It was weird how everyone was having rational conversation this morning. Glad we woke back up and took some crazy pills
LOL I wonder who that was?HouAggie2007 said:
It was weird how everyone was having rational conversation this morning. Glad we woke back up and took some crazy pills
Generally agree, and judging by the weekend crowd at Lowe's most people don't really care right now.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism. I can only speak to talking w/ my neighbors and friends but it seems that more often than not, people are ready to get out and do stuff as soon as things open
cone said:
because we're going to be masked up in public for the next 12 months
We are Texans. We always start of with pleasantries.HouAggie2007 said:
It was weird how everyone was having rational conversation this morning. Glad we woke back up and took some crazy pills
This is usually the case for pretty much anything political here.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism.
We're not going to be wearing masks out in public for the next year. Sorry to break that news to you. Well, at least us who aren't scared of our own shadows won't. The fearful people of society probably will, but let's be honest, this was just the push into looneyville they needed to justify everything they've been resisting up to this point.cone said:
i thought i was talking about masks
people won't even go into those places at keep the doors open volumes without consumer confidence in public health
That's my feeling as well and what I get from our friends and family. We're tired of being cooped up in our homes and are ready to go walk around a retail store for some alone time, go to dinner with friends after a hard week at work, have a proper birthday party for our kids who don't understand why theirs was cancelled, etc. Some percentage of the population will take extra precautions, but I believe it'll be much smaller than many want to believe.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism. I can only speak to talking w/ my neighbors and friends but it seems that more often than not, people are ready to get out and do stuff as soon as things open
We're still having a rational conversation. I'm sorry that you don't like humor, jokes, or anything that isn't 100% strictly business to keep that stick up your butt feeling tight.HouAggie2007 said:
It was weird how everyone was having rational conversation this morning. Glad we woke back up and took some crazy pills
I went to pick up some dessert for us last night from a restaurant, and on my way, my wife texted me to see if I could stop at Target to pick up something. Given the Target was a mile down the road and Walmart was literally across the street from where I was going, I decided to brave it and go to Walmart. It was like every other day at Walmart, but with some wearing masks.J.D. c/o 05 said:Generally agree, and judging by the weekend crowd at Lowe's most people don't really care right now.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism. I can only speak to talking w/ my neighbors and friends but it seems that more often than not, people are ready to get out and do stuff as soon as things open
Damn, did we agree?Texaggie7nine said:This is usually the case for pretty much anything political here.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism.
Try that chit in Montgomery County and it'll be like dove season to them.FHKChE07 said:
Considering some municipalities are already flying drones around to make sure that people are maintaining 6' distancing and don't have fevers or coughs, some people are worried about the overreach of the government.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/494330-connecticut-city-testing-drone-that-detects-fevers-coughs
Wearing masks for a bit isn't doom and gloom...saying that we will be for a year and that we won't be able to go to church certainly iscone said:
and it's funny
I don't feel like wearing masks is doom and gloom at all
if that's the predominant cost, we are getting off pretty light
The funny thing is, before the rona hit, I agreed with probably 90% of what you posted on f16. I am libertarian after all.aTm2004 said:Damn, did we agree?Texaggie7nine said:This is usually the case for pretty much anything political here.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism.
A droplet spread pandemic where we learn more everyday that it's not as bad as we were led to believe by the number of people having the antibodies. A pandemic that spreads like every other virus/bacteria and isn't some super virus that spreads in a unique way. A pandemic where practicing common sense hygiene would go a long way.cone said:
honestly never thought people would be so anti-mask during a droplet spread pandemic
good to know
We'll, I've never met someone who agrees 100% with me, nor do I want to. Disagreement is good for everyone.Texaggie7nine said:The funny thing is, before the rona hit, I agreed with probably 90% of what you posted on f16. I am libertarian after all.aTm2004 said:Damn, did we agree?Texaggie7nine said:This is usually the case for pretty much anything political here.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism.
cone said:
honestly never thought people would be so anti-mask during a droplet spread pandemic
good to know
Tell that to Joel.cone said:
I just say that about church because of what we know about epidemic spread with this pathogen and how it's generally non economic
it would be one of the last things to come back
just like how masks are so cost effective and personal they would be one of the last behaviors to ease
cone said:
I just say that about church because of what we know about epidemic spread with this pathogen and how it's generally non economic
it would be one of the last things to come back
just like how masks are so cost effective and personal they would be one of the last behaviors to ease
It's good that you're okay with most people thinking you're ugly.aTm2004 said:We'll, I've never met someone who agrees 100% with me, nor do I want to. Disagreement is good for everyone.Texaggie7nine said:The funny thing is, before the rona hit, I agreed with probably 90% of what you posted on f16. I am libertarian after all.aTm2004 said:Damn, did we agree?Texaggie7nine said:This is usually the case for pretty much anything political here.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism.
Now that we can agree oncone said:
we learned via the NYC study good news and bad news (if broadly accurate)
the IFR is likely 1% give or take (NYC being a relatively younger population)
the hospitalization rate is likely much lower than originally thought - closer to 5% across the population
so it's still a bad ass bug. we're getting better at treating it but still flailing in the dark to keep the olds from dying.
armed with this we can be more confident in bifurcating the population to resume economic activity and demand (having the olds and heavy set shelter in place and be super careful), but this thing is still a reaper of a bug if you're not vigilant. and will still kill the random young and healthy (although I think we're getting better at knowing that people who outwardly seem okay with the bug may be really sick).
I am glad American doctors are finally getting a crack at this thing. The WHO and the Chinese are just trash.
Must not know many people who actually attend church.cone said:
I just say that about church because of what we know about epidemic spread with this pathogen and how it's generally non economic
it would be one of the last things to come back
just like how masks are so cost effective and personal they would be one of the last behaviors to ease
Just needed to find 1 who didn't think so, and I did.RealTalk said:It's good that you're okay with most people thinking you're ugly.aTm2004 said:We'll, I've never met someone who agrees 100% with me, nor do I want to. Disagreement is good for everyone.Texaggie7nine said:The funny thing is, before the rona hit, I agreed with probably 90% of what you posted on f16. I am libertarian after all.aTm2004 said:Damn, did we agree?Texaggie7nine said:This is usually the case for pretty much anything political here.gougler08 said:
I think the real bulk of consumer wants lies somewhere between cone's doom and gloom and Irish's full optimism.
RebelE Infantry said:
If you don't mind me asking, what parish are you at?