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Apparently you've missed the news about how an asymptomatic carrier can spread the virus. Any chance you're going to come down on those people who posted the pics of the bacon masks yesterday? They still need your stinging rebuke. Unless, of course, it is that you deign to criticize only those who do not share your views.

Agreed. It could be as much as two weeks.

It’s hard to take anything you say seriously because you’re on the sheep list. Carry on.

Your comment is disgraceful.

It’s policy where he was. Follow the rules. What he did today is inexcusable. Surprisingly, there are those in the country who look up to him and to trump. So they should show others the right way to do things. “Do as I say, not as I do” doesn’t cut it.

There’s lots of different ways to lead. One of them is by example. That method is lost on the prez and pence.

Hoax. You don’t know that the bacon in that image was processed following the subject invocation of the DPA. Also, now that the gravity of this internet message board discussion has been reinforced, I continue to await your rebuke of the poster who found an amazing new use for the already-versatile bacon, namely, that of levity. Carry on.

Given the seriousness of the topic I await your stinging rebuke of the poster who intrigued us with the photo of scrumptious bacon facemasks.

Hoax. The principal premise of the original post was that the availability of bacon is no more important than the availability of PPE for those on the front lines of the pandemic. We struck quickly on the breakfast issue. We should have moved just as quickly to ensure the protection of our health care professionals.

Thanks for proving part of my point. “Building ahead” = building before invocation of DPA. We’re prompt on bacon. We were slow on PPE, etc. We should have been equally responsive on both fronts. I’m a vegetarian but I could go for that. I probably wouldn’t be a vegetarian long with those. A pepperoni face mask? I’d be back off the wagon (is it on the wagon or off the wagon?) in seconds.

Well played!

Notice the prior post said most, but not all. So it seems that poster has acknowledged that there were some instances in which the DPA could have been used more promptly. Bacon, however, is not an issue. It’s cool when nurses wear trash bags as PPE. But the idea of missing a breakfast sausage? Completely unacceptable.

Apparently the threat to breakfast sausage is extreme.

Bacon, not ventilators or PPE, gets prompt DPA treatment.

Solid call to place that guy on the fake news list. Thanks for alerting me to that one.

The Keep America Great hat is the chef’s kiss on that one.

He’s on the fake news list. Done.

What’s the risk of long-term effect, e.g., reduced lung capacity? My understanding is we don’t know. Immediacy of death is not the only risk.

A hoaxer complaining about hoaxes. Pretty soon dogs and cats will be getting along. Sad!

There’s no switch to flip, that much is true. There are also so many other considerations, e.g., when child care comes back online, when and how mass transit resumes normal operation, how elevators are handled in office buildings. The degree of complications and variables boggles the mind.

I appreciate the balance and objectivity in what you said. Well done.

Sometimes I count more. Sometimes I count less. But ten is a beautiful number. He should have counted to ten before he made that statement. It is disturbing. Hopefully he meant a former Disney child star. A fake newser worried about fake data. We have come full circle.

Agreed. I think about it in terms of lung capacity. But isn’t there data re: higher incidents of stroke in younger people, too? That’s sort of the problem with reopening. There is so much unknown, and it’s almost impossible to properly evaluate and balance all of the risks. I wish there were good answers to all of these competing and valid considerations . . .

Hoax. I didn’t call a 900 number. And you’re the one who opened the door to the tiny baby hands problem. You seem to have some anger issues. I’m sorry about that. I usually count to 10 when I get mad. I find that very helpful.

I agree with all of that. The problem is that Group 2 can and does facilitate spread to Group 1. There’s no right answer to any of this, and I absolutely understand the economic impact of waiting too long. My lingering concern remains not waiting enough, risking a reset of the pause, and further exacerbating an already calamitous economic situation.