corona virus...this is no joke!

tscottme · Mar 21, 2020

Just passing by said: ↑

Things are about to get worse. Air traffic controllers in major airports are getting sick. There's already a shortage of qualified controllers. Air travel is about to shut down.
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And airlines are parking half of the fleet. Some airports are closing towers or only staffing them part-time. Pilots can fly very well without someone on the ground giving permissions.

Rideandrepair · Mar 21, 2020

TripleSix said: ↑

I can’t go home.

1. There’s no revenue stream at home. Well unless your hung like a horse and have a lady with a tight bod and flexibility and she doesn’t mind being nekked on the web.
2. Been out here for weeks. Everyone at home is safe. I know that as soon as I go home, everyone at home will get sick.
3. Everything getting shut down is going to hurt worse than any virus ever could.
4. Somebody has to go to work.

So, I can’t go home.
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You can always go back, but you can never go home.

Rideandrepair · Mar 21, 2020

MTN Boomer said: ↑

New virus test that produces results in 45 minutes will start shipping next week.
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They have to be shipped to a lab, taking a few days for results, the way I heard it.

IH Truck Guy · Mar 21, 2020

Rideandrepair · Mar 21, 2020

Sirscrapntruckalot said: ↑

Depends on the surface it's on also. According to the NIH(National Institute of Health..

"The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The results provide key information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects." - Source = New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces

While there may not be a vaccine yet, they are trying other drugs, to see if it helps. One created as a vaccine for Ebola but it didn't work for Ebola. Seems to be working for some who are given it tho.
Remdesivir could be promising drug candidate to treat coronavirus

There's another one also that i forgot the name of it. POTUS said it, but I can't recall the name.

Use commonsense out there. Glove up if your sketched out while stopped. Wash your hands with soap, Don't go getting in someones personal space, or making out with lot lizards. Also easy to keep a couple things of soap on board. If you need water, get a refillable bottle an fill up at rest areas as needed.

Bright side : Amazon is supposedly hiring up to 100k for delivery and warehouse. 7-11 is hiring something like 20k if i remember the article right. Walmart s supposedly looking to hire 150k temp workers.Domino's, Kroger, Pepsi are all also hiring. Lots of folks with out jobs currently.
Coronavirus: Amazon, Walmart among companies hiring during crisis

Be safe out there folks.

Sirscrapntruckalot - Strange days have found us ;Strange days have tracked us down - Strange Days - The Doors
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Hiring to replace potential sick employees.

kemosabi49 · Mar 21, 2020

Brandt said: ↑

It blows air pressure into you air way so you can keep air way open. It not technically a ventilator or designed for that. You can add oxygen. They have more advanced CPAP that can breath for people. Still not really a ventilator
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My sister in law was hospitalized with pneumonia. They put her on a bipap with oxygen. She started to fight them on it until they told her that the only other option would be a ventilator. The bipap did what it needed to do. So yes it some cases it is definitely a possibility. It will likely depend on the severity of the patients condition.

kemosabi49 · Mar 21, 2020

IH Truck Guy said: ↑

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I normally hate the amount of squirrels we get around here. But this year I see a possibility of a lot of stew.

radioshark · Mar 21, 2020

Rideandrepair said: ↑

They have to be shipped to a lab, taking a few days for results, the way I heard it.
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Rapid Coronavirus Test Approved by FDA, Results in 45 Minutes

Rideandrepair · Mar 21, 2020

radioshark said: ↑

Rapid Coronavirus Test Approved by FDA, Results in 45 Minutes
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Results within a few hours, as long as you’re in the hospital already

TripleSix · Mar 21, 2020

Rideandrepair said: ↑

You can always go back, but you can never go home.
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I am going to swing by the house to grab my Shockwave. Play time is just about over

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