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OhNo-Really

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67. Finally reducing social Security & Medicare Clever

Sun Mar 8, 2020, 08:37 PM

Mar 2020

I’ve had a fan/funtastic life. At 72 I won’t be tying up an ICU

Maybe The Princess Cruise line can make a buck on Palliative Transition Cruises 🚢 staffed by the mildly infected. Uninhabited islands can become giant designer funeral pyres for the unlucky.

Certainly more fun and less expensive than a for-profit makeshift ICU in a hospital parking lot & LOTS less dangerous to the uninflected

Time to get morbidly creative.

Designer Death Cruises.

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Us Too.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #1

Stay safe elias7 Mar 2020 #12

Thank you for your candor. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #77

S'mae Haggis geardaddy Mar 2020 #108

Thanks! LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #94

This yet another and deadly disease that doctors and all medical personal face everyday. olegramps Mar 2020 #100

I feel the same certainty that I will probably get it htuttle Mar 2020 #2

I'm in the age group where lethality is a good possibility unless you are lucky enough to be in yaesu Mar 2020 #17

I think you've got a good handle on it. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #46

((elias7)) blm Mar 2020 #3

Thank you 🙏 elias7 Mar 2020 #11

And yet you still serve. Thank you. Quick question OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #64

I hope you will be OK. You are on the front lines of this massive dewsgirl Mar 2020 #4

This is the one, folks. defacto7 Mar 2020 #5

We abused her and she is finally fighting back. alittlelark Mar 2020 #44

Yup, you can't fuck with mother nature... she just does not care... mitch96 Mar 2020 #48

Keep trying to explain that to people Rural_Progressive Mar 2020 #69

Electricity is technically not 'power'. Rather, it's a form of energy ... just sayin' ;) mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #78

Technically, electrical power is power, measured in Watts. lagomorph777 Mar 2020 #105

Yes, but it's measured as power at the point at which work is done ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #107

I don't even know what to say, wish I could say you're wrong. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #6

I'm convinced this is on purpose. You're right waiting till someone has symptoms is too late. uponit7771 Mar 2020 #7

You betcha. They want people to die.Who? The elderly on Medicare? 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #34

Finally reducing social Security & Medicare Clever OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #67

Yes, let's pay them to kill us. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #89

Let's just say they won't mind. Captain Zero Mar 2020 #85

That is EXACTLY what I've been thinking. Young people aren't dying. BComplex Mar 2020 #96

Please be careful. hamsterjill Mar 2020 #8

☺️ thank you elias7 Mar 2020 #110

I can't imagine people with the... stillcool Mar 2020 #9

Thank heavens for our dedicated medical personnel! Please stay safe. Lonestarblue Mar 2020 #10

Many researchers have tried - but it takes $$$$ alittlelark Mar 2020 #47

Here too elias7. The lack of any meaningful preparation is stupefying AllyCat Mar 2020 #13

You are a hero...thank you for your service to your fellow citizens KSNY Mar 2020 #14

I salute you, my friend. Fight the good fight. Alhena Mar 2020 #15

ER Doc DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #16

Both of My Kids are ER Physicians OhioChick Mar 2020 #18

My heart is with them elias7 Mar 2020 #32

Love and gratitude to you and your sisters and brothers caring mahina Mar 2020 #60

I've been sitting here staring at my screen OhioChick Mar 2020 #81

I am a Registered Nurse a LTC facility for disabled Vets. I'm duly screwed, I think. Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #19

I'm watching the virus creep MontanaMama Mar 2020 #82

As of Friday we've only tested a grand total of 5 people in the whole state. Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #86

Will do. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #102

Thank you for the candid straight assessment bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #20

I can't fathom the reason for the testing shortfall elias7 Mar 2020 #40

Thanks for expertise and taking time and best to you! /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #45

I'm presuming customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #84

Mortality Rate mchill Mar 2020 #21

We don't test because we don't have the kits Boomer Mar 2020 #22

Not everyone will buy the test kit at140 Mar 2020 #41

https://youtu.be/4InhmRCIpow mchill Mar 2020 #23

I watch Peak Prosperity, sometimes it scares the hell out of dewsgirl Mar 2020 #101

I posted about wearing protective gloves to the grocery store and doctor's office and was ridiculed. trof Mar 2020 #24

Do what you need to do! My older daughter is quadriplegic, and survived lymphoma with a tumor deurbano Mar 2020 #29

I've been wearing gloves for weeks now. mchill Mar 2020 #31

I've been carrying antiseptic wipes and putting them between my hand and the rail on stairs. dawg day Mar 2020 #35

Very good point, thanks for raising it bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #36

Wear a mask too! Don't believe the bs about you don't need one, or it won't do you any good. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #49

Unfortunately, I don't have a mask. I have cancer and moonscape Mar 2020 #72

I've tried buying a Vog-no luck, so I will make my own version. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #90

How will you make your own? Maybe I could make one that would fit better! :) n/t moonscape Mar 2020 #91

Using carbon cloth, microfiber, elastic, or spandex, and an N95 mask with valve. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #92

Keep your self safe to the best of your ability and don't worry about the nay sayers... nt mitch96 Mar 2020 #51

I think you are doing the right thing, trof Hekate Mar 2020 #52

pay no attention to idiots, trof Skittles Mar 2020 #56

I don't know why you were ridiculed, especially here. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #68

Sorry trof that some DUer's gave you a hard time. You need to do what you need to do. Fla Dem Mar 2020 #99

This is absolutely correct. BSdetect Mar 2020 #25

Agreed in toto PCIntern Mar 2020 #26

I must see an endodontist this week mchill Mar 2020 #30

I just had a crown put in, and they were taking the usual precautions. dawg day Mar 2020 #38

But were they using PPE when working in your mouth? mchill Mar 2020 #42

Right now you're as safe at a competent dentist's office as you are anywhere. PCIntern Mar 2020 #61

I started prepping for this in early Feb mchill Mar 2020 #79

Actually I saw something online about zinc interfering with the replication process of a virus. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #87

My daughter's high school (w/2500 kids in San Francisco) was closed on Thursday afternoon deurbano Mar 2020 #27

Ted Cruz self-quarantined. (Ugh.) dawg day Mar 2020 #28

Yup, me too. I hope people start taking precautions and shows down the rate uppityperson Mar 2020 #33

My son is also an ER physician. I am terrified for him and his wife. She is an emergency Tess49 Mar 2020 #37

Question.. If the patient presents with flu like symptoms... and is tested for the flu and is neg. mitch96 Mar 2020 #39

Our ED is using a decision tree to decide who to test ismnotwasm Mar 2020 #43

It is really going to slam ERs. Warpy Mar 2020 #50

I'm in the high risk age group jmbar2 Mar 2020 #53

Insane indeed. Almost designed to fail. Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #54

Agreed. We are utterly unprepared and losing time. yewberry Mar 2020 #55

They gave us all laptops on Friday. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #73

I have this horrible suspicion that they are purposely limiting testing to limit "the numbers." SunSeeker Mar 2020 #57

(((All of you medical people, thank you and God speed))). Question about cleaning masks... Hekate Mar 2020 #58

Thank you for being open and honest about this issue. We needed to hear this. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #59

Everyone, as much as possible, should be tested. panader0 Mar 2020 #62

Thank you. We're grateful to you and your work. Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #63

all I can say as I witness this thing unfold is that we as humans simply are incapable of learning NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #65

Thank you. mzmolly Mar 2020 #66

Take care of you UpInArms Mar 2020 #70

Hugs to you elias7. Sent up some good karma to aks for strength and safety to you. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #71

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #74

The Gates Foundation is funding the development of a home test for the virus, tblue37 Mar 2020 #75

"...stinginess..." Turbineguy Mar 2020 #76

Thank you! MFM008 Mar 2020 #80

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Kick dalton99a Mar 2020 #88

Protect yourself should be rule #1 Botany Mar 2020 #93

The good news is that MANY more BlueMTexpat Mar 2020 #95

(((Hugs)) thank you for helping people Sea Turtle Mar 2020 #97

Reading this whole thread - God Bless you and all our medical professionals. calimary Mar 2020 #98

We all need to give an extra boost to our immune system now ... Maribelle Mar 2020 #103

OMG My heart breaks for the kind and self sacrificing folks in healthcare roles librechik Mar 2020 #104

My wife is a medical professional and this is going to be a horror when it rips through... hunter Mar 2020 #106

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