OT - NO POLITICS Local COVID-19 Discussion

[tsujimoto74]

Haven't had a smoke since Feb 15th .. 10am.

Congrats, quitting is no small feat

 

[Beerz]

Congrats, quitting is no small feat

Thanks. I'm cheating and doing the vape but still... feel 1000% better than i did a month ago...and i can breathe!

 

[tsujimoto74]

Thanks. I'm cheating and doing the vape but still... feel 1000% better than i did a month ago...and i can breathe!

Sounds like a win to me! I just ordered myself a Juul. I've been telling myself "I'm going to quit" for years. Maybe it's time to just f***ing do it.

 

[Beerz]

Sounds like a win to me! I just ordered myself a Juul. I've been telling myself "I'm going to quit" for years. Maybe it's time to just f***ing do it.

Good luck! You'll notice changes quick

 

[machpo]

Good luck! You'll notice changes quick

Concur - as long as you at least start with something strong enough to satisfy the nic hunger, it's easy to move off of cigarettes.

 

[Beerz]

Concur - as long as you at least start with something strong enough to satisfy the nic hunger, it's easy to move off of cigarettes.

yes.. i used NicSalts .. Juul wasnt strong enough for me

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

The silence of Dr. Fauci is deafening.

 

[Beerz]

The silence of Dr. Fauci is deafening.

Huh? He's giving interviews almost everyday

 

[Mike McDermott]

Sounds like a win to me! I just ordered myself a Juul. I've been telling myself "I'm going to quit" for years. Maybe it's time to just f***ing do it.

Quitting smoking was the 2nd hardest thing I’ve ever had to quit but was so worth it. Even though it took me a couple of tries to fully do.

 

[brian_griffin]

Quitting smoking was the 2nd hardest thing I’ve ever had to quit but was so worth it. Even thought it took me a couple of tries to fully do.

Heroin? You’ve alluded to another demon in your past...

I’ve heard nicotine is a stronger urge for some.

 

[joshjull]

 

[WeDislikeEich]

 

[cybresabre]

Praying I don't get it. Cause I'm more susceptible being a chronic smoker
God speed all, and keep safe. Love.

Friendly reminder that there are always alternate ways to ingest your chronic if it is an important part of your day to day.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Sounds like a win to me! I just ordered myself a Juul. I've been telling myself "I'm going to quit" for years. Maybe it's time to just f***ing do it.

I’m trying to right now.

I read a statistic (shared by Debbie Birx iirc) that said in China they found out men age 40+ that smoke are 8-10% more likely to die from covid-19.

So I’m really trying to use it as motivation. I’ve been telling myself to quit forever too. I’m hoping this time I can do it. I have a few packs left and as of now have no plans of going to buy more (easier to say while I still have some left...)

 

[Mike McDermott]

Heroin? You’ve alluded to another demon in your past...

I’ve heard nicotine is a stronger urge for some.

Thankfully not Heroin. But yes I definitely have a demon in my past that I do everything in my power to keep in my past. It could very easily come back if I don’t keep my guard up.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Spooky. I hope they have some type of plan in place to divide and isolate their divisions moving forward, so the entire police force doesn’t end up sick down the road.

A friend of a friend on another site has a buddy who runs 4 police divisions. He said that’s what they did there. His buddy went out and found 4 separate office spaces for each of the 4 divisions he runs. Normally they were all packed into 1 building, so if 1 guy got sick he was scared it could infect all 4 divisions and take out much of that city’s police force.
Smart!

 

[WeDislikeEich]

This is an interesting site/tool.

This model predicts the last day each state can act before the point of no return
“This model is intended to help make fast decisions, not predict the future”

If you click on a state, it will estimate (based on current number of diagnosed patients) the epidemic curve for your state and the last date to act towards social distancing and achieve an impact.

 

[Beerz]

The silence of Dr. Fauci is deafening.

Here is his latest from yesterday. Good watch. We are in good hands with this man.

Trump listens "even if we disagree on some things," Dr. Fauci says in interview about coronavirus task force - CBS News

 

[Dirty Dog]

knowledgeable people:

What are the possible explanations as to why the US and South Korea have had such drastically lower mortality rates than places like Spain or Italy?

the difference is significant.

 

[Myllz]

knowledgeable people:

What are the possible explanations as to why the US and South Korea have had such drastically lower mortality rates than places like Spain or Italy?

the difference is significant.

The US isn't hitting the caps of hospitals (yet). Italy had to turn down care to people due to having no room in hospitals, and the mortality rate went up when that started happening. If the US gets overrun, which is certainly possible, the mortality rate will start rising.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

knowledgeable people:

What are the possible explanations as to why the US and South Korea have had such drastically lower mortality rates than places like Spain or Italy?

the difference is significant.

Socialized medicine plays a big part. I have friends that are dual citizens Spanish/UK and Italian/UK, they will do elective procedures in Spain/Italy as waits are shorter, but they run back to the UK for anything major. Now my more affluent friends run straight to Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok as its equal to the best in the west. One of my friends had a heart attack last year, was treated there to include stents and his primary doc at Vanderbilt told him how great his care was.

 

[Beerz]

knowledgeable people:

What are the possible explanations as to why the US and South Korea have had such drastically lower mortality rates than places like Spain or Italy?

the difference is significant.

Dr Fauci addresses that in interview in the post right above yours. He says the travel bans were very beneficial.

My non-expertise opinion? Those Europeans like to do the double face kiss to everyone they meet.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Someone also explained that the hard hit countries have inaccurate mortality rates (skewing high) because only the severe are getting tested. Which makes sense logically at least.

 

[KiwiGriff]

Those Europeans like to do the double face kiss to everyone they meet.

Haha. That’s a very sweeping statement for a continent that has a vast number of cultures, countries and languages
I lived in Germany for a few years and they don’t have any time for that kissy-face crap.

 

[Beerz]

Haha. That’s a very sweeping statement for a continent that has a vast number of cultures, countries and languages
I lived in Germany for a few years and they don’t have any time for that kissy-face crap.

Was mostly a joke.... MOSTLY haha