Reacher
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MD now only allows you outside for food and doctor visits up to 8 pm. Can't even be in your backyard after 8 pm.
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58 minutes ago, IUFLA said:
Our first 5 years here, I did all 3 acres myself. All cleared, lots of 3 board fencing. Bought a JD D140 (nice lawn tractor, but should have bought a zero turn).
Every Saturday from about 8 am to 5 pm if I did it "right" (mow, trim, edge, blower).
I finally hired it out 2 years ago. Going rate is $80 an acre here. Main yard (about 1 acre) I have them do every week. Whole shootin match every 2 weeks.
I enjoy my Saturdays much more...
Zero turns are awesome. I went with the traditional tractor - JD E130 for my half acre so I can use attachments. Need the dump cart for landscaping. Works out OK since I don't have many obstacles to mow around. Usually spend an hour but can get a quick mow done in half that time. The house my wife wanted had 3 acres with a fence but only a 2 car garage. So glad it didn't work out.
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Interesting that overall death in Europe are declining. Guess the stay at home orders having an unintended consequence-
I could get behind this. Face masks save lives-
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48 minutes ago, Proud2BAHoosier said:
Look what my wife found today!!! With the stock market going crazy, we could be sitting on a Gold Mine!!! BTW, there's 20 of them in the box. Don't know how long we've had these as they were stored in our garage for who know how long.....
Get that baby up on ebay!
I found 2 in my basement. Saving for my parents or if someone else in the family catches it.
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Don't like what I am seeing here. Who is going to even be honest? This is going too far IMO. We have really come to the seizure of personal property?
Executive order from the governor of Colorado-
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sp3le5zUavA3GKM_omeDXpm7FNfL-wSt/view
"I request that any Colorado business or non-hospital health care facility, whether
veterinary, dental, construction, research, institution of higher learning, or other,
in possession of PPE, ventilators, respirators and anesthesia machines that are not
required for the provision of critical health care services undertake an inventory of
such supplies by no later than March 26th, 2020 and prepare to send it to the State
of Colorado. I direct the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to allocate any
supplies received pursuant to this order to support activities related to the
COVID-19 response."-
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Social distancing thru April 30 now- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-briefing-death-rate-social-distancing
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Here is a nice 8 min video of his senior season highlights- http://www.hudl.com/v/2DDNCH
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19 minutes ago, 5fouls said:
We've all heard about how South Korea has managed this about as well as any country. If you look at their numbers, while they have no longer have the days of a huge number of new cases, they aren't exactly eliminating new cases either. On March 12th, they reported 114 new cases. Two and a half weeks later, on March 28th, they reported 146. Daily deaths have consistently been between 5-10.
So, if we try and extrapolate that 'success' to the U.S., we have to consider that the U.S. has about 6 times the population. That means, after the peak in the U.S., the country can expect about 750 new cases and 50-60 deaths daily. That appears to be the new reality until either the weather knocks this thing down, or there is a vaccine.
I think their (South Korea) key has been lots of early testing and treatment. With the curve flattened, the fatality rate is not increasing due to an overburdened medical system.
I agree that this will not go away. Eventually everyone gets it. Hopefully most get the vaccine. It all about managing it now. Hopefully a few weeks is enough to get the tests out and find an effective treatment so we can begin a return to normal.
Very concerned about the media, cities and states that are floating 2 months or more of lock down. I see that doing considerable more damage, on many fronts, than the virus itself. I do think the elderly will have to social distance, at a minimum, until a vaccine is out.
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"A cluster of three counties in rural Indiana have surging rates of confirmed cases. One of them, Decatur, population 26,000, has 30 cases with one confirmed death and another suspected, said Sean Durbin, the county’s public health emergency preparedness coordinator. Several cases were traced to large gatherings earlier in the month, including a religious retreat and a high school basketball tournament."
https://apnews.com/cb56e50250328b923776408386b3a82a
In hindsight, shutting down the BTT was probably the right call.
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2 hours ago, rd726 said:
Even people not very sick getting tested here. We’ve had swabs come in from people with only “a fever in the last 14 days” and every other box checked ‘No’. Seem to be able to be tested if you just want it. Maybe that will be the way this is going, though not sure if that is that great. I think they should stick with the ‘only showing symptoms’.
i can see some people feeling fine but getting tested. These people have a negative test and then go about being less careful with what they do thinking they are fine. Then in the next few days they get the virus but think it’s something else because “I tested negative” so they don’t seek help......
My hospital not seeing much yet. Last week we had maybe 7-10 patients on the floor , TOTAL, and ER was quiet compared to normal. Have to see what this upcoming week is like.
Looks like the key is early testing and then the drug cocktail upon first symptoms-
Thought this article on an ER Drs perspective interesting- https://www.citizenfreepress.com/breaking/er-doctor-offers-lessons-on-treating-covid-19-patients-cheat-sheet-for-physicians-excellent-read/
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7 hours ago, mrflynn03 said:
Serious question? Does anybody remember the H1N1 swine flu pandemic that started January 2009? Probably not. Over 12,000 Americans died from swine flu.
Right now, the data available is lacking and so unreliable that calculating infection or mortality rates is going to be wildly inaccurate.
In my opinion, the only useful information can be gleaned from testing numbers.
So, take the positive test numbers divided by total tests. I have been doing this for 14 days now. The number of people testing positive from total test done is hovering around 15%.
So assuming enough testing is done, we should expect about 55-65 million Americans test positive and a much lower than 1.4% mortality rate. Probably will be about 0.5% when this is over.
It really shouldn't surprise anybody that 55-65 million Americans will contract this virus and 30-40,000 will succumb to it. It's just fundamental and an unfortunate part of life.
I don't think the testing data can be extrapolated like that as currently it is only the very sick and celebrities getting tested.
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53 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:
Just an FYI for any small business owners or self employed or part of the gig economy. Mark Cuban on twitter has been a phenomenal resource of information on how to apply or use programs. Should be up and running by Wednesday it sounds like but contact your bank for payroll protection loan program.
Also in case people haven't done already. Call mortgage, student loans,etc.....and ask about forbearance programs. I'm hearing anywhere between 90 and 180 days of suspended payments are given immediately. Might take you 20-30 minutes of hold time on phone but well worth it.
My wife had her Chase account hacked this week. Chase fraud recognized it and froze the account. That's when the nightmare began. Bank closes early so we called the 1-800#. My wife worried all our accounts being drained. One call of an hour+, then transferred to be disconnected. Luckily? I had dialed a second # on a different phone. That call lasted 5 hours and 50 minutes before being disconnected. Next morning went into the branch and after 3 hours finally got set up with new accounts, debit cards, etc. Their call center in India was offline and they were shortstaffed. Their business continuity plan left a lot to be desired.
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2 hours ago, mrflynn03 said:
When I mentioned how long will we tolerate our rights being violated, the linked article is the exact type of authoritarian BS I'm talking about. Threating fines or arrest for leaving your house to ride a bike or go for a walk.
Are you worried about stuff like this? Please watch video-
These people are in the middle of nowhere! Let the guy walk his dog!
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1 hour ago, milehiiu said:
Serious question. Does anybody know if shootings in the South Side of Chicago, have gone down, as a result of the virus ?
Weather has been lousy keeping a lid on things. Won't last long.
Saw a pic of Sephora and some other Mag MIle shops boarded up to keep looters out. I think police are doing the bare minimum to keep from contacting people. Heard they are terribly prepared and got some donations of gloves and masks.
Saw carjackings spiked in NYC after they released a bunch of prisoners. Stay safe @Lostin76 !
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41 minutes ago, IUFLA said:
And that's it, isnt it?
Not to sound macabre or insensitive, but we (our government) has to make decisions that either give the appearance of "letting the chips fall where they may" by keeping society running the way it always does, and sacrificing lives in the process, OR taking away freedoms while at the same time grossly affecting the financial well being and quality of life for a large number of people.
I guess where most people stand is where they have the most skin in the game. I look @Billingsley99 and I would be petrified if I was in his shoes, having a son with a compromised immune system. He's also looking at a financial impact. But speaking as a father myself, the financial part would be insignificant if I were in his shoes, and I'm sure it is to him and his family...I'd want society locked up tighter than the nuts on a new bridge.
On the other hand, there are people who are going to come out if this absolutely ruined financially...I feel for them as well...it really sucks to see a lifetime of work get crushed in this vise.
So, I'm ok with shelling out the trillions it's going to take to strike that balance. To me, it's not political at all. Or it shouldn't be. We're Americans. We step up to the plate with courage and conviction.
Let's just not worry about "blame" right now...
I heard today one reason Trump was country reopened by April 11 (except for heavily hit areas) is the concern over drinking and drug abuse. Problems that will only get worse with more people home, unemployed, etc. In addition, the longer we are closed, the more businesses that will not reopen. Do we let tens of thousands fall victim to substance abuse and suicide or maybe a smaller # to the Coronavirus? The hope is with another week or 2 to ramp up supplies, testing, etc, we can get back to normal.
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2 hours ago, Seeking6 said:
Regarding golf...at least here in Hamilton County....is because touching golf flags, using carts, retrieving balls from cups....all places where virus can be at. As well as nonessential travel rules i.e. going to a golf course isn't defined as essential.
I could be wrong but that's the way I'm reading it.
Makes sense.
1 hour ago, BDB said:Our golf course here in Iowa is supposed to open Sunday with a few temporary rules. The flag must remain in the cup, the cups have been elevated, no rakes, no ball washers, no cash, credit card only paying though the window. No course coolers and no gathering on the deck.
Makes more sense.
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Yesterday it was New Orleans as the new hotspot. Today Michigan. from 350 to 3000+cases in a week.
Gold courses ruled non essential in IL and must close.. Ridiculous, IMO. Very easy to social distance on a GC.
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9 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said:
I agree but am only starting to understand my feelings about this. What I feel happening is a total Armageddon type over reaction.
We have to have the data to feel safe about anything like, living. But I fear (kinda) that the data will only prove that the reaction was truly NUTZ driving us to potential Armageddon type reactions.
Once this train started off the tracks there was honestly no place at all to go except follow the train.
I guess my biggest fear is that this exercise may be only data for someone to use it against us in the future.... that is if that isn’t exactly what’s being done now.I see both a rational rationale and an overreaction. We can't have the morgues overflowing (like in NYC) but no need to shut the country down. There has to be a middle road.
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29 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said:
Couple questions and yes I’m obviously an antagonist. ( is that the correct word?)
is it worth money (Yours or mine) to verify you had something 3 months ago yet changes nothing other than knowing?
I want every freaking person in the US tested, so we can put a price per person that we’ve spent 2 TRILLION dollars on, And that’s just so far.
Courts and insurance companies have a new worth of a person to calculate into their algorithm.
Apparently millions may have had it. Knowing who has will let people know its safe to return to work. I think eventually it may be a part of everyones routine bloodwork.
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58 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:
The only way we will truly know the number of people infected is to do blood testing for anti bodies.
I will do it because I want to know if this is what knocked me out for 3 weeks in January.
Agreed. Hope it won't be long.
https://news.yahoo.com/home-coronavirus-test-may-way-192123990.html
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1 hour ago, milehiiu said:
Our county issued a stay at home order today. Banking and other things are exempted. So I sent my wife to our bank to make a cash withdrawal. She went to a branch that has a drive up. No one there. And no signs. So she drove to another branch. Doors closed, with a sign to utilize the drive through only. Which she did. Probably a good thing for her and them. Still she scrubbed her hands when she made it back in the house.
Not sure if this this is getting out of hand or not. Just stay safe Hoosier Sports Nation. And know I love you all.
I use a lysol wipe to handle the container at banks, when pumping gas and at grocery check out lines. Better safe than sorry!
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Good point. Nothing like barriers of entry to protect the established business and cut down on the benefits of a free market.