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Prophet Zacharia

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  1. Not the best written article. I have to hope he had a word quota he had to meet.
  2. There have been so many mixed messages given out by federal leadership that it’s no wonder people aren’t prepared for what it will take to clear this. Yes, “churches open for Easter” was walked back, but still now the message is that the next two weeks will be hard. Try “the next 6 weeks will be hard” and your starting to communicate the scope of what will be needed to fight this infection, nationally. Also, I was listening to a TV ad yesterday, the message is still wrong. Still too much minimizing the risk to younger people, stating the risk is mainly to the elderly. Sure, the risk of death is more for the elderly, but plenty of younger people are getting hospitalized, and some even dying. How about simply “this is a highly contagious virus that can lead to severe pneumonia and even death. Stay in your house.” People are smart enough to know that if they have preexisting medical conditions or are elderly they would be in a more vulnerable group.
  3. I now see 213,000 for the day’s total, so I guess I underestimated.
  4. I revised that when I realized the end of the month wasn’t last weekend but instead midweek this week. I re-predicted 200,000 cases by today. Fortunately, we didn’t hit that mark (yet).
  5. Our streets aren’t very empty. Only essential traffic allowed, yet the roads aren’t as empty as a week ago.
  6. Jane’s dad was the air traffic controller. But I always go back to the opening statement: “Chemistry is the science of change”. It’s a series about the change in personalities of the characters.
  7. I joined Bicycling in 2004, although mostly lurked in the pro cycling section for a long time. I don’t know exactly when I entered LF. I joined here when it opened, but left when Bosox was permitted to stay. Came back when LF closed and I learned he was banned.
  8. I have one. I seriously doubt many of the other cats on the road that I see have one. Lots of police presence out today, but not stopping anyone that I saw.
  9. I send meaningless emails and make meaningless phone calls all day for far less.
  10. I haven’t ordered groceries online, but today we were perusing the liquor delivery options. Local distilleries are willing to deliver, and our State liquor stores are closed.
  11. 142,000 cases nationally. Someone at work has it. I don’t know them, but it’s affected work flow as their whole work team is on quarantine.
  12. Don’t you fly people internationally for a living?
  13. when the rinks reopen, or the ponds refreeze, and you learn how to skate.
  14. Flattening the curve also keeps death rates at 2%, instead of 5% or higher when medical resources are exceeded. So even without a cure or vaccine, it does change the outcome of a lot of people.
  15. Yup, I’ve worn Bauer skates since I learned to skate.
  16. I believe it’s with the thought they will buy extra things that they wouldn’t, otherwise, and therefore lift the economy.
  17. Because you’re not yet woke? Have you tried superglue? Faster than paste. Scheduled maintenance: Monday, March 30, between 3:30pm and 5:30pm UTC. This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn’t solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @firefox on Twitter
  18. It will help some buy food and pay their rent. But I don’t see this as a big stimulus to the economy, TBH. It’s better than nothing and the people spending it will be temporarily benefited, but it’s not new discretionary spending.
  19. Bauer is a hockey company now making face shields for health care workers.
  20. I’m working, daily. So I’m pretty busy. Also watching Netflix.
  21. I think he still doesn’t get it. Not fully.
  22. I’m watching the news currently, and it seems that Chicago is now panicked about rising infection rates, after not heading social distancing particularly well. WTF did they expect? Am I missing any other big Covid news today? I’m a little freaked out by my company’s sudden tightening of procedures, I’m not sure if something has changed with infection rates or if it’s just an abundance of caution.
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