Corona Virus Thread

[grampy]

8 minutes ago, Chef said:

My one question to you is would you find it funny If that Dong pick showed up on your trail camera ?


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Now that was funny!

[Five Seasons]

2 hours ago, crappyice said:

Sorry guys and gals but that crap is funny and if you or your children are harmed by it , that saddens me.

I hate to stir the pot but Are your children really reading the NY hunting forum Corona virus thread?

it's more about being unnecessary and also those of us who browse from work. 

[OtiscoPaul]

1 hour ago, reeltime said:

Here's what the Greatest Generation thinks about this:

"I talked to a man today

I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America.

He simply smiled, looked away and said:

"Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for... I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children...

I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies...that they respect what they've been given...that they've earned what others sacrificed for."

I wasn't sure where the conversation was going or if it was going anywhere at all. So, I sat there, quietly observing.

"You know, I was a little boy during WWII. Those were scary days. We didn't know if we were going to be speaking English, German or Japanese at the end of the war. There was no certainty, no guarantees like Americans enjoy today.

And no home went without sacrifice or loss. Every house, up and down every street, had someone in harm's way. Maybe their Daddy was a soldier, maybe their son was a sailor, maybe it was an uncle. Sometimes it was the whole ---- family...fathers, sons, uncles...

Having someone, you love, sent off to war...it wasn't less frightening than it is today. It was scary as ----. If anything, it was more frightening. We didn't have battle front news. We didn't have email or cellphones. You sent them away and you hoped...you prayed. You may not hear from them for months, if ever. Sometimes a mother was getting her son's letters the same day Dad was comforting her over their child's death.

And we sacrificed. You couldn't buy things. Everything was rationed. You were only allowed so much milk per month, only so much bread, toilet paper. EVERYTHING was restricted for the war effort. And what you weren't using, what you didn't need, things you threw away, they were saved and sorted for the war effort. My generation was the original recycling movement in America.

And we had viruses back then...serious viruses. Things like polio, measles, and such. It was nothing to walk to school and pass a house or two that was quarantined. We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities. We carried on, without masks, without hand sanitizer. And do you know what? We persevered. We overcame. We didn't attack our President, we came together. We rallied around the flag for the war. Thick or thin, we were in it to win. And we would lose more boys in an hour of combat than we lose in entire wars today."

He slowly looked away again. Maybe I saw a small tear in the corner of his eye. Then he continued:

"Today's kids don't know sacrifice. They think a sacrifice is not having coverage on their phone while they freely drive across the country. Today's kids are selfish and spoiled. In my generation, we looked out for our elders. We helped out with single moms who's husbands were either at war or dead from war. Today's kids rush the store, buying everything they can...no concern for anyone but themselves. It's shameful the way Americans behave these days. None of them deserve the sacrifices their granddads made.

So, no I don't need anything. I appreciate your offer but, I know I've been through worse things than this virus. But maybe I should be asking you, what can I do to help you? Do you have enough pop to get through this, enough steak? Will you be able to survive with 113 channels on your tv?"

I smiled, fighting back a tear of my own...now humbled by a man in his 80's. All I could do was thank him for the history lesson, leave my number for emergency and leave with my ego firmly tucked in my rear.

I talked to a man today. A real man. An American man from an era long gone and forgotten. We will never understand the sacrifices. We will never fully earn their sacrifices. But we should work harder to learn about them..learn from them...to respect them."

If he isn’t atleast 84 that sissy didn’t even see action in Korea like both my pop pops..tell him to quit crying and get atleast 6 ft away before you accidentally kill the poor old dottard

Im calling pop now couldn’t get him yesterday it was his 85th birthday...doubt we will end our conversation snifflin like a bunch of sissies...

I’m just teasing so settle down (I am calling pop now tho)

Edited March 25, 2020 by OtiscoPaul

[Five Seasons]

11 minutes ago, mowin said:

I had the flu 2 yrs ago. It was beyond horrible. It turned into double pneumonia, which caused a blood clot to form in my leg that broke free and lodged in my lung.  The pain of that clot lodging in my lung was to say the least, frightening. Thought it was my time..

same. first time ever, even with the flu shot last year. 4 or 5 days of crap, then a few days thinking I was better and then regression for another 2 or 3 before I was back on my feet. All told probably 2 weeks to really get fully back. They say it's less severe with the shot, and I can't imagine it getting much worse than it was. 

[diplomat019]

27 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

When this is all said and done, i'd love to see a comparison on the deaths correlation to the healthiest/unhealthies counties in New York. every year they have those rankings come out where the Bronx for example is near the bottom (i think there are 62 counties) along with Orleans, Fulton, Niagara, etc as the most unhealthy. Below is just 1 of many charts/rankings that are all very close. Darkest Blue is the best, Darkest red is the worst,

Had a similiar convo.  You cant wake up and eat cheetos and mcdonalds all day, drink soda, etc  and then wonder why your immune system isn’t working properly.  I think thats where you were going with this post.   If the unhealthiest areas were hit harder than the healthier.   Yeah or no?

Edited March 25, 2020 by diplomat019

[Moho81]

19 minutes ago, Chef said:

My one question to you is would you find it funny If that Dong pick showed up on your trail camera ?


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I know what I'm doing this weekend now. 

[Lawdwaz]

38 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

When this is all said and done, i'd love to see a comparison on the deaths correlation to the healthiest/unhealthies counties in New York. every year they have those rankings come out where the Bronx for example is near the bottom (i think there are 62 counties) along with Orleans, Fulton, Niagara, etc as the most unhealthy. Below is just 1 of many charts/rankings that are all very close. Darkest Blue is the best, Darkest red is the worst,

It's almost like you have a hard on for the people of WNY?

[Steuben Jerry]

13 minutes ago, Moho81 said:

I know what I'm doing this weekend now. 

I had the same thought! I know where a couple of my neighbor's trail cams are...

[BizCT]

That is scarey up over 200 in 24 hours

More testing. Not scary at all


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[diplomat019]

41 minutes ago, cynthiafu said:

That is scarey up over 200 in 24 hours

This is positive.   We are testing more and able to really identify who has it what steps need to be taken.  Thats how I’m taking the increases.  It’s important to know who has it and specifically tell them what to do.  

[BizCT]

It's almost like you have a hard on for the people of WNY?

Might be a good summer to snag some leases!!!


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[BizCT]

EASTER and Bundy owes me a duck hunt & moonshines!


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[diplomat019]

20 minutes ago, Moho81 said:

I know what I'm doing this weekend now. 

Moho.  You bringing the hubblel telescope and a can of spray paint to zoom in? 

[Moho81]

1 minute ago, diplomat019 said:

Moho.  You bringing the hubblel telescope and a can of spray paint to zoom in? 

Hey you leave my thimble out of this!!!!! 

 

I am just going to hold the picture of Biz's buddy up to the trail camera! 

[Chef]

If he isn’t atleast 84 that sissy didn’t even see action in Korea like both my pop pops..tell him to quit crying and get atleast 6 ft away before you accidentally kill the poor old dottard
Im calling pop now couldn’t get him yesterday it was his 85th birthday...doubt we will end our conversation snifflin like a bunch of sissies...
I’m just teasing so settle down (I am calling pop now tho)

My wife’s grandfather is 90 and a Korean War vet, he and my wife’s grandmother split their time between my basement apartment and a condo I ln Florida, they keep asking to come home and we will not let them. They have been In Florida since December and right now we want them to stay there. They have no fear and would like to come home


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[Chef]

I know what I'm doing this weekend now. 

Hahaha I was gunna ask Id anyone knows where grampy’s land is, seems like a great social distancing project for my weekend


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[Chef]

It's almost like you have a hard on for the people of WNY?

At least he’s young enough to still get a hard on


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[OtiscoPaul]

7 minutes ago, Chef said:

My wife’s grandfather is 90 and a Korean War vet, he and my wife’s grandmother split their time between my basement apartment and a condo I ln Florida, they keep asking to come home and we will not let them. They have been In Florida since December and right now we want them to stay there. They have no fear and would like to come home


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Just talked to Pop he was out cutting wood yesterday...that’s why I couldn’t get him 

We talked about the kids, the new land purchase...his 11th great grandchild in the NICU.

Funny he never mentioned being worried about any of the sissies he taught how to fill a freezer...he did mention that people were being told not to go out so he and my grandmother did their normal shopping Friday and aren’t planning on going anywhere like the good citizens they raised us to be.

Edited March 25, 2020 by OtiscoPaul

[johnplav]

1 hour ago, Chef said:

My one question to you is would you find it funny If that Dong pick showed up on your trail camera ?


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I am afraid for poor @sodfather.

I feel like that dong pic is already on one of his trail cams... likely being eaten alive by a pack of coyotes.

[Al Bundy]

21 minutes ago, diplomat019 said:

This is positive.   We are testing more and able to really identify who has it what steps need to be taken.  Thats how I’m taking the increases.  It’s important to know who has it and specifically tell them what to do.  

Actually I seem to be the only one thinking this is not a good thing. Here is my logic. Minimal testing and telling everyone to stay home. Think you have it? STAY HOME. Act like you do have... tell the people who think they have it whatever steps you would say with a positive test.  getting worse? Arrange to go to hospital. I don’t get everyone rushing to be tested. 

[Lawdwaz]

38 minutes ago, Chef said:

At least he’s young enough to still get a hard on


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If you got one, could you see it?

[Chef]

If you got one, could you see it?

Yea it’s large, not quiet like Biz’s friend but large


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[diplomat019]

28 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

Actually I seem to be the only one thinking this is not a good thing. Here is my logic. Minimal testing and telling everyone to stay home. Think you have it? STAY HOME. Act like you do have... tell the people who think they have it whatever steps you would say with a positive test.  getting worse? Arrange to go to hospital. I don’t get everyone rushing to be tested. 

I agree that everyone should be acting like they have it and do what has been recommended to us. But thats not the reality.  I think people would really take it serious if they knew they had the virus.  Then it really sinks in.  Idk. There are so many sides to it.  But i do think increased testing is only a positive 

[Moho81]

Listening to Cuomo's press conference now and I don't see his need for 30,000 ventilators. Currently only 3% of confirmed cases need a ventilator (currently 888 out of 30,000 plus). The rate of cases is already slowing down granted it has not peaked yet but its already slowing. I'm not a numbers guy but if the projections stay the same he already has enough ventilators (including the 4,000 from the federal government) to handle the peak. 

[Al Bundy]

1 hour ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

EASTER and Bundy owes me a duck hunt & moonshines!


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Dunno biz... you seem to like those politically incorrect jpegs. Not sure I’d be good company... I don’t have the same accoutrements...

so if I’m not back to work by pesach/Easter..... what is your tribute going to be??? I like sure thing bets.