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Post by inger on May 13, 2020 18:39:12 GMT -5
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/10-disinfectants-that-kill-coronavirus-faster-than-lysol-wipes/ss-BB13VvV0?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=U508DHP#image=2 I’m really excited! As soon as I read this, I ran out to every store I had to so I could buy everyone of these wipes. I’m going to make a salad out of them and spray it down with 409 for dressing. Then, I’m going to eat it right after I write a note that Do Me recommended that as protection against the virus. I’m going to sit quietly in the chair beside the empty salad bowl until the inevitable, what ever that may be. It may make me immune. It may kill me. Perhaps I’ll just get a gut ache and case of the shits like you won’t believe. But this time. This time it won’t be Trump’s fault... 😂😜😂🤪😂 |
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Post by inger on May 13, 2020 18:42:48 GMT -5
I only Prince we’re still alive... I guess “The Weekend” could do a song about this, but I’ve never known him to do much that was more than just barely listenable...if he did, he’d have to call it “F$$$$$$ Purple Toe”, cause that’s how he rolls... 😂 |
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Post by domeplease on May 14, 2020 10:24:27 GMT -5
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/10-disinfectants-that-kill-coronavirus-faster-than-lysol-wipes/ss-BB13VvV0?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=U508DHP#image=2 I’m really excited! As soon as I read this, I ran out to every store I had to so I could buy everyone of these wipes. I’m going to make a salad out of them and spray it down with 409 for dressing. Then, I’m going to eat it right after I write a note that Do Me recommended that as protection against the virus. I’m going to sit quietly in the chair beside the empty salad bowl until the inevitable, what ever that may be. It may make me immune. It may kill me. Perhaps I’ll just get a gut ache and case of the shits like you won’t believe. But this time. This time it won’t be Trump’s fault... 😂😜😂🤪😂 HEE HEE... |
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Post by kaybli on May 14, 2020 11:05:00 GMT -5
MLB owners approve proposal to start 2020 season, but will players agree?
Major League Baseball's owners approved a proposal to start the 2020 season Monday.
The plan outlines a resumption of the sport that's been on hold since March while the country has battled the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Details include a second spring training starting in mid-June, an Opening Day in the first few days of July, teams playing an 82-game regular season schedule against division opponents and opponents from the same division in the opposite league, expanded rosters and expanded playoffs set to wrap up in early November.
It gets fans who have waited for their favorite teams to return to the field excited.
But will the players agree?
The league will present the proposal to the union Tuesday, according to various reports. But despite the proposal including the first instance of revenue sharing in baseball history, it's apparently far from a slam dunk.
Games are expected to be played without fans present, and that paired with the regular season being cut in half means a significant dip in revenues for this multi-billion dollar entertainment industry. Without anywhere near as much cash as usual expected to come in, the owners are searching for ways to save money, and that includes decreasing the financial commitment to players, who agreed to prorated salaries earlier this year.
The league is looking for further reductions in player pay this year, and their proposed solution is a 50-50 split of the season's revenue, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Revenue sharing is happening in the NFL and NBA, but it's never happened before in baseball.
But even that step might not be palatable to the union, and Joel Sherman of the New York Post called the revenue-sharing pitch a "non-starter" with the players.
Of course, a financial fight between the owners and the players would represent some of the poorest optics imaginable as the country grapples with public health and economic crises that have left tens of thousands dead and tens of millions unemployed.
MLB's proposal to start the 2020 season is not being received well on the players' side, it seems
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Post by inger on May 14, 2020 13:20:28 GMT -5
It was 1994. The players went on strike. That was when I decided that I no longer loved baseball. I was still “addicted” to it. I knew that even 26 years ago. I knew I did still love the Yankees, and that I would follow them and watch their games just as avidly as I had been. I knew I would scout the league leader lists for Yankee names. I knew that if the Yankees had an off day, that I would, too. I would no longer be watching random games.
And so it’s been for 26 years. The price of baseball continued to climb as players and owners continued to be selfish and arrogant, eating the golden goose. I went from not loving the sport to not liking it at all. Alcoholics probably don’t live drinking, but they have to. I’ve continued drinking in the sport despite my distaste.
I guess that’s the way things will stay now. Baseball announces that they want to reopen. That it’s “for the country”. A few players speak out in a positive way, some have initial doubts. Then the money starts getting talked about. It turns out this has nothing to do with the fans or the good old USA. I’d rather owners and players just quietly sat through the non-season instead of showing us paradise by the dashboard light, and then asking the inevitable “do ya’ love me” before finishing the act.
Now I have to respond with “Let me sleep on it”...
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Post by domeplease on May 15, 2020 10:53:47 GMT -5
MAYBE SOME VIRUS GOOD NEWS:
WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS... Despite a long border with China and a population of 97 million people, Vietnam has recorded only just over 300 cases of Covid-19 on its soil and not a single death.
Nearly a month has passed since its last community transmission and the country is already starting to open up.
Experts say that unlike other countries now seeing infections and deaths on a huge scale, Vietnam saw a small window to act early on and used it fully.
But though cost-effective, its intrusive and labour intensive approach has its drawbacks and experts say it may be too late for most other countries to learn from its success.
'Extreme but sensible' measures
"When you're dealing with these kinds of unknown novel potentially dangerous pathogens, it's better to overreact," says Dr Todd Pollack of Harvard's Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam in Hanoi.
Recognising that its medical system would soon become overwhelmed by even mild spread of the virus, Vietnam instead chose prevention early, and on a massive scale.
By early January, before it had any confirmed cases, Vietnam's government was initiating "drastic action" to prepare for this mysterious new pneumonia which had at that point killed two people in Wuhan. READ MORE...
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Post by rizzuto on May 15, 2020 18:01:53 GMT -5
 This is what baseball looked like during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. Notice that all fans are wearing masks. 100 years of progress...  |
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Post by domeplease on May 16, 2020 11:00:11 GMT -5
MUST READ FOR ALL POSTERS (AND PLEASE PASS ON TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE -- I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE SAYS):
Joshua Ross
May 9 at 1:04 AM
Ok, so, here’s some venting and some explaining and if you don’t like it, I honestly don’t care. Move on and good day to you.
This has easily been the longest 2 months of my career, and, for that matter, my life. COVID-19 has changed everything. The way we live, the way our kids learn, the way we work. It has trashed the economy, exploded unemployment, and harmed businesses, many of them, sadly, beyond repair. But here’s the deal: it’s real and it’s here and it’s still spreading.
As a healthcare worker, I’m exhausted. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. As a manager in the the healthcare industry, it’s been one of the longest, most stressful things I’ve tackled.
First off, the truthers and the conspiracy people and the protesters, you’re not helping. The people bitching CONSTANTLY about the governor’s or whatever level of government’s handling of things, it’s not constructive.
Do you want to know why medical people, real medical people, not some crackpot quacks and kooks with a YouTube account or Facebook page, are taking this seriously? Because it’s serious. And we’re serious people when it comes to people’s health and their lives.
Yes, it mostly kills at-risk populations (the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions) but it also kills perfectly healthy people with no prior diagnoses and we don’t know why. I’m so tired of people acting like there’s information that’s being cooked up or withheld. You know why there’s lots of gaps in the information? Because we’re still learning about this virus every day.
It’s new. It’s never been seen. How it acts, how it spreads, why it does the things it does is all new and we’re learning on the fly. Stop mistaking genuine lack of information for misinformation or withheld information.
The numbers: this one sticks in my craw like no other. “I heard they didn’t die from COVID-19, they died from a heart attack but they were positive so they called it COVID-19 to boost the numbers and scare people.” Stop. It. You know how many people died specifically from AIDS? Zero.
AIDS patients die from pneumonia or some other illness normal, healthy people fight off because the AIDS virus destroyed their immune system and they couldn’t fight off the infection. But at the heart of it, they died because of AIDS.
The coronavirus attacks the respiratory system. The respiratory system is, in case you didn’t know, pretty important to sustaining life. It also has a huge impact on how other organ systems, like the heart, work. Guess what, when your lungs don’t work because they’ve basically filled with brick mortar because the virus is attacking them, that puts a bit of a strain on your ticker and very well can cause it to fail.
So unless you have a basic understanding of or want to understand how interconnected organ systems are and how the body fundamentally functions: stop.
I think I can speak for a lot of medical professionals when I say, we don’t mean to be arrogant, we don’t mean to be jerks, but damn it, this bullshit is frustrating and yes, we’re going to clap back to ignorance.
Ignorance is not something to be flaunted and there is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. Ignorance is being uninformed. Stop being willfully ignorant and even reveling in it because it doesn’t fit your preconceived narrative or opinion.
Even worse, stop pretending you’re not ignorant because you watched some damn YouTube video or read some op-ed piece. That’s someone’s opinion, normally based on nothing. NOTHING. No research. That’s not information. That’s not factual. That’s not based in science.
It’s click-bait with the sole intention of riling you up and getting you to let your guard down. And instead of being pissed at the virus that’s causing all this, it’s to direct your anger at the government or doctors or anywhere else their agenda wants it directed.
Medical people are fired up for a couple reasons. 1 month ago, we were all heroes and putting our lives on the line because this was dangerous stuff. Well, I think I can speak for most of us when I say we aren’t heroic, we’re just doing our job. But guess what, we’re still doing the same damn thing we were doing a month ago and this crap still hasn’t gone away but now we’re “just trying to scare people” because “it’s really no big deal.”
We aren’t looking for a pat on the back or even a thank you, we just want you to do what we all need to do to stop this thing and avoid the spread. Listen, if you think that my big fat ass enjoys sweating like a whore in church in an isolation gown, walking around like Mr Magoo because my glasses are fogged up because of my mask, and wearing goggles that dig into the backs of my ears because I’m “just a sheep,” you are mistaken.
It’s because I don’t want this virus and I don’t want to take it home to my family and I don’t want to infect my co-workers and other patients. We’re fired up because we’ve seen and even performed intubations. We don’t intubate for funsies. Outside of the surgical setting, an intubation is basically throwing a Hail Mary to save someone’s life. And when the mortality rate once that plastic tube slides between your vocal cords with COVID-19 is 85-89%, yeah, that’s terrifying. This virus is dangerous.
Lastly, stop being spoiled children about public health advisories. Stop bitching about wearing a mask when you’re in public places. Stop pretending that that is somehow infringing on your rights. Get over yourself. I wish all businesses would grow a pair and refuse service to people who refuse to wear a mask “out of principle.”
Police aren’t inclined to enforce it and that’s fine but, spoiler alert, private businesses have and reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
Don’t tell me it’s ok for a bakery to refuse service to a gay couple for a wedding cake on religious grounds but not ok for a convenience store to refuse service because they don’t want the outbreak monkey strolling through their place coughing all over other patrons and their staff.
Stay outside the 6ft bubble, wear a damn mask, and wash your hands. It’s that easy. Stop pretending they’re asking for a kidney.
It’s as much to protect yourself as it is everyone else. People wonder why we have things like stay-at-home orders and closing of non-essential businesses.
It’s because of you, jackass, you’re the problem. It’s your lack of ability to exercise common sense and your refusal to follow simple, insanely simple advice that forces the government to exercise it for you. And even then, you still thumb your nose at it in all your ignorant glory. Sorry that you feel like they’re infringing on your right to be an irresponsible child.
Look, all I’m saying is I get that it’s frustrating and I get that it’s irritating, and inconvenient and all the other bad things that it is, but please, continue to take this seriously, continue to do the little things that make a big difference. Stop denying facts, science, and the advice from people who have spent a lifetime doing what they do in the medical and research fields to ultimately make everyone’s lives healthier, safer, and better.
I’m done with my soap box now.
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Post by inger on May 16, 2020 11:37:46 GMT -5
Perhaps you could take this into advisement before you copy and paste the next hateful diatribe about what Trump should of done or could have done, too. If it’s good for everyone, then follow the guidelines. I think if we all did, there would be less conspiracies. If all we got was factual information we’d all truly be “in this together” like the rhetoric says...It’s politicized by both sides...
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Post by domeplease on May 16, 2020 15:27:45 GMT -5
Perhaps you could take this into advisement before you copy and paste the next hateful diatribe about what Trump should of done or could have done, too. If it’s good for everyone, then follow the guidelines. I think if we all did, there would be less conspiracies. If all we got was factual information we’d all truly be “in this together” like the rhetoric says...It’s politicized by both sides... I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WORLD YOU LIVE IN??? SERIOUSLY!!! NOR TO I KNOW WHAT ARTICLE YOU REFER TOO--for you must have read a different article than I posted.
ALL my Posts with ARTICLES are FACTUAL, TRUTHFUL & REALTY BASED...
YES, YOU/WE have been given FACTUAL INFORMATION by The Medical/Scientist Experts ...
Of which folks like me follow their advice while OTHERS (like yourself, etc.) follow the Misinformation, LIES, Unrealistic Medical Treatments, Conspiracies, etc.
A LESSON FOR YOU (CNN QUOTE):
A Virus Needs HOSTS to Survive
Misinformation, LIES, Conspiracies like Viruses need Hosts to Survive
If we listen to the EXPERTS (Doctors, Scientists) & follow their Advice/Guidance than FACTS will not only defeat the Virus, but also Lies, Misinformation, Conspiracies.
AND NO Donald is not an expert on anything as he has clearly demonstrated. Sorry, I misspoke; HE is an expert on being a Compulsive Serial Liar, A Bully, Incompetent, etc.
I really do worry about your Mental Health--maybe hike up the Rockies OR just stop believing in Fairy Tales.
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Post by domeplease on May 16, 2020 15:46:02 GMT -5
Perhaps you could take this into advisement before you copy and paste the next hateful diatribe about what Trump should of done or could have done, too. If it’s good for everyone, then follow the guidelines. I think if we all did, there would be less conspiracies. If all we got was factual information we’d all truly be “in this together” like the rhetoric says...It’s politicized by both sides... I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WORLD YOU LIVE IN??? SERIOUSLY!!! NOR TO I KNOW WHAT ARTICLE YOU REFER TOO--for you must have read a different article than I posted.
ALL my Posts with ARTICLES are FACTUAL, TRUTHFUL & REALTY BASED...
YES, YOU/WE have been given FACTUAL INFORMATION by The Medical/Scientist Experts ...
Of which folks like me follow their advice while OTHERS (like yourself, etc.) follow the Misinformation, LIES, Unrealistic Medical Treatments, Conspiracies, etc.
A LESSON FOR YOU (CNN QUOTE):
A Virus Needs HOSTS to Survive
Misinformation, LIES, Conspiracies like Viruses need Hosts to Survive
If we listen to the EXPERTS (Doctors, Scientists) & follow their Advice/Guidance than FACTS will not only defeat the Virus, but also Lies, Misinformation, Conspiracies.
AND NO Donald is not an expert on anything as he has clearly demonstrated. Sorry, I misspoke; HE is an expert on being a Compulsive Serial Liar, A Bully, Incompetent, etc.
I really do worry about your Mental Health--maybe hike up the Rockies OR just stop believing in Fairy Tales.
P.S. By the way, once again I must remind YOU that I do not Post Hate as you stated = "hateful diatribe about what Trump should of done or could have done, too."
I only Post Facts, TRUTH & Reality --I have told you many times before I do not HATE anyone.
Yet you continue to use Hate with me because you cannot handle the Facts, etc since they go against your Belief System. Your Problem = NOT MINE!
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Post by kaybli on May 16, 2020 18:06:14 GMT -5
New MLB rules: shower at home, don't spit, Mr Met stay away
What is baseball without spitting?  |
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Post by inger on May 16, 2020 18:09:17 GMT -5
I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WORLD YOU LIVE IN??? SERIOUSLY!!! NOR TO I KNOW WHAT ARTICLE YOU REFER TOO--for you must have read a different article than I posted.
ALL my Posts with ARTICLES are FACTUAL, TRUTHFUL & REALTY BASED...
YES, YOU/WE have been given FACTUAL INFORMATION by The Medical/Scientist Experts ...
Of which folks like me follow their advice while OTHERS (like yourself, etc.) follow the Misinformation, LIES, Unrealistic Medical Treatments, Conspiracies, etc.
A LESSON FOR YOU (CNN QUOTE):
A Virus Needs HOSTS to Survive
Misinformation, LIES, Conspiracies like Viruses need Hosts to Survive
If we listen to the EXPERTS (Doctors, Scientists) & follow their Advice/Guidance than FACTS will not only defeat the Virus, but also Lies, Misinformation, Conspiracies.
AND NO Donald is not an expert on anything as he has clearly demonstrated. Sorry, I misspoke; HE is an expert on being a Compulsive Serial Liar, A Bully, Incompetent, etc.
I really do worry about your Mental Health--maybe hike up the Rockies OR just stop believing in Fairy Tales.
P.S. By the way, once again I must remind YOU that I do not Post Hate as you stated = "hateful diatribe about what Trump should of done or could have done, too."
I only Post Facts, TRUTH & Reality --I have told you many times before I do not HATE anyone.
Yet you continue to use Hate with me because you cannot handle the Facts, etc since they go against your Belief System. Your Problem = NOT MINE!
Now calm down, Do Me. I sure as hell know that none of your personal words promote hate and that you have the best of intentions. Some of the copy and paste articles do come from the hatred of Donald Trump, but you did not write them. I understand that. Sorry you took that as YOU promoting hatred. That was far from my intention. Do Me promotes love... |
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Post by inger on May 16, 2020 18:10:18 GMT -5
New MLB rules: shower at home, don't spit, Mr Met stay away
What is baseball without spitting? Might as well dress in haz mat suits... |
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Post by chiyankee on May 16, 2020 18:29:31 GMT -5
New MLB rules: shower at home, don't spit, Mr Met stay away
What is baseball without spitting? 25 players, 25 cab & 25 showers...  |
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