alphanguy74

Oh, how I miss the days of no abs and no manscaping.

It will be interesting to see if the recommendation for people wearing masks will make a big difference. I believe it will, and should have been done long ago. I suppose one good thing about this virus, is it has taught a lot of people about germ transmission and how lacking their hygiene is.

That is right on the money. In a way this is worse than what happened to Jimmy Carter, in a way it's not. Trump can just play this "It's not my fault, it's the Chinese" card... while back in 1980, the sky high interest rates were considered horrible for the economy, but some people cleaned up like someone at the crap table on a roll.

I think Bernie's supporters are all talk, and no action. Just like all the hippies that were going to change the world in the 1968-71 time period... and you see what happened in the 1972 election.

Today's results show that New York is holding steady, and not increasing it's rate of positives. Let's hope they can start dropping soon. 40% is still WAY too high, compared to all other states. Even hot spot Louisiana's rate is still HALF of New York's.

Darcy already answered the question, the report was from a St. Louis official that said 100% of ST LOUIS deaths from coronavirus were black, not all Missouri residents. The last thing this country needs in the middle of a national emergency is false information flying around. They have been wanting to privatize the postal service for a long time. Good luck sending a letter to podunkville, 20 miles from the nearest gas station for less than 5 bucks.

Haha!! I was thinking the same thing.

You might be wise to simply have a discussion like a grown person, instead of playing the part of some playground bully, trying to get all the other "children" not to play with me. All because I said something that offended you six years ago. Before that time, we had perfectly normal discussions for the better part of 5 years. Just let it go already.

Thank you. And you are correct. The report was for St. Louis county and St. Louis city, not the whole state. I found the report. The St. Louis metro as of yesterday had 57% of the positive cases in the whole state, with around 25% of the population. Why the black population has this rumor going around that black people are immune is beyond me. https://www.newsweek.com/all-coronavirus-deaths-st-louis-missouri-have-been-african-americans-1497199

Huntress... I wish things around here were that deserted. The traffic doesn't seem to be much different than normal days. Maybe a bit.

You responded to me just 3 days ago. I thought this thread was supposed to be a discussion. Someone had given you information that was patently false, and obviously Gray Bunny heard it as well... and I only asked what outlet it was.

Where did you hear that bit of fake news that all the deaths in Missouri are black?

If they were claimed by family, they would be buried in whatever cemetery the family uses, and not in a mass grave. You can bring in refrigerator trucks from anywhere. Even 5 states away. They are on wheels, you know. A bunch of these are most likely undocumented people and homeless. That is not true. One of our first deaths in the state was Al Grimes, the Henry county Democratic party chairman. And he most certainly is white. As a matter of fact, 40% of deaths so far have been white. you can see that right here: https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/results.php

That is extremely sad, and what happens in a huge city like that where you are a faceless number. So many people with nobody to claim their body.

Yes, many rural hospitals closed. But I have to tell you, most of those rural hospitals blew chunks to start with. Their quality of care was crap 30 years ago.

Nobody is going to church on Easter. Living in this area, I can assure you that church gets cancelled when we have 6 inches of snow. There are a couple of nutball congregations in the south that are holding service, but by and large, 99% aren't. So... how many are being tested? Missouri people tested - .65% of the total population New York State people tested - 2.05% of the total population. So that means a little more than three times the amount of the general population of the state of New York has been tested, yet they have FORTY FIVE TIMES the amount of positive cases than Missouri has.

Ebay is where you have to get them at this point.

You have to go to Ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/300-3boxes-Latex-Disposable-Gloves-Powder-Free-Vinyl-Nitrile-Free-Size-Large/110904467359?hash=item19d26bdf9f:g:MboAAMXQQANREQRW

It's not really. That is spin. Outbreaks in rural counties are traced to nursing homes and public events that have been held there. It's almost all density. Some of it is the actual DESIGN of the housing. In most of rural America, apartment buildings aren't multiple floor buildings with a single entrance, like New York. they are 3 floor complexes with covered outdoor stairs. No shared entry door to the building, no shared laundry facilities, no shared elevators. In New York, the percentage of positive cases to people tested is 40%. In my county, it is 4.5%. It's 8.5% in the entire state of Missouri, and that takes into account St. Louis, which has 58% of the positive cases.

I agree with you about Trump. But the spread of this virus is caused by one thing. People in too close a proximity to each other. In New York, this fire was ignited by the subway system, and apartment buildings that cram people in like sardines. All in the name of the almighty dollar.

How am I defending it? It's a global scourge. I wish it was gone TODAY

Stones should be thrown at both. BTW... can you give me the name of one country that does not practice factory farming?

And FYI... hormones and steroids are banned in chicken production by the FDA in the United States, these huge chicken breasts you see today are a result of selective breeding. Antibiotics are absolutely used, but they do not affect the finished size of the bird. If most people had actually tasted a free range chicken, they'd be demanding THAT, and factory farms would go the way of the wind. It's all about consumer demand. High fructose corn syrup is reducing in use year by year also, due to consumer demand.