COVID-19 Thread

[P. A. Schilke]

How is forcing two people to a cart complying with social distancing rules? I'm not a golfer but I think in my community it's 1 per cart. Heck I can't even sit alone in a booth because the restaurants are all closed to dining in, it's takeout/delivery only.

Hi Doug,

I really do not know why the rule is two per cart here in Green Valley. My guess is that they do not have enough carts to support operations all day long with one person per cart. Having a Golf cart for a short period of time here in Green Valley, where they are legal on the street with brake lights, headlights and turn signals and both of my Golf Carts at my summer getaway in Michigan when working at Ford.... Golf Carts are a royal PITA to keep running. So my guess is that the Golf courses are reducing the number of carts to conserve revenue. Not being a Golfer and not being in the business, I have no direct idea of why the two per cart is being enforced. Since this may be a decision by the states and not by the Federal Government, it may be something our Governor has allowed...We are a big Snowbird State... JMO...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

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[Doc]

Hi Doug,

I really do not know why the rule is two per cart here in Green Valley. My guess is that they do not have enough carts to support operations all day long with one person per cart. Having a Golf cart for a short period of time here in Green Valley, where they are legal on the street with brake lights, headlights and turn signals and both of my Golf Carts at my summer getaway in Michigan when working at Ford.... Golf Carts are a royal PITA to keep running. So my guess is that the Golf courses are reducing the number of carts to conserve revenue. Not being a Golfer and not being in the business, I have no direct idea of why the two per cart is being enforced. Since this may be a decision by the states and not by the Federal Government, it may be something our Governor has allowed...We are a big Snowbird State... JMO...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

My golf partner is my wife....and we are staying in the house except golf 2 times a week, we play at 8 am and there is no one else there..the pro takes the money through the window...
Regards

 

[Tracy Bowman]

With all that's going on if you have 5 minutes and 46 seconds to spare check this out. It might put your mind in a better place. At least for a while.

Thank you , Gregg! That was fantastic!!!

 

[Msfitoy]

Goodness rises...

 

[AzScorpion]

Goodness rises...

Thanks for the video Sid. I'm only half way through it but it's nice to get a glimmer of hope instead of all the doom and gloom from the MSM! It's also great it was escalated to be put out to those in NY on Tuesday,praying the results are good.

 

[Msfitoy]

Thanks for the video Sid. I'm only half way through it but it's nice to get a glimmer of hope instead of all the doom and gloom from the MSM! It's also great it was escalated to be put out to those in NY on Tuesday,praying the results are good.

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[AzScorpion]

Human plasma...God's trusted miracle drug, natural...no pharma...

Big Pharma must hate this because they won't be able to capitalize on it like they thought. I was watching another video yesterday where they said that the Chloroquine was only 0.05/pill.

 

[Sashimi_Moto]

Big Pharma must hate this because they won't be able to capitalize on it like they thought.

I can get behind that.

 

[Msfitoy]

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BTW, Salty is another Lib convert...

 

[Sashimi_Moto]

I feel like "saltycracker" is very apropos.

 

[BillinPCB]

According to data on the CDC website, from Oct thru mid-March the flu has infected 36 million Americans in just over 6 months and killed around 22,000. Remember, we have a vaccination for the flu. The total COVID-19 infections in the U.S. is currently just over 40,000 and the total number of deaths connected to infection around 500. So, 22,000 dead from the seasonal flu and business as usual. 500 deaths from COVID-19 and we lock down the country. What am I missing here?

Interesting take on where we stand: https://www.chicksonright.com/blog/...RyB3ZC_s2imqI4XXPdF4iZt8LrS5uU_02GbqmhXC7xYeQ

 

[Jason@Stage3]

According to data on the CDC website, from Oct thru mid-March the flu has infected 36 million Americans in just over 6 months and killed around 22,000. Remember, we have a vaccination for the flu. The total COVID-19 infections in the U.S. is currently just over 40,000 and the total number of deaths connected to infection around 500. So, 22,000 dead from the seasonal flu and business as usual. 500 deaths from COVID-19 and we lock down the country. What am I missing here?

Your own numbers tell part of the reason why (though they aren't entirely correct, which I'll get into).

22,000/36,000,000=.000061111 or .0061% mortality rate

500/40,000=.0125 or 1.25%. Apply this to 36,000,000 and that's 450,000 people.

There's two problems with your numbers:

1). We don't know the final mortality rate of COVID-19. Italy is at 7.2%, but they have a large population of elderly, a lot of smokers, and their healthcare system is overwhelmed so X amount are dying due to lack of care. China is at 2.3%, but we have to trust Chinese authorities on that. Also, current US mortality doesn't factor in all those currently sick who will die.

Back to that 36,000,000 figure, we have 828,000 dead at 2.3% and 2,592,000 at 7.2%.

2). Since no one has natural immunity to a new virus and there's no vaccine yet, more than 36,000,000 are likely to get sick if you were to just let it run its course. Probably a lot more.

The real issue is this is only looking at deaths and not the number of people needing hospitalization for symptoms, hence all the talk about flattening the curve, both to deal with COVID patients and so hospitals can still deal with the usual ills of the world on top of all that.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Hi Folks,

Um...Ah...I guess I hoarded the wrong thing, eh? ?

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[BillinPCB]

Your own numbers tell part of the reason why (though they aren't entirely correct, which I'll get into).

22,000/36,000,000=.000061111 or .0061% mortality rate

500/40,000=.0125 or 1.25%. Apply this to 36,000,000 and that's 450,000 people.

There's two problems with your numbers:

1). We don't know the final mortality rate of COVID-19. Italy is at 7.2%, but they have a large population of elderly, a lot of smokers, and their healthcare system is overwhelmed so X amount are dying due to lack of care. China is at 2.3%, but we have to trust Chinese authorities on that. Also, current US mortality doesn't factor in all those currently sick who will die.

Back to that 36,000,000 figure, we have 828,000 dead at 2.3% and 2,592,000 at 7.2%.

2). Since no one has natural immunity to a new virus and there's no vaccine yet, more than 36,000,000 are likely to get sick if you were to just let it run its course. Probably a lot more.

The real issue is this is only looking at deaths and not the number of people needing hospitalization for symptoms, hence all the talk about flattening the curve, both to deal with COVID patients and so hospitals can still deal with the usual ills of the world on top of all that.

My comments to your comments:

"There's two problems with your numbers:"
Note that these are not "my" numbers. They come from the CDC.

"(though they aren't entirely correct, which I'll get into)"
You did not correct the CDC numbers, just applied some different factors to them.

 

[Nellieg]

Hi Folks,

Um...Ah...I guess I hoarded the wrong thing, eh? ?

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

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