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Haha I mean Charleston actually is. I’m unsure if you have ever visited but it’s routinely ranked as one of the top vacation spots in the country. I highly recommend a visit sometime. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed living here. Incredibly scenic and steeped in history. Plus very temperate weather.

Quit talking about Ebola lol. Hell in 2015 is when Bill Gates gave his grave prediction on that TED talk. We weren't prepared and if you read the article I posted you can see that funding waned over time with the 2005 measures.

Well said. That's a laughable comment. George Bush actually went to great lengths to set up the current system in 2005, but it became neglected in time by both the Obama Administration & then furthermore by the Trump Administration. It's actually aggravating in hindsight that was not followed through, reading up on this they had a really good plan and even presented it to the NIH. But alas funding was not there to sustain it. George W. Bush in 2005: 'If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare'

To be fair Ebola is far less contagious than this. That's really the issue, contact tracing is very possible with something like that where you catch it from direct contact with a sick individual. This is spread airborne by asymptomatic people. That is the truly terrifying thing about this illness

No lol, but come on do you really think small towns are going to abide by this? I realize I probably grew up in a more rural area than most here, but I doubt any true lockdowns will be followed through. I do have a serious scientific question on this, does anyone really think that anything other than herd immunity will work here? If you look at the Spanish Flu & Russian Flu (which is believed to be a coronavirus as well) most studies I have read agree that it was herd immunity which brought it to a final end. Honestly does anyone think there is another outcome other than a vaccine which is mandatory for all Americans to take that will solve this issue? Even if a vaccine comes out tomorrow, you'd have to set it up so everyone in America takes this vaccine within a 4-5 month span to prevent any re-infection. And then this will probably need to continue for years to come similar to a flu shot. IMO I find the implementation of a solution here to be incredibly difficult & almost not feasible.

You won’t have another hard lockdown bc there’s 300 million firearms in the country. Also does it even matter at this point? Most spread is occurring from cookouts, events like wedding, hangouts at this point. People have adjusted from going to bars and public events to hanging out with friends regularly. That’s aiding this thing

Between murder hornets and ol rona we’re in for a rough few months here

Yes DTA I was not talking about the race riots & protests. I swear sometimes this forum at times gives NASCAR a run for its money and how much it goes left.

Bingo! This is the thing I fully never understood, while our country basically shut down for two months the protesting really shocked me. People en masse lost it, and politicians said I agree to garner votes. I don't get the anti-mask thing at all, just like the anti-global warming hate. You can accept these scientific truths and still say screw it and not wear one or buy an F250.

Yeah not the most interesting place for a winter lover. Not to get too off topic but I so far have really loved it. Best climate I’ve ever been in. The humidity is insanity from June-August but today it’s 85/65 and after swimming & boating all day I’m sitting by a fire at the camper in a t shirt and shorts watching UM/Minnesota play with everyone bundled up lol. I’ve lost 15 pounds since moving from Ohio just due to being outside and active physically so much more since leaving the Midwest. Everyday I either walk 9 holes, swim, kayak or bike 8 miles

They also drove cars with Northern license plates haha. I’m sorry I live in a place now that people from the Midwest wish they did, and love visiting

How is any of that political? The tourism spike was a real thing this summer. Should’ve seen the amount of Yankees hats and Ohio State/Michigan ones on without a mask. Once the summer ended our numbers went down quite a bit with the exception of college campuses.

Well we’re taking it more seriously in the South. It’s states like Michigan and Ohio where the real spikes are happening. Honestly glad you guys aren’t vacationing here en masse anymore to spread this throughout the Lowcountry

https://rt.live As you can see the Southern states are quite low currently on R0 compared to Western and Midwestern states. But please keep putting your political opinions above scientific data. Is this a Donald Trump account?

What are you talking about? The last few pages have been nothing but talk of how the numbers are spiking in the Northern states

Nor should it. These are the people of this country driving this. I’m tired of the government and all these people complaining about the government. Honestly I’m just glad bartenders and waiters are able to make decent money again. Let’s just be honest, the vast majority of people are over caring about this. Quite frankly I give my company kudos for keeping their work from home rules. It does show discipline

Boeing is 1% of the national economy. It also is our largest exporter. Finally it is the 2nd largest defense contractor behind Lockheed. I don’t disagree with you about Main Street needing help, but large companies have so much pull since they employ thousands. I’ll say large corporations aren’t the enemy really. Reason being, they pay well typically. You really notice it in college at the career fairs, your people like GM, Ford, Boeing are so coveted because they absolutely pay. I make a good living now but I’d easily make probably $20K a year more if I worked at Boeing or the DoD.

Could get dicey around 4-6 PM with storms. Instability isn't the greatest but if the SRH can get a little better, might get a couple spinners before this thing lines up

Well this response is what fascinates me on this thread. I'm not arguing and I guess "lockdown" was the wrong word, but your restrictions were extreme compared to what I went through. Leave your home? Pick up food? Pick up orders? It's hard to relate to a world like that honestly. Living in South Carolina, that sounds like a lockdown. What I'm saying is that is far more restrictive than anything I have seen in this region. Restaurants have been open with no capacity restrictions except in some localities since May, all retail stores have been wide open with no real capacity restrictions, sports are happening with people, beaches have been open and the only thing bars cannot do is serve past 11 PM. I'm not saying I fully agree with what the Southern states have done either, it's just hard to wrap my head around those sorts of restrictions considering we never really came close to that except in April. It's stunning talking to friends & family back home of how exhausted they seem with these rules, yet here in the South you don't really have that. People are just going about their day and wearing masks.

Uhh what do you call the Spring sir? Let’s be honest retail stores, dining and many other things were closed in the North for months. We have had all amenities open in the South since Mother’s Day with barely any restrictions other than a mask. I mean heck the Big 10 hasn’t even started yet, while all Southern schools are playing games with fans and NASCAR has been running with fans for months

Interesting to see the numbers spike in the Midwest while Southern states are at their lowest numbers since May. It's clear the strict lockdowns that Northern states imposed has led to serious fatigue within the populace. On phone calls with friends, family and co-workers there just seems to be a level of exhaustion at how things have gone up there with this. Meanwhile I'd say things are better than they have been in a while for the Carolinas. Tourism has simmered down and people are doing a good job of wearing masks in public.

What is it with Iowa and big early season snows? Didn't Chicago have a snowy Halloween last year as part of that storm that stretched from Iowa?

Posting this so you guys hate me. 67° and perfect for a hike today in the Carolinas. It’s unreal how nice the Spring & Fall are in this region. Should’ve made the switch years ago haha

Let’s be honest, the thing that has made this so bad is that we were not prepared. No one really was. Bill Gates talked about this a few years ago in that TED talk, he was terrified at how our world governments were completely unprepared for a pandemic. That’s how things normally are though. In the 1930’s and 1940’s no one was prepared for the rise of the Axis Powers and it almost led to world domination by Japan and Germany. It took a monumental national effort for us to get a legit army by 1944, 3 years after Pearl Harbor. Only then did the tide turn. For those of us that remember the world before 9/11, it’s staggering to look back at how carefree security was in general. Then 3,000 people are murdered and then all airports/mass gatherings have since turned into high security events. It’ll be the same way with this. No way are we ever going to be unprepared for a pandemic again. And I suspect massive improvements in overall societal health following this. But it’s going to take some time

Well yeah everyone is going to school. Combine that with college spread and overall fatigue, Covid is going to take off.