RobertMBlevins 51 #3701 November 17, 2020 (edited) Probably will switch out the Spam image for one with better resolution, and make position adjustments on other images, but I'm working on a T-shirt logo design. I want to have a few printed up for my family and friends. NEXT year, of course. I already got one suggestion to change out the Trump image for another head shot that says, 'I'm FIRED!' so that wearers don't think the shirt actually supports Trump. Made sense to me, and I will do that in the final design. Edited November 17, 2020 by RobertMBlevins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RobertMBlevins 51 #3702 November 18, 2020 If the Pfizer vaccine must be transported at low temps in freezer trucks, there is an answer to this. Recruit US automakers to step up and build the trucks on a Federal contract. If Biden were to say publicly he would support this, US automakers might do it on his promise alone, to get a head start on things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 362 #3703 November 18, 2020 (edited) FDA has approved a DIY home test. Requires a prescription, and costs $50. The company said that when it compared its test to one of the most reliable FDA-authorized tests out now, it agreed with positive and negative results 94.1 percent and 98 percent of the time respectively in a study of more than 100 people in California. A rapid at-home covid-19 test — for under $50 — just got FDA approval https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/18/home-test-coronavirus-covid-fda/ Edited November 18, 2020 by ryoder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 362 #3704 November 18, 2020 I follow a number of UK moto-vloggers, and one of them (Richy Vida) just posted this first-person account of getting COVID-19. A couple things I found very interesting were: How he thinks he caught it, and how abruptly the assorted symptoms presented: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 171 #3705 November 19, 2020 "Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said in a new interview that he took oleander extract, an unapproved herbal supplement that has been promoted by the CEO of MyPillow, after contracting COVID-19. The Washington Post reports Carson, a former neurosurgeon, said he took the extract after it was recommended by Mike Lindell. Lindell, who also served as President Trump's Minnesota campaign chairman, has a financial stake in the company that makes the extract, the Post notes. Carson told the newspaper that his symptoms disappeared within hours after taking the supplement, also called oleandrin. “Anybody who has ever gotten COVID and taken it, they are fine in five hours, and the next day are running around playing floor hockey in the hallway,” Lindell has said, despite the lack of scientific evidence to suggests oleander extract is useful in treating COVID-19." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westerly 36 #3706 November 20, 2020 (edited) HA!!! Dr. Fauci just gave a public speech on the new vaccine development. His exact words: Fauci defended the quick vaccine development process. “The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity,” he said. https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-11-19-20-intl/index.html Suck it!!! I freaking told you this could be done quickly. Now go ahead and tell the families of all those who are dead that 'good thing we took our time and did things slowly'. Freaking unbelievable. Dragging our feet more will just result in more deaths. Current projections show as many as 650,000 dead by March. That is more deaths than the single leading cause of death in the USA. If we get that many, COVID will be the #1 cause of death in the USA. Edited November 20, 2020 by Westerly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 341 #3707 November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Westerly said: Dragging our feet more will just result in more deaths. More? Did you not just say it was being done really fast? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 26 #3708 November 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Westerly said: HA!!! Dr. Fauci just gave a public speech on the new vaccine development. His exact words: Fauci defended the quick vaccine development process. “The process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity,” he said. https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-11-19-20-intl/index.html Suck it!!! I freaking told you this could be done quickly. Now go ahead and tell the families of all those who are dead that 'good thing we took our time and did things slowly'. Freaking unbelievable. Dragging our feet more will just result in more deaths. Current projections show as many as 650,000 dead by March. That is more deaths than the single leading cause of death in the USA. If we get that many, COVID will be the #1 cause of death in the USA. What Fauci is saying according to what you quoted is not that the devt. process could have been done faster, but that the current development process, which you habitually call "dragging our feet" acutally is a really fast development. Vaccine development normally takes years, if not decades. The COVID vaccine reached its final stages in a fraction of this time. This was achieved by enourmous money grants to several or even many companies and institutions around the world. This translates in state of the art equipment, enough(?) manpower in all stages of development and testing and also into very large initial clinical trial-groups. Another factor which greatly improves the timelines is that the authorities at an FDA-level are doing their review in parallel to the development of the vaccine; they look over the shoulder of the scientists, so to speak. Normally they would wait until all data of one or even all clinical trials is/are available, which is a way more cost-effective method. This last bit is poorly explained, I'm aware, but I get lost in translation once more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 500 #3709 November 20, 2020 It will still take a massive manufacturing and logistics effort to get the vaccine to people. This hard, and not something that's going to just magically happen in a hurry. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 362 #3710 November 20, 2020 Latest COVID-19 lottery winner: Sen Rick Scott (FL-R) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 560 #3711 November 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Westerly said: Suck it!!! I freaking told you this could be done quickly. And I've been telling you to wait for the expedited process to complete. Looks like you'll be waiting for the process to complete. Suck it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 663 #3712 November 20, 2020 I just delivered a load of lumber to a pallet manufacturing plant in Gretna Nebraska near Omaha. It looked like there would’ve been about 150 people working there today. The only mask in sight was the one on my face. I’m on my way to Kansas City now to get a reload at a warehouse. We’ll see if they’re doing any better there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 362 #3713 November 20, 2020 Andrew Giuliani, a special assistant to President Donald Trump and the son of Rudy Giuliani, announced Friday that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 171 #3714 November 20, 2020 46 minutes ago, gowlerk said: I just delivered a load of lumber to a pallet manufacturing plant in Gretna Nebraska near Omaha. It looked like there would’ve been about 150 people working there today. The only mask in sight was the one on my face. I’m on my way to Kansas City now to get a reload at a warehouse. We’ll see if they’re doing any better there. Stay safe down there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 663 #3715 November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Phil1111 said: Stay safe down there I’m at the KC warehouse now. Everyone here is masked! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 395 #3716 November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, gowlerk said: I’m at the KC warehouse now. Everyone here is masked! Something I've found is that the bigger the company, the better chance of masks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 663 #3717 November 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said: Something I've found is that the bigger the company, the better chance of masks. Not an absolute rule, but for sure large corporations with HR departments are all going to be on the mask thing. I've been to a couple medium sized places lately where politics rules the day and covid safety is seen as incorrect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 362 #3718 November 20, 2020 Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-jr-tests-positive-covid-19/story?id=74326915 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 305 #3719 November 21, 2020 53 minutes ago, ryoder said: Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-jr-tests-positive-covid-19/story?id=74326915 Hi Robert, And does another R senator: 'Sen. Rick Scott of Florida tests positive for COVID-19' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/20/u-s-sen-rick-scott-florida-tests-positive-covid-19/6354712002/ Not a lot going for the R's right now. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westerly 36 #3720 November 21, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, gowlerk said: I just delivered a load of lumber to a pallet manufacturing plant in Gretna Nebraska near Omaha. It looked like there would’ve been about 150 people working there today. The only mask in sight was the one on my face. I’m on my way to Kansas City now to get a reload at a warehouse. We’ll see if they’re doing any better there. They are just trying to keep the money local by ensuring that the hospitals get plenty of business, that's all. Support small businesses and all. After the hospitals get their business, the bankruptcy attorneys will be next in line for an inrush of business. Not until the ER bill shows up in the mail that is though. Edited November 21, 2020 by Westerly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westerly 36 #3721 November 21, 2020 (edited) However, we dont need a vaccine to fix this in the interm. It's simple. Anytime the positivity rate is over 7.5% in a community, enter into lockdown for a minimum of 4 weeks or until positivity rate drops below 5%. No non-essential services. Then let the market decide. Want to keep your job and business? Then do your part and be a part of the solution. Dont give a shit and want to chose 'freedom' instead? Then have the freedom to not have a job. Unemployment benefits are capped at whatever the usual is for the state. Once you're out, you're out. Edited November 21, 2020 by Westerly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westerly 36 #3722 November 21, 2020 12 hours ago, ryoder said: Andrew Giuliani, a special assistant to President Donald Trump and the son of Rudy Giuliani, announced Friday that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Well Rudy was all over TV sweating like a mofo, so my money is Rudy is positive as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 447 #3723 November 21, 2020 1,947 Americans died of COVID-19 yesterday. Here is photo taken this morning of the president working hard to address the crisis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 362 #3724 November 22, 2020 Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler tests positive for Covid but is undergoing further testing https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/politics/kelly-loeffler-tests-positive-covid-georgia/index.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 447 #3725 November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, ryoder said: Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler tests positive for Covid but is undergoing further testing https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/politics/kelly-loeffler-tests-positive-covid-georgia/index.html "Ms. Loeffler has worn masks while interacting with people, but was indoors and unmasked among unmasked crowds at an event on Thursday." Stupid is as stupid does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
