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Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by GatorNorth, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. mdgator05

    mdgator05 Premium Member

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    Sorry that reality doesn't match what you wish it would.
     
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  2. gatordavisl

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    Yeah, but his understanding and interpretation of data are wildly flawed. His rambling message is entirely incoherent, lacking any sense of logic. His conclusion is based on a minute data point, constituting a weak assumption. Other than that, it was a great message.
     
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  3. AgingGator

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    Right!!!! Cumulative, monthly, rolling 10 day averages and daily data all saying the same thing are a minute data point?

    The only thing remotely close to an assumption in anything about my posts are my contentions about Covid, which are now being fully proven correct.
     
  4. littlebluelw

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    Our FB team had a positive test and the admin has informed all players to quarantine. We have already cancelled our first game for Friday and this likely means two more cancelled.
    Lakeland has also cancelled all football activities for two weeks and cancelled their first two games.
    I bet that means we opt out of the state championship series and try to get some games played later in the year. Sucks for the upperclassmen.

    Lakeland football forced to cancel 1st 2 games because of COVID-19
     
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  5. gatordavisl

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    Can you please clarify "our football team" at the start of your phrase next time?! Dang - I thought the Gators' first game just got cancelled. :confused:
     
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  6. littlebluelw

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    Yeah sorry. Lake Wales
     
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  7. G8trGr8t

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    Our next day in Bergen was one to remember. 16 hour day and our most expensive excursion we did. We did a "Norway in a day" tour. Live in a smaller house, have an old boat, and save pennies for days like this to create memories that I hope I can hold onto for many more years to come. I take the pictures to help keep the memories vivid and create a history of our travels for the kids to look back on one day. Hope you enjoy them

    Take train 1 to a station and then transfer to train 2 which is one of the steepest rails in northern Europe. Take that train to the station where we disembarked and met our tour operator who provided us with bikes for a downhill ride through a valley just full of waterfalls and meadows with mountains on both sides. At the bottom we met the van who took us to a small town at the head of a deep fjord where we had lunch and then took a RIB tour of the fjord that dropped us off at another small town where a separate van took us to a whitewater rafting trip before dinner and the train trip back to Bergen.

    Pictures from just the bike trip today, boat tour tomorrow, rafting the next day. Pictures do not do the experience justice, the crisp, cool, fresh air and the sound of the river are things the lens just can't capture. I can't imagine the rainbows you would get in that valley if the sun would have been out, cloudy, drizzly weather made the photography tough

    Rail your way into the mountains from Bergen or Voss, then ride the steepest railway in Northern Europe down Flåm Valley to Berekvam.

    At Berekvam you leave the crowd behind and jump on a MOUNTAIN BIKE! Our guide will lead the way, giving you insight into this amazing valley, making sure you don’t miss the best viewpoints and will be at hand in case of break-downs. This fun downhill ride will take you to the picturesque village of Flåm, beside the Aurland Fjord.

    At Flåm you then swap bike for boat, in the form of a Fast RIB boat on a fjord Safari round to Gudvangen. This is a journey through World Heritage areas of Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord to the village of Gudvangen.

    From Gudvangen we take you back to Voss for lunch, driving through the spectacular Nærøydal Valley and up the hair-pin bends of the Stalheims road.

    Back at Voss, a warm Norwegian style lunch will refuel your body ready for action, as next you gear up for a wet & wild white-water raft trip on the mighty Strandaelva or Raundalselva near Voss.

    At the end of this day you will be ready for a holiday and you can take the the train back to Bergen or stay in Voss at your leisure.

    Norway Active Full Package : Rail, Trails, Fjords, valleys and rivers!

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  8. flgator2

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  9. G8trGr8t

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    Data not sourced at all. His source is himself. Dude is a raving nutjob
     
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  10. gator95

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    So no proof it’s wrong. Got it.
     
  11. flgator2

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    Several are saying the same about Fauci, I don't take his word or anybody else's on this. This has been so over exaggerated and look at how you and other respond with anger and fear
     
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    Yeah when fauci and the UN start suddenly start spouting off about 'rebuilding the infrastructures of human existence' due to covid, kinda brings the whole pandemic hysteria into a clearer focus.
     
  13. OklahomaGator

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    Updated stats from world o meter as of 8 am EDT today. There were 22 states with a decrease in the number of active cases, although total active cases did rise by about 4,000. There were 11 states with 1-2 deaths and 17 states with 0 deaths.
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  14. OklahomaGator

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    The death rate per reported case slid down again yesterday.
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  15. gator95

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  16. G8trGr8t

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    no proof it is right either and no discussion or mention of the people in the community but not students that these people may have infected and how it may have impacted their lives. just an ad lib, non supported shot by a guy with some serious issues (google him and his writings on Islam) trying to support an agenda that covid is relatively harmless
     
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  17. gator95

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    So no proof still. Got it. Keep up the deflection.
     
  18. littlebluelw

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    Our principal and nurse quarantined the entire team 85+ because of 1 positive test (kid was symptomatic like a cold) and they said they couldn’t eliminate the other teammates from being in close contact (<6 ft for a total of 15 mins).
    Complete horse crap. Unless these kids took turns dog piling on this sick kid the whole practice theres no way they should all be quarantined.
    Also, they said a negative test still wouldn’t allow a player out of quarantine. Wth? So every positive test is completely reliable and a negative is just summarily discounted? Its almost like they didnt even try to narrow down who should and who should not quarantine.
    frustrated.
     
  19. G8trGr8t

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    the challenge with the negative test is that the test may not catch the infection in the early stages when viral loads are low. when we went to visit MIL in Alaska we tested here 72 hours before departure and there upon arrival to try and be extra careful since MIL and her partner are both very high risk. if one could produce negative tests 72 hours apart then the school should accept that. Are they doing in person classes at your high school?
     
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  20. littlebluelw

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    Thanks. Turns out the sick kid came to practice 3 days before telling coaches he was ill. Idiot.
    Weve been online for two weeks and are scheduled to begin face to face next week with a hybrid model combining both. Football players wont be allowed back until next Wednesday.
    I assume you did rapid results testing? Whats the cost on that?
     
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