Corona

[x-trainer ben]

What is your opinion on this virus? Leaving politics out,I am curious how concerned you are about it and if your life has changed in any way?
Yesterday at the grocery store the bleach,water,and Lysol section was wiped out as if a snow storm was forecasted.

I for one am not changing my behavior at all.

[mtpockets]

I won't be eating Chinese for a while.. That's all I got

[Karl_Hungus]

Not worried at all. The number of deaths from influenza is far higher than from coronavirus. Also, even in a super crowded country like China, there doesn't seem to be very many total infections.

[OldFartTom]

It seems far more infectious than flu and the incubation periods likely to be longer than 14 days as passengers on the cruise ship birthed in port in Japan (Diamond Princess) had been confined to cabin 2nd February but people were still being diagnosed as new cases at the end of Feb.

Seems nastier than seasonal flu as covid19 is about 0.5% mortality overall, so far.... Good news is 80% seem to have the same experience as a bad common-cold and require no medical treatment

Makes me concerned for elderly and those with compromised immune system, as those are the ones who suffer the worst. Interestingly AFAIK... there is no officially recorded mortality of someone <9 years old

If it be delayed further until after the seasonal flu season ends we may dodge the bullet.

Wash your hands people! Stop touching your face. Gloves help remind not to touch your face, so doubly useful if you are in contact with lots of people.

A doc warmly shook my hand only yesterday, so not everyone is panicking!

[LtGoose]

There's better beer out there

[mtpockets]

[Bando]

There's better beer out there

Yeah but when you're in the mood for an Icy Cold Bottle of Corona it's hard to quench that thirst with another beer.

[7Seconds]

Bohemia > Victoria > Negro Modelo > Modelo > Pacifico > Tecate > hit by a car > Corona.

Mexican beers were made for the beach.

[Karl_Hungus]

Yeah but when you're in the mood for an Icy Cold Bottle of Corona it's hard to quench that thirst with another beer.

Eh....I like Modelo better....

[Corbi]

Bohemia > Victoria > Negro Modelo > Modelo > Pacifico > Tecate > hit by a car > Corona.

Mexican beers were made for the beach.

This.

Corona is OK but after about 2 or 3 I'm ready for a real beer.

Corona is $hit beer and you will almost never see an Mexican drinking that swill.

As far as the virus goes, nope worried 1 damn bit. Blown out of proportion and as mentioned the regular old flu this yr has killed more than 16,000 here in the USA and not 1 damn word is mentioned about it. The media lives on fear because that drives ratings which increases their ad revenues.

[ImBunky]

Just worried about how it may affect travel. Looking at booking a trip to Tahiti in September, but not wanting to commit $15K or so at this time.

[Corbi]

Just worried about how it may affect travel. Looking at booking a trip to Tahiti in September, but not wanting to commit $15K or so at this time.

Just got back from the Dominican Republic and zero issues, headed to Vegas in 2 weeks and no worries. Get the travel insurance & book it.

[ImBunky]

Just got back from the Dominican Republic and zero issues, headed to Vegas in 2 weeks and no worries. Get the travel insurance & book it.

Yea, we put in an inquiry on the trip insurance.

[LWW]

If you train heavy squats and deads or any strength training and allow your body to heal, this virus is no match for you're immune system.

Being very srs here.

EL, what you think?

[Bando]

Bohemia > Victoria > Negro Modelo > Modelo > Pacifico > Tecate > hit by a car > Corona.

Mexican beers were made for the beach.

Never tried any of these except for Corona. Now I want to try them all.

[Lou1se]

Lemons people lemons. 1 slice up the rectum will prevent this insidious form of Carona virus, you're welcome.

[mtpockets]

They just closed the Louvre

[NorwichGrad]

When I was in the army, my buddies made me drink Everclear straight.

I survived that night as I crawled across the German autobahn back to the barracks.

I be damned if some Mexican beer takes me out.

[KeepItMoving]

Travelled this weekend. Lots of people in an international airport wearing masks. I have concerns about this virus. Where did it come from. Does it mutate? Why are people who recover from it susceptible to immediate reinfection?

This is not a political statement: The government cannot protect us from everything. The airport was crowded. People in close proximity everywhere, who are coming and going from nearly everywhere. If I touch a surface that an infected person coughed on 3 hours earlier and then I rub my eye, I can be infected. How could the government ever be able to track and prevent every person who touches any surface from coming into contact with anyone else?

So, I voiced my concerns and gave my thoughts about the likelihood of the spread of this virus, regardless of who is running government. Now, I will take reasonable precautions, live my life, and hope that if I am infected, I am able to obtain necessary medical care. If, for whatever the circumstances are, I am unable to obtain/access health care due to it being under the stress of large numbers of others trying to access it, I will rest, hydrate, and recover.

As far as the stock market, well...bummer, but I can't control that. I have moved some assets, but others, like my 401K are just going to take a major hit if people panic, and/or the response to this thing is to shut down commerce. One thing that I hope becomes more clear to people (and this is an economic statement, not a political one) is that we are too economically dependent on China. Obviously, international commerce is essential, but dependency is not good

And, I'm gonna try that suggestion that Louey made!

[mtpockets]

Masks work.. Wear it and people keep their distance and if they get close, sneeze a few times.. Boom you have your personal space back

[Underwrought]

FYI if you have hypertension you have a 6% chance of dying from this. Its a higher comorbidity than having farking CANCER, just LOL at my life.

[OldFartTom]

If you train heavy squats and deads or any strength training and allow your body to heal, this virus is no match for you're immune system... Being very srs here...

https://www.worldofbuzz.com/72yo-wuh...uilding-event/

This is also posted on far more reliable websites that this link, but none others with so many photos.
RIP strong Wuhan man!

[ElrondHubbard]

https://www.worldofbuzz.com/72yo-wuh...uilding-event/

This is also posted on far more reliable websites that this link, but none others with so many photos.
RIP strong Wuhan man!

That sucks.

I live out in the desert with few neighbors, I work out at home, my job is in a remote area, and I do my grocery shopping in a relatively small town. I'm not 100% isolated, but my life is about as close to being quarantined as any person can reasonably expect to be.

The stock market crash sure came at a bad time for me, though.

[LWW]

https://www.worldofbuzz.com/72yo-wuh...uilding-event/

This is also posted on far more reliable websites that this link, but none others with so many photos.
RIP strong Wuhan man!

That’s bodybuilding, I said let yourself heel, bodybuilders are usually overstrained. I’m confident no one in my gym gets sick, we Strong people, we don’t get to low bf.

[steffo99]

I am converting some newly aquired garden and forestry tools into anti-zombie equipment, since clearly, that is where this thing is headed eventually.




Estwing fireside friend becomes a ferocious zombie skull splitter, ARS katana grade shears sharpened further to easily lop off heads, and fiskars pop-up leaf collector should be strong enough to carry away some biohazardous material. A chain saw with a 24" bar is on it's way, in case things get truly desperate.

[Karl_Hungus]

That’s bodybuilding, I said let yourself heel, bodybuilders are usually overstrained. I’m confident no one in my gym gets sick, we Strong people, we don’t get to low bf.

Being physically strong and in shape will not inoculate you against disease and illness. It may provide you with a slightly more robust immune system and some additional physical reserve to combat the effects of illness, but it doesn't prevent you from actually getting sick.

[KeepItMoving]

Being physically strong and in shape will not inoculate you against disease and illness. It may provide you with a slightly more robust immune system and some additional physical reserve to combat the effects of illness, but it doesn't prevent you from actually getting sick.

Exactly. There are less "fit" people who will get it and recover, and others who barely have any symptoms, but they have the virus. The current information I heard that the mortality rate is about 2%. If you're in it, well, you all know the rest.

[steffo99]

Being physically strong and in shape will not inoculate you against disease and illness. It may provide you with a slightly more robust immune system and some additional physical reserve to combat the effects of illness, but it doesn't prevent you from actually getting sick.

A 3 plate bench makes you immune. The cell wall thickness at that point makes it impenetrable.

[LWW]

Being physically strong and in shape will not inoculate you against disease and illness. It may provide you with a slightly more robust immune system and some additional physical reserve to combat the effects of illness, but it doesn't prevent you from actually getting sick.

I’ve not had so much as the sniffles since in near a decade, the last time I got sick was when I was only training once a month and I was training in a fashion where I wasnt adding weight to the bar. I was only maintaining. I was also in the poor house from Bush and Obama. I worked at a company that did well for 50years, then those jerks got in. I wasn’t eating well.

[Vrykul]

Not gonna lie i did panic one night but not because of the corona itself but because i was worried people are gonna empty out markets and i'd have nothing to eat

Currently don't give a fuk. If I get it I'll LDAR for 2 weeks and then life continues normally