โMar-07-2020 09:46 AM
โMar-09-2020 11:57 AM
TomG2 wrote:Approximately 38,800 people in the US were killed in traffic accidents in 2018. That is more than 1500 times the number of people in the US whose deaths are attributed to COVID19. Yet there is no reporting that automobiles are "carving a path of death" like the article quoted said was the case with the virus. This entire media frenzy reminds me of how the Weather Channel hypes every coastal thunderstorm. Despite their best efforts to convince us otherwise, most everyone will live to see the sun rise the day after COVID19 fades from the headlines.westernrvparkowner wrote:
....snip.... COVID19 is responsible for about 4/1000th of 1% of the deaths in the US.
In case you haven't noticed, it just got here. That figure is about as meaningful as saying the death rate from automobiles was less than 4/1000th of 1% in 1901.
โMar-09-2020 01:23 AM
westernrvparkowner wrote:
....snip.... COVID19 is responsible for about 4/1000th of 1% of the deaths in the US.
โMar-08-2020 10:08 PM
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) ๐โMar-08-2020 08:56 PM
Me Again wrote:Talk about alarmist reporting. Since the first of the year approximately 500,000 people have died in the US (2,813,742 deaths in 2017, about 7700 per day per CDC) . Of that number 22 are attributed to Corona Virus. By comparison, an average of about 49 Americans are killed by lightning each year. Corona Virus currently is not exactly carving a path of deaths. But that statement sure sells more papers than stating that COVID19 is responsible for about 4/1000th of 1% of the deaths in the US.
By Mike Carter , Nina Shapiro, Mary Hudetz and Paige Cornwell
Seattle Times staff reporters
The emergence and spread of the novel coronavirus in Washington and the world has exacted a steep toll in a very few weeks, carving a path of deaths, .
โMar-08-2020 05:17 PM
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โMar-08-2020 03:25 PM
Deb and Ed M wrote:joebedford wrote:
The park did send out an information bulletin but no events cancelled yet. I'm avoiding Main Street during Bike Week because you're in very close contact with other filthy bikers. Washing my hands a lot whenever I go out.
I would think being in an RV park filled with Snowbirds would be as "safe" as anywhere? But here in FL, we get millions of visitors - Bike Week, Spring Breaks, etc They just announced a Covid-19 case in Volusia County (Daytona), so all those bikers might be bringing home an unwanted souvenir.....
The thing that scares me, is that people are contagious, before they feel ill (and presumably sequester themselves); and since 80% of the cases don't require medical treatment, there could be a LOT of people out there spreading germs who aren't on the "radar".
Wash your hands.
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) ๐โMar-08-2020 03:22 PM
ljr wrote:
Iโm one of the small handful that survived the Y2K carnage. In a few years global warming is going to kill us all. So why get excited about a little flu?
Take a deep breath, relax and most importantly, TURN OFF THE TV.
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) ๐โMar-08-2020 02:09 PM
Deb and Ed M wrote:The thing that scares me is that the "just the flu" people will NOT sequester themselves. They will spread COVID-19 to others, 20% of whom will require hospitalization and about 3.4% will die.
The thing that scares me, is that people are contagious, before they feel ill (and presumably sequester themselves); and since 80% of the cases don't require medical treatment, there could be a LOT of people out there spreading germs who aren't on the "radar".
Wash your hands.
โMar-08-2020 12:52 PM
joebedford wrote:
The park did send out an information bulletin but no events cancelled yet. I'm avoiding Main Street during Bike Week because you're in very close contact with other filthy bikers. Washing my hands a lot whenever I go out.
โMar-08-2020 12:25 PM
โMar-08-2020 10:46 AM
doxiemom11 wrote:It's a virus. You can't build a fence or threaten it with a gun to keep it away. For the vast majority of people the symptoms are identical to a cold or the flu. People who have a cough or the sniffles are going to be out and about. That is just a fact. Unless you are willing to sequester yourself from all human contact until it either runs its course or a vaccine is perfected you will run the risk of becoming infected. That will likely not happen for a year or more. I don't have enough years left to toss one of them away living personally imposed isolation trying to avoid an illness that isn't that severe to the vast majority.
And the - oh it's nothing attitude is exactly what will keep it spreading around. It may not affect many people any more than the flu would, but for those who do get the serious lung involvement, I bet they will wish they had stayed home. And who gets it most ? Seniors and people with other illnesses and compromised immunity systems. How many at the snowbird parks are either a senior - have another illness, and have compromised immunity systems? Most will meet 1 of those 3 criteria.
โMar-08-2020 08:43 AM
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โMar-07-2020 07:02 PM
Me Again wrote:
Has your snowbird park considered cancelling group activities because of the coronavirus?