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Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:26 pm
by Cornuck
Good for them. I'm all for taking precautions, etc - but at this stage, just play the damned game. If you're susceptible, stay home.

Last international flight made me ill (thanks to the sick person sitting beside for 7 hours) - didn't need COVID for that! :D

Oh, and wash your hands every 7 minutes - you'll be fine.

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:30 pm
by Madcombinepilot
Strangelove wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:20 pm https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... y-refused/

San Jose Sharks advised by county to cancel game due to coronavirus. They refused.

Uhhh-ohhh, how long until NHL games start getting canceled?
Wow.
900 people die and it's a Media Pandemic.

300 million people have HIV and still nobody wears a condom..


Perspective...

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:37 pm
by Blob Mckenzie
No shit MCP. The Chef is riddled with viruses yet he shows up every day to haul lumber and drywall and he also entertains us and is a proud supporter of the DTES business community.

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:11 pm
by Strangelove
Madcombinepilot wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:30 pm
Strangelove wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:20 pm https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... y-refused/

San Jose Sharks advised by county to cancel game due to coronavirus. They refused.

Uhhh-ohhh, how long until NHL games start getting canceled?
Wow.
900 people die and it's a Media Pandemic.

300 million people have HIV and still nobody wears a condom..


Perspective...
True, but you don't have to have sex to contract Coronavirus.

Therefore the number of people infected is growing exponentially.

(at a rate that dwarfs that of HIV)

It's not the media that advised cancelling this game...

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:19 pm
by Blob Mckenzie
The Brown Wizard wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:32 pm
Chef Boi RD wrote: Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:40 pm ole Chef the Philanthropist
:lol:

So you donate to twitchy tony down at the Pat and he gifts you little balloons full of crystal from his "inside back pocket"?
:lol: The Chef likes the Bolivian Marching Powder

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:30 pm
by Topper
US school district just south of us cancelled school Mon-Wed of this past week because of a suspected case. While waiting for lab results, the sterilized the schools.

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:13 pm
by Cousin Strawberry
The worry is the 30-50 year olds in apparently good health that contract it and die. That and the bizarre 27 day incubation period with hardly any symptoms.

This has to be a manufactured bio-weapon...the felching of bat anuses was a red herring

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:27 pm
by Megaterio Llamas
What's the deal with this toilet paper rationing going on. My friend in Australia told me it was happening down there for no apparent reason and then yesterday I get to Safeway and almost all of the paper products have been picked clean?

Do you really need that much tp to get through an apocalypse?

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:39 pm
by Strangelove
Megaterio Llamas wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:27 pm Do you really need that much tp to get through an apocalypse?
It's called Dying with Dignity! :scowl:

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:00 pm
by Megaterio Llamas
Strangelove wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:39 pm
Megaterio Llamas wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:27 pm Do you really need that much tp to get through an apocalypse?
It's called Dying with Dignity! :scowl:
Well there you go.

That explains it :lol:

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:09 pm
by 5thhorseman
Strangelove wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:11 pm
Madcombinepilot wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:30 pm
Strangelove wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:20 pm https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... y-refused/

San Jose Sharks advised by county to cancel game due to coronavirus. They refused.

Uhhh-ohhh, how long until NHL games start getting canceled?
Wow.
900 people die and it's a Media Pandemic.

300 million people have HIV and still nobody wears a condom..


Perspective...
True, but you don't have to have sex to contract Coronavirus.

Therefore the number of people infected is growing exponentially.

(at a rate that dwarfs that of HIV)

It's not the media that advised cancelling this game...
Isn't this mentioned in the the Book of Revelations?

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:16 am
by Per
It's a glorified flu outbreak, but sure there are no vaccines. :|
This means we cannot protect the risk groups the way we usually do.

Death rate is at roughly 2%, a "normal" flu is usually 0.2-1.0%, so yes, it is somewhat deadlier, but the vast majority of those who have died from the corona virus were either older than 70 or had underlying problems (eg cancer patients, people with immuno-deficiencies, etc).

For 80% of those infected it's just like a normal cold.

The problem is that roughly 10% need hospital care, which is going to put a severe strain on hospitals, and may lead to tough decisions on how to accomodate all and what other health care should be down prioritized.

It will also cause a huge problem for third world countries, like eg the USA, that do not have universal health care.
If poor people need to be hospitalized for a fortnight, they may opt out for financial reasons, leading to a far worse outbreak and far more deaths than in countries that take care of all patients without charge.

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:28 am
by Per
Going out for After Work tonight.....

Image

(not my favourite, I tend to prefer Czech lagers, but seems apt)

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:33 am
by Chef Boi RD
The Brown Wizard wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:13 pm The worry is the 30-50 year olds in apparently good health that contract it and die. That and the bizarre 27 day incubation period with hardly any symptoms.

This has to be a manufactured bio-weapon...the felching of bat anuses was a red herring
Relax it’s the 70 year olds and 80 year olds who are dropping like flies from the virus or those with pre existing health issues

Re: Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:36 am
by Chef Boi RD
If China doesn’t start cleaning up their act for their disgustingly poorly regulated wet markets/live animal markets I’m not opposed to sending a few nukes there for the simple fact of being the worlds incubator of all flu viruses.

Reefer, your thoughts