Coronavirus

[Drummond]

While the mayor of London may well be playing games, it all pales in the light of what the Chinese have done.

Depends on how you view it !!

In terms of the sheer numbers of people affected, and how widespread the consequences of the action have been, you've obviously got a point.

But, how about seeing it this way ? Let's assume that the virus escaping Chinese territory wasn't intentional (& most people would believe that was the case). HOWEVER .. what Sadiq Khan is doing, is very deliberate. He can restore public transport in the Capital to normal or near-normal levels, if he chooses to (he's even had Boris offering him help with that, if he wants it !!).

BUT .. Sadiq Khan refuses to increase availability of travel. Nothing stops him from arranging the increase, and he's had pleas that he does. But Khan just won't do it.

China = accidental viral contamination.

Khan = transport levels kept so low, DELIBERATELY, so as to make crowding impossible to avoid during 'rush hour' travel.

Which is worse ?

[Drummond]

An interesting development, just heard on LBC News: and Sadiq Khan will no doubt use it to argue his case for maintaining less transport !

We have a report that TEN people have now died of the virus, all involved in London's public transport. The five bus drivers dead has now become eight. Another is a Tube train driver. The other is a 'TFL worker' (Transport for London) ... exactly what he worked on, not specified.

Sadiq Khan's been heard on the radio, highlighting the risks those workers undergo. Apparently he asked whether 'being issued protective gear' for them would make a difference, and was officially told 'No, no difference'.

Khan will, of course, make the case to say that increasing transport levels will encourage people to travel, and increase the mortality rate of TFL workers, be they driving buses, Tube trains, whatever.

The point that increased transport will decrease crowding, and so, DECREASE exposure for every driver out there, seems to have been entirely overlooked .....

[Kathianne]

About the masks and why to use:

https://reason.com/2020/04/06/the-cd...le-months-ago/

[LongTermGuy]

*A little something different..

....The virus is making people do strange things... Boredom ???


`Kazakh bodybuilder's 'marriage' to sex doll girlfriend on hold because of coronavirus`

Most weddings are getting postponed now, and this unfortunately includes the planned wedding of Pro Bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko of Kazakhstan!



The couple apparently remain determined to tie the knot however.
“As soon as they remove the quarantine, within a few days we’ll have the wedding,” Tolochko added.
“In general, we are determined and our mood is good.
“The quarantine has been announced until mid-April."

Much more to the Bizarre story...Pic`s & video...
https://www.rt.com/sport/484358-kaza...e-coronavirus/

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Well, just back from voting. Things were a little different. I had to wait outside until they said come in, but I was the only one there at the moment so I didn't wait long, and they had a clean pen to hand out to each person, although I had brought my own, and they had spit shields up, and they used paper ballots this time. All pretty painless, no big deal. I wore my bandanna, and used my disinfectant wipes when I got out to my truck.

Then hit the store, which is odd, our grocery has NOTHING as far as precautions up, no shields, employees not wearing masks or gloves, nothing. But, since the alcohol thread, I decided since I was slacking, I got me a jug of 101 Proof Wild Turkey Bourbon and a 12'er of Coke. So after wiping everything down and putting it away and vigorously washing my hands, I'm having a Wild Turkey and Coke...

Alcohol kills the virus right? ...

[jimnyc]

Alcohol kills the virus right? ...

Absolutely! But it needs to be over 60% alcohol. So you need to drink Everclear.

I highly recommend the 190 proof bottle (they have quite a few) as that one is made in the same manner as the N95 masks - only that version is 95% alcohol.

And who knows, it may work if it doesn't kill you!!!!!

** In case anyone reads this, guest or not, this is a joke!! Alcohol will not do a damn thing. But too much Everclear very well can kill you!! **

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Absolutely! But it needs to be over 60% alcohol. So you need to drink Everclear.

I highly recommend the 190 proof bottle (they have quite a few) as that one is made in the same manner as the N95 masks - only that version is 95% alcohol.

And who knows, it may work if it doesn't kill you!!!!!

** In case anyone reads this, guest or not, this is a joke!! Alcohol will not do a damn thing. But too much Everclear very well can kill you!! **

60%? I thought hand sanitizer and such had to be 70% alcohol to kill the virus?

Yeah, I'm just dumping a couple Wild Turkey and Cokes down as an excuse to kill the virus, even if it's a lie...

We used to pound the Wild Turkey when I was in the AF back in tech school at Chanute. Base Class V stores have a great selection of booze, at least the AF bases did. They usually had Everclear too, but I haven't seen that stuff for sale for decades. I WOULD buy a bottle if I ever saw it.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Me heading out to go vote today amid the pandemic...

[Black Diamond]

Me heading out to go vote today amid the pandemic...

An outlaw ready to rob a bank.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

An outlaw ready to rob a bank.

LOL... naaaah... just a typical biker... that's hung around a lot of clubs in his life. Came with the territory being a Harley Tech.

[Black Diamond]

LOL... naaaah... just a typical biker... that's hung around a lot of clubs in his life. Came with the territory being a Harley Tech.

Stay safe

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Stay safe

Always... and you do the same brother... all of us should.

I do feel a little better off than some others though, isolated here in little backwoods Podunk, WI with hardly a handful of infected cases for 60 miles in any direction of me. The 4 county area around me has only 12 confirmed cases. That's a huge area, but still, they keep slowly adding 1 here and 1 there. I actually wonder how that is. Were they infected before and the symptoms are just starting to show so they got checked and were found positive? IDK... unless there's still some people around here that don't give a rats ass about social distancing, and let me tell ya, this is back woods, if they don't want to follow what Ever's says, they won't, and there's really no way to catch them because they're back in the freakin' hills. Just so they keep out of our grocery store...

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Sheeeezuz... 3 Wild Turkeys and I'm lit... haven't drank for awhile... putting the freakin' bottle away... mannn... I'm a light weight.

[jimnyc]

Sheeeezuz... 3 Wild Turkeys and I'm lit... haven't drank for awhile... putting the freakin' bottle away... mannn... I'm a light weight.

Same here bro, I'm a cheap date for sure!

But hell, you could have had just one or 2 of everclear to get there quicker!

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Same here bro, I'm a cheap date for sure!

But hell, you could have had just one or 2 of everclear to get there quicker!

I'm putting the oxycodone away too. Been taking that shit for a long time now and it's not good anymore. I used to get a cool buzz and wow and all kinds of energy, well, not anymore. Not after probably 14 years of the shit. I take a couple and I don't even feel it. But what I am feeling is some of the side effects of prolonged usage, and I don't like it. So the oxy is on the shelf. Not taking anymore of the shit for awhile, it ever.