Formerly DT: COVID-19 - Featuring Lots of Politics, now CR because political talk not going away

[MissingInAction 24262]

Don't forget the beans and lube.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 12928]

2 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

WTF does, "get ready" mean anyway.

Chicken Noodle soup and electric blankets?

Steel window bars and double ought buckshot?

 

Buckets of gasoline, of course.

[Sbbruin 21567]

Just don't order anything from Wish.com

[Bevo 13417]

3 minutes ago, Somnio said:

It's concerning to me that the CDC is saying get ready, because this is probably going to get bad while our president is majorly downplaying the situation, and letting everyone know it's no biggie and is under control.

WTF?

I would think the president would say remain calm and be vigilant. And I would think the CDC has been waiting its whole existence for such an event. I've worked with the CDC's infectious disease team to develop products. I respect the institution. But they are about to become a leader in the US where people will listen to them before any other person or entity in the US.

What do you think would happen if a large meteor was headed towards earth? The president would say remain calm, we've got this. NASA would say prepare your anus.

What I am saying is that each group has its own agenda. The president's agenda is to allay fears and instill confidence. The CDC's agenda is to get the virus under control and to do that it needs to get people to prepare and follow protocol.

[Somnio 751]

8 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

WTF does, "get ready" mean anyway.

Chicken Noodle soup and electric blankets?

Steel window bars and double ought buckshot?

nm

Edited February 25, 2020 by Somnio
already said

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

Just now, Bevo said:

I would think the president would say remain calm and be vigilant.

this President?

[MNLonghornFUKM 8780]

this is frightening:
 

So basically it happened in the one country on earth that eats and does a bunch of weird shit, has the most people, and is impossible to shut down unless the entire planet quarantined for a month

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

Just now, MNLonghornFUKM said:

So basically it happened in the one country on earth that eats and does a bunch of weird shit, has the most people, and is impossible to shut down unless the entire planet quarantined for a month

[MNLonghornFUKM 8780]

WTF does, "get ready" mean anyway.
Chicken Noodle soup and electric blankets?
Steel window bars and double ought buckshot?
 

Wife’s getting TP and diapers today. She said she’s loading up because If we’re stuck.. those are needed.


Probably some cereals and cases of water too

[Bevo 13417]

1 minute ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

Wife’s getting TP and diapers today. She said she’s loading up because If we’re stuck.. those are needed.


Probably some cereals and cases of water too

Beer, whiskey, condoms, brisket?

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

What's the timing of a background check for firearms? Or is there a gun show happening now in my area?

[MissingInAction 24262]

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4956]

27 minutes ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

What's the timing of a background check for firearms? Or is there a gun show happening now in my area?

It's instant if you are in a state with no waiting period and your name doesn't get flagged.

[Somnio 751]

28 minutes ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

What's the timing of a background check for firearms? Or is there a gun show happening now in my area?

It's pretty much instantaneous.  Go to Academy, pick your firearm, they do a check, if you're not a felon/on a terrorist watchlist/wear a wife beater you're out the door in just a few minutes.

Edited February 25, 2020 by Somnio
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[Armin Tamzarian 58]

what if my name *is* flagged

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

[Not a cat 5596]

Just now, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

Gary Samdusky?

[Trey3216 15298]

1 minute ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

[InkaUtexas 24821]

1 minute ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

just drive on down to Nuevo Laredo. 

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

2 minutes ago, Not a cat said:

Gary Samdusky?

Poman Rolansky

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

Besides, sex offenders can have guns, right?

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4956]

You have the option of putting your social security number on the form, which can help if your name is the same as a criminal's. They have three days to deny the sale if your name gets flagged, and if they can't deny it by then the sale can proceed.

[Pato del Muerto 51914]

4 minutes ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

Seemore skinner?

[Trey3216 15298]

Harvey Vinestein 

[Schulz2.0 28616]

8 minutes ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

Hi Jared!

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

I looked the dude up.

Six year olds, dude.

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

Anyway we're all going to cough ourselves to death, while drowning in coronavirus phlegm, so who fucking cares, right

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

THIS THREAD IS ONLY FOR NEWS, GODDAMMIT

[Schulz2.0 28616]

Algeria reported their first case today.

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

Yeah but fuck them though

[F250 28380]

19 hours ago, GRHorn said:

San Antonio

Me going from Cool Story Bro to realizing this is happening near me.

[FWD 297]

 

[Goredho 17154]

1 hour ago, Incredulity said:

WTF does, "get ready" mean anyway.

Chicken Noodle soup and electric blankets?

Steel window bars and double ought buckshot?

 

I'm personally stocking up on weed, booze, ammo and food in that order of importance.

[InkaUtexas 24821]

Just now, Goredho said:

I'm personally stocking up on weed, booze, ammo and food in that order of importance.

had a talk with a friend last night. We agreed we would get the kids together, go to her place which is more isolated than my house. I am in charge of wine, she has the weed. Plus does not hurt there is a herd of cows behind her house. 

[VABuckeye 2472]

6 minutes ago, Goredho said:

I'm personally stocking up on weed, booze, ammo and food in that order of importance.

Flying to Denver for business next week.  I'll be bringing a shitton of edibles back.

Edited February 25, 2020 by VABuckeye

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

A dude I know is looking for a couple Oz's if any y'all tryna off load product before the apocalypse

Edited February 25, 2020 by Armin Tamzarian

[0xdeadbeef 1614]

1 hour ago, Incredulity said:

WTF does, "get ready" mean anyway.

Chicken Noodle soup and electric blankets?

Steel window bars and double ought buckshot?

 

Just placed an Ammo order, not because of the virus, just because.....   

Naw, who am I kidding. Totally because of the virus.    

https://www.luckygunner.com/   is your friend.

 

[Thetexashammer 1062]

4 hours ago, BBQ2Bayou said:

I knew my lifelong practice of reclusiveness and aversion to other humans would prepare me for something, someday. 

Misanthropy was never cooler.

[Shaggybevo 353]

Beer, whiskey, condoms, brisket?

Twin Liquors dollar sale starts on Thursday (27 Feb). Good time to stock up for the apocalypse and save a few bucks while doing it.

[Thetexashammer 1062]

2 hours ago, drt said:

 

By the way, if you're pinning your hopes on somebody stumbling on a vaccine in some other country that doesn't have a rigorous testing and development process...you're probably going to be disappointed.

Efficacy is a lot easier to test for than safety. But if you remove the safety protocols, you can move much faster. Kinda like orphan cancer drugs.

[Goredho 17154]

13 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

Flying to Denver for business next week.  I'll be bringing a shitton of edibles back.

Good plan.  3-4 weeks worth should see you to the end one way or the other.

[Dbeasy 14733]

I would think the president would say remain calm and be vigilant. And I would think the CDC has been waiting its whole existence for such an event. I've worked with the CDC's infectious disease team to develop products. I respect the institution. But they are about to become a leader in the US where people will listen to them before any other person or entity in the US.
What do you think would happen if a large meteor was headed towards earth? The president would say remain calm, we've got this. NASA would say prepare your anus.
What I am saying is that each group has its own agenda. The president's agenda is to allay fears and instill confidence. The CDC's agenda is to get the virus under control and to do that it needs to get people to prepare and follow protocol.

And the job of all male surly posters is to beg women for end of the world sex.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 12928]

1 hour ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

This is the most disturbing “asking for a friend” I’ve seen in quite some time.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21765]

Did they let TxTow out?

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 12928]

Have we started a Surly death pool yet? 

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

News, motherfucker, are you posting it

[Bevo 13417]

18 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

 

And the job of all male surly posters is to beg women for end of the world sex.

 

Nightly, or just when the apocalypse comes?

[atomheartbevo 88750]

3 hours ago, Helobious said:

It’s pretty naive to think that mortality rate will hold steady. Unless this acts like no other virus in the history of mankind, it’ll eventually evolve down to a less lethal strain (like the spanish flu did). 

Mortality rate is not the problem.  Well, if you’re over 65 it is.  

The problem is the 15-20% who need to be hospitalized, have their fluids checked/dripped, and need to be intubated to keep their airways open.    For 2-3 weeks.   Oh, and the people maintaining their IVs, oxygen, etc, have to be in serious PPE    

That would overwhelm American healthcare.   We are just not setup for a shit-ton of people being hospitalized and quarantined for 2-3 weeks each, with healthcare providers wearing full PPE.  

By the end of next week, China will have thrown together over 25 new hospitals in and around a single city of 9 million.

China wouldn’t give this much of a shit about a few hundred thousand people, unless it is That Bad.   

[Bevo 13417]

1 hour ago, Armin Tamzarian said:

I only ask because I'm flagged at my kids' school because there's a sex offender whose name is like my name

Avatar checks out.

[Armin Tamzarian 58]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

 By the end of next week, China will have thrown together over 25 new hospitals in and around a single city of 9 million.

Lol hospitals