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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3800 on: August 07, 2020, 03:45:42 PM »
And by the way, in this county, by the numbers, you're almost as likely to be murdered, as die of/with "the 'Rona". 
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3801 on: August 07, 2020, 03:54:24 PM »
Alyssa Milano tests positive and of course she's running her mouth off it's Trump's fault
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3802 on: August 07, 2020, 03:58:17 PM »
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3803 on: August 07, 2020, 04:00:29 PM »
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3804 on: August 07, 2020, 04:01:59 PM »
Quote from: WLJ on August 07, 2020, 03:54:24 PM
Alyssa Milano tests positive and of course she's running her mouth off it's Trump's fault

Best wishes if she actually had it, but there are some timelines out there that make it doubtful. Or else turn her into a mega grandma killer during the time she was accusing others of that.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3805 on: August 07, 2020, 04:08:34 PM »
Quote from: WLJ on August 07, 2020, 03:54:24 PM
Alyssa Milano tests positive and of course she's running her mouth off it's Trump's fault

I hope she's not been letting Joe sniff her hair if she does have it. After all, she has no problem with Joe since she was able to successfully hypocrite her way past Tara Read...
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3806 on: August 07, 2020, 05:21:21 PM »
My kids' school is scheduled to start Sept 10th.  We learned today that it will be online learning, nothing in person, starting from day 1. 
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3807 on: August 07, 2020, 05:27:22 PM »
Our pastor's wife is trying to figure out how to teach 2nd-graders to read on Zoom.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3808 on: August 07, 2020, 09:48:29 PM »
A few things I noticed during my recent hospitalization.

No visitors. When I had my shoulder surgery on 6/15 my wife was allowed to wait in the surgical waiting room but she had to wear a mask even if there was no one else in there.

Maternity is allowed 1 visitor.

In all my experience with ambulatory surgical patients, mine and others, the first thing they do as soon as possible is get.your ass out of walk you up and down the halls. That is no longer happening at this hospital and I suspect most or all others. I think that is a very bad thing.
I asked my nurse about it and she politely declined to discuss it. I did get a grin I could see through her mask when I mentioned that I suspected it would all be over November 4th.

The hospital was mostly empty. I was wheeled passed the ICU ward and it appeared to be shuttered.

At least while I was conscious I was not administered a COVID test and it was not mentioned to me nor is ther any notes about it in my online records.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3809 on: August 07, 2020, 09:57:31 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on August 07, 2020, 09:48:29 PM

In all my experience with ambulatory surgical patients, mine and others, the first thing they do as soon as possible is get.your ass out of walk you up and down the halls. That is no longer happening at this hospital and I suspect most or all others. I think that is a very bad thing.

Wow. I'm not a medical expert, but that does sound bad. After I think just three hours of bed rest, probably to make sure I was clear of anesthesia, I recall they came and bugged me like every hour to get up, grab my IV stand, and do a lap around halls. When I was in bed, they used those leg wraps to keep the blood flowing in my legs. They were really big on movement. I wonder if there will be side effects from keeping people laying in bed in their rooms to avoid COVID.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3810 on: August 07, 2020, 10:50:24 PM »
Quote from: Ben on August 07, 2020, 09:57:31 PM
Wow. I'm not a medical expert, but that does sound bad. After I think just three hours of bed rest, probably to make sure I was clear of anesthesia, I recall they came and bugged me like every hour to get up, grab my IV stand, and do a lap around halls. When I was in bed, they used those leg wraps to keep the blood flowing in my legs. They were really big on movement. I wonder if there will be side effects from keeping people laying in bed in their rooms to avoid COVID.

Bed sores and other circulatory problems .........
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3811 on: August 09, 2020, 01:09:23 AM »
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3812 on: August 09, 2020, 10:04:05 AM »
Quote from: ConstitutionCowboy on August 07, 2020, 10:57:11 AM
I'm keeping my 1998 vintage Nokia 5190. I haven't gotten so much as a sniffle from it.  :old:

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How the hell is that thing still operational? I thought the old analog phones went dead with the conversion to digital...
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« Reply #3813 on: August 09, 2020, 10:43:56 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on August 09, 2020, 10:04:05 AM
How the hell is that thing still operational? I thought the old analog phones went dead with the conversion to digital...

It IS digital. I believe it was the first model to go digital. It is 2G. It works just fine, is real clear, and is only on its second battery. I guess Nokia built it too good!

I had to replace (solder in) a couple of salvaged battery contacts and in order to keep the battery/rear case in place, I put a couple of strips of epoxy along the seam where the battery attaches to the back of the phone. If I have to do any more surgery on it, it will be a simple matter of shaving off the epoxy. I didn't put epoxy in the seam, only across it. Soon, however, no one will support 2G and I'll have to bite the bullet and replace it. T-Mobile still supports 2G. I don't know who else supports it, but I do know that AT&T does not.

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3814 on: August 09, 2020, 12:38:52 PM »
Sadly, I don't see it being supported for more than another year at best with the current trends in the wireless world.
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« Reply #3815 on: August 09, 2020, 05:12:47 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on August 09, 2020, 12:38:52 PM
Sadly, I don't see it being supported for more than another year at best with the current trends in the wireless world.

I guess I'll have to start another cash envelope, label it "Phone", and get prepared.

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3816 on: August 10, 2020, 07:28:37 AM »
Quote from: ConstitutionCowboy on August 09, 2020, 05:12:47 PM
I guess I'll have to start another cash envelope, label it "Phone", and get prepared.

Woody

Plenty of used phones available, maybe even 3G Nokias.
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« Reply #3817 on: August 10, 2020, 09:15:17 AM »
I guess this belongs in this thread. I just saw that the injuns in South Dakota are setting up roadblocks to stop bikers from going to Sturgis via roads that go through reservations. Apparently there are some big legal issues with this. If it were fed/state land, it seems it would be illegal to stop someone because they were on a motorcycle or because of the way they dressed, but let others through, all because of COVID.

Maybe they're turning everyone around, but the news snippet made it sound like just bikers.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3818 on: August 10, 2020, 10:44:51 AM »
^^^Interesting. I could see that as a sovereign nation, a reservation could certainly put up roadblocks/build a wall on their property and roads.  But a state or Federal highway going through the reservation, hmmm.
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« Reply #3819 on: August 10, 2020, 12:22:36 PM »
Quote from: Fly320s on August 10, 2020, 07:28:37 AM
Plenty of used phones available, maybe even 3G Nokias.

I'll check into that. E-Bay maybe? Pawn shops?

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« Reply #3820 on: August 10, 2020, 12:25:36 PM »
Try your cell service provider. They often have good quality older phones for a pittance.
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3821 on: August 11, 2020, 08:14:03 AM »
Quote from: Ben on August 10, 2020, 09:15:17 AM
I guess this belongs in this thread. I just saw that the injuns in South Dakota are setting up roadblocks to stop bikers from going to Sturgis via roads that go through reservations. Apparently there are some big legal issues with this. If it were fed/state land, it seems it would be illegal to stop someone because they were on a motorcycle or because of the way they dressed, but let others through, all because of COVID.

Maybe they're turning everyone around, but the news snippet made it sound like just bikers.

Didn't an Indian reservation do this elsewhere too sometime after Covid started?
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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3822 on: August 11, 2020, 10:19:12 PM »
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« Reply #3823 on: August 12, 2020, 11:55:06 AM »
Quote from: ConstitutionCowboy on August 10, 2020, 12:22:36 PM
I'll check into that. E-Bay maybe? Pawn shops?

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Re: COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread
« Reply #3824 on: August 13, 2020, 09:51:53 AM »
Somewhat tangential, but there is a raging wildfire in CA right now displacing people from their homes. The Red Cross is refusing donation of vital items for the displaced because of the virus, and also not setting up shelters for the homeless because of COVID protocols.

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/08/13/little-to-no-containment-firefighters-battling-10000-acre-wildfire-near-lake-hughes-ca-lakefire/
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