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Posted: 00:52 - 25 Jan 2020 Post subject: When Mexican beer attacks! Corona Virus |
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Happy New Year!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51240355
Probably about the worst time for any contagion given all the young workers pile out of the factories and go back to their villages
Best time to sell a bike: no sharing a vehicle with the potentially sick and the safety gear doubles as a splash guard even if you have a pillion ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Although corona viruses have a nasty habit of mutating, at which point they can either stop causing a problem at all or instamurderdeathkill you.
I'd still take the pepsi challenge over ebola though because nobodty likes bleeding from their eyeballs. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Posted: 08:31 - 25 Jan 2020 Post subject: |
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I'd take any information beyond the virus existing as unreliable. The Chinese Government views this kind of stuff as state secrets so they will lie. I flew out there the 1st time during the SARS epidemic, well I actually flew out when the government was telling the world it was a handful of cases and god knows how it had just spread outside of China. This narrative was not supported on the ground in Beijing and within days they were admitting to much higher infection numbers (my apartment was next to a designated SARS hospital ).
Eating out was awesome though everyone stayed at home scared, you could eat in famous central Beijing restaurants completely alone, when a chef is cooking for 1 the quality is awesome. |
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Posted: 10:20 - 25 Jan 2020 Post subject: |
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I still say that what will get me in the end will be death by flu or attack by wasps.
It feels kinda surreal watching a virus erupt elsewhere in the world and knowing fine well it will land at my doorstep and kill a neighbour or myself ____________________ CCM 404 DS |
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Posted: 02:53 - 26 Jan 2020 Post subject: |
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It's a bit suspect that the outbreak originated in the same town as the pathogen lab and their reaction has been so extreme.
There was a video a week ago where they were gassing several streets, or at least spraying lots of something that was such a fine mist as to appear like a gas. Something to kill bugs.
"Estimates for the infectivity of the new virus range from the WHO’s estimate of 1.4 to 2.5 to a much bigger 3.6 to 4.0 calculation from Jonathan Read of Lancaster University in England and colleagues."
Apparently 2.5 is 1918 Spanish flu levels where 500 million people caught it.
So 4.0 would be pretty bad, especially given todays population density and travel capabilities.
There was another video today with a nurse claiming the Corona figure was 14.0 and that not 1,400 people were infected, but 90,000
The general theme of the video was trying to get people to stay in doors, so it may have been overly dramatic to get the point across.
I guess we'll find out in a week or so.... |
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Posted: 13:22 - 26 Jan 2020 Post subject: |
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They might be spraying propylene glycol. I read somewhere they used to do this in hospitals in the '60s. I think it was hoped that airborne pathogens would stick to it and in turn stick to surfaces (which are much easier to clean.) Can't speak for the technique's effectiveness but it's relatively benign if you don't suffer from asthma.
Spanish flu may be more or less infectious than this Coronavirus but it's the death rate that's also important If wikipedia is to be believed it killed up to 20% of the world population Wow!
If the current figures can be believed this virus is no "worse" than 5% so nothing to worry about...
...except I have this cold since I ate that egg fried rice ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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I have asthma. It's events like this which make me want to go wild camping somewhere very remote for 6 weeks ____________________ CCM 404 DS |
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Sister Sledge wrote: | I have asthma. It's events like this which make me want to go wild camping somewhere very remote for 6 weeks |
You've always got Kielder... ____________________ Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
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The cull of the human bacteria cometh.
All hail Gaia, she will not tolerate our abuse of her heavenly body.
Lets get rid of a few billion and cure the worlds ills. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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The Corona virus doesn't bother me. I'm waiting for this chap to turn up before I get worried:
Revelation 13:1-18
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ... ____________________ Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
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https://i.imgur.com/FUk067U.png
All Shanghai non-essential businesses have been ordered to remain closed until 10th Feb.
This is a city of 24 million people and will cost $billions in economic impact.
It really does worry me that China is being SO active in trying to stop this spread. Certainly unlike their previous attempts which makes me think this could be some real bad news. |
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Diggs wrote: | The Corona virus doesn't bother me. I'm waiting for this chap to turn up before I get worried:
Revelation 13:1-18
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ... |
Multi-headed beast spouting obscenities? Sounds like Twitter ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Easy-X wrote: | Diggs wrote: | The Corona virus doesn't bother me. I'm waiting for this chap to turn up before I get worried:
Revelation 13:1-18
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. ... |
Multi-headed beast spouting obscenities? Sounds like Twitter |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 90 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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