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To: eric@megageek.com
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] everybody OK with Covid-19?
From: Jim Franklin via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:12:06 -0400
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> On Mar 19, 2020, at 1:46 PM, eric--- via Shop-talk =
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> First, we loose tens of thousands of people each year to the flu, but =
there is never a whisper of it.

Based on the ridiculously small amount of testing we've done, this virus =
is 10x deadlier than the flu. That could change once testing is able to =
identify people who are asymptomatic, but still it's only been around =
for 3 months. Comparing it to the flu is irrelevant except that they are =
both viruses. as is the common cold, herpes, HIV, etc. etc.

>=20
> Next, of course 'professionals' in the industry will claim that this =
is the end of days.  Just look how money is flowing into labs without =
question.  I can't say I blame them, they have most likely been fighting =
for grants for the past decade, it makes sense to hype it up for funding =
now.=20

The corona virus family will not go away. This is #4 in our lifetimes. =
The more we encroach on wildlife, the more viruses will cross over from =
animals to humans. And we don't seem to be making fewer humans, globally =
speaking.=20

>=20
> Finally, the news networks (both sides) have been driving this agenda =
to sell ad space.  I will stand by my guns here and say that this is =
nothing more than any of the other flus that go around this time of =
year.  If the media wasn't crying about a falling sky, people wouldn't =
panic and life would be much more predictable.  They will cause more =
panic before this is over.=20

People are free to buy their own news instead of choosing the ad-funded =
channel that best confirms their biases and frames of mind. The CDC news =
is free and as accurate as we have. What's worse than the over-reaction =
to the news is the under-reaction, or the resistance to react, because =
someone doesn't like the source. Refusing to believe the news because it =
seems overhyped is not differnet than refusing to get a flu shot because =
it seems overhyped. My sister is a nurse in NY where everyone has a =
Godfather-like sense of entitlement and are still walking around like =
they can't be inconvenienced. Yet if one of their elderly relatives got =
sick from it, you'd never hear the end of it. There's your hypocricy.=20

>=20
> I say this as a person (almost 50) WITH respiratory issues and I will =
NOT change any habit as a result of this.

Then I wish you the best of luck. Just don't give it to anyone else if =
you're out and about feeling fine. Asymptomatic vectors are very real =
and have spread this thing far more than the sick people have.=20

>  But I am getting more shop time and it's awesome!=20

I was completely unprepared in this regard. The BBQ flab=C3=A9 was fun =
but short-lived. Even once I decide on a compressor there is only a =
bicycle to ready.=20

>=20
> One more final note-  I have looked in all my sofas, under all my =
cushions, and I didn't find ANY women to spend time with.  8>(  I guess =
I need to shop at better furniture stores!=20

Maybe Amazon can help? We now have a few good recommendations for quiet =
copressors :-D

jim



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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Mar 19, 2020, at 1:46 PM, eric--- via Shop-talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" =
class=3D"">First, we loose tens of thousands of
people each year to the flu, but there is never a whisper of =
it.</font></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>Based on the =
ridiculously small amount of testing we've done, this virus is 10x =
deadlier than the flu. That could change once testing is able to =
identify people who are asymptomatic, but still it's only been around =
for 3 months. Comparing it to the flu is irrelevant except that they are =
both viruses. as is the common cold, herpes, HIV, etc. =
etc.</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Next, of =
course 'professionals' in the
industry will claim that this is the end of days. &nbsp;Just look how =
money
is flowing into labs without question. &nbsp;I can't say I blame them,
they have most likely been fighting for grants for the past decade, it
makes sense to hype it up for funding now.</font>
<br class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>The corona =
virus family will not go away. This is #4 in our lifetimes. The more we =
encroach on wildlife, the more viruses will cross over from animals to =
humans. And we don't seem to be making fewer humans, globally =
speaking.&nbsp;</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Finally, =
the news networks (both sides)
have been driving this agenda to sell ad space. &nbsp;I will stand by my
guns here and say that this is nothing more than any of the other flus
that go around this time of year. &nbsp;If the media wasn't crying about
a falling sky, people wouldn't panic and life would be much more =
predictable.
&nbsp;They will cause more panic before this is over.</font>
<br class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>People are =
free to buy their own news instead of choosing the ad-funded channel =
that best confirms their biases and frames of mind. The CDC news is free =
and as accurate as we have. What's worse than the over-reaction to the =
news is the under-reaction, or the resistance to react, because someone =
doesn't like the source. Refusing to believe the news because it seems =
overhyped is not differnet than refusing to get a flu shot because it =
seems overhyped. My sister is a nurse in NY where everyone has a =
Godfather-like sense of entitlement and are still walking around like =
they can't be inconvenienced. Yet if one of their elderly relatives got =
sick from it, you'd never hear the end of it. There's your =
hypocricy.&nbsp;</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">I say =
this as a person (almost 50) WITH
respiratory issues and I will NOT change any habit as a result of =
this.</font></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>Then I wish you =
the best of luck. Just don't give it to anyone else if you're out and =
about feeling fine. Asymptomatic vectors are very real and have spread =
this thing far more than the sick people have.&nbsp;</div><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D""><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">
&nbsp;But I am getting more shop time and it's awesome!</font>
<br class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>I was =
completely unprepared in this regard. The BBQ flab=C3=A9 was fun but =
short-lived. Even once I decide on a compressor there is only a bicycle =
to ready.&nbsp;</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">One more =
final note- &nbsp;I have looked
in all my sofas, under all my cushions, and I didn't find ANY women to
spend time with. &nbsp;8&gt;( &nbsp;I guess I need to shop at better =
furniture
stores!</font>
<br class=3D""></div></blockquote><div><br class=3D""></div>Maybe Amazon =
can help? We now have a few good recommendations for quiet copressors =
:-D</div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>jim</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><br class=3D""></body></html>=

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