
 
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