Beast Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 If this time away from school doesn’t have to be made up, shouldn’t we get a portion of our school taxes back? 2 3 1
CoudyBills Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Binghamton Beast said: If this time away from school doesn’t have to be made up, shouldn’t we get a portion of our school taxes back? Absolutely. My kids were super pissed about school closing, until they were told it would not cost them any time at the lake house this summer.
Boatdrinks Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: .....I'm supposed to take my kids and daughter in law to Aruba next Sunday......that is about to go up in smoke........ St Maarten just restricted all flights from USA for next two weeks. The order cam e from The Hague, so Aruba probably included as well.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Boatdrinks said: St Maarten just restricted all flights from USA for next two weeks. The order cam e from The Hague, so Aruba probably included as well. ...appreciate the info........
RiotAct Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 12 hours ago, Tiberius said: Trumps press conference was unbelievable. He won’t get tested, or he might, even though he should. They were all gathered there close together, all breathing into the same ? shaking hands and making up more lies. Trump is unfit oh no. That tears it. Let’s storm the gates of the White House! Meet me at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge tomorrow at 3 PM.
Buffalo_Gal Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) When the rumblings came in Friday that Spain was going to lockdown Saturday, I had Hubby book us tickets home. We were off this morning before the sun came up, getting a flight home through Lisbon. Arriving at Newark, we sat on the tarmac for over an hour since they were “clearing planes.” We pull up to the gate, all the passengers queued up to deplane when someone from the CDC comes onto the plane with forms. (In all the traveling we have done since the Wuhan flu was unleashed on an unsuspecting world, only one place has had forms before this ... Morroco.) We are all told to fill out the form, and have a seat (on the plane) until our plane was called. The prior plane waited 90 minutes to be called, not counting tarmac time. We were fortunate as under 45 minutes later, we were called. Someone SCREAMED at us to get in a single file (honestly though, with the complete cluster***** this was, that was the only #######... all the rest of the officers, cdc, and customs agents were super nice in a trying situation), and then people did the forehead temperature thing to every passenger, and recorded it on those sheets we filled out. After that, the CDC forms were collected, and it was on to passport control... where global entry was not working. As we were waiting in line, one of the line mushers struck up a conversation with us that “in seven years I have never seen anything like this.” He mentioned he’d go to lunch, and the procedure would change afterwards. The next day, different procedures again. After our passports were checked, they were taken away for a secondary (we all guessed (no one told us) that it was because we had been in either France or Spain, and they were checking against temperatures). 3.5 hours after we landed, we were all let out into the wild! Just kidding. As I suspected days ago, we need to self quarantine for two weeks. My son and his fiancée flew home via Toronto last night. He said it was a form and 45 minutes later they were done. He’s working from home during his self quarantine, his fiancée is a nurse so she is off the next two weeks. Oh, there was a warning for the African West Nile Virus on one of the screens at customs, so the guy next to me asked if “that is the next panic virus we are all going to die from.” I gave him the stink eye and he went into hysterics. If you don’t laugh... Edited March 15, 2020 by Buffalo_Gal Apple’s autocorrect sucks 7 1 3
row_33 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Trump tests negative If this upsets you please go and ***** yourself 3 2
Buffalo_Gal Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 14 minutes ago, TPS said: Airports are a mess Agree with all of that (except the temperatures which I explained above)... smushing a thousand people in like sardines isn’t exactly maintaining any “social distance.” We were never offered hand sanitizer, masks, or gloves, although many passengers had masks (that they’d flip down whenever they felt like it ). We had our own hand sanitizer, I declined the mask (hubby brought a bunch with him). 3
Doc Brown Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 4 hours ago, RocCityRoller said: So buying while prices are low to improve US strategic reserves and stabilize prices is a bad thing now? Usually people/ organizations do pretty well buying low and selling high.... Are you using a reverse strategy? Do tell... Also, if Russia was in cahoots with Trump, why would they wait until a viral scare and an election year to dump oil in the market? Hurting a high growth economy while it is down due to a 'Pandemic' doesn't seem like a neighborly thing to do to someone you are supposedly backing..... I'm loving this COVID-19/ Oil panic sell off. Moved a good chunk of IRA I failed to time properly 4 years ago from bonds to stock Friday. Investing in a few bio labs approved by the FDA/CDC as we speak, maybe I'll add some oil futures too. I was just laughing at Fox News referring to Trump as the "White Knight" and you respond with bragging about your investment strategy. 1
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Agree with all of that (except the temperatures which I explained above)... smushing a thousand people in like sardines isn’t exactly maintaining any “social distance.” We were never offered hand sanitizer, masks, or gloves, although many passengers had masks (that they’d flip down whenever they felt like it ). We had our own hand sanitizer, I declined the mask (hubby brought a bunch with him). Right. Saw a video few weeks back (when things getting started). A person visited China flew back to usa. No testing or anything. But he did right thing self quarantine. Just makes me angry how unorganized airports truly are. Still look like it. Glad you both are ok. 1
Doc Brown Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Three cases in Erie Country. Send Amari Cooper back to Dallas ASAP. 1 1
DC Tom Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Note: this is not a nuclear war. It is not a zombie apocalypse. Basic services, particularly those pushed to your house, are very unlikely to be disrupted. Such as water. You will have tap water. If your water service is disrupted, you will have warning, and you will have many other, greater problems to deal with before your water service stops. So for God's sake, you ***** morons, you will not run out of tap water, so DO NOT KILL PEOPLE OVER BOTTLED WATER. 2 5
row_33 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) They have snowflaked out completely Edited March 15, 2020 by row_33
Doc Brown Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 4 hours ago, DC Tom said: Note: this is not a nuclear war. It is not a zombie apocalypse. Basic services, particularly those pushed to your house, are very unlikely to be disrupted. Such as water. You will have tap water. If your water service is disrupted, you will have warning, and you will have many other, greater problems to deal with before your water service stops. So for God's sake, you ***** morons, you will not run out of tap water, so DO NOT KILL PEOPLE OVER BOTTLED WATER. Waste of wine. Since they cancelled March Madness this is the best we're going to get. You could've told me that was a Black Friday video and I would've believed you. 1 hour ago, 32ABBA said: Explain why I'm wrong... "Grandma, Grandpa...stay home. Tell Uncle Louie that he should stay home too, cuz he has asthma, and is at risk. We will wash our hands real good, and leave groceries outside your door if you need them. We really love you, Be Safe" If you are 25 years old, why should your life be shut down for this flu? No international air travel. Everyone under 50 can go to work...don't visit your grand parents, or your cousin with diabetes, they are home with strict instructions to stay home. I live in Los Angeles, I don't even KNOW anyone over 50. I'm pretty sure LOTS of people here have moved here all on their lonesome....just let the old folks stay home, and we'll all visit some time in May. You could have it and not know it. You could spread it to people your own age who will then transfer it to somebody more at risk of dying from it. Just don't be a prick and stay away from crowded areas.
ALF Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 US airports swamped as coronavirus screening stalls returns from Europe Thousands of travelers returning from Europe crowded terminals at several U.S. airports Saturday night in cramped, hours-long lines amid newly implemented heightened coronavirus screening. The massive lines came hours after the Trump administration's 30-day travel ban on most of Europe took effect. The ban doesn’t apply to American citizens or permanent U.S. residents. Travelers returning from across the Atlantic were being routed to 13 U.S. airports, including Chicago O’Hare where waits were reportedly as long as eight hours to get through screening for the virus. https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-airports-swamped-as-coronavirus-screening-stalls-returns-from-europe The video of the terrible crowding at O'Hare was beyond belief
GaryPinC Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, 32ABBA said: Yeah, but if everyone who knows an older person/high risk person stays away from these people, and the high risk people stay at home...everything will work out, without shutting down the entire country. It seems to be a much simpler solution. No, everything won't work out. It's about getting the virus to extinguish from the population as quickly as possible and that doesn't happen if all the younger people take no precautions and continue to pass the virus between them. This virus is still very much emergent. The steps that have been taken are in hopes of avoiding a total shut down of the country where everyone is stuck at home 30-40 days. 2
GaryPinC Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, billsfan1959 said: That seems odd since DeWine stated they believed at least 100,000 people in Ohio were infected with the disease and that it would double every six days. Seems like you would be seeing an influx, no? It's not odd to me at all. It's precisely why DeWine was proactive and closed down public gatherings. It's early enough with few enough people infected. I don't know where the 100k number comes from, and it's an estimate, it doesn't sound right to me but there's all kinds of info and misinfo out there. 21 hours ago, CoudyBills said: Doctors order tests, maybe bums don't know how society functions? Yep, shut down a country over a virus you probably don't know you have unless a test tells you so. Hard to overrun the healthcare system when the symptoms are so mild most people don't know they have it. Dear God, do you pull your head out of your rectum ever? Edited March 15, 2020 by GaryPinC 2
MILFHUNTER#518 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 12 hours ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said: Means in english. #COVID ー 19 | Taking anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, cortisone, ...) could be a factor in worsening the infection. If you have a fever, take paracetamol. If you are already on anti-inflammatory drugs or in doubt, ask your doctor for advice. Minister of Solidarity and Health Pretty legit guy. So tylenol, not advil
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, 32ABBA said: I didn't say everyone shouldn't be taking precautions as well. Certainly any younger people that have it should get treatment and be quarantined. Looks to me like everyone is going to be stuck at home 30-40 days anyway. ...the infection and mortality rates are similar to the annual flu season......however, there is some "peace of mind" knowing that flu vaccine is available annually even though it is effective for certain strains only....
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