Observations
DB
Right. Except for that underlying tension running beneath the day, it does look, when out and about, normal...
Tomorrow, millions of parents are sending their kids right into class, right into plague central nationwide. Just think about that one for minute. Once these numbers and these ages and these millions all mix together tomorrow. Numbers will just fly fly fly into the stratosphere of infected Americans, or wherever we are still sending children to schools. To my knowledge, there has yet to be a single municipality that is calling a referendum on school.
In Italy, South Korea, Iran, China, whatever, that was the very first thing they did. It's the first and smartest thing you do, if you want to control a plague.
I guess we don't care enough to do that to protect our families, homes, and other fellow Americans to declare schools closed, at least until flu season abates.
That kind of heartless thuggery is just despicable. Every day the little ones head out, we are sealing our collective death warrants.
The RO of this thing is near 6, and climbing. That's a pandemic level number. It's a kill them all, number.
The actual case fatality rate, from the base numbers from China, is what is also they are seeing in Iran and Italy, 4 to 15%. A CFR of that scale is a total slaughter.
Let's call it low at 9%, even though I know it is double digits IN REALITY.
376 million Americans x .09 equals 33,840,000
This plague will touch every home and family. Let's face it, the real numbers will be well north of 50MM in the US alone.
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The sad truth is, in China, the low end in Hubei and Wuhan, is 15%. The upper scales are around 70%. These are the REAL numbers we, as a world, are facing.
Leave us not pretend it to be anything but as the truth has revealed itself to be. To do otherwise, is a grave disservice to us all.
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I was out this morning, filling a grocery cart, as I do every day. To do it all at once, spend a few hours in any of these places, is too risky. I'm in and out in under 10 minutes. I just sweep stuff off shelves with a wave of the arm, until the cart is staggeringly heavy. It takes me 2 minutes to load, but almost ten for them to ring it all up. By then, there is already, half a dozen people staring at me like I'm from Mars.
Used to impatient looks, as they realize they actually might have to wait a minute until their turn. Lately, they all have dropped that angry, your annoying me boy, look. Now its fear, uncertainty, the wheels are turning, you can see awareness just settling over them. Of a sudden. Then you see it, they all want to get a cart and fill it, but none do, I know, because that's as much as really lands on them. They all leave, watching me fill the trunk. Just staring, the wheels still turning.
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Ignoring email today. I will get around to reading it all, later tonight. I just...just had to take the afternoon off, pray and think and sleep.
I'm that tired.
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I'm praying for all of you. Your families. Ever pray and cry at the same time, seeing what you are shown, knowing what you know. The millions of dead, past and present...and future, of course.
Please, if we must be called, let it be swift and painless. Send one of the boys to escort us to where you want us next. Please.
For all of us.
Give strength to the survivors. Make them strong. Awaken them for the great task ahead.
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No one is testing for Corona is the US, unless the patient requests it and even then, if the test kit is on hand to test them. No one has test kits, it turns out, unless they asked for them a month ago.
We are so F'd.
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If Dad brought you here, you've had plenty of warning, on every point of the matter. There are no excuses for you, the chosen to be aware and protected. Unless you squandered that.
DB
Right. Except for that underlying tension running beneath the day, it does look, when out and about, normal...
Tomorrow, millions of parents are sending their kids right into class, right into plague central nationwide. Just think about that one for minute. Once these numbers and these ages and these millions all mix together tomorrow. Numbers will just fly fly fly into the stratosphere of infected Americans, or wherever we are still sending children to schools. To my knowledge, there has yet to be a single municipality that is calling a referendum on school.
In Italy, South Korea, Iran, China, whatever, that was the very first thing they did. It's the first and smartest thing you do, if you want to control a plague.
I guess we don't care enough to do that to protect our families, homes, and other fellow Americans to declare schools closed, at least until flu season abates.
That kind of heartless thuggery is just despicable. Every day the little ones head out, we are sealing our collective death warrants.
The RO of this thing is near 6, and climbing. That's a pandemic level number. It's a kill them all, number.
The actual case fatality rate, from the base numbers from China, is what is also they are seeing in Iran and Italy, 4 to 15%. A CFR of that scale is a total slaughter.
Let's call it low at 9%, even though I know it is double digits IN REALITY.
376 million Americans x .09 equals 33,840,000
This plague will touch every home and family. Let's face it, the real numbers will be well north of 50MM in the US alone.
---------------
The sad truth is, in China, the low end in Hubei and Wuhan, is 15%. The upper scales are around 70%. These are the REAL numbers we, as a world, are facing.
Leave us not pretend it to be anything but as the truth has revealed itself to be. To do otherwise, is a grave disservice to us all.
----------------
I was out this morning, filling a grocery cart, as I do every day. To do it all at once, spend a few hours in any of these places, is too risky. I'm in and out in under 10 minutes. I just sweep stuff off shelves with a wave of the arm, until the cart is staggeringly heavy. It takes me 2 minutes to load, but almost ten for them to ring it all up. By then, there is already, half a dozen people staring at me like I'm from Mars.
Used to impatient looks, as they realize they actually might have to wait a minute until their turn. Lately, they all have dropped that angry, your annoying me boy, look. Now its fear, uncertainty, the wheels are turning, you can see awareness just settling over them. Of a sudden. Then you see it, they all want to get a cart and fill it, but none do, I know, because that's as much as really lands on them. They all leave, watching me fill the trunk. Just staring, the wheels still turning.
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Ignoring email today. I will get around to reading it all, later tonight. I just...just had to take the afternoon off, pray and think and sleep.
I'm that tired.
--------------
I'm praying for all of you. Your families. Ever pray and cry at the same time, seeing what you are shown, knowing what you know. The millions of dead, past and present...and future, of course.
Please, if we must be called, let it be swift and painless. Send one of the boys to escort us to where you want us next. Please.
For all of us.
Give strength to the survivors. Make them strong. Awaken them for the great task ahead.
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We are so F'd.
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If Dad brought you here, you've had plenty of warning, on every point of the matter. There are no excuses for you, the chosen to be aware and protected. Unless you squandered that.
