Coronavirus Outbreak

[Big Frank]

I was thinking about common sense like the Ant and the Grasshopper last night - Distracted while trying to read something else.  This morning's devotional was the Proverb about the man who sets his hand to the plow will eat (the positive way of saying that if you don't work and prepare you aren't provided for).  These two go together as a part of a much larger mindset.  How many schools, organizations and families mentor these concepts anymore?

When I gave up on my book last evening, I switched to some backwood stories - Foxfire.  With our urbanization, and the spread of the urban mindset to the rural areas, how many have the basic knowledge to survive "off the grid?

It seems like most people aren't taught much of anything anymore, by their parents, schools, or anyone else. One of my roommates in the army had some Foxfire books and it looked like they all had a lot of good information. There were 7 books back then but even more now. They covered home remedies, foraging, and all kinds of different subjects. A lot of stuff in them might help keep you alive and healthy if TSHTF.

[Rastus]

Rastus, Thanks I am up in Bartlesville and hadn't heard about that.

Are people up your way tired of this isolation thingey?

[Ranger Dave]

We just finished phase 1 starting phase 2. Some restaurants have opened dinning rooms, Osage casinos have opened. We just opened the Boy Scout Camp I work at to small group camping with some restrictions.

Ranger Dave

[Rastus]

I was in Russellville, Ark., yesterday.  They have opened the restaurants but the seating has space between tables...looks kinda weird but I guess it works.  Went to the farmer's co-op and picked up some wire...no problem with coronamona their either.

I see where Colorado revised down the deaths because people who tested with coronamona antibodies actually died from something else.  I suspect all the number in the US need to be revised down 20% or so.

[TAB]

I was in Russellville, Ark., yesterday.  They have opened the restaurants but you the seating has space between tables...looks kinda weird but I guess it works.  Went to the farmer's co-op and picked up some wire...no problem with coronamona their either.

I see where Colorado revised down the deaths because people who tested with coronamona antibodies actually died from something else.  I suspect all the number in the US need to be revised down 20% or so.

Brazil  on march magicly curred all tb and yellow fever infections of which they have ~ 300k total of a year... guess what they all had instead.


Even places in the us if you have any respiratory  infection you are declared covid 19.  Its bs.  My state didnt do most of the shit and it was only people doing it by choice...   little under 7k confirmed and 77 dead  thats out of 3.2 million. So a infected rate of 0.2%  wow so high. A fatal rate of 1.1%   i am not worried

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[tombogan03884]

IIRC most of the deaths TAB mentioned were in "Care facilities" because some workers were positive.

I have seen several stories that the numbers need to be cut 50%.
The thing that drives me crazy is that even the inflated numbers never justified the insane hype.
4 million sounds like a lot, but it's out of 8 freaking billion !
It's the flip side of what Stalin said "Kill one man it's a crime, Kill a million men it's a statistic".
People can visualize 1 or 2 dead people, like in a car crash, but they can't get their heads around more, hundred, million, billion, it all just registers as many, many, with no real perspective.

[BAC]

NRA show - cancelled
Vacation (where I should be right now) - cancelled
Royal Family Kids Camp - cancelled
Weekend in NYC later this year - TBD

I’m saving a lot of vacation time this year!
Look at me making lemonade!

[tombogan03884]

Is it "USE IT OR LOSE IT " ?
Or can you take the money instead ?

[BAC]

Is it "USE IT OR LOSE IT " ?
Or can you take the money instead ?

It differs from year to year. Usually we can roll over a certain amount to the next year or sell it back. One year they bought vacation back at double time. That was nice.  I have enough right now to take December off and have some left over. 

[MikeBjerum]

Strange times require creative solutions.

Seven days ago this afternoon, Thursday May 14th, my Mother-In-Law died.  We have been waiting as dementia has taken her over the past years.  Ninety-Five years, with most of the last decade in some sort of care facility.

How do you hold a memorable and fitting service for a person who not only volunteered in her church, but served as Church Secretary for 15 years during this crap?

Due to my history as a taxidermist, I pay attention to what funeral homes are doing.  I helped my wife's family switch from one funeral home to another that provided live streaming of the service.  We moved the service to graveside - Expanded committal/abbreviated full funeral.  I knew of some technology that was available through a friend, and asked the funeral director about it.  So, we also broadcast the service over low power FM - 1/4 - 1/2 mile range.  Those who couldn't make it could watch the service live on Facebook, and it will remain on there for future watching.  Those that came stayed in their vehicles at the cemetery and listened on 99.9 on their car radios.

Seven immediate family, a sound tech, two pastors, and two funeral directors under the tent, and about 50 people in their vehicles.  That is about what we would have had normally in a church - Outliving your family and friends, and when none of the immediate family lives in the community anymore, will do that to attendance.  A friend and former neighbor of ours invited us out to their farm for a meal, and we had a great time.

This COVID crap sucks, but we need to not give in to the hate, pessimism, fear or sorrow.  Grab your bootstraps and big boy pants, pull them up, and take on the challenge.