RyanDe680

6 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

No way in hell that Wed's high will be below 97, imo.  If I had to give a probability breakdown, I'd go something like this

97:  15%

98:  30%

99:  30%

100:  20%

101:  5%

Your call averages out to 98.7 then

my math 

On 8/19/2020 at 8:34 PM, Stebo said:

Sorry to hear man, at least you two are doing well all things considered. This post should be a note for those who are still thinking it is no big deal or only impacts old people.

you forgot to throw obese in there too...

Well this got serious quick.

Time to get intimate 

The anti-mask crowd still amazes me.  Like it really is that big of a deal.  If not for your own protection, be human and care about others.  

11 hours ago, Jonger said:

It's the largest city in Michigan.

LOL

This whole situation is so frustrating.

2 hours ago, Jackstraw said:

Well it got me and it's definitely not done with me.  I'll be brief but just wanted to share a frontline experience.  I began not feeling well the around the first-second week of May.  Mainly persistent headaches and joint pain.  I believe I posted before I've had chronic Lyme disease for over 12 years and have had a few flare ups in that time.  I figured that's what it was.  I didn't have a fever, no trouble breathing, none of the common symptoms of Covid.  After 2 more days it got worse, especially the headaches.  I called my physician, who is an LLMD, and he ordered both a Lyme test and a Covid test.  He didnt think it was Covid either because I wasn't showing typical Covid symptoms.  Scheduled the tests the next day, had them, got a quick Covid diagnostic while at the lab, no fever, oxygen levels fine, lungs clear, then went back home.

48 hours later I was in an ambulance because the ol'lady couldn't wake me up.  All I remember is laying down on the couch with an ice pack on my head and 2 dogs on top of me and then waking up in ICU feeling like a marionette with all the tubes and wires hooked to me.  I was told I was out for about 36 hours.  I got the quick test at the hospital and was positive.  I guess my other test came back positive 3 days later, Lyme test negative..

Once again to keep it brief, I thought if I got this thing it would hit me in the chest because I've been an on and off smoker for 40 some years.  The virus didn't hit me there.  It hit me in my blood and in my brain.  The encephalitis in my brain got bad enough I was put into an induced coma and intubated for 17 days to try and reduce the severe swelling.  I had to have 3 blood transfusions during that time because the virus was really screwing with my red blood cells causing them to basically work opposite of the way they are supposed to work.  I consciously never knew it but I guess I was on the edge.  Subconsciously, and I'm serious, I lived an entire lifetime in another dimension with vivid memories of my life, decades of my life,completely different from my life, that, well, weren't real?  The hardest part was the loneliness after I woke up.  Those stories about you're in there all by yourself, they're not kidding.  It was almost 2 weeks after I woke up before I got moved out of ICU and the Covid ward before I could see anyone besides nurses and Dr's dressed up in biohazard space suits.

Anyway, I was in the hospital for almost 2 months, I got out on the 10th.  I'm just now starting to get semi right, so I'm told lol.  There's no medical evidence of brain damage, I still have what little scruples I had before this.  I told her nothing can keep me away from hurricane season, guess I arrived just in time 

I may be an extreme case but at least I'm alive.  145k and counting aren't.  Better perspective, 140k since April 1st.  Please don't take this lightly.  Please think about your loved ones, your friends, your neighbor, your fellow citizens.  Please think about Gertrude who already has one foot in the grave, let her put the other foot in, it's her right.  Nobody deserves to get sick, go through what I have or to die like my friend did back when this started over stupid selfish pride.  

Where a damn mask, it's the least you can do.

(maybe I'm not right that took me 3 hours lol)

Wow - thanks for sharing that.  I am glad you recovered and are okay.

Any idea where you think you contracted it from?

57 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

 

Yeha meant Saturday and Sunday...  Dont know where I got Friday from

Looks good for Friday and Saturday.  If the rain takes hold later on Monday in another wave, have a shot at day 3....

2 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Statewide masking order goes into effect in Indiana on Monday for people over 8 years old.  I am not sure where that particular number is coming from.  I know there is some data out there to suggest that kids over age 10 and especially over age 15 are better at spreading the virus than younger kids.

This needs to be done at a national level.

The problem is that some people don't want to or feel the need to change things in their lives, whether it is something as simple as wearing a mask or instead of flying for vacation, driving for 2-3 hours somewhere.  

The biggest issue is that peoeple need to work together, whether that's individuals working with a company, a company working with individuals or individuals working within a company. There's few strategies to do this at a national level.  Italy figured it out.  Spain figured it out.  In part of the country, specific measures that worked continue to work (NY and NJ) but in other parts of the country its the wild west.

13 hours ago, Stebo said:

How does one social distance at Disney World. It is impossible. Plus mask wearing isn't a big thing in Florida, Texas, the Carolinas.

I was in Florida in late May/early June....  Drove down there...  It's not that mask wearing wasn't a big thing, it wasn't a thing at all

2 hours ago, Chicago Storm said:

i read this as, “it’s patriotic”.


.

lol

Murica

15 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Is that the one that was tested on like 10 people? 

No, this was on a little over 1,000 people.  Albeit, they were health individuals 20-55.  The next round starts next week on 30,000 people across all ages with known health problems.  That will be the determining factor of the success of this.

Surprised no mention of the positive AstraZeneca news today.  Vaccine front is picking up steam and it seems like the UK is a bit ahead of us in terms of progress. 
 

there was a great long read on the team developing that vaccine in my Apple news.  I’ll try to find.  They’ve been way ahead of the curve on this. 

3 hours ago, Stebo said:

More like he saw his numbers getting pulverized and is trying to do anything.

Word

4 hours ago, Chicago Storm said:

Not this time.


.

he's go IMBY syndrome

Supposed to go camping this weekend.  Bringing the Jackery with the fans for sure then.  

9 hours ago, Jonger said:

Ok.... well, I'm clearly not talking about you.

Chill out bro, it was a comment based on medical community data.

I didn't know we separate our obese people into proper categories.  Ma bad.

Nonetheless, the way that you assume that one specific type of person dies from this and thats okay because the economy needs to operate and your business is up XX% because of it is more the issue.

6 hours ago, Jonger said:

Never said it's a good time. I'd also have let this rip from the start, we could have quarantined the old and morbidly obese. Now, people's lives are ruined to save fatty mcmuffin.

https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/06/01/david-kass-obesity-covid-19/

You don’t even know what obese is then.  I’m 40, a 44 chest with a 33 waist and I’m 5’7”, 195.  Guess what, I’m considered obese.  I don’t have a belly, I just workout more.  
 

Your rants are a disgrace to society and everyone else on here.  

59 minutes ago, wisconsinwx said:

Interesting, I was watching his tournament today and must have been away at the time because I did not catch that.  Did he say what month he thought it was?

Both in March.  His wife was asymptomatic. 

3 hours ago, luckyweather said:

 

I am in leadership for a B Corp. These are our ideals:

* That we must be the change we seek in the world.
* That all business ought to be conducted as if people and place mattered.
* That, through their products, practices, and profits, businesses should aspire to do no harm and benefit all.
* To do so requires that we act with the understanding that we are each dependent upon another and thus responsible for each other and future generations.

 

Much respect for the B Corp and the process to become one.  Which may I ask?

Went from meh to zzzzzzz

This thing looks a mess. https://rt.live/

IL positivity rate continues to increase... 3.25% today with nearly 44k tests