My personal knowledge about Coronavirus:

[Texas008]

One of my friends from my Annual Football pool developed Coronavirus. He is 60 years old, and he and his wife, both, caught it, probably as they were traveling from Idaho, where they live part of the year, back to Texas. They were both in the hospital for 5 days and are now recovering back home presently, I'm very happy to report.

They both snow ski and play tennis, so they are in average good health for active 60 year olds. Therefore, if you take reasonably good care of yourself, I think even if you contact the virus, you will have a good chance to defeat it.

I am a little bit older than that, although I don't look it, and I certainly don' act it, but I do know if I am unfortunate enough to catch it, I am going to try my best "to kick its little ass," as Don Henley says about the proverbial 'inner child' in his song, "Get Over It".

Everyone stay safe, God bless, and Hook Em!

 

[HornsRuleU]

Some of the danger factors:

1. existing health issues (pulmonary, heart, cancer, diabetes)
2. poor immune system / immunocompromised
3. length of exposure to Covid-19
4. exposure to the "L" strain of Covid-19
5. exposure to both "S" and "L" strains
6. lack of personal protective equipment (PPE)
7. lack of (working) ventilators
8. High infection rate -- about 2.7 people are infected by each victim
9. Failure to use the sorts of public policies and "cultural carefulness" that helped Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and eventually South Korea.

Of course, the main danger factor is that it's brand new. So you don't have resistance (antibodies) to it unless you have recovered from it, or got plasma from someone who did.

#3 - #6 tend to affect health care workers, even with PPE.

#3 also affects anyone caring for someone at home, or those sharing an enclosed space for a long trip (e.g., airplane across Pacific).

#7 affects those who catch a bad case after the vents are all in use, locally.

#9 affects cultures and countries differently, as well as individuals who treat it recklessly vs. with appropriate caution.

 

[clob94]

I have asthma. Like, severe asthma. Yes I realize that it's near impossible to play football at the level I was able to when you have chronic asthma. In fact, as a child in West Texas, I spent many a night not only in the hospital during the dirt storms, but also inside of an oxygen tent with my parents unable to touch me because my immune system was considered "weak". The doctors told my parents I would never be able to play sports or be outside for extended periods of time with other kids. Of course, my parents didn't tell me this until I was well into my 20's. I found ways to control it. Breathing exercises, meditation, sheer fvcking stubborn will--- and I carried an inhaler with me everywhere. I still do. One in the glove box, one in the shaving kit, one in the back pack-- one in the gym bag-- and I'm not sitting here tooting my horn-- but there's a part of me that wants to catch this bug. Stupid, right? But I want to because I want to prove to myself that I can beat it. I know I know I know it's childish. But these are the things in life that motivate me--- drive me and in a weird way, I get off to it. Defying odds has been a part of defining who I am. I see this as a challenge and I get that having a cavalier attitude can get you into trouble at times, but I've always refused to live my life afraid of anything--- and I'm not going to start now.

 

[Texas008]

I have asthma. Like, severe asthma. Yes I realize that it's near impossible to play football at the level I was able to when you have chronic asthma. In fact, as a child in West Texas, I spent many a night not only in the hospital during the dirt storms, but also inside of an oxygen tent with my parents unable to touch me because my immune system was considered "weak". The doctors told my parents I would never be able to play sports or be outside for extended periods of time with other kids. Of course, my parents didn't tell me this until I was well into my 20's. I found ways to control it. Breathing exercises, meditation, sheer fvcking stubborn will--- and I carried an inhaler with me everywhere. I still do. One in the glove box, one in the shaving kit, one in the back pack-- one in the gym bag-- and I'm not sitting here tooting my horn-- but there's a part of me that wants to catch this bug. Stupid, right? But I want to because I want to prove to myself that I can beat it. I know I know I know it's childish. But these are the things in life that motivate me--- drive me and in a weird way, I get off to it. Defying odds has been a part of defining who I am. I see this as a challenge and I get that having a cavalier attitude can get you into trouble at times, but I've always refused to live my life afraid of anything--- and I'm not going to start now.

It is OK if you're not afraid, Clod, because I am fearful enough for all of us, BUT don't allow this one to affect you by infecting you. I know you are tough, but discretion is the better part of valor! Just be careful!

And may God help us all!

 

[StrangerHorn]

I hope this shit don't hit the Shiner Brewery, cause I see a lot of you that need to drink a few cases right now!,

 

[LongfellowDrew]

I have asthma. Like, severe asthma. Yes I realize that it's near impossible to play football at the level I was able to when you have chronic asthma. In fact, as a child in West Texas, I spent many a night not only in the hospital during the dirt storms, but also inside of an oxygen tent with my parents unable to touch me because my immune system was considered "weak". The doctors told my parents I would never be able to play sports or be outside for extended periods of time with other kids. Of course, my parents didn't tell me this until I was well into my 20's. I found ways to control it. Breathing exercises, meditation, sheer fvcking stubborn will--- and I carried an inhaler with me everywhere. I still do. One in the glove box, one in the shaving kit, one in the back pack-- one in the gym bag-- and I'm not sitting here tooting my horn-- but there's a part of me that wants to catch this bug. Stupid, right? But I want to because I want to prove to myself that I can beat it. I know I know I know it's childish. But these are the things in life that motivate me--- drive me and in a weird way, I get off to it. Defying odds has been a part of defining who I am. I see this as a challenge and I get that having a cavalier attitude can get you into trouble at times, but I've always refused to live my life afraid of anything--- and I'm not going to start now.

You say this because I assume you have no kids and no wife. Your responsibility is a lot different than one with people that rely on you. This isn’t a jab at you but I THINK you’d feel differently if you had people at home waiting and counting on you. My 2 cents.

A 44 year old man passed away supposedly from Covid or maybe it was apart of it. In shape played basketball etc... he leaves kids and wife behind. That’s definitely something I’m not willing to do to prove anything.

 

[LongfellowDrew]

I hope this shit don't hit the Shiner Brewery, cause I see a lot of you that need to drink a few cases right now!,

Shiner will be fine. It’s the smaller breweries that are thinking outside the box and having to-go beers.

 

[oldhorn2]

I was a safety director for decades in the trucking business.I was in a constant state of amazement at how many people would literally bet their lives to gain 1-4 seconds by getting across an intersection in traffic.The risk may have been relatively small, but the cost of getting it wrong would be...well...life threatening.0

Clob….as someone that has come to know you ( or feel that way in an interweb sense) I hope you will not risk your health for what is in the end, no good reason at all. Find some other way to challenge yourself....pick a fight with the meanest guy you know....screw around with married women..try to get on Jeopardy.....anything....but try to keep your health.Of all your possessions, it is the most important.

sidebar....getting the Corona virus will not make you look smarter...stronger..braver...or impressive...

 

[StrangerHorn]

clob's just down like the rest of us about this crap, I got a lotta risk factors also, but, what can ya do, if you are doing everything right, you can't do more if there is no more to do, you just got to ride the Bull and try to make it Day by Day.

One thing is you can't make old friends!

 

[oldhorn2]

I hear you Stranger...this sitting around makes everyone a little nuts.



sitting around the house doing nothing is easy.....until they tell you it is all you can do......Cliff Watson

 

[HornsRuleU]

I have asthma. Like, severe asthma. Yes I realize that it's near impossible to play football at the level I was able to when you have chronic asthma. In fact, as a child in West Texas, I spent many a night not only in the hospital during the dirt storms, but also inside of an oxygen tent with my parents unable to touch me because my immune system was considered "weak". The doctors told my parents I would never be able to play sports or be outside for extended periods of time with other kids. Of course, my parents didn't tell me this until I was well into my 20's. I found ways to control it. Breathing exercises, meditation, sheer fvcking stubborn will--- and I carried an inhaler with me everywhere. I still do. One in the glove box, one in the shaving kit, one in the back pack-- one in the gym bag-- and I'm not sitting here tooting my horn-- but there's a part of me that wants to catch this bug. Stupid, right? But I want to because I want to prove to myself that I can beat it. I know I know I know it's childish. But these are the things in life that motivate me--- drive me and in a weird way, I get off to it. Defying odds has been a part of defining who I am. I see this as a challenge and I get that having a cavalier attitude can get you into trouble at times, but I've always refused to live my life afraid of anything--- and I'm not going to start now.

I suspect we'll all catch it, if we live long enough.

Clob, I hope you don't catch it, especially while the hospitals nearby are full / beyond capacity. In any case, I wish you well. Literally.

 

[UTGrad87]

Everyone should ask themselves a simple question . . . who benefits from what is happening right now? Who benefits from small business and individuals defaulting on rent payments, no being able to pay bills/employees, going bankrupt, running up credit card debt, etc?

Who caused what happened in 2008? Who benefited from that in 2008 . . . coincidence?? Again, who benefits when small businesses and individuals go broke? Who ends up owning them and their shit? Same people guys, it's the same people all over again. Believe in coincidences?

Time to Wake Up.

 

[LongfellowDrew]

https://apple.news/AoBwNfasESaqmLFOZcPNA-A

 

[StrangerHorn]

The World getting weirder everyday! As old as I am, I don't like to be around people, you will find this true as you get older, thus Trooper, he never asked Why? and all he desires is a bowl of food and lot of Love simple. no problems,never borrows money and don't pay it back, likes the quiet life and never talks shit to ya...there is always a high power and a low power, if ya have no juice then you are screwed..he who has the gold . makes the rules if you let them...too many people letting them, thats your problem////

 

[clob94]

You say this because I assume you have no kids and no wife. Your responsibility is a lot different than one with people that rely on you. This isn’t a jab at you but I THINK you’d feel differently if you had people at home waiting and counting on you. My 2 cents.

A 44 year old man passed away supposedly from Covid or maybe it was apart of it. In shape played basketball etc... he leaves kids and wife behind. That’s definitely something I’m not willing to do to prove anything.

You're right. No doubt I would feel different if I had different circumstances. But I'm the guy that pulled over the truck at the head waters of Lake Winnabegoshish (sp) in Minnesota, which is where the Mississippi River starts and is knee deep, just so I could WALK across the Mississippi River so that I could forever be able to tell people that I literally "waded across the Mississippi River" and it be 100% true. Makes for great cocktail party stories. Experiences to me are everything.

 

[LongfellowDrew]

You're right. No doubt I would feel different if I had different circumstances. But I'm the guy that pulled over the truck at the head waters of Lake Winnabegoshish (sp) in Minnesota, which is where the Mississippi River starts and is knee deep, just so I could WALK across the Mississippi River so that I could forever be able to tell people that I literally "waded across the Mississippi River" and it be 100% true. Makes for great cocktail party stories. Experiences to me are everything.

I’ve jumped out of a plane and ziplinned in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Those to some or most are probably risky moves and experiences. Not sure about getting a virus that may or may not take my life as an experience but to each their own.

 

[oldhorn2]

big deal!....I have been to the Chicken Ranch and driven my car to the "zona roja" in Acuna, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, & Reonosa...I have ridden in cars full of drunks coming back from those places. You havn't lived until you wake up and see that the line of palm trees is between you and the highway....and you are still going 60mph....

 

[Deweygolfer]

Everyone should ask themselves a simple question . . . who benefits from what is happening right now? Who benefits from small business and individuals defaulting on rent payments, no being able to pay bills/employees, going bankrupt, running up credit card debt, etc?

Who caused what happened in 2008? Who benefited from that in 2008 . . . coincidence?? Again, who benefits when small businesses and individuals go broke? Who ends up owning them and their shit? Same people guys, it's the same people all over again. Believe in coincidences?

Time to Wake Up.

Agree 100%! Something about all of this doesn't just add up. I guarantee that this has been here since Late December / Early January timeframe and no way only currently 200,000 people (yes, I understand this will go up, but talking about right now) out of a population that is 350,000,000 + have this currently. I'm guessing that number is over 1,000,000 easily and that Hundreds of Thousands have already recovered. The fact we can only attribute currently about 4500 deaths is a very small percentage when you consider the ACTUAL number of people that probably have this, so let's shut down the entire Country?! This all stinks to high heaven if you ask me! This is America Damn It, not some 3rd World and Communist Country! You're right, TIME TO WAKE UP!!

 

[oldhorn2]

Dewey....you and UT Grad may be right.....but it aint just us. Every country in the so called "West" is on lock down as well, with the exception of Sweden. The world is watching very closely what happens there. If they get through the next 3 weeks without the whole country being dead and dying, I suspect a whole lot will change everywhere.

 

[hillcountryhorn63697005]

big deal!....I have been to the Chicken Ranch and driven my car to the "zona roja" in Acuna, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, & Reonosa...I have ridden in cars full of drunks coming back from those places. You havn't lived until you wake up and see that the line of palm trees is between you and the highway....and you are still going 60mph....

It would seem logical that we patrons of Acuna zona roja would have some type of super immunity to this coronavirus! Especially, if you also drank water from the bucket of the street food vendor.

 

[oldhorn2]

It would seem logical that we patrons of Acuna zona roja would have some type of super immunity to this coronavirus! Especially, if you also drank water from the bucket of the street food vendor.

what happens in the zona roja stays in the zona roja….at least you hope so for the next 2 weeks....

 

[weevilcatch]

I don't know anyone who has caught it yet.

I do know, that over half of all cases are in NY/NJ as well as deaths.

It will be interesting to see if the rest of the US sees numbers like these two states in the coming weeks.

To my friend @HornDeutsch and @elcapitan009 -- the snopes article you posted (liked) in reply to me was about a public health emergency, not national health emergency. The NE was given in October, not April.

It's not hard to be objective...

 

[weevilcatch]

@speedstrength if Connecticut goes from just over 3k covid cases today to over 300k in the next 10 days then we have a real problem.

Likewise for Ohio...currently they are at 2500...if it goes to over 100k in the next 10 days this summer is going to suck.

 

[StrangerHorn]

40 Cases in CC now!

 

[StainedOrange]

So.... my the gal that cuts my hair- her father (who wasn't in the best of health at 65) went to a large concert at the end of February and caught what the docs called pneumonia and passed away 7 days later. I would bet a lot that it was Corona related.

Also the gentleman that did my Aunt's funeral ceremony "Termite Watkins" is in the fight of his life. He tested positive. Google 'em. He's a cool story.

Also one of my good friends, her mom tested Positive for it but isn't showing any bad signs and isn't hospitalized.


So this damn little virus is hitting close to home.

Y'all be safe.
Hook 'em and God Bless.

 

[oldhorn2]

Termite Watkins!....wow....that's a name from the past. He was a hell of a fighter back in the 70's I think

 

[Belldozer1]

Shiner will be fine. It’s the smaller breweries that are thinking outside the box and having to-go beers.

If Coronavirus preys on old folks it’s going to have a field day in Shiner if it ever gets a foothold.

 

[CAHorn47]

I have asthma. Like, severe asthma. Yes I realize that it's near impossible to play football at the level I was able to when you have chronic asthma. In fact, as a child in West Texas, I spent many a night not only in the hospital during the dirt storms, but also inside of an oxygen tent with my parents unable to touch me because my immune system was considered "weak". The doctors told my parents I would never be able to play sports or be outside for extended periods of time with other kids. Of course, my parents didn't tell me this until I was well into my 20's. I found ways to control it. Breathing exercises, meditation, sheer fvcking stubborn will--- and I carried an inhaler with me everywhere. I still do. One in the glove box, one in the shaving kit, one in the back pack-- one in the gym bag-- and I'm not sitting here tooting my horn-- but there's a part of me that wants to catch this bug. Stupid, right? But I want to because I want to prove to myself that I can beat it. I know I know I know it's childish. But these are the things in life that motivate me--- drive me and in a weird way, I get off to it. Defying odds has been a part of defining who I am. I see this as a challenge and I get that having a cavalier attitude can get you into trouble at times, but I've always refused to live my life afraid of anything--- and I'm not going to start now.

DON'T BE STUPID, CLOB...we can't afford to lose you!!