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  1. 3 minutes ago, staboner said:

    guess I just think the way you’re saying things may rub people the wrong way but what you’re actually saying isn’t crazy.  Be vigilant.  Don’t freak out.  Texas is not heading towards Italy unless you don’t stay vigilant.  All fair points.  

    nope, freak out is all florida's job currently with a little bit of mississippi in em.

  2. 3 minutes ago, Modessit said:

    The only thing I distrust about that article is that it says that all 10 "can" process 700 tests per day, but doesn't say they "are". Then it mentions some stuff from national testing companies.

    How is NY getting 6000 positives per day and Texas can only do 700 tests per day?

    There are plenty of companies like Worldwide Clinical Trials (formerly known as CEDRA) here in Austin and around Texas that could be doing this. Every one should be pressed into duty.

    right fucking now.

     

  3. 42 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Part of what I’m hoping comes out of all of this is that a shitload more people realize that “the little people” aren’t little at all. Everyone matters - and a lot of the people you hardly ever think of matter a lot. The cleaning crews, the grocery stockers, the truck drivers.

    When I was first getting into the practice of law, a couple of mentors offered me the same advice: be kind and friendly to all of the staff you interact with. Receptionists, court clerks, etc. And it was good advice. Take care of them, they’ll take care of you. But it also makes you see what they do and appreciate it.

    Salud to the cleaning crews.

    I just got forbearance from suntrust on my mortgage, my caseload is dropping and who knows when we will see another full pay stub. When I got a worker, he was useful and efficient. I told him so. what a fucked up job with a 6 hour queue. Shout out mortgage dude.

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  4. 9 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    We are all connected, but we ultimately don’t act like it.  

    You might as well ask why we refuse to enable stricter rules for the rural areas, while big city folks are enacting stricter rules in an effort to try and shut down as much as possible to keep our hospitals going.   Our hospitals that those rural folks are going to end up relying on when their 4-bed ICU units are overwhelmed   

    Earlier I bitched about the Cletuses trying to carry on as if things are normal, while ultimately fucking the rest of us over when they needlessly fill up their hospitals.   That was harsh - I don’t mean that the rural folks themselves are all Cletuses, it’s the people running those towns and counties who are being Cletuses, whether that’s the leaders or the businesses who have a lot of sway   

    I had a conversation with a cousin last night, who works for one of those counties,  I get what he said, that those officials risk their jobs if they piss off the local businesses.  

    The problem is that we are all connected.  We can shut down the border with Louisiana, and ban folks from NY, but if rural folks still have loose restrictions and are spreading it around, it doesn’t matter who we try to keep out.   Blaming Louisiana or New York is just a “look over there, it’s a squirrel!” distraction.   

    Because we are refusing to enact a stricter uniform policy at the state or local level, we are going to drag this thing out and make it far more painful and far more expensive than it needs to be.  

    preach it brother!

  5. 15 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:


    America: we’re gonna get owned


    India: hold my beer

    india, nope we best be worried about latin america and mexico.

    america will live but zombie basement neighbors are shit out of luck.

    looks like will only will need that wall for a bit longer.

     

    unless the hot, humid climate saves them. 

    then we can thank climate change and el nino.

  6. 17 minutes ago, Okie State said:
    3 hours ago, HRSchenker said:
    I was wearing a mask for awhile but it freaked out A LOT of people. I'm talking about people coming up to me at grocery stores telling me to get the fuck out.

    That's bizarre. A lot of people out wearing both gloves and masks now. Even driving around in their cars.

     its time to act like you have the virus and you don't want to infect the others in your community. 

    if you don't have a ppe, get yourself a bandana, turtleneck sweater stuffed with tp if you got some.

     

     

  7. 39 minutes ago, stork642 said:

    As far as I can tell I’ve never quoted of or responded to anyone about this article.  Am I missing something.  Why are you quoting me and attaching this article?  My post on 3/27/2020 @8:45 pm I was responding to blacklab about HPD no longer giving DUIs.  Nothing to do with this article.  

    sorry, im bad at shaggy, sometimes. plus, i have always liked your avatar. Better?

  8. 1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

    I think I made a post about 200 pages back arguing how spring break happening right then was the absolute worst case scenario for our country.  Some people wanted to argue that getting the kids out of the schools was the key.   It is, but having parents with $$coin already spent for SB at Disney/Vail/et al was a ducking disaster waiting to happen.   Hear we are 

    chinatown new york

    mardi gras anywhere on the 3rd coast

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  9. 1 hour ago, Newdoc said:

     

    Your PCP should be able to order one if they are Baylor employed. I’ve ordered both people to get at testing site and I have donned PPE and swabbed patients myself when I thought they qualified.  The office must have the right viral swab however. CPL and Quest are running the tests privately as well but I think the turn around time on Quest is long. Baylor should be running the test in one of their north Texas facilities this week. Prior, everything was being run in Temple.

    Overall the testing is limited still.

    if are running a fever, go and self quarantine yourself. what are you waiting for. dammit.

  10. 7 minutes ago, Loco said:

    I've got 3 old but brand new n95 masks. Who/ how should I Donate them?  I'd like them to go to the folks that really need them, but it's only three and the rubber bands are old.  Just drop em by the hospital or fire department?

     

    is it even worth messing with?

    yes please. stop by and drop em off at your local firehouse. an old n95 is gold if you dont have enough.

  11. 38 minutes ago, Somnio said:

    I haven't heard anyone mention it, but thinking about the "olds" dying has been an interesting experience for me.

    What I mean is my parents are 69 and 64 years old.  Though they are "senior citizens", they don't seem that old to me.  I'm sure a major part of that is the fact I'm officially a man per Gundy since I'm now 40 years old myself.

    But what is an eye opener to me is when I think "olds", or "senior citizens" I tend to think little ole blue haired ladies possibly using a walker.  That is very far from who my parents are, but they both still live lifestyles I'd speculate would make it a very bad thing if they contract Covid-19.

    And not just my parents, but their friends that I've known for decades as well.  They're almost all 60+, and many could stand to lose some weight, and/or smoke, and/or drink, they don't exercise, they don't eat particularly well, etc.

    It's just a scary thought that they are all at a very high risk of this fucking their shit up.

    60 + should get themselves into a gym, asap.

  12. @danajaybein wrote Coronavirus Rhapsody: BISMILLAH WE WILL NOT WASH YOUR HANDS! (WASH YOUR HANDS!)

    Coronavirus Rhapsody:

     

    Is this a sore throat?

    Is this just allergies?

    Caught in a lockdown

    No escape from reality.

     

    Don’t touch your eyes

    Just hand sanitize quicklyyyyy

    I’m just a poor boy, no job security

    Because of easy spread, even though

    washed your hands, laying low

    I look out the window, the curve doesn’t look flatter to me, to me

     

    mama, just killed a man

    i didn’t stay inside in bed

    I walked by him, now he’s dead

    mama, life was so much fun

    but now I’ve caught this unforgiving plague

     

    mama, oooooh

    didn’t mean to make them die

    if I’m not back to work this time tomorrow

    carry on, carry on as if people didn’t matter

    Dana Jay Bein (#DJB)

    @danajaybein

    ·

    10h

    oo late, my time has come

    sends shivers down my spine

    body’s aching all the time

    goodbye everybody, I’ve got the flu

    gotta leave you all behind and face the truth

     

    mama, oooooh

    I don’t wanna die

    I sometimes wish I never went out at all

     

    I see a little silhouette of a man

    what a douche, what a douche

    did he even wash his hands though

    security is tightening

    very very frightening me

    Gotta lay low (gotta lay low)

    Gotta lay low (gotta lay low)

    Gotta lay low masturbate

    Masturbate O O O O

     

    I’m just a poor boy, facing mortality

    HE’S JUST A POOR BOY FACING MORTALITY

    spare him his life from this monstrosity

     

    Touch your face, wash your hands, will you wash your hands?

    BISMILLAH NO WE WILL NOT WASH OUR HANDS! (WASH YOUR HANDS!)

    BISMILLAH NO WE WILL NOT WASH  OUR HANDS! (WASH YOUR HANDS)

     

    BISMILLAH WE WILL NOT WASH YOUR HANDS! (WASH YOUR HANDS!)

    WASH YOUR HANDS! (never, never, never wash your hands oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)

    No no no no no

    Oh mama mia, mia (mama mia wash your hands!)

    COVID-19 has a sickness put aside for me, for me

     

    So you think you can stop me and just shake my hand?

    So you think we can hang out and not break our plans?

    Oh baby, can’t do this with me, baby,

    Just gotta stay home, just gotta stay home with my fever

     

    oooooh

     

    Curving can get flatter

    Anyone can see

    Curving can get flatter

    Curving can get flatter, you’ll see

     

    Just look out your windows….

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