JesusQuintana said:

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who?mikejones said:

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Are they about to cancel sxsw in austin?

Press conference in 30 minutes

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Where did you see that?

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Aggie Pharmer said:

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FWIW, my wife has a friend that works for a large university hospital system in Germany. From what I've been privy to, they have pretty much given up hope on controlling spread. They think it's going to infect 80-90% of the population. They are hoping that the majority of cases will be mild and that the spread is slow enough so that the serious cases won't overwhelm the number of ICU beds.

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fooz said:

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Colombia is on the board.

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Told the wife and she was skeptical of my fidelity. Turns out my little crotch fruit was a carrier that was not symptomatic.

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Rapier108 said:

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who?mikejones said:

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Are they about to cancel sxsw in austin?

Press conference in 30 minutes

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Since almost everyone has dropped out, there is almost no point in doing it.

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CSTXAg92 said:

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Aggie Pharmer said:

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FWIW, my wife has a friend that works for a large university hospital system in Germany. From what I've been privy to, they have pretty much given up hope on controlling spread. They think it's going to infect 80-90% of the population. They are hoping that the majority of cases will be mild and that the spread is slow enough so that the serious cases won't overwhelm the number of ICU beds.

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This is what I predict will happen in the U.S. We can't stop this thing. It's coming, like it or not. And we'd better learn from it too. The next time it may be a lot worse than just an aggressive flu.

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aggiehawg said:

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Told the wife and she was skeptical of my fidelity. Turns out my little crotch fruit was a carrier that was not symptomatic.

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Crotch fruit? That's a new one to me.

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IrishTxAggie said:

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sawthemoffxx said:

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queso1 said:

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sawthemoffxx said:

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queso1 said:

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But we're not seeing a decrease over there? I've heard people were returning to work.

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It is leveling off over there I believe. Mass quarantine efforts, everyone wearing masks, regular temperature checks, they are making everyone register where they go. You know... alot of authoritarian measures that will never happen here.

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I understand. But, they also live completely different than us. There is very little social demand for personal space. You have thousands of people possibly living in one building. They are cramped together. Most people over there smoke and I would imagine the hygiene is not like ours.

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Well yea if you are referring Texas to China. New York, Chicago, Boston aren't all that different regarding population density and those are places where it's blowing up.

We may finally be thankfully our public transportation system here is crap.

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It's the hygiene practices that make the China metros light and day difference to that of the US.

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Illuminaggie said:

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CSTXAg92 said:

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Aggie Pharmer said:

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FWIW, my wife has a friend that works for a large university hospital system in Germany. From what I've been privy to, they have pretty much given up hope on controlling spread. They think it's going to infect 80-90% of the population. They are hoping that the majority of cases will be mild and that the spread is slow enough so that the serious cases won't overwhelm the number of ICU beds.

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This is what I predict will happen in the U.S. We can't stop this thing. It's coming, like it or not. And we'd better learn from it too. The next time it may be a lot worse than just an aggressive flu.

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We could see a serious shift in the work-from-home segment of our workforce from this. This could have some long term societal benefits beyond the decrease in infection rate.

A different driver for this change would have been far preferred, of course.

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JB!98 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Told the wife and she was skeptical of my fidelity. Turns out my little crotch fruit was a carrier that was not symptomatic.

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Crotch fruit? That's a new one to me.

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I like to use it on special occasions.

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sawthemoffxx said:

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IrishTxAggie said:

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sawthemoffxx said:

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queso1 said:

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sawthemoffxx said:

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queso1 said:

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But we're not seeing a decrease over there? I've heard people were returning to work.

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It is leveling off over there I believe. Mass quarantine efforts, everyone wearing masks, regular temperature checks, they are making everyone register where they go. You know... alot of authoritarian measures that will never happen here.

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I understand. But, they also live completely different than us. There is very little social demand for personal space. You have thousands of people possibly living in one building. They are cramped together. Most people over there smoke and I would imagine the hygiene is not like ours.

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Well yea if you are referring Texas to China. New York, Chicago, Boston aren't all that different regarding population density and those are places where it's blowing up.

We may finally be thankfully our public transportation system here is crap.

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It's the hygiene practices that make the China metros light and day difference to that of the US.

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Have you been on the New York City subway? People coughing and sneezing everywhere without covering their mouths and it's just a matter of time before the homeless junkies get it and start spreading everywhere.

People just don't give a **** and assuming everyone else will practice good hygiene is irrational.

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VaultingChemist said:

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JB!98 said:

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aggiehawg said:

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Told the wife and she was skeptical of my fidelity. Turns out my little crotch fruit was a carrier that was not symptomatic.

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Crotch fruit? That's a new one to me.

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I like to use it on special occasions.

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His name isn't Durian, perchance?

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Rapier108 said:

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From the Austin press conference.

Went ahead and issued a disaster declaration.

SXSW is canceled.

They will also cancel any other events which would include people from areas with active coronavirus.

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who?mikejones said:

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Rapier108 said:

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From the Austin press conference.

Went ahead and issued a disaster declaration.

SXSW is canceled.

They will also cancel any other events which would include people from areas with active coronavirus.

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Rodeo getting cancelled?

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Rapier108 said:

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who?mikejones said:

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Rapier108 said:

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From the Austin press conference.

Went ahead and issued a disaster declaration.

SXSW is canceled.

They will also cancel any other events which would include people from areas with active coronavirus.

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Rodeo getting cancelled?

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That's up to Harris County/Houston.

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Anonymous Source said:

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Rapier108 said:

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who?mikejones said:

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Rapier108 said:

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From the Austin press conference.

Went ahead and issued a disaster declaration.

SXSW is canceled.

They will also cancel any other events which would include people from areas with active coronavirus.

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Rodeo getting cancelled?

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That's up to Harris County/Houston.

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Rodeo Austin set to start on 3/14

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